DC Comics December 07, 2011

Red Lanterns #4

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Red Lanterns #4
Series
4.9

Critic Rating

4 Reviews
7.1

User Rating

8 Reviews
Writer Peter Milligan
Artist Ed Benes, Diego Bernard
Cover Price $2.99

A Red Lantern's tale never has a happy ending, so brace yourself for the tragic tales of Skallox, Zillius Zox and Ratchet. Their violent destinies set the stage for their new life as seekers of bloody vengeance!

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  • 6.0

    Blog Of Oa - Myron Rumsey

    Dec 18, 2011

    I liked issue four of Red Lanterns, but it suffers from what feels like fractured storytelling.  While I'm looking forward to the eventual Civil War, I just wish it wasn't as long of a wait to get there.  Three out of five lanterns. Read Full Review

  • 5.5

    IGN - Joshua Yehl

    Dec 07, 2011

    The art team turns in some solid visuals, and the opening chase scene is fittingly gross, perverse, and bloody. However, the story works against the art because Ed Benes and Diego Bernard are forced to make harsh transitions and convey a lot of information in a cramped space. For a title that started with such strong underpinnings about the philosophical nature of Atrocitus's motives, it is sad to watch it decay into a meandering jumble of short scenes. Read Full Review

  • 4.0

    A Comic Book Blog - Geoff Arbuckle

    Dec 07, 2011

    It's just unfortunate that these moments are sandwiched by dragging formula and a build up to the first human Red Lantern that might be anti-climatic when it finally happens. Read Full Review

  • 4.0

    Examiner - Phillip Martinez

    Dec 08, 2011

    Overall, Red Lanterns #4 was the weakest issue so far. The potential is still there but Milligan is really trudging towards some conclusion. That conclusion is definitely unclear but his characters are entertaining, but a story with no clear plot is lost. Read Full Review

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  • 8.5

    GL Mike

    Feb 08, 2018

    I don't think this issue is nearly as bad as many are saying. The artwork is very solid. The story is a little fractured since Milligan has a few sub plots and background character stories going on. However, I believe these sub plots are important to character development and future story lines. Overall, a good issue.

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  • 7.0

    Ryan

    May 05, 2020

    That Ratchet backstory is horrifying in all the right ways, but cmon, who didn't see this Bleez betrayal coming. Milligan writes Atrocitus far less fun than Johns did. Great artwork

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  • 8.0

    VirusVenom

    Nov 18, 2021

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    zavarkaept

    Aug 17, 2024

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  • 7.5

    ed1138

    Feb 21, 2023

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  • 6.5

    JuliusMc

    Apr 08, 2017

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  • 6.0

    comicgeniuz

    Dec 09, 2016

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  • 5.5

    Redeadhood

    May 31, 2014

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