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Absolute Green Lantern (2025)
Absolute Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Without Fear
Without the Corps, without the ring, without the willpower, what’s left is the Absolute Green Lantern! Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay have reinvented the mythology of the Green Lantern from the ground up, creating a sci-fi epic of cosmic proportions!
Something strange is happening to the town of Evergreen. What looks like an alien monolith has descended, severing the town from the outside world, leaving its citizens to be…judged. But what that judgement will actually bring is anyone’s guess – including Jo Mullein, the woman who seems inexplicably caught in the middle of the chaos, and Hal Jordan, who has found himself in the crosshairs of an alien force that may prove even more dangerous than the monolith itself.
This top-to-bottom reinvention of the Green Lantern mythology comes from legendary creators Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay as part of DC’s revolutionary Absolute Universe!
Collects Absolute Green Lantern #1-6.
Something strange is happening to the town of Evergreen. What looks like an alien monolith has descended, severing the town from the outside world, leaving its citizens to be…judged. But what that judgement will actually bring is anyone’s guess – including Jo Mullein, the woman who seems inexplicably caught in the middle of the chaos, and Hal Jordan, who has found himself in the crosshairs of an alien force that may prove even more dangerous than the monolith itself.
This top-to-bottom reinvention of the Green Lantern mythology comes from legendary creators Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay as part of DC’s revolutionary Absolute Universe!
Collects Absolute Green Lantern #1-6.
176 pages, Paperback
First published December 9, 2025
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November 21, 2025
Loved this.
Makes me want to buy one of those cheap rings at a con and recite the Green Lantern oath with my fist in the air.
But I won't.
Because I still have to pass as a normal person in real life.
This is one that I think would maybe read a bit smoother as a volume, only because all of the time jumps made it sometimes feel a bit choppy as I was reading it in single issues. Don't get me wrong, I was still really having a good time, but some of the issues felt a tad short. <--especially for the price tag they carry now.
But enough bitching.
Al Ewing really made a different story here. Which is what we're looking for with these Absolute titles, right? Take the characters and the settings and give us something we only kind of recognize. Spin it and see what happens.
That is exactly what we have here.
I see Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and (newcomer to me) Jo Mullein slipping into Lantern roles but not in any way that I completely recognize. The colors are the same, but the universe is ever so slightly different.
Visually, this one is a treat, as well.
Jahnoy Lindsay's art is awesome, and his colors just pop off the page. It's pretty much the perfect pairing of art and story.
I don't want to ruin any of the surprises for those of you who haven't started on this yet, so I'll just say that I'm here for whatever happens next.
I've already reviewed the single issues, so if you're reading them that way, I've left links at the bottom. But like I said, I do think this one would be good to read all in one sitting.
Recommended for fans of the Green Lantern Corps.
issue #1 4 stars
issue #2 4 stars
issue #3 4 stars
issue #4 4 stars
issue #5 4 stars
issue #6 4 stars
Makes me want to buy one of those cheap rings at a con and recite the Green Lantern oath with my fist in the air.
But I won't.
Because I still have to pass as a normal person in real life.
This is one that I think would maybe read a bit smoother as a volume, only because all of the time jumps made it sometimes feel a bit choppy as I was reading it in single issues. Don't get me wrong, I was still really having a good time, but some of the issues felt a tad short. <--especially for the price tag they carry now.
But enough bitching.
Al Ewing really made a different story here. Which is what we're looking for with these Absolute titles, right? Take the characters and the settings and give us something we only kind of recognize. Spin it and see what happens.
That is exactly what we have here.
I see Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and (newcomer to me) Jo Mullein slipping into Lantern roles but not in any way that I completely recognize. The colors are the same, but the universe is ever so slightly different.
Visually, this one is a treat, as well.
Jahnoy Lindsay's art is awesome, and his colors just pop off the page. It's pretty much the perfect pairing of art and story.
I don't want to ruin any of the surprises for those of you who haven't started on this yet, so I'll just say that I'm here for whatever happens next.
I've already reviewed the single issues, so if you're reading them that way, I've left links at the bottom. But like I said, I do think this one would be good to read all in one sitting.
