Green Lantern: Alliance by Minh LêMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As Tai Pham eases into his role as Earth's Green Lantern, he goes up against a serial arsonist and makes a new friend, Kid Flash!
I thought Green Lantern Legacy, the previous entry in this series, was great so I was dying to pick this up.
As with the last book, I dug this quite a bit. Sure, I'm about 30 years past the use-by date for this but it reminds me of the recent Scooby Doo Team-Up series. It captures the essence of the DCU without being beholden to 60+ years of continuity.
Tai is still learning the ropes and his team-up with Iris, aka Kid Flash, hearkens back to Green Lantern-Flash team-ups of old. The plot is secondary. This is more about Tai's growth as a character and the importance of trust. Good thing, since Xander comes off as a young John Byrne-era Lex Luthor.
The theme of family continues to run through the series. I like that Tai's grandma knew Superman in her Green Lantern identity. I also thought it was cool that Hal Jordan was mentioned and Kyle Rayner makes an appearance. It makes the book feel more like it's in some version of the DC universe than the previous book did.
The writing is crisp and appropriate for a YA audience. Andie Tong's art is a good fusion of '90s Tom Grummett and some manga influence. I didn't find the coloring to be overdone like in a lot of modern comics.
Four out of five stars. Make with the next volume already.
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