Green Lantern Vol 4 21

"Sinestro Corps War (Part I) - Fear & Loathing"

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"Sinestro Corps War (Part I) - Fear & Loathing"

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We got hurt Lanterns all over the place, Cyborg-Superman and Super-Psycho Junior missin' from their sciencells, Sinestro's band of merry men lightin' up the universe, Kyle Rayner's been kidnapped--and you buncha babies wanna cry and hold on ta stupid grudges?!

— Guy Gardner to the Lost Lanterns

Green Lantern (Volume 4) #21 is an issue of the series Green Lantern (Volume 4) with a cover date of September, 2007. It was published on July 11, 2007.

Synopsis for "Sinestro Corps War (Part I) - Fear & Loathing"

On Oa, the Green Lantern Corps are tending to the wounded following the Sinestro Corps attack. Although twenty were killed just in this attack, the Sinestro Corps continue to hunt Green Lanterns across the universe. Hal Jordan notices Tomar-Tu unconscious, and moves to help him, but the Lost Lanterns fire a blast at him and tell him to back off. Guy Gardner has just about had enough, and is ready to tear into them, to which Jack T. Chance and Ke'Haan are more than willing to oblige. Kilowog steps in and tells them all to stand down, or he'll remind them all why he was the trainer. John Stewart and Kilowog ask where the Guardians of the Universe are.

In the library of the Book of Oa, the Guardians of the Universe are preparing to remove the prophecy of the Blackest Night from the Book. Ganthet and Sayd oppose this move, saying that by ignoring threats that they are making themselves vulnerable. The other Guardians dismiss the Blackest Night as lies made by the Empire of Tears, and destroy the chapter.

Across the Universe, the Sinestro Corps continue their campaign against the Green Lanterns. Sinestro observes events with Superboy-Prime and the Cyborg Superman, and promises Prime that they will all get what they want. Fear will deliver the universe to them, and the universe will be better for it.

On Oa, Hal receives a secret message from Ganthet and Sayd. The Sinestro Corps are an unprecedented threat, and the Green Lanterns need a strong leader. Ganthet and Sayd believe that Hal is that leader. Hal disagrees, saying that the Corps trusts Sinestro more than him. He'll fight the Sinestro Corps, but he won't be leading anyone. Ganthet says that despite Hal's ability to overcome great fear, there is still one thing he cannot overcome. Ganthet offers to help him do that. Hal says that if he wants to help him, he'll tell him where to find Kyle. Ganthet says that he's on Qward, but they must go now. They promise to do all they can to help the Earthmen, and they promise to hope.

Rejoining the others, Guy says that the Lost Lanterns are heading to rescue Ion. Hal and John decide that they're all going, and begin recharging their rings in the Central Power Battery. Just as they're finishing, yellow tendrils grab the Earth Lanterns, pulling them into the Battery. Alone, Hal suddenly hears Parallax. He knows that Hal claims to have overcome his fear when his father died, but there is something else that Hal fears: if his father died in fear. Parallax shows Hal his father's crash, and that his father did say something, but he'll never know what. As the vision ends, Hal finds himself on Qward.

And on Qward, he finds Parallax...inside Kyle Rayner.

Appearing in "Sinestro Corps War (Part I) - Fear & Loathing"

Featured Characters:

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Supporting Characters:

Green Lantern Corps
- Apros
- Arisia Rrab
- Arkkis Chummuck
- Breeon
- Boodikka
- Brik
- Ch'p
- Chaselon
- Deeter
- Droxelle
- Galius Zed
- Graf Toren
- Green Man
- Guy Gardner
- Hannu
- Isamot Kol
- Jack T. Chance
- John Stewart
- Katma Tui
- Ke'Haan
- Kilowog
- Laira
- Medphyll
- Penelops
- Rees-Van
- Salakk
- Spol
- Stel
- Tomar-Tu
- Torquemada
- Voz
- Xax

Antagonists:

Manhunters
Sinestro Corps
- Manhunters
- Amon Sur
- Arkillo
- Cyborg Superman (Flashback and main story)
- Karu-Sil
- Kretch (Cameo)
- Sinestro (Cameo)
- Parallax (Kyle Rayner) (Flashback and main story)
- Superboy-Prime (Cameo)
Weaponers of Qward (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

Carol Ferris (Flashback only)
Martin Jordan (Flashback only)
Guardians of the Universe
- Ganthet
- Sayd

Locations:

Antimatter Universe
- Qward
California (Flashback only)
- Coast City
- Ferris Aircraft
Oa

Items:

Vehicles:

Martin Jordan's test jet (Flashback only)

Notes

The cover copy to this issue indicates that this is the "Sinestro Corps War" chapter 2, but it is actually chapter 1. A prologue to the war was featured in Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1.
This issue is reprinted in:
- Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1
- Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War

Links and References

War of Light Crossover
The War of Light is a multi-year saga in the Green Lantern family of titles, exploring, but not limited to the introduction of other Lantern Corps. Beginning with prologue Green Lantern: Rebirth, it includes many sub-storylines, such as the Sinestro Corps War, Rage of the Red Lanterns, Sins of the Star Sapphire, Agent Orange, and Emerald Eclipse. The story ended with the company wide crossover event, the Blackest Night.