Red Lantern Supergirl Is The Coolest Thing Since Spidey Ock

I must begin by stating that after the end of Geoff John’s run with Green Lantern I was fearful for the future of the ring slingers. After almost a year, things are…going…The current Green Lantern story is solid, New Guardians and the God Killers is a rip off, but how about them Reds! After pulling the Green’s glowing butts out of the fire with Relic they have set up shop in our very own sector; 2814. This is where things get interesting, before being DE-throned Atrocitus, leader of the Reds, sent out some rings to find new recruits. So of course one of them had to find the hot -headed young kryptoinian that we all know as Supergirl. Red Daughter of Krypton is a crossover between the monthly series Red Lanterns and Supergirl, and I gotta say it is a great ride so far. Here are a couple reasons to pick up the story, (as if you need a reason other than the fact that Guy Gardner has FINALLY lost the bowl cut/high and tight, hopefully this time for good.)

Rage Juice is a sassy sauce

When the Red Lanterns first entered the DC Universe they were all kinda “hulk-esque” in the sense that they were very angry and very…monosyllabic. There was much screaming, gnashing of teeth, and puking of napalm but you can’t carry on a comic with characters like that! So after being baptized in the “blood lake,” (I don’t know why I quoted that it really is a lake of blood,) the Reds regain their mental faculties. An unfortunate side effect of this is that they are quite beastly and now they know it.  Don’t get me wrong, when Guy Gardner (now leader of the Red Lanterns) was a Green Lantern he had a mouth on him, but now even more so. He even went so far as to kick Hal Jordan, considered to be the most powerful Lantern out there, off Earth. He isn’t the only one being mouthy either even the giant talking sphere wasn’t afraid to give Superman some lip.

Teen angst+ super powers+ a red ring turning all your blood to fire= Oh Geez

So I am pretty sure that the moment Supergirl introduced herself as Kara Zor-El after becoming a Red, was one of the funniest cliffhangers I have enjoyed at the end of a comic book. Just the realization that she was even possibly related to Superman had Hal and Guy hanging their heads like a puppy caught chewing up the remote. Not that any repercussions from Superman worried Red Lantern Supergirl.  She would rather smack him up side the head with a tanker ship…which she did. With her now out from under Superman’s shadow and her new found power I can just see her running head long into a lot of troublesome situations in an attempt to prove herself. Leaving the rest of the Reds, the guardians of vengeance and revenge, now having to act as scrambling baby sitters trying to keep up.

The Impending Return of Atrocitus

Atrocitus, big bad leader and founder of the Red Lantern Corps, or was, until Guy Gardner came and bet the rage right out of him before stealing his ring and leaving him for dead. Which I would like to add, was the best move for this comic. After Atrocitus found his vengeance against the Guardians he was beginning to lose his rage…again. Now though, he has a reason to be angry,betrayal does that to a guy. He is coming back for blood and the rest of the Reds are scared. I feel/hope that Supergirl is going to play a big part in the coming fight if for no other reason than she is the only one who doesn’t know who or what Atrocitus is and will not hesitate to at least try to lay the smack down on his face, which is something Kryptonians are somewhat good at.

To sum it all up aside from Spider-man this comic (comics I should say as the story is part of both Red Lantern and Supergirl) is/are what I look forward to the most each month. I didn’t even read Supergirl before this, but she fits in with the Corps. so well! Check it out! The Red Daughter of Krypton began in the issue 28 flipbook of Green Lantern and Red Lantern and continues in Red Lanterns and Supergirl, also beginning in issue 28.