Green Lantern (1990 Series) #177

May 22, 2004

Quick Rating: Very Good
Title: Homecoming? Part Two

Kyle Rayner talks with Jade, while someone sends Fatality out to find him…

Writer: Ron Marz
Pencils: Luke Ross
Inks: Rodney Ramos
Colors: Moose Baumann
Letters: Jared Fletcher
Editor: Peter Tomasi
Cover Art: Brandon Peterson
Publisher: DC Comics

Ron Marz was the writer who ushered in Kyle Rayner as Green Lantern, who transformed him from a raw rookie to a strong, confident hero, and who proved that wearing the ring wasn’t an exclusive right of Hal Jordan, and it seems only fitting that he write the story that will evidently be the swan song of the title.

Kyle starts the issue taking out one of the few official “rogues” a Green Lantern has, the villain called Sonar, but the issue is really about him and his girlfriend Jade, and Kyle trying to reconcile the fact that the woman whose love kept him warm alone in outer space found another man while he was gone. This can’t have been an easy scene to write – Marz finds a very thin line between allowing us to feel Kyle’s grief and not making us hate Jade outright, but he pulls it off. As so often in breakups, it’s the wronged party that carries the agony in this scene, and anyone who’s ever been through a tough breakup for any reason can relate to this bit.

Meanwhile, a much nastier old foe, the Green Lantern –hunter named Fatality, has been sprung from prison for one reason: kill Kyle Rayner. Who got her out? Why does he hate Kyle? No telling, but we’ll certainly find out in the next four issues.

Luke Ross is a great superhero artist. The fight scene with Sonar is well-choreographed, the ring constructs are clever and inventive, and he draws a much more realistic (read: less buxom) rendition of Jade than Brandon Peterson does on the cover.

Although I’m sure Geoff Johns will do a fine job in whatever form the Green Lantern franchise takes this fall, I will miss this incarnation. Kyle has earned his place in the comic book pantheon and when written properly, like Ron Marz does, he’s still got a lot of stories left in him.

Rating: 8/10

Justice League of America (2005 Series) #48

September 13, 2010

Title: The Dark Things Part Five (A Brightest Day crossover)
Writer: James Robinson
Pencils: Mark Bagley
Inks: Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund, Don Ho, Derek Fridolfs & Rich Perrotta
Colorist: Ulises Arreola & Zarathus
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cover: Mark Bagley, Jesus Merino & Nei Ruffino
Editor: Eddie Berganza
Publisher: DC Comics

The Justice League and Justice Society (along with Kyle Rayner and Mr. Miracle) face off against a hyped-up Alan Scott. Jade and Obsidian have merged into a new being, and Mr. Terrific’s plan to save the universe will hinge on a couple of girls named Kara.

This really is a fine conclusion to this story arc, bringing everything you were excited about to a boil in the finale. Dr. Mid-Nite’s rescue of Starman is well done, and the cavalry storming in works really nicely. There are some great bits in here with lasting changes for Alan, Jade and Obsidian, clearly establishing their roles in the DC Universe in general and their respective teams in particular. In fact, the Justice League we’re presented with by the end of this issue is an interesting group. I think Robinson has put together a nice core team to build his tenure on this title around.

Mark Bagley’s artwork works, but as I’ve often pointed out, it works better on the young heroes than the Justice Society. It’ll be nice next issue when they return to their own stomping grounds and he’s left with a pretty young team to depict throughout the book. The color team deserves some special recognition here though, I think, really turning out some eye-popping pages.

Then there’s the backup story…

Title: Cogs Part Three
Writer: James Robinson
Pencils: Pow Rodrix
Inks: Ruy Jose
Colorist: Zarathus
Letterer: Rob Leigh

While the Starheart was making all the elementals on Earth go crazy, Cyborg had just finished upgrading Red Tornado’s systems in a way that makes him virtually indestructible. Great idea, until the Starheart pits him against his friend. This issue is mostly an extended battle scene, with Cyborg doing whatever he can to stay alive long enough to – temporarily – put Red Tornado down. It’s an okay sequence, but doesn’t really add much to either character, save for building up the friendship between the two of them. It’s nice, but as neither of them promise to be part of the regular cast of the title, it feels sort of inconsequential.

