Comics are Awesome III

[Sparky Prime]

Hal discovers what Tomar Tu is hiding

It's a nice touch to see why Tomar Tu hasn't been feeling well lately in this story. Constantly having to concentrate to keep it hidden would mean he probably hasn't slept in a while. Which also explains why he wouldn't engage in the fight last issue. Any lapse in his concentration at this point would have probably let it go.

[andersonh1]

Agreed, it's a satisfying plot development. Though I admit, I half expected Tomar Tu to be dead, and Romat to have taken his place, explaining why he's staying out of the way.

On another topic, I don't read Marvel very often, but I like what they're doing with the numbering. Marvel Legacy they're calling it, and they're going back to high-level numbering. DC did this briefly with Wonder Woman just before the New 52, and of course they're currently back with original numbering on Action Comics and Detective Comics. I'd like to see more DC books adopt this and return to legacy numbering.

[Sparky Prime]

DC Comics announces Green Lantern Earth One.

The Hugo Award-nominated team of Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman delivers the next installment of DC’s best-selling Earth One line, following in the tradition of New York Times bestsellers WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette and BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 will be available everywhere books are sold on March 20, 2018.

The all-new origin story is co-authored by New York Times best-selling author Corinna Bechko (Heathentown) and writer/illustrator Gabriel Hardman (Star Wars: Legacy), the team behind the Hugo Award-nominated series Invisible Republic. GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 is a modern retelling of astronaut Hal Jordan’s story as he explores unknown worlds and discovers a new destiny with the Green Lantern Corps.

“Approaching this as an Earth One story gives us the opportunity to go back to the core concept of Green Lantern and interpret it through the lens of a modern, grounded sci-fi story while still being true to the Silver Age roots of Hal Jordan,” says Hardman. “Having storyboarded Interstellar, this is an approach I’m comfortable with and have wanted to explore in comics. Realistic sci-fi is only the beginning of this story; we have something much more epic in store.”

GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 is a radical take on the iconic Lantern mythology, with compelling characters, stunning artwork and an intriguing storyline that is a perfect entry point for readers new to the Green Lantern universe. Hardman also illustrates the book, with colors by Jordan Boyd (SAVAGE THINGS, Invisible Republic).

“Hal Jordan is a smart, capable person with a space and science background who has a lot of untapped potential even before he finds the ring,” says Bechko. “That means he’s going to approach everything the ring does from the perspective of a scientist, but he’s going to employ it for action and adventure. The result for us as writers is the opportunity to fully embrace the science fiction aspects of the story in a way that would be impossible with a lot of other characters.”

[Sparky Prime]

Green Lanterns #27
Jessica and Simon end up on some savage planet, unable to figure out where they are. Eventually, Jessica's ring detects the possible presence of a White Lantern and they go to investigate. Traveling to the planet's core, they do not find a White Lantern, but the Life Entity itself, as a baby still incubating. Jessica's ring is now about to confirm they're on Earth and they've traveled 10 billion years into the past. Um, I kinda think they meant to say million rather than billion. Earth is thought to have formed around 4.54 billion years ago, so it shouldn't exist 10 billion years ago. And, the way the artist depicts Earth makes it look like it's the middle of the break of the Pangaea continent, several million years ago. At any rate, the two Lanterns are at a loss for what to do, when Jessica's ring detects more Green Lanterns... Jessica thinks the other Earth Lanterns have come back in time to save them, but it turns out be the The First 7.

[andersonh1]

It's interesting how the mostly Earth-based book with the rookie Green Lanterns seems to be exploring more of the origins of the Corps than the book with the Corps in it. I'm not reading it, but I appreciate the summaries.

[Sparky Prime]

It's interesting how the mostly Earth-based book with the rookie Green Lanterns seems to be exploring more of the origins of the Corps than the book with the Corps in it. I'm not reading it, but I appreciate the summaries.

Yeah, overall I'd have to say I'm disappointed with the story of "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" honestly. Green Lanterns I feel has been more compelling and actually feels like it's making an impact. While Corps does a great job juggling so many characters, it doesn't seem like they have found a direction for it, taking a step forward but then two steps back. Or otherwise fails to capitalize on the story elements it introduces. The alliance of the Green and Yellow Lanterns is interesting, but yet here they are already setting it up for being broken apart. They de-powered Kyle back to a Green Lantern, but sacrificed his White Lantern powers meaninglessly and lacking any significance. The living Krona's Gauntlet really didn't play any role in the issue it was introduced in other than being a big Hulking monster despite Sarko playing it up as the real master mind. And they still haven't even addressed the Templar Guardians or anything about Lost Army/Edge of Oblivion.

[andersonh1]

I asked Robert Vendetti on Twitter if we're ever going to get an answer to the question about the Templar Guardians and who sent the Corps to the previous universe. If I hear anything back, I'll let you know.

[Sparky Prime]

I asked Robert Vendetti on Twitter if we're ever going to get an answer to the question about the Templar Guardians and who sent the Corps to the previous universe. If I hear anything back, I'll let you know.

That would be amazing.

[andersonh1]

Well, I didn't learn anything, but at least I've brought it to his attention. Here's the exchange:

@robertvenditti Are we ever going to find out what happened to the Templar Guardians? Who sent the Corps into Relic's universe?

@hsakotc11 Mmmmmaybe. Keep reading!

[Sparky Prime]

Hm, well can't say I'm really surprised he'd basically give a non-answer. It's been a year now since Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps began, and they still haven't answered anything.