In-digo-lightenment
This cover is dangerously close to being a fairly boring standard one, but there's a really nice balance to it. The winged Indigo Lanterns on top create a great almost archway type thing for the logo to sit in, and create an interesting sense of depth with the triangular branches in the foreground. The moon right in the middle of the top is the center of the horizon, with invisible lines of perspective branching from it through both triangles. Then there's some nice 'empty' space around head level for the main characters.
Doug Mahnke's art really isn't worth talking about at this point. It's as good as its been continuously on this series for quite a while now, and most of you don't need any more reminders. Which should tell you something if you haven't had much exposure to his art.
A little more light gets shed on some of the Indigo Tribe's mysteries, although not much more that we weren't either aware of, or had sufficient allusions to. We're 100% confirmed; The Indigo Tribe is made entirely of brainwashed criminals. What IS new and interesting is a little more info on the backstory of the Tribe's leader, and the identity of its founder, which IS an interesting surprise. It isn't something wholly unexpected, but differs enough from what we had been lead to assume. We also get a nice look at the brainwashed Black Hand, who's conversation with Hal essentially defines the Indigo Tribe.
Other than that, though, this issue's pretty short. Everything that happens is either cool or interesting; but in the end its not too substantial. This issue feels over pretty quickly, and it seems even shorter in retrospect.
In Conclusion: 4/5
What we get is all of a quality I've come to expect, but like a decent portion of the issue, we don't quite get enough of it. Nothing bad really, I just wanted more. I'm starting to think this might read better in trade.
