The Green Lantern Corps comic has become an interesting mix of horror, science fiction, superheroes and soap opera (which is mostly a good thing). This issue is billed as a prelude to "Blackest Night," the next mega-event, and there's certainly a lot of plots percolating in this issue.
On the gruesome side, we have a battle between Mongul and the monstrous Arkillo for the right to lead the Sinestro Corps (though one suspects Sinestro himself might have "next").
On the science fiction side, we learn a smidge more about the forces behind the Blackest Night.
On the superhero side, we have the Green Lantern Corps itself, which is learning about Mongul's threat and trying to deal with all the strange aliens who make up the other colorful Corps.
On the soap opera side, we have a couple of Green Lanterns falling in love - which is now against the rules.
The art really runs hot and cold in this issue. Some of Patrick Gleason's pencils are quite powerful, but others - like in the big fight scene - are very hard to follow.
The only problem with this comic is that it's got too much going on, so we're just getting small fragments of the story with each issue. My recommendation: resolve a storyline every now and then.
Grade: B-
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