GREEN LANTERN #26Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Mike McKone
The biggest problem I have with Green Lantern #26 is that it isn't Green Lantern #25. I, honestly, can't think of any comic that could have followed up on the pure awesomeness that was GL #25 and having a guest artist step up to the plate for this issue sure didn't help things.
Now, that doesn't mean this issue was bad. However, this just felt like more epilogue. After Green Lantern Corps and the Ion special, did we really need another epilogue-like issue?
It was nice to see Cowgirl back in the series, but, in all likelihood, I'm betting a vast majority of the readers just started reading GL with the Sinestro Corps War - a storyline she wasn't even featured in. It just felt like a token jesture and I really don't see much coming out of that subplot with the Alpha Lanterns, Red Lanterns and the build up to Blackest Night coming.
And speaking of the Alpha Lanterns, this issue had nothing to do with that storyline, aside from a single page at the beginning of the book, despite the fact this was touted as the beginning of the Alpha Lantern story and it's even stated on the cover.
I know it sounds like a lot of nitpicking and general bitching, but I actually did enjoy this issue. The Sinestro and Hal stuff was excellent as was the Lost Lanterns' encounter with Amon Sur. However, these scenes were stuck in an otherwise uneventful epilogue issue.
Verdict - Check It. Still a solid read, but nothing nearly as ground breaking or adrenaline pumping as previous issues. Felt like a "Taking a break, see ya next month!" type of issue.
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