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Title: What Happens in Las Vegas Nevada
Written by: Geoff Johns
Art by: Doug Mahnke
Cover by: Doug Mahnke
Editor: Eddie Berganza
Release Date: 9 September 2010
Corps Featured: Star Sapphire, Larfleeze
Official DC Comics Synopsis:
BRIGHTEST DAY continues as what readers have been asking for finally arrives: a male Star Sapphire in the form of the Predator. But how is this entity unlike the others? And what does it want with Carol Ferris? Meanwhile, the White Lantern is defended by an unlikely hero…
REVIEW BY: Bob Tilley
Carrying straight off from Green Lantern #56, we see Green Lantern and Larfleeze trying to escape the entity possessed Hector Hammond. We learn that Ophidian and Larfleeze haven't had the best of relationships, in actual fact Ophidian wasn't able to corrupt Larfleeze and enslaved him in the Orange Lantern.
Note: It's strange to see the cover of Green Lantern #56 featuring in this issue with Hal creating a vice construct in Hammond's mouth.
As usual Hectors obsession with Carol Ferris starts off as a race to Las Vegas to reach her before the Ophidian Hector Orange Lantern does.
New developments are brought to light on Zamaron as the Sapphire light continues to fail without the Predator entity. Queen Aga'Po has been transfering her own energy over to the lantern, but each time she does this, she grows older. We know that Carol Ferris has been ordered to hunt down the Entity, which has taken her to Las Vagas. Brilliant moment in this issue is when we meet Abraham Pointe, who is stalking a Vagas casino worker called Lisa. What I loved about the rest of the issue is the motivations behind the Star Sapphire entity. It might look like the Queen Alien from Cameron's Aliens, but its not what corrupts the host, its the other way around. When combined with Abraham it becomes the deadly Predator. Carol and Hal also analyse some old ground when trying to defeat the possessed being, this is all going on in the Casino that Larfleeze has fallen in love with.
When Star Sapphire defeats the entity after revealing his try loves heart and that he's never been kissed. (Great panels with Hal's reaction to this course of action).
We end the issue with something I wasn't expecting. Star Sapphire manages to convince the rest of the Zameron's that they don't need to put the Predator back in the lantern (its not Parallax). Queen Aga'Po give the Lantern her last ounce of energy and give her last command by announcing Carol Ferris as Queen of the Star Sapphires.
Release Date: 9 September 2010
Corps Featured: Star Sapphire, Larfleeze
Official DC Comics Synopsis:
BRIGHTEST DAY continues as what readers have been asking for finally arrives: a male Star Sapphire in the form of the Predator. But how is this entity unlike the others? And what does it want with Carol Ferris? Meanwhile, the White Lantern is defended by an unlikely hero…
REVIEW BY: Bob Tilley
Carrying straight off from Green Lantern #56, we see Green Lantern and Larfleeze trying to escape the entity possessed Hector Hammond. We learn that Ophidian and Larfleeze haven't had the best of relationships, in actual fact Ophidian wasn't able to corrupt Larfleeze and enslaved him in the Orange Lantern.
Note: It's strange to see the cover of Green Lantern #56 featuring in this issue with Hal creating a vice construct in Hammond's mouth.
As usual Hectors obsession with Carol Ferris starts off as a race to Las Vegas to reach her before the Ophidian Hector Orange Lantern does.
New developments are brought to light on Zamaron as the Sapphire light continues to fail without the Predator entity. Queen Aga'Po has been transfering her own energy over to the lantern, but each time she does this, she grows older. We know that Carol Ferris has been ordered to hunt down the Entity, which has taken her to Las Vagas. Brilliant moment in this issue is when we meet Abraham Pointe, who is stalking a Vagas casino worker called Lisa. What I loved about the rest of the issue is the motivations behind the Star Sapphire entity. It might look like the Queen Alien from Cameron's Aliens, but its not what corrupts the host, its the other way around. When combined with Abraham it becomes the deadly Predator. Carol and Hal also analyse some old ground when trying to defeat the possessed being, this is all going on in the Casino that Larfleeze has fallen in love with.
When Star Sapphire defeats the entity after revealing his try loves heart and that he's never been kissed. (Great panels with Hal's reaction to this course of action).
We end the issue with something I wasn't expecting. Star Sapphire manages to convince the rest of the Zameron's that they don't need to put the Predator back in the lantern (its not Parallax). Queen Aga'Po give the Lantern her last ounce of energy and give her last command by announcing Carol Ferris as Queen of the Star Sapphires.
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| Carol Ferris is crowned Queen of the Star Sapphires |
Another great issue which continues to explore each corner of the Lantern Corps. Again Larfleeze continues to make me laugh and I can't wait for the recently announced Christmas Special. I love Carol as the hero Star Sapphire instead of her evil persona to the point where I'd love to see her in a mini-series by herself. The only thing that's continues to let the Green Lantern title down is the inking... there just isn't enough lines and the art is relying on the coloring to much.
SCORE: 3.5/5
Variant Cover: RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN and JOEL GOMEZ
SCORE: 3.5/5
Variant Cover: RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN and JOEL GOMEZ
