Volume 1. Judgment day! In a startling chapter in the extraordinary life of the emerald crusader, Green Lantern Hal Joran goes before his peers in the Corps and the Guardians of the Universe to plead for the chance to return home to Earth. Jordan was exiled into space for a year by the Guardians in order to prove his loyalty to the Green Lantern Corps, having been accused of paying too much attention to Earth when he had an entire "sector" of the cosmos to patrol. But upon his return, he faces a new foe hired by Congressman Jason Bloch to bring down Ferris Aircraft - the Javelin. To make matters worse, Hal must also take down the fiendish Shark, a radiation-enhanced super villain. In a shocking turn of events, The Green Lantern falls into a coma, leaving Los Angeles open and ripe for Bloch, who calls upon the deadly Demolition Team to ravage the unwitting metropolis. In the end, Hal must face a life changing decision that will determine his fate as a Green Lantern.