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Geek Dad
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Absolute Green Lantern #4: The Judgement of Hal Jordan
Absolute Green Lantern #4 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Of all the Absolute books, this is the one that feels the most like a horror movie – with the mysterious Abin Sur descending on a small town, encasing it in a dome, and seemingly picking off people one by one as part of his 'judgement'. When Guy Gardner was quickly claimed by Abin Sur's mysterious green light, it was a shocker – but nothing compared to what happened last issue, as John Stewart's desperate gambit failed and he was claimed by the light. We know what's happening in the future – as Jo Mullein winds up in command of the first Green Lantern ring on Earth, while Hal winds up possessed by a strange shadow entity calling itself the Darkstar. But we didn't know how we get there. As this issue opens, the town is becoming more and more empty, as the few survivors become increasingly desperate. And so Jo decides to try something no one has – talk to their captor one on one. Haunted. Via DC Comics. One thing Ewing does really well – this is one of the first cases I've seen where an alien actually talks like an alien. Abin Sur's dialogue is often inscrutable, as he describes concepts that we have no way to understand. That works really well at setting a claustrophobic tone – and one that gets only more confusing when he explains that no one is actually dead with a few exceptions, and they're going through some sort of judgement. Is this strange alien specter not actually the villain here? It makes sense – but I'm no closer to understanding his motives than I was before, and I love it. The end of the issue, however, does give us a much more clear-cut villain as we're introduced to one of Hal Jordan's most famous rogues with a very different appearance. This continues to be one of the most intriguing books in the Absolute line, packed with mysteries and scares in the best Al Ewing fashion. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Geek Dad
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Absolute Green Lantern #2: Black and Green
Absolute Green Lantern #2 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: It's no surprise that a big sci-fi guy like Al Ewing would absolutely knock it out of the park on this title, but I feel like coming in, this was the Absolute book we knew the least about. The first issue didn't give away all its secrets either, with a non-linear plot that showed us the story from the perspective of Jo Mullein and Hal Jordan as a mysterious alien being named Abin Sur came to town. But this Abin Sur wasn't a kindly space policeman – he was a mysterious alien spectre who dropped a massive lantern-shaped ship on the city and proceeded to unleash unpredictable powers. In the aftermath, Jo became Earth's first Green Lantern – and Hal was infected by the dark forces of the Black Hand. As Jo tries to reason with her friend, whose new powers killed a large number of policemen when they confronted him, it's clear Hal inherited a lot more than some spooky shadow powers from the alien entity. Rude awakening. Via DC Comics. The timeline becomes a little clearer this month, as we see the immediate aftermath of Abin Sur's arrival. With a sector of the city essentially fenced off due to the mysterious dome, it falls to Sheriff Guy Gardner – Jo's estranged friend – to try to keep the peace. He's the first to make contact with the alien, and his better instincts shine through and lead him to try to open a line of communication. Not that it helps him, as the alien begins dealing out inscrutable 'judgements', seeking evidence of the emotional spectrum in people and quickly dispensing with them if he can't. This is a terrifying issue, because similar to the great Absolute Martian Manhunter, it's an amazing depiction of a truly alien intelligence and how it would interact with an 'inferior' species. Between this visit from beyond and Hal's increasingly unstable behavior, the tension in this title is through the roof. Another phenomenal entry from the Absolute Universe so far. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
