Sinestro #2 – Review

By: Cullen Bunn (story), Dale Eaglesham (art), Jason Wright (colors)

The Story: Sinestro retakes his position as president of his fan club.

The Review: In my blessedly brief, somewhat humiliating, always entertaining time doing stand-up, I learned that half the secret to getting up into the spotlight and getting out without a beer bottle thrown at you is to proceed as if everything is going extremely well, even you’re dying inside. When it comes right down to it, a person’s charisma is almost always a byproduct of how much they always seem to be in control, which is why presidential approval rates always plummet as the term goes on.

This also explains the great appeal of Sinestro, a man who’s always in control of all parts of his life, even “his legendry.” Yeah, he’s more than a little bit of a sociopath, but that air he gives off, as if nothing or no one can ever touch him, is amazingly attractive. Throughout his nearly one-man battle with his usurped Corps, he remains undaunted, his attitude being of one dealing with a tedious task, but by no means a very difficult one. This alone would make him seem like a stud, even before he slays a Lantern without turning his back and then melting the ring before it can find a replacement. And then his parting line: “Does anyone else wish to register a grievance?”