Green Lantern (2023-) #1

Green Lantern (2023) (Single Issues)

by Jeremy Adams, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Xermanico (Penciller)

Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth-and its champion along with it! A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home to rediscover his roots…and find the man responsible for ruining his Sinestro. From the visionary team of Jeremy Adams and Xermánico (who brought you the epic Flashpoint Beyond) comes a tale of redemption, loss, and finding out that maybe…just maybe…you can go home again. At least if you’re willing to hot-wire a power ring to do it. Also featuring part one of John War Journal from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Montos!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics

38 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 9, 2023

Reviews

[Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Main story: 5⭐
Backup: 3⭐

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hope that goat is ok

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dabbling in another DC hero!

This was pretty decent. Was a good place to jump on, with Hal returning (from wherever) and jumping straight into his pilot antics. Could have used a little more hero action but this was a good taste.

Artwork is easy enough to follow, with some fun moments.

Not real sure why DC always adds a supplementary story that I rarely care about but the Return of John Stewart snippet had me completely lost.

A fun issue overall, though not enough for me to commit to it yet.

[Mr. Cody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very solid relaunch. Hal is the one and only.

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great first intro. Been years since I've been interested in a Green Lantern comic. I will say that the fact it made me like Hal is a good indication of where we'll go from here. Stewarts story is interesting but not fully invested yet. A 4 out of 5.

[Mia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really strong first issue. The character dynamics are fun and the art is great, looking forward to where this goes.

[Murphy C · Rating 4 out of 5]

1/26/24

[Pavlo Chehovets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Прекрасно. Арт дуже й дуже кайф. Відкрив для себе Херманіко. Радію, що ще один ран Ліхтаря класний і він точно піде в мою копілку хороших, офігенних творів. Йду далі читати.

[Nathaniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent-enough start to what will hopefully be a great run. As a Green Lantern fan who's been hungry for a good GL title since Venditti left the picture, I can't say I was blown away by this first issue, but putting Hal back on Earth on a regular basis (for the first time since, what, the beginning of the Johns run?) opens up some interesting possibilities, and I like the approach of making Hal out of touch with the world around him. The art by Xermanico and Fajardo Jr. was pretty solid, and I'm liking the direction of the John Stewart backup story. As long as it's better than the Thorne run, I'm sure I'll be on board.

[Rory C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good opening to a new era in Hal Jordan's story. Ok, so basically it's a complete reset to the familiar but I'm totally on board with that when the art is this nice and the writing is this breezy. Impressive show of willpower in the creation of Hal's new ring so that was different. This had the feel of a tv show's pilot episode but blessedly we have one of those as well now.

The backup story featuring John Stewart wasn't as enjoyable but that story needs some more time to cook.

Read digitally via DC Infinite. I had actually read this a couple of months ago but didn't log it so this is a re-read.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not read green lantern before but i enjoyed this issue so i’ll probs carry on the series

[Jennifer Baratta · Rating 4 out of 5]

When will Hal Jordan learn to think before doing anything?
I personally love John Stewart storyline.
You know Guy Gardener you should really think before joining anything.
Awesome artwork and fanstic writing!

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Desde luego es una pena tener que enterarse de todo este GIGA CONTEXTO del universo de Green Lantern que ha hecho que Hal Jordan esté en un momento de incertidumbre brutal, al estar alejado por propia voluntad (sic.) de sus deberes como superheroe galáctico y viéndose avasallado por la implantación total del vuelo simulado a la aeronáutica. Pero Sin duda Jeremy Adams pone a los personajes por delante de la historia, y puede que este sea un excelente momento para seguir una cabecera de los Caballeros Esmeraldas (que parece que reparten bastantes hilos narrativos, como la tenebrosa historieta de un aparente universo alternativo que seguramente más pronto que tarde llegue al troncal).

[Trevor ComicFan · Rating 3 out of 5]

75

It has probably been ten years since I bought a single green lantern issue. But I heard good things about this new number one and thought it would be fun to give it a try.

This was okay. Art was decent, but I actually was more intrigued by the John Stewart story in the back.

I can’t get over the fact that it cost 5.99 though. I remember the days when DC was drawing the line at 2.99. I am going to have to stick to getting trades on discounted websites and reading most things from the library or on hoopla.

[Armani Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was sad to see Jeremy Adams leave The Flash after reading nothing but good things about it (I personally haven’t caught up on it yet). In my opinion, these first two issues are a promising start to his run on Green Lantern (fingers crossed it doesn’t get cut short as well) and the art by Xermanico is freaking amazing. If anyone remembers the movie Hancock as well, Hal’s current living situation seemed like a nod to that to me. But maybe I’m just reading into it.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hal is earthbound, which isn’t where a Green Lantern should be, but I am trusting in Jeremy Adams and the art by Xermanico was fantastic. Glimpses of Sinestro don’t bode well for Hal’s future.
The John Stewart backup was intriguing and mysterious. Nice first issue.

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first time reading a Green Lantern comic.... And damn was it a fun time! Story was super easy to follow for someone who doesn't know much about the universe. The art is pretty fantastic. Hal is SO dreamy good God. Haha this was fun. I look forward to reading more.

[Joey Amorim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting big Top Gun: Maverick vibes from this book. Honestly, I’m surprised it took DC this long to get around to telling a story about Hal being an old-fashioned fighter pilot, but I suppose now’s as good a time as ever.

[ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love you hal jordan!!!!

[John Koeberlein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hal is a d@ck but a great hero

Half stands up to a manhunter armour without a ring. Then somehow he manifests a ring?

Four more words. Hour more words

[Ayesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

me just seeing Hal in the green suit and immediately playing sexyback.

[Caleb Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great jumping on point for new and old readers of Green Lantern.

[Jason]

4.75

[Caroline Pezão · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK. Sem nada muito impressionante.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've heard that this run isn't great but I really liked this so I'm confused.