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10
My favourite Green Lantern book in a longgg time, Alan Scott's story will definitely have
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9.0
This my friends, is how you make an anniversary lineup!
After the absolute dogshit that was Detective 1000 (and the mediocre ones: WW 750, Flash 750, Robin 80th, and Cat 80th, the Joker 80th was pretty good), we have finally received a perfect special.
Tomasi and Vendetti's stories stood out to me as the best, while Johns + O'Neil (RIP) + Bunn + Marz were fantastic nonetheless. I love Jess and Simon, but I think that their stories could have resonated more (then again, they were created relatively recently).
The John Stewart and Hawkgirl was just weird (I was VixenXJohn back in JLU), and I don't like how McDuffie wrote them.
The Alan Scott origin was a perspective change carbon copy of his first appearance, but they added the gay revamp from Earth 2. While I think it worked for that story, I can't say the same for this since Alan's son Obsidian was also gay pre-N52. Having doubts on if this will play out tastefully; no more Harlequin marriage while Jennie and Todd are going to have to come from somewhere. more
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7.0
My experience of this comic was curated, but what I read I enjoyed. This might have inflated my score but I’m not sorry.
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10
Wow, who would have thought that Green Lantern would get the best treatment out of all these dumb celebration issues that DC has been doing. I think I liked every story in this issue. Starts off with an great story by Tynion and Gary Frank and keeps on going. The art is great, all the stories are fun to read. Definitely recommend this one if you are a fan of Green Lantern
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10
I can't give this anything less than a 10. All these writers came back to perfectly represent all eras of GL, and the best GL had plenty of attention (Guy Gardner).
RIP Denny O'Neil. You were a great Batman and GL/GA writer. You also brought us The Question.
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10
This was a fantastic read. I liked all the stories and while some were definitely better than others they all brought something to the table.
Alan Scotts story is probably going to be the most talked about for reasons I wont spoil but I will say read between the lines aa you go through it. Great art though.
The Hal one was a great change of pace for a character weve seen a lot of lately.
The Kilowog and Guy story is very heartwarming and real feel good tale.
As someone with little time spent reading Kyle Rayner compared to the others I wanna folloe him more after this. I especially like his artistic constructs.
Sinestro is one of my favorite DC villains of all time and this story is a perfect look into who he is. Quite brutal but thoughtful and direct.
The Jessica Cruz story does a great job giving us a vision into the battles she fights within herself every day. Definitely would like to see more of her character.
The Green Arrow/Green Lantern tale is a nice call back.
Simon Bazs tale is a lot more timely and hard hitting than the others but I like irs art and its message is pure.
The John story is probably the weakest here which is unfortunate, but its still a nice little battle. It just feels run of the mill.
I probably liked the story 'Four' more than most of thw others (a bit biased for Sinestro) even if its ending is a bit predictable it is a love letter to the Green Lanterns history with really good art.
And finally in the back of the book you get a read up on a ton of lanterns from throughout their history! Very nice selection though there are a few interestingly missing ones.
Overall a great value for 10 bucks, especially with the character profiles in the end being like a mini encylopedia. For its value Im giving it a perfect ten I cant see anyone reasonable not enjoying this. more
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9.0
Legacy
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8.5
Hands down the best celebratory anthology we've seen from DC so far, beating even Action Comics #1000. There's not one bad story here, not even a mediocre one. Even the one written by Mariko Tamaki of all the people felt at least fine, albeit I won't lie, I'm pretty salty how much Jessica Cruz has been sidelined in this book.
The collection consists of 10 different, extremely diverse and unique stories. There's something that honors the golden age and offers modern readers a glimpse of what used to be (James Tynion's story with Gary Frank's fantastic art, similar in a way to Geoff Johns' Superman short about the car from Action Comics #1 cover). There's something funny to laugh to (Johns' surprising Hal story). And there's something heartwarming as well (Tomasi's Kilowog and Guy adventure).
With such a diverse roster of characters in the corps, everyone should find a story to suit their tastes, that being said, though, not every lantern receives equal amount of time in the spotlight here. Hal, unsurprisingly, is the lead star here, the rest of the earthling corps members each have their own 5 minutes as well, each leading one story, sometimes maing super small cameos in others.
Funnily enough, DC decided no to give Jo and Keli - two newest ring bearers, any attention in this book, which kinda caught me off guard. I mean feel free to say "they're new and haven't earned their place next to Hal, Jess, Kyle and co. yet" but from the marketing perspective, one could assume the editorial would want to promote other comics they publish. Cross-promotion 101, hello. more
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8.5
Out of all the anthologies, including DC and AC, this tied with Joker and AC is prob the best one. Tbh, all of these anthologies DC have been pumping out were pretty good, the worst one being WW wasn't even that bad.
To me, there were no standouts, because all of them were great. From Tynion to Lemire to Marz, even Tamaki, all of their stories were cool. I guess that is the charm of Green Lantern as well.
Like Flash, I was never really a big GL guy, but that won't stop you from enjoying this 100 page special and opening your eyes to the legacy GL has bestowed upon us these past 80 years.
We get stories on alot of different Green Lanterns in DC history, from Alan Scott the Hal Jordan to Jessica Cruz, almost all the lanterns get a spotlight, which is probably why these stories were so good. All of them were different because they were dealing with different people.
Shout out to the great late Denny O'Neil, one of the staples writers of DC heyday, and finishing his legacy off with a heart-touching Green Lantern tribute, one of his most revered characters, before ascending to comic book hall of fame.
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8.0
A fine anthology.
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7.0
Entertaining but mildly disappointing, with most of the stories covering familiar ground. The final Denny O'Neil story works best as a coda on his remarkable career. The best stories were the first and last.
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6.5
Not a fan of anthologies, but maybe this will be okay.
"Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light" is a solid opener, and I don't mind if Alan Scott is gay now. I wonder if this is part of an initiative on DC's part or if Tynion just decided to do it. This is his best work in a while, honestly.
"Last Will" was fun. I don't have much to say about it, but it worked.
"The Meaning of Fear" was fine. I could've done without it. It's a step down from the first two stories.
"Time Alone" was really good. I enjoyed it a lot. I've never read Hard Traveling Heroes, but I think I may give it a shot.
"Legacy" was pretty good. I was less enthused with it, but it didn't overstay its welcome.
"Heart of the Corps" was very similar to the previous story. It didn't overstay its welcome.
"Reverse the Polarity" was fine. I didn't really enjoy it much. It existed.
"Four" was alright. I thought it was a bit hackneyed, but I didn't hate it.
"The Voice" was good. I didn't mind it.
"Homegrown Hero" was... Not awful, but it falls into this trap of being tone deaf. This tends to happen when a bad writer tries to make a point. I'm glad they decided to end the anthology on that of all things. more
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6.0
A mixed bag of stories.
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