Released on April 3rd, 2019
I've kind of always thought of Grant Morrison as the poor man's Alan Moore. His writing is similar but never as good. Even being mentioned alongside comic book's greatest writer, though, is still lofty praise. And while most of what Morrison writes is usually hit-or-miss, often in the same issue, at least most of his stuff is interesting, unique, and different than what else is out there. The last time he wrote a big, mainstream book for the big two he had a run on Batman that lasted probably a decade. That run will probably always be remembered for introducing Damian Wayne into the Bat world. He also killed off Batman...but, c'mon, killing of superheroes isn't exactly newsworthy anymore since they always come back, usually right away. Well Grant Morrison is back writing a big name superhero book, The Green Lantern. I should admit that I've never been a big fan of the character. Either no one good has ever written it or it's just a silly book, I'm still on the fence. This book is supposed to be a murder mystery, space detective type of a book. Hal Jordan is undercover in this issue as a Blackstar, and he has to have a duel to the death with his friend, Adam Strange. Since this is a Morrison book, it's just weird and makes little sense. Morrison's undercover job is thwarted, there's something about a u-bomb going off, and Hal Jordan dies or disappears but shows up at the end in a mysterious realm. Don't ask. As for the art...Liam Sharpe is just an okay artist, his stuff is scraggly and dirty and loose. Maybe if you love Green Lantern you'd love this, but for me it's just another strange Morrison book that feels like a puzzle with no good answer. *
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