It shouldn't look this easy. Making new Green Lantern Corps stories should be hard for any team, even if they are some of the best in the business. But Venditti and Sciver don't just make it look easy, they make it look fun and entertaining. The stories perfectly fit the characters and settings; villains perfectly mirror the heroes they challenge. It's the kind of dance that has made Hal Jordan's space adventures some of the most exciting stories in comics. Read Full Review

Overall this was a amazing opening issue. It sets the tone for the inevitable emotional conflict between Tomar-Tu and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps, and it brings their newest foes to the forefront with no time wasted. Can't wait to read the next issue. Read Full Review

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #42 builds perfectly on both Green Lantern's recent past as well as its storied history. Not only is the book beautiful thanks to Ethan Van Sciver and Jason Wright's fantastic visuals, Robert Venditti is really on his A game as well. This one is a fun and exciting read that is a real page turner and highly entertaining from cover to cover. Read Full Review

Old foes return to wreck havoc for the Green Lantern Corps. The dialogue is amazing in this issue as an argument is made to what constitutes a hero and justice. It's a great conversation and it's one that leaves Hal questioning himself. The visuals are incredible, with heroes looking amazing and villains fierce. This is a terrific comic, let alone an excellent issue of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps. This is a comic that everyone should pick up. Read Full Review

Ive got very high hopes for this Darkstars Rising arc as it looks to be another killer storyline for a series that's becoming synonymous with very enjoyable stories. Read Full Review

There are a couple things that really get me excited about this new run. First, Venditti is easily my favorite writer for DC, and he has done nothing but amaze me on his entire Hal Jordan run. Second, my man Ethan Van Sciver is now on art. Read Full Review

Might be a bad issue to jump on for a new reader, as 99% of this issue hinges on prior knowledge of characters involved, but if you're a fan of Green Lantern and aren't reading this book, you're wrong. READ IT!! Read Full Review

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #42 does an excellent job presenting the Darkstars as one of the biggest threats the GLC are going to being going against. Robert Venditti's spending time giving Tomar-Tu some quality character development went a long way in giving more weight to the direction the Darkstars will be going in. Having Ethan Van Sciver on art duties made Venditti's story even stronger as the sense of importance in the Darkstars rise was elevated even more. Read Full Review

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #42 is a promising beginning for a new story arc that may shake this book and its leads to their very core. Van Sciver and Wright provide some stellar artwork as always. This one gets a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

A tight, well-written story that asks some tough questions of Hal Jordan while setting up a dangerous arc for a former Green Lantern. Read Full Review

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #42 brings the Corp up against a new threat -- the returning Darkstars. Writer Robert Venditti falters slightly, but still improves from the previous issue as he gives the Lanterns a new threat with a personal edge. Read Full Review

This issue was mostly spent setting up the Darkstars and Tomar-Tu's transition into their corps. There wasn't any fighting really, but it was still incredibly interesting. I love the time spent setting up Tomar-Tu's perspective on justice and the lack of permanency Green Lantern justice has. This made his choice to join the Darkstars wholly believable. Read Full Review

Venditti continues to send our Lanterns on a tailspin adventure worth exploring. Read Full Review

My final thoughts for this issue is though the story may have moved slowed, I think Venditti brilliantly set up a story that will put our heroes at odds with an old friend. Read Full Review

Those Darkstars we saw seven issues ago are back, and now they're actually doing stuff. The stuff they're doing picks up a loose story thread from even further back. I'd applaud this, but there are so many other dropped lines in this series, it's a little too late to play "continuity-minded" now. On the plus side, Ethan Van Sciver pulls out all artistic stops for this issue. Read Full Review

Venditti presents a great opening to the new and final arc of his run, albeit undercut by the art at times. With bi-weekly schedule and the rotating artists on board, the story still has hopes of finding it's artist stride. Read Full Review

Unfortunately, the issue is bogged down by Ethan Van Sciver's lifeless, emotionless, and static art. At some point, Van Sciver needs to learn that rotating a panel a few degrees doesn't make it more exciting. Read Full Review

Ethan Van Sciver returns to the drawing board for this issue. I would expect no less,given the raise in stakes for this particular storyline. But again, experience has taught me not to expect him to hang around for the entire arc. I hate itwhen that happens: A comic book company puts its a-list talent on a story,only for him to step away (for whatever reason) before the end. Imagine going to a concert, and part way through the show, one of the band members is replaced by a sessions musician. Rather disappointing, no? Read Full Review

Great issue!

Awesome!

Nice character piece and great artwork.

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten.

I think I’m going to love this arc. R-ditti is connecting tons of stuff throughout his long run while throwing back to some old stuff. We get the Controllers and the Darkstars! I think this is going to be great.

The Controllers recreate a better version of the Darkstars that is more powerful than ever. A Darkstar appears to be a robotic suit that takes a host giving it abilities... like iron man armor but faster, stronger, and now with what appears to be MIND CONTROL!!!

That’s right; Darkstar 1 comes fully ready to fly through space at the speed of light AND teleport into a sciencell to take control of its hosts as long as your version of Justice is DEATH!!!!!!

So Darkstar 1 has taken control of Tomar Tu and laid waste to Hal like a yodeling country boy at the local Walmart. So what’s next for Hal and Pals? Honestly, I hope this arc is a long one. Maybe two 6 issue arcs that lead into one another?

I feel like we get these arcs lately that should be bigger but they just fizzle out. The Zod arc was fine but it seemed quick to end. I want the Controllers and the Darkstars to stick around for a bit. Great opening arc. Nice art. I’m hooked and excited for the next issue! Great time to hop on board Hal and Pals if you haven’t yet and ride out the end of R-ditti’s run.

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Really not sold on Hal's sudden doubts about due process. But liking the rest of it, especially the art.