Rating: 7/10

JLA #91

December 26, 2003

Quick Rating: Fair
Title: The Coming (Extinction Part One)

An alien creature comes to the JLA Watchtower to find something unique to planet Earth.

Writer: Dennis O’Neil
Art: Tan Eng Huat
Colors: David Baron
Letters: Rob Leigh
Editor: Mike Carlin
Cover Art: Doug Mahnke, Tom Nguyen & David Baron
Publisher: DC Comics

With this issue, JLA begins its new status quo as a book with rotating creative teams, and the first of these teams includes one of the revolutionary writers of the 70s taking the Justice League and telling what he’s most famous for – a “relevant” story. An alien spacecraft comes into Earth orbit, accompanied by a meteor shower that does damage to the Watchtower and sends Plastic Man into a panic until help can arrive. (He gets the best line in the issue here, calling for help from “One of you super-guys who can do more than stretch…”)

Predictably, the alien seems benign when actually recovered, and is only interested in studying a species of mammal indigenous to Earth, but near extinction. Always helpful, the JLA agrees to help the alien find the species he seeks… but will they arrive in time?

For a writer as revolutionary as O’Neil once was, this is just an “okay” issue. Granted, it’s a step up from the severely lackluster JLA we’ve been treated to for the past year or so, but it’s not really anything special. O’Neill has a pretty good handle on most of the characters, but some of Green Lantern’s dialogue seems too flippant – almost as though he wrote it as Kyle Rayner but the penciler drew him in as Jon Stewart – and the team as a whole seems a tad naive. Okay, granted, two of their members are aliens, but don’t you think they would have learned to be a bit more skeptical by this point?

Tan Eng Huat’s artwork, like the writing, is okay. His backgrounds are solid, and he does some imaginative stuff with Plastic Man, but most of the other characters seem sketchy and unfinished. I can’t tell by looking if this book was inked or colored straight from the pencils, but either way, a good inker could have greatly improved the artwork.

This is a decent start for the next chapter of the Justice League, but it’s not spectacular, and that’s what this title needs right now. Hopefully, for the rest of this arc, O’Neil will deliver.

Rating: 6/10

Justice Society of America (2007 Series) #42

September 6, 2010

Title: The Dark Things Part Four

Writer: James Robinson
Pencils: Mark Bagley
Inks: Norm Rapmund
Colorist: Allen Passalaqua
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cover: Mark Bagley
Editor: Mike Carlin
Publisher: DC Comics

As the Brightest Day crossover continues, the Guardians of the Universe have sent Kyle Rayner to Earth to take out Alan Scott by any means necessary – even killing him. Not that this will be all that easy, mind you. Alan has been possessed by the power of the Starheart, a power that’s spread out to encompass not only his children Jade and Obsidian, but nearly every magic or elemental powered metahuman on the planet.

James Robinson continues to bring in nice, quick moments for dozens of heroes in this series. Dr. Mid-Nite’s rescue of Starman is a great bit, as is the battle Alan Scott has against Power Girl and Supergirl at the same time (which should go to show you just how powerful the Starheart actually is.) This is the penultimate issue, where everything is building up for a big finale, and the buildup really works well.

Bagley’s art is still kind of back-and-forth for me. As I’ve mentioned before, I find he does a very good job depicting the younger heroes (he was a magnificent Spider-Man and New Warriors artist for many years, after all), but his elder heroes don’t look quite as good. On the plus side, he’s got a good technique for bringing in lots (and lots) of characters on to a single page, making for fight scenes that are exciting and really give the sense that the heroes are getting overwhelmed.

I’m kind of surprised by this book, it feels like Jade’s personal Brightest Day storyline is coming to a close sooner than expected. But then again, back in 52 we saw characters’ stories ending at different times as well. Ultimately, as long as the end is satisfying, that’s what’s important.

Rating: 7/10

Green Lantern (1990 Series) #176

April 24, 2004

Quick Rating: Good
Title: Homecoming? Part One

Kyle Rayner finally returns to Earth… but coming home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Writer: Ron Marz
Pencils: Luke Ross
Inks: Rodney Ramos
Colors: Moose Baumann
Letters: Ken Lopez
Editor: Peter Tomasi
Cover Art: Brandon Peterson
Publisher: DC Comics

After the train wreck that defined the last year or two of this title virtually anything would have to be an improvement, particularly the return of the writer that really made this title work for most of the 90s, Ron Marz. So it’s actually a little disappointing, if inevitable, that he spends most of this issue cleaning up the mess the last writer left.

