Review: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps

As one might expect, after last issue’s events, the Green Lantern Corps and Sinestro Corps have their showdown.  The events of the actual battle are not so important, because there’s really no battle.  Instead, Hal has to protect Tomar-Tu from an angry Sinestro Corps who want to kill him – a life for a life.  About this time, Guy carries an unconscious Kyle forward, who is still in civilian attire, but branded with a Sinestro Corps symbol on his chest.

Arkillo steps in as he believes someone from the Sinestro Corps has stepped over the line with this attack on Kyle.  It is then that Soranik steps forward claiming responsibility and she breaks the alliance with the Green Lantern Corps.  She believes in the GLC’s mission but not their ability to  succeed with their methods.  She doesn’t believe that John’s been honest and she sees Kyle as a hypocrite as she reveals that there was another of Sinestro’s line that was killed, while not disclosing who it was or that it was her son with Kyle from the future.  As she confronts John face to face, he gives her one last chance to step back (he’s already given her two).  Soranik raises her fist to strike and John initiates the Katma Override and suddenly, the Sinestro rings don’t work against anything green.  When rebuilding the Sinestro Corps main power battery, John included a “green impurity” as a fail safe he could initiate if necessary.

Soranik gathers her Corps members and she leaves.  A handful of them stay to become Green Lanterns.   Tomar-Tu is sent to prison, but he is allowed to will his ring to Xudar to find a replacement.  And as John is prepared to celebrate his win, the issue ends with a scene on Qward.  Lyssa Drak holds the badly burnt body of Sinestro and his ring comes to life!