I’ve read a few of these DC Compact Comics and I swear each one just keeps getting better. This is my first entry into the Green Lantern universe and understanding a bit about what they do. If you want to get deep into the lore of it all, I don’t think this is the comic to do that for you. If you’re reading this and you DO HAVE a recommendation for a good Green Lantern story, please let me know in the comments. I’d say this story touched very little on what and/or who the Green Lanterns are. I don’t think it really affected my overall understanding of what was happening, so it didn’t really bother me. Ok now let’s talk about Far Sector.
There are 3 basic reasons why I liked Far Sector so much, one of them being the actual story and plot throughout. We are thrust into a world very different from our own and are introduced to our protagonist, Sojourner “Jo” Mullein, a rookie Green Lantern being assigned to a brutal murder. Sounds like the normal cop stuff, but in a world where emotions don’t exist and is the first murder in generations, it’s very far from normal. We get to learn of different races that co-exist, their origins and the start of this emotionless living. It was an intriguing and dramatic story with various twists that made me curious to learn more of.
Next were the colors! The use of monochromatic pages plus a wide range of colors overall was such a unique creative style I was not used to. There were also many pages that contained cool colors mixed in with warm that just worked so well together instead of sloppy. Lots of uses of pinks, purples and teals that I have not seen in other books yet. The art is great but combined with this color palette just makes it jump off the page.
Finally the last reason I really liked this comic book were the dynamic layouts. I saw a bit of this in Batwoman: Elegy but this just took it to another level. Being a pretty novice comic book reader, sometimes if there are non-traditional panels I struggle with following the correct way to read it. Far Sector does a fantastic job of this, crazy layouts, different variations, explosive panels, it’s got it all and without hurting the overall story. I do hope I come across more stories that are done like this because I really enjoy seeing how the art can be expressed in different ways.
Overall 4 / 5
Far Sector N.K. Jemisin-Writer, Jamal Campbell-Cover Artist/Artist/Colorist, Deron Bennett-Letterer.
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