Green Lanterns #3

Writer: Sam Humphries Artist: Jay Leisten Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: July 20, 2016 Cover Price: $2.99 Critic Reviews: 19 User Reviews: 39
6.3Critic Rating
6.7User Rating

"RAGE PLANET" Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they're going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground-or are they doomed to give in to the anger that's growing between them?

  • 9.0
    Flickering Myth - Tony Black Jul 21, 2016

    Altogether it's just a great little issue for Green Lanterns, which right now is excellently balancing a measure of broad, exciting plot, filled with consequences, and strong character work not even just for the two lead Lanterns but equally the supporting villains and characters in our leads lives. What could easily just have ended up quite an overwrought battle against some especially silly looking alien uber villains has a clear level of sociological and character depth to it, and hopefully this will continue as the Rage storyline right now shows no sign of abating. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Heroes Direct - Eammon Jacobs Jul 20, 2016

    The art style of Green Lanterns #3 is a little different to previous issues, as it tries to focus on Jessica and Simon as people rather than Green Lanterns. By this, we mean that their mannerisms and expressions are closely detailed with extreme precision. It's a small, but brilliant artistic flair that works wonderfully. The writers and artists have managed to make the story and the art combine flawlessly to display each of the character's emotions. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    FanboyNation - R.C. Samo Jul 20, 2016

    Green Lanterns is ethnically diverse, it forces teamwork with people you don't get along with and it creates solutions to situations that most would easily give up on. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Green Lantern Corps - iggy Jul 20, 2016

    Green Lanterns continues to get better and better with each issue, as Humphries manages to balance dynamic action scenes with moments of actual depth. The art was a bit weaker than previous issues, but it's nothing that should derail the books enjoyment. Hopefully down the road, the Red Lantern cure via Baz will be explained but for now I'll give Humphries the benefit of the doubt. Read Full Review

  • 7.6
    Comicsverse - Dennis Mui Jul 20, 2016

    Overall, GREEN LANTERNS #3 is a good addition to the series. Getting a showdown between the Green Lanterns and a member of the Red Lantern Corps is much needed to push the story forward and put the rookies to the test. Going forward, it will be interesting to see Atrocitus' plan unfold and see what his outlook for Earth is. Whatever his scheme amounts to, Baz and Cruz will need to get on the same page. We'll see if they can in GREEN LANTERNS #4. Read Full Review

  • 7.5
    We The Nerdy - Jean-Luc Botbyl Jul 20, 2016

    Look, if you're still on the fence about this book; Simon Baz spends most of it carrying a teddy bear and it's great. And that's really emblematic of this issue – it takes the traditional self-seriousness of superhero comics and juxtaposes it with these two character. It's a flawed book, but I'm having a ton of fun with it nonetheless. Read Full Review

  • 7.5
    AIPT - David Brooke Jul 20, 2016

    Another good issue that reminds us Humphries has a winning formula going. Read Full Review

  • 7.2
    IGN - Levi Hunt Jul 21, 2016

    Despite the art, Green Lanterns continues to be a surprisingly strong story. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Comics: The Gathering - Brandon Davenport Jul 21, 2016

    While I don't think this issue is as solid as the last two issues, the book still marches on a with positive stride. The characters still work, and this could be the beginning of a great bond between the protagonists, if they get their stuff together. Given the last page reveal, it's going to be fun to see how that comes to be. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Newsarama - Oscar Maltby Jul 20, 2016

    To err is human, and that makes Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz more alive than us mere flesh and blood bags. Sam Humphries continues trucking forward with the winning formula that piqued our interest with Green Lanterns Rebirth #1, relishing in Simon and Jessica's continued trials by fire to become fully fledged Green Lanterns. Despite a whiffed dramatic scene involving Bleez and fill-in artwork and coloring of varying quality, the believable and compelling dynamic between Jessica and Simon still makes Green Lanterns #3 worth a look. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    DC Comics News - Tony Farina Jul 20, 2016

    The new Green Lanterns are not a joke. This is a great way to have a social conversation while still having super beings flying around literally imposing their wills on the world. The tension between Simon and Jessica is real and manifests on the final page. No evil shall escape their sight. Bring it on. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Anthony Wendel Jul 20, 2016

    This series is all about Simon and Jessica trying to be the best pair of Green Lanterns they can be. A little more focus on Jessica would be better but showing Simon seemed more appropriate for this issue. It's an entertaining series with a lot of potential to it. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    Weird Science - Eric Shea Jul 20, 2016

    More subplots are thrown at us with this issue of Green Lanterns and like we experienced with the previous issues of this series, nothing seems to be coming at us in terms of an explanation.  Also, since we've got a bunch of artists on this issue, the art suffers in the beginning of this book and sadly so does the dialog.  It eventually corrects itself, but that just leads to head scratching. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    Pop Culture Uncovered - Adam Frey Jul 20, 2016

    Humphries' story reads pretty much like you'd expect a follow-on to Geoff Johns' long run to read"pretty much pulling from that existing mythos. It's OK"though if you want some new stuff, there's last week's Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps. Read Full Review

  • 5.0
    ComicBuzz - Tony Thornley Aug 15, 2016

    I wont fault Humphries or the art team for what happened here, but the issue does get significantly lower marks than if theyd simply had a single fill in penciller to help Rocha get ahead. Its an issue worth reading if you want to keep up with the story, but its a jarring experience at several points in the issue. Hopefully things are back on track next issue, and we get a more cohesive reading experience. Read Full Review

  • 4.0
    Comic Bastards - Pablo Arriaga Jul 20, 2016

    Green Lanterns #3 is a good read with potential to be a great comic, given a constant art style we could get used to. Instead it delivered adequate art by a team of artists who seemed rushed to finish the job. Read Full Review

  • 4.0
    Blog Of Oa - Myron Rumsey Jul 20, 2016

    Green Lanterns #3 continues to suffer from bad dialogue and this time around the art takes a hit as well with too many people sharing the workload. While there's a sense of potential in this series it seems that, like Jessica Cruz, the creative team isn't able to summon what's needed to execute.  Two out of five lanterns. Read Full Review

  • 3.0
    Black Nerd Problems - Oz Longworth Jul 21, 2016

    I don't even have any cute jokes or one liners to sugarcoat this because, honestly, this book doesn't deserve it. Green Lanterns is trash. Read Full Review

  • 0.8
    Comic Crusaders - Lead Sharp Jul 26, 2016

    Someone needs to remind DC that it's not the nineties any more, oh and Green Lanterns shouldn't use guns! Read Full Review

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