Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Green Lantern #19 Review




  • Written by: Jeremy Adams

  • Art by: Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Jason Paz

  • Colors by: Romulo Fajardo Jr.

  • Letters by: Dave Sharpe

  • Cover art by: Ariel Colón

  • Cover price: $4.99

  • Release date: January 29, 2025


Green Lantern #19, by DC Comics on 1/29/25, begins Hal Jordan's quest to stop the Sorrow Lantern from creating a Power Battery and permanently fracturing the spectrum, but he needs a team first.



Is Green Lantern #19 Good?


Recap


When we last left Hal Jordan and the newly reformed Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1, a new status quo on OA took shape. The new Power Battery plugged into OA's defense grid, Jessica Cruz gave a rousing speech as the new head of the Guardian's council, and Sorrow Lantern steals an early version of the Book of OA from Guy (???) to build his own Sorrow Battery. The issue ended with the new Green Lantern Corps setting out to stop Sorrow Lantern from spreading his depressing brand of fractured emotions across the galaxy.

Plot Synopsis


Green Lantern #19 begins with the Justice League fighting a tentacled beast who came ashore near Hub City. One of the newest members of the League, Star Sapphire, loves using her powers and getting into the fight to do good things. After a mighty blow from the beast, Star Sapphire locks the beast down with a construct net. Suddenly, Hal Jordan arrives from space to lift the beast back to the ocean depths. All Leaguers present think Carol and Hal's super romantic partnership is sweet, but Batman isn't so sure.


Later, Hal fills Carol in on the events of Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1. Hal has plans to collect a team and stop Sorrow Lantern from using the components to build a Power Lantern. Hal wants Carol to come with him, but she refuses because she feels she needs more training with the League.


On OA, a shadowy figure breaks into the Science Cell weapons storage to steal several weapons. The thief's mission is interrupted by Kyle Rayner, who traps the thief. The shadowy figure is a longtime inmate of the Science Cells named Odyssey the Time Bandit, who escaped during the recent Civil Corps War. Instead of returning Odyssey to prison, he offers her a job to clean her record.


On Earth, Kyle and Odyssey arrive in Australia to find Connor Kent digging a massive hole to tap into a water reserve for the surrounding drought-inflicted area. Connor is immediately smitten with Odyssey, and the three head off to meet Hal at the Watchtower to say their goodbyes before flying into space.


The issue ends with Sorrow Lantern kneeling at the feet of his mentor, Starbreaker, who unlocked the secrets of the Book of OA Sorrow Lantern stole for him.


First Impressions


Green Lantern #19 is okay. Writer Jeremy Adams needs a setup issue to gather the team, (re-)explain their mission, and establish the relationship connection between the players, so that's what you get. That said, the issue feels like a transition issue when it should be a power-packed start to a new adventure, so it lacks punch.

How’s the Art?


Odd. The art is odd. 

Green Lantern #19 has a whole team of artists on tap, so it's hard to know who is responsible for what. What strikes you almost immediately is the odd body postures, gestures, and faces of the characters in the opening scene with the Justice League. In some spots, those oddities carry through. In others, you get a perfectly standard DC comic. Overall, the art is fine.

What’s great about Green Lantern #19?


The two big pluses of Green Lantern #19 are, I think, what Jeremey Adams intended to do - introduce the new character known as Odyssey and gather the team for their big adventure. Plus, you get a spirit of high-flying adventure sorely lacking in most of DC's dour, depressing offerings across most of its titles.

What’s not great about Green Lantern #19?


Likely the main drawback to this issue is the lack of new information, barring the team members mentioned above. We know Hal is the de facto leader, we already knew what the team would need to do, we know who/what is standing in their way, and we know what's at stake. Barring the team composition, much of this issue reads as a rehash of Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1.



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Final Thoughts


Green Lantern #19 is a perfectly good transition issue that assembles a team to stop Sorrow Lantern from permanently fracturing the Emotional Spectrum. Jeremy Adams's script does a fine job of introducing the players before they head out on their quest, and the art team's output, while odd in spots, is fine. That said, the issue lacks punch because most of the plot revolves around restating information we already know.

7/10



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2 comments:

  1. I think one of the artists is the same person who collaborated with Adams on some of his Flash run (especially during the wrestling/doctor fate arc) or at least has a similar style. I have always found the style unpleasant especially the facial expressions even though art style is subjective to a great degree. Didn't enjoy the art.

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  2. Green Lantern #19 delivers an intense storyline with high stakes. The character development is strong, and the art complements the action perfectly. The plot twists keep readers hooked, and the emotional depth adds a new layer to the series.abogado transito caroline va

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