There's lot of little battles going on all over the various sectors of the universe. Indigo 1, with the help of Hal and Carol, are trying to bring together all the various spectrums. So they've been kind of avoiding some of the skirmishes to fight the greater good. But the battle that I think is most important in this issue is when they go to Zamaron to forcibly enlist the aid of Sinestro. He's there to free his Corps members, but . . Indigo 1 has other plans. So after they get him, they immediately leave for Korugar. There they find Mongul. After leaving Daxam he decided to come here, subjugate it's people, and make Korugar his new war-world. As you can guess, this doesn't sit well with Sinestro . . and the battle ensues. At one point it looks as if Mongul might actually succeed, but then Sinestro reminds him . . 'The rings you wear on your fingers? I designed them. I forged them on the planet Qward. Do you think me foolish enough to create something I could never control over anyone else?' He overrides the control . . puts Mongul through a world of hurt . . and then drops the power-battery directly on top of him. 'Your aspirations for power come to an end. You will not die and join the Black Lanterns. You will remain with me. Forever in a state of pain. And when the dead no longer rise. You will join them.' That's when Sinestro announces that he will be leading the coalition against the Black Lanterns. Which, to tell the truth . . I think that was Indigo 1's plan all along. She said she wanted Hal to help her gather up the avatars of the various colors, because of his connection to them all. But she never said he was going to lead the mission. I think all along she knew that Sinestro was the only one for this role. 'If anyone is to inherit the mission of Abin Sur . . to quell this darkness . . it is I.' But he may not be in that role for long, because shortly after announcing that . . Abin and his sister Arin show up . . as Black Lanterns.
Abin was Sinestro's protege and guiding influence, but . . Arin . . Arin was his one true love. I think the Black Lanterns have found something to stir even Sinestro's emotions. There are a few other things going on of importance this issue also. On Zamaron Khufu and Chay-ara are risen as Black Lanterns. And in the process they rip out the heart of the central power battery. 'Sisters! The Predator is free!'. I'm guessing it's one of those Parallax type creatures. Meanwhile, in sector 1313, John Stewart has seen Xanshi come back to life. And now he's apparently talking to someone on the planet. 'John? I can help you save them.' I think Geoff Johns is doing a great job of rolling out this story-line, without giving away to much up front. Yes we've kind of gathered that it'll take the combined power of all the spectrums to defeat the Black Lanterns, but . . there's also still a whole lot of unanswered questions. What we've learned thus far seems to have happened through the natural course of events. And those events are still unfolding. Also, on this book, with Ivan Reis doing the art for Blackest Night, Doug Mahnke has taken over the art chores. His work looks fantastic. Plus, the darker style that he uses fits in perfectly with the theme and feel of this book. All in all I thought this was a great book. And we're only about half way through the story-line. I can't wait to see more.
There's lot of little battles going on all over the various sectors of the universe. Indigo 1, with the help of Hal and Carol, are trying to bring together all the various spectrums. So they've been kind of avoiding some of the skirmishes to fight the greater good. But the battle that I think is most important in this issue is when they go to Zamaron to forcibly enlist the aid of Sinestro. He's there to free his Corps members, but . . Indigo 1 has other plans. So after they get him, they immediately leave for Korugar. There they find Mongul. After leaving Daxam he decided to come here, subjugate it's people, and make Korugar his new war-world. As you can guess, this doesn't sit well with Sinestro . . and the battle ensues. At one point it looks as if Mongul might actually succeed, but then Sinestro reminds him . . 'The rings you wear on your fingers? I designed them. I forged them on the planet Qward. Do you think me foolish enough to create something I could never control over anyone else?' He overrides the control . . puts Mongul through a world of hurt . . and then drops the power-battery directly on top of him. 'Your aspirations for power come to an end. You will not die and join the Black Lanterns. You will remain with me. Forever in a state of pain. And when the dead no longer rise. You will join them.' That's when Sinestro announces that he will be leading the coalition against the Black Lanterns. Which, to tell the truth . . I think that was Indigo 1's plan all along. She said she wanted Hal to help her gather up the avatars of the various colors, because of his connection to them all. But she never said he was going to lead the mission. I think all along she knew that Sinestro was the only one for this role. 'If anyone is to inherit the mission of Abin Sur . . to quell this darkness . . it is I.' But he may not be in that role for long, because shortly after announcing that . . Abin and his sister Arin show up . . as Black Lanterns. 
Abin was Sinestro's protege and guiding influence, but . . Arin . . Arin was his one true love. I think the Black Lanterns have found something to stir even Sinestro's emotions. There are a few other things going on of importance this issue also. On Zamaron Khufu and Chay-ara are risen as Black Lanterns. And in the process they rip out the heart of the central power battery. 'Sisters! The Predator is free!'. I'm guessing it's one of those Parallax type creatures. Meanwhile, in sector 1313, John Stewart has seen Xanshi come back to life. And now he's apparently talking to someone on the planet. 'John? I can help you save them.' I think Geoff Johns is doing a great job of rolling out this story-line, without giving away to much up front. Yes we've kind of gathered that it'll take the combined power of all the spectrums to defeat the Black Lanterns, but . . there's also still a whole lot of unanswered questions. What we've learned thus far seems to have happened through the natural course of events. And those events are still unfolding. Also, on this book, with Ivan Reis doing the art for Blackest Night, Doug Mahnke has taken over the art chores. His work looks fantastic. Plus, the darker style that he uses fits in perfectly with the theme and feel of this book. All in all I thought this was a great book. And we're only about half way through the story-line. I can't wait to see more. 
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