Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 8 Review

Part three of the War of the Green Lanterns appeared in Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8 and it does essentially what the first two parts did - it transitions all four Earth Green Lanterns from where they left off just before this arc began to a point where the real story can begin.  I don't mean that in a bad way at all, one of the things that I respect about this creative team is that this family of books have managed to maintain their own identity while still feeling like they are connected to each other.  The first three parts have woven together the need to move the characters from where they were to where they need to be for this story with enough action and plot elements to ensure that the books don't seem disjointed with the big picture.

The Story -

We pick up this issue with Guy, Kilowog and Arisia enroute back to Oa and talking about the ramification they've learned from their encounter with Zardor and Sodan Yat.  The three Green Lanterns are mentally assaulted by Parallax due to his return to the central power battery that occurred in the pages of Green Lantern #64.  Because of their previous exposure both Kilowog and Guy Gardner are able to resist being controlled, but Arisia is not so lucky and she heads to Oa.

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Green Lantern 63 Review with Movie Concept Art

The start of the War of the Green Lanterns is upon us with this week's 63rd issue of Geoff Johns run on the main Green Lantern title.  This prologue to the next big green event lines up nicely with some of my speculation for what is to come in the month's ahead while revealing at long last the events that led to the massacre of Sector 666.  While there's some redefining of what we have come to know about the history of the universe and the time line may be a little blurry, I'm certain that this story arc will redefine the Green Lantern mythos for years to come.

The Story -

A billion years ago the Maltusan Krona is confronted by his friend Ganthet about his research into origins of the universe, long held to be the event which spawned the creation of the Multiverse, the birth of evil and what ultimately led to the Maltusans dedication to making up for Krona's deeds by creating the Green Lantern Corps.  Krona's motivations for wanting to see the birth of the universe stem from wanting to see the origin of the emotional spectrum in hopes of learning the secrets of harnessing their power.  His fellow Maltusans,  now the Guardians of the Universe, do not agree with Krona's desire to use emotion, rather they feel that it is only by suppressing emotion and letting intellect rule that they can bring order to the universe.  With Krona's unwillingness to join the Guardians they and their Manhunters seek to apprehend the rogue scientist.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 7 Review

                             

One would think that the final issue of Emerald Warriors before we begin The War of the Green Lanterns inter-title story arc would attempt to wrap up Guy Gardner's clash with Zardor, but if anything it leaves everything still on the table.  Between this and the events of Green Lantern issue 62 I'm left thinking that the upcoming mini-event will be driven by the Krona's actions, but Zardor is going to assert himself in a way that will cause much of the events given the pseudo-ending of this story. 

The Story - 

While a pawn of both Krona and Zardor, a mind controlled Sodam Yat pushes Guy Gardner to the brink of death until Guy breaks free.  However his freedom is very short lived and as Guy struggles against a large snake who begins to swallow the Green Lantern whole we learn that Zardor is on to Krona and he believes that Yat is being primed to be Krona's weapon against him should Zardor begin to stopping taking orders from the Maltusan.  Zardor leaves Gardner to his fate as the clones have reached harvesting stage and that takes priority to him.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 6 Review

Does his choice to keep Kilowog and Arisia in the dark backfire on Guy Gardner?  Is Sodam Yat really responsible for the drain on the Green Lanterns' energy?  We get the answer to those questions and a whole lot of great action in this sixth issue of Peter Tomasi's run on Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors.

The Story -

Last month's issue ended with Atrocitus revealing the pact made between Ganthet, Guy Gardner and himself in front of Kilowog and Arisia, with Guy Gardner back pedaling to explain himself.  Issue six picks up with the continuation of that conversation where Guy goes on to share the events that led up to the alliance between the Green and Red Lanterns, including the acknowledgment that Guy's visions revealed to him Krona's role as the main antagonist in this latest universal crisis.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 5 Review

All hell breaks loose this issue as Guy Gardner's pact with Atrocitus is revealed, Green Lanterns die, and blood red images paint a picture of a horrific future.  Peter Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin and Cam Smith put it all on the table this month, showing once again why the Green Lantern universe is in the best place it's ever been.

The Story-

Guy Gardner, Arisia, Kilowog and Bleez fall prey to the sneak attack by Zardor's mind controlled Green Lanterns that began last issue.  Try as they might our team cannot break through to their attackers and make them realize they are on the same side, so absolute is Zardor's control that they only see members of the Sinestro Corps trying to dupe them.  Gardner reaches his frustration point and breaks free, followed shortly by Bleez, Kilowog and Arisia.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 4 Review

Guy Gardner and his team gets closer to learning who is hoarding Rakkonium and the hunt for Sodam Yat continues, only he's not waiting for help to come to him in this week's issue of Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors. 

The Story -

On Daxam the search for Sodam Yat gets rough as his father, the new President of Daxam, uses some questionable interrogation methods to find the location of his son. The Daxamites are desperate to get Yat back so they can throw him in the sun and get superpowers once again and become a power in the galaxy. Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Arisia and Bleez arrive and are denied permission to land - of course Guy Gardner wouldn't be Guy Gardner if he took "no" for an answer, so he and his team make quite an entrance, interrupting the torture, er interrogation, of the Daxamite before he reveals where Yat is hiding.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 3 Review

More of Zardor's plan is revealed and Guy Gardner makes a fateful decision in the third issue of Pete Tomasi's run on Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors.  The series continues to lay the foundation for what we now know is an upcoming battle of the Green Lanterns and a major throw-down between Guy Gardner and Hal Jordan.

The Story -

On Odym the standoff between Red Lantern Bleez and Green Lanterns Kilowog and Arisia reaches a fever pitch, with Guy Gardner's unwillingness to be held hostage leading to a battle.  Bleez is trying to tell Guy something important but her rage prevents her from really being able to communicate.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 2 Review

Bleez, release me, let me go!

 The second chapter of Peter Tomasi's Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors reveals the identity of our new antagonist while getting inside the psyches of the three main Green Lanterns starring in the title.  Sprinkle in some Blue and Red Lanterns and we have a great sophomore issue.

The Story -

Like the first issue the second one starts with Guy Gardner contemplating his future, this time he wonders how history will judge him for what he's about to do as he gets ready to depart for the unknown sectors.  It's a nice touch with Gardner gazing into giant constructs of the four Green Lanterns from Earth while Tomasi reveals what's going on inside Guy's red headed cranium.  It again illustrates how far Guy has come from those days when there didn't seem to be anything happening there, and I like that he's maturing without losing what makes him unique in his brashness and ego.

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