Even though the Starbreaker Supremacy story arc is technically six parts, it has been a bigger part of Jeremy Adams’ run on Green Lantern and his tag-team time with writer Morgan Hampton. Go back to that ominous ending of Green Lantern #18 when Starbreaker promised to help Sorrow stop feeling, everyone else, too. Here we are, 10 months later, and now two comic series are involved, as the Starbreakers make their last stand against the Lanterns of the Emotional Spectrum. We have seen some pay the ultimate price for there to be more on the side of good, but are there enough soldiers to wield emotion as a weapon to shut down these emotional vampires?
I will say that Morgan Hampton and Jeremy Adams continue to deliver a script with excellent moments that will stand out; for example, I suspect there will be cheers with Aya and Razer having their page, along with some jaws dropping for the last page. The emotional beats are excellent and start very early on, as evident in our preview of the issue. We see Shirley Stewart, John Stewart’s mother, existing inside a Green Lantern ring, become aware that something has happened to John; she’s right because John gave his all to light up all the Lanterns of the Emotional Spectrum. The way the emotions are played works perfectly for the story, characters, and their abilities; very driven and worthwhile.
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The art team doesn’t let that emotional tide go away either; instead, they crank it up to 11. Penciler Fernando Pasarin continues to transition from micro moments, such as Hal Jordan learning about John’s loss from Salaak and Superboy, to macro, with a splash page showing heroes and villains wielding all the lights of the Emotional Spectrum against the Starbreakers. Pasarin doesn’t do it alone, as he has quite the Corps of inkers and colorists. The art team understands that this is war and will deliver panels that depict characters being blown up or torn apart, which demonstrates a wide range of character moments I mentioned earlier.
Outside of the conclusion, which I don’t want to spoil, the next best piece is the cover. Such a fantastic showcase of all the characters who have been in a Lantern book, and also gives off a Star Wars vibe. Yet I don’t feel that level of satisfaction with the ending of the Starbreaker Supremacy; it wrapped up too conveniently and feels like the secondary plot points overshadowed it. I do like that Guy Gardner calls out the solution, but Jo Mullein gives him something to pause and think about, which helps to lessen the despondency. While the arc may have ended on a quaint note, I will find myself sticking around to see what is next for the Green Lantern Corps series.
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