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Blackest Night #5 - Did Anyone NOT See This Coming?
Blackest Night #5 (DC - Johns / Reis / Albert ) The moment you've hungered for finally arrives! Who controls death in the DC Universe? NEKRON - Lord of the Undead! The dark being behind the undead Black Lanterns makes his presence and purpose known, and our heroes discover they're not only fighting for their lives, but their after-lives as well. Don't miss this game-changing issue from superstar writer Geoff Johns and stellar artist Ivan Reis! First I want to say that I liked this issue. We get all the good guys together and it seems like they have a battle plan. That begin stated, this issue held no surprises for anyone who's been keeping up with Blackest Night. Geoff Johns is DC Comics golden boy, and in being so has been able to build his story for the past few years. In past reviews of Johns' work I have made the used this term "slow burn" to describe his writing style. I still believe that, but the downside of his slow burn method is felt in this issue. As the various Corps of light gather their champions and head to Earth, the Black Lanterns are taking out DC's metahumans by the masses. Just when the hero's big guns show up, Nekron plays his trump cards. One being the skull of Bruce Wayne (I guess that answers the question if he's dead) and the other being the heroes that have died and come back. Petty much every heavy hitter of the DCU have died at one point or another. So Nekron has new minions, but that's not a surprise. The Black Hand as much as spilled those plans very early on in this "Blackest Night" Which brings me to the next piece, and this is more of a prediction. Nekron says that the Guardians lie is about to be exposed. This comes as the champions of the various corps are pouring their energy on the black lantern. Black Hand then states "It's making Nekron stronger." and this is supposed to be shocking. As any elementary school art student can tell you: Black is not the absence of light, it is the collection of every color in the spectrum. Hence, pouring every corps colors into the Black Lantern Power Battery is only going to charge that mother all the more. As I said before, it's really good, but not so surprising. Overall this is still a great issue and worth the money you pay for it. Grade: A-
Blackest Night #5 - Did Anyone NOT See This Coming?
Blackest Night #5 ( DC - Johns / Reis / Albert ) The moment you've hungered for finally arrives! Who controls death in the DC Universe? NEKRON - Lord of the Undead! The dark being behind the undead Black Lanterns makes his presence and purpose known, and our heroes discover they're not only fighting for their lives, but their after-lives as well. Don't miss this game-changing issue from superstar writer Geoff Johns and stellar artist Ivan Reis! First I want to say that I liked this issue. We get all the good guys together and it seems like they have a battle plan. That begin stated, this issue held no suprises for anyone who's been keeping up with Blackest Night. Geoff Johns is DC Comics golden boy, and in being so has been able to build his story for the past few years. In past reviews of Johns' work I have made the used this term "slow burn" to describe his writing style. I still believe that, but the downside of his slow burn method is felt in this issue. As the various Corps of light gather their champions and head to Earth, the Black Lanterns are taking out DC's metahumans by the masses. Just when the hero's big guns show up, Nekron plays his trump cards. One being the skull of Bruce Wayne (I guess that answers the question if he's dead) and the other being the heroes that have died and come back. Petty much every heavy hitter of the DCU have died at one point or another. So Nekron has new minions, but that's not a surprise. The Black Hand as much as spilled those plans very early on in this "Blackest Night" Which brings me to the next piece, and this is more of a prediction. Nekron says that the Guardians lie is about to be exposed. This comes as the champions of the various corps are pouring their energy on the black lantern. Black Hand then states "It's making Nekron stronger." and this is supposed to be shocking. As any elementary school art student can tell you: Black is not the absence of light, it is the collection of every color in the spectrum. Hence, pouring every corps colors into the Black Lantern Power Battery is only going to charge that mother all the more. As I said before, it's really good, but not so suprising. Overall this is still a great issue and worth the money you pay for it. Grade: A-
Green Lantern #48 - The Gangs All Here
Green Lantern #48 (DC - Johns / Mahnke / Alamy) BLACKEST NIGHT continues! Agent Orange and his Orange Lanterns face off against the Black Lantern Corps, and Larfleeze finds himself wanting something he never has before: Help. Meanwhile, Saint Walker comes face-to-face with the one being in the universe he has no patience for â" Sinestro! This issue is a crux in the Blackest Night saga! Not too long ago, the Indigo Lanterns came with the knowledge that a combination of any other light with a Green Lantern's light could disrupt the connection the black rings have with their hosts. Essentially killing the Black Lantern. Since that time, Hal and company have been on a mission to the home worlds of the other corps in an attempt to A) save their power batteries from the wave of death that is the Black Lanterns, B) recruit the other corps in the was against the Black Lantern Corps. In both, they succeed. In all parts of literature, I love when mortal enemies before allies. There is just something so entertaining when two forces that are bent on the others destruction are forced to face a common foe. In this case we have a large group filled with divergent philosophies. It's like if the Allies and the Axis from WWII had to join forced to beat back some common threat. Unthinkable, yet ground breaking. Johns and company continue to rock out in one of the best mega-events in years. Grade: A
What I Want to Be for Halloween: Green Lantern
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I want to wield a Power Ring, fight alongside with Kilowog and Guy Gardner, and battle the forces of Sinestro. Don't you think I'd look dashing sporting the green?
Green Lantern, Books 4 and 5: The Sinestro Corps War. Vol. 1 and 2 (13, 16)
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Green Lantern, Book 4: The Sinestro Corps War. Vol. 1 and Green Lantern, Book 5: The Sinestro Corps War. Vol. 2 by Geoff Johns (2008, DC Comics). Not bad, as far as Super Hero Comics Mega Events go. Sinestro and his creation of a new Lantern team with a new color is a creative concept and he has truly vile villains as team members. Some of the biggest guns in the DC Universe. Having not been a Green Lantern reader, though, since The Green Lantern Corps book of the 80s, I didn't have much connection to the current crop of characters nor why I should care. The Hal Jordan stuff and how he is either liked or disliked by his teammates was well played and the big reveal of the story was actually meaningful. Some of the art is really spectacular as well.
It made me want to read other Lantern books and got me excited for the current big Lantern event - Blackest Night - so I've gotta recommend it.Related articles by Zemanta
