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Sinestro
Sinestro, Vol. 4: The Fall of Sinestro
SINESTRO DEFENDER OF THE EARTH!
With the Green Lantern Corps in disarray, the Sinestro Corps is the primary force keeping order throughout the known universe! Now, the same Yellow Lanterns that once spread fear throughout the cosmos are tasked with saving all life from an even greater threat: the anti-emotion zealots called the Paling, who seek to eradicate all emotion in the universe including fear in service of their mysterious Pale Bishop.
To find out more about his enemies, Sinestro has brought his Corps to a planet teeming with fear in order to seek out one of the only beings in the universe he calls his friend Black Adam of the planet Earth.
But while Sinestro finds the information he seeks on Earth, he also draws the Paling s attention to the planet. Now humanity itself stands poised to become emotionless slaves of the Paling and even heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman are powerless to stop it.
Only the Sinestro Corps can save Earth now. And if Earth s heroes want to help, they re going to have to embrace the ability to instill great fear
Writer Cullen Bunn (GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY) and artist Brad Walker (ACTION COMICS) present the all-out battle for the fate of the Earth that could either be Sinestro s finest hour or his final hour! Collects SINESTRO #16-23.-23"
With the Green Lantern Corps in disarray, the Sinestro Corps is the primary force keeping order throughout the known universe! Now, the same Yellow Lanterns that once spread fear throughout the cosmos are tasked with saving all life from an even greater threat: the anti-emotion zealots called the Paling, who seek to eradicate all emotion in the universe including fear in service of their mysterious Pale Bishop.
To find out more about his enemies, Sinestro has brought his Corps to a planet teeming with fear in order to seek out one of the only beings in the universe he calls his friend Black Adam of the planet Earth.
But while Sinestro finds the information he seeks on Earth, he also draws the Paling s attention to the planet. Now humanity itself stands poised to become emotionless slaves of the Paling and even heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman are powerless to stop it.
Only the Sinestro Corps can save Earth now. And if Earth s heroes want to help, they re going to have to embrace the ability to instill great fear
Writer Cullen Bunn (GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY) and artist Brad Walker (ACTION COMICS) present the all-out battle for the fate of the Earth that could either be Sinestro s finest hour or his final hour! Collects SINESTRO #16-23.-23"
232 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2016
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About the author
Cullen Bunn
2,109 books1,061 followersCullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.
And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.
Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.
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March 18, 2017
The trade that collects the final issues of Sinestro's solo series...and the final two issues of New 52 Lobo's book as well for some reason. Inexplicable.
Everything dealing with Sinestro, Soranik, and the rest of the Corps is pretty enjoyable. But when your main villain is somebody called the Pale Bishop who is the leader of the Anti-Emotion Religion (seriously) and his henchmen are known as Pale Vicars...I mean, come on. I know it's comics and accepting outlandish concepts is part of the deal but, you know, there are limits. A Pale Bishop sounds like someone who gets beat up a lot at recess, not someone a Yellow Lantern would tremble at the mention of his name.
And then there's Lobo who has literally zero interaction with any member of the Sinestro Corps. His final issues are just shoehorned in there with absolutely no explanation provided.
So yeah, there you go. More Sinestro and less everything else and we would have had a hit.
Everything dealing with Sinestro, Soranik, and the rest of the Corps is pretty enjoyable. But when your main villain is somebody called the Pale Bishop who is the leader of the Anti-Emotion Religion (seriously) and his henchmen are known as Pale Vicars...I mean, come on. I know it's comics and accepting outlandish concepts is part of the deal but, you know, there are limits. A Pale Bishop sounds like someone who gets beat up a lot at recess, not someone a Yellow Lantern would tremble at the mention of his name.
And then there's Lobo who has literally zero interaction with any member of the Sinestro Corps. His final issues are just shoehorned in there with absolutely no explanation provided.
So yeah, there you go. More Sinestro and less everything else and we would have had a hit.
January 11, 2020
The time has come. Sinestro is the hero we all need!
A big bad comes out of the woodworks to destroy earth. The Green Lanterns are gone. Who shall protect everyone? The Yellow Lanterns come in like motherfucking Power Rangers and show people who's boss. However, even Sinestro can't handle the new threat with his army. So what happens when out numbered and can't fight back? Well you recruit even more people! Sinestro sends out more rings and now the Earth has some new Lanterns to fight for their survival!
