Now this is more what I had in mind when Tony Bedard took over the Green Lantern Corps. This book features multiple GLs, and while John Stewart and Kyle Rayner are the stars, there are lots of nice moments for some of the aliens too. Salaak and Kilowog in particular get neat, dramatic moments, but a ton of unnamed Lanterns actually get lines too.
With the War of the GLs over, there is a lot of cleaning up to do. Kilowog tries to quit over Sinestro’s status as returning ring-slinger, but Salaak announces that he will not accept any resignations. It’s a great scene, with Salaak doing a quick check on how many members of the core are suffering from mental anguish after being used as Krona’s weapons. It’s not pretty. And to make matters worse, Oa is overrun with the random folks who got rings while Mogo was just spewing them out for everyone. There are a lot of non-worthy new Lanterns to get weeded out, and I can only imagine this could lead to some neat story points in the future (if this still counts after September).
Bedard wins more points with the Rayner/Stewart showdown too. Kyle tries to stick up for John, and even gives him an out for killing Mogo. John will have none of it, and takes responsibility for his actions. Kyle is understandably ticked. It’s a great scene, one that strengthens both characters and weakens neither.
Tyler Kirkham and Miguel Sepulveda do an ok job on art, but neither guy seems to be able to nail Kyle Rayner’s mask. They do a much better job on the alien lanterns.
Good
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