GREEN LANTERN #36 REVIEW

[Walt Kneeland]

Review by: Walt Kneeland (walt.kneeland@gmail.com )
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Story Title: Rage of the Red Lanterns part two

Sinestro is held prisoner by the Red Lanterns led by Atrocitus while Hal learns about the Blue Lanterns and the role Ganthet wants him to play.

Writer: Geoff Johns
Pencils: Ivan Reis
Inks: Oclair Albert
Color: Nei Ruffino
Lettering: Rob Leigh
Assoc. Editor: Adam Schlagman
Editor: Eddie Berganza
Cover Art: Shane Davis, Sandra Hope, & Ruffino
Publisher: DC Comics

We open with Atrocitus tormenting Sinestro on the home planet of the Red Lanterns. While Atrocitus lays out his purpose for Sinestro, Hal spends time on the home planet of the Blue Lanterns with Ganthet, learning about the old Guardian's new Corps. As the issue draws to a close, we see the beginning of a new Star Sapphire; Hal and a couple of Blue Lanterns heading to 'rescue' Sinestro, and Atrocitus reveals a secret of Sinestro's past.

Not too much to say regarding the issue's story that hasn't been said before. Johns is crafting one heckuva tale, and where a couple years back the Sinestro Corps rose to prominence and dangerousness, the GLs now have a number of other Lantern Corps to deal with--the Red Lanterns possibly the most overtly dangerous at the moment. There's also a bit of ambiguousness as to the role the other Corps will play. The writing is consistent and the characters generally pretty interesting (not as interesting as I would like, but Sinestro gets a good moment in this issue, and there's something to the Blue Lanterns and how they might interact with the GLs that intrigues me).

The art team is giving us high quality art...whether the depiction of humans, or the Guardians or the various 'alien' characters, everything looks like it fits together. No complaints from me on the art.

Where I do have some compaint is with the lateness of the book, lack of recap page and/or editorial note (This issue continues from Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns, a one-shot that came out a number of weeks back as a tie-in to Final Crisis). Additionally, a minor quibble with the otherwise well-done cover: I missed this issue last week, because when I was looking over the week's new books at the store, I mentally tuned it out as just another of the many, many re-colored variants that come out all the time.

All in all, a strong issue with great art and a story that keeps things moving forward as we head into the home stretch before Blackest Night. Whether long-time fan or curious about the story from that Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns issue, this is well worth its cover price.


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[Mark Blicharz]

Just an outstanding issue with a nice surprise at the end.

[Ben Lehnsherr]

A lot better than the Final Crisis tie-in.