Controller
Mu’s Peace
Writer:
Grant Morrison
Artist:
Xermanico
Colorist:
Steve Oliff
Letterer:
Steve Wands
Cover:
Liam Sharp
Variant
Cover: Darick Robertson & Diego Rodriguez
Associate
Editor: Jessica Chen
Editor:
Brian Cunningham
Cover
Price: $3.99
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Sale Date: November 6, 2019
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
Uh oh! Continuing right after the events of The Green Lantern #12, wherein Hal
Jordan joined the Blackstar gang after igniting the Wish Machine with his iron
will, we see Hal Jordan: Blackstar! I wonder if he’ll still be an insufferable
prick? Let’s find out in my review of Green
Lantern Blackstars #1, right here!
Explain
It!
Whenever a new boss is hired at your workplace, you
know shit is about to get messed up somehow. It can be okay at first, but then
they have to “distinguish” themselves in their upward trajectory of mediocrity,
and so after a while this new boss is going to assert their opinion and, more
than likely, “fix” something that isn’t broken. Some miniscule change in
efficiency or way to bilk precious extra seconds from the workday that
continues to fill the ledgers with black ink. The worker drones abide by new
rules and regulations with a smile because, if all is as normal, the changes
will be temporary; once this new boss moves upward into more patronage and
nepotism and abandons the vital structure that once “distinguished” them among
the other middle management dickheads.
Or, like Blackstar Belzereth, you can get hired and
start fucking shit up. Now that Controller Mu is in charge of the Blackstars,
he’s made his own cool little cult, and Belzereth, Jordan, and seemingly all
former Green Lanterns are working doggedly at his whim. That includes
humiliating the former Ysmault monsters that now reside on a wrecked Oa, sapping
Mongul of his energy and wrecking Warworld, and next on the docket to destroy—planet
Earth! Which is of particular interest to Hal Jordan, I’d think,
This is a pretty good issue. It’s gorgeous to
behold, and in a more “standard” way than Liam Sharp’s more baroque artwork.
Belzereth’s ‘tude was cool, and the implications of her arranged marriage to
Hal are interesting. I also liked how Controller Mu was treated like Rajneesh
Purim when he showed up to the planet that had been lovingly prepared for his
arrival. My only problem with this issue—and I’m sure there will be a reason
revealed down the line—Hal Jordan didn’t really do anything but smirk a couple
of times. Hal Jordan is kind of a douchebag, though, maybe all he needs is a
smirk to assert the destructive will of Controller Mu.
Bits and
Pieces:
A well-drawn opener revealing the scope of
Controller Mu’s plan. Hint: it’s not to distribute boysenberries. If you liked The Green Lantern, you’ll keep reading
this series.
8/10
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