And Then I Read: GREEN LANTERN CORPS 59

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The Green Lantern gang from Earth is playing with different colored rings in this issue, since Krona has taken mental control of nearly every Green Lantern with the green kind. It's kind of a fun switch, though we've seen two of these configurations before, Hal Jordan with the yellow fear power, and Guy Gardner with the red rage power. Kyle and John have to try to figure out their blue and purple powers as they go, not an easy task. Meanwhile, Ganthet the Guardian Green Lantern is under attack from scores of Krona-controlled GLs, and even his extra-strong willpower finds it tough going. In all, an entertaining storyline, though the surprise card played at the end is one we've seen before and pretty recently.

It's interesting how different the Earth GLs look in their alternate costumes, it's almost hard to recognize them, though the art by Tyler Kirekham and Batt seems fine, at the high level of professionalism present in all the GL books these days. Apparently the shorthand of costume does make a big difference in how I see these characters.

This crossover storyline is keeping within the bounds of the Green Lantern books, and that makes it more focused and easier to follow than the last few larger ones from DC. It's not remarkably original, but it does make for page-turning entertainment. Recommended.