Green Lantern Corps #15 Review

The Revolution doesn’t normally get the Green Lantern Corps. However, since the Sinestro War storyline is weaving between Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps, I have decided to pick up this cross-over issue. I don’t want to miss any of the goodness that is the Sinestro War. I’m sure that Green Lantern Corps #15 will be a fun read. Let’s do this review.

Creative Team
Writer: Dave Gibbons
Pencilers: Patrick Gleason & Angel Unzueta
Inkers: Prentis Rollins & Drew Geraci

Art Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10

Synopsis: We begin with Kilowog leading a large group of Green Lanterns to go protect Mogo. We cut to a large group of Sinestro Corps members attacking Mogo. There are only three Green Lanterns on Mogo against the horde of Sinestro Corps members. They start brawling with the Sinestro Corps members.

Suddenly, Kilowog and the Green Lantern re-enforcements appear on the scene. Now we have one massive brawl on our hands. Arisa reminds the Lanterns what is at stake in this battle. That Mogo is responsible for guiding the rings to find those who can overcome great fear. Without Mogo, the rings are directionless.

We cut to the Sinestro Corps members aboard Ranx, the sentient city. The Sinestro Corps plan is to kill Mogo since that will deal a fatal blow to the Green Lantern Corps. That the Green Lanterns rely on Mogo’s mental training for their survival. We then see that the Children of the White Lobe’s power will be combined with the Sinestro Corps’ power to attack Mogo.

We shift back to the surface of Mogo where Kilowog and the other Lanterns see Ranx open fire with gravity disrupters to dig into the surface of Mogo. Inside the yellow Sinestro Corps energy bombs are several Children of the White Lobe inside to increase the power of the attack.

We hop over to Soranick Natu leaving the hospital where she is tending to the injured to don her Green Lantern power ring and to join the Corps in their battle against Sinestro.

We slide over to Oa where Salaak is receiving information about the attack on Mogo. We then cut back to the Lanterns brawling with the Sinestro Corps members on Mogo. The Lanterns figure out that the Children of the White Lobe have psychokinetic powers and they can explode themselves like suicide bombs by sheer willpower. That if they get to the core of Mogo then they can blow up the sentient planet.

We then see Kilowog lock horns with a Sinestro Corps member that is just as tough and as big as Kilowog. The two brawl and eventually, Kilowog kicks ass on the Sinestro Corps member. Arisa then gets blasted by a yellow power blast. Kilowog comes to her aid and rallies the remaining Green Lantern Corps members around him to take on the rest of the Sinestro Corps forces.

The Lanterns then decide that the best defense is a good offense. They agree to lead a direct attack on Ranx and take the fight to the Sinestro Corps.

We cut back to Oa where the Guardians discuss how the Prophecy of the Blackest Night has begun. That they can already hear the hollow road of the final blink bomb. One of the Guardians mentions that a new Lantern named Sodam Yat is on Mogo and that if Ganthet knows the prophecy well then he should recognize Sodam Yat’s name.

The Guardians decide that they must act now. That they must rewrite the Book of Oa itself.

We hop over to Qward where the Lost Lanterns are searching for Ion. All of their power rings start to run low on power. The Lost Lanterns then cross paths with the Anti-Monitor himself. End of issue.

Comments
The Good: Green Lantern Corps #15 was a pretty solid read. Gibbons turned in a fast paced issue that sports tons of action. Gibbons stomps on the accelerator at the very beginning and doesn’t let up until the very end. Green Lantern Corps #15 does a good job cranking up the intensity of the Sinestro War storyline and increases the feelings of tension within the reader. After reading this issue, there is no doubt in the reader’s mind that the Green Lantern Corps is engaged in a full blown war. This isn’t just some small brawl between super heroes and super villains. It is all out war.

Gibbons delivers some decent dialogue. It isn’t anything special or particularly great. But, it isn’t bad and it gets the job done. Plus, this issue is all about kick ass action and not engaging and talkative dialogue.

I dig the use of Mogo as the setting for the huge battle in this issue. It is pretty cool to see both sides are pulling out their big guns as we see Sinestro Corps’ sentient city, Ranx combining his powers with the Children of the White Lobe to take on the Green Lantern Corps’ heavy hitter in Mogo, the sentient planet. This definitely makes for a very dramatic and exciting battle.

I also like that Mogo is the heart and soul of the Green Lantern Corps. It is pretty cool that Mogo is what allows the power rings to hunt out and locate appropriate members for the Green Lantern Corps. I’m not all that familiar with Mogo, so as a reader not steeped in the history of the Green Lantern Corps, this was a nice move to show unfamiliar readers how important Mogo is to the Green Lantern Corps.

Of course, Kilowog is a total bad-ass. It is always fun to watch Kilowog kicking butt. This Sinestro War is the perfect storyline for Kilowog to strut his stuff as he is in his element on the battlefield.

Again, I don’t read this title normally, so I’m not completely familiar with some of the characters. I am definitely interested in learning more about this new Green Lantern Sodam Yat and just what exactly is his connection with the prophecy. That was a pretty neat plot twist. And we learn of the Guardians drastic method to rewrite the Book of Oa. That certainly got my attention.

And Gibbons certainly ended with an excellent hook ending with the Lost Lanterns running across the main man himself, the Anti-Monitor. We should certainly be in store for plenty more action in the next issue of Green Lantern.

This issue sports artwork by committee. It isn’t anything incredible, but the styles blend well and don’t create a jarring look.

The Bad: This issue is all about the action. The dialogue isn’t anything great. The story isn’t going to wow you. The character work is average at best. You pick up this issue because you want to see a entertaining and massive brawl between the Sinestro Corps and the Green Lantern Corps.

Overall: As far as tie-in issues go, this was pretty good. Normally, I dislike buying a title I normally don’t get just to follow the storyline of a big event. However, Gibbons did a good enough job so I didn’t feel cheated or that I wasted my time buying an unimportant tie-in issue.

Green Lantern #15 was an entertaining brawlfest. If you don’t normally get this title but are following the Sinestro Corps storyline, then this title is worth picking up. Especially if you like plenty of fast paced action.