"The End" Week: Green Lanterns #57!

Over the last year or so, I've pulled a ton of Green Lantern books from the quarter bins, but I paid actual money for this one because I wanted to see how Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz's story ended. With Hal Jordan once again front and center, that's how. From 2018, Green Lanterns #57, "Evil's Might, conclusion" Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Mike Perkins, color by Hi-Fi.

The Cyborg Superman returns to Coast City, somewhat irritated that it had been rebuilt, and starts shooting up the populace. Hal Jordan is in time this time, but can he defeat the Cyborg, who now also has the Phantom Ring? Meanwhile, in space over Mogo, the Green Lantern Corps is in final battle with the Ravagers, but that's largely wrap-up: Guy Gardner commandeers the bad guys' main ship, and turns its weapons on the rest.

The Cyborg isn't able to use the Phantom Ring (or whatever else he was using) to control Hal's ring, but still thinks he has him beat. Hal's taking his lumps as a distraction, to give his back-up time to arrive: five Lanterns, including the Daxamite Sodam Yat. Beaten, the Cyborg still manages to escape. Then, it's even more set-up for the upcoming Grant Morrison/Liam Sharp the Green Lantern series, because every so often DC just seems to decide "thou shalt have no other Lanterns before me." But all of the Lanterns aren't put back into the box, as Jessica decides maybe it's time for her to stretch herself, and explore space.

This felt a little thin, but it was the conclusion to an eight-parter. Feels like Jurgens might've been brought in to clear the boards, and he pretty much did. Jessica would go on to Justice League Odyssey, which ran to issue #25. Aw, it had Azrael and Dex-Starr? Maybe I should look for that.