I am officially hooked. This story arc was fantastic. During this book I was finally able to figure out why I like and have gravitated towards the Green Lantern character so much. For those of you that really know me, you know that I am a SPACE nut. If a movie takes place in space, I have seen it and most likely like it. Green Lantern operates in space, which makes Hal Jordan is an intergalactic space cop. Right up my alley. In this book Hal Jordan's former mentor and fallen Green Lantern, Sinestro, has finally had enough of the Green Lantern Corps and forms his own, all that bear rings that grant them with the power of the yellow light of fear. Sinestro declares all out war on the Green Lantern Corps, and the choices made will alter the future of the Green Lantern. Though haven't read them yet, this story combines story arcs from the Green Lantern Corps books as well to produce a magnificent space opera on a massive scale. The action and suspense are great, the revelations are fantastic that will lead up to the blackest night series. The fights are amazing and the locations are vast and beautiful. It is full of action and drama. I found some particularly entertaining points in some of the humor and artistry. There are a couple of easter eggs in the frames that have the Michigan block M in them, and there is a reference to Red Dawn in it that actually made my wife laugh. (she has a soft spot in her heart for the movie Red Dawn.) This story couldn't have been more tailor made for me. I think I finally understand why comic books have been around for so long and why they are still around. For as many that might be cheesy or bland, when you get a story like this, it can prove that there is still a lot that comic books have to offer. A must read for comic book fans.
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