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GREEN LANTERN CORPS #43


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  1. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    December 14, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Shit is about to get real. Call the fire department, this whole place is going up!

  2. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 14, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    What Roi just said: Shit just got real.

    I have been enjoying this a lot since Blackest Night started. Tomasi is doing a great job still telling a story with these characters but mixing in BN stuff as well. Great title.

  3. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 14, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    I remember before last issue I was thinking that this title has just become filler until after Blackest Night is done.  After last issue, this is my most anticipated book of the month.  Can’t wait.

  4. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    December 14, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    Pissed off guy Gardner? Fuck. Yes.

  5. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 14, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Can Guy Gardner get even more angry? I don’t think that is possible, even in a comic book!

  6. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    December 14, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Corphans… I was already doubting that I would pick up the book, give me a break.

  7. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    December 14, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    I’m sorry to be the negative nancy, but did Kyle accomplish anything in his act of martyrdom?

  8. edward says:
    December 14, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    Shit just got real!

  9. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 14, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    @Ruo

    Really all he did was buy time, but considering the Black Lanterns were on the brink of winning the war (unless you want to take Dove around the Galaxy killing the Black Lanterns one at a time), it was time well needed.  

    You could also say that, considering he died on the last page of last issue, it’s too early to say.  But judging by the cover, Kyle’s death will turn Guy Gardner into a Christmas-themed Black Lantern killing machine. 

  10. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 14, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Every time I see "shit just got real" I imagine each person saying it being spotlit in their own "When keeping it real goes wrong." 😉 Really excited for this issue. Last issue was the big moment we’d been hoping for in this book – the kick in the ass. (And the kick in the gut to Kyle fans.) I think from here on out, GLC is going to be brimming with action and story, especially with Blackest Night proper finally getting somewhere.

    @ruo21 What slock said. He bought them time. As well, it would seem the explosion of raw Lantern power mainlined from the Central Power Battery can destroy the Black Lantern rings. Perhaps the solution will be the 7 Corps Leaders needing to become their respective corps’ "avatar." (Parallax, Ion, Predator)? 

    @slockhart I really want someone to suggest destroying Kyle’s body before a BL ring can get to it. 

  11. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    December 14, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    @edward and prax Every time I hear that, i visualize my students talking during my instruction

  12. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    December 14, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    @PraxJarvin- It’s already too much like power rangers as it is, we don’t need them to go beast form.

    This book and Invicible Iron Man are the two books that I hear so much about and I keep trying to like, but I just can’t get into them. I think I might try one more issue of this if the reviews are good. I really want to like this as much as everyone else, considering my love for Green Lantern I wouldn’t think it would be that hard.

  13. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 14, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Does anyone know if that’s the variant or normal-people cover?  GL books have been soliciting the variants a lot lately, and I don’t see a signature on it.

  14. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 14, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    @Ruo21 – Power rangers was awesome, but on that note, we should all be wary of a white lantern. After all, the White Ranger was the downfall of quality Power Rangers.

  15. edward says:
    December 14, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    seriously, "Corpans" Who writes these solicitations?

  16. Avatar photo BrikHed says:
    December 14, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    looking forward to this — feels like forever since the last issue

  17. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 15, 2009 at 12:01 am

    @edward The term was used by Isamot last issue…

  18. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 15, 2009 at 12:01 am

    @gnanniv Well…. the Green Ranger DID become the White Ranger. 😉

  19. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 15, 2009 at 12:08 am

    @PraxJarvin – Yep, the Green Ranger was cool, but that’s why it took everyone by surprise. No one could see the horror that was to come.

  20. Avatar photo Viktorr says:
    December 15, 2009 at 1:15 am

    Currently GL Corps has the most pulls this week.  Guy Gardner is getting the most pulls.  Granted this is a Blackest Night crossover issue, but at its essence this book is going to be all about Guy Gardner.  Geoff and Peter have somehow figured out a way to get people to read a Guy Gardner comic.  It’s amazing!  It’s about time the one true Green (Red) Lantern gets some respect around here.  😉

  21. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    December 15, 2009 at 3:29 am

    In the realm of comic books, "corphans" is not even close to being the goofiest made-up word.

  22. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 15, 2009 at 3:35 am

    @viktorr Guy had a three issue prestige-sized mini in the 90s as well as a 40 issue (+2 annuals) series to his credit. That’s pretty good for a character whose first appearance was in a "What if" issue.

