Green Lantern Corps #6 – Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton, Writers; Amancan Nahuelpan, Artist; Arif Prianto, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: One of the best things about this book is that there’s really no limit to what kind of partnerships can emerge out of each issue, as each mission requires a different skill set. Jessica Cruz deputizes the crews, but there’s a twist this issue – she’s on the first mission herself, as Jo Mullein convinces her she needs to leave the office once in a while. That takes them straight to Mogo, where the sprawling living planet has turned into a volcanic mess as it tries to repair the damage done to it in the battle with the United Planets. What ensues is a fascinating look into how Mogo’s biology works, as it generates its own defenses out of its ruptured crust. But it’s also a great look into how Jessica Cruz’s battle to become a Green Lantern has given her a unique form of compassion – and it’s great to see a run actually acknowledge how far she’s come, while most adaptations just paper it over.
The second story is just as unexpected, as Sinestro is deputized to search for Nth Metal in the ruins of Korugar to rebuild the Central Power Batteries for the other Corps. But he doesn’t find ruins there – he finds the Sinister Sons. His son, Sinson, has led a powerful campaign to rebuild Korugar, with Lor-Zod as his collaborator. And the two aren’t willing to let the planet be strip-mined for someone else’s needs. Sinestro wasn’t exactly a good father when he met Sinson, and he hasn’t been to his daughter Soranik, but there are some really interesting things in this issue that show that his decision to return to the Green Lantern Corps for the latest time may be genuine. Sinestro has always been someone who prized order rather than any cliched version of “Evil”, and there’s certainly a lot of chaos out there – like Starbreaker, whose event is kicking off at the end of the month.
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