Recommended for fans of the Green Lantern Corps.
issue #1 4 stars
issue #2 4 stars
issue #3 4 stars
issue #4 4 stars
issue #5 4 stars
issue #6 4 stars
January 6, 2026
By far the weakest series in the Absolute runs so far. Not what I would have expected by Al Ewing. The artwork didn't help at all. It all felt like amateur work and the story seemed so superficial, as if the writer just HAD to do something with these characters, use a simple structure to introduce the beloved characters in a new light, and give us at least one big battle to call it a day... I don't know if a second volume could fix this.
October 18, 2025
Green Lantern if it was an Anime!
So ya, this one sadly is the first Absolute book I'm just not really into. I've never been that into Al Ewing's writing style even though he has some celebrated runs like Immortal Hulk. Now if were talking cool Elseworld Green Lantern runs, I did love the Green Lantern: Earth One, Volume 1 series which had a cool enough twist to make the characters feel fresh. Here sadly it feels like opposite where things are too different and weird for me to really get into it.
But starting with the art, I do like it for the most part as it has this very manga inspired style. Abin Sur looks legit like one of Majin Buu's later forms from Dragon Ball Z! Pretty much most of the human Green Lanterns appear in this volume and with Jo from Far Sector (which I still need to read through!) being the main one we follow.
The story was interesting at first as it felt like Under the Dome meets the X-Files, but it got really weird and pretentious by the end imo. To the point where it's lost me. I even went ahead and read issue 7 that's after this volume and it just gets even more weird and crazy and I'm just like no thanks.
So ya, this one sadly is the first Absolute book I'm just not really into. I've never been that into Al Ewing's writing style even though he has some celebrated runs like Immortal Hulk. Now if were talking cool Elseworld Green Lantern runs, I did love the Green Lantern: Earth One, Volume 1 series which had a cool enough twist to make the characters feel fresh. Here sadly it feels like opposite where things are too different and weird for me to really get into it.
But starting with the art, I do like it for the most part as it has this very manga inspired style. Abin Sur looks legit like one of Majin Buu's later forms from Dragon Ball Z! Pretty much most of the human Green Lanterns appear in this volume and with Jo from Far Sector (which I still need to read through!) being the main one we follow.
The story was interesting at first as it felt like Under the Dome meets the X-Files, but it got really weird and pretentious by the end imo. To the point where it's lost me. I even went ahead and read issue 7 that's after this volume and it just gets even more weird and crazy and I'm just like no thanks.
January 14, 2026
Good starst to this series!
February 19, 2026
Al Ewing plays along with the Absolute concept and seems to be taking Green Lantern under his wing to turn it into something significantly different from what we know.
However, the action is diluted for too long by tedious mantras that have an unfortunate tendency to irritate me big time, and by characters who do strange things without us understanding much about it – at least, I don't. I was ready to give up on the series – especially since I don't like Lindsay's artwork at all, which I find unfathomably bland – when the last episode offered some explanations and opened doors to future storylines.
Volume 2 will decide whether I continue or stop for good.
However, the action is diluted for too long by tedious mantras that have an unfortunate tendency to irritate me big time, and by characters who do strange things without us understanding much about it – at least, I don't. I was ready to give up on the series – especially since I don't like Lindsay's artwork at all, which I find unfathomably bland – when the last episode offered some explanations and opened doors to future storylines.
Volume 2 will decide whether I continue or stop for good.
December 19, 2025
Alas, my least favorite of the new Absolutes offerings, which was really a shame (for me), because I really enjoyed the art/visuals.
While I fully understand that the whole point of a comic run is to keep you coming back for more, I felt like ... particularly compared to the others I enjoyed more ... this ended prematurely, or, maybe more accurately, the author/publisher didn't give me enough to either understand what was going on or care about continuing to find out.
Look, it's not the first, and it surely won't be the last, time that I've read a graphic novel or work (novel, novella, short story) of sci-fi or fantasy or speculative fiction and I never figured out what was going on, what the point was, ... or the whole thing just went over my head. But I figure, at this point in life, I've (accumulated enough degrees and experience and) read enough books (of all types) that if I just didn't get it, that's not entirely on me....
Ray of light (yes, with pun intended): Far and away, the best panel in the book - a true Easter Egg - was the monochrome zinger: "You swore an OATH: In the brightest day and the blackest night. REMEMBER?..." That was sublime! But one brilliant panel does not a graphic model make.
Sure, it was a quick, easy read, but ... for me, other than the (gratifying) eye candy, it was all questions and insufficient answers.
