Green Lantern #11 – Jeremy Adams, Writer; Xermanico, Amancay Nahuelpan, Kevin Maguire, Artists; Romulo Fajardo Jr, Rosemary Cheetham, Colorists
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: In many ways, this whole run has been leading to this issue—with Hal Jordan back in space and reunited with many of his friends, and ready to take on Lord Premier Tharros. A terrifying flashback reveals how Tharros has been conquering the universe planet by planet—by detonating central power batteries, starting with the Star Sapphires. The Lanterns are far from at their peak—especially with Kyle seemingly undergoing a mental breakdown due to the splintering of the emotional spectrum—but with the help of a defector from Tharros’ regime, they’re able to take the fight to the United Planets and reveal his twisted tactics. And that’s where it’s revealed how he gained so much power—and exactly what’s infiltrated the UP.
But as compelling as this story was, what was happening on Earth was even more so. As we catch up with Carol Ferris after the disaster at Ferris Air, she makes a rash decision—to elope with her fiance to take her mind off Hal leaving Earth. That always works out, and it’s clear just how much she isn’t over Hal when she flashes back to a chaotic middle-school adventure she and Ha went on during Hal’s delinquent phase. Both Hal and Carol can feel a bit… stiff in many stories, and it’s great to see them in this offbeat, vulnerable tale that makes them feel very human. The cliffhanger explains just why we’re seeing so much of Carol this issue, and I can’t wait to see where Adams takes this next.
But we’re far from done with Adams’ tale here, as he still has an excellent Guy Gardner story drawn by the legendary Kevin Maguire. Guy is on the trail of a bounty for Lobo, who is acting a bit more pragmatic and calm than usual. The duo is besieged by an army of bounty hunters, including some familiar faces from DC lore—but this is just a lead-in to the House of Brainiac tie-in as the two of them wind up bottled and face-to-face with some old familiar faces from Lobo’s family. Just pure fun from beginning to end.
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