Jeremy Adams continues the march to issue #600 of Green Lantern with issue #30 (LGY #597) and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico comes back for more as Hal Jordan keeps soul-searching after the Book of Oa endowed him with some visions back in issue #28. Luckily, the March 2026 DC Comics Solicitations are available, and you can see there will be quite the celebration for issue #600, which also shares an answer to a question posed to Star Sapphire and Kyle Rayner coming back to Earth as GL. So what will this all mean and do to Hal? Answers are part of the journey, and this issue takes us to Gotham City to visit one of its greatest residents, all while having you look at the relationship between Batman and Hal Jordan in a very different light.
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While this story arc reads more like The Brave and the Bold, it is fun to see Hal Jordan on Earth interacting with some of his greatest Super Friends. This issue gives Jeremy Adams the big moment to share his vision for his Hal and Batman team-up. While it’s not a bad issue, it does feel less than the previous heroic meet-ups; honestly, it felt like the second time the two heroes met, with some familiarity but also a distance. Batman and Hal just have no friendship in this issue, and it really harkens back to an earlier team-up tale with these two characters, as it doesn’t seem to reflect their camaraderie as members of the Justice League and the adventures they have shared.
I know, post-Parallax, that the bond Hal and Batman used to share is shattered, but it’s been built up in some comic book issue that starts with Batman doubting Hal and then eventually coming around (see various issues of Hal as the Spectre, and even Geoff Johns’ run on Green Lantern). In this issue, it is a surprise that Batman and Hal even care to know each other’s identities, but that does lead to an interesting take on their dynamic; as Batman says, “we aren’t…friends.” Maybe I missed something in the latest issues of Batman, but this is a whole new twist. I would love to find the issue where the change occurred, as the previous Batman and Hal story I can think of was “Last Will” by Johns and Reis back in the Green Lantern 80th Anniversary Special. There, Hal had three last messages, and one was to Batman.
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Green Lantern #30 may not be the most explosive chapter on the road to issue #600, but it is one of the more thought-provoking. Jeremy Adams leans into character over spectacle, using Gotham City and Batman as mirrors for Hal Jordan’s growing uncertainty after the Book of Oa’s revelations. While the distance between Hal and Bruce may feel jarring to longtime readers, it creates an intriguing tension that reframes their relationship as one built on respect rather than friendship. Carmine Di Giandomenico’s moody Gotham visuals help ground the mystery, and the MacGuffin adds just enough intrigue to keep Hal’s journey feeling purposeful. This issue isn’t about answers; it’s about recalibration, and by the end, it leaves you curious not just about what Hal will become, but who he trusts along the way.
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