Overall, this accumulation of build up for the Yellow Lanterns actually works out. Sure it's goofy and silly but getting to see Wonder Woman and Superman all decked out is pretty badass. I also enjoyed the fact my Girl finally takes over for her pops and becomes leader. However, the ending is SUPER Anti-climatic. I guess I'll have to read more Lantern to see where it goes.
Overall, this was a fun series. It never hit super high rating for me but never bad. Overall good stuff and worth it for Lantern fans. A 3 out of 5.
A big bad comes out of the woodworks to destroy earth. The Green Lanterns are gone. Who shall protect everyone? The Yellow Lanterns come in like motherfucking Power Rangers and show people who's boss. However, even Sinestro can't handle the new threat with his army. So what happens when out numbered and can't fight back? Well you recruit even more people! Sinestro sends out more rings and now the Earth has some new Lanterns to fight for their survival!
Overall, this accumulation of build up for the Yellow Lanterns actually works out. Sure it's goofy and silly but getting to see Wonder Woman and Superman all decked out is pretty badass. I also enjoyed the fact my Girl finally takes over for her pops and becomes leader. However, the ending is SUPER Anti-climatic. I guess I'll have to read more Lantern to see where it goes.
Overall, this was a fun series. It never hit super high rating for me but never bad. Overall good stuff and worth it for Lantern fans. A 3 out of 5.
December 8, 2016
Of all the Lantern titles, Sinestro is probably the one that flew under most people's radar, and yet it's probably also one of the most impressive.
This final volume sees Sinestro pit the entire Corps against the might of the Paling and their Anti-Emotion religion. With help from Black Adam and a cadre of Earth's mightiest, can even the mighty Sinestro admit when he's beaten, or is he really going to pull this one out of the bag?
The Paling storyline is a perfect end-cap to this series. It's a shame the trade then carries on for another three or so issues with a half-baked Red Lanterns plot that doesn't make any sense, and then for some reason there are also two random Lobo issues collected here too that have no bearing on anything at all, unlike the Lobo issues in volume 3 which directly tied in. Very peculiar choice to have them here.
The artwork is pretty good throughout the Paling story, with Brad Walker managing to pencil most of it, with help from Ethan Van Sciver (!) and Neil Edwards. The Red Lanterns story is drawn by Martin Coccolo, on loan from the Green Lantern title, whilst Robson Rocha does a great job on this weird Lobo issues.
This volume collects issues #16-23 of Sinestro, but if you stop at about #20/#21, this would probably get a full five stars. The remaining two issues and the weird addition of Lobo drag it down a little bit.
This final volume sees Sinestro pit the entire Corps against the might of the Paling and their Anti-Emotion religion. With help from Black Adam and a cadre of Earth's mightiest, can even the mighty Sinestro admit when he's beaten, or is he really going to pull this one out of the bag?
The Paling storyline is a perfect end-cap to this series. It's a shame the trade then carries on for another three or so issues with a half-baked Red Lanterns plot that doesn't make any sense, and then for some reason there are also two random Lobo issues collected here too that have no bearing on anything at all, unlike the Lobo issues in volume 3 which directly tied in. Very peculiar choice to have them here.
The artwork is pretty good throughout the Paling story, with Brad Walker managing to pencil most of it, with help from Ethan Van Sciver (!) and Neil Edwards. The Red Lanterns story is drawn by Martin Coccolo, on loan from the Green Lantern title, whilst Robson Rocha does a great job on this weird Lobo issues.
This volume collects issues #16-23 of Sinestro, but if you stop at about #20/#21, this would probably get a full five stars. The remaining two issues and the weird addition of Lobo drag it down a little bit.
June 11, 2017
Pretty fantastic character work.
World: The art is okay, the rings look powerful and the movement kinetic. The characters are in between really expressive and just wrong looking. The world building here is fantastic. With the GL Corp missing in Edge of Oblivion Bunn has create a wonderful purpose for the Sinestro Corp. It makes sense, the world is a wonderful little section of the DC and when it when right into New52 earth it was fantastic.
Story: This series has been wonderful since the start. I was hesitant when this series was announced, I didn't see how a book about a villain like space Hitler would be able to find a purpose without loosing the reader (Ahem Red Lanterns Ahem). But wow, not only has Bunn gone into the psych of Sinestro and the Corps but he's created a internal logically sound purpose for the book. It's really good. Plus the core of the story is character driven making it great. The outcome of this last arc was wonderful and changes things, it was good. The Lobo stories were meh and not needed.
