Green Lantern Corps #21 Review

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21
Written by Sterling Gates
Art and Cover by Nelson

DC, DC, DC, what the heck are you trying to do to Green Lantern and GLC? Between multiple artists, guest pencillers and this issue's fill in writer, I think you got tired of Green Lantern upstaging the Big 3 and are actively trying to turn away new readers that jumped on.

That's not to say this issue is absolutely terrible, but Gates' writing style is decidedly old school. By this, I mean he uses huge walls of text boxes and characters feel the need to use pointless exposition to announce every little detail, such as whether green makes Boodika look fat or not.

There must be a reason for forcing this story on us in lieu of Tomasi's Mongul storyline, which was put on the backburner for a few issues. I don't know if it's because he needed more time or if DC just wanted to milk some Alpha Lantern hype before the end of that arc in the main GL title.

Oh, the story for this issue? Boodika acts like a bitch with her new Alpha Lantern powers. Other Lost Lanterns want her to help save their friend, who's up for murder. She refuses. We get flashback to who she was before she became a GL. Then Guardians conveniently give her a mission that leads her back to her homeworld to stop her sister, who has become a rogue Green Lantern. I honestly don't care how this story plays out at this point in time.

Verdict - Check It

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