Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1

Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum Issue 1 celebrates the return of the Green Lantern Corps. The issue radiates positivity and a thrilling sense of renewal. Read Full Review

2025 is going to be a big year for the world of Green Lantern, and this creative team has demonstrated that they've got the willpower to pull it off. Read Full Review

This is a perfect jumping-on point for new and old readers who may have stepped away from the recent goings on in the Green Lantetn corner of the DCU. Read Full Review

One of the biggest strengths of this issue is how it lets the Earth lanterns finally play off each other, and it's a great new start for this series. Read Full Review

Overal, Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1 is a promising start to a new era for the Green Lantern Corps. The concept of the Fractal Lanterns is intriguing, and the issue effectively sets the stage for a compelling storyline. However, the somewhat fragmented narrative and lack of a clearly defined immediate threat hold it back from being a truly great debut. It has strong potential and is worth picking up for Green Lantern fans eager to see where this new direction takes the Corps. Read Full Review

Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1is a bright, bold start to a new quest for the recently reassembled Green Lantern Corps. Jeremy Adams efficiently establishes the new status quo before sending the Lanterns off to save the galaxy with a spirit of high adventure, and V Ken Marion's inspired artwork looks great. That said, there are a few, minor quibbles in the story and art that prevent this issue from earning top marks. Read Full Review

The next phase of the Green Lantern legacy starts on a strong note. Adams writing delivers on constructing the drama with memorable moments. Marion, Fajardo Jr. and Sharpe present a united front bracing for a dark challenge ahead. Readers should expect big things from this latest arc. Read Full Review

Adams does a good job of giving readers what they need to know while setting up what's to come with a clear focus. This isn't one that throws out a lot of ideas, things are very focused in a good way. There's some decisions that are odd and feel extraneous, but overall, the comic is a perfect way to dive into the Green Lanterns and see what's coming for the Corps. Read Full Review

Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1 does its job setting a new foundation for the franchise. There is an entire vibe that we are entering a new era for the franchise that will be positive for the characters involved. The format of this one-shot also worked as an entry point for new fans to have a place to start reading the Green Lantern series. Read Full Review

It may be more setup than catchup, but Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum delivers a gorgeous looking book that heralds a new chapter for the GL mythos. Read Full Review

The ol' "blow up the Corps" trick has been pulled a lot, but there are moments in this issue that make me want to see where this iteration is going.If only I could believe DC editorial won't blow up THIS new Corps in 12 to 14 months. Read Full Review

ResearchReader

Mar 24, 2025

Coming off of a great previous arc, I like the ideas for this arc. Kind of odd to make this a one-shot but that is on DC not Adams. DC has been doing weird stuff like this for a while now. Art was good, I enjoyed it and it felt high energy. As for the story, its nice to see how this is a rebuilding. This issue offered so much hope and I loved to see it in a GL book. DC has so little hope in so many of its books. Nice to see this next arc start from a point of strength (even if it doesnt last long).

fzanca

Jan 17, 2025

I'm not sure why we are doing one-shots and a separate Green Lantern Corp when this could all be included in the main title. I'm not a big fan of Sorrow or Carol being sucked into the JLA without appearances in GL. I also don't think it fits into Guy's character to do brain-breaking investigations. Jeremy knows how to pace a comic and have fun with the characters. Jeremy Adams interview - https://youtube.com/live/GUqtOTR4GHY?feature=share

Screaming Enigma

Mar 29, 2025

Maybe it's because this was less heavy on the type of dialogue I mentioned in my review of the last issue of the main series (#18) and because this had slower pacing compared to the last few issues of said series, but I liked this a good amount. This wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was still a nice establishment of the new status quo and the next arc for Green Lantern.

Starman123

Jan 16, 2025

The writing and artwork are both okay. There are a couple of things that lower the score for me. What I thought made Geoff John’s run on Green Lantern good was that he had Hal as the focal point of the story and all the other lanterns as secondary characters. That makes sense to me. Here there seem to be many stories going on with multiple characters and too many Green Lanterns results in making the story boring. Also why are all the Green Lanterns hanging around Oa? Shouldn’t they be out patrolling their sectors? Isn’t that their job? Maybe there is an explanation somewhere in the books as I haven’t been faithful to this particular run, but kind of a head scratcher.

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Smithd33 - Jan 16, 2025

The lanterns were kind of purged by united planets. They were the power center remember. So the remaining lanterns going back to oa is power shift symbolically

George - Jan 18, 2025

Agree that there are too many characters and the narrative has become unfocused. In general I feel like when a writer tries to make everyone important to the story then quickly no one is important to the story.

Maud Benjamin

Jan 18, 2025

Why the hell is Jessica Cruz giving speeches to all those senior lanterns? Who does she think she is? Also way too many earth humams. When I read a Green Lantern books I expect to see aliens and weird cosmic stuff. This book is crowded with earth lanterns makes it so boring.