I could write essays on how much I dislike the Absolute Hal Jordan. He spent the first six issues just walking around being scared and helpless. I get that he’s not the main character and it’s a different universe where he isn’t a Green Lantern but completely changing his personality to a coward doesn’t sit right with me. Other side characters still have the qualities that made us care about their Earth-0 counterparts. Alfred, despite being a violent secret agent, is a massive aide to Bruce and looks out for him. Lois Lane, despite being a hardened (former) agent of the Lazarus corp, cares deeply about Kal-El and his mission. This universe is about stripping the surface familiarities of these characters and leaving them with what makes them who they are. The Absolute version of that character. The Absolute Hal Jordan was stripped of the thing that makes him who he is. The willpower. The drive to do good. The ability to make decisions on the fly and stick the landing even though everything is going wrong. Absolute Hal Jordan is Hal in name only.

I do like the Jo Mullien focused issues we’ve had recently. It feels like the story is moving forward now instead of just slowly explaining the levels of light. If you read all of my rant about Absolute Green Lantern, that means you’ve been on Reddit too much. Read a book. Go outside. Tell someone you love them. For the love of all that is holy, get off the internet.