Revelations
Synopsis
It's the aftermath of Hal getting swept into the future along with Kyle. Young Hal is very excited for what the future will bring, Kyle of course is very somber. He cant find a way to break the "news" to Hal. While Kyle tries to find words to tell his friend about his future/fate, Hal decides to see what his beloved coast city looks like in the "future". He is shocked when he arrives to nothing........no city...just vacant land.
Hal completely freaks out at the realization that his city is gone. Once he calms down Kyle reveals his fate....going rogue after the city's destruction and destroying the corp, trying to remake time etc. His eventual death reigniting the sun and how Coast city was made his "memorial" site. Hal listens to the whole thing and then blows up on Kyle, the revelations leave him so emotional he destroys his memorial statue and fly's off. Kyle doesn't follow he allows Hal to sort out his feeling on his own.
Hal full of all kinds of emotions saves a bus load of crippled children and when the teacher calls him an angel for saving them, his "hope" is reignited. This heroic deed allows him to reconcile his emotions and he returns to Kyle. They have a small talk about how they can get him back to his rightful place in time and checking in with the JLA.
On apocalypse Desad tricks the oh so smart Kalibak to attack Hal, he agrees and Desad's plan is sealed.
End of Issue
The Good
This is the most "Human" you'll ever see Hal Jordan. This issue gives us a rare glimpse behind the macho facade he always wears.
In his city were friends lovers...everyone he knew and interacted with everyday of his adult life...and they were all just...gone...no goodbye no resolution...just snuffed out.
When one person close to you dies its bad enough but in one moment, Hal lost everyone. What makes it even worse is that it all happened because of him. If coast city wasn't the city of Hal Jordan, they would all be alive.
Lets wrap our minds around that concept for awhile. You are in the future, you want to see what's happened with your home town and even you, do i have kids? how has my town grown in ten years? What you find out is everyone is dead....because of you! Whats worst you go crazy from the whole thing and endangered not just earth but all time itself! Honestly that's the kind of baggage that send you crazy all over again!
Once he knew his city was gone he wanted to know where Carol and Pie were.... despite this Hal not even having been involved romantically with carol yet. Soul mates indeed, I loved that :)
It was also a good tease with what these revelations would do to young Hal, would he go crazy/rogue all over again or what? There was just enough to make you think he would go there again and when he saved those kids......you fell in love with Hal all over again, he is and always will be a hero. Yeah he did go rogue but his story was just a literal "road to hell paved with good intentions" or "doing bad things for all the right reasons".
This issue made me understand Hal more, still not a fan but I appreciate him.
The Bad
Art had moments of inconsistency.
The Ugly
4.5/5 stars
