Red Lanterns #1-3
It is hard to turn a character like Atrocious into a lead for their own book. First and foremost is the fact that he is a villain. He is taking actions that he feels justified for and has an army at his command. But there is dissent in the ranks. And he is trying to quell that so that he can continue with his mission. But has he made the right decisions?
I was really intrigued when they announced this book forever ago. I was interested in where it would go. Clearly, it has not disappointed me. When I read all three issues together though, I find myself more wanting Atrocious to lose. He knows part of his plan for what he wants and his goals as a leader of the Red Lanterns, but he is going on faith and signs from the universe that what he is doing is right. When he allows Bleez to become more conscious, it really plays on the fact that he should start to realize who he is and what he wants with the Lanterns and enforce that quickly. I think that ultimately he can't.
I understand why he has a certain faith about what he does. You can't necessarily give reason to rage. So if you look at supernatural reasoning, then it begins to make sense. This is part of what I am reading out of thee first three issues. Atrocious is trying to give reason to it, but he shouldn't focus on that. It will ultimately be his downfall. If he was to truly to be the leader of the Red Lanterns, he would need to change into what they are - mindless creatures intent on pointing fingers at who is responsible for some great wrong in the universe and delivering bloody justice with it.
The overall three issues covers a lot of this pursuit of reason on Atrocious' part. We are also getting the story of the first human that will become a Red Lantern. We then are also learning more about Bleez. I'm liking it. Each issue by themselves and as a whole are awesome reading material.
As long as Green Lantern stays away from this comic for a while, I think it will continue to amaze with each issue. I'm looking forward to it, and so should you.
Averages for Issues #1-3:
Words: 9.6/10
Pictures: 10/10
Overall Grade: 10/10. New readers can get into this comic, which was the point of the relaunch, and old readers are being entertained by learning more of the corps that Johns created.
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