And Then I Read: GREEN LANTERN CORPS 51

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As this is a "Brightest Day" tie-in, one might not expect much of a complete story, and it's true that this is merely a chapter in a longer one, but I found it to hold up pretty well on its own. Writer Tony Bedard has a lot of characters and plotlines to juggle, and handles them well. The Cyborg Superman who has taken over many of the Alpha-Lanterns has ex-Guardian Ganthet in his clutches, and is trying to force him to remove the Alpha-lantern machinery from his subjects. Ganthet is not really qualified for this, leading to tragic results. Meanwhile, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Sora, three Lanterns sent to investigate, have been stripped of most of their ring power, and are forced to hide out in a deep cavern with the remaining "populace" of this planet Grenda, all robots, trying to convince them to rebel against the Cyborg Superman. Things are not going well for them, either.

The art by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes is quite good, very much in the detailed, realistic style of the other current GL titles. I'm not sure how they're managing to keep such a uniform approach, but it works fine for me, making the suspension of disbelief in the unusual settings and situations quite easy. I'm not loving the Alpha-Lantern Revolt storyline, but it does interest me enough to want to read more. Recommended.