Green Lantern #12

Several of the book's hooks offer all sorts of intriguing possibilities, and it would seem the future is awfully bright for the Lanterns once more. Read Full Review

This series seems to be coming to a close for now, with an open-ended cliffhanger, but it's going out with one of the strongest issues of the run. Read Full Review

At the beginning of the series it was obvious Thorne was going for something different with the run of Green Lantern. Now that we've come to Green Lantern #12 we can see how he's delivered. Often, new takes on concepts destroy. Thorne has disrupted a lot, but in the end we have a Corps, or rather multiple Corps that have a lot of gas in the tank. This is a great launching point for a myriad of series. Read Full Review

This book takes a big swing, but it's good to see it connect after the long road getting here. This is a big, fun comic with ambition, and that's great to see. Read Full Review

The ending felt like it was set up in a way that Thorne can continue the story later or gives a decent conclusion to this arc before a new creative team arrives. Its an ok payoff for readers whove stuck with the title, but this arc ultimately wasnt worth tracking down for those waiting on the trade. Read Full Review

With some great art throughout, we see how Geoffrey Thorne's Green Lantern story comes to a quick close, where some status quos are set back to where they were but we're still left with some outstanding questions about the fates of some of our favorite lanterns, while Simon Baz feels like he continues to get the short end of the stick. There's definitely some cool stuff here but I wish it felt more natural and better explained overall. Read Full Review

Mike Atiyeh's phenomenal colors can't save this mostly forgettable finale. Read Full Review

In the end, Green Lantern #12 falls flat with what feels like half-thought-out decisions and retreads of where we've already been before. It reinforces to me why Geoffrey Thorne is not the right writer to lead this franchise, but sadly it looks like we're going to get more in the “John Stewart and the Emerald Knights” book that we're going to be getting. Hopefully, there will be more than one Green Lantern series rising out of the rubble of this one, but for now, I'm glad it's over. Five out of ten lanterns. Read Full Review

maljoss

Apr 12, 2022

...and they stick the landing! This issue was a satisfying end to a great series. Though I'm disappointed the series is ending after only 12 issues, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. The creative team successfully wrapped up the plots and sub-plots that were developed, reset the table for the next creative team, and planted some seeds for future stories. The art was solid, a bit more consistent than usual, actually. The cinematic shots of Oa and the lanterns were well executed and powerful. I enjoyed the nod to Jack Kirby, you could call it a stunt, but it made me smile. Kudos and best of luck to Thorne and Raney. I'm looking forward to more of their work in the future.

Lincoln1006

Apr 13, 2022

Wonderful conclusion to Thorne's run.

Psycamorean

Oct 04, 2022

This run really wasn't good.

Halodystroyer44

Apr 15, 2022

So ripping off Fantastic Four 511 was the big plan here?

Ulf

Apr 13, 2022

wow, don't know what to say about this one. well, I do. Felt like a 90s comic in the worst way. I give John's new status by the end of the issue, a year or two at most before it's forgotten and retconned. The art looked more cartoony in this one too - hoping for better things when the main GL title comes back at some point!

Maud Benjamin

Apr 12, 2022

A series with no originality at all. All plots are dull. All the things Geoff Thorne does to John Stewart happened before on other lanterns. He is just trying to steal Hal/Kyle's achievements and thinks that would make John Stewart a great character instead of a pathetic copycat. And just thinking about Thorne really think dragging Jack Kirby into this issue can make his poor book work.

GL Fan 2814

Apr 12, 2022

What a terrible ending to this series. John ends up being a "chosen one" God like character that cannot die - making a meh character into one that is even less interesting. Kyle and Guy remain in limbo, and the Guardians are dead once again. What a mess! And the art - Santucci was fine but Tom Raney's style is just plain awful. One can only hope that they let Throne do what he wants with John off in his own little pocket sector of space while someone more competent pick up the reigns with Green Lantern.

mangafan

Apr 12, 2022

Glad this is over with. How far the Green Lantern franchise has fallen.

cumgurglinrhino

Apr 12, 2022

I'm so nervous about Blood Syndicate.

RKS

Apr 13, 2022

So it took 12 issues to tell a story that the ending was predictable since issue 1? Horrible ending to a horrible series. -10

PolManning

Apr 14, 2022

The good news: This is the last issue The bad news: Geoffery Thorne will likely write a sequel The great news: All these changes are only one good writer away from being undone.