Reblog from "read/RANT!" - Green Lantern: New Guardians #6

I am a tad late on my review for Green Lantern: New Guardians #6, but considering that last week’s comic releases were slim at best I think it is still fairly relevant.

Last issue, we found the ragtag group of Lanterns being forced together by Larfleeze and teleported to an artificially created solar system composed of copied worlds, dubbed the Orrery—some of the planets the Lanterns recognize from their own travels.  Upon entering the Orrerry the Lanterns agree to pair off (at Kyle Rayner’s behest) in order to discover the meaning and origin of their journey and the artificial solar system.  Before long, the inhabitants of the copied worlds begin to call for their savior because of the Lanterns intrusion, thus summoning the Archangel Invictus to “smite the wicked.”


Invictus first attacks Munk and Fatality drawing the other colored Lanterns quickly to battle.  The majority of the issue focuses on the battle between the colored Lanterns and Invictus.  Apparently, he smells the stink of Larfleeze upon the group and wishes to avenge whatever misdeed Larfleeze has caused by eradicating the Lanterns.

Overall, I enjoyed the issue.  It was great to finally see all of the colored Lanterns semi-cooperating as they worked together to defeat Invictus.  They all have varied powers and often times they compliment each other even though their respective Corps are usually at odds with one another.

Also, as an aside, I enjoyed the humor and relationship between Kyle Rayner and Golmulus.  I was fearful that Golmulus was going to be annoying at best, but honestly I was pleasantly surprised by the light-hearted dialogue between the two and it did in fact add to the issue.  I am not sure if everyone would agree with me, but personally I thought it pretty awesome.

Tony Bedard’s story arc has been refreshing.  He has found a fairly logical way to lash together a motley crew of Lanterns, while introducing a good twist and a decent villain.  The beginning of the run was slow to start, but I think that in this instance the pace was necessary in order to set an adequate foundation.  Tyler Kirkham’s penciling matches what readers have come to expect from a Green Lantern comic; and Nei Ruffino’s colors are vibrant and colorful, which is necessary for a series that is primarily focusing on the different Lantern Corps.

So far, Green Lantern: New Guardians has been a solid run—we will see if DC can keep it up.

Cheers,
A.R. Schultz

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Reblog from "read/RANT!" - Review: Green Lantern Corps #6

Green Lantern Corps #6 finishes off the Corps’ first story arc of the new 52 by wrapping up some loose ends and posing some important questions of morality for the titles main characters.

When we last left off, John Stewartand two other Green Lanterns had been captured and are being tortured by the Keepers on their home world of Urak.  The Keepers watched over the Green Lantern Corps’ power batteries when they were tucked away in their subspace pockets, but since the Guardians decreed that all Green Lanterns are directly responsible for the whereabouts of their power batteries the Keepers have lost their purpose and their planet has fallen into ruin without the power of the batteries.  However, due to their prolonged exposure to the batteries the Keepers are all but immune to the Green Lantern’s power rings.

The Keepers are torturing John Stewart, as well as the other two lanterns, in an effort to obtain the code to Oa’s force field.  Their goal is to replace Oa as the center of the galaxy with their own world.  John Stewart takes some drastic measures in order to keep the code safe from the Keepers, and even though his actions are justified I have a feeling that the repercussions of his decisions are going to crop up in future issues.

While the Keepers are trying to glean information from the imprisoned Green Lanterns, Guy Gardner is leading his ragtag group of lanterns armed with Earth weapons and a Fear Bomb in order to save John Stewart and the others, while stopping the Keepers from executing their nefarious plan.  Because their rings are practically useless against the Keepers they plan on invading the planet the ol’ fashioned way.

Overall, I thought that the issue was solid.  The first story arc by Peter Tomasiis very nostalgic of older Green Lantern plots and doesn’t deviate from the tried and true method of introducing a new nemesis, losing the first battle, triumphantly returning as the underdog, and finishing with the Green Lanterns winning the day.  The art by Fernando Pasarin is great and remains the series strong point.  This issue sports some great splash pages that border on some of the larger spreads found in Blackest Night, Brightest Day, War of the Green Lanterns.

Comparatively, this is the best Green Lantern series of the bunch.  The inclusion of a new artist in the core cannon is awful and I had a difficult time finishing last week’s Green Lantern issue, and the Red Lanterns and Green Lantern: New Guardians have potential but have been slow to start.

If you want a Green Lantern run in your subscription list but are having a hard time picking—Green Lantern Corps is the run for you.

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