While I fully understand that the whole point of a comic run is to keep you coming back for more, I felt like ... particularly compared to the others I enjoyed more ... this ended prematurely, or, maybe more accurately, the author/publisher didn't give me enough to either understand what was going on or care about continuing to find out.
Look, it's not the first, and it surely won't be the last, time that I've read a graphic novel or work (novel, novella, short story) of sci-fi or fantasy or speculative fiction and I never figured out what was going on, what the point was, ... or the whole thing just went over my head. But I figure, at this point in life, I've (accumulated enough degrees and experience and) read enough books (of all types) that if I just didn't get it, that's not entirely on me....
Ray of light (yes, with pun intended): Far and away, the best panel in the book - a true Easter Egg - was the monochrome zinger: "You swore an OATH: In the brightest day and the blackest night. REMEMBER?..." That was sublime! But one brilliant panel does not a graphic model make.
Sure, it was a quick, easy read, but ... for me, other than the (gratifying) eye candy, it was all questions and insufficient answers.
December 10, 2025
Despite my love of all things sci-fi, the Green Lantern comics seem like perfect territory, considering the cosmic premise of an intergalactic police force, but whatever reason, I have not latched on any ongoing series based on the many characters that have donned the Green Lantern persona. Apart from reading the first volume of Jeremy Adams’ current run which I’m hoping to continue, there have also been alternate spins on the GL concept that has kept me interested like Green Lantern: Earth One and most recently Absolute Green Lantern.
As part of DC’s Absolute Universe, which has been about stripping away the essentials that has defined the publisher’s most iconic superheroes in order to find a radical new angle for them, it is obvious that writer Al Ewing is doing something different, though initially it is quite hard to know what is going on. When the small town of Evergreen, Nevada is invaded by the alien Abin Sur who enacts his judgement on the residents, some of whom are willing to fight back, leading to disastrous results.
Having previously written The Immortal Hulk for Marvel, Ewing brings some of that horror spark in this book, from its initial setting of a small town being trapped within a dome (reminiscent of Stephen King’s Under the Dome or The Simpsons Movie) to its alien presence that starts affecting the residents in various ways. Among the townspeople are Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner, all of which are Green Lanterns in the main DC continuity.
While Ewing writes this as an ensemble piece, Sojourner “Jo” Mullein, introduced in the twelve-issue limited series Far Sector, is very much positioned as the primary protagonist and is the closest to resembling a classic Green Lantern. Despite the menacing Abin Sur, the main conflict ends up being Hal Jordan who becomes possessed by the Black Hand that leaves a path of destruction if any harm comes to Hal. This is where you can see the Immortal Hulk parallels here with Hal being an absolute nervous wreck and can’t maintain the monster from getting out.
With its Earth-based setting, much of the storytelling plays out like Lovecraftian horror with ordinary people coming in terms with the cosmic terror going on. Towards the end, we start getting some answers and delve a little bit into this universe’s take on the GL mythos, which is a more philosophical spin on how the different cosmic lights work. Whilst there is still a lot to unravel regarding the Lanterns and the planet Oa, the more Jo knows about the rules of these newfound powers, she would rather break them and forge their own path.
Considering the book’s cosmic horror, artist Jahnoy Lindsay nails the tone that is visualised through a desaturated colour palette that fits well in a grounded reality that is without its bleak moments. As the story progresses, it leans more and more into superhero territory with two superpowered beings clashing one another – one with light powers and the other with dark powers – and the results are pretty spectacular.
There are some false steps along the way, from the story jumping back and forth that can be a little disorienting, as well as the lack of development towards some of the supporting cast who we will see more of in subsequent issues. However, these faults are minor as based on this first volume, Absolute Green Lantern is another excellent addition to DC’s Absolute Universe that is puts a scary new spin to the GL mythos that will be interesting to see unfold.
As part of DC’s Absolute Universe, which has been about stripping away the essentials that has defined the publisher’s most iconic superheroes in order to find a radical new angle for them, it is obvious that writer Al Ewing is doing something different, though initially it is quite hard to know what is going on. When the small town of Evergreen, Nevada is invaded by the alien Abin Sur who enacts his judgement on the residents, some of whom are willing to fight back, leading to disastrous results.
