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Green Lantern (2005) (Collected Editions)
Green Lantern, Volume 3: Wanted: Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan has been framed for murder! Now, Hal is on the run from a legion of intergalactic bounty hunters and the new Global Guardians. Can he clear his name and discover who put a price on his head?
Collecting: Green Lantern 14-20
Collecting: Green Lantern 14-20
144 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2007
About the author
Geoff Johns
2,608 books2,322 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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August 20, 2015
This one was read under duress!!!
Basically, I told Anne that if she would read a black and white Green Lantern compilation, I would go to the local library, close my eyes and randomly pick any GL title. Well, after accidently groping some guy (he shouldn’t have walked in front of me. Charges were dropped.), I came up with this one.
It seems that the son of Abin Sur, the guy who originally gave Hal his ring, has Daddy issues (name me a super villain that doesn't?), and because Dad, who was out saving the universe and didn’t teach him to ride a bike, Sonny wants Jordan’s ring. So (this is where my mind began to wander, folks), he hired some bounty hunter, who hired some faceless dudes from Saturn, who, in turn, brainwashed some D-list DC heroes to help capture Hal Jordan. Whatever happened to the direct approach, Mr. Johns?
Jordan’s in Russia and the Russians are angry too. The JLA and Geriatric Green Lantern, Alan Scott, try to read the riot act to Mr. Jordan. Nice try, Pops. It seems that Hal has his own agenda. *sigh*
The second part of this book has the sapphire crystal trying to pick a mate for Hal Jordan.
Uh, there are no losers here.
A highlight: The yellow ring, (FEAR), tries to pick Batman as a worthy.
Just say "no", Batman!
Basically, I told Anne that if she would read a black and white Green Lantern compilation, I would go to the local library, close my eyes and randomly pick any GL title. Well, after accidently groping some guy (he shouldn’t have walked in front of me. Charges were dropped.), I came up with this one.
It seems that the son of Abin Sur, the guy who originally gave Hal his ring, has Daddy issues (name me a super villain that doesn't?), and because Dad, who was out saving the universe and didn’t teach him to ride a bike, Sonny wants Jordan’s ring. So (this is where my mind began to wander, folks), he hired some bounty hunter, who hired some faceless dudes from Saturn, who, in turn, brainwashed some D-list DC heroes to help capture Hal Jordan. Whatever happened to the direct approach, Mr. Johns?
Jordan’s in Russia and the Russians are angry too. The JLA and Geriatric Green Lantern, Alan Scott, try to read the riot act to Mr. Jordan. Nice try, Pops. It seems that Hal has his own agenda. *sigh*
The second part of this book has the sapphire crystal trying to pick a mate for Hal Jordan.
Uh, there are no losers here.
A highlight: The yellow ring, (FEAR), tries to pick Batman as a worthy.
Just say "no", Batman!
February 27, 2016
Wanted couldn't be a more appropriate title. Global Guardians, United Nations, The Green Lantern Corps, , and bounty hunters all want Hal subdued or killed.
Hal is still dreading his time in Chechnya when he laments, "I should've worn the ring," and the torture he, Cowgirl and Rocket Man endured. Now Cowgirl is kidnapped on a retaliation mission. Hal heads in against Air Force and Freedom of Power Treaty regulations. This is where things get heavy.
Man, how is there not a GL Batman crossover comic? Seriously. Bats is almost recruited into the Sinestro Corps but things don't go as planned. How cool is that? Bats ain't as dark and gritty as you think.
I really enjoyed this volume until the weird and creepy Star Sapphire story. So they, like the GL Corps and Sinestro Corps, represent an emotion, being love. I guess you could call exiled aliens from Oa who are trying to trick men into sleeping with them love. But that's all the story revolves around. And is there a point? Or is this just a drawing exercise to see how little clothing we can get away with? Cowgirl and Carol Ferris are eventually naked in the rubble, with Cowgirl wearing an "I am easy" shirt. Subtlety has gone out the window. I feel like most comics are pretty demeaning toward women but this was over the top. I know Hal is supposed to be debonair, but why do all the women have to dress like whores and throw themselves around? Do the writers realize how demeaning this is for women, what a terrible example this is? Do they ever expect to have a female readership with this kind of shit? It's hard to read something empowering like Ms. Marvel, clearly written with women in mind, then go back to Boob Comics like this.
All that said, this is a cool volume where Hal is being pursued and used as a scapegoat for everything bad happening. Expect to learn more about the Sinestro Corps and the Star Sapphire Corps
December 31, 2021
Reread: 31/12/2021
This was such a great read again. We find out what happened to Hal in that one year being trapped and when Cowgirl is trapped again, we see Hal don his GL ring and go after her but fights Global Guardians and the Rocket Red brigade of Russia and well the drama there and all. Its such a great story and one of my favorites of Hal!
