Sheridan and the team have been vocal about how important this character is to them, and that passion is clearly displayed through every single panel of Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1. The Green Lantern renaissance continues with the launch of this new series. Get your copy this week at your local comic store. Read Full Review

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 is a deep mystery that stretches across time, barely even offering insight into what the Green Lantern came up against and will face as the series progresses. Read Full Review

ALAN SCOTT: GREEN LANTERN #1 is a beautifully complicated comic that has me excited for the series and the potential of these creators to push the medium with emotional storytelling. Read Full Review

To describe this issue in one word is to describe potential. If this book can continue on this trajectory, it could easily become a seminal work that redefines a classic hero for the modern age though it's set in a not-so-modern time. Alan is a brilliant character, and it's great to see him get some much-needed attention. Dawn of DC may be all about letting DC's existing stars shine, but Alan Scott has been shining since 1940, and it's about time for him to shed his light over dark evil once again. Read Full Review

Love is the most powerful energy in the universe. The latest saga involving the JSA standout character leaves no doubt in readers minds of this with an unforgettable first issue. Sheridans emotionally driven writing blends with Tormey and Herms vibrant art to offer readers a story that transcends the average superhero themes. This is one on New Comic Book Day you absolutely have to have before leaving the shop. Read Full Review

Sheridan manages to infuse this story with emotion and pain that kicks it up to the next level. Read Full Review

An all around well-done comic that tells a new story for a classic superhero. Read Full Review

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 leaves things in a bit of a shocker, and I was able to read the second issue which makes me even more confident in Sheridan's direction. It's a comic that feels like it's a nice mix of what was and what is, using history to blend it all together for a new adventure. I never really cared about Scott and the JSA, but this debut has me intrigued to go back see what I might have missed. Read Full Review

Tim Sheridan's script takes a little bit of time to rev up, but proves to be an intriguing mystery, weaved together by Cian Tormey's seamless art. Read Full Review

It's a new look at the early days of the original Green Lantern, and I approve of much of what's going on,. but the presentation of the narrative doesn't quite hold together, even with excellent art. Read Full Review

Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1 is a thoughtful exploration of what it might have been like to be a soldier, a superhero, and a gay man during WWII. The art looks great, and Sheridan plants a couple of intriguing mysteries. That said, so much focus is spent painting Alan Scott as an oppressed victim that the hero aspects get very little play. And the extreme retcons verge on salacious. Read Full Review

I actually have no idea where to start with this comic as I’m not even sure if i actually liked it or hated it. The story itself was a little on the flimsy side but the character development was so strong that it kind of made the story irrelevant anyway. This kind of comic is seriously not my thing and I am going to be honest I bought it to slate it and in the end it won me over. I suppose a great team usually always does.

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As a longtime Alan Scott reader & big time enthusiast of 1940s comics, this is the New Golden Age title I've been looking forward to the most. We were promised a story about lost love, a story that expands upon decades of gaycoding, a story that revisits Alan's hidden past -- and it certainly doesn't disappoint!

There's been a lot of talk about how sanitized comics have become even under the guise of diversity and I know I've personally been missing the radical approach of the early-to-mid 1990s Vertigo imprint for too long now (remember when DC had the guts to publish a book like Enigma?), so it's nice to see this very first issue is a step in the right direction. A step towards an explicitly gay story that acknowledges the terrifying reality of the times men like Alan had lived through, the times that had pushed them to stay closeted for their own safety lest they be arrested or worse. Many readers of a certain variety would say it's already too much, I personally feel there is still a fundamental need to appear palpable to straight audiences at the heart of the story being told here -- especially when it gives way to out-of-character details like Alan's "it's a sin" worries -- but it's a right step nonetheless.

If the book fails in any capacity, it's in its inability to capture the tone and charm of actual Golden Age comics. It's distinctly modern writing, distinctly modern pacing. Still, if you know Alan Scott then the man himself is as recognizable as he's always been and Doiby's appearance (despite not wearing a doiby!) is a real pleasure. Placing the flashback action in 1936 (before Alan's GL origin in 1939) is a nice touch though and does give the creative team plenty of space in uncharted waters.

