Tony Bedard: writer
Tyler Kirkham: penciller
Batt: inker
The Solicitation
World breaker and sun killer: Invictus has come to remake us all into his vision of perfection – he just needs to burn everything in his path first. In the New Guardians' most desperate hour, Red Lantern Bleez returns, but is even her rage a match for the wrath of a living god? All this and the origin of Invictus – and how it all ties back to Larfleeze!
Preview
The Story
Invictus: Origin Story Mode!
Seriously, that fills up many pages of the issue. What it boils down to is that Larfleeze wanted Invictus' wings. And he got them, along with killing every other person that was around Invictus. That solar system? The guy BUILT that. It's a life sized model of the Vega system, with each world reproduced to "the last topographical detail and populated with beings genetically modified to match the Vegans I once knew and loved." Silly Vegans...
Anyhow, after some talking on everyone's part, Invictus shows us that he still sees the world in black and white and not the prism of emotion that the lanterns do (har har har). Then Bleez comes back to crash the party and the fighting ensues again. Among the moments in the fight is that Akrillo almost says that Blue Lantern is his friend and gets in the middle of the fight between the Blue Lantern and Invicuts. Then Bleez gets put into a choke hold that is reminiscent of EVERY CHOKE THAT BLEEZ HAS EVER BEEN IN WITH ATROCITUS OVER IN RED LANTERNS. Seriously, does Bleez have some sort of fetish for this type of thing?
Kyle tries winning over Invictus with words again, and Invictus says that he will let all the Lanterns leave there alive, if Kyle agrees to kill Lafleeze.
Lafleeze, by the way, was revealed to have coerced the Lanterns together to kill Invictus, but Invictus was not the one who set then rings after Kyle.
So basically it went fight, talk, fight, talk, misunderstandings, and ultimatum. Blah Blah Blah.
Its decent. Filler. The story has moved some but I'm just not particularly moved by it. Don't get me wrong, when I read that Invictus built the solar system, I was impressed. But then he returned to his cartoony-ness of being a two bit villain. And what was up with Bleez just outright attacking him? If she served no master other than her own now, and Lafleeze ordered her to go after Invicuts, and she goes there to see everyone talking, what is her motivation to attack him? The fact that he stole a Red Lantern's ring? Well, at least her ability to get into situations that are over her head continue to happen consistently across the books.
The Art
OMG, we got a little bit of Indigo Lantern but in the beginning of the issue! Don't worry, there is still plenty of random boob from Star Sapphire to keep fanboys happy.
There are some inconsistencies with character perspectives throughout the issue, such as why one character is no in between other characters and the path of the fight that takes place, but this is nothing out of the ordinary in order to frame people in the picture how you want.
Speaking of framing, let's count Star Sapphire body positions that are just awkward. How about when she is attacking Invictus in the second round, and you get to see her left side, but still somehow see half of her right boob? And how about a couple of pages later when just her boob make an appearance in the panel, cutting off the top part of her head? Seriously, between that and a couple of other panels, it is like the characters know that we are watching and are posing for the camera instead of the artist moving the camera around to where it would make sense for it to be.
The Cover
More bright and shiny happening just like the cover for last issue. At least the ability for the artist to keep the consistency of the cover look is spot on.
I will give the artist this though, there are a lot of DC add ons to the cover that you just don't see in the image I post here. Add in a UPC symbol, credits, "Invictus Unleashed" lettering, the title of the book, The DC logo and price tag, The New 52 tag line, and the banner across the top for the We Can be Heroes campaign and there doesn't leave much left. For example, anything above Invictus is just cut off. The only Lanterns I see are the Star Sapphire, Green Lantern, and the Indigo Lantern. Everyone else is covered up in some fashion.
Grades
Words: 5/10
Pictures: 5/10
Recommend: Blah. Nah, unless that character on the front cover intrigues you.
Buy Next Issue: Yes, but this book just feels inconsistent. It will have a good couple of issues, then drop off, then back to good, then drop off.
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