Green Lantern: New Guardians gives us the strongest chapter of Wrath of the First Lantern so far, but it's a shame that it stars the side characters rather than the main players of the franchise. For the first time, I'm not looking down on Carol Ferris. Larfleeze isn't played primarily for comedy for once. And we get to see Saint Walker as a Green Lantern, though with a disappointing effort from the art. Sure, Wrath of the First Lantern is being exposed as far more of a gimmick than a real story, but at least that gimmick gives us some good character beats in this issue. Read Full Review

Even though there are three artists -- each drawing a different character's story -- their styles go hand-in-hand with one another and all look good. This is due in no small part to Wil Quintana's consistent color work that melds the different styles together. It's pretty neat to see Green Lantern Saint Walker and Blue Lantern Larfleeze, if only purely for fan service, because that will be one of the sparse things tiding you over until this event decides to get a move on. Read Full Review

Speaking of which, why don't we have Joy Lanterns or Despair Lanterns? I think those are two emotions that could be added to the spectrum. Read Full Review

Just pass. Read Full Review

While there isn't anything particularly wrong with this issue, and I can't fault anyone for enjoying it or Wrath of the First Lantern as a whole, it just isn't working for me, I'm ready to move on to the next story. Unfortunately, it looks like we have at least another month before Volthoom has been dealt with. Read Full Review