Characters: Sinestro is detailed and real. He's fantastic and so his depth allows for wonderful story and drama. Add to that Natu which is a character I love from GL Corps and it's drama central. The slow change for Natu is handled well it's not heavy handed and it's a slow boil and earned. Wonderful. The pieces of the DCU we visited this arc is interesting and fun. It really tied these characters to the world.
I really enjoyed this arc. I am really surprised. I don't look at Sinestro the same way anymore.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is okay, the rings look powerful and the movement kinetic. The characters are in between really expressive and just wrong looking. The world building here is fantastic. With the GL Corp missing in Edge of Oblivion Bunn has create a wonderful purpose for the Sinestro Corp. It makes sense, the world is a wonderful little section of the DC and when it when right into New52 earth it was fantastic.
Story: This series has been wonderful since the start. I was hesitant when this series was announced, I didn't see how a book about a villain like space Hitler would be able to find a purpose without loosing the reader (Ahem Red Lanterns Ahem). But wow, not only has Bunn gone into the psych of Sinestro and the Corps but he's created a internal logically sound purpose for the book. It's really good. Plus the core of the story is character driven making it great. The outcome of this last arc was wonderful and changes things, it was good. The Lobo stories were meh and not needed.
Characters: Sinestro is detailed and real. He's fantastic and so his depth allows for wonderful story and drama. Add to that Natu which is a character I love from GL Corps and it's drama central. The slow change for Natu is handled well it's not heavy handed and it's a slow boil and earned. Wonderful. The pieces of the DCU we visited this arc is interesting and fun. It really tied these characters to the world.
I really enjoyed this arc. I am really surprised. I don't look at Sinestro the same way anymore.
Onward to the next book!
November 20, 2019
We finally get a lot of action as Sinestro's attempts at a replacement corps go expectedly awry (although it does seem to come as a shock to him). Sinestro manages to cause an Earth invasion and throws enough Yellow Rings for what would in another era have been a massive crossover event but here gets squeezed into a couple issues. The Paling are an interesting concept that fail in execution, and the cameo characters getting Yellow rings feels unearned and unjustified, but there's still enough action and humiliation of Sinestro included to make me appreciate this volume more than the previous ones. I'm still not sold on Sinestro as being a lead character at all, but this volume justified it a bit more than the rest of the run did, if only for its comic-book-tragedy ending.
November 15, 2025
The best Green Lantern family book during this era ends and sadly, it ends on a whimper. A large chunk of this book is a fight and different heroes and villains getting yellow rings. It was incredible fanfic. There was some great interplay with Sinestro and Soranik and I also enjoyed the relationship between he and Black Adam. The Paling were and interesting idea but did make much sense when you thought about it and were over-powered. The ending was jarring and out of place. Why there was some Lobo issues collected here other than they were written by Bunn is a mystery. There was some gorgeous artwork here. Overall, the worst of the volumes and not the ending this book and character deserved.
January 30, 2018
Kiedy wszystko się wali i okazuje się, że za późno na delikatność, Sinestro nie przebiera w środkach. Werbuje kogo się da.
Ten tom był pełen dobrej akcji, rozwoju charakterów i niecodziennych sojuszów. Godne zakończenie serii.
Ten tom był pełen dobrej akcji, rozwoju charakterów i niecodziennych sojuszów. Godne zakończenie serii.
January 17, 2024
Why was Lobo in the ending of this? I didn't even read it. Fuck I wish I didn't waste my time on that last issue cause it didn't even relate to Sinestro. As a whole this story was so choppy and had too many random ass storylines. Bleh.
June 3, 2019
Interesting look to see how Sinestro's plans failed (or worked?) in the previous volume.
August 22, 2019
This is not perfect, but it was interesting. Worth the price of admission to see Superman from the Truth era as a Yellow Lantern.
November 12, 2024
The Brad Walker covers are outstanding. I really like the covers.
October 2, 2025
Great run.
Read it in a week while trying to pace myself to one volume a week. Now I gotta find something else.
Read it in a week while trying to pace myself to one volume a week. Now I gotta find something else.
October 8, 2018
Final entry of the New 52 Sinestro Corps and I can finally say that this was pretty phenomenal. The Green Lanterns are gone and Sinestro is in charge of his Corps whilst a dangerous entity against emotion journeys to Earth on a fact finding mission which turns into the battle of all battles.
