Dave Gibbons writing and drawing and doing covers. Again! Awesome. And with Michael Bair on inks, it's really a crisp clean looking book. We pick up where we left off with Guy on some pleasure planet, trying to get a little R&R. But, of course, it's going to be disrupted by Bolphunga, an intergalactic bounty hunter looking to settle a score with Guy. Do these guys really chase after Guy because he's such a nemesis, or because he's such an asshole? Only the Guardians know. We also catch up with Vath and Isamot. Isamot is the lizard kinda' guy who went to Thanagar to help, but fell in love and had to stay because of his crazy mating heritage. But, he pulled himself off planet to help Vath when he was being attacked by the Citadel fleet. As is turn out it was the butler, or rather the valet, maybe bellboy, who actually took Guy's ring. He gets it back and makes pretty short work of Bolphunga. Then Salaak shows up. He's pissed at guy and sends him on a kidnapping case is sector 73. As Guy puts it, "That's the Buttcrack of the Galaxy". We also catch up to Soranik, Natu, who has gone to Mogo for some counseling. She still feels guily about Myrrt's death. She also runs into Tanak, who says he is there for counseling also. Although I think there's more to that story. I guess we'll have to wait for future issues to find out. Vath and Isamot have followed the fleet, after they stopped punishing them, but unfortunately have ended up in the Vega System. "Vega System off limits to Lanterns. Turn around. Failure to obey is a court-martial offense.", is how their rings warns them. Meanwhile, Guy has hooked up with his partner is sector 73, Chthos. He needs Guys help because the kidnapper is in Ranx. "Ranx is a city. A city as old as the stars, according to folklore. It is a most unusual city. It is sentient . . . . alive. As lanterns it is our duty to respect life. No matter how strange that life seems to our own sensibilities. And Ranx . . . . hates the Green Lantern Corps. With a vengeance". Lots of good characters, lots of good character interaction, lots of interesting plot lines. What more could you ask for in a book?
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