Thaal Sinestro has lost everything he’s ever loved: his
home, his family, his only friend. But no matter how desperate he becomes,
Sinestro will never be without fear...a lesson his one-time ally, one-time
enemy Lyssa Drak is eager to teach him! Can he take back the despicable Yellow
Lantern Corps? Or does the universe have a new destiny in mind for Sinestro?
Until now, I’ve only been following one
monthly Green Lantern title, the
awesome Charles Soule-penned Red
Lanterns. I have however read up to Volume 4 of the current Green Lantern series in digital trades
from NetGalley, and can safely say that it’s been a fairly mixed bag ever since
Johns left the title. Green Lantern Corps
and Green Lantern: New Guardians both
looked promising, but I lacked the budget to continue with those respective
titles. Now however, Sinestro comes
along, focusing on Hal Jordan’s famous arch nemesis, and instantly becomes one
of the better Green Lantern related
titles with a very solid opening issue that should make this book a regular on
my monthly pull-list, budget depending.
There’s a lot about Sinestro I’m unaware
of, but luckily, Sinestro #1 does its
job as a first issue and introduces the reader successfully to the character.
If you’re not a regular follower of the Green
Lantern titles you can jump on board here and understand what’s going on,
it’s perfect for newcomers, and at $2.99, you can’t go far wrong especially
given the fact that Bunn is a relatively skilled writer with previous
experiences in Marvel’s amazing Fearless
Defenders run that he had before it was sadly cancelled, and the reception
for his current Magneto series seems
to be pretty high at the moment, even in its early stages.
A lazy writer would have simply put
Sinestro against the Green Lantern Corps, but Bunn manages to shy away from
pitting him against the obvious and deals with a different threat that should
be very interesting indeed and it’ll be fun to watch it play out in future
issues, especially given where Johns left the character at the end of his Green Lantern run – and it’s certainly
good to see the fan favourite villain be explored in more depth in his own
ongoing series.
Dale Eaglesham’s artwork is amazing. He
gets the character, and pulls it off very well with some suitably atmospheric
colours that really help get the mood of the book provided by Jason Wright.
Unlike certain new series where the artwork is often off-putting, Sinestro seems to have the perfect
match, with its solid artwork impressing and captivating readers, leaving them
looking forward to what’s to come in future issues.
So far, Bunn is nailing Sinestro’s
personality. He presents the character in a great way, and it’ll be interesting
to see where this title takes us as this book features a character who I can
certainly enjoy reading about. It’ll be interesting to see how Bunn deals with
the character in future issues and whether there will be any interactions with
other Green Lanterns like Hal Jordan once again, but for the moment I’m hoping
that Sinestro will have at least one
arc to himself before being dragged into the many crossovers that the Green Lantern writers seem to be so fond
of.
Time will tell, but this book certainly is
one of the stronger #1s hitting shelves lately, and it’s certainly found a
place on my pull-list with the potential to get even better.
VERDICT: 4/5
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