  23. edward says:
    December 15, 2009 at 6:56 am

    @prax: what the frag? who uses comicbook words in normal converation, bub?

  24. edward says:
    December 15, 2009 at 7:00 am

    conversation

  25. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    December 15, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Go, Guy Gardner, go!

  26. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    December 15, 2009 at 10:54 am

    @ Prax: 

    Judging from the moments before Kyle died, it seemed like he was finally at peace. He even had a little smirk on his face. 

  27. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    December 15, 2009 at 10:55 am

    My point being that the black rings can’t bring people back who are at peace in death.

  28. DYROCK says:
    December 15, 2009 at 11:58 am

    holy shit, Guy gardner is already underenraged guy, imagine this, Red lantern Guy gardner, AWSOME!!!!!!!

  29. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Corphans might be the funniest thing I’ve heard this year.

  30. Avatar photo marvelzombie says:
    December 15, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Awwwww shit…

  31. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    December 15, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    The cover looks like it could be a music video. "I need hot stuff!"

  32. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 15, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    @Ruo21: Or a Monty Python bit

    "My it’s hot in here!"

  33. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    December 15, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    the worst thing about the White Ranger was that fucking talking sword.  ugh, I did love the mystery of it all though as an 8 year-old

  34. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 15, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    @ABirdseyesView – The worst thing about the White Ranger was that he completely usurped the Red Ranger’s position as leader of the group. Power hungry bastard.

  35. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 15, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    @gnanniv Please, Tommy was clearly the more capable Ranger. 😉

    @Abirdseysview Tommy had the coolest weapons: Flute Dagger which summons his ship, talking Sabre that summons his ship. I was really big into the Green/White Ranger storys as a kid, more so than anything else in the show. 

  36. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    December 15, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    meh, Rocky didn’t have nearly the leadership that Jason did anyway.  the position was ripe for Tommy to pluck.

  37. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 15, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    @ABirdseyesView and PraxJarvin – 

    Green Ranger was very cool, and had a positive relationship with the Red Ranger. If you remember the methology of the show, the Green Ranger was the bad guy turn good guy, with that great "who is he" mystery going. White Ranger was forced onto the fan base. Flute Dagger was awesome, talking Sabre sucked.

    And Rocky might not have been as good a leader as Jason, but there was an obvious president set that the Red Ranger was the leader. If Tommy wanted to be seen as the rightfull leader of the rangers he would have fould a way to be the Red Ranger.

    And Jason could kick Tommy’s ass.

  38. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    December 16, 2009 at 9:08 am

    This conversation makes me feel very old.

  39. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 16, 2009 at 11:22 am

    @Granniv

    Technically, Tommy did become the Red Ranger.

    The Red Zeo Ranger.

    Ew. 

  40. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    This was, quite possibly, the best issue of this series to date.

    Everything from the art to the writing worked for me. It was an exciting read and Gleason even brought it with the art.

    I’m going to read it again because I loved it so much. Geoff Johns should take note: This is how you can write characters and still the event relevent. Not a single moment wasted, unlike the main event right now.

  41. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 16, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    @Slockhart – Yea, I gave up soon after Tommy was White Ranger. The movie was the last thing I was. It just broke my spirit, luckly there was Dragon Ball Z to pick me up on the rebound.

  42. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    December 16, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    @TNC although i’m enjoying the main event too i agree. this was the best issue of GL Corps I’ve ever read

  43. Avatar photo Waka says:
    December 16, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    Faaaaaaaaaar away the best issue of all the series.

    I think i’m starting to love Tomasi. 

  44. Avatar photo ProjectX2 says:
    December 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    This seemed like a really quick issue but it was awesome nonetheless. Guy’s a Red Lantern, Kyle’s back and Mogo!

  45. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 16, 2009 at 8:40 pm

     This was a really good issue. I don’t know that it’s the best of the series, but it’s quite good. In all honesty, I found the resurrection to be rushed and hamfisted and really made it feel far more stunt-y than I originally felt it was last issue. However, there are some fun implications to this issue, I gave it a 5/5 but that 5 was very close to being a 4, sad to say. 

  46. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    December 16, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    I love Mogo.

  47. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    December 16, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    Really? People loved this? I couldn’t help but laugh at the scenes with Guy, and not the good kind of laugh. All the other parts were great, but that totally took away from my overall enjoyment of this book. 3/5 for me.

