In Space, no one can make you feel. This is all due to Starbreaker. Working with Sorrow, they have stolen all emotion in the universe via a new power battery. In their wake is a very depleted Green Lantern Corps. A few lanterns made a risky bet to venture into the Source Wall. Taking along some of the GLC’s finest, they find some much needed sense of purpose.
What they unlocked will either say the day or doom the entire universe! Lanterns, Avatars & Sun-Eaters, oh my!
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8 by Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Arif Prianto and Dave Sharpe continues the “Starbreaker Supremacy”
Let’s take a deeper dive into the latest chapter.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8 by Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Arif Prianto and Dave Sharpe (DC Comics)
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
Right from the start, readers are thrown into a conflict of epic proportion. After losing at the Source Wall, Starbreaker crashes back to Oa. His message is simple. He states the Lanterns are coming & kill everyone! Readers see what’s about to unfold with The Lanterns arriving with Emotional Spectrum Avatars. Adams & Hampton hit the gas pedal early as the fight instantly starts. It’s as classic of a Green Lantern fight that readers know and love.
Another character winds up playing a larger role than expected. The writing depicts a sense of remorse of actions taken. It conveys a sense of redefined purpose. At this stage in the story, it didn’t seem as organic as it should be. The inner monologue displayed explains why this all happened, but still feels off. This spirals into a drastic action taken. Readers watch as the event becomes a catalyst to end the fight once and for all. Its’ fallout leaves an unsteady calm to where events should be. Once the closing begins, a new challenge arises. How this new threat factors in will be anyone’s guess.
Pasarin and the art team lean heavy into the action. The giant two page splash signals the main event has arrived. It doesn’t take long before the battle gets vicious. Seeing Sinestro unleash a Red Lantern strike sends a clear message. Even Guy Gardner takes a small break form being Guy to show this isn’t a regular fight. This forces Starbreaker to go all in for the win. A full page image shows the extremes he’s heading to for a victory.
Readers watch as the play starts turning the tide. The art shows a surprise factor come into the spotlight. As the fight continues, pacing slows down to focus on the choice being made. The fallout spins into a very loud full page combat ending. This disperses a ripple effect for the heroes involved. In dealing with emotions as a power source, this never left the Corps expressions. Even in the aftermath, the gravity of what just happened never leaves panels. The only break from this mood occurs with the final page. A haunting full page image leaves Readers wondering what’s next as the battle is far from over.
OVERALL GRADE: 8.6
The Corps takes its’ last shot against Starbreaker’s forces with a thrilling chapter. Adams and Hampton give readers a heavy action packed tale. Pasarin and the art team lock in on the high stakes involved. The ending throws more complications in the heroes way. Fans wouldn’t want it any other way.
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