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Drop the mic, Buddy. Nailed it.
As the trail of the person murdering people from Alan's past goes cold, the Green Lantern finds himself teamed up with an unlikely ally: the Spectre. But will the Spectre uncover the secret Alan was hoping would stay hidden in the process?
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #3 continues to prove that comics are at their best when they discuss poignant and relevant topics. This series has been emotional to say they least, with issue #3 ending in a way that will make you dying to read the next one. Read Full Review
The creative team of Alan Scott: The Green Lantern takes the story to the next level with this latest chapter. Aside from the surprising dynamic duo, this issue provided readers with a shocking revelation about the Red Lantern. No spoilers, but the twist was executed with style. Tormey, Herms, & Sotomayor continue to provide us with page after page of gorgeous designs and colors, all of which is complimented by solid lettering work from Gattoni. Don't miss out on one of DC's best books. Grab your copy this week at your local comic book store. Read Full Review
Last issue, which saw Alan Scott stuck in Arkham Asylum, was one of the most emotionally powerful DC comics I've read in a long time. It was going to be hard to equal thatbut I think the creative team has come damn close with an issue that takes Alan deep into a murder mystery with an unexpected ally. Read Full Review
Sheridans powerful writing peels back more layers of Alan Scott as he faces an emotional attack on multiple fronts. Tormey, Sotomayer, Herms and Gattonis stellar artwork & lettering welcome in a surprise guest as the quest for justice takes a deeper toll. Read Full Review
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern#3 is a case study in effectively retroactively integrating new continuity into an old narrative. While it never truly lives up to the impressive heights ofAlan Scott: The Green Lantern #2, it effectively establishes Alan's place in the world and in the DC universe. It also fills in holes left by other stories, while opening up new routes for Alan to take going forward. What more is there to ask for? Read Full Review
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #3 is a solid piece to the puzzle teasing out the mystery while folding in so much. We have a solid one-on-one discussion with the Spectre along with some real world history, and the comic really blends fantasy and reality. It's another solid entry for a series that adds to the history of a classic character. Read Full Review
As we head for the remaining three issues of Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, I'm confident the book is going to keep up this momentum. Read Full Review
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #3 is a decent detective noir murder tale. Sheridan's mystery construction is on-point, and the art looks great, but if you are looking for a superhero book that focuses on the Green Lantern part of Alan Scott, you may want to look elsewhere. Read Full Review
This wasn't quite as powerful as the previous issue, but I did enjoy it a good amount. The overarching story of the murder mystery was interesting, though I especially enjoyed the interactions between Alan and Spectre. You could argue that it's a little bit preachy, but I thought it was fairly well-written. Tormey continues to do a really nice job with the art as well, especially with Spectre.
The issue continues the investigation into the mysterious murders plaguing Alan’s past. It also continues to takes a step back from the standard superhero spectacle, opting for a noir-infused detective story (featuring another Golden Age hero) that delves deeper into Alan's psyche and explores the emotional weight he’s been carrying for years. Cian Tormey's depiction of the Spectre is stunning, capturing the character's imposing and ethereal presence. Throughout the issue, the art brings the city's dark corners and rain-slicked streets to life, creating a brooding backdrop for Alan's investigation. The use of shadows and muted colors emphasizes the noir influence, adding a layer of mystery and intrigue to the story. While Tim Sheridan more
It would be nice if Alan could do something other than standing around moping. Spectre and the Flash’s appearances added way more excitement for the story to me than Alan Scott.. the titular character.
The series reaches its mid-point by the end and very little has been done to advance the central “mystery”. We do get a twist that everyone could see coming from a mile away. Hopefully things improve in the second half.
If the last two issues had limited themselves to a couple retcons here and there, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern's worst quality is in full swing here. We get Alan visiting male prostitutes on the waterfront, and it's only downhill from there.
What is it about a character that's seemed agnostic, if not downright indifferent to religion, in eighty-something years of publication that inspires the creative team here to base his internal turmoil around Catholic guilt? Why not the real life consequences that could affect the life of a young man as concerned with his career in radio as Alan had once been characterized to be? The Spectre's reassurance that homosexuality is not a sin is sort of undercut by the fact that he could've only k more
This is trash. Art is good. Story sucks. Dc has been pulling this B.s for forty years.
Is this Alan? I don't mean that has a joke, I mean the character that is in the book has no relation to any previous version of Alan I have ever known. In fact none of the characters do. Spectre is written super odd as well. For Alan to just be visiting all the prostitutes all the time to deal with grief feels nothing like his character. Also the big reveal at the end with the his big enemy reads more like a really bad episode of the Young and the Restless (like the later seasons when things really went downhill and evil ghost partners would come back type BS), but with capes. I don't come to DC for mid-day cheap drama tv. Literally any hack can write that.
Seriously?
Our hero is scouring the docks looking for sex and another hero later tells him that's okay. This is now the calibre of person(s) we have as examples to look up to.
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary the word hero is defined as: 1. a person, typically a man, who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements.
What's to admire in this sleazy and sordid episode? Pathetic.
I don't understand how can Alan still be called a superhero now. He wields so much power that can overturn every regime of this planet. He can and ought to protect his kind, fight for them. That's what a hero does. That's what the old Alan would do. Yet he used it to run away from the police when he was seeing a prostitute. Alan used to be a tough guy, an old class hero. I don't appreciate why they want to turn him into a pathetic hypocrite.
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