Is this the issue that made fun of Bendis and Tom King and other writers? I dropped this series a while ago, but I heard that issue was really good.
Green Lantern: Blackstars #2
| Writer | Grant Morrison |
| Artist | Xermanico |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Target: Earth! Hal Jordan and the Blackstars will stop at nothing to bend the planet to its leader's whims, and Earth's greatest heroes pull out all the stops to fight these fascists. Betrayals of cosmic consequence abound! And why is Earth's sun turning orange? We can only hope Superman figures that one out before it's too late...
CRITIC REVIEWS
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On Comics Ground - Timothy Quail
Dec 04, 2019This is a perfect comic. It is my pick of the year for 2019. Allowing Grant Morrison to run free in the Green Lantern universe was the best idea DC has had in a long time. This comic builds the mythos in some new and interesting ways, but also has the trademark postmodernism that Morrison is known for. Read Full Review
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DC Comics News - Matthew Lloyd
Dec 09, 2019Green Lantern: Blackstars #2 is even better than last issue. Morrison touches on so many ideas that will most likely remain undeveloped, but they enhance the "new world" created by the Miracle Machine. It's Morrison's love of the DC Universe that shines through and create the sense of fun with his references as well as being able to get to the core of Jordan's character. Read Full Review
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Dec 04, 2019One thing is clear " as a bridge arc before the next season, this is succeeding massively and proving just how big Morrison's vision for the Green Lantern Corps truly is. Read Full Review
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9.2
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Corey Patterson
Dec 04, 2019GREEN LANTERN: BLACKSTARS #2, being a part of a 3-part miniseries, speeds things along at a quick past, but it does so without leaving readers behind. The story is easy enough to follow and keeps us engaged with the main plot points. Read Full Review
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Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Dec 07, 2019Morrison delivers one of his strongest issue's yet in his Green Lantern saga. And he makes it even more fun with a great takedown of his co-workers. Things are gonna be weird at the DC Comics Christmas party this year… Read Full Review
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8.5
Weird Science - Reggie Hemingway
Dec 04, 2019An overly-wordy look at how Belzebeth went fromspace-Lady Dracula to second in command of the Blackstars. Plus, a littlesarcastic commentary on current-day comic books! You gotta love that. Read Full Review
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8.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Dec 04, 2019Morrison and Xermanico have effectively taken what could have been a pointless time killer into a vital and necessary component of this era of Green Lantern. Read Full Review
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7.0
Blog Of Oa - Myron Rumsey
Dec 04, 2019Overall, Green Lantern: Blackstars #2 is a fine middle chapter in this altered reality tale, albeit one that doesn't move the plot along a great deal. I quite enjoyed Morrison's commentary on DC in this and the backstory of Belzebeth was interesting even though it seems at this point something we didn't need to know. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Matthew Aguilar
Dec 04, 2019This issue has great moments marred by an overwhelming amount of exposition and plot, and here's hoping #3 finds the balance of the series' debut. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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Beatiful deconstruction of everything wrong.
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Hilarious
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I think this deserves a 10 just for stand-out it is with its' roast, even as a big fan of Tom King's Batman. The story itself was good as always too.
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Morrison has no filter and no chill towards his fellow DC workers at all. This issue was a delight to read especially as someone who doesn't like the direction of any of the main books written by Tom King, Scott Snyder (to a certain extent), and mainly Bendis.
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Yaaas queen, drag theeeeem.
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9.5
The comments about the direction of DC storylines and parallels to events that have been going on was a thing of beauty! Then mix it in with Morrison's trademark comic weirdness and creativity and this was an amazing issue to read.
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9.0
"I could't let you eat my home planet, Bee" I was dying. Loved this issue
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I was much more into this than the previous issue. Maybe it was the commentary on current DC, which made for a very cathartic reading experience. But that's only a third of the issue. The rest is also a lot more interesting than issue one. Belzebeth's backstory was cool and a bit funny. The betrayals were all smart. This was just such a better issue.
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9.0
Prelude: In what turned out to be a divisive issue, I enjoyed Issue 1 of Green Lantern: Blackstars. Let's see how Morrison and Xermanico fare with this issue. The Good: I love how Morrison riffs on his own work but also the current problems with the DCU, with Snyder, King and Bendis' works. That is where this issue shines. I liked Belzebeth's backstory for this universe. It's interesting and fits her character. Xermanico's art was done greatly this issue. The Bad: It dragged on a bit. Conclusion: The highlight of this issue was easily the mockery of the current DCU. But outside of that too was interesting especially for Season Two. However, it did drag a bit mainly in the backstory section.
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8.5
What a great read! Morrison is literally shitposting here, showcasing the current state of DC Comics and making fun of it.
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I really don't like Morrison's writing but damn i don't care about anything that's happening.
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