Kyle Rayner vs John Stewart
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The Good
Cover- its Kyle vs John and constructs everywhere! I like it!
Origin- New readers will like that the first two pages are dedicated to our two stars Kyle and John, their histories and the tragedies which made them who they are today also get highlighted.
Continuity- This issue displayed great use of continuity, from Kyle’s fear of losing another girlfriend to death, to John’s guilt over his dead wife. It all flowed very well especially if you’re a long time fan and reader of these two. Ganthet and Kyle particularly get nice fleshing out as Ganthet again puts his life on the line for Kyle who he sites as still the best hope of the green lantern corp since after all he did rebuild the damn thing. This was refreshing considering the sideline Geoff Johns always meets out to Kyle.
Hope- For what seems like forever Kyle has been eluded as having great hope within him. In the Sinestro Corp war it was what kept him sane while possessed by Parallax and again Ganthet places all his Hope on Kyle. Kyle fans should be happy!
Art- While the art here lacks the details of the main green lantern title the dynamic use of colors makes this a visual treat.
The Bad
21 pages- Seriously…..it just seemed short.
Short- Despite the great characterization this issue felt “fillerish” all they managed to do was fall to oa in all honesty.
The Ugly
4/5
