So similar to the origin of the Crime Syndicate of America's Power Ring, the first lantern is actually Volthoom. This version of Volthoom however is far from being the benevolent monk that bestowed the green power ring the Green Lantern of Earth 3. This one looks mad from the get go.
Now for the review: To be honest I was disappointed with the way Johns and company decided to end the last arc "The Third Army" after all the build-up that's happened for a few issues.
Structurally speaking the narrative on this series as a whole has been spotty. Much like how the Green Lantern movie, it feeds readers with half a dozen subplots such as the induction of Simon Baz, the fate of Hal Jordan and Sinestro and Ganthet's sudden face-turn-heel.
It's sad that Green Lantern's getting plagued by this things. I know that Johns is a competent writer but with only three issues to go before his curtain call in Green Lantern I'm having a hard time believing that everything will be resolved. That or it's going to be sucky much like how many fans felt like Scott Snyder's Batman arc Death of the Family was a cop off due to that 'forced' ending.
As always, I loved the art for the book. Mahnke's still strong when it comes solid characters and action sequences. Doug's art here shines the most on the splash page and the inventive panels.
Phil Jimenez also did a wonderful job with the prologue for the book. Given that this is a prologue to a new arc, I'm also wondering why DC decided to stick with a few pages of introduction to the new character.
It's sad that Green Lantern's getting plagued by this things. I know that Johns is a competent writer but with only three issues to go before his curtain call in Green Lantern I'm having a hard time believing that everything will be resolved. That or it's going to be sucky much like how many fans felt like Scott Snyder's Batman arc Death of the Family was a cop off due to that 'forced' ending.
As always, I loved the art for the book. Mahnke's still strong when it comes solid characters and action sequences. Doug's art here shines the most on the splash page and the inventive panels.
Phil Jimenez also did a wonderful job with the prologue for the book. Given that this is a prologue to a new arc, I'm also wondering why DC decided to stick with a few pages of introduction to the new character.
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