There’s a reason why these kinds of moments make better finales than standalone tales.Īlso of little note is a light-hearted closer by Ernie Altbacker about Guy Gardner marooned on a far-flung planet sans his ring. At least, these are the details I was able to glean – Geoffrey Thorne’s writing lacks a lot of important context. An opposing force is brutally taking over, most of the society’s higher-ups have of course fled already, and those who remain are either desperate to run and go on living any way they can or fight and die for the cause.
The lead story has enjoyably dense art from Tom Raney and Mike Atiyeh, meant to evoke a sense of overwhelming odds as John Stewart and his team attempt to defend a planet and its people during an evacuation. As ever with this kind of thing, it’s a mixed bag, but a standout middle chapter earns a lot of goodwill. The Green Lantern mythos has always seemed particularly well-suited to anthological storytelling to me, and since this is a strategy being employed by a number of books in the Future State line, including The Next Batman and Dark Detective, it isn’t much of a surprise that Future State: Green Lantern #1 employs the same format.
The three stories in Future State: Green Lantern #1 feel distinct, but there’s a clear standout in Jessica Cruz’s Die Hard-style middle chapter.
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