Green Lantern

• Title: Green Lanterns #11
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• Writer: Sam Humphries
• Artist: Robson Rocha

With the unstable Frank Laminski now in control of the Phantom Ring, it falls to Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz to take down the would-be hero. The task is doing so is complicated by Laminski actually performing some very public heroic duties, including saving a young girl’s life. Caught on camera, the two assigned Green Lanterns for Sector 2814 struggle to explain the situation (although Laminski’s unstable personality eventually gets them out of the jam).

The scene in which the Green Lanterns are stopped in their tracks not by a villain but by a reporter works well. Having Laminski’s own insecurities get them out of the situation feels a little too neat, as it saves the heroes from thinking their way out of the problem.

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• Title: Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #7
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• Writer: Robert Venditti
• Artist: Rafa Sandoval

The conclusion of the series’ opening arc “Sinestro’s Law” pits student against teacher one more time. While Hal Jordan sends Soranik on a mission to deal with the Fear Engine and release those captured and tortured to feed Sinestro‘s power, Hal takes a stand against Sinestro one more time. Hal Jordan’s metamorphosis into something… other began during the New 52. While the comic suggests Hal gives his life to stop Sinestro’s reign of fear, the series’ title and the constant foreshadowing of something more in Jordan’s future makes me believe this isn’t the last we’ve heard from him.

Hal and Sinestro’s battle takes up the majority of the issue here with little more than cameos from Soranik and Guy Gardner. As for the Corps, John Stewart leads his Lanterns to the heart of the universe just in time to witness Hal’s big sacrifice.

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• Title: Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #5
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• Writer: Robert Venditti
• Artist: Rafa Sandoval

While John Stewart leads the Green Lantern Corps out of hiding and back into the universe, where they learn about the Sinestro Corps takeover, and Guy Gardner gets intimately acquainted with Sinestro‘s Fear Engine, the series’ focus shifts back to Hal Jordan. After explaining the steps Soranik took to save Hal’s life, the two sit down to catch up allowing the Green Lantern to heal and learn just what Sinestro has been up to in Hal’s absence.

The scenes between Hal and Soranik are the highlight of a mostly action-free issue. Along with discovering what his arch-nemesis has been up to the dialogue also allows Hal to reveal that the metamorphosis which began before Rebirth continues to effect him in ways he can’t yet explain. Soranik can offer no explanation about what is happening to her former teammate or where the changes may eventually lead.

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