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This review contains spoilers, click here to read
For the love of the New Gods, would someone please pay Johns and Mahnke to create a Hal Jordan/Barry Allen series?
I know picking a BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN book as POTW is extremely innocuous on this site, but for crying out loud, it is freaking GOOD. When it comes to events, it seems that Johns has been a steady learner. INFINITE CRISES felt too dense, but THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR was great.
So far, this is better.
And how could it not be? The opportunities inherent in the story are a hundred fold. DC has a whole stable of dead characters to choose from. The plot is given even more weight in that some of these characters are (or were, at one time or another) big time heroes and villains. Aquaman and Martian Manhunter come to mind (I don't mention Bruce Wayne only because it looks like they're leaving him alone and simply keeping things within the realm of Black Hand's skull-slurping in regards to dead Brucey), but there's also a a contingent of B and C listers with good back stories that add weight to the proceedings.
Case in point: using J'onn as one of the first attackers is genius. I personally figured Johns would save him for later in the story, given his relationship with so many of the A-list leaguers, but no. He is right there at the get go, and if this issue is any judge, there's no "fixing" J'onn, and if J'onn can't be saved, what chance do Ronnie Raymond and Jonathon Kent have?
Like BLACKEST NIGHT #1, some great moments in this issue: Barry fighting J'onn only to find out it's Hal, Hal and Barry ending up in a firehouse, and J'onn's line of dialogue where he reminds us just how strong he is - the list goes on. Johns has such a firm hold on these characters that every line of dialogue, every action feels legitimate. Even the scenes with John Stewart and the crazy guardian are well-done.
And I know it seems like hoisting the accolades on Mahnke's artwork has also become the thing to do, but it's deserved. It's little wonder that DC turned to him to help when JG Jones folded on FINAL CRISIS. His layouts are great, there's never a moment when you don't know what's going on, and the artwork itself is beautiful to look at. And unlike Marvel's color department, the colors only add to the experience, making this a full-rounded and easy POTW for me.
Art: 5 - Excellent
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