Kyle Rayner after spending Lord-knows-how-long in outer space (this is in comic book time), returns home to find another man in the shower with his girlfriend, his place in the Justice League being filled without him, and basically feeling pretty superfluous. What’s worse, he doesn’t know it yet, but one of his nastiest old foes is about to get sprung from prison.

Although this is the part of the book that’s cleaning up after a highly unpleasant run, it’s also, oddly, some of the most relatable stuff. We’ve all returned somewhere after time away to find that things aren’t quite as we left – old friendships don’t connect as easy, old spots in our cliques have been filled in our absence. Marz puts Kyle through some very human, very accessible emotions.

Luke Ross does a very nice job on the artwork. The opening splash page of Alan Scott, the first GL, is a beautiful piece of work that I’d hang on the wall as a poster. He follows this up with a two-page spread of the Green Lantern Corps circa 1986 or so, then Kyle in his old costume, sort of giving us a visual history of the entire franchise and bringing us up to speed before we launch into this issue’s story. To top it off, we get a great cover by Marz’s former CrossGen colleague Brandon Peterson – there’s a nice computer spacescape there that looks really lovely and makes me long for his Chimera series.

This series has a long way to go to crawl out of the pit that it’s been in lately, but Marz takes some pretty solid strides. Hopefully next month he’ll be able to spend less time mopping up and more time telling a new story of his own. Once that happens, this ought to be a good, solid comic book again.

Rating: 7/10

52 #6

June 14, 2006

Quick Rating: Very Good
Title: China Syndrome

The Green Lanterns meet the protectors of China, and Booster Gold seeks out a fellow time-traveler.

Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens
Breakdowns: Keith Giffen
Pencils: Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens
Inks: Ruy Jose, Andy Lanning
Colors: Alex Sinclair, Guy Major & Jeromy Cox
Letters: Nick J. Napolitano
Editors: Stephen Wacker, Eddie Berganza & Jeanine Schaeffer
Cover Art: J.G. Jones & Alex Sinclair
Publisher: DC Comics

When the Green Lanterns pursue their old enemy Evilstar into China, a group of eastern superheroes face off against them, standing side-by-side with Black Adam. Meanwhile, Booster Gold tracks down the lost Rip Hunter, master of time, and sets out to get some answers about his own twisted perceptions.

After last issue’s knockout punch, this issue is slightly subdued. The bulk of the issue is the Black Adam/Green Lantern story, which is notable for introducing the Great Ten, but more importantly, begins to establish the new political landscape of the DC Universe. We begin to see how different nations react to the superhero community and where the alliances lie. As for the new heroes themselves, you can feel Grant Morrison’s fingerprints all over them – with some really bizarre powers and unusual names that reflect their culture of origin. Names like “August General in Iron” and “Mother of Champions” are no doubt literal translations of names that sound better if you speak Chinese, which ads a touch of realism.

The Booster Gold story is more intriguing, at least to a hardcore DC fan. He uncovers something pretty disturbing this issue that, like last issue’s revelations, has the feel of laying groundwork for the series as a whole. The visit to Rip Hunter’s lair is a particular treat – the two-page spread in this issue is full of clues and Easter Eggs that no doubt have the longtime DC reader salivating in anticipation. Will all of these tidbits come to fruition? Probably not, but man, it’s going to be a lot of fun to speculate.

I’m sorry to say that the “History of the DC Universe” series, chapter five of which is included this issue, remains the weak point for 52. Unlike the original series (which followed up the original Crisis on Infinite Earths), this series so far has been little more than a learned by rote recitation of DC history as we already knew it, not really shedding any new light on how the “new” Earth’s history was pieced together. For longtime fans, it’s redundant. If the intent, on the other hand, is to help new readers find a gateway into the universe, the chapters are too short and don’t give enough information.

I hate to say it, but I’ll be glad when the “History” series will end and be replaced by the two-page origin stories we’ve been promised. 52 has been a fantastic read in the first six weeks, but the back-up has failed to live up to the immensely satisfying main content.

