Von Daggle takes John and we back in time as we get a look
at how the Durlans came to be in their present state.
Again, Green Lantern Corps has uptil now proved to be the
filler companion to Green Lantern so far, especially with Daggle’s arc being
stretched to breaking point.
But given Uprising is just around the corner, a New 52
origin story to the Durlan armanda was sorely needed, especially as we needed
to know why the shape-shifters have such an intense hatred of the Corps.
The artwork is sorely lacking though, especially seeing the
haphazard package present in the art department for this book.
SPOILERS FOLLOW………………….
The story starts centuries ago on the planet Durla in Sector
700. Von Daggle chronicles how the Durlans evolved from prey to predators and
finally despots.
While at first they attacked only to protect themselves,
they slowly evolved to take over the entire planet by infiltrating the other
species and sowing discord and death. Not satisfied, many turned to outer
space.
On Mogo, an induced forest fire is able to draw out almost
all of the remaining Durlans and they are captured by the Lanterns.
As Daggle continues his story, he tells how this invasion
across space led to the Guardians taking action and imprisoning them on their
own planet.
This may have worked if not for the clashing ideologies
between the ones that stayed on Durla and the ones that left it. A massive
struggle for supremacy ensures, and one thing led to another before the planet
was finally brought to breaking point and broken.
A few Durlans survived and they were called the Ancients.
Using Krolotean technology, they managed to restart their race, but at the cost
of requiring radiation to keep up their shape-changing.
On Durla now, the Ancients arm themselves in the armor
brought to them by the Khund and declare their intentions to march to war.
SPOILERS END………………….
While the Durlan origin story was a much needed story so
that we could see the other side, the actions in the present felt rushed. So
deep into the story, the capture of the spy Durlans (except apparently one)
felt a little too quick. The origin story in itself felt reminiscent of the
Godkillers arc.
The artwork though was the weakest point of this issue.
Characters looked misshapen and distorted.
So, I give it 6.0 out of 10.
+A much needed origin story for the antagonists.
+The pace finally picks up
-Some actions felt suddenly rushed
-Artwork was erratic at best
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