Review: Green Lantern #18 (Legacy #585)
[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers]
Writer: Jeremy Adams
Art: Xermanico
Colors: Romulo Fajardo, Jr.
Letters: Dave Sharpe
Reviewed by: Matthew B. Lloyd
Summary
The Civil Corps arc ends as all the pieces and players set the Emotional Spectrum on a new path!
Positives
For Green Lantern #18, Jeremy adds balances the epic with the personal. Last issue revealed the return of the Predator as the power behind the Star Sapphire’s rings. We learn why the Predator sent the last ring to Carol Ferris, but more importantly we get a powerful response from Carol. The Predator was always a strange aspect of the Star Sapphire mythos, and the response Carol gives turns things back to a more grounded in “love” approach.
For the epic, Hal leads the Green Lanterns in a final assault on Thaaros and Kyle Rayner finally gets to make an attempt up close on Thaaros. Adams brings the excitement with the storylines coming together. This includes a rescued Kilowog who is able to participate as well. It’s nice having Kilowog and Kyle Rayner back as the White Lantern. His particular powers come in to play as he is able to feel all the colors of the spectrum.
Xermanico has been doing a great job on this series and it’s another great effort on Green Lantern #18 for this big finale. He gets a number of double page spreads that show the scope of the battle for Oa and he sells the smaller emotional moments just as well with Kyle, Hal, Carol, Kilowog, Keli and Ellie. His work adds to the excitement as he utilizes facial expressions and body language to great effect.
Adams wraps up the issue with a tease for the next step in the Sorrow Lantern’s journey as he comes upon a familiar face in Green Lantern lore.
Negatives
There’s a lot of stuff going on in the series and Green Lantern #18 brings it all together. It’s definitely something to sit down and reread all at once in order to keep up with all the things that have happened.
Verdict
Green Lantern #18 is a fun and exciting finale with a tease for what comes next. Along with Xermanico’s consistently good art, Jeremy Adams continues to balance the small moments with the epic nature of the Green Lantern mythos.
