In the first look at “Alan Scott: The Green Lantern” #2 by DC Comics, Scott encounters several characters who play vital roles in his first Golden Age origin story and the new tale being told. Writer Tim Sheridan revealed it was important to include familiar faces from Scott’s classic adventures and reconceptualize them in the new story. “Jimmy Henton, who was on the train with Alan just before the catastrophe that led to the birth of the Green Lantern; Albert Dekker, the rival businessman whose depraved actions led to that catastrophe; and Billings, the person in the asylum who handcrafted Alan’s all-important (and all-green!) railroad lantern,” Sheridan said. “Billings (or, I should say, Billie) gets a deeper dive here with some additional layers that help frame Alan’s state of mind at this point in his story.”
Sheridan complimented the work of artist Cian Tormey and colorist Matt Herms, praising their storytelling and bringing the Golden Age to life. In one of the more harrowing pages, readers are taken into Arkham Asylum, where Scott appears to be put through conversion therapy. Sheridan noted Herms’ intentional color choice, saying, “The choice to color the jumpsuits orange on the patients in Arkham Asylum foreshadows how this institution will devolve into less of a mental health facility and more of a prison—if it hasn’t already.”
Scott tries to get some sleep, but his Green Lantern has other plans for the hero as its shining light wakes him.
