Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Ion #1 - DC

This was actually a very touching story. Apparently this was an alternate cover I have pictured at the right. But it ended up with a very nice Ed Benes cover. It's written by Ron Marz and drawn by Michel Lacombe. Basically, it's the story of Kyle, after the war, trying to come to grips with what exactly his role in the Corps is going to be. He starts out feeling rather hurt and separated, when he has his meeting with the Guardians. I mean, after all, he's gone from being a substitute Green Lantern, to Torch Bearer, to Ion, to being possessed by Parallax, back to being a normal Green Lantern again. That's some incredible shifts in power and responsibility. It's only natural that he would feel neglected or let down. But the Guardians let him know that they have faith in him, offer him his ring back, and appoint him to the Honor Guard. He's to be Guy's new partner. On his way back to Earth . . or wherever his buddies are at . . he stops in to check on some of the new recruits that Kilowog is training. Specifically he want to check in on Sodom Yat . . the new Ion. And seeing that he's also a Daxamite, he's probably the most powerful Green Lantern ever. They go out to space and have this big bonding moment, when they're confronted by Alex Nero. Obviously he's still roaming around the Universe. He's honed in on the Ion powers, so when he arrives he just assumes that it's Kyle. This little exercise actually serves to prove Kyle's point to Sodom, "You need to let all this frustration go, man. Get over it. Someone once told me Lanterns didn't have a problem overcoming fear. It was all the other stuff. You have the ability to change all those bad feelings. You weren't only chosen to be a Green Lantern. You were chosen to be hooked up with the power of Ion. Between all that and your Daxamite heritage, you're the most powerful Green Lantern . . . " And in their little skirmish with Alex, he actually lets his guard down and defeats him using his head rather than his emotions. After he's sure Sodom gets the point, Kyle heads off to his first appointment. Hal, Guy and John are all sitting around on this asteroid roasting marshmallows. I think this is probably the first time that Kyle has actually felt like part of the group . . the gang. And without all his self doubts, I think he'll probably move on to be one of the best Green Lanterns ever. This is only the beginning.