Green Lantern Corps #16 Review

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #16
Written by Dave Gibbons
Art by Pat Gleason & Prentis Rollins

GLC was easily the Book of the Week for me this week. After being delayed last week, the anticipation was nearly killing me and I was worried I might be putting this book on a pedestal and it would not be able to live up to my expectations. Thankfully Gibbons & Co put together an incredible finish to the battle over Mogo part of the Sinestro Corps War.

Picking up where we left off last month, Mogo is still in danger from the Children of the White Lobe and the sentient city, Ranx. Sodam Yat, another character listed as a key factor in the Prophecy of the Blackest Night with Mogo, is also still in the thick of things. This issue actually spends a lot of time focusing on the new character Sodam Yat. Up until this point he had been mainly a side character and I believe only mentioned by name 2 or 3 times at most and had never had any actual dialogue. They actually make him live up to his 'Ultimate Green Lantern' moniker without it feeling forced. I'm very hopeful he will be sticking around as a main focus in the GLC book.

If you don't know who Sodam Yat is though, he is a Daxamite Green Lantern. Daxamites are basically genetic cousins to Kryptonians and are an entire planet of Supermen characters when exposed to yellow sunlight with their only weakness being lead, which is the equivalent to their kryptonite. It's pretty easy to see how he received the 'ultimate' tag as it is pretty hard to imagine anything more powerful than a Superman with a GL ring at his disposable and that is basically what Sodam is.

The art in this issue is my only complaint. For having an extra week's worth of time, there is a noticeable dip in quality from the last several issues of this book. It still looks good and is better than most books can boast, but was something that immediately struck me. There's a scene with Kilowog that has his head looking like a big pink blob with teeth and almost no details despite him being the focus of the scene.

Despite the minor complaint with the art, this issue was nearly perfect and maintains the high standards of the Sinestro Corps War with an explosive finish to the Ranx / Mogo battle. I loved seeing the reactions of the various Lanterns as the rings revealed that lethal force had been enabled and many of them almost seemed to be in a blood lust afterwards. Not sure if it will relate to the Red Lanterns hinted at in Booster Gold, which is written by Green Lantern's Johns, or just a heat of the moment type response from everyone. Either way, can't wait to get more of this story.

Verdict - Must Read

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