Whoops, somehow this one fell to the bottom of my stack and
stayed there for a few weeks. I think this is only two weeks old, but I’m not
sure. At this point, I’m only keeping up with a few DC books, two GLs and two
Batman titles, and both are entrenched in another crossover. I really should
just switch to trade on them, I guess!
Anyway, Peter Tomasi wades in to the War of the Third Army
as those gross weirdos start assimilating the GLC. While normal folks can be
absorbed and taken over pretty easily, all ring-bearers have to lose their ring
before they can become a staring, gropey white monster. That leads to some perfectly
Nu-52-ish scenes of Green Lanterns getting their arms and fingers ripped off
right before their chests burst as they become monsters. It’s sort of like a
recipe at this point, isn’t it?
Tomasi still has a fantastic voice for Guy Gardner. This is
his book, with John Stewart only getting a few pages to make contact with
Fatality, currently of the Star Sapphires. Gardner is justifiably worried about
his own family, and the now-evil Guardians make him pay for it. They bring up
all his recent missteps in front of the entire Corps, and then shame him until
he steps down. With Hal and Guy gone, that only leaves John Stewart and maybe
Kyle Rayner as Earthborn GLs. (Is Kyle still an actual Green Lantern? Or is he
a rainbow guy now?)
Guy is back home, normal, and still in the sights of some
bad guys. Clearly Guy has some ties to the Justice League; maybe we’ll be
getting more guest-stars in the upcoming issues? Tomasi has plopped Guy in a
real pickle. If he couldn’t beat the Third Army with his ring, what can he do
with just a motorcycle? We’ve got to hope Salaak and Kilowog have something to
add soon.
Fernando Pasarin continues delivering strong work. In the midst
of all the carnage and viscera, there is some great “acting” on the faces of
the failing Lanterns, including Guy. I’m also still amazed that he can get such
strong emotions from the more alien faces in the book, although on someone like
Salaak, I’m pretty sure the dialogue is a big help.
Fair
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