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Using GENERAL terms,
answer the following 4 questions about this THIRD PART of 'Wrath of The First
Lantern'.
- WHAT'S THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS TALE: The First Lantern, Volthoom, suddenly snatches Kyle Rayner away from his slumber, and then takes him on a merry go round of ups and downs in a journey through his past, perverting previous scenarios as he goes along.
- ARE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED: Yes. The f*cker.
- ANYTHING ELSE HAPPEN: We get a glimpse at what it would have been like if Alex lived, Hal died, and if Kyles papa didn't leave him when he was a lad.
- HOW DOES THIS STORY END: With Volthoom getting his own way. Again!!!!
In my own opinion this book started off on a really great
note, especially when Volthoom said to Kyle...
'My given name is
Volthoom. But you can call me the First Lantern. Now, while I would like a nice
long chat, I'm on a tight schedule. So if you don't mind, I'll just flip
through the pages of your life and linger on the juicy parts'.
I mean -- Wow! --- 'flip through the pages of your life and
linger on your juicy parts'? Doesn't that sound very... errr... timely and
provocative to you? Like a perverse version of 'It's A Wonderful Life'!
What are the BEST
bits about this issue?
(+) All the way through this yarn I just loved following the art by Aaron Kuder. In many ways it just goes to show that an intergalactic adventure doesn't have to always be doom and gloom; sometimes it can be gookie and full of pathos. (+) I did enjoy the timorous relationship between Kyle and Volthoom myself; particularly how Kyle kept on breaking his hold over him, and attempted to play things 'his way'.
(+) Just like in Green Lantern Corps 17, I got a right kick out of how 'Thoom' tried to break 'the heroes' spirits, this time by tempting him with love, not fear...
What are the WORST
bits about this issue?
(-) ... yet, the only slight gripe I had with it -- again -- was that the overall conceit followed very similar lines than its previous instalment. Honestly, by the time Guy showed up to kick Kyle's ass in, just like before, things started to become a bit stale for me.
Pick TWO CHARACTERS
out of this comic book, and compare them individually to a HONG
KONG ACTION STAR.
NORA MIAO AS ALEX: Now if I had a girl like Alex, and she
looked something like Big
Boss' Nora Miao, then I would defiantly be like Kyle, and want to keep her safe
any which way I could. Sigh!!!!!
CHUNG HSIN-HUANG AS KYLES DAD: In the Bruce
Lee film, 'The Way of the Dragon', Huang was a sniveling little git who was prepared to
do anything for the quite life. Now doesn't that sound like Kyle's papa to you?
What WORD or PHRASE
could you use to sum-up this story?
'Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried
before' -- Mae West
What SONG,
THEME-TUNE, or MELODY, would complement this tale, as well as add and extra
dimension to it by default?
'LOVE HURTS' BY THE EVERLY BROTHERS: Given some additional
thought, this story is exactly how the Everly Brothers say it is in the aforementioned
song title. 'Love Hurts'. Mainly for Kyle at the moment.
ANYTHING Else?
Out of the three 'Wrath of The First Lantern' chapters
presented to us so far, this issue of the 'New Guardians' is my favorite part
by a small margin. Granted, this doesn't have anything to do with it's 'A
Wonderful life' conceit. Nah! I much rather preferred the conceit to Green
Lantern 17 than I did this one really. Instead, what I loved about it; was that
the art was out of this world, the tale was more intriguing, and the characters
had a lot more character to boot.
Yeah. No kidding. In a roll-called fashion: I'd say that
Baz's issue was more 'Ohhhh!'; Guys issue was more 'Grrrr'; and this issue was
more 'Wellll Helllllooooooo Nurse'!
Do you know what I mean, dear reader? It was more Jim
Carrey than it was Jim
Morrison. Direct, and less suicidal.
GIVE IT, IT'S DUES: If
This Comic Was a Movie, It Would Be a Science Fiction Version of Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with more Carrey and less Kate.