This week: The Green Lantern Corps comes under attack from the Lanterns of Sorrow and prepare for a new mission in Green Lantern: Shattered Spectrum #1. Additionally, we examine this week’s broad and interconnected All In games.
NOTE: The following review may contain spoilers.
Green Lantern: Shattered Spectrum #1
writer: Jeremy Adams
artist: VKen Marion
Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Writer: Dave Sharp
Cover artist: Fernando Blanco
Green Lantern: Shattered Spectrum #1 promises to be the start of “the next Green Lantern epic,” and it does that well enough. As a reader who is familiar with Green Lantern but hasn’t read much of the latest series, I was able to jump into the series in one go and get up to speed fairly smoothly. The Legion is rebuilding on Oa, the Guardians are back as advisors, and Carol Ferris’ ex-fiancée Nathan Bloom is furious with Carol, Hal, and the Green Lantern Corps. Because Nathan taps into the sad part of the emotional spectrum, he’s able to act on his anger (and, you know, sadness).
writer Jeremy Adamsartist VKen MarionColorist Romulo Fajardo Jr.and engraver Dave Sharp Brace yourself for these beats for those readers who use this single shot as a starting point. They also do a good job of moving from the status quo to what looks like an action-packed, engaging story. By the end of the issue, the Green Lanterns have a clear mission, the stakes of their success or failure are set, and there’s at least one interesting subplot in play.
If you’re like me, you’ll be able to grasp most of what Adams, Marion, and colleagues wrote. Lying here, I think you’ll finish your Fracture Spectrum #1 After reading this, I’m excited for what’s to come with the Green Lantern Corps. However, I think this one-shot would have been better had it included more pages to give the creative team more leeway to slow things down and spend more time with the many, many characters included here Might be more successful.
This may be an unfair comparison, but when I think about the one-shot pull-off of “the next Green Lantern epic,” I think Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special Editionlaunched Sinestro Legion Wars. That single shot is more than twice the size, which not only makes it feel important, but gives the issue’s creative team time to spend a few pages introducing individual characters, reintroducing the basic concepts of the series, and going from there Start gradually improving.
In contrast, Fracture Spectrum #1 Moving at breakneck speed – while trying to juggle the same number of plot points and more lanterns of interest. The fact that several of the “main” lanterns only appear on one to four panels makes sense given the constraints within which the creative team worked (i.e. page limits). In fact, no one took the time to explain what the Green Lantern Corps or the Emotional Spectrum actually were. Adams and colleagues only have 22 pages, and there’s a lot to cover. It may be difficult to adapt to everything they have yes can be included here.
The result is a one-off that mostly reads as if it’s just the next issue green lantern. if Fracture Spectrum #1 That’s what it is, and that would be a really good question. But compared to something like Sinestro Legion Special Editionserving as a jumping-off point for new readers and the epic stories to come, Fracture Spectrum #1 A little lacking.
That is, if you are current or former green lantern reader, Fracture Spectrum #1 Likely to get you excited for Legion’s next intergalactic adventure. The story’s premise is solid, its antagonists are interesting, and the Green Lantern Corps themselves remain as cool as ever. However, new readers should note that despite being number one on the cover, it may not be the best choice. (If you’re one of the new readers, consider picking up a copy from Adams’s Green Lantern #1 instead.
Overview
There were so many great DC titles released this week that I can’t cover them all here. But what stands out about this week’s books is their interconnectedness. When reading, he said: Unknown Challenger #2 and Question: Always at Watchtower #3 Back to back, you can tell the current DC writing team is working together to create a cohesive thread and a story that is (hopefully) greater than the sum of its parts. New Gods #2, Titan #19and black lightning #3 also use Jilin University– The era set and set up in their favor this week, making DC’s roster feel as tight as it did during the game infinite crisis era and beginning DC: Rebirth. (Let’s just hope this era’s returns are closer infinite crisis Compare reborn.)- Meanwhile, several other mainline DC series are also playing content in their own space, and they’re doing a great job at it. For example, catwoman Chapter 72, from the writer Torren Grunbeckartist Mariana IgnaziColorist Patricio Delpeshand the engraver Steve Wantscontinuing the tense crime thriller that runs throughout the title, while Wonder Woman #17from the writer Tom Kingartist Daniel Samperecolorist Tomeu Moreyand engraver Clayton Cowlessees the Wonder Girls taking a swipe at Diana’s rogues gallery. Neither book mentions the current status of “All Out,” which proves that there’s still room for creators to tell great stories that have nothing to do with what’s going on with Darkseid.
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