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GREEN LANTERN CORPS #34

Emerald Eclipse, Part Two

May 2009

Written by Peter J. Tomasi

Pencils by Patrick Gleason

Inks by Rebecca Buchman with Christian Almay

Covers by Patrick Gleason and Rodolfo Migliari

Synopsis

At the Green Lantern Sector House in Sector 2815, Sadam Yat is confronted by his mother, who begs him to help Daxam.  At first Sadam refuses because his planet was filled with prejudice and hate and his parents tried to brainwash him into thinking the same.  However, when he learns it is Mongul that has invaded Daxam, he agrees to help.  On Daxam, Arkillo and Sodam fight each other to claim leadership of the Sinestro Corps.  Mongul wins.  On Oa, Kyle Rayner and Soranik Natu enjoy time together before Soranik heads off to Korugar to explain why Sinestro was not executed for his crimes.  In Sector 3599, the stolen children of Kryb cry out for their mother.  On Zamaron, Kryb hears the cries but can’t respond.  In the ScienCells on Oa, Guy Gardner escorts a Red Lantern for incarceration.  There he learns of the Blue Lanterns.  Deep in the depths of Oa, Scar proclaims the time has come and it begins in the ScienCells.  Moments later, the Red Lantern escapes. 

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This was another solid issue.  For the past several issues, Tomasi has effectively and brilliantly been adding to the “Blackest Night” build up.  Yet at the same time, Tomasi has not forgotten that regardless of the plot pieces, it won’t work without a good story to keep it together.  The opening scene with Sadam and his mother is a fantastic moment, a boiling, churning cauldron of emotions as Sadam is confronted by his past.  It is this type of characterizations that adds weight to Mongul’s bid for leadership of the Sinestro Corps and gives the story emotional heft that makes me more interested to see what happens.  The same can be said for the relationship between Kyle and Soranik.  For as much as I have felt that their feelings seem forced, I so far have liked the way Tomasi has handled the duo.  It is touching and real and I empathize with what they are going through amidst the back drop of the Guardian’s third law.  Like the Sadam section, it draws me in to the story and to the plot.  And to top it all of, Tomasi and Gleason produced a top notch, brutal thought short action scene as well as a great cliffhanger.  This is good stuff and the perfect compliment to the main Green Lantern title. 

I liked the scene in the ScienCells with Guy Gardner.  It was a perfect encapsulation of what was going on in Green Lantern.  It provided new readers with enough information to get on board with the Red Lanterns, which will take a bigger role in the next issue.  At the same time, for someone who reads Green Lantern I didn’t find it repetitive or boring.  That is some good solid writing.

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