The Black Lanterns are still running amuck on Oa, trying to devour the Battery. On the bright side, Kyle has been restored by the efforts of Soranik and Miri. Oh, and Mogo has shown up, to the mingled awe and consternation of all. Even Salaak. Especially Salaak. He doesn't know why Mogo is there, and I get the impression that he HATES not knowing.
And there is still that little problem with Guy...
Boy Howdy!
With both the Green and Red rings, Guy is cutting quite the swath through the assembled Black Lanterns. Kyle is all hot to trot to go and rescue his buddy, but Vath, true to his pragmatic nature, points out that Guy is taking out more bad guys all by himself than the rest of them put together,and that perhaps getting rid of the Red ring isn't the brightest thing to do. There is also the possibility that removing it could kill Guy, but Kyle doesn't know that.
Nevertheless, Kyle feels that he has to try, and he goes and shows Guy that yes indeedy, he's alive and well, and that there is therefore NO reason to go all crazy. Too bad that the Red ring doesn't want to let go. For a minute or so, Kyle does manage to get through to the real Guy, buried under all the rage, but the moment is fleeting. Guy thinks that Kyle is just a Black Lantern trick and is doing his very best to kill Kyle for REAL this time.
In the meantime, Salaak is talking to Mogo, who it turns out, has this nifty little secret plan that the Guardians gave to him eons ago. Too bad they didn't bother to tell Salaak. Gosh, the Guardians were just FULL of secrets. Anyhoo...Mog is there to "purge".
That sounds bad. Not to mention drastic.
And drastic it is. Due to some gravitational mumbo-jumbo, Mogo manages to pull EVERYONE, Green Lantern, Red Lantern and Black Lantern, from the surface of Oa.
Off they all go, fighting the whole way. Iolande is still on Mogo with all of the wounded, but he assures her that they are all safe. Then, just before impact, all of the Green Lanterns suddenly stop falling. The Black Lanterns all land in a beautiful grassy meadow...and are inexorably pulled beneath the surface. Mogo is sucking them in, down and down, where they will be "...torn asunder and diffused. Sifted into Atoms. Until all that is left of them...will be drawn to the center of my core...where they will forever be superheated adn prevented from re-forming..."
Wow. Hardcore, Mogo.
Mogo is definitely someone that you want on YOUR side in a conflict. So...things seem to be fairly under control for the first time since the whole kerfuffle started. Well...not quite. There's still Guy and that Red ring of his.
This book continues to boggle my mind. Pat Gleason continues to enthrall and Peter Tomasi continues to come up with brilliant concepts. This is SO good. Twelve Thumbs Up!
