Source: dccomics.com
7. Omega Men
(DC Comics)
Space Crime!
Tom King's Omega Men did something impossible. Something that I thought was un-doable, no matter how hard they tried. Something shocking. It makes me like the Omega Men. I"¦I never thought this day would come.
Tom King's story blends deep space adventure with a modern flair of crime and terrorism to create something wonderful. The story follows Kyle Rayner, the White Lantern, who’s sent into the Vega star system to de-escalate tensions between the terrorist Omega Men and the totalitarian regime ruling the system, an interplanetary corporation known as the Citadel. Rayner is immediately kidnapped and seemingly killed by the team, but is secretly held as their prisoner. He’s eventually swayed to their cause, and tries to help them free the star system from tyranny. They succeed, but at a deep personal and philosophical cost.
This comic is absolutely jaw-droppingly good. It's maybe one of the best things DC has ever published. It's a story that filters cosmic wars through the lens of very real recent conflicts written by a guy who KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THOSE CONFLICTS. Tom King worked counterterrorism for the CIA before going into comics. Dude knows a lot. And it shows here.