Rating: 8/10

Justice League of America (2005 Series) #47

August 7, 2010

Title: Dark Things Part Three
Writer: James Robinson
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: Rob Hunter
Colorist: Ulises Arreola & Zaratus
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cover: Mark Bagley, Jesus Merino & Nei Rufino
Editor: Mike Carlin
Publisher: DC Comics

With about half the members of the combined Justice League and Justice Society either overcome by the Starheart’s power or in danger of becoming so, the remaining heroes recruit Mr. Miracle to help them break into the possessed Alan Scott’s lunar fortress. The world’s greatest escape artist may be the man to get them in, but can even this assemblage of heroes stand up to Alan, Obsidian, and Dr. Fate?

This story has been getting better with each issue. The addition of Mr. Miracle, who has been largely unseen since his Seven Soldiers miniseries, is a very nice touch. Bagley’s rendition of the hero is very good, and the colorists do a nice job making the lining on his uniform pop out and set him apart. He looks like a character that walked off the set of Tron – and I mean that as a compliment. The focus on Jade continues to be entertaining too. We’ve recently (like in Brightest Day #7) found out what her purpose was in being brought back from the dead, and it seems like she very well may fulfill (or fail to fulfill) that destiny before this storyline is over. Robinson has also done good work giving each of the characters at least one moment of coolness (maybe not in this issue, but somewhere in the story) to show off just what makes them worthy of being in the Big Leagues of the DC Universe. Excuse the pun.

We’ve also got a back-up feature, so let’s look at that one…

Title: Cogs Part Two
Writer: James Robinson
Penciler: Pow Rodrix
Inker: Ruy Jose
Colorist: Zaratus
Letterer: Rob Leigh

In part two of “Cogs,” we see just how Cyborg and Dr. Light were able to repair the shattered Red Tornado in a way that may prevent him from ever having his robot body destroyed again. Which is all kinds of awesome. Until the power of the Starheart began corrupting superheroes with powers related to the elements. As the Red Tornado is, in fact, a wind elemental inside an android body, he’s gone haywire. And thanks to his own invention, there may be no way for Cyborg to take him down.

The good in this issue – it’s really great to see Cyborg used in this fashion, showing him off as a techno guy, someone capable of creating instead of just a walking weapon. The problem is that most of this issue is flashback, and the scenes that take place in the present don’t really advance the story. At the end of this installment, we know why Red Tornado is such a problem, but we’re virtually in the same spot as we were at the end of part one. This is one of the dangers of serializing a story in such short installments.

Pow Rodrix is an okay artist – not really ready for a major assignment, but he shows potential. That’s one of the cool things about these back-up features. Not only is it a chance to tell stories about characters who may not be able to support an ongoing story, but it also gives a chance to try out some new creators and give them room to sharpen their skills.

I’m really digging this book, and this story.

Rating: 7/10

JLA/Avengers #3

November 30, 2003

Blake M. Petit & Mike D’Alfonso
Quick Rating: Very Good; Great
Title: Strange Adventures

The Justice League and the Avengers face a shared history that never happened, and must sacrifice it to save both worlds.

Writer: Kurt Busiek
Art: George Perez
Colors: Tom Smith
Letters: Comicraft
Editor: Tom Brevoort, Dan Raspler & Mike Carlin
Cover Art: George Perez
Publisher: DC Comics & Marvel Comics

The Avengers and the Justice League find themselves lost in a history they share, a trap laid by the mad Guardian Krona. The only way to save both universes may cost them the worlds they share. Reviewers Blake Petit and Mike D’Alfonso give you their impressions of the penultimate chapter of the crossover years in the making.

MIKE: Well the big theme of this issue is confusion. In the aftermath of last issues events, both the DC and Marvel Universe have merged into a singular entity, but this brings about a great catastrophe that stands to destroy this unified universe.

BLAKE I don’t think that’s quite what what happened, actually. The universes didn’t merge, the timelines did, making Marvel and the DCU take the place of Earth-1 and Earth-2 of the Pre-Crisis DC Universe.

MIKE: This is looked upon as a grand experiments of Krona, for this is the way he can study the effects of creating the “Big Bang” if he were to manufacture a universe in his own way by destroying both the Marvel and DC Universe.

