Tuesday, June 28, 2011

DC Relaunch: Green Lantern

Green Lantern has become one of the largest franchise for DC Comics, behind Batman and Superman. It now boasts its own family of titles, and has expanded into a variety of worlds. This Green Lantern, the one who started this iteration of the Green Lantern, is Hal Jordan.

Being as we've seen information about the other Green Lanterns in their own books, I feel it's safe to say that Green Lantern will be starring Hal Jordan. Hal's been through alot in his life. Being burdened with a ring that allows to create almost anything out of willed energy that taps into the universe itself, having to deal for years with a variety of problems from the women in his life, and then being possessed by the embodiment of fear and killing many of his friends in the corps before dying himself. But he redeemed himself. And despite all that, being back in the ring slinging game, did Hal listen more to what others said? Did he follow what the Guardians, who overlook the actions of the Green Lanterns, told him to do? Nope, Hal will always be Hal, which is hardheaded and doing what he thinks is best. Which often, is at least somewhat in line with what is best. Or at least keeps him on his feet to do the right thing the next time.

More recently Green Lantern has had to deal with a great many foes, and the expansion of the world of the Lanterns, discovering that their green energy was not the only one that could be tapped into by a full-on army of Lanterns. He's fought hard and he's built bridges. At the end of the day, Hal has been extremely busy saving the universe the past few years. And he doesn't look to stop any time soon. If you reading this, then you've been missing out on an epic scale space adventure that is only just beginning. And you've been given a brand new starting point.

Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke are back to continue their work on Green Lantern. Together they've been working on the book since Blackest Night and have continued through Brightest Day and now The War of the Green Lanterns. Doug Mahnke is also known for his work with Grant Morrison on Frankenstein for his Seven Soldiers mini-event, and with Joe Kelly on JL Elite.

Green Lantern has been running for some time, but here's a few modern suggestions to keep you grounded:

Green Lantern: Secret Origin
Green Lantern: Rebirth

Tomorrow I'll take a look at what's in store for the other Lanterns with Green Lantern Corps.

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