Comics Review: Green Lantern Volume Two #1

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The Green Lantern Season Two (2020-) #1 by Grant Morrison

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed Morrison's first 12 issues (and one miniseries) on Green Lantern. It reminds me of his New X-Men, hitting a nice balance of Morrison's weirdness, but not going over the edge.

I am not quite sold on a "Season Two", but I do appreciate the idea of giving a chance for new readers to jump in. I don't think the Comic Publishers do as good of a job as they could on doing that. On the other hand, resetting to "Issue 1" has become a habit I am not fond of.

The kickoff to Season Two doesn't feel like anything than more of a continuation for me. It's kind of a jumble, but certain moments do pop through. Perhaps, it's setting up the story of Season Two. It should work fine for those who liked Season One, but I doubt it draws in anyone who wasn't already there. It wades into the Morrison territory of 'too much going on' inaccessibility.

Additionally, I neither love nor hate Sharp's artwork. It seems the appropriate choice for the DCU, and yet, like Morrison's writing, it seems like it is trying to accomplish too much in too little space.

My caveats for the series continue. I would still encourage Morrison fans to check it out. Likely, you opinion will fall where you normally think about Morrison. As far as the Green Lantern aspect, I am not sure Morrison's story really has much resemblance to the character's Mythos, so whether that bothers you or not, will also affect your opinion. As I think some of the negative criticism I have of this issue is based on it being "relaunched" (and there's some fun stuff, here, too), I am still excited for it.





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