Green Lantern: War Journal #8

Writer: Phillip K. Johnson Artist: Montos Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: April 17, 2024

Questioning his loyalty to the Green Lantern Corps and stranded on a terrifying new world, John finds a lost crew desperately in need of a hero, even as he senses an ominous growing presence within the Dark Star of the Fenn. Meanwhile, on Earth, John's newly resurrected sister, Ellie, learns that she shares John's powers...and she'll need them to protect their family from the cosmic abomination that was Varron!

  • 9.5
    ResearchReader May 4, 2024

    Honestly I yearn for Sci-fi and the Green Lanterns fill that (might be the only books in DC that do). All that being said, PKJ War Journal is really doing it for me now. John out in a dead space fighting with a rag tag group of lost survivors against untold space terrors? Yes please. The art really adds to it. Love this entire part of the story.

    Ellie's story gives me the 'feels' if you will. The terror and pain of John's mother and a desperation of Ellie to protect her. At best I can see this ending in a bittersweet way but its going to be emotional regardless.

    Guy and Shepard are quite funny.

    The fact PKJ has 3 stories all tied together, one sci-fi, one emotional drama and one comedy, and I am invested in all of them is quite something. I am loving this.

    As a side note, is it just me or does PKJ writing style seem kind of high risk. On several of his runs (like this one and the Hulk currently on going), he almost loses me and then bam releases a new arc or some critical issue that just sucks me right back in, fully excited. I am way more invested in this book than I was before, I am loving this run, please stick the landing on this!

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