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Title: Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn by Keith Griffen, Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, Jim Owsly ISBN: 0-930289-88-9 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great introduction to Hal Jordan
Comment: This was a mini-series that was released before the first issue of the current Green Lantern series was released in 1990. It is a retelling and a slight reworking of Hal Jordan's (the Silver Age Green Lantern) origin. The art and colors are excellent. The Hal in this book is slightly different from the Hal in the 1970s and 1980s. Readers had grown accustomed to him as a leader, one of the Guardians' finest; but, here he is shown as a fallible human (he hurts a few of his friends while driving drunk) and he is a little impulsive with his actions when he first gets his ring. But, by the end of the story, he has saved Oa from the threat of Legion; he proves that he is super-hero and Green Lantern material.
This book is great for new Green Lantern readers who like Kyle Rayner but do not know much about Hal, Kyle's predecessor. Although, if you want to see Hal at his best, read the "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" mini-series, which unfortunately is not available in trade paperback. The greatest Green Lantern story, imo, yet written is "Ganthet's Tale," a graphic novel which should be available on Amazon. However, this trade will serve as a decent introduction to Hal, the Corps, Carol Ferris and the Guardians of the Universe.
Rating: 5
Summary: From Zero to Hero
Comment: I just read Emerald Dawn several days back. Never got to read the original story when it was published in 1989-90. Over the years I have heard many people saying that this was a lousy series and that Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) is grossly out-of-character and a destructive alcoholic. Untrue. I think most people who dislike this series are people who love the original Broome and Kane GL stories from the late 1950s and 1960s. In other words, these other reviewers are too bound by their loyalty to their nostalgia - although those early GL tales are a gem! "Emerald Dawn", however, is a Green Lantern origin story more fitting for a more sophisticated time. Hal Jordan, far from being out-of-character, is finally a "character". We identify with his foibles, his failures and finally his metamorphoses into a true hero - and the greatest GL ever. We also get to see his first meeting with the GL Corps and the Guardians. Finally, the alcoholic thing? He got drunk ONCE during a particular bad time and caused an accident! That doesn't make Hal an alcoholic - he's no Tony Stark!
Rating: 4
Summary: What do you do with Hal Jordan?
Comment: In an effort to try to figure out what to do with a character so willful, strong and noble, DC decided to retell his origin. Concentrating mostly on family and the inner demons Hal carries, they manage to take a "hero" and make him a human with a ring. No wonder some people didn't like it. Heroes should be simple and straightforward, right? Maybe. But humans are much more interesting. I'm a big Hal fan, even when he was silly in the old days, and I really liked this retelling.
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Title: Green Lantern: New Dawn by Ron Marz, Darryl Banks ISBN: 156389999X Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern: The Road Back by Gerard Jones, Gerald Jones ISBN: 1563890453 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern : Emerald Knights by Ron Marz, Chuck Dixon, Darryl Banks ISBN: 1563894750 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Final Night by Karl Kesel, Kessel Karl, Ron Marz ISBN: 156389419X Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern: The Power of Ion by Judd Winick ISBN: 1563899728 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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