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Green Lantern #15 – Jeremy Adams, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Writers; Fernando Pasarin/Oclair Albert, Montos, Artists; Romulo Fajardo Jr, Adriano Lucas, Colorists
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: This has been one of the best of the Absolute Power tie-ins for two reasons. First, it does an amazing job of tying in plots from countless heroes like Hal Jordan, Alan Scott, and Carol Ferris. And second…Jeremy Adams’ Hal Jordan is absolutely insane, in the best way. This guy evokes Pete “Maverick” Mitchell if he had even less fear of death, which is just peak characterization for Hal. This issue opens with Hal and Wally (who calls Hal “Uncle Hal”, which is hilarious for a father of three to his uncle’s trainwreck best friend) breaking into one of Batman’s long-abandoned secret hangars so they can steal a failed prototype Batmobile prone to explosions and use it to crash into the hijacked Hall of Justice.
There’s a plan to this! It might not be a good plan, but it’s a plan nonetheless. Hal has been probably the best character in Absolute Power, being completely unfettered by his loss of powers. Along the way, the building subplot featuring Alan Scott and Jadestone bears fruit, as the android takes his first steps into humanity and defies Waller. This character has been very interesting, but I’m not feeling great about his survival prospects. Carol also takes some big steps into heroism, teaming up with Dove and ultimately being forced to face off against her ex-fiance Nate – now the demented Sorrow, who has a power field that can turn anyone suicidal in seconds. This is a packed issue with some truly fantastic moments.
But as good as it was, I think I was slightly more impressed by the backup, which follows up on Green Lantern: War Journal and shows how John is getting along with his family now part of his Lantern team. With his mother’s consciousness in his ring and Ellie becoming more and more of an independent being each day, John finds himself consumed with fear over losing them again. He seeks counsel from John Henry Irons, who has been fighting alongside his niece/adopted daughter for years. It has some great action, but like the story it spins out of, its biggest strength is how deftly it works with its characters and how fleshed-out John is. Can’t wait for this to continue into the Civil Corps one-shot.
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