Having previously written The Immortal Hulk for Marvel, Ewing brings some of that horror spark in this book, from its initial setting of a small town being trapped within a dome (reminiscent of Stephen King’s Under the Dome or The Simpsons Movie) to its alien presence that starts affecting the residents in various ways. Among the townspeople are Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner, all of which are Green Lanterns in the main DC continuity.
While Ewing writes this as an ensemble piece, Sojourner “Jo” Mullein, introduced in the twelve-issue limited series Far Sector, is very much positioned as the primary protagonist and is the closest to resembling a classic Green Lantern. Despite the menacing Abin Sur, the main conflict ends up being Hal Jordan who becomes possessed by the Black Hand that leaves a path of destruction if any harm comes to Hal. This is where you can see the Immortal Hulk parallels here with Hal being an absolute nervous wreck and can’t maintain the monster from getting out.
With its Earth-based setting, much of the storytelling plays out like Lovecraftian horror with ordinary people coming in terms with the cosmic terror going on. Towards the end, we start getting some answers and delve a little bit into this universe’s take on the GL mythos, which is a more philosophical spin on how the different cosmic lights work. Whilst there is still a lot to unravel regarding the Lanterns and the planet Oa, the more Jo knows about the rules of these newfound powers, she would rather break them and forge their own path.
Considering the book’s cosmic horror, artist Jahnoy Lindsay nails the tone that is visualised through a desaturated colour palette that fits well in a grounded reality that is without its bleak moments. As the story progresses, it leans more and more into superhero territory with two superpowered beings clashing one another – one with light powers and the other with dark powers – and the results are pretty spectacular.
There are some false steps along the way, from the story jumping back and forth that can be a little disorienting, as well as the lack of development towards some of the supporting cast who we will see more of in subsequent issues. However, these faults are minor as based on this first volume, Absolute Green Lantern is another excellent addition to DC’s Absolute Universe that is puts a scary new spin to the GL mythos that will be interesting to see unfold.
December 18, 2025
3.75 I think. This was really fun and truly interesting as a deconstruction of the Green Lantern mythology. But I was also a little bothered by how far we deviated from the established GL mythos, and didn't feel totally grounded by the new lingo and applications of older ideas. It DID remind me of Ewing's Ultimates though, and I truly hope we're moving in a similar direction, because while I don't think this was a home run, it could be the setup of an all-time Green Lantern run.
Not my favorite Absolute book, not in the top three even, but still worth reading and a welcome comics-weird flavor of DC space.
Not my favorite Absolute book, not in the top three even, but still worth reading and a welcome comics-weird flavor of DC space.
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September 12, 2025Al Ewing's second DC series, and the first still going at the end of its opening volume, is also the first thing I've read from DC's Absolute Universe, which so far as I can make out is a mix of Marvel's Ultimate restarts with DC's own increasingly embarrassing gritty reboots. So Wonder Woman wasn't raised on Paradise Island anymore – she was raised in HELL. Yeah, edgy, right? Also, Batman is the size of an SUV for some reason. And Green Lantern is now a cosmic horror story. Now, because it's Al, and especially Al doing cosmic, I didn't recoil from that as I probably would have otherwise. And there's a very effective slow build here, a remote small town suddenly and lethally sealed off by a mysterious giant structure resembling the GL symbol, its inhabitants (including versions of various ringbearers from the regular GL mythos) zapped or altered. But it is a slow build, uncharacteristically so for a writer normally so determinedly thrill-powered, and even as the final issue of this first batch does offer answers, including an intriguingly alchemical reworking of the emotional spectrum, there's still a disquieting sense of the puzzle box TV show dragging things out. Also, for all that reinventing secondary antagonist Hector Hammond as a loathsome tech bro has been done perfectly well, I am feeling a little burned out on that villain type lately, in fiction as well as real life. I'm interested enough in Al's answers to the ominous questions he's asking – "How far out is the world that's coming?" – that I'll definitely be continuing with the ride. But I would much rather have had more Metamorpho.
September 29, 2025
Summary:
The small town of Evergreen is remote and quiet, just the way most people like it. However, one event is about to change all of that forever. It begins with a strange monolith, which practically destroyed the town. Then a strange alien, who warned the citizens to prepare for judgment.
Now, things have gotten pretty deadly, not to mention confusing. It’s all Hal Jordan can do to keep it together. Meanwhile, others are trying to piece together what is happening or what to do.