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern isn't precisely a triumph but it's as close to one as we've ever gotten. Looking forward to the rest of it! more

A strong start with great artwork and an intriguing hook.
Finally getting around to read this BIG STACK OF COMICS I PILED UP OVER THE HOLIDAYS

Tim Sheridan offers a nice hook with the mystery of the Crimson Flame, this feels like a classic golden age story with some modern elements such as Alan’s new love interest. I’m actually in awe from Tim Sheridan’s script, it’s actually good.. I haven’t read much I liked from him besides Flashpoint Beyond. The book tries the flashbacks thing like most retro books do, but it makes it confusing. It is great to read something with a JSA character that makes me not want to close the book immediately like Power Girl or Hawkgirl, therefore I say this was good!

The only absurd thing here is Doiby accepting Alan's homosexuality. And finally a decent comic from Tim Sheridan, hated his Teen Titans

I'm going to start this review off by saying that I had no interest in reading any of the New Golden Age titles going into them. Not because of any ill-will; I just wasn't interested in the characters. However, after hearing people complain about Alan Scott, I decided to check it out. His title was the one I'd be the most interested in reading, especially considering I, personally, am a member of the LGBTQ+ Community and I heard this story would deal with his life as a closeted gay man. After reading, I wouldn't call this one of the best books I've read by any means, I still enjoyed it and I'm interested enough to read more. The strongest part of this, in my opinion, was what I decided to read this book for: the depiction of Alan's struggles being gay in the 30's and 40's. While I do hope that continues to be covered throughout the series, my main hope is that the story itself gets a little more interesting. more

Anyone interested in this story should definitely pick up DC Pride: Through the Years from back in June in order to understand what’s happening in-world for this new Alan Scott story from Tim Sheridan. Aside from those additional details, you really don’t need to know much more than who Alan Scott is, his relationship to the Justice Society of America, and an understanding of where LGBTQ+ culture was back in the first half of the 20th century (not that it’s evolved much unfortunately). With those three things under your belt, it’d be hard not to appreciate Sheridan’s deeply human story about a superhero struggling with their very real everyday life issues. Cian Tormey’s art and Matt Herms’s colors are a perfect fit for a series celebrating an old-school comic book hero, with linework and palettes that evoke the best styles from the Golden and Silver Ages of comics. While this was a strong issue in isolation, it failed to leave a mark as the debut of a six-issue limited series meant to get readers interested in a longer-term story. Hopefully Sheridan is able to build that interest in the next issue to keep readers hooked. more

I didn’t read the pride issue so I’m confused about what is going on here. I bought this without knowing much about Alan Scott but I’m a big fan of other Green Lanterns: Hal, John, Kyle, and Guy. I guess I was looking for a Green Lantern action comic and, sadly, this comic isn’t it. The themes and sexuality doesn’t bother me but it’s not what I’m looking for in a superhero comic.

I can't with good conscious recommend this comic. If we looked at it on the merit of a "comic book" it's not the most interesting comic. Opens with the usual relationship bit, you know two bros just hanging out half naked under bed sheets, afterall, we have to really hammer home that Mr. Scott is gay now (or has been for a better part of a decade if you remember Earth-2 but let's be honest, who does?).

Light on action, heavy on the melodrama. I can see why Tim Sheridan didn't go over any basic plot points in his video fan baiting about the comic--if he did, he would give the whole comic away. However, where there were action pages, they were well illustrated. Coloring work looks competent also, paneling too, but those are strengths from the art team. The cliffhanger was almost expected, I didn't hate it but the fact that I had hunch it would happen makes me feel the author should have made a different choice for the next major plot point.

Here's the thing, let's put aside the queer bending of an 80 year old character (of which the creator was a devout Catholic, hmm), would you really hand this comic over to a gay friend? Like really? I appreciate Sheridan's effort to bring gay voices to the forefront and he seems like genuinely nice guy, but he's not the only one who has been doing so for the past 5 years at Marvel and DC. Here's my advice; start with writing a comic about a hero who happens to be gay, normal people aren't defined by their preference. Unfortunately, DC and Marvel's creatives who write these LGBTQ stories aren't strong enough to draft up a book on gay heroes without making it feel close to parody. Comics are already a niche genre as it is, leading with "he's a gay hero, buy this book to own the chuds or ELSE--!" screams of desperation.

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Psycamorean - Jan 21, 2024

I think that unless your preference is standard heterosexuality, your preference does, in fact, inform who you are. It's not seen as the norm by society, and that surely leaves an indelible impression on who you are and how you see things.

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James Robinson remade Earth 2 in 2012. Here Alan Scott was a young gay man, a ‘new’ character and I had no issue with making him gay, and enjoyed that series very much.

11 years later and the original Alan Scott is now gay, throwing away the love for his wife who he went to hell for, his children(dont know where they are to be honest), his heroism and selflessness. Also I would assume a gay man would have much better dress sense than green tights and a gaudy, frumpy red jumper combo. I don’t need to read about a gay man’s relationship in a superhero comic. I don’t need to see a hetero relationship centre stage in a comic either. I want to see amazing ring creations, fights and heroism. Get off your soapbox Tim Sheridan and write a decent comic. You’re part of why the industry is failing so badly. more

Nice art... but 'why' the disrespect? 70 years of this character's history down the toilet!
Have 'creatives' forgotten how to create new characters?
Just appalling.

I am giving this a 1, only because I can't give it a negative number. You can be a member of, advocate, and ally to the LGBTQ community without reducing gay superheroes to gay stick figures. Retcon of Green Lantern Alan Scott as a victim and of JSA as propaganda for FBI, using "Elseworlds" style story for new DC canon. Total retcon of GL Alan Scott from All-American Comics #16, intended to introduce a Soviet Green Lantern. The retcon then refers you to "DC Pride through the Years" on Alan Scott "Past Prologue" ($9 on Amazon digital) also from Tim Sheridan (June 2023), where Tim Sheridan started his retcon story.

In Green Scott Alan Scott's original origin story, All-American Comics #16 had Alan Scott as a train engineer, which was on a train that crashed off of a bridge due to a criminal engineer Albert Dekker competing for the job, who blew up the Dekker Bridge. His colleague "Jimmy," was killed. In this retcon, Alan Scott is a Navy engineer (remember when everyone didn't work for the U.S. Government?), capturing a "Crimson Flame," that results in Alan's lover "Johnny Ladd" being killed. The rest of Alan Scott's origin retcon is not yet described, but the end is Alan Scott strapped down for electric shock therapy.

Imagine Superman origin retcon not from Krypton, but bitten by radioactive dog. Imagine Batman origin retcon not from Crime Alley and murder of parents, but getting power ring from an alien. If not "Elseworlds," your natural reaction would be WTH?

But with GL Alan Scott, his character as a courageous superhero does not matter, rather than just using him today for LGBTQ advocacy. Since this is no longer about superheroes, but only about advocacy. But here is what Tim Sheridan misses (and it is MAJOR), it is not "advocacy" when you reduce Alan Scott to a gay caricature, rather than as a human being with diverse values and goals in fighting for Justice for society.

To be CLEAR and candid, I am writing this as a gay man, and YES it none of your business. But since this is an advocacy comic, not a hero comic, I want to be up front about that. And Alan Scott was more than a cardboard cut-out for his sexuality. He was a selfless hero for people of all kinds. Because Alan Scott believed in JUSTICE.

I agree with Tim Sheridan that it is good to see a gay major superhero. But Mr. Sheridan could have done that WITHOUT the total retcon of GL Alan Scott, and by also not forgetting the "superhero" part of "gay superhero." It does a disservice to the courage of those who stood against persecution and were inspired by GL Alan Scott and JSA during the days in literal war against fascism. If you don't know the 1930s/1940s era, then you should not be writing about it. The reason WHY there was growth of the "mystery man" character in 1930s was the growth of organized crime. Mr. Sheridan either does not care, or does not know this, in his focus on sci-fi comics and political advocacy. He doesn't know what he is writing about.

The idea that gay human beings are parody figures is insulting. That if you are gay you can't answer the door with clothes on. That if you are gay, all that matters is your sexuality above all other aspects of Justice and society. Whether it is 1936 or 2023, it is wrong to make gay human beings as a caricature, simply for the purpose of advocacy. Since we are no longer discussing a "superhero" comic, but an advocacy comic, let's be clear, it is insulting to be a caricature. It is degrading and disrespectful to the diversity that people really have as human beings. But political activism does not care about any of that. It is the diversity in human beings that keeps us actually fighting for JUSTICE. Because the victim of persecutors and oppression are not just one identity group; they could be ANY of our identity groups. And it is the battle and campaign for JUSTICE which is the lead in comics on heroes and heroines.

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STEAMEDKRUSTYBURGERS - Oct 24, 2023

I’m so happy that the spokesman for all LGBTQ people told us how they all feel.

Bats20832 - Oct 25, 2023

Steamed writes: "I’m so happy that the spokesman for all LGBTQ people told us how they all feel." I am not. Neither is Tim Sheridan. That is the actual point if you decided to read my review.

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