Green Lantern #7: Politics are Dirty

Green Lantern #7 is full of politics, twists and turns, and an explosive ending that will leave fans shocked.

The issue kicks off with new leadership giving controversial orders of reassignments and for Hal it is an incredibly hard pill to swallow. There is not a lot of time to showcase reactions of the other Lanterns such as Jessica or Jo; however, it’s evident on the collective groans that the decision is not wise. The political fallout happens quickly in this issue making for an exciting read and Hal and Kilowog have a good balance in their strength.

Writer Jeremy Adams puts together a decent script for this issue, however, some might find it to be incredibly exposition heavy. While the story itself is interesting, there are times where the page has a lot of word balloons and it takes away from the overall experience. By the end of the issue there is still a story fans will want to see play out, however, a tighter script would’ve helped—luckily, letterer Dave Sharpe keeps the words well placed on the pages.

The art from Amancay Nahuelpan and colors from Romulo Fajardo Jr. are well done and the designs allow for much of the dialogue to have space. However, once the action picks up, their combined skills make for impressive panels that showcase the power of the Lantern Corp.

On the back up story is writer Peter J. Tomasi, artist Tamra Bonvillain, and colorist Rob Leigh. The story itself is passable, but its design to set up the Sinister Sons #1 series due to release this year is a mixed bag as it may feel like an ad rather than an extra story for the price of admission.