Earth 2 #15- Many times already, I have mentioned how
ambitious writer James Robinson has been with Earth 2. I loved his willingness and
guts to re-imagined beloved characters like Alan Scott into something different,
but like I mentioned before also; sometimes Robinson is too ambitious for his
own good. This was what happened in this issue. Robinson has to juggle 3
threads in this issue and it was 1 too many. The fight between the Terrors and
the teams of the World Government and the Wonders was just too one-sided to be
exciting and I have the feeling that this was because Robinson had to leave
space for the threads. Nicola Scott did what she could but even her art,
gorgeous as it is, can’t save the issue. Not for the first time, there just wasn’t
enough pages for everyone.
Green Lantern #23- When writer Robert Venditti took over,
Hal Jordon was quickly left in charge of the Green Lantern Corps. I thought it
was a bad idea because Hal is no leader. I’m glad to see that Venditti has the
same idea. In this issue, Hal had a go at his injured Lanterns and then decided
to go after an escaped criminal on his own against the better judgment of his
senior officers. If this issue proves anything, it is how bad of a leader Hal
Jordon really is. His hotdog character just isn’t suitable for a leadership
role, much less one in a galaxy wide police force, and Venditti hit it on the
spot. The art of Billy Tan conveyed everything well because the face of Hal
when he discovered just how deep he is in. Now if only Venditti can bring back Simon
Baz and B’dg.
No comments:
Post a Comment