BLAKE: I love how Busiek is playing up existing continuity to create this crossover. This is exactly the sort of scheme Krona has employed since his creation — the difference, of course, is that he now imperils two universes instead of just his own.

MIKE: I agree. I think that Busiek had set it up in such a way that even if the two Universes didn’t co-exist, there is some backstory that make it seem as though the two teams had a history together. With the inconsistencies felt between Captain America and Superman, things start to unravel that may endanger both Universes anyways.

BLAKE: Busiek, of course, also finally explains the somewhat erratic behavor Cap and Superman have displayed in the first three parts of this title.

I really liked this issue because it had the feel of the classic, Pre-Crisis Justice League/Justice Society team-ups. People who aren’t as familiar with those as I am may have trouble getting the homage, however.

MIKE: This issue also brings back two original JLA members Barry Allan and Hal Jordan (Flash II and Green Lantern II) back from the dead, which made for another interesting twist.

Yes, it makes you wonder exactly how the presence of the Avengers in this timeline kept them alive.

Most of the issue takes place over several bounces in time, showing the teams interacting at several points in their history, giving Perez a chance to draw lots of old costumes and several members who are long dead.

MIKE: Since we’re on the topic of Perez, I would have to say my favorite part of the book was when both the JLA and the Avengers had discovered that everything that they thought had transpired in their lives were all false. This revelation ironically was made possible by the Grandmaster.

BLAKE: Ah, you mean the sequence where the heroes are surrounded in, for lack of a better term, a “time storm?” This was a very good bit — although this was one of the few spots that wasn’t 100 percent Perez. There were lots of panels from classic Avengers and JLA comics (as well as some less-than-classic periods many readers would rather forget).

MIKE: Nonetheless, this moment really captured the horror most or all of them felt when they realized that some had either sacrificed themselves for the greater good or have lost loved ones to a terrible tragedy. It especially hit The Flash, Green Lantern, and Scarlet Witch the hardest.

BLAKE: These, of course, were the characters who have suffered the most turmoil with the least recovery, so it was a natural characterization for them.

The only downside to this issue is that it doesn’t advance the narrative much. It’s a lot of fun to play with the new shared timeline, but with the exception of a new resolve, the heroes don’t move forward much in this issue. That resolve, however, has pretty bad implications for the people on the receiving end of the thunder these two teams are about to call down.

MIKE: The aftermath of this event may bring dire implications to the situation rather than resolve it. Though on a predictable premise we know that everything will be resolved in the end, I’m anxious to see what will come next.

BLAKE: Absolutely. This issue was great to bring everything together, resolve all the overriding questions, and point the heroes towards a slam-bang finish.

MIKE: One great aspect of George Perez’s art is that he brings such a dedication to these characters in both the costume and visual traits that make them easily recognizable. The action sequences that he has choreographed in this series is the best work I’ve seen from him in both the Crisis maxi series and New Teen Titans.

BLAKE: And nobody draws a lot of characters like Perez. Just look at the cover (I urge all the readers to click on the cover to see a full version, no thumbnail will do it justice) — there are characters as obscure as Silverclaw, Whizzer, the Wonder Twins, Bloodwynd, and some so obscure even I don’t recognize them!

And that’s just the cover. The interior is even better.

MIKE: The one pardon my expression “chilling”, aspect of the tale was when the book focused on the dilapidated city of Metropolis when a rag-tag group of Avengers and JLA members are on the lookout for some DC villains. It really shows the magnitude of damage that these villains can inflict on a city street if they were to truly work as a cohesive coalition. I really think that this is also another objective brought together in this book.

BLAKE: It does go to show the implications of having characters this powerful exist in your world. Of course, Perez depicts this snow-covered scene perfectly, and the muted colors Tom Smith uses makes it even better.

MIKE: Which goes to show the readers why Perez held on to this particular colorist for a number of years. My favorite part of Tom Smith’s work would have to be the dimensional realm that the heroes journey through with the Phantom Stranger in search of the Grandmaster. Smith definitely shows in his work that when these heroes enter this realm, it defies the logic of the known universe.

BLAKE: It’s always interesting to see the “negative” versions of superhero costumes, and this book does it much better than the same trick in Earth X or any of its sequels. Plus, kudos to Busiek for fitting the Phantom Stranger in. He’s a great character who’s never gotten enough use.

