Hal Jordan, on the other hand, looks to be more open to the idea of covering up the scandal. John Stewart plays everything by the book but puts in effort to control the situation, even pre-empting a blackmail attempt from a prisoner who wanted to expose the truth if his demands are not met ī. This plot thread is excellent in highlighting the differences in character between the two of the most popular Green Lanterns from Earth:Ī. Two human Green Lanterns, John Stewart and Hal Jordan, accost Tomar-Tu after the summary execution has been found out by way of a witness (actually, a spy) present at the murder scene. The flashback ends at that point in the issue. Some would think of this as punishment enough for his indiscretion. In order to hide this, Tomar-Tu chose to keep the yellow ring trapped by using his will, the initiating force of a Green Lantern’s weapon, a ring which generates plasma fields and objects. If word gets out of what happened, it could result in the alliance between the Green Lanterns and the Yellow Lanterns breaking down and both factions once again on opposite warring sides. Tomar-Tu realises the gravity of the situation. The character covered it up by capturing the fallen Yellow Lantern’s ring, preventing it from seeking a replacement. The unfortunate end to all of this is that Tomar-Tu, in blind rage, summarily executed Romat-Ru. The character’s motivation for murder is that he is not merely killing individuals but murdering future leaders and heroes.
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But Romat-Ru is apparently a serial murderer of children. Both characters are described as being from the alien Xudarian race. There is a personal feud between Tomar-Tu and Romat-Ru. The story underpinning “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” #24 is essentially the tipping point, with a flashback scene showing Green Lantern Tomar-Tu and Yellow Lantern Fantas-M apprehending a rogue Yellow Lantern named Romat-Ru. (The complicated distinction between a Yellow Lantern and a Green Lantern is not worth going into here.) But to its credit, the issue is structured in a way that makes it easy for a reader who is already familiar with the Green Lantern mythos to fill in the blanks and understand what events are unfolding as well the reasons why, thanks to efficient use of dialogue and flashbacks.
This alliance was established in earlier issues. “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” #24 is not a great jumping-on point for new readers, as it is the third part of a storyline called “Fractures” that tackles the potential/eventual implosion of the alliance between the intergalactic peacekeepers called the Green Lantern Corps and their erstwhile rivals, the Yellow Lanterns of the Sinestro Corps. Our reviews of these titles have not been happy. We have written about American publisher’ DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” characters previously.
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #24
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