That has to be one of the most disgusting covers I've seen on a mainstream comic book. A baby holding a living, dripping heart - it's like something out of EC Comics.Granted, the story within is pretty grisly, as the Blackest Night continues and things are looking bad for the members of the Green Lantern Corps.
On every front they're being attacked by the deceased, including former lovers, family members, friends and former members of the Corps.
Sounds exciting, doesn't it? Unfortunately, it's mostly a big mess. There are so many things happening, so many characters involved, and so much grisly business to cover that artist Patrick Gleason seems overwhelmed in places (although I should add that most of the issue is drawn very well).
For example, the splash panel on page two seems to have a disembodied hand plucking the heart out of a character, but I have no idea why or who or how all that happened. The rest of the issue plunges from one scene to the next, and without a scorecard it's not easy to keep up.
The story by Peter Tomasi just feels like it's marking time until the next step in the storyline, and we can only see so many near-deaths and characters being taunted by Black Lanterns before it gets old.
Love the main storyline of Blackest Night, but this sidebar leaves me as cold as that gory cover.
Grade: C
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