What a cool cover by Rafael Albuquerque and Dave McCaig. I used to not really be a big fan of Rafael's art, but he has certainly grown on me.
Let me start by saying this is another series I just began with this issue. I never did understand the New Guardians concept when this title launched, but now with the Templar Guardians, the title totally makes sense. In this issue the newly White Lantern Kyle Raynor is asked by the Templar Guardians and Hal Jordan to be both guide (for the Guardians) and spy (for Hal). Hal does not trust them and after what the previous Guardians did, who can blame him?
The new Guardians take Kyle with them to the edge of the universe to investigate an anomaly. There they find some conflict with a new alien named Exeter (is he new?) who tries to dissuade the Guardians from getting near the anomaly. The Guardians refuse and Kyle is forced to protect them, using his new White Lantern ring in the process. This starts a chain reaction that opens up the anomaly and wakes up what is inside, "some thing from a previous universe". This thing is called Relic, the new big Green Lantern villain.
I loved Brad Walker's art in this issue and thoroughly enjoyed the plot. We finally have a reason for the title, a new exciting quest for Kyle, and a brand new scary villain for the Green Lantern universe to play with. Justin Jordan hits it out of the park. I enjoyed this debut issue of the new creative team even more so than Robert Venditti on either Green Lantern or Green Lantern Corps. This is one of the best issues I read all week.
