I feel like I've been too critical towards this run in the past but honestly, it's solid work. It's a safe run sure, but it takes the best out of being safe in being so consistent. At its best manages to find a perfect middle ground in a lot of stuff, while Hal remains the protagonist, as this issue examplifies perfectly. And that's important, especially when you do a serialized monthly run. In a way, I feel like finally the Johns saga(Venditti's Hal and Pals was part of Johns's saga for me) is over and we have a new exciting monthly Green Lantern run for masses, that is not only preoccupied with what he established, I mean the colors and the dynamics between them. The novelty finally wore off and even if the colors still play a part they are just part of the world.

Xermanico is one of the artists with the best-developed art in DC rn IMO, while he still manages to be distinct, especially with the panels. Here I think he had a lot of room to show his strength as an artist and he did with all the details he added to those big scenes. Hal's monologue complimented really well the art and honestly, those few pages of the start are quite impressive, with the rising tension both in the art and in Hal's head. It was a like symphoniny, a roller coaster. The spectacle in this issue is really big, it's breathtaking with each page and it's fast, it's urgent. You get calm moments, only to get another boom, very soon after it and be disoriented again, but not too much, just enough to realize what is happening 3 seconds after it. And that's the best thing about this comic, it's never too much, while still creating intrigue. it's just easy to be loved by everybody.

All in all, things kick into another gear here, while the way the story and arcs unfold remains really clear.

P.S. JLI is one of my favorite DC comics ever(till issue 50 at least) but Maguire really isn't doing it for me here. more

Adams does a good job of finding a good reason to have Tom Kalmaku show up, and makes a far more compelling justification for the ridiculous number of Earth Lanterns (although there are just too many imo). With Hal's ring restored the haze of self doubt has been lifted, and Hal has the clarity of emotion to make a crucial decision about Carol - and of course this just means that Adams will have Carol decide she wants to be with Hal since they can never both be in the same place emotionally.
This is all building towards a Green Lantern Civil War of sorts - and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds. more

The story was okay, but dragged on a bit and was kinda boring. The art wasn't as good here as in the previous issues, it seemed a little muddy and rushed. They also got the GL logo sideways on the ring a couple of times which just shows that there wasn't as much attention to detail.

A little predictable, but a fun read.