And Then I Read: GREEN LANTERN 64

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Thus begins the War of the Green Lanterns, and while I wasn't looking forward to another war, this issue does have some interesting moments. It begins with a nice one-page synopsis of Hal Jordan's origin in the Corps, then we cut to a group of GLs led by Salaak, bent on arresting Hal  as soon as they can find him. The rest of the group looks like new characters to me, though one is very froglike. The new "Green Man," perhaps?

Meanwhile, Hal and his rainbow alliance, with members from all the colors in the Lantern spectrum, are in the Lost Sector investigating Krona's activities, and they find the Book of the Black, a feature of the Blackest Night epic. What they uncover within is surprising and interesting. Back on Oa, Krona arrives with his newly acquired group of Entities, again one for each Ring color. What he does with them does not bode well for the Corps at all, especially his disposition of Parallax, the yellow entity of Fear. Things are changing fast!

The art by Doug Mahnke and a quartet of inkers is quite excellent, as has been the case on this title for some time. The colors by Randy Mayor and the letters by Steve Wands are also top quality. Okay, I admit it, I'm intrigued and want to see where this war is going. Recommended!