Anyone looking for a road leading into Blackest Night should be following this book. The main Green Lantern series has been tied up with the Larfleeze and his corps, but this one, the supposed "back-up" Green Lantern series, has been leading directly to Blackest Night. After the events of this issue, the future of the Green Lantern Corps may be falling into an amoral downward spiral as they seem to single-handedly bring forth their worst nightmare.After the Alpha Lanterns round up all the prisoners on a shattered Oa, thanks to Scar from last issue, the Guardians decide to make a drastic new law to punish those would-be escapees. Every new law has taken the Corps a little further from their original nature, almost to the point of being evil. I love the moral ambiguity of every new law and this one sparks the biggest debate. As both sides argue their side, it becomes clear that the Guardians have lost their way. In fact, they may be fueling the Blackest Night and I have feeling the Corps will have to defeat the Guardians before they can be victorious in the War of Light.
While the battle on Oa took up a majority of the issue, a few pages were dedicated to Soranik and Arisia. I love Soranik's confusion about her heritage. Peter Tomasi does a great job showing her understanding of Sinestro's decisions but also hating her former (and current) enemy. Their inevitable team-up is something I am very eagerly anticipating. On the other hand, Arisia's battle on Daxam never intrigued me. Probably sensing its unimportance, Tomasi decides to sum up the conclusion in just one page and have Mongul say the Sinestro Corps has to move its base somewhere else due to the Daxamites new powers.
Some of Patrick Gleason's art was a little disappointing. A lot of times, his characters looked like rednecks. Guy Gardner may actually be a redneck, but the stubble, slick hair, and fat face of Kyle Raynor were not befitting. Also, Arisia looked far too similar to the inbred-looking Daxamites. Soranik was depicted beautifully though. She looked appropriately torn between conflicted emotions. Gleason's best work came in the scenes involving the Guardians' new law. I won't spoil it for you, but the image of it was perfect and will stick with you for a while.
The best thing about this issue is that it gets you more excited than ever for Blackest Night. A new law from the Guardians seems the be the last straw as we're left with a slew of Black Lantern Rings seeking hosts on the last page. The irony of it all is brilliant and I can't wait to see how their actions will tear their corps apart next month.
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