Green Lantern Annual #1 (spoilers)

[stillanerd]

If there is one undeniable fact of life in the DC Universe, it is this: The Guadians of the Universe are a bunch of assholes. Not to mention arrogant, self-imporant, and, as shown in recent issues, psychotically insane. Of course, I don't need to tell you any of this; but in this weeks Green Lantern Annual #1, they've really stooped to a new low.

See, the Guardians have decided that the universe must be "saved" from this pesky little thing we call "free will." And since they "know what's best for us," they've taken upon themselves to free a being known as "The First Lantern" that they've imprisoned for billions of years so they can use him as a new battery to create their "Thrid Army" of mindless obedient drones to pacify the cosmos (cause third time's the charm, I guess) which, of course will set up the upcoming new Green Lantern crossover event. And along the way to Earth, they just so happen to stumble upon our buddy cop team of Hal Jordan and Sinestro, having just recovered their Green Lantern rings, and gaining the upper hand against Black Hand. Which then leads to this:

Um...yeah. Hal Jordan and Sinestro are dead. Again. Which I guess also explains the new guy:



 

Hehehe! So how long until The Hal Emerald Advancement Team comes out of retirement and re-mobilizes back into action once they hear this news?  It really is the 1990s all over again!:-D

But still, the Guardians of the Universe really are a bunch of assholes, aren't they?

EDIT: Though it's highly probable that both Hal and Sinestro's absence won't be nearly as long as it was last time. :-).

Comments

[medster_comics]

Which of all the lantern corpses ever used a gun!!? I'm sure he's a thief or a bad guy.

[icon_uk]

Don't think so, the solicits suggest that he just doesn't trust relying entirely on alien jewellery.

[silicondream]

Jack T. Chance used a gun. His origin story justified it, Emerald Twilight made fun of it.

I get that Baz is packing in case his ring runs out of juice, but I don't like the implication that a .45 is the next best thing to a power ring. Why isn't he holding a Swiss army knife? A first aid kit? An iPhone? A Green Lantern shouldn't spend most of his time shooting folks.

[glprime]

o_O* (...can't contain grammar hammer... erk)

The plural of corps is corps. The distinction is in the pronunciation, "core" vs "cores."