This is another fantastic issue in this riveting series. Geoff Johns is really outdoing himself on this one. And now that Phillip Tan has come on board as the penciller . . I have to say, he's equally as impressive. This one's got me so drawn in, not only have I been buying the variant issues . . at $25 bucks a pop, but I've also picked up the 2nd printings. All the covers are amazing. Blackest Night is easily going to be the biggest story of the summer. Most of this issue is spent with Larfreeze telling us, or rather Hal, about the story of how he and the Guardians met . . the pact that was created between them billions of years ago. But first we see that John Stewart, while fighting the Orange constructs, has finally come face to face with Zamaron's newest Star Sapphire . . Fatality. At first he thinks she's there after him, as always, but really . . she's come to help, out of love. We also catch up with Sinestro. He's on Ungara and he appears to be at someone's grave-stone. It also seems as if he's preparing an attack against Zamaron. We don't know why yet, but . . "I will see you on Zamaron. And then love will do what it always does, my corps . . it will die!" We also catch up with that Lantern that talks to the dead, I can't remember his name, but he's on a mission for the Guardians in sector 666 looking for the corpse of the Anti-Monitor. And finally we learn the story about Larfreeze because Hal has made a deal with him. Hal's wearing the Blue ring and Larfreeze is bewildered by it. Hal offers it to him, as it hasn't served him much, in exchange for the story that no one seems to be willing to tell . . the agreement between Larfreeze and the Guardians.
But that story isn't really the surprising part . . it pretty much goes as expected. Except for 2 things. First of all, the Orange ring and it's Lantern was already on Okaara when Larfreeze came across it. And the Guardians knew of it. When they come down in the pit where Larfreeze and his companion are fighting over it's possession, they tell them that the ring isn't what they're after. "We do not want it. We are here for what you stole from us. The relic in your satchel. Give us back the 'box' that you took from Maltus, and as long as the Orange light stays within the Vega system, it is yours. Free from our interference." And, as it turns out, the item in the box was actually Parallax. Which gives us, and Hal, really, quite a bit to think about. However, Hal isn't thinking about it to long as Larfreeze feels that he's welshing on their agreement when he won't give him the ring. The truth is . . he can't get it off. It told him it wouldn't come off until he found 'hope'. So Larfreeze proceeds to cut off his hand. I really didn't see that one coming. The issue ends with the ring talking to him, "Larfreeze of Ogatoo. Welcome to the Blue Lantern Corps." And the next issue is titled . . "AGENT . . BLUE?" Wow! That was an incredible issue. I just couldn't believe the intensity of that one. Just when I think Geoff has given this book all he's got . . it seems like he pulls something out of somewhere. This title and the Corps title is at the top of my reading list right now. And . . deservedly so. They are both fantastic. If you aren't on this train yet, you really need to be. You have no idea what you're missing. And it's only gonna get better. 
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