    @Prax-Yeah, a bit odd that Kyle says "Fells like I never left." No shit, you were gone for all of 5 minutes. 

  48. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    December 16, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    The fact that Kyle’s back already confirms the fact that I won’t be picking this up.

  49. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 16, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    @drake Yeah, Guy got a bit out of hand (a bit like Vice last issue.). But I thought the other stuff made up for it. Plus, Mogo is just awesome. 😉

  50. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    December 16, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    @Prax-I can’t argue against Mogu. That guy thing is awesome.

  51. Avatar photo JaqueNargg says:
    December 16, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    I really liked this issue. Gleason really handled Guy as Red Lantern very well. I kind of hoped Kyle would stay dead, but I guess I’m not surprised that he’s back.

    I dunno about best GLC overall- but by far the best issue of the Blackest Night mini.

  52. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 16, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Reading al my other books this week, I decided to do something I don’t normally do… I’m lowering my score on this to 4/5

  53. Avatar photo Bryce31 says:
    December 16, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    and hes back….. i think its too soon.

  54. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 16, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    @drake: The only bit I really laughed at was Guy just screaming ‘KYYYYLLLLEEE’ in a tiny panel. That seemed a bit much. lol

    But other then that I thought everything from: Guy trying to secure Kyle’s ring, to becoming a Red Lantern, to just slaughtering Kryb; was just so badass.

  55. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    December 17, 2009 at 12:32 am

    @TNC-There is a fine line between bad ass and cheesy. Tomasi crossed it.

  56. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    December 17, 2009 at 12:36 am

    @TNC-Also, "choke on it!"

  57. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 17, 2009 at 12:45 am

    @drake: Ah I didnt think he crossed it at all.

    Although maybe the ‘choke on it’ line is a bit much. lol

  58. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 17, 2009 at 3:27 am

    This issue had me until they brought Kyle back, then I was taken completely out of it.  The Mogo thing at the end was pretty good, but I’m not sure if it was enough to make this my POTW.

  59. Avatar photo Aalbatr0ss says:
    December 17, 2009 at 7:04 am

    What? They brought Kyle back?  If we get through blackest night and there are still four goddamn human green lanterns, I’m gonna be pretty disappointed.  I was kind of hoping they’d get rid of Guy too…

  60. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    December 17, 2009 at 8:28 am

    I really wish they hadn’t brought Kyle back yet.  I’m very disappointed.  I would have been OK with them bringing him back as a Star Sapphire, though.  I actually thought that was going to happen at one point.

    The rest of the issue was fine. 

  61. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 17, 2009 at 10:58 am

    @stuclach Yeah I thought that two. 

  62. Avatar photo TomO says:
    December 17, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I think it’s cool that they brought back Kyle back so quickly.

    Everyone just assumed there was going to be some big Black Lantern Kyle or White Lantern Kyle moment that this was unexpected.

    I like it when unexpected things happen.

  63. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    @tomO I don’t know that this was unexpected.

  64. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    December 17, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    "Choke on it!" might be my moment of the year. Damn that was baller.

  65. clintaa says:
    December 17, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    1 star.  

    should have stayed dead. 

  66. Avatar photo Aquaman says:
    December 17, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Im not mad he came back, but im mad that the power of love brought him back…… .. .

  67. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    December 17, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    @Aquaman "But that’s the power of love. POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWER OF LOVE."

  68. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    December 18, 2009 at 7:37 am

    Difficult to rate this book. The art and diologue was great. The story was fine, but I feel cheated. I don’t hate Kyle Raynor. I’ve only read him in Grant Morrison’s JLA and this current run on GLC, but his death felt earned by the story, his resurrection didn’t.

    When Kyle died, the war got serious, I thought Guy might actually stay a red lentern, or die as one, now by the end of the story he story he’ll probably be cured as well.

    I’ve lost hope in this series.

  69. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 18, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    I didn’t notice it until PraxJarvin and drakedangerz told me on XBL but…..

    Kyle Rayner looks remarkably like Keanu Reeves doesnt he? lol

  70. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    December 19, 2009 at 1:53 am

    @Zeppo

    You just summed up my thoughts exactly.  I don’t know if I’ve lost hope, but I do feel a little betrayed. 

  71. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    December 20, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    Remember last issue when Kyle died, I said it had zero emotional impact on me, because death in the DCU is meaningless? Yeah … I rest my case.

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