Green Lantern #39
Writer: Robert Venditti
Artist: Billy Tan
Green Lantern is taking a break from grandiose storylines now that Godhead is over and 60% of the line is getting cancelled. Honestly, I’m glad. Constant crossovers is exhausting for my reading and for my wallet so I appreciate that Venditti is turning to a smaller and more personal story with recent issues. He’s truly taking the time to settle down and explore the Hal Jordan’s state and the fallout of all the recent events on the Green Lantern’s status in the universe. Consequently, this issue becomes uneventful but doesn’t fail to hold reader’s attention. It’s all about Hal Jordan and if you’re able to read in between the lines of his words and actions, you’ll notice very strong character-work at play. Even though this character work was great, the issue certainly felt a little too uneventful. The aforementioned exploration of the Green Lantern Corps’ status felt like regurgitated information, unfortunately. Characters talking about things we already know and an inessential fight-sequence brought this comic down. On the plus side, however Robert Venditti isn’t lacking in ideas. The comic opens with an extremely intriguing sequence that suggests the upcoming storyline will be exploring magic and mystical forces. The idea has me hooked and has me anticipating Venditti’s next epic (especially since I won’t have to buy 4 other series). And, after a month’s break, Billy Tan returns to pencil this issue. I’ve liked Tan’s work on this series but his Hal did prove to be a little inconsistent throughout this issue. Though, it still is a fine looking comic.
Artist: Billy Tan
Green Lantern is taking a break from grandiose storylines now that Godhead is over and 60% of the line is getting cancelled. Honestly, I’m glad. Constant crossovers is exhausting for my reading and for my wallet so I appreciate that Venditti is turning to a smaller and more personal story with recent issues. He’s truly taking the time to settle down and explore the Hal Jordan’s state and the fallout of all the recent events on the Green Lantern’s status in the universe. Consequently, this issue becomes uneventful but doesn’t fail to hold reader’s attention. It’s all about Hal Jordan and if you’re able to read in between the lines of his words and actions, you’ll notice very strong character-work at play. Even though this character work was great, the issue certainly felt a little too uneventful. The aforementioned exploration of the Green Lantern Corps’ status felt like regurgitated information, unfortunately. Characters talking about things we already know and an inessential fight-sequence brought this comic down. On the plus side, however Robert Venditti isn’t lacking in ideas. The comic opens with an extremely intriguing sequence that suggests the upcoming storyline will be exploring magic and mystical forces. The idea has me hooked and has me anticipating Venditti’s next epic (especially since I won’t have to buy 4 other series). And, after a month’s break, Billy Tan returns to pencil this issue. I’ve liked Tan’s work on this series but his Hal did prove to be a little inconsistent throughout this issue. Though, it still is a fine looking comic.
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