Wow!! This issue was intense. The Green Lanterns that came in search of Arisia and Sodom Yat, are finally going to get their chance at a little payback this issue. They found them on the planet Mercy, but . . Mongul was there also. His plan is to use the Mercy's seedlings as an agent to spread chaos and destruction across the universe. It turns out that Mercy is only helping Mongul because she's afraid of what he'll do to her planet. She's not the planet herself, like Mogo, but . . she is connected to everything in it and on it. It's her life-blood. But at the same time she can't stand to see the way that Mongul is corrupting her children. So the first chance she gets she sets the Lanterns free and hopes that their anger and retribution will be enough to take care of Mongul. It really is. I think that these Lanterns are pissed off enough that he wouldn't have stood much of a chance against one or 2 of them, but 9? Fuggedaboutit! I think the biggest surprise came when Bzzd, the little fly Lantern, during the course of battle flew in to Mongul's mouth when he wasn't looking. Then, when he least expected it, he blasted his way out of Mongul's head . . through his eye socket. Unfortunately, Bzzd was also the only casualty of the fracas. We also get another surprise when a Green ring and a Yellow ring finds it's way to Mother Mercy's tentacles. Apparently, she can inspire great hope and great fear. But the choice she makes is to sever her tentacle to get rid of the yellow ring. Peter J Tomasi did an excellent job with this story-line, and with wrapping it up this issue. Although I'm sure this isn't the last we've seen of Mongul. I also really enjoyed Patrick Gleason's pencils. He's really come a long way, and does an excellent job on this book. His feel for these characters is fantastic. Now, hopefully everyone will get a little respite before the Blackest Night makes it's way across the GL Universe.
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