Overall, this was a good issue, although I didn’t like it quite as much as the last two just because I thought it felt a bit padded. I’m looking forward to a great finish.

MIKE: Though I liked the concept of these two characters sharing a “cohesive” universe together as well a shared history, there were some aspects of the written aspect of the book that I felt was a bit rushed. This brought about a certain dissatisfaction to me as a reader where I expected just a little more from the story.

However, George Perez has really met my full expectations of this book on a visual basis. He has brought together a plethora of images together both with the action sequences and the characters that inhabit the book. Tom Smith has also made Perez’s work an even greater delight with the scenes depicted in the Metropolis segment as well as the Phantom Stranger segment. I really can’t wait for the final issue.

Blake’s Rating: 8/10

Mike’s Rating: 9/10

Green Arrow (2010 Series) #2

August 5, 2010

Title: Into the Woods

Writer: J.T. Krul
Penciler: Diogenes Neves
Inker: Vicente Cifuentes
Colorist: Ulises Arreola
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cover: Mauro Cascioli
Editor: Adam Schlagman
Publisher: DC Comics

In the depths of the forest that has sprung up in Star City, Hal Jordan’s power ring has fizzed out of power at the most inopportune time. He and Ollie find themselves at the tree that bears the symbol of the White Lantern… but what does it mean?

Books like this one make me feel really good about J.T. Krul taking over Teen Titans in a few months. While he’s clearly got a lot of love and respect for the DC characters, but at the same time, he’s not afraid to take chances with them. Green Arrow has been placed in circumstances he’s never been in before, outed to the world and on the run from virtually everybody (despite being acquitted of a murder which he did, in fact, commit). Hal, too, is in an uncomfortable place. His ring doesn’t seem to work in the Star City forest, and when he and Ollie find themselves in danger, he can’t use his usual tricks to get out of it. The result is a very strong story that builds up to a great cliffhanger. I’ve no doubt that what happened at the end will tie into Brightest Day in a very direct fashion, but that doesn’t make the impact of those pages any less.

Diogenes Neves and Vicente Cifuentes nail the artwork here, transplanting our superheroes into a woodland setting and making a book that looks completely different from anything else currently being published. Mauro Cascioli supplies a striking cover as well, one that uses the Brightest Day trade dress to help with the composition, particularly the colors, making a book that leaps out at you.

Great issue, and I can’t wait for next month.

Rating: 9/10

Green Lantern Corps (2006) #50

August 5, 2010

Title: Revolt of the Alpha-Lanterns Part 3

Writer: Tony Bedard
Penciler: Ardian Syaf
Inker: Vicente Cifuentes
Colorist: Randy Mayor & Carrie Strachan
Letterer: Steve Wands
Cover: Ardian Syaf
Editor: Adam Schlagman
Publisher: DC Comics

The Alpha Lanterns, as it turns out, have been taken over by the Cyborg Superman and his Manhunters. Unable to die, the Cyborg has begun plans for war with the lanterns. This issue, Ganthet and Soranik Natu are tied up in battles of their own, leaving the rescue mission for John Stewart in the capable ring of Kyle Rayner. This issue has some fantastic moments, with John facing the Cyborg in the depths of his own subconscious (and conveniently giving the reader a recap of the Cyborg’s origin in the process). The fight scenes are really strong as well, with Ganthet getting a chance to cut loose as only a Guardian can do, and Kyle showing off just how effective in battle he can be.

I guess it’s the anniversary issue mindset, but I do find it a little odd that this isn’t the end of the storyline. We’re sort of accustomed to see stories either beginning or ending when an issue number is a multiple of 25, but instead, this is a strong third chapter, but still ends on an epic cliffhanger. The artwork of Ardian Syaf and the rest of the team certainly helps out. Syaf does a fantastic job with lots of aliens, robots, and other assorted sci-fi and superhero concepts. A book like this one really does require an artist who can handle the science fiction elements, but still have the ability to blend it into the DC Universe proper.

Since taking over this title, Tony Bedard and Ardian Syaf haven’t really reinvented the wheel. It was a solid superhero science fiction yarn before, and it still is. The cast has shifted a little, but Green Lantern Corps remains one of DC’s underappreciated gems.

Rating: 9/10