Ever since Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis took over this book . . . it's been in my top 5 every single month. I already thought the character of Hal Jordan was fantastic, but with these 2 guys influence . . I think it's one of the best Green Lantern books ever. Geoff puts so much into his stories . . there's so much to get out of them when reading them. And then Ivan Reis . . well, what can I say about Ivan other than I think he's been hugely underrated. I thought he was fantastic back on Lady Death, but now . . I think he's gotten even better ever since he came over to DC. The guy is phenomenal. Anyways, this issue is closing in on the end of this Secret Origins story-line. Hal and Sinestro have been fighting this Atrocitus character. He landed on Earth shortly after Sinestro showed up and all he's been talking about is the Blackest Night that's about to befall the Guardians. To that end, he's been searching for William Hand . . ". . your insides hold the power that will destroy the Guardians of the Universe. You are the incubator of death to all!" Whatever that all means. But for some reason Sinestro doesn't see William as the threat that he is. When all's said and done . . he just lets him go. Hal also makes peace with Carol this issue. He goes over to her house to confront her father and finds out that he's really quite infirm. Carol as been running the company in his absence for quite a while. Also, at the end of this issue, as Hal and Sinestro are saying their goodbyes, it appears that they're about to be arrested by the Guardians. "Time allotment exceeded. Illegal fraternizing between officers registered. You have disobeyed our territorial edict. You will report to OA . . for immediate discipline." That's an interesting turn of events. I can't wait to see how this plays out next issue. After this story-arc comes Blackest Night and Rage of the Red Lanterns. I thought this was a fantastic book by 2 hugely talented contributors.
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