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Rebirth...again, May 22, 2012
Green Lantern Vol 1 Geoff Johns Hardcover
Green Lantern Vol. 1: Sinestro (The New 52)Like Batman, Green Lantern continuity didn't change a whole lot with DC's New 52 epic relaunch, and honestly that's a good thing here. After spending the past 8 years working on Green Lantern, bringing Hal Jordan back from the dead, and placing the character right smack-dab between Batman and Superman as DC's most prominent heroes, superhero writer extraordinaire Geoff Johns is here in the driver's seat spinning a new saga for the Green Lanterns. After the War of the Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan no longer wears the ring, and now his one-time arch nemesis Sinestro is a Green Lantern once again. What develops is Sinestro and Hal winding up having to team up for a greater good, which helps make for some great storytelling here. What's disappointing though is that for super-new readers, Green Lantern somehow manages to still come off as frequently convoluted. That's the nature of the beast though, as Johns has crafted so many finely-tuned and interconnecting Green Lantern stories over...
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| Author: Anarchy in the US (Los A.. | In 8 years since Geoff Johns took over Green Lantern, Hal Jordan has reclaimed his position among Batman and Superman as top tier characters in the DC Universe that expanded upon the entire GL mythology including the entire light spectrum of lantern corps., and Blackest Night, and a whole bunch of continuity like never before. What Johns also did was make Hal Jordan's greatest villain Sinestro, far more complex and villainous being then ever done. After and , Sinestro went from being that top villain, and thanks to an odd twist of fate became a Green Lantern again, while Jordan was discharged from the GL Corps. all just... | 7 | |
| Author: N. Durham "Big Evil" (Ph.. | Like Batman, Green Lantern continuity didn't change a whole lot with DC's New 52 epic relaunch, and honestly that's a good thing here. After spending the past 8 years working on Green Lantern, bringing Hal Jordan back from the dead, and placing the character right smack-dab between Batman and Superman as DC's most prominent heroes, superhero writer extraordinaire Geoff Johns is here in the driver's seat spinning a new saga for the Green Lanterns. After the War of the Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan no longer wears the ring, and now his one-time arch nemesis Sinestro is a Green Lantern once again. What develops is Sinestro and Hal winding up having to team up for a greater good, which helps make for some great storytelling here. What's disappointing though is that for super-new readers, Green Lantern somehow manages to still come off as frequently convoluted. That's the nature of the beast though, as Johns has crafted so many finely-tuned and interconnecting Green Lantern stories over... | 8 | |
