In this review of Absolute Green Lantern #6, Jo and Hal find themselves in an unfamiliar place with some familiar faces.
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #6
Written by AL EWING
Art and Main Cover: JAHNOY LINDSAY
Variant Covers: JULIET NNEKA, MIKE DEL MUNDO, NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: 9/3/25
In Absolute Green Lantern #6 we get a slightly different start to the book. We don’t see a ring of light, but that of a planet. This probably just indicates the continuation from the last issue where Hal And Jo were beamed to OA with John and Kyle. Though this lasts only for the first page and we are with a new character not yet introduced in this universe — Agent Cam Chase. She has a meeting with her boss at the Agency, the meeting doesn’t go well as she gets put onto administrative leave.
A flick of the page and we return to OA where the lore of this version of the Lanterns is explained further so we get a better understanding of what it is Ewing is trying to do in this retelling of the Green Lantern Mythos. It’s very much welcomed, as things became a little confusing in the last issue. I wasn’t too sure what John was trying to get at, but at the same time the last issue left us with a bit of a cliff hanger in that regard and Ewing probably wanted to use this issue to clarify what it was that’s going on.
We learn that this version of the mythos breaks OA into 4 different levels of light defined by the difference in qualities by those who are judged. Qard, Rao, Sur & Aur. Qard being the lowest level and Aur being the highest, which John has found himself to be judged at. We also learn that Kyle was judged at the red level of light being Rao. Though we also learn that others in the universe do not see the levels of light in this order.
The Blackstars apparently see the likes of the Qard level of light to be the most powerful and use the dark powers, they are also known to be the Weaponers. This would make sense seeming how Hal pulled a gun on Abin Sur in the earlier issues. So we can assume at this point that Hal has been judged as being on the Qard Level. Meaning we have a Lantern on each level. Another thing that is learned at this point is that the Blackstar world is named Mogo and it is getting closer each day.
To finally have all these bits of information it really is starting to tie the arc together and all the unanswered questions I had at the beginning have finally been answered and I’m able to now begin to see where Ewing is wanting to take this run and how he plans to incorporate each established character as the arc moves forward. I can’t wait to see where this story leads now!
As always Lindsay’s artwork in Absolute Green Lantern #6 remains consistent and in keeping with previous issues. Though it would still seem background details remain unimportant in this particular art style. While it’s not crucial to the story telling process it is nice when an artist puts in just as much effort to the environment as to the details of the foreground images. The continued use of different perspectives keeps each panel fresh and engaging for the reader, as to not get bored with repetitive panels and angles.
I particularly enjoyed the panels from the conversation on OA, the different profiles the characters are shown to be in and the bright colours used for them make those pages an absolute delight to read.
Final Thoughts
With Absolute Green Lantern #6, Al Ewing has managed to keep the readers engaged and guessing about which direction he’s taking this in has been superb. I’ve had many different “Ooo could he be doing this?” thoughts from the very first issue. Though to now finally have the lore of this Universe explained in all the detail we need for now, allows for many avenues to open up in how the story progresses from this point onwards.
Another final thought is on the continually beautiful artwork from Lindsay which keeps being so consistent and visually stunning to look at. Choice of colours for Absolute Green Lantern #6 was brilliant too, along with the lighting of certain areas and keeping the likes of dark places dark without having to black out the page. It’s been very well thought out thus far and I can’t wait to see what problems Mogo brings us!
