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matt4hire's review against another edition
3.0
A fun one. The first story, Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns, works far better than the latter, Curse of the Alpha Lanterns.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
Another decent collection of superhero books that gets a little undone by DC editors' refusal to understand basic narrative flow. The first five issues are a solid, if not great story about how the Alpha Lanterns are going to evolve in the post-Blackest Night universe. It didn't rock my face off, but it had some good storybeats, and I think it will impact the overall universe in a fun way.
Then, for no good reason, there are two issues about one of the Alpha Lanterns becoming an Alpha Lantern before Blackest Night. It's a dull story that we know will be undone because we just read the story where it was made irrelevant. I guess they're trying to lead in with the better story? But then why include the other two issues at all? It flashes us back over a year in continuity to tell a boring story that, if you were reading the story in issues, were told in chronological order.
I'm always amazed at how long the editors at the DC comics graphic novel department manage to keep their jobs, despite not having the slightest idea how story structures work, or how to engage their readers.
Then, for no good reason, there are two issues about one of the Alpha Lanterns becoming an Alpha Lantern before Blackest Night. It's a dull story that we know will be undone because we just read the story where it was made irrelevant. I guess they're trying to lead in with the better story? But then why include the other two issues at all? It flashes us back over a year in continuity to tell a boring story that, if you were reading the story in issues, were told in chronological order.
I'm always amazed at how long the editors at the DC comics graphic novel department manage to keep their jobs, despite not having the slightest idea how story structures work, or how to engage their readers.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
3.0
The primary story was pretty good. I'm not that interested in the Alpha-Lanterns, but I actually enjoyed the Cyborg-Superman stuff. The back up story, "Curse of the Alpha-Lanterns," was an odd inclusion. I didn't enjoy that at all.
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