A review by iffer
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge by Patrick Gleason, Christian Alamy, Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons

2.0

I couldn't get into this for several reasons, not the least of which is that I didn't enjoy the art. It was diffuse and reminiscent of older comics from several decades ago, when artists in the comics industry were still transitioning between the visual storytelling of comic strips to that of comic books and graphic novels. The messages in these issues were extremely heavy-handed, even for comics, and even for Green Lantern comics. I lost count of how many times I was smacked in the he face with the messages that we all need to play nice together and conquer our fears and everything will turn out okay. Last, but not least, it was difficult to like this because there were probably just too many characters, and I've never been a fan of "team" comics (e.g. Justice League, Avengers, etc). Also, the focus was mostly on Guy Gardner, whom I just find obnoxious, instead of endearingly brash. Being annoyingly impulsive and possibly not that intelligent seems to be a common characteristic in Green Lanterns, which I guess makes sense, because being and idiot probably makes you less likely to fear something in the first place and then you don't have to go through the rigamarole overcoming your fear so that your Green Lantern powers work.