Absolute Green Lantern #6 spoilers
In the darkness nearby, Joe and Hal find themselves deep in the blanks of the Green Lantern. The only light source: once believed friends and Evergreen’s family. As the lantern places close friends in Rao and AUR level light, questions compete in all the heart. What will happen to Judges Lantern Joe and Hal? Will our two heroes finally get the answer they seek? Or will the answer lead to more questions? Most important:
“How far is the world?”
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One thing I like about the absolute green lantern from the start is the lost style story and Lindsay made in this series. Each new issue provides answers to the series’ long-standing mystery, and simultaneously raises new questions for the audience to bite during the next article’s month waiting period. The same goes for the sixth episode of this series. Absolute Green Lantern #6 laid the foundation for this legion’s repetition myth and establishes the much-needed backstory behind Jo Mullein. As a result, Ewing and Lindsay’s latest installments pump the brakes of the action of the previous issue in favor of expositions and worldbuilding.
The absolute Green Lantern #6 Shift, taking a break from regularly scheduled programming, focuses on the introduction of new key players from the Jo and HAL conflict: Agent Cameron Chase. In this issue, we see that the latest addition to the cast is placed on administrative leave and prohibited from investigating the incident in Evergreen. Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay will absolutely nail the introduction to this new character through hilarious dialogue and facial expressions. Lindsay nails her impulsive and uneven expression as she smokes in front of the agent’s double face throughout the conversation. Ewing’s use as an expression of frustration following “my whole ass” effectively conveys her feelings after being on the sidelines, adding humor.
From here, Absolute Green Lantern #6 returns to the focus on Hal and Jo Mullein when they encounter John Stewart in Yellow Lantern and Gardner in Red Lantern man. During this sequence, Ewing answers many of our questions about the myths surrounding the Green Lantern Legion of the Absolute Line. Abandoning the concept of emotional spectrum, Ewing says there are four levels of light through Gardner: QARD, RAO, SUR and AUR. Each level is based on the concept of action. Qard (black) is the lowest level and is based on chaotic actions. Next comes Rao (Red). This is the concept of restraint from action. Sur (green) is defined as the correct action. Finally, AUR (yellow) is defined as complete understanding, or enlightenment.
Although representing a paradigm shift in understanding the Lantern Legion, Ewing did an excellent job establishing why each character was placed on different levels based on his actions throughout the series. Plus, it’s great to see one of my predictions from the previous issue pan out when Abin Sur discusses the possibility of being a title rather than a character’s name. Stewart explains that Abin means Adept, Controller, or Guardian. As a result, Abinsal is a guardian of green light. It’s always satisfying to see the theory pay off as the story progresses.
Plus, it’s nice to see some of my theories being disproved by new revelation. Ewing finally reveals that Hal, who appears in the image, is not a ring, but a Mogo of a living planet. Absolute Mogo is a world of chaos, something Stewart calls the world of Black Stars. He is the home of Abin Qard, a weapon. It’s great to understand a little bit of the threat that will finally approach Earth. I’m excited to see Ewing interpret the Black Star interpretation.
“Now I know there’s something wrong with you guys.”
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While it’s great to finally understand Ewing’s vision of Green Lantern, it’s not difficult to feel like you’re sitting in Professor John Stewart’s classroom at a massive exposition in this issue. In Absolute Green Lantern #6, Ewing trades the title for a sci-fi horror that has made it work very well for high concept worldbuilding. It’s a trade-off I need to answer the question, but I’d benefited from interweaving the fear and actions that attracted me to the series. Sci-fi horror reappears towards the end of the problem as Jo tries to remove a black hand from the HAL.
Jahnoy Lindsay beautifully illustrates the sequence between Hal, Jo, and John. His use of vibrant colors and darkness creates an ethereal atmosphere within the green lantern. His work also does an incredible job of visually explaining the differences in levels of light. Unfortunately, there is one page at the end that you can feel from the rest of his work. Something feels bad with some expressions as Joe surprises his ex-wife, Cameron Chase.
Explosion at the expo, the absolute Green Lantern #6 pumps the brakes of fear that made the title work very well on high concept sci-fi worldbuilding. Answering the question requires trade-offs, but the title may have benefited from a better balance between the two. It is interesting that Ewing abandons the emotional spectrum of light at four levels based on the type of action. Furthermore, Yanoy’s work throughout the expo adds to the high etheric conceptuality the creators are trying to convey.
“Absolute Green Lantern” #6 explodes at the expo
Absolute Green Lantern #6
Explosion at the expo, the absolute Green Lantern #6 pumps the brakes of fear that made the title work very well on high concept sci-fi worldbuilding. Answering the question requires trade-offs, but the title may have benefited from a better balance between the two. It is interesting that Ewing abandons the emotional spectrum of light at four levels based on the type of action. Furthermore, Yanoy’s work throughout the expo adds to the high etheric conceptuality the creators are trying to convey. Unfortunately, there are some strange expressions at the end.
Ewing reveals four levels of light and each task is a refreshing take on Green Lantern mythology.
Lindsay’s artwork during John Stewart’s exposition is fantastic and adds to the etheric high conceptuality of the new Green Lantern.
This issue loses some of the sci-fi horror I liked about previous installments. It takes it back towards the end for a while, but much of it helped balance the amount of exposition.
Some of Lindsay’s expressions make him feel sick towards the end of the book.
