Green Lantern

[Batman25JM]

Issue #5 was great. I don't know how, but Johns manages to keep making Sinestro more and more interesting.

[Aussiemandias]

Green Lantern #5
Great ending to this story. Loved the outcome and once again, Sinestro screws over Hal. Still, I liked where Hal ends up by the time this issue is done and then we get the final scene with the Guardians and I'm curious as to what is going to happen next. Loving this.

Agreed. I enjoyed the reactions of the townspeople as well during and after the conflict. I wonder if the next arc will have Sinestro hunting down the remainder of his Corps.

Anyone remember who the first GL was? Is Johns picking up an old forgotten thread again, or is this a new twist?

Mahnke's pencils seemed a little "off" to me, though. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

I agree, maybe he was rushed to meet the deadline?

How'd you do multiple quotes in one post???? Agreed on Mahnke's art - it wasn't bad but something did seem a little off.

Much like Johns's Aquaman I thought this was a good opening arc for introducing the status quo. It seems to me that Hal and Sinestro are going to be the core of this book for the foreseeable future so I thought this was a good way to set that all up.

I really like that Hal and the people of Korugar won't forgive Sinestro. There is just no way you can redeem yourself from the things he's done however it was interesting to note the younger ones not really understanding and being more open to welcoming Sinestro. That's good writing.

No idea about the first GL but it sounds interesting!

[rwe1138]

According to this (http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/lists/dc-comics-extended-forecast-for-01-18-2012), Mike Choi will be doing some or all of the art on #6, which could explain the rushed look on Mahnke's pencils for #5 if a deadline were to blame.

Historically, Rori Dag (http://glcorps.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=roridag) has been the first Green Lantern, but various Crises and reboots could have changed that. Basically, Geoff can do whatever he wants to with the concept.

[D-Rock]

How'd you do multiple quotes in one post????

Quote someone, then on the response page scroll down through the previous posts and hit the "Quote" button again in the other comment.

[Aussiemandias]

How'd you do multiple quotes in one post????

Quote someone, then on the response page scroll down through the previous posts and hit the "Quote" button again in the other comment.

Damn! All this time I've been cursing that we can't do that here!

[Dr. Wade McNasty]

This is one of the few books I'm following and I must agree with everyone. It is a great book.

Green Lantern #5
Great ending to this story. Loved the outcome and once again, Sinestro screws over Hal. Still, I liked where Hal ends up by the time this issue is done and then we get the final scene with the Guardians and I'm curious as to what is going to happen next. Loving this.

Agreed. I enjoyed the reactions of the townspeople as well during and after the conflict. I wonder if the next arc will have Sinestro hunting down the remainder of his Corps.

Anyone remember who the first GL was? Is Johns picking up an old forgotten thread again, or is this a new twist?

Mahnke's pencils seemed a little "off" to me, though. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

I agree, maybe he was rushed to meet the deadline?

How'd you do multiple quotes in one post???? Agreed on Mahnke's art - it wasn't bad but something did seem a little off.

Much like Johns's Aquaman I thought this was a good opening arc for introducing the status quo. It seems to me that Hal and Sinestro are going to be the core of this book for the foreseeable future so I thought this was a good way to set that all up.

I really like that Hal and the people of Korugar won't forgive Sinestro. There is just no way you can redeem yourself from the things he's done however it was interesting to note the younger ones not really understanding and being more open to welcoming Sinestro. That's good writing.

No idea about the first GL but it sounds interesting!

I agree with all of this.

According to this (http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/lists/dc-comics-extended-forecast-for-01-18-2012), Mike Choi will be doing some or all of the art on #6, which could explain the rushed look on Mahnke's pencils for #5 if a deadline were to blame.

Historically, Rori Dag (http://glcorps.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=roridag) has been the first Green Lantern, but various Crises and reboots could have changed that. Basically, Geoff can do whatever he wants to with the concept.

I'm stoked for what he will do next. Johns loves pulling from stuff from before so I can see him making reference to the older stories in some capacity.

[jaydee74]

Green Lantern #6
I have to start off with the fact that the art threw me off. I didn't check out who did the art on the cover but once I opened the first page and saw Hal Jordan looking like an adult Ash Ketchum, I went to look at the cover and realized it was Mike Choi. Don't know what he's done in the past but to para-phrase the second Doctor Who, "You changed the interior art of this book. Don't like it." It feel like a Japanese comic art-wise. From a story-telling point-of-view, the issue was stellar. I love that Hal has embraced life without the ring and he and Carol are making a nice go at being a couple. I like the mystery Sinestro has uncovered and the ending of the book was a typical Sinestro move and I can't wait to see what happens next. I do hope that Mr. Choi is not doing the next issue of this book though. Or the one after that and so on.

