Red Lanterns #27 Review

All the Green Lantern books seem to be finding their footing lately, but Red Lanterns is very much the series to beat right now. You can credit that to the winning premise or the fact that the book is allowed to exist largely on its own within the Green Lantern franchise. But really, it all comes down to the inhumanly productive and talented Charles Soule. Lately it seems as if he can do no wrong.

This month, Soule seems intent on giving Keith Giffen's Larfleeze a run for its money as the funny Lantern book. It's a very lighthearted script for a book starring a bunch of blood-spewing rage-monkeys. Soule splits the cast in half, with Bleeze and Rankorr heading in search of a wayward ring, and Guy, Zilius, and Skallox taking a trip to Earth. The issue is worth a purchase just to see Zilius and Skallox go sight-seeing.

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