Green Lantern Corps #24 - DC

This has really turned out to be a great series. The approach they've taken with this book, as compared to it's previous incarnation . . is like night and day. And with this issue . . they've at least lasted as long as the previous attempt. That series went from Green Lantern #201 through #224. Which was the end of the original Green Lantern series. However, right from the beginning, I knew that this one would last longer. The approach they've taken to the characters and their development has been brilliant. Plus, with this series, there's just so much more interaction between all the various Lanterns. In that old series, there really only was about 10 or 12 main characters that they followed. There were interactions with others, but nowhere near the extent of this series. And now . . with Mongul appearing to be attempting to completely take over complete control of the Sinestro Corps? It's really getting interesting. Guy Gardner has lead a team of Lanterns to this planet to attempt to rescue Arisia and Sodam Yat from an as yet unknown assailant. What they find is . . . first the upper atmosphere is completely filled with the body-parts and entrails of every living thing that was on this planet. It's so thick, that it turns the sky red from the surface. Then, on the surface, they find that the entire planet is covered with the Black Mercy flower. From there they know that Mongul is somehow involved. For the people that don't know, we also get his brief history. At the time Mongul, with the yellow ring's energy, is shooting as many of the Black Mercy seedlings out in to space as he can, to infect other planets. Our team eventually locates Arisia and Sodam, but they have to delve deep in to the bowels of the planet to find them. And, unfortunately . . as seen on the last page . . they've also ired the wrath of . . for lack of a better word . . the Queen Black Mercy. From looking at the next issue blurb, she's called Mother Mercy. And this . . being, or plant, or whatever, may be more than their combined force can handle. I have to give Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason huge props for this series. They really have been doing an incredible job. I can see this book being around for quite a while to come.