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To QUOTE Joseph
Campbell: 'Computers are like Old
Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy'.
THE STORY:
After the cataclysmic events seen over in Godhood -- the
one-off special that's still on sale -- I'm afraid to say that the Green
Lantern Corps have seen better days. Mogo has been turned into Lindsay Lohan's
film career -- pointless. A planet I can't be bothered to look up the name of
has been completely decimated. And now Hal and the gang have to figure out who
is trying to hack into their computer system, and stealing all of their
knowledge on Kyle Rayner.
Yeah. You remember Kyle, don't you? He's that nice White
Lantern who faked his own death a couple of months back. Plus now, he has to
mind himself or else Metron, Orion, and the rest of the New Gods will try to
capture him because... errr... blah-blah-blah, yadda-yadda-yadda!
Not the end. Not yet anyway.
Essentially this is a stepping-stone-story which has bridged
the gap between the Godhead 'one-off special' and the regular Green Lantern titles.
But more than that, though, this is what I would call one hell of a cracking
read that I can't wait to see more of.
Well, after reading this book as well as the aforementioned
special, I must say that I am very intrigued by this Green Lantern and New God
war. Now at the moment it does seem like a very one side battle. Especially how
the God's keep on kicking the crap out of the Lanterns. Yet I'm sure this has
been put into place just to: (1) Exhume this event with a sense of awe and
dread. (2) Define the power-levels between the two rival clans. And (3) Set up
a scene a little later down the line when Hal the guys finally kick New God
ass.
What's more, I best mention how I really loved the manner in
which Robert gave Hal and the chaps some real personality trails, as well as
how Billy gave his character-work a fairly well-polished sheen. Never in my
whole life have I seen a rendition of the New Gods looking so good. Let's hope
it don't stay that way, eh? Ha!
THE BAD:
The only thing I'm not too keen on -- both in this book and
in the event so far -- is how the New Gods come across as a bunch of f*cking
idiots. I mean, they've got no manners. They've got no patience. They've got no
common sense. Yet the one thing they do posses is a pain in the ass attitude
and the power to match it.
Hmmm. I wonder what Jack Kirby would have thought about this
new take on his characters?
THE MUSIC:
Conceptually this comic book is about a gang of Cosmic Gods,
right? And to me, personally, nothing says 'Cosmic God' more than those cleaver
chaps over at the 'Cosmic God Symphony'. So it's over to you, my friends, with
'Tree Of Life'.
Now I know this might be my silly side speaking. Yet after
reading that scene where Mister Comfy Chair hacked into the Corps computer
system, a part of me felt that they needed to install a better firewall measure
to counteract this breach of security. And so, my friends, that is precisely what
I'm going to compare this comic book to. Firewall
Software.
THE CONCLUSION:
At the very end of this issue it's insinuated that Hal is
going to ask someone to help him out with his battle with the New Gods. So just
for fun -- allegedly -- can you guess who it is out of the following eight
suspects?
- Jackie Chan -- See option eight for more details.
- The IRS -- Well? They caught Capone, didn't they?
- The Government -- Ha! Fat chance. There's no money in it for them.
- Kim Kardashian -- Now with an ass like hers, wow, God damn!!!!
- The Pope -- Hey! It might work!
- Sinestro -- What? Too obvious?
- The Entire DC Universe -- Tell me you wouldn't want to see that happening!
Nuff said.
GREEN LANTERN #35
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
October 13, 2014
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
October 13, 2014
Rating:
