The Ray #25

The Ray hits his landmark 25th issue with a cover by Jason Armstrong and Drew Geraci that crackles with energy — the Flash, surrounded by arcing lightning, bears down on a darkened, smoldering figure whose black-and-gold form glows with an ominous inner light against a backdrop of fiery explosions. The "Dark Tomorrow!" tagline and the "Time and Tempest" story arc promise the kind of high-stakes superhero collision that made mid-'90s DC such an exciting place to be. Writer Christopher Priest brings his sharp storytelling sensibility to this opening chapter, and if this cover is any indication, the Ray's world is about to get considerably more complicated.