Green Lantern: Blackstars #3

7.7

Critic Rating

10 Reviews
7.7

User Rating

35 Reviews
Writer Grant Morrison
Artist Xermanico
Cover Price $3.99

The epic conclusion to this twisted rewrite of DC Universe history! Will Hal Jordan and his fascist band of Blackstars sublimate the entire universe to the diamond will of Controller Mu? Can the timeline ever be restored before more of Earth's heroes perish?

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  • 9.5

    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield

    Jan 29, 2020

    Morrison spent the first year building a mythology and a whole new cast of supporting players, and it seems like season two is going to pit them against each other in a cosmic war like we haven't seen in a long time. Read Full Review

  • 9.0

    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Corey Patterson

    Jan 29, 2020

    Morrison brilliantly demonstrates the tensions that inevitably arise between the new generation and the old guard, the restless and the unmovable. Read Full Review

  • 9.0

    On Comics Ground - Timothy Quail

    Jan 31, 2020

    The interlude between The Green Lantern seasons comes to an end. While this issue is not as heavy as the previous two it is still a really fun read. Green Lantern Blackstars, ended up being the best mini series that DC put on the stands. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Multiversity Comics - Alexander Jones

    Jan 30, 2020

    "Green Lantern: Blackstars" #3 pays off ambitious plotting with an emotional final script. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    DC Comics News - Matthew Lloyd

    Jan 31, 2020

    Morrison does a great job providing misdirection from Hal's actual endgame. It sets up his twist wonderfully and allows Hal to pull out a victory all stemming from the character traits that define Green Lantern 2814.1. Green Lantern: Blackstars #3 is a worthy finale to the interlude between seasons one and two of The Green Lantern. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Blog Of Oa - Myron Rumsey

    Feb 10, 2020

    Green Lantern: Blackstars #3 is a fitting end to this three month detour, wrapping up everything with a nice little bow and setting things right for the start of "Season 2". Read Full Review

  • 7.0

    Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills

    Feb 01, 2020

    This mini-series wraps up with some cleverness and some strong characterization, making for a solid storyline finale. Read Full Review

  • 7.0

    Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj

    Feb 04, 2020

    At first blush I thought 'a re-written universe as a trap ... coooool!'. But then as I mulled it over, I thought it ended up being a bit silly. A bit overdone. A bit too much? That is no knock on Xermanico's art. The whole thing is laid out opulently with wild visuals. Stunning. Read Full Review

  • 6.0

    ComicBook.com - Matthew Aguilar

    Jan 29, 2020

    The story also manages to surprise at several points, but the battles themselves are a bit lacking, both in action and in terms of visuals. Read Full Review

  • 5.0

    Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles

    Jan 29, 2020

    This spin-off never really found its way as Morrison went too abstract for a mini-series that needed a stronger focus. Ive still got high hopes for Season 2, but this was a disappointing side story. Read Full Review

USER REVIEWS Back to Top

  • 10

    Maud Benjamin

    Jan 29, 2020

    Perfect. Morrison really gets the essential qualities of Hal Jordan.

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  • 9.0

    M1sf1r3

    Jan 29, 2020

    Prelude: It's the last part of this between season story of Green Lantern: Blackstars. Let's see how Morrison and Xermanico go with it. The Good: It's interesting what Jon says in this issue. I love how ruthless and smart Belzebeth is. Hal is freaking great in this issue. The confrontations between Belzebeth and Hal was great. Xermanico's art was great throughout the issue. The Bad: Nothing. Conclusion: That was great. Loved the issue throughout. Season Two here we come.

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  • 9.0

    allenquanobi

    Jan 29, 2020

    Great stuff. As long as this book continues to be separate from the DC universe, it will continue to be amazing. The story was epic, as I've come to expect from Grant Morrison. The dialogue was fun and witty. This definitely isn't Morrison's best work, but it still is fun exciting stuff, which is rare in an age where every book seems to be aiming for depression and connecting everything together. The art is also great, though I would have loved to see Liam Sharp continue for this mini series as well. Luckily, he will be drawing Season Two, so I'm very excited, and hope all of this gets collected in an omnibus soon. My only complaint is about the entire series as well as season one is that if you have not been following along with thi more

  • 9.0

    Azrael

    Feb 01, 2020

    I loved the trap that Jordan set to ensure victory. Morrison really wrapped this one up very nicely!

  • 8.5

    Spacey Medicine

    Mar 14, 2020

    I kind of wish this had been spread out a little more, to give the story some more room to breathe. Because I liked this a lot but it was so rushed and a little explainy.

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  • 8.0

    mrDovydas

    Feb 02, 2020

    Morrison always has a big plan for everything, this being a great example. Cannot wait for Season 2 now.

  • 8.0

    Darker than expected and a pretty satisfying conclusion, although it didn't feel like it was fully explored.

  • 7.5

    Psycamorean

    Feb 01, 2020

    This was pretty good. Not as good as issue two, but better than issue one. This series was unbalanced, but it had its moments. Kind of like Green Lantern Season One. Hopefully Season Two is better.

  • 5.0

    RKS

    Feb 03, 2020

    The art is well done, the story is "meh". Honestly why not just call this story issue # 13,14,15? So now we'll have a Season 2 Green Lantern #1 which takes away from the #1 issue that came out a year ago. The numbering is there for a reason and it isn't to boost sales with bogus #1 issues.

  • 2.0

    GammaBurst

    Jan 30, 2020

    Pure morrison mediocrity.

  • 10

    Leylin

    Jan 29, 2020

  • 10

    Quirky Genin

    Mar 25, 2020

  • 9.0

    Nicetrylaoche

    Jan 29, 2020

  • 9.0

    TheHyruleElf

    Jan 29, 2020

  • 9.0

    REYNARD

    Mar 07, 2020

  • 9.0

    Kreniigh

    Apr 05, 2020

  • 8.5

    flodid

    Feb 10, 2020

  • 8.5

    Brideshead

    Dec 06, 2020

  • 8.5

    daspidaboy

    Jun 27, 2021

  • 8.5

    Julhin

    Sep 17, 2021

  • 8.0

    Adsun22

    Jan 29, 2020

  • 8.0

    Adrián Morgades

    Jan 30, 2020

  • 8.0

    Jason The Dude

    Feb 05, 2020

  • 8.0

    Dan

    Jun 09, 2020

  • 8.0

    tonpas1989

    Aug 03, 2020

  • 7.5

    ActionCity

    Jan 30, 2020

  • 7.5

    sebastianorellana95

    Feb 01, 2020

  • 7.5

    KittyNone

    Feb 02, 2020

  • 7.5

    Brownie

    Jan 14, 2024

  • 7.0

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  • 6.5

    Justin Ray

    Feb 03, 2020

  • 6.0

    Radar

    Jan 31, 2020

  • 5.0

    JMaks

    May 02, 2022

  • 1.0

    KFuqua

    Jan 29, 2020

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