Green Lantern #162

Jun 2003 · DC · 2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD

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“You're Not the Boss of Me”

★ 1st appearance — Amon Sur

About this Issue

Green Lantern Vol. 3 #162 is the first appearance of Amon Sur — the embittered, Ungaran son of the revered Green Lantern Abin Sur — making it the debut of one of the more emotionally resonant villains to enter Kyle Rayner's corner of the DC Universe. Amon's premise is a pointed inversion of legacy-hero mythology: rather than inheriting his father's heroism, he channels his grief and abandonment into leading the Black Circle, an intergalactic crime syndicate, and directing his hatred squarely at every Green Lantern who benefited from Abin Sur's sacrifice. The character proved durable enough to recur through Geoff Johns's landmark mid-2000s run, eventually joining the Sinestro Corps and appearing in the Blackest Night storyline, meaning his roots in this issue ripple forward through some of the most significant Green Lantern storytelling of the era. As the second chapter of the 'Black Circle: Urban Knights' crossover, it also captures a transitional moment for the title — pairing Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern) and Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) in a generational team-up that deliberately inverted the classic Hal Jordan/Ollie Queen friendship that had defined the franchise decades earlier.

In "You're Not the Boss of Me," Green Lantern faces a test of willpower unlike any he's encountered before, as a mysterious force challenges his authority in ways that blur the line between duty and defiance. Written by Judd Winick and brought to life with gritty, expressive art by Charlie Adlard—both interior and cover—this 2003 issue stands out for its sharp character focus and atmospheric tension, all set against a backdrop of pop culture ephemera that grounds the story in its era.

writer Judd Winick · artist, inker Charlie Adlard · colorist Tatjana Wood · letterer Jack Morelli · cover Charlie Adlard

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History

The issue was written by Judd Winick — who had been steering Green Lantern Vol. 3 through a socially engaged, character-driven era that had already earned GLAAD recognition — with art and cover by British artist Charlie Adlard, who was then primarily known stateside for 2000 AD work and would later become globally recognized as the principal artist on The Walking Dead. The six-part 'Black Circle: Urban Knights' crossover alternated between Green Lantern and the concurrent Ben Raab-written Green Arrow issues, threading through both titles' continuity in the months immediately before Winick departed Green Lantern for a full-time run on Green Arrow with issue #26 of that series. Editor Bob Schreck, with assistant Morgan Dontanville, shepherded both halves of the crossover.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Amon Sur, son of the Green Lantern Abin Sur and nephew (by marriage) of Sinestro, who debuts here as the leader of the Black Circle intergalactic crime syndicate.
Part 2 of the six-part crossover 'Black Circle: Urban Knights,' which alternated between Green Lantern Vol. 3 #162–164 and Green Arrow Vol. 3 #23–25.
Written by Judd Winick with art and cover by Charlie Adlard; edited by Bob Schreck with assistant Morgan Dontanville.
Featured characters include Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern), Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), Connor Hawke, and Jade (Jennie-Lynn Hayden), with the JLA and Intergang mentioned in passing.
The story continues from Green Arrow Vol. 3 #23 and picks up in Green Arrow Vol. 3 #24, requiring readers to alternate between the two titles to follow the full narrative.
Amon Sur went on to appear in Geoff Johns's Green Lantern Vol. 4 run, joined the Sinestro Corps as the representative of Space Sector 2814, and was resurrected as a Black Lantern during Blackest Night.
The 'Black Circle: Urban Knights' crossover has not been collected in a standalone trade paperback as of available records, making the individual issues the only way to read the story in print.
Published on April 16, 2003, with a June 2003 cover date; both a direct-edition and a newsstand edition exist.