Art: Adrian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes
The last time we saw Cyborg Superman was three years ago in the "Sinestro Corps War." By the end of the arc, we see his brain got taken by the Manhunters. Tony Bedard takes the character from where he got left off and gives him a new direction in this issue.
For those who don't know much about Cyborg Superman, Bedard gives us a quick background check of the character. He gives us the whole origin of the character in just a single page. Next, Bedard explains what happened to Hank Henshaw after the Sinestro Corps War ended.
Apparently, Hank Henshaw was present during Blackest Night. He provoked Nekron to take his life and finally end his misery. However, the Black Lanterns were looking for hearts and Hank doesn't have one. He encounters the hooded guy who collects the entities and told him the Alpha-Lanterns are the key to his freedom. On a side note, this hooded guy is appearing in all the Green Lantern books. We'll still see where this subplot goes.
Anyway, the reason Hank kidnapped John Stewart to lure Ganthet in. He tells us Ganthet is the only one who can save him. As Kyle Rayner, Sonarik Natu, and John Stewart run off to hide, they discover the whole population of Grenda underground. That's not much of a cliffhanger for me, as it didn't leave "hanging" much. But it still works.
Adrian Syaf's pencils has this Ivan Reis feel to it. And that's good, 'cos as we know Ivan Reis is one of the best artist in Green Lantern. The splash page with Cyborg Superman holding Ganthet shows the sinister feeling of the scene. I could almost hear a background music when I saw it.
Tony Bedard turned out to be a good replacement for Peter J. Tomasi for this book. He keeps the "Corps" feel of the book with the ensemble cast that Tomasi was good at.
Rating: 4/5
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