Summary
Warning: contains potential spoilers forGreen Lantern#14!
The last few months ofGreen Lantern’slife have forced him to consider options that were once unthinkable, such as replacing his powers with supervillain weaponry. In a preview forGreen Lantern#14, Hal Jordan is a prisoner of Amanda Waller. The UP has stripped him of his ring and other weapons,forcing Jordan to think outside the box–and now he owes a debt to a surprise Superman villain.
DC shared a preview forGreen Lantern#14, written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by Fernando Pasarin withAIPT. Hal Jordan has just broken out of a prison on the island nation of Gamorra, which isbeing used by Amanda Waller.Two of Waller’s foot soldiers are searching for Jordan when one of them spots a spinning top. As the two guards approach it, it explodes, creating a blinding flash.
Jordan reveals the spinning top flash grenade was designed by the Toyman, and he makes a point to thank him the next time they fight.
Green Lantern Has Fallen on Hard Times
Hal Jordan Has Been Betrayed by the Green Lantern Corps and the United Planets
Green Lantern#14 is also anAbsolute Powertie-in. Jordan’s imprisonment is the result of an agreement between the United Planets and Amanda Waller,Absolute Power’sarchitect. Waller, in a final bid to rid Earth of its super-powered population, has unleashed a multi-front war against them, taking their powers and smearing their reputations. TheGreen Lantern Corps came under the controlof the United Planets recently, who reshaped them into an army of bootlickers. Thaaros, the head of the UP, struck a deal with Waller: his Green Lanterns would not interfere in the affairs of Earth.
However, Jordan is, and always will be, a hero, and he cannot stand on the sidelines while Waller plunges Earth into an oppressive police state.
The United Planets recognized that Hal Jordan was a threat and took steps to neutralize him. He was stripped of his position in the Green Lantern Corps and exiled to Earth. However, Jordan is, and always will be, a hero, and he cannot stand on the sidelines while Waller plunges Earth into an oppressive police state. Without his ring, Jordan was forced to seek other means of fighting back. The Toyman, a longtime Superman foe, relies heavily on dangerous gadgets disguised as toys. How Green Lantern got the flash grenades is never revealed, but now he is in Toyman’s debt.
Green Lantern Is Being Forced Into a Corner
Allying With Villains Is Not a Good Idea For Anyone, Especially Green Lantern
Unfortunately, using weapons designed by a murderous villain may not be Green Lantern’s proudest moment, but it shows how desperate he is in the face of Waller’s machinations. While the flash grenades were non-lethal, many of Toyman’s gadgets are, and he has killed people in the past. Hal would stop short of using the more lethal parts of the Toyman’s armory, but the longer he goes without his ring, the more desperate he may become.Green Lanternhas never found himself in a position such as he does now, where he has been forced to use weapons designed by villains.
Source:AIPT
Green Lantern #14 is on sale August 14 from DC Comics!
