A sweet comic, that has a rather interesting feature: It has no fight sequence, evil mastermind or criminal subplot of any kind.
However what it does do is give the chance for great character development.
A brief synopsis of this title would be Kyle Rayner proposes to his girlfriend, Jenn Lynn-Hayden, who refuses for the time being. When Kyle tells his assistant Terry about this, he grows angry with Terry's disinterest, resulting in Terry going into a jealous rage and running off home in tears. This jealous rage was due to the fact that Terry had a crush on Kyle and was confused with his sexuality. Kyle eventually goes to Terry and after a long heart to heart chat, Terry comes out to being gay.
This comic has some beautiful dialogue, a sweet message and warmth. It is nice to see a comic that chooses not to focus on a bad guy for once and instead goes for the heart. I never really knew Jenn (Jade) when I read Brightest Day and Blackest Night, so it was nice to see some background to her.
But it is Terry who is the star of this issue. The way this coming out story took place was believable. I also like how Terry (who does know that Kyle is Green Lantern) is in love with the man behind the mask and not the hero on the outside.
Overall I would recommend this comic to all for it's sweat and rather different twist of no villain. Truly one of my favourite Pre-Flashpoint titles.
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