Earth Two #6 – Review

By: James Robinson (story), Nicola Scott (pencils), Trevor Scott (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors)

The Story: If you want to know how the man of the moon got there, ask Green Lantern.

The Review: Even though now I look back on my inglorious days as a college fiction writer with a lot of fondness, when I focus the lens a little tighter on those individual days, mostly I recall a lot of flop sweat.  I think history will say that I was a much greater appreciator of writing than a writer, because I remember nothing I wrote satisfied me.  Truth be told, I was probably harder on myself than anyone, which meant I was more sensitive to the missteps of others.

And that’s why when Green Lantern scoffs at the Grey, “You honestly thought my sadness at my lover’s death would be the opiate of my defeat?” it’s hard for me to resist a shudder.  It has all the marks of—let’s not call it bad writing, but rather, overexcited.  If you’re a new writer, it’s the kind of thing you’d put to paper, thinking in your head it’s lovely and dramatic, without once saying it out loud and hearing how awkward and so very, very lame it is.