[rwe1138]

Yeah, while I usually dig Choi, his art for #6 just didn't click when it came to regular people. Hal in the first few pages looks like one of the teens from Morning Glories, not an adult. The Sinestro/Starstorm stuff was good, though. Looking forward to getting more info on the Indigo Tribe in the next arc.

[jaydee74]

The Indigo Tribe has me most curious and I can't wait to get more info about them. Should prove to be interesting.

[Dr. Wade McNasty]

Yeah, while I usually dig Choi, his art for #6 just didn't click when it came to regular people. Hal in the first few pages looks like one of the teens from Morning Glories, not an adult. The Sinestro/Starstorm stuff was good, though. Looking forward to getting more info on the Indigo Tribe in the next arc.

This. I liked the story but the art was rather odd.

[D-Rock]

Great stuff. Sinestro once again proves to be a badass, "I've let this carry on too long" BOOM, fight over.

Choi's art wasn't bad, it was clean and bright. It just didn't necessarily fit the content

[Denim]

I did not care for Chois Hal at all, but loved everything else. One thing about this issue that really stood out for me though was the color. I was completly knocked out by it. I felt that this is how this book about colors should be colored. Keep Choi and Sinclair on the colors and bring back Mahnke as artist.

[Arsenal]

I really dug this issue.

Sinestro being a badass, Hal finally accepting not being Green Lantern, and then it all going to crap for him.

The art is different but I liked it, the coloring was great.

[jaydee74]

The one thing that kept this book from being a perfect 5 star book for me was the art. Choi's Hal was terrible. Totally agree on that. His Sinestro wasn't totally bad but when you look at the cover art and then get what you get from the interior, I was disappointed. From a story standpoint though, it was amazing.

[Arsenal]

The one thing that kept this book from being a perfect 5 star book for me was the art. Choi's Hal was terrible.

I wouldn't say terrible but off, he looked really young I thought and it throws me off when a new artist shows up and the wain character looks nothing like he did the month before. I know everyone art is different but I like when they try to keep it as close as they can with the face/hair. Like no matter who Draws Norman Osborn right now makes him not look like Tommy Lee Jones.

But I thought the art looked good, but I see the point people are making.

[jaydee74]

My problem with the art was that it was so jarring. You get five issues with Dough Mahnke and according to the solicits on DC's site, this issue should have also been Mahnke. The cover looks like Mahnke. Then you open the book and you see Hal Jordan and I literally said out loud, "What the hell?" I closed the book and looked at the credits to see it was in fact not Mahnke but Mike Choi. Now I googled his past work and it's not bad but the art for the most part on this book didn't gel and mesh well with what has come before. Now the story was amazing and kept me interested but I was not a fan of his Hal Jordan. In or out of the costume. It wasn't terrible but it was far from great.

[Dr. Wade McNasty]

My problem with the art was that it was so jarring. You get five issues with Dough Mahnke and according to the solicits on DC's site, this issue should have also been Mahnke. The cover looks like Mahnke. Then you open the book and you see Hal Jordan and I literally said out loud, "What the hell?" I closed the book and looked at the credits to see it was in fact not Mahnke but Mike Choi. Now I googled his past work and it's not bad but the art for the most part on this book didn't gel and mesh well with what has come before. Now the story was amazing and kept me interested but I was not a fan of his Hal Jordan. In or out of the costume. It wasn't terrible but it was far from great.

This. It wasn't bad, just felt odd to me. I think also, his works on Marvel titles, namely X-Force, made me expect one thing and I got something else, which threw me for a loop. I did a little dance when I heard he was going to be the artist for this issue but it seems like he really needs that inking/coloring team to back him up to get something like what I'm used seeing to from him.

[Aussiemandias]

Mike Choi struggles drawing men. I've thought this for ages. I've seen a fair bit of his work and he draws women really well but I always think his adult male characters often look like boys. And if you see enough of his work you'll see that Hal Jordan face over and over again. I've seen his work look beautiful (the X-23 mini series comes to mind) but I've also seen it look pretty ordinary.

As for the story, I thought it was okay but nothing outstanding. It did seem to be over very quickly. Anyway, I'm looking forward big time to finding out more about the Indigo Tribe.

[Dr. Wade McNasty]

I wonder if all this will lead to Black Hand becoming Nekron (yes, I still think this will occur. ).

I used to think Nekron only looked like Black Hand (similar costume and all that) because he used Hand as some sort of template but the chains and such are similar to Hand after Nekron's defeat....indicating that Nekron is based on a future version of Hand...meaning that, possibly, Nekron and Hand are one and the same, which would explain the connection that they seemed to have (defeat hand, and Nekron is defeated too).