Review:
I sincerely think that I may be in love with DC’s Absolute Universe. It has yet to disappoint (me), and that includes Absolute Green Lantern. Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 is a phenomenal start to a new take on Green Lanterns and the Spectrum of Light.
The beginning of Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 is all a mystery, and that’s very intentional. There are a few pieces up in the air, letting readers try to figure out how the pieces fit together.
It makes for a compelling story, to say the least. A bunch of our favorite Green Lanterns are mysteriously living in the same town together, though obviously they’re not GLs (yet?). That puts them at ground zero for a wild series of events, and even in this new universe, they’re possibly the best equipped to handle them.
Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 takes the classic script and tropes for Green Lanterns and completely flips them around. It makes it impossible to guess what the rules are (at first), what the limitations are, or what is going to happen next.
Out of all the Absolute Universe series so far, Absolute Green Lantern is easily one of my favorites. I cannot wait to see where things go, because this is a fantastic setting for something new.
Highlights:
Absolute Universe
Green Lanterns Reinvented
Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, and other famous GL
“Be Without Fear”
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The small town of Evergreen is remote and quiet, just the way most people like it. However, one event is about to change all of that forever. It begins with a strange monolith, which practically destroyed the town. Then a strange alien, who warned the citizens to prepare for judgment.
Now, things have gotten pretty deadly, not to mention confusing. It’s all Hal Jordan can do to keep it together. Meanwhile, others are trying to piece together what is happening or what to do.
Review:
I sincerely think that I may be in love with DC’s Absolute Universe. It has yet to disappoint (me), and that includes Absolute Green Lantern. Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 is a phenomenal start to a new take on Green Lanterns and the Spectrum of Light.
The beginning of Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 is all a mystery, and that’s very intentional. There are a few pieces up in the air, letting readers try to figure out how the pieces fit together.
It makes for a compelling story, to say the least. A bunch of our favorite Green Lanterns are mysteriously living in the same town together, though obviously they’re not GLs (yet?). That puts them at ground zero for a wild series of events, and even in this new universe, they’re possibly the best equipped to handle them.
Absolute Green Lantern Vol. 1 takes the classic script and tropes for Green Lanterns and completely flips them around. It makes it impossible to guess what the rules are (at first), what the limitations are, or what is going to happen next.
Out of all the Absolute Universe series so far, Absolute Green Lantern is easily one of my favorites. I cannot wait to see where things go, because this is a fantastic setting for something new.
Highlights:
Absolute Universe
Green Lanterns Reinvented
Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, and other famous GL
“Be Without Fear”
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November 30, 2025
Сьогодні поговоримо про те як в рамках Абсолютного Всесвіту сценарист Ал Юінґ переосмислив Зелених Ліхтарів.
Одного дня містечко Еверґрін опиняється під загадковим куполом, як виявляється це є роботою інопланетянина Абін Сура. Ще більшої проблеми додає й те, що виглядає так, що Сур прилетів для того, щоб оцінити людей, а його вирок приводить до їхньої дезінтеграції.
Сама серія розділена на дві лінії у першій нам показують теперішнє де наші герої уже змінені вибралися з міста, в той час, як друга лінія привідкриває завісу і показує, що взагалі відбувалось у місті. Головними героями тут є Гел Джордан та Соджорнер Малін, в той час, як на інших планах то тут, то там з'являються знайомі нам персонажі, які відіграють ролі різної важливості, серед них у нас є Джон Стюарт, Ґай Ґарднер, Тод Райс (я тільки після того, як загуглив усвідомив, що це Обсидіан), Віктор Гемонд та навіть в один момент Саймон Базз з'являється, радує що Юінґ вирішив досить органічно вплести стільки знайомих персонажів.
Мені також сподобалося, що ситуація з Абін Суром виявилася не настільки хмурою, як могло здатися, на перший погляд, і від того кінцівка відчувається ще більш трагічною, читалося все загалом легко і видно, що автор тут тільки набирає розгон останній номер взагалі представляє кольоровий спектр дещо інакшим ніж ми звикли його бачити. Порадували також згадки подій в тривалках Супермена та Диво Жінки. Однак, попри сказане вище, я не можу сказати, що серія мені сильно сподобалася, вона не є чимось поганим, але й зачепити їй не вдалося, просто окейна. А от що тут максимально слабке так це малюнок Джаной Ліндсі, який вийшов ну взагалі ніяким на мою думку.
