Red Lanterns #1 with Blood and Rage

Since the announcement that the Red Lanterns would be getting their own title, I wondered along with others why it was only the Red Lanterns that got a title and not any of the other Corps. Upon reading Red Lanterns number one, the title makes a whole lot of sense.

I will start by saying this book is fantastic from start to finish it is enjoyable this is the kind of issue you can sink yourself into. The book as the title suggests follows the Red Lanterns with Atrocious being the main character in this series and we see the character in a new light with the issue covering the majority of the history of the Red Lanterns as well as history for the Green Lanterns.

Atrocious is dealing with a lack of Rage within him and the Red Lanterns are for the most part all over the place there is no focus within the group. So he must find direction find an emotion to drive him and this leads to a retelling of the history of Atrocious and this is an excellent way for the reader to sympathize with the character and his motives as we see what drives him from the daily news.

Good
For new readers jumping into the Green Lantern universe you cannot go wrong with Red Lanterns it covers a lot of the back-story of the Green Lantern Corp and of the Red Lanterns. For a new reader it is awesome as right of the bat you will have a much better understanding of the Green Lantern mythos.

It seems like it will be more of a stand-alone title rather than connecting directly to what is happening in Green Lantern. That I find to be a plus as it can do its own thing without having to worry about the main Green Lantern title.

Bad
Erm…I am actually trying to think of something that could be bad and I honestly for a first issue you can’t go wrong here.

Final Thoughts
Red Lanterns is a smart enjoyable title that new and established readers will enjoy, for people picking up any of the Green Lantern’s title this title is defiantly worth picking up out of the new 52 this title is one of my favourites.