Green Lantern #32 – Review

By: Robert Venditti (writer), Billy Tan (penciler), Rob Hunter with Jaime Mendoza (inkers), Tony Avina (colorist)

The Story: The Durlans discover that the cultural melting pot doesn’t interest them half as much as a culture living in a melting pot.

The Review: With Guardians of the Galaxy swiftly approaching, there’s really no denying the power of Marvel’s cosmic universe. Space has been the place to be for Marvel’s cult hits for years, from Nova to Runaways to Captain Marvel. Despite some of their biggest characters hailing from space, DC’s cosmic stories have lagged behind in recent years. Certainly there have been gems, but the rich intergalactic world building of the Silver Age has fallen largely by the wayside. This issue is yet another step on the path to correcting this.

Though there’s definitely some Lantern action in this issue, the real attraction is the interplay between the rapidly fracturing anti-Lantern coalition. I suppose it’s not surprising, given the consistently strong writing that Robert Venditti has brought to the Corps’ adversaries, but this month they really get the screen time such writing deserves.