В результаті перша арка Абсолютної Зеленої Ліхтарки є найслабшим стартом серед усіх абсолютних серій, читати можна, але без якогось сильного захвату.
Одного дня містечко Еверґрін опиняється під загадковим куполом, як виявляється це є роботою інопланетянина Абін Сура. Ще більшої проблеми додає й те, що виглядає так, що Сур прилетів для того, щоб оцінити людей, а його вирок приводить до їхньої дезінтеграції.
Сама серія розділена на дві лінії у першій нам показують теперішнє де наші герої уже змінені вибралися з міста, в той час, як друга лінія привідкриває завісу і показує, що взагалі відбувалось у місті. Головними героями тут є Гел Джордан та Соджорнер Малін, в той час, як на інших планах то тут, то там з'являються знайомі нам персонажі, які відіграють ролі різної важливості, серед них у нас є Джон Стюарт, Ґай Ґарднер, Тод Райс (я тільки після того, як загуглив усвідомив, що це Обсидіан), Віктор Гемонд та навіть в один момент Саймон Базз з'являється, радує що Юінґ вирішив досить органічно вплести стільки знайомих персонажів.
Мені також сподобалося, що ситуація з Абін Суром виявилася не настільки хмурою, як могло здатися, на перший погляд, і від того кінцівка відчувається ще більш трагічною, читалося все загалом легко і видно, що автор тут тільки набирає розгон останній номер взагалі представляє кольоровий спектр дещо інакшим ніж ми звикли його бачити. Порадували також згадки подій в тривалках Супермена та Диво Жінки. Однак, попри сказане вище, я не можу сказати, що серія мені сильно сподобалася, вона не є чимось поганим, але й зачепити їй не вдалося, просто окейна. А от що тут максимально слабке так це малюнок Джаной Ліндсі, який вийшов ну взагалі ніяким на мою думку.
В результаті перша арка Абсолютної Зеленої Ліхтарки є найслабшим стартом серед усіх абсолютних серій, читати можна, але без якогось сильного захвату.
December 15, 2025
Pretty Good!
An Alien comes to Earth and locks off a small town, and starts killing people as judgement.
I liked it for the most part. I think it's a fine twist on Green Lantern but I felt some characters were a bit barebones. I liked Hal Jordan's story the most.
But the book was interesting and tense with everyone questioning the Aliens motives and stuff.
I flip-flopped a bit on whether I liked the art. It's absolutely not bad but it just felt... a bit... I dunno 'meant for younger audience' with some of the character designs, I don't know how to explain it.
The story is a bit brutal so the art clashed a tiny bit for me. It's not bad it just wasn't always my vibe. Though sometimes it was really cool! In action scenes for instance.
I might continue this once I see the next volume.
3,5☆
An Alien comes to Earth and locks off a small town, and starts killing people as judgement.
I liked it for the most part. I think it's a fine twist on Green Lantern but I felt some characters were a bit barebones. I liked Hal Jordan's story the most.
But the book was interesting and tense with everyone questioning the Aliens motives and stuff.
I flip-flopped a bit on whether I liked the art. It's absolutely not bad but it just felt... a bit... I dunno 'meant for younger audience' with some of the character designs, I don't know how to explain it.
The story is a bit brutal so the art clashed a tiny bit for me. It's not bad it just wasn't always my vibe. Though sometimes it was really cool! In action scenes for instance.
I might continue this once I see the next volume.
3,5☆
February 17, 2026
3,5 ⭐ Avec Absolute Martian Manhunter, on a ici la réinvention la plus drastique de l'univers Absolute. Et c'est une réelle qualité ! On a beau connaître tous les personnages, toutes les couleurs, on est pris en plein mystère. Toutes les cartes sont rabattues dans ce récit non-linéaire qui compte sur notre curiosité, un peu dans le style d'une série de Damon Lindelof.
Alors oui, à la sortie du tome, on a encore peu de réponses concrètes, mais c'est une preuve de confiance envers le lecteur : on joue sur le long terme, le récit a encore beaucoup à nous proposer.
Un récit qui ne paye pas de mine aux premiers abords de par son écriture un peu simple et ses graphismes style webtoon mais qui se révèle à la hauteur de la promesse Absolute.
