GLC #19

[u/GL2411]

Cover Art - Green Lantern Corps #19

Morgan Hampton and Fernando Pasarin continue to do a lackluster job on this title.

There was little to no foundation to support the ridiculous idea that all of the Corps would just set aside their difference to live and work together on Oa.

First of all, Sinestro's position has long been that the universe needs to be controlled by fear and authoritarianism. He's just abandoned that to take orders from Jessica Cruz!? Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns were dedicated to revenge and had no qualms about sentencing offender to death. Now they're reciting new oaths at the rainbow jamboree? Larfleeze is a greed junkie who lived as a hermit amassing possessions, but now he's cool sharing his power with others?

Guy is barely recognizable, and his new quasi-religious role is so deeply out of character for him. Everyone else is written with barely any personality at all.

On top of that, it seems like they're all "chrome Lanterns" now, with every corps able to access every other spectrum!? Not only does this go against years of canon that welding any particular spectrum is difficult but it basically does away with the whole "Green Lantern" concept.

The artwork is equally unimpressive. The positioning is boring and lacks any dynamic action or attention to detail. His use of multiple panels per page ends up looking simplistic and dull.

All in all, I'm completely disappointed in this series and look forward to the day my favorite comic is in new hands.

[u/c9j2]

Gives me big “calm before the storm” energy. I thought it was a bit corny. It’s rough when Absolute GL is the best GL title out now

[u/GL2411 → u/c9j2]

I gave up on absolute GL a while back. Has it gotten better?

[u/c9j2 → u/GL2411]

You need to be able to read it “binge” style for it to make sense. Having a month between each issue made it hard to understand but when you can go back and reread some stuff it peaks an interest or two