My old theory:

Indeed. I used to wonder why the Hand family business symbol was a symbol for the black lanterns. It seemed that it was too much to be a coincidence and I doubt that Nekron went with Hand's symbol because it was there, given his personality. This may also explain why attacking Hand "destroyed" Nekron and why Hand was mentioned as Nekron's link to the living. This may also explain Nekron's focus on Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns (they are his old foes). This may also explain why the Indigo lanterns were shown at the start essentially committing some form of euthanasia to a GL and a Sinestro corps lantern member. If this is part of their function, this continual exposure to death may transform Hand into Nekron in the long run. The question then: Is this merely accidental and something unforeseen on the Indigo tribe's part? Or are they trying to create a repeating timeline, ensuring that history repeats itself in an effort to prevent an even worse end?

Annnnd, I might as well bring this up again.





What does it all mean?

[Aussiemandias]

I wonder if all this will lead to Black Hand becoming Nekron (yes, I still think this will occur. ).

I used to think Nekron only looked like Black Hand (similar costume and all that) because he used Hand as some sort of template but the chains and such are similar to Hand after Nekron's defeat....indicating that Nekron is based on a future version of Hand...meaning that, possibly, Nekron and Hand are one and the same, which would explain the connection that they seemed to have (defeat hand, and Nekron is defeated too).

My old theory:

Indeed. I used to wonder why the Hand family business symbol was a symbol for the black lanterns. It seemed that it was too much to be a coincidence and I doubt that Nekron went with Hand's symbol because it was there, given his personality. This may also explain why attacking Hand "destroyed" Nekron and why Hand was mentioned as Nekron's link to the living. This may also explain Nekron's focus on Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns (they are his old foes). This may also explain why the Indigo lanterns were shown at the start essentially committing some form of euthanasia to a GL and a Sinestro corps lantern member. If this is part of their function, this continual exposure to death may transform Hand into Nekron in the long run. The question then: Is this merely accidental and something unforeseen on the Indigo tribe's part? Or are they trying to create a repeating timeline, ensuring that history repeats itself in an effort to prevent an even worse end?

Annnnd, I might as well bring this up again.





What does it all mean?

I've always thought the Black Hand/Nekron theory was spot on. Your second one about that character from Final Crisis (I think that's where she's from - it's all sort of blurring) and the Indigo Tribe chick, though, may once have been on the cards however I think Final Crisis is meaningless now.

[Bigtymin504]

Yeah that Black Hand/Nekron theory is so awesome that its a travesty if it doesn't happen. lol

Looking forward to finding out more about Indigo-1 and her close ties to Abin Sur.

[Batman25JM]

I'm with everyone else. I dug the story in issue #6, but the art didn't fit. I've loved Mike Choi's art in the past, and it wasn't bad here, but it just was not the right fit. His Hal did not look good. He was WAY too young.

Sinestro is a bad ass, and I love him more with each issue.

[Arsenal]

I'm with everyone else. I dug the story in issue #6, but the art didn't fit. I've loved Mike Choi's art in the past, and it wasn't bad here, but it just was not the right fit. His Hal did not look good. He was WAY too young.

Sinestro is a bad ass, and I love him more with each issue.

Agreed Sinestro is awesome.

Now maybe Hal wasn't drawn young, maybe with out the ring he is regressing in age.....because back when he was infected with paralax he had the skunk stripes, when he was reborn he looked younger, maybe this is a side effect of that, and come issue 10 he will be a Green Lantern Baby, all of this just so DC can have a JLA Baby crossover with Watchmen Babies.

[Bigtymin504]

Now maybe Hal wasn't drawn young, maybe with out the ring he is regressing in age.....because back when he was infected with paralax he had the skunk stripes, when he was reborn he looked younger, maybe this is a side effect of that, and come issue 10 he will be a Green Lantern Baby, all of this just so DC can have a JLA Baby crossover with Watchmen Babies.

I'm actually more than okay with this.

I generally like Choi's art but I guess he just doesn't suit this book. Manke has really put his stamp on it.

[jaydee74]

Green Lantern #7
To start off, I got the incentive cover by Ian Churchill with Alex Sollozzo which was pretty freaking awesome. Also, I'm so glad Mahnke is back for this issue. After the last issue, I was sorely missing his art. The story itself was also great. I have been itching to learn more about the Indigo Tribe and this is the story that's going to do it. I loved the beginning where Hal fights Sinestro because he doesn't want the ring. One of my favorite parts was how Hal says he didn't want to work for anyone again. Then Carol says not including her and Hal repeats that. Those two panels had me chuckling. I'm so freaking curious to learn about the origins of the Indigo Tribe and what part Sinestro will play. Great first part to this arc and I can't wait for more.