Alors oui, à la sortie du tome, on a encore peu de réponses concrètes, mais c'est une preuve de confiance envers le lecteur : on joue sur le long terme, le récit a encore beaucoup à nous proposer.
Un récit qui ne paye pas de mine aux premiers abords de par son écriture un peu simple et ses graphismes style webtoon mais qui se révèle à la hauteur de la promesse Absolute.
December 12, 2025
When Scott Snyder sent the memo saying "we need to do something like manga for our Absolute line", Al Ewing said "say no more". Nice comic.
September 13, 2025
3.5 This is really good! I’m very happy with the changes and what it does with the Lanterns. This is much more a first volume of establishing the whole world, which I haven’t seen done in these titles yet. I like it, while it’s slow ish, I think the science fiction needed this space. It’s been a least favorite power of mine from DC but since this book that has changed. Planning on starting to read more soon!
December 12, 2025
6/10:
This is a strange one. On the one hand, this new take on the Lanterns is awesome! On the other hand, it’s all so incredibly confusing. This collection specifically focuses on the world-building and establishing the Lanterns in the Absolute Universe without really diving too deeply into the main story itself. I’m certainly intrigued by this series, but the second trade paperback will determine if I continue or not.
This is a strange one. On the one hand, this new take on the Lanterns is awesome! On the other hand, it’s all so incredibly confusing. This collection specifically focuses on the world-building and establishing the Lanterns in the Absolute Universe without really diving too deeply into the main story itself. I’m certainly intrigued by this series, but the second trade paperback will determine if I continue or not.
February 9, 2026
A total misfire for me. Over 150 pages weighed down with continuity a new series doesn’t need. I bailed out on the Lanterns when they ran out of new colors and don’t see anything different here. A shame really, because the essence of the idea of intergalactic peacekeepers doesn’t need all that convoluted embellishment. Also worth noting that most of the characters have the same personality and speak the same wise-guy jargon. Yuck.
September 7, 2025
3.5 stars (or 4/7 of the lights in the emotional spectrum ❤️🧡💛💚🖤🖤🖤)
Of all of the DC Absolute titles, Absolute Green Lantern seems to be the one with its mythos most rewritten (perhaps this feels to be the case because the 'magic' system of the Green Lantern series is the most strucutred, so a rewrite would hit harder)?
The two main problems of this first volume is a) It does not tell a whole story arc b) a reader will feel mostly confused leaving it.
Even though there is a lot of cool action, the lack of context left me thinking 'so what?'
Here are the the main deviations from normal Green Lantern Lore (which will not spoil nor explain anything further):
a) All of the main lanterns we have seen thus far all live in our around Evergreen City (Hal, Sojourner, Guy, and John all know each other, Simon Baz and Kyle Rainer are mentioned...but we have yet to see any whisper from Jessica or Keli)
b) The arrival of Abin Sur on Earth is not an accident but some sort of interplanetary judgement - it is also not a 1:1 meeting between the 'chosen' one and Sur, the entire planet is aware of his arrival
c) It appears that we will not have the Maltusian Oans as the little blue guardians here, Guardian means something else
d) Instead of the whole emotional spectrums of light (and the invisible Ultraviolet spectrum) there are only 4 levels of light. From 'lowest' to 'highest' they are:
↪⬛Qard(Black)⬛ - Chaotic Action - (relationship to the Weaponers of Qard is not known yet, but they seem to already be organized under the Blackstars - any relation to the DCs Controller Darkstars?)
↪ 🟥Rao/(Red)🟥 - Restraint from Action (Relation to the name of Kryptonian suns and gods clearly not a coincidence)
↪ 🟩Sur(Green)🟩 - Correct Action (Sur in Abin Sur would then suggest an afiliation and not a family name)
↪ 🟨Aur(Gold)🟨 - Total Action/Elightenment or is it yellow?
In the end, Absolute Green Lantern comes to us initially messy, hopefully all will make sense in the end.
Of all of the DC Absolute titles, Absolute Green Lantern seems to be the one with its mythos most rewritten (perhaps this feels to be the case because the 'magic' system of the Green Lantern series is the most strucutred, so a rewrite would hit harder)?
The two main problems of this first volume is a) It does not tell a whole story arc b) a reader will feel mostly confused leaving it.
Even though there is a lot of cool action, the lack of context left me thinking 'so what?'
