Warning: contains spoilers forGreen Lantern: Fractured Spectrum#1!
After a period of strife, theGreen LanternCorps has a new leader–and we are already sold. The last few years rocked the Corps, and the Emotional Spectrum, to its core. While the Corps may be lacking in stability at the moment,they have an epic new leader, and as seen inGreen Lantern: Fractured Spectrum#1, she is poised to lead the organization to stunning new heights.
Jessica Cruz was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver.
Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum#1 is written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by V. Ken Marion. The Corps is helping rebuild Oa, which has been devastated in the wake of recent events. The Corps brings Oa’s power back online, turning it back into a bastion of hope.
Fans then learn the Guardians will now only serve as advisors to the Corps, with Jessica Cruz now serving as the central figure for Green Lanterns everywhere.
A celebratory atmosphere permeates this new beginning, but it is quickly dashed by the arrival of the Sorrow Lantern.
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Jessica Cruz Has Proven Herself a Worthy Green Lantern
Jessica Cruz’s ascension to the top position in the Green Lantern Corps has been a decade in the making. Debuting duringForever Evil,Jessica Cruz has overcome deep anxiety to become one of Earth’s best Lanterns.She has been a loyal member of the Corps, proving herself time and again on the battlefield. As one of Earth’s many Green Lanterns, Jessica Cruz has put her life on the line many times, keeping the planet safe, both with the Corps and the Justice League. Finally, Jessica Cruz may be the most relatable of the Green Lanterns as well.
The Green Lantern Corps has been in upheaval recently, and Jessica found herself front and center among the chaos.
The Green Lantern Corps has been in upheaval recently, and Jessica found herself front and center among the chaos. The Guardians turned majority control of the Corps over to the United Planets, who promptly began altering it to their whims. The Corps was further compromised when the UP’s corrupt leader, Thaaros, began using the Corps as his bodyguards, as well as steering them in a direction reeking of fascism. Jessica served as a mole in Thaaros’ organization, relaying intelligence back to Hal, John and the others in the resistance.
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After a turbulent last few years, Green Lantern is entering a new era–but there is no time to celebrate, as a grave new threat to the Corps emerges.
This dangerous mission proved once again why Jessica Cruz is one of Earth’s best Green Lanterns.By working as a double agent, Jessica was putting herself in danger of being discovered. Thaaros and his inner circle were shape-shifting Durlans, and had eyes and ears everywhere. Obviously, if Jessica had been discovered, she would have been killed. Jessica also undertook this mission knowing she would be viewed as a traitor for seemingly allying herself with Thaaros. Her suspicions were correct, but the mission was successful, and Thaaros was deposed.
Can Jessica Cruz Rebuild the Green Lantern Corps?
Jessica Cruz is the Perfect Leader for the New Green Lantern Corps
Now, the Green Lantern Corps is again in charge of its own destiny,and Jessica Cruz will be leading the way. The Corps has rebuilt itself several times in the past, but this time is different. The Green Lantern Corps was nearly destroyed from within. While there have been traitors to the Corps in the past, this time it came about due to a lack of strong leadership. Without the Guardians in control, the Corps became easy pickings for demagogues and tyrants such as Thaaros. A new type of leader was needed to ensure this did not happen again.
Jessica Cruz is the perfect person to lead the Green Lantern Corps into a new era, one of hope but also uncertainty. In the wake of Thaaros’ assault on the Corps, theEmotional Spectrum is in disarray,forcing them to work and restore it. This mission will take theGreen Lanternsinto the heart of the mysterious Spectrum to heal it. Jessica Cruz, who has worked through debilitating anxiety to become the new leader of the Corps, must not only rebuild the venerable organization but see it through one of its most difficult cases.
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