Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Review! Green Lantern Annual #1 (DC)

COVER:  Very dramatic cover of a "bleeding" Green Lantern logo on a black background.
STORY: Geoff Johns. (Spoiler Warning!)  So Black Hand is back and the Guardians are insane. There
                is also someone called the 'First Lantern' who was imprisoned and now released by the crazy
                old Guardians. Hal Jordan and Sinestro appear to be killed. The Guardians combine some of their
                skin, ala 'Venom',  into the first of the 'Third Army'.  This new creature quickly turns a security
                guard into the "second" member of the 'Third Army'. One will stay on Earth and the other will go
                off into space to build the rest of the army...WHAT?!
ART: Ethan Van Sciver and Pete Woods. I'm a fan of Ethan's work. He fits great with this title. I do not
          know if he was responsible but the design for the 'Third Army' creatures just sucked! (the idea sucks
          too) Boring design. They look like naked Frankenstein, little grey men,ninja dorks! Not intimidating in
          any way. I guess they needed a simple design because they are gonna draw thousands of these guys
          but come on, try a little bit harder.
FINAL FILE: Buy it, Read it (tongue in cheek), Bag it!





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