This issue's mostly about Alan Scott. I think they want to differentiate between the Green Lantern's power rings, and Alan Starheart powers. He's not actually one of the Green Lantern Corps. Even though, really, he was the first one with that name. But he got his powers from a mystical force, the Starheart. I think sometimes we all forget that. Anyway, his powers, and ultimately, I think, the Starheart, have gathered the attention of somebody who's very ruthless and unrelenting . . . . Vandal Savage. He ends up getting ahold of this pink foam, and fills one of the Thanksgiving day balloons with it. When it comes crashing down in the streets it appears harmless. To everyone that is except Alan. It's a dust that Vandal acquired 100's of years ago, and he learned that it would leech the power of the Starheart. So he's done that to Alan, and now he's trying to absorb the powers into himself. But, in the process, Alan's emotions clung to a fragile child in the crowd. Unbeknownst to him, he had started draining the life-force from the child, and with the Starheart gave it a human form. The human form being that of his late daughter Jennie Lynn. Which Vandal now is in control of. So now next issue, Alan's going to have to make a choice. If he saves Jennie, it's going to cost him the life of the child. And if he saves the child, it will permanently cost him any hope of returning Jennie. An interesting story, by, I think, a newcomer named Junior Thomas. Staz Johnson does the pencils. But, I think, the really interesting part will be how the story plays out next issue, and what they do to wrap it up. I really like this series, and the way that they approach the varying story-lines. It also seems lately that they're using this as a springboard for new talent. I think that's cool! And of course they have a plethora of fantastic characters to choose from.
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