Earth is in peril and with the Green Lanterns gone, the Sinestro Corps comes to the rescue and not just them but their rings to imbue power to those willing. From Superman and Wonder Woman to Harley Quinn and Deathstroke, you get to witness many heroes and villains save their planet thanks to the Sinestro Corps. I really loved this part of the story. For once the people of Earth are grateful for the Sinestro Coprs and the moral of the story is that sometimes fear can be beneficial to survival.
I loved seeing a depowered Superman powered again as well as seeing his beloved fighting alongside him again. Harley was just wonderful as a Sinestro Corpsman and don’t get me started on Slade, he was in his element.
Eventually things come back to normal and the Green Lanterns will return as the Sinestro Corps story ends with them being the villains again. Still this collection had its moments and well worth its existence. B+
Earth is in peril and with the Green Lanterns gone, the Sinestro Corps comes to the rescue and not just them but their rings to imbue power to those willing. From Superman and Wonder Woman to Harley Quinn and Deathstroke, you get to witness many heroes and villains save their planet thanks to the Sinestro Corps. I really loved this part of the story. For once the people of Earth are grateful for the Sinestro Coprs and the moral of the story is that sometimes fear can be beneficial to survival.
I loved seeing a depowered Superman powered again as well as seeing his beloved fighting alongside him again. Harley was just wonderful as a Sinestro Corpsman and don’t get me started on Slade, he was in his element.
Eventually things come back to normal and the Green Lanterns will return as the Sinestro Corps story ends with them being the villains again. Still this collection had its moments and well worth its existence. B+
November 19, 2016
The culmination of the previous Volumes explodes here!
The Green Lanterns are gone. The Sinestro Corps have taken over guardianship of the galaxy. The Paling has launched an invasion against Earth and Sinestro's solution? RECRUITMENT
Kal-El of Krypton, Diana of Themyscira, Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Black Adam, Black Manta, Deadman, Deathstroke, Seeder, and Constantine... you have the ability to instill great fear. Welcome to the Sinestro Corps. (AWESOME!!!!)
After the war with The Paling, Sinestro, now heavily injured, turns over leadership of the Corps to his daughter Soranik Natu. She leaves Arkillo as guardian of Earth and heads back to Warworld with the rest of the Corps. What next adventure, post-Rebirth, will the Yellow Lanterns embark on? When the Green Lanterns return, will they reclaiming policing the galaxy?
This Volume was amazing with all the action and fulfillment of seeing certain people join a Lantern Corps. In fact, the whole run of Sinestro, however brief, was very fast paced and full of action.
Recommend.
The Green Lanterns are gone. The Sinestro Corps have taken over guardianship of the galaxy. The Paling has launched an invasion against Earth and Sinestro's solution? RECRUITMENT
Kal-El of Krypton, Diana of Themyscira, Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Black Adam, Black Manta, Deadman, Deathstroke, Seeder, and Constantine... you have the ability to instill great fear. Welcome to the Sinestro Corps. (AWESOME!!!!)
After the war with The Paling, Sinestro, now heavily injured, turns over leadership of the Corps to his daughter Soranik Natu. She leaves Arkillo as guardian of Earth and heads back to Warworld with the rest of the Corps. What next adventure, post-Rebirth, will the Yellow Lanterns embark on? When the Green Lanterns return, will they reclaiming policing the galaxy?
This Volume was amazing with all the action and fulfillment of seeing certain people join a Lantern Corps. In fact, the whole run of Sinestro, however brief, was very fast paced and full of action.
Recommend.
February 6, 2017
3.5 is a good number.
It's honestly a pretty good story about Sinestro becoming the universe's protector...and then the Lobo series finishes in this collection...so yeah DC decided to burn off the last 2 Lobo issues here. Now that's despite the Yellow Corps not being in his issues, but Hal Jordon is. So wouldn't a GL book have been a better choice...weird.
It's honestly a pretty good story about Sinestro becoming the universe's protector...and then the Lobo series finishes in this collection...so yeah DC decided to burn off the last 2 Lobo issues here. Now that's despite the Yellow Corps not being in his issues, but Hal Jordon is. So wouldn't a GL book have been a better choice...weird.
December 24, 2016
I mean...this book is pretty stupid, but in an enjoyable way. Pretty much worth it just to see Black Adam join the Sinestro Corps.
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