Convergence: Green Lantern / Parallax #1

 This issue is part of the Zero Hour tie-ins group. It takes us back to a really controversial time in the history of DC; the fall of Hal Jordan and the rise of Kyle Rayner. At couple of weeks (or days) after Kyle received the ring, he went to Metropolis. Suddenly the dome covers the city and finds himself trapped inside and his ring without power. Jordan was also in Metropolis and once he losses his power, his feelings of guild comes crawling back.
Great issue. Kyle shines in this one, but Hal takes the cake. This version of Jordan is Pre-Rebirth and the is no mentioning of Parallax being a giant fear bug, but the reader can assume that Hal was not himself because he regains his sanity once he looses his powers thanks to the dome. But once the dome is down, he returns to his Parallax persona. Kyle is in his rookie version, he doesn’t have the experience, just his will and heart. He truly cares about Hal, and visits him often.

The visuals are good. It feels like a comic book from 1994. Not many people can render Kyle’s mask but here it looks nice. The city of Electropolis and its inhabitants have a nice Jack Kirby style of weapons and energy projection.

Convergence: Green Lantern / Parallax #1 is a fun read. The story is good, the characters are well written and the art is good. A must for Kyle fans and people who want to look back at a very polarizing decade. Hal fan should check it out since it treats the character with respect (plus, it's not the main universe Hal anymore). He may be the Parallax but he has so much internal conflict that is worth reading.