Green Lantern #38 - DC

This was another fantastic issue in this series. First of all . . look at that incredible Shane Davis cover. Is the guy talented or what? We start out this issue with Hal under the control of Atrocitus. At the end of the last issue, Atrocitus turned him into a Red Lantern. However, the Blue Lanterns, and Sinestro, learn a secret about Atrocitus this issue. He's talking to Sinestro and says, "You taught him poorly. The Red Ring has taken him without a fight. He has no coping skills when it comes to his anger." Which then makes the Blue Lanterns realize, "Nor do any of your Red Lanterns, Atrocitus. You have clearly chosen them for a reason . . they can be controlled." But Atrocitus also learns a secret about the Blue Lanterns, in order for their power to work they have to be in the proximity or a Green aura. They are all-powerful, but . . that's where they draw their power from. So, when Hal is a Red Lantern, the 2 Blue Lanterns are much weaker. But they have a plan for that also. They make their way to Hal and slide a Blue ring onto his finger. Somehow the combination of the Green and the Blue serve to wash the Red out of his system. Something Atrocitus didn't think was possible. But, it's also done something to Hal. It's changed him. Hopefully it's for the better. He asks the Blue Lanterns what they did to him, but there reply is simple . . "I . . do not know." Meanwhile on the other color fronts, we see that Carol is becoming ripe for the picking of the Zamarons. She's about to become a Star-Sapphire. Meanwhile, when Sinestro escaped he went to Qward. There's a few of his Corps that are still loyal to him . . that didn't defect to Mongul. So he knows that he has to go to Daxam to deal with him, but his first priority is to return to Korugar . . fully recharged. "Thanks to Atrocitus . . I have a family matter to attend to. Ring. Return me to Korugar." And, in the Vega system we see the Controllers about to discover the last color . . Orange. The war of light is about to erupt, which will lead us into Blackest Night. This was another stellar issue by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. These 2 have really taken this title, and these characters, to an all new level. This is without a doubt one of the most exciting books on the shelves right now. I can't wait to read this, or the Corps, every single month. Whodathunkit?