Alan Scott is the Green Lantern. Publicly, he’s a hero who prefers to work alone, away from the spotlight of the U.S. government-backed Justice Society of America. In private, he struggles to keep his sexuality and lover safe and secret. The head of the FBI knows Scott’s secret, utilizing it to force him back into service with the JSA. Meanwhile, a mysterious red figure from Scott’s military past returns.Written by Tim Sheridan, illustrated by Cian Tormey, with colors by Matt Herms, and letters by Lucas Gattoni, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 explores a not-so-golden aspect of the Comics Golden Age, recontextualizing DC’s first-ever Green Lantern as he’s never been seen before.Writer Tim Sheridan dives into the first Green Lantern’s past, specifically his identity as a gay man in WWII and the immediate postwar United States. Sheridan does an excellent job of building intrigue, suspense, and compelling drama. The mystery behind the Crimson Flame, its shocking return, and the inexplicable appearance of a half-naked, drowned body bearing a strong resemblance to a figure in Alan Scott’s past are excellent, almost outshining the similarly intrigue-laden yet more straightforward blackmail plot starring and especially slimy iteration of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. This issue boasts masterful pacing, balancing the frame narrative device of Green Lantern and the blackmail plot with the flashbacks of his time in the military and his terrifying encounter with the Crimson Flame.RELATED: The DCU Can Do Right by One Legendary DC Character
Alan Scott is the Green Lantern. Publicly, he’s a hero who prefers to work alone, away from the spotlight of the U.S. government-backed Justice Society of America. In private, he struggles to keep his sexuality and lover safe and secret. The head of the FBI knows Scott’s secret, utilizing it to force him back into service with the JSA. Meanwhile, a mysterious red figure from Scott’s military past returns.
Written by Tim Sheridan, illustrated by Cian Tormey, with colors by Matt Herms, and letters by Lucas Gattoni, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 explores a not-so-golden aspect of the Comics Golden Age, recontextualizing DC’s first-ever Green Lantern as he’s never been seen before.
Writer Tim Sheridan dives into the first Green Lantern’s past, specifically his identity as a gay man in WWII and the immediate postwar United States. Sheridan does an excellent job of building intrigue, suspense, and compelling drama. The mystery behind the Crimson Flame, its shocking return, and the inexplicable appearance of a half-naked, drowned body bearing a strong resemblance to a figure in Alan Scott’s past are excellent, almost outshining the similarly intrigue-laden yet more straightforward blackmail plot starring and especially slimy iteration of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. This issue boasts masterful pacing, balancing the frame narrative device of Green Lantern and the blackmail plot with the flashbacks of his time in the military and his terrifying encounter with the Crimson Flame.
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