Here are the the main deviations from normal Green Lantern Lore (which will not spoil nor explain anything further):
a) All of the main lanterns we have seen thus far all live in our around Evergreen City (Hal, Sojourner, Guy, and John all know each other, Simon Baz and Kyle Rainer are mentioned...but we have yet to see any whisper from Jessica or Keli)
b) The arrival of Abin Sur on Earth is not an accident but some sort of interplanetary judgement - it is also not a 1:1 meeting between the 'chosen' one and Sur, the entire planet is aware of his arrival
c) It appears that we will not have the Maltusian Oans as the little blue guardians here, Guardian means something else
d) Instead of the whole emotional spectrums of light (and the invisible Ultraviolet spectrum) there are only 4 levels of light. From 'lowest' to 'highest' they are:
↪⬛Qard(Black)⬛ - Chaotic Action - (relationship to the Weaponers of Qard is not known yet, but they seem to already be organized under the Blackstars - any relation to the DCs Controller Darkstars?)
↪ 🟥Rao/(Red)🟥 - Restraint from Action (Relation to the name of Kryptonian suns and gods clearly not a coincidence)
↪ 🟩Sur(Green)🟩 - Correct Action (Sur in Abin Sur would then suggest an afiliation and not a family name)
↪ 🟨Aur(Gold)🟨 - Total Action/Elightenment or is it yellow?
In the end, Absolute Green Lantern comes to us initially messy, hopefully all will make sense in the end.
December 15, 2025
Really cool reinterpretation of the green lantern mythos. Love the design for Abin Sur, and hope we get to see Jessica and Kyle (who got a small mention) eventually. I hope the other lights play a part too, would love to see violet and blue adapted to this version of green lantern.
January 9, 2026
I loved it and I know most people consider this one the weakest but I actually enjoyed this one a bit more Absolute Superman: Last Dust of Krypton. Now I can’t wait for volume 2 to come out in June.
It did started off pretty slow but it started to pick up around the 4th issue.
It did started off pretty slow but it started to pick up around the 4th issue.
February 2, 2026
Very cool story! I like the lantern lore introduced more than that of the main comics. It was certainly well done, but I feel like I still need to see more to fully gather an opinion on the run. I am enjoying it, but I don't know where I want to rank it yet.
September 26, 2025
At the moment this is the worst in the "absolute..." series
February 14, 2026
2,5/5
Un peu déçue car vu la couv et l’intro je pense que Jo serait le principale héroïne de l’histoire mais franchement on voit beaucoup plus Hal Jordan qu’elle
C’était plutôt mid malheureusement, j’ai rien ressenti de vraiment fort, l’histoire était pas franchement folle et un peu déçue aussi des graphismes qui faisaient un peu rushé.
J’ai bon espoir que la suite soit mieux, on verra
Un peu déçue car vu la couv et l’intro je pense que Jo serait le principale héroïne de l’histoire mais franchement on voit beaucoup plus Hal Jordan qu’elle
C’était plutôt mid malheureusement, j’ai rien ressenti de vraiment fort, l’histoire était pas franchement folle et un peu déçue aussi des graphismes qui faisaient un peu rushé.
J’ai bon espoir que la suite soit mieux, on verra
February 17, 2026
I’m a huge fan of DC’s Absolute line, but this is the 1st one that didn’t work for me at all. Found it dull and uninteresting, and I didn’t even like the art. Very disappointed.
December 29, 2025
(3.75 Stars) Very solid introduction to the absolute green lantern corps, but doesn't leave nearly as big of an impression in its story as absolute batman and wonder woman did.
January 2, 2026
Slow to start. This didn't grip me right away like some of the other Absolute titles. But it was starting to pick up towards the end. I'll give the next volume a shot.
January 23, 2026
Kinda hard to tell what to think of this one. Definitely the weakest absolute book I’ve read so far, but still not terrible. The absolute line is really good.
December 29, 2025
I loved it. I'm not completely certain I know what's happening, but I loved it regardless.
October 7, 2025
Easily the weirdest of the new Absolute titles. It should be a absolute slam dunk between Green Lantern and Al Ewing, but it jumps around so much in time, my head starts spinning. That's not to mention the large amount of questions I have after the final issue, and I just was left wanting by the end. Feels like it's going to work more in the long haul, but in the immediate, I'm underwhelmed.
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