By: Tony Bedard (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker)
The Story: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns, Part 2: On the robot planet Grenda, things go pretty bad for Jon Stewart investigating the weird behavior of the Alpha Lanterns. In the meantime, Green Lanterns Ganthet, Soro and Kyle Rayner head out to Grenda to see what’s up. And most interestingly, there’s some activity on Qward around something that Boston Brand left behind during Brightest Day.
What’s Good: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns is essentially a zombie story (not like Blackest Night or Necrosia) done in science fictional terms (but not like the Batgirl Flood arc). This is pretty cool in that the Green Lanterns, so used to throwing around their power, can have their power sucked away by the Alpha Lanterns. This makes the Alpha Lanterns a compelling and authentic opponent for the GLC. And this fits nicely into the mythos of the Green Lanterns, if you consider how well the Guardians’ last attempt at robotic servants (the Manhunters) worked out. In terms of pure writing, the dialogue was crisp and propelled the mystery-horror onward and the text boxes to tell us where the action was were effective and discreet.
The art chores were well done. The action was clear, the settings evoked a sense of wonder and the colors and shadowing matched the moods Bedard was writing. A few of my favorite images were (a) the panels on Qward, (b) the escaping lanterns blowing through the clouds and (c) the high altitude view of the lanterns looking down on Grenda. I thought some of the texture work on people’s faces and bodies was also quite well done, and along with the great settings, made for a visually satisfying read.
What’s Not So Good: Plot-wise, this story was a lot of fun and explained itself and the characters’ actions well. On the art-side, I don’t really have any complaints. So all in all, a solid effort by a solid creative team.
Conclusion: Green Lanterns face zombies, again, but different. This time all of creation isn’t at stake, but this is still a dangerous place for the GLC and a fun adventure for us! Pick it up!
Grade: B
-DS Arsenault
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