
First off - this is not a spoiler or a review of the final Blackest Night books. This is a simple observation of why I have enjoyed the series for so long.
For those following the series over the last few years, I picked up this series with the start of the Sinestro Wars. I understood the concept.
The Sinestro Corp Wars were not going to be about Yellow vs Green Lantern, or Sinestro revenge against the Guardians. No, this war was over something simple. Sinestro's hatred of Hal Jordan. Hal replaced Sinestro's friend, and then Sinestro took Hal took on the task of training Hal to be a Green Lantern.
As we all know, that turned into an incredible disaster. Sinestro gets thrown out of the Green Lantern Corps, and Hal is a hero.
But the wars grew into even more, as the Blackest Night dawned. (How did you like that one?)
Anyhoo-ha (and to finally get to my point), the Blackest Night is a story about the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Hal and Sinestro are forced to work together, while still despising each other. Two "friends" constantly competing to outdo the other. Hal can never be better then Sinestro, while Sinestro could never do anything good.
While some have enjoyed the intergalactic war, I have enjoyed these two characters. I guess that's why I still have trouble picking up Green Lantern Corps, and while I have enjoyed Blackest Night, I am uncertain about Brightest Day.
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