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Red Lanterns #6 - All Too Human

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Jack Moore comes face-to-face with his new life as a Red Lantern. Atrocitus squares off against Bleez.

Jack Moore, after 5 issues of set-up, is finally a Red Lantern.

The Good

I love the fact that there is finally a Red Lantern from Earth. Jack is a pretty cool character and gone through a lot of hardships, and he really fits the Red Lantern role well. Plus, his hair is on "blood-fire," and I think that's one very cool design concept.

The Red Lanterns are finally coming together as a team of sorts. Prior to this, they were basically all lone wolves with the same colors. Now they're slowly becoming a force. I want to see how this plays out.

The Bad

What's going on here? I thought this series started off pretty strong, but in the past three issues, it's just been circling down the drain. Is it possible that the Red Lanterns can't hold their own as a book? This was a tough read to get through, and it's mainly because of one reason: Ed Benes a chunk of this issue, and it's painfully obvious. I don't know the story behind this, but what I do know is that I want consistency in my art, and the difference between Benes and fill-in artist Diego Bernard is night and day. It looks bad.

We're six issues in, and it feels like nothing has progressed. Sure, Jack is a Red Lantern now, but that's it, and that felt like it took way too long to set up. What little story Red Lanterns has to offer is falling extremely flat for me, which really sucks considering how excited I was for this book because of the creative team.

Other than me, who shouts "taser!" while they're tasering someone? (I've never tasered anyone, but I'm pretty sure I'd yell it out)

The Verdict

Man oh man... This book is taking a turn for the worse. This is a great creative team and some great new DC characters, but something is not working, and I'm not sure how much longer this can last. I really like the Jack Moore character and seeing the team slowly start to come together, but I couldn't stand the fact there was a fill-in artist whose art did not mesh well with Benes. This book really isn't going anywhere and I'm getting a bit bored. I do not recommend this issue.