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caitcoy's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed the first volume of the Sinestro Corps War but the second is even better! The second volume deepens the mystery of the Blackest Night and starts to pull in some of the other Lantern colors which will be introduced. And it has one of the best moments I've ever seen in the Green Lantern universe with Hal Jordan and the residents of the newly rebuilt Coast City. I can't say more without spoiling it but it's not often that a comic book makes me say "Awwww" out loud and that moment definitely did it. There was a bit of a silly moment towards the end that I had a hard time swallowing but otherwise an absolutely fantastic "end" to the struggle with Sinestro's threat to the Green Lanterns. It was fairly amazing how blind and ridiculous the Guardians became in their denial of the prophecy but it will be very interesting to see where the next two volumes take this. I've been a lifelong Batman fan but Geoff Johns and the others who have done such an incredible job with this series have made me fall in love with the Green Lanterns as well. Highly recommend this to any Green Lantern or superhero fan!
amck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jamesgoux's review against another edition
5.0
What a great culmination of all the stories leading up to it. Really fun, epic stuff.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
This is going to be pretty much the same review as I gave for volume one.
Often, when you put on an epic space battle that spans more than one trade paperback or hardcover volume, you've either got an absolute mess of incomprehensible plot points with very little way to track what is happening when, or the story is constantly broken up by character beats and the rhythm of the story gets lost.
There are a few pages near the climax of the event where they flip back and forth between battles in New York and Coast City, and it starts to feel a little jumbly, and the pacing, particularly for the New York battle, gets turbulent. But I never stopped being invested in what was happening.
This is truly one of the best Giant Massive Everybody Is Fighting Superhero books I can remember reading, and it gives me hope that the whole Blackest Night event will live up to my memory of how good it felt when I read it in 2009 & 2010.
Often, when you put on an epic space battle that spans more than one trade paperback or hardcover volume, you've either got an absolute mess of incomprehensible plot points with very little way to track what is happening when, or the story is constantly broken up by character beats and the rhythm of the story gets lost.
There are a few pages near the climax of the event where they flip back and forth between battles in New York and Coast City, and it starts to feel a little jumbly, and the pacing, particularly for the New York battle, gets turbulent. But I never stopped being invested in what was happening.
This is truly one of the best Giant Massive Everybody Is Fighting Superhero books I can remember reading, and it gives me hope that the whole Blackest Night event will live up to my memory of how good it felt when I read it in 2009 & 2010.
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
2.0
I got this mostly to see how the story ended. I was not particularly thrilled by the first one, and this was not that much better. It was not bad. Just not great either. A very convoluted plot, a lot of overloaded panels at times that, while nicely drawn, were just a bit visually overwhelming. Big fans of Green Lantern will probably enjoy this. More casual comics readers like me may consider it optional reading. With the new film out, it may or not get you in the mood for the film. Overall, this is one to just borrow from the library if you can. Not a buy.
vanessakm's review against another edition
4.0
When last we left the Lanterns, Mogo and the Corps were under assault from the Sinestro Corps (including super-villains like Cyborg Superman, Superman Prime, Arkillo and a sentient virus) and the Guardians were bickering about an esoteric prophecy called Blackest Night.
This digest collects the second half of the Sinestro War story arc and sets things up for the Blackest Night arc that follows. Lots of groundwork is laid here for future lantern stories: lethal force is enabled for Green Lantern ring-bearers and the rise of the multi-colored Lantern corps are predicted (with visual hints that the Black Lanterns are coming.)
This series can get kind of mumbo jumbo and borderline silly sometimes (Children of the White Lobe, anyone?) but what do you expect? It's space opera. With brightly colored, mostly well-executed pictures! I love it. Despite its occasional flaws, it's engrossing and sometimes touching. The sacrifice of Sodom Yat. The bravery of Coast City. The overwhelming decency of Killiwog. The....crazy White Lobe baby bomb things.
Given recent events in the Lantern-verse, it's interesting to revisit this and remember why Sinestro was such a complicated adversary-someone whose rigid commitment to law and order made him a villain. And also, to remember Mogo.
This digest collects the second half of the Sinestro War story arc and sets things up for the Blackest Night arc that follows. Lots of groundwork is laid here for future lantern stories: lethal force is enabled for Green Lantern ring-bearers and the rise of the multi-colored Lantern corps are predicted (with visual hints that the Black Lanterns are coming.)
This series can get kind of mumbo jumbo and borderline silly sometimes (Children of the White Lobe, anyone?) but what do you expect? It's space opera. With brightly colored, mostly well-executed pictures! I love it. Despite its occasional flaws, it's engrossing and sometimes touching. The sacrifice of Sodom Yat. The bravery of Coast City. The overwhelming decency of Killiwog. The....crazy White Lobe baby bomb things.
Given recent events in the Lantern-verse, it's interesting to revisit this and remember why Sinestro was such a complicated adversary-someone whose rigid commitment to law and order made him a villain. And also, to remember Mogo.
ubalstecha's review against another edition
3.0
This is the conclusion of the Sinestro Corps war. And it starts with a problem. At the end of the previous volume, the Green Lanterns are getting their butts handed to the, in some cases literally, by the Sinestro Corps. Faced with the reality that the Corps is about to be obliterated, the Guardians rewrite the book of Oa, allowing the rings to use lethal force.
So I opened up this volume, expecting to see the blood bath as the Corps starts to be able to really fight back. Instead, Johns rolls the story back a bit. We get to the big battle eventually and even get a sweet tribute to GL by his city.
This volume is a better narrative than the previous one, as Johns starts to tie up the loose ends of the various character plots. Still, this is aimed more at the die hard or old time GL fan than at people like me.
So I opened up this volume, expecting to see the blood bath as the Corps starts to be able to really fight back. Instead, Johns rolls the story back a bit. We get to the big battle eventually and even get a sweet tribute to GL by his city.
This volume is a better narrative than the previous one, as Johns starts to tie up the loose ends of the various character plots. Still, this is aimed more at the die hard or old time GL fan than at people like me.
ladydamonayde's review against another edition
4.0
excellent conclusion and set up to Blackest Night. Answered a lot of questions I had. Can't wait to read the big epic
steverlee's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining, but the action was a little hard to follow. Maybe the artwork was a little over-ambitious or something. Not as good as Volume One.