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Wonder Woman: The Power of Truth and Love

  Back during Blackest Night, Wonder Woman became a deputized member of the Star Sapphires, with Carol Ferris explaining that it’s because nobody on Earth loves the world more than Wonder Woman does.   And we see that reinforced throughout all three issues of the Blackest Night: Wonder Woman mini series, where every attempt made by the Black Lanterns to emotionally manipulate her into a vulnerable state fails because while they’re experts at harvesting emotions, they don’t actually understand emotions, and see love as something fragile that can be taken away, while Diana knows the truth: love is a source of strength, and it can only be given.   The only time they actually pose a threat to her is when a Black Lantern ring lands on her finger, dominating her free will, and forcing her to become a passenger in her own body, watching as she’s unable to stop herself from violently attacking the people she loves the most.   But even then, Diana is so attuned with the power...

Why I Don’t Like Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern

  So for about two years now, the main Green Lantern book has been written by Grant Morrison with art by Liam Sharp, two super-talented people who do excellent work in general.   In fact the best thing about this run is that it’s likely introduced a lot of people to Liam Sharp’s artwork for the first time. I mean just look at what’s on your screen right now, the guy’s work is amazing. Grant Morrison is the polarizing one on this team.  When people think of Grant Morrison’s DC work, they tend to think of one of two things: his more restrained work that a general audience can easily understand, like his run on JLA…and his psychedelic, high-concept work that leave most people confused about what they even read, like Final Crisis.  And for the record, I like both of these.  I think Morrison at his weirdest is super interesting to think about, and I also have a lot of fun with his more standard mainstream stuff.  So when I found out he’d be writing Green Lanter...