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Green Lantern #21

With Starbreaker and The Sorrow making a play to create their own emotional-leeching power battery, the Green Lantern Corps decide they’ve got no choice, but to restore the balance of the emotional spectrum — by recreating all of the power batteries.

This is a lofty idea from writer Jeremy Adams and this issue makes it clear this won’t be a six-part saga, but one that could easily play out for a lengthy run. The secret to making that work? Creating engaging side quests to keep Hal Jordan and his allies busy.

Kyle Rayner, Superboy and Odyssey start off in search of Nth Metal and make a surprise discovery. Hal makes a detour at the Watchtower allowing for a welcome cameo from one of the core members of the newly reformatted Justice League before teaming with Star Sapphire and Dove. This team’s purpose is to learn the truth behind Hector Hammond’s new role with the government.

Adams always packs so many fun character beats in his issues. Dove is not a character that would typically be associated with any Green Lantern character, but her friendship with Star Sapphire is giving her a unique spotlight. Hammond is a Top 10 Green Lantern rival and anytime he appears it’s going to involve a little weirdness that if done correctly, always turns out right. Adams is one of those writers who can do some fun stories with him.

Kyle’s Super-Team is also proving to be a nice mix of characters. This team dynamic is reminiscent of the Justice League Odyssey title with the diverse character lineup. Adams is already working with Morgan Hampton on Green Lantern Corps, but a Super-Team book with Kyle, Kon-El, Odyssey and a few more other space-capable heroes seems like a very fun second spin-off title.

Jack Herbert’s artwork is so clean and sharp. He’s got a good flow for action sequences or natural looking conversational scenes. Herbert also has a good creative flair for the construct designs. Factor in little things like having Simon Baz close by to Jessica Cruz as a nod to their longtime partnership and Herbert is a very dialed in Green Lantern artist.

Romulo Fajardo Jr’s color choices are fantastic with bright tones for the Lanterns compared to the darker, muted hues for Starbreaker and The Sorrow. Dave Sharpe’s lettering is on point with easy to read dialogue and fun sound effect fonts.

Green Lantern remains a stellar read with so many fun directions and story possibilities combined with strong artwork.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10