OK so I was under the distinct impression that all these Zero issues were supposed to be, as promised, issues featuring origins and jumping in points for new readers. Most have lived up to this, while others have gone to tell origins of certain characters (most of which are due to the origin being told in the first arc of the New52 renumbering). The other two zero issue Green Lantern books follow this pattern: GL Corps being about Guy Gardner and GL being about a newcomer to get the ring. (Reviews of the forthcoming.)
This one, Green Lantern: New Guardians is doesn't follow the above patterns at all. Not only that, but it feels as though it actually goes out of its way to spoil anyone that may pick this up, not realizing it was smack dab in the middle of a story arc. What ever happened to the editors not in the front saying, "This story takes place after issue #13," or whatnot? We actually do get a few of those but it's only after a spoiler is said.
Think about it, you're a newb to comics, you see this cover with all these different ring colored people on it, notice it's issue zero, flip through and see some cool zombie cap and ring slinging, but it and start reading what is actually the middle of a story arc. I think I would have even liked a preNew52verse recap of the entities, lanterns and colors than this. Feels like a wasted opportunity. If your reading through the New52verse starting from these Zero issues, please, do yourself a favor and skil this one; revisit it around issue 10ish of the GL New Guardians New52 books. I'll be doing that jn the future and hopefully this craziness will make a little more sense.
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