Seeing how Hal Jordan was also kicked out of the Green Lantern Corps not too long ago, I was interested to see how Guy Gardner’s reaction would differ. Peter Tomasi delivers an interesting twist. Instead of getting his life back together, he gets jealous of Batman and takes to the streets to deal out some justice, only without a ring. With issue after issue of intense ring-slingin’ battles, it’s nice to get a break to be reminded who Guy is as a character.
Admittedly, I’m never quite pleased with the art on this title, and this issue doesn’t buck the trend. Fernando Pasarin’s overly busy pencils make his characters get lost in the background details. He does some great work when he gets up close and personal with Guy, but his wider shots make my eyes go crisscrossed. There’s also the fact that you can see every fiber of muscle on both Guy and John, making them look more like action figures than people.
I’m reading all of the Green Lantern titles and I can honestly say that I am so over the Rise of the Third Army. This has got to be the least exciting universe-threatening plot I’ve ever read. Here, even though the Guardians repeat the insane “logic” behind their plan for the eleventy-billionth time, Tomasi at least makes it personal by putting a favorite Lantern at risk in a scene that actually made me care. John also gets a moment in the spotlight, although I would be hard-pressed to explain the details of his plan with Fatality to restore Mogo given how heavy the Lantern-power mumbo jumbo gets.
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