Written by: Morgan Hampton, Jeremy Adams
Art by: Fernando Pasarín, Oclair Albert, Jason Paz
Colors by: Arif Prianto, Rain Beredo
Letters by: Dave Sharpe
Cover art by: Fernando Pasarín, Oclair Albert (cover A)
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: April 9, 2025
Green Lantern Corps #3, by DC Comics on 4/9/25, recounts the tragic fate of the Red Lantern Corps after their Power Battery was destroyed. Meanwhile, the mysterious Nth metal egg hatches.
Is Green Lantern Corps #3 Good?
Recap
When we last left John Stewart and his team in Green Lantern Corps #2, a mission of mercy to the crumbling remains of Thanagar didn't go as planned. John's team crossed paths with Atrocitus and his crew of former Red Lanterns scavenging Thanagar's remains in search of Nth metal. The eventual fight ended in a stalemate when the remains of Thanagar fell apart, revealing a gigantic, egg-shaped object made of Nth metal.
Plot Synopsis
In Green Lantern Corps #3, the skirmish between John's Green Lanterns and Atrocitus's former Red Lanterns continues. Atrocitus vents his anger during the fight, blaming the Green Lanterns for the fate of his allies.
When the United Planets Lanterns destroyed the Red Power Battery, many Red Lanterns died because their hearts were tied to the Battery's energy. The few that survived did so with the help of the remaining charge on their rings. Thanks to the wild unpredictability of the fractured Emotional Spectrum, Zilius Zox's rage infused him with unstable Red Lantern energy. Seizing the opportunity, Atrocitus invented a method to siphon Zilius Zox's power into the surviving Red Lanterns using Nth metal, keeping the remaining Red Lanterns alive. Now, Atrocitus hunts for Nth Metal to build a permanent solution, rebuild the Red Lantern ranks, and seek revenge against the Green Lanterns.
Suddenly, the gigantic Nth metal egg at the heart of Thanagar hatches. The Thanagarian god Horus emerges and questions why he was forced to emerge centuries ahead of schedule. Atrocitus orders his ship to fire on the god, but the ship's weapons are no match for Horus, who rips the ship in half. John quickly holds the ship together with a construct while Shayera pleads for mercy from the god of her people. Horus agrees, impressed by Shayera's courage, and flies off with a mission to find a planet that will act as a new Thanagar.
The issue ends with the surviving Red Lanterns reluctantly choosing to co into cryo-freeze in the OA Sciencecells until their Power Battery can be restored or a cure for their hearts can be found.
First Impressions
Morgan Hampton, co-writing Jeremy Adams, takes big swings in this issue, and I'm on board. In short order, you learn the fate of the Red Lanterns, the mystery behind the giant Nth metal egg, and plant interesting seeds for the future.
How’s the Art?
Fernando Pasarín, Oclair Albert, and Jason Paz execute the script beautifully. You get a serviceable amount of ring-slinging action, the look of Horus is excellent as a massive, Phoenix-like, golden god, and the scene execution and transitions are smooth. As noted in the previous reviews, the closeup facial expressions look awkward, but everything else looks great.
What’s great about Green Lantern Corps #3?
Big ideas with consequences and seeds for the future are just what the doctor ordered. What started as a "side book" is quickly turning into a series that uses the fallout from the Civil Corps War as a springboard for interesting ideas to evolve the cosmic side of the DC universe.
What’s not great about Green Lantern Corps #3?
Aside from the art teams' awkward-looking faces, the weak point of the story is Atrocitus's reckless idea to attack a god with a small ship. What did he hope to accomplish? Yes. You could argue that Atrocitus isn't acting clearly because he's desperate, but it comes across as foolish posturing.
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Final Thoughts
Green Lantern Corps #3 is a fun, thrilling, meaningful entry in the series that shakes up the status quo of the Red Lanterns and the Thanagarians in one fell swoop. Morgan Hampton and Jeremy Adams's script takes big swings that largely pay off, and the art teams' battle visuals look great.
8.5/10
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