James Robinson obviously has some ideas he'd like to share about magic, faeries, and vampires in the DCU, but tying them into Alan Scott's Starheart lantern battery just feels like an odd choice. I never really pictured Alan as the guardian/sentinel of magic, but here we are again, with him keepin the peace in the odd city the Starheart created. It's a strange new status quo that I imagine will be ignored by the next creative team to use Alan.Obsidian continues his unhealthy fascination with his sister Jade; this whole issue is basically him whining to Alan Scott that he can't see her again. He even suggests that merging with her into some hybrid being is a better option than just talking to her on the phone. I mean, it would suck to not see your sibling, but c'mon, man! That's just crazy! I do like that Robinson just throws out two or three plot ideas in double page spreads. Each alternate outcome for the Jade/Obsidian merge could have been a mini-series at least!
Jesus Merino is a strong penciler, but he excels on super-hero material. His faerie work just isn't as strong. I spent the issue wishing that he was drawing a more straight-forward powers battle, rather than a long conversation with some interesting backgrounds.
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