First let me say that I hate writing a review for a book that already has several. It pisses me off when people write basically the same review twelve times. They are not even reading the ones above them before they write it. I know this because if they did the first reviewer would have eleven people recommending/not recommending the reviews. Everyone wants to be a writer but not a reader.
On to the review. I only gave this book two stars because it basically makes no sense. I am writing this review because no one has brought up any of these talking points with the exception of The Mighty Monarch (see link) who touched on some.
Fearless but Stupid What the hell happened to Brik? Brik is one of the "magnificent Seven" that landed on this planet but now she is gone without a word. Maybe I missed something but she is gone.
Porter is a dumb @$$ not a hero. He transports 30 Green Lanterns when he knows he can only do five safely. Assuming that is not counting himself why not make six trips? It was going to take the Lanterns three hours to get to the planet and he could have done it safely in a matter of minutes.
What changed? When we see the original lanterns surrounded at the beginning of the book there are six in number (not counting Brik who is missing for some reason) At the end there are still six Green Lanterns left behind and now one Green Lantern is dead. (Porter). Again, what changed?
I need 6 nameless GLs Isn't is ironic that of the seven that landed on the planet the one guy that looses his limbs is the same guy who can regenerate them?
So the guy who could teleport is dead and it will still take three hours to get back. Porter should have listened to Salaak, and Guy should have broke the dummy's neck. I think the only reason the writer did this was to switch the more popular Green Lanterns with nameless ones (not counting John) so they can be killed, and John will be able to tell the tale.
This is the motif of the Green Lantern Corps books. The "bad guy" is introduced by how well they kill X-amount of Green Lanterns to begin the story. That establishes the villain and their evilness/power. Then Guy, John, Kyle and Hal (plus supporting cast) fight the bad guy(s) and are victorious. It's formulaic. I'm tired of seeing GLs tossed into a meat grinder. It makes them look like a pansies. They have the "ultimate weapon of the universe" and they are being killed by swords and sticks.
This Guy is irked.
The guys the GLs fight in this book are nothing like the mysterious threat we saw in the first one. So if they are not the main bad guy where is the rascal? Why not take these guys out like the others? If these are the guys who did take out the GLs why are they weak now?
In a bit of more irony I recommend this book as it is part of a story that until this point was interesting. This issue alone was pretty lame in story due to all the holes. I love Guy Gardner and the Corps. Demand more from the writer than this.
The series here maintains the same level of out put previously established, that is to say that it is good, but that it is bound from being too good by the format and the sometimes formulaic approach it takes. With the Lanterns on Xabas far outnumbered it seems unlikely that reinforcements will make a difference, that is until a Lantern shows off some unexpected powers. This leads to a decent battle sequence (though the portion before was pretty good as well) before most of the Lanterns make g...
The Good: Green Lantern Corps continues to show that a rotating cover artist schedule can work. This one's a great recapturing of the tension of the first issue with the first person perspective, and the balance of the cookie cutter army with blank faces over the tense fallen figures on the ground is excellent. The guest artist's style isn't too different than the main artist, so the flow isn't really broken. The panel layouts have a nice style that flows well and sets the tension right. The fir...
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