"QUEST FOR THE BLUE LANTERNS" part three! Guy Gardner sets out on a one-man mission to take out the one Sinestro Corps ring slinger everyone's afraid of: Arkillo! Can this Green Lantern with a grudge take down this monstrous alien and…
"QUEST FOR THE BLUE LANTERNS" part three! Guy Gardner sets out on a one-man mission to take out the one Sinestro Corps ring slinger everyone's afraid of: Arkillo! Can this Green Lantern with a grudge take down this monstrous alien and prove he's still the toughest guy in the cosmos to carry a power battery? As Guy's hope for a fair fight wanes, Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner streak across the galaxy in a last-ditch effort to find Saint Walker of the Blue Lanterns and ensure that the blue light of hope isn't extinguished.
Robert Venditti was blessed to have two outstanding primary artists on his bi-monthy Hal Jordan series. Ethan Van Sciver is the greatest Green Lantern artist of all-times. Meaning people often overlook what a fantastic Green Lantern artist counterpart Rafael Sandoval is in his own right. Rebirth era Superman and Batman are elevated greatly by amazing art teams but neither touch Ethan Van Sciver and Sandoval’s collective brilliance.
Rafael Sandoval illustrates issue 16. His work doesn’t feature the gnarly details and facials of Ethan Van Sciver but he excels greatly at creating dynamic action. And this issue, while being a very contained story, is full of action. As in it’s almost entirely a one-on-one fight between Guy Gardner and his Sinestro Corps counterpart Arkillo.
Prior to this issue the Lanterns and Sinestro Corps worked together following the defeat of Thaal Sinestro at the hands of Hal Jordan. Gardner and Arkillo made for an effective partnership. Cut from the same cloth, they were an unstoppable team. When relations between the Lanterns and Sinestro Corps fell apart it was time for the two to square off and finally prove who the toughest of the tough is.
But nothing prepared readers for what happens next. What on the surface is one giant fight scene is actually a very meaningful character driven story. While the two battle tooth and nail Robert Venditti flashes back to Gardner’s youth. Readers learn the Lanterns resident alpha-male grew..
