Green Lantern Corps #18 Review
Writer: Morgan Hampton
Artist: Fernando Pasarín, Juan José Ryp, Will Conrad, Ig Guara, Oclair Albert & Jason Paz
Colorist: Matt Herms & Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: Fernando Pasarín, Oclair Albert & Arif Prianto
Variant Cover Artists: Jorge Fornés & Rian Gonzales
Editors: Jillian Grant, Kathleen Wisneski & Paul Kaminski
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock
Release Date: July 8, 2026
Everyone had their expectations of Guy Gardner. And it didn't help that they worshiped him as the Allsight. So, when the Manhunters devastated his team, abducted Aya's body, and used her improved design to stage a takeover of the emotional spectrum, Guy felt like it was all his fault. Reeling emotionally and struggling to respond to the crisis, his life went sideways as he fell into a black hole. But instead of finding all the matter that gravity should suck inside, Guy Gardner confronted himself.
Now he's back on Oa. Time has rewound. Can the Green Lantern Corps prevent Oa's sun from going supernova? And will Guy Gardner demonstrate the qualities that drew the emotional entities to him in the first place? Let’s put on our power rings, leap into Green Lantern Corps #18, and see!
Story
With the Manhunters approaching Oa, Jessica Cruz wants her Lanterns to host the emotional entities. She orders Guy to hand them over for her disposal. But Guy Gardner, who has interacted with them, insists that Ion, Butcher, and the others are not his to give. As the Allsight, Guy touches her face to help Jessica see things from a different perspective.
In Green Lantern Corps #18, Guy Gardner has got his confidence back. But with it comes humility. He recognizes the Corps’ tremendous responsibility to these sentient beings. And he also equates Jessica's attitude with the Manhunters'. But while Guy and Jessica seem locked in a trance, someone must take charge and lead them into battle against the Manhunters.
As Morgan Hampton portrays the Corps Leader and the Allsight’s journey into another realm and the Lanterns' defense of Oa, another battle takes place on the planet's surface. Aya exemplifies how the Manhunters would safeguard the emotional spectrum. Yet even though the Manhunters have stolen her body, Aya seeks ways to protect the Corps and her new life on Oa. Once, she was an emotionless entity like the Manhunters. Now, she has friends, a lover, and people she will sacrifice to protect in Green Lantern Corps #18.
Art
While the emotional entities hover overhead and the other Corps leaders look on, Jessica Cruz and Guy Gardner argue. As their argument grows more heated, Jessica and Guy move toward each other. Ophidian surrounds them, Butcher and Proselyte hover, while Predator observes the two leaders knock their heads together. Then, Guy touches Jessica's face. As energy suffuses them, their glowing bodies resemble Aya, who also watches in hologram form.
As Fernando Pasarín, Juan José Ryp, Will Conrad, Ig Guara, Oclair Albert, and Jason Paz unite to portray a cast of thousands, Matt Herms and Lee Loughridge team up to fill Green Lantern Corps #18 with a palette of bright, luminescent color. As a sea of red and blue Manhunters swims through space, led by their green-and-white leader, they look ahead with glowing orange eyes. When the Lanterns of Oa rise to greet them, a green hologram of Jo’s face appears above the buildings, evoking how the emotional entities hovered above the squabbling leaders. Despite all the colors of the spectrum, the orange, red, and yellow streaks of departing Lanterns dominate the sky. Yet as Guy and Jessica explore the emotional expanse, blue dominates this realm filled with vibrant colors.
Dave Sharpe fills round and rectangular dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters. Jessica Cruz, Guy Gardner, and Jo Mullein shout green words, while Aya speaks green letters into white balloons. Jessica and Aya share their thoughts in green narrative boxes. Words grow bold for intonation and swell for raised voices. While the leader of the Manhunters uses white dialogue balloons, black energy radiates from the borders. Amid the battle, sound effects show how effectively the Manhunters fight, while Jo relies on her willpower and imagination for defense. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.
Final Thoughts
The Manhunters believe they can safeguard the emotional spectrum better than the Green Lantern Corps. Jessica Cruz believes that, if the entire spectrum of the Corps worked together, they could defend the Universe better than ever before. Yet as rival groups compete for the right to safeguard existence, Guy Gardner and Jessica Cruz must achieve a meeting of the minds in Green Lantern Corps #18.
Rating 9.8/10
To look inside see my preview of Green Lantern Corps #18.
For what happened last time, see my preview of Green Lantern Corps #17.
For what happened before that, see my review of Green Lantern Corps #16.
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