Finally we get to the Star sapphire story and how Zamarons target him for love and all and how Cowgirl and Carol are involved and it ends in a funny manner but builds really well towards the story to come and I love how Johns takes all these elements and combines them into one epic story and the pencils are great again!
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This was a fun book, we have Hal Jordan on the run as he goes to rescue Cowgirl in Russia, but the Global Guardians and the faceless hunters are after him, and also Hunter Dog. Its an all out war and he fights them till Rocket Red come in and then JL to recue their team mate, is an interesting fight between them all but the real fun is when Hal rescues Cowgirl and knocked down and then we meet the real villain: Amon Sur and what his plans at large are, its a good reveal and his face off with Hal is fun, and we finally see him know of the SINESTRO CORPS! The big threat that will overtake them, the next story is of Star Sapphires, and we learn of the Zamarons, and their plan and that bonding with Hal's love interests was amazing lol, it had a good funny moment and we learn more of Cowgirl! The Blackest Night prophecy is gonna come true and Hal will have even more challenges coming his way, this was an interesting read that placed Hal in difficult situations and had great character explorations and choices he makes while continuing the big stories to come and next up: SINESTRO CORPS WAR!
This was such a great read again. We find out what happened to Hal in that one year being trapped and when Cowgirl is trapped again, we see Hal don his GL ring and go after her but fights Global Guardians and the Rocket Red brigade of Russia and well the drama there and all. Its such a great story and one of my favorites of Hal!
Finally we get to the Star sapphire story and how Zamarons target him for love and all and how Cowgirl and Carol are involved and it ends in a funny manner but builds really well towards the story to come and I love how Johns takes all these elements and combines them into one epic story and the pencils are great again!
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This was a fun book, we have Hal Jordan on the run as he goes to rescue Cowgirl in Russia, but the Global Guardians and the faceless hunters are after him, and also Hunter Dog. Its an all out war and he fights them till Rocket Red come in and then JL to recue their team mate, is an interesting fight between them all but the real fun is when Hal rescues Cowgirl and knocked down and then we meet the real villain: Amon Sur and what his plans at large are, its a good reveal and his face off with Hal is fun, and we finally see him know of the SINESTRO CORPS! The big threat that will overtake them, the next story is of Star Sapphires, and we learn of the Zamarons, and their plan and that bonding with Hal's love interests was amazing lol, it had a good funny moment and we learn more of Cowgirl! The Blackest Night prophecy is gonna come true and Hal will have even more challenges coming his way, this was an interesting read that placed Hal in difficult situations and had great character explorations and choices he makes while continuing the big stories to come and next up: SINESTRO CORPS WAR!
December 3, 2016
Seems like everyone wanted to see Hal Jordan's head up on a pike. Geez. This guy pissed off a lot of people. And the first story, Wanted, was about that. All of his past mistakes were catching up to him.
Okay, so while I found this to be b>my favorite volume, so far, story-wise, I absolutely disliked the main antagonist in the first story, Wanted. His motivations were ridiculously lame and weak, but I did like that his character had a certain dimension to it. The story itself, though, I absolutely loved. The way the other members of the league intervened was just... Sweet. Haha. I can't really think of a better adjective.
Now we go on to the fun part.
The second story, Mystery of the Star Sapphire, was told in Carol Ferris POV. If you are not sure who she is, she is Hal's first love, although, she did mention he never even said the word to her, but still, I consider her a love interest. She married someone else because she thought Hal was dead. What a stupid thing to do, right? Anyway, yeah, so Hal's alive, she's married, and Hal has Jillian (Cowgirl) now. Just when you think everything's all good and well, the Star Sapphire attached itself to Carol and went after Hal. Haha it was a funny and ridiculous story. Love triangles. Haha. Who would have known love could be twisted in such a weird way. I really enjoyed this because of how silly all of it was.
The art was great. Although, I did prefer the art from Wanted. It was a bit more detailed than on the Mystery of the Star Sapphire.
Okay, so while I found this to be b>my favorite volume, so far, story-wise, I absolutely disliked the main antagonist in the first story, Wanted. His motivations were ridiculously lame and weak, but I did like that his character had a certain dimension to it. The story itself, though, I absolutely loved. The way the other members of the league intervened was just... Sweet. Haha. I can't really think of a better adjective.
Now we go on to the fun part.
The second story, Mystery of the Star Sapphire, was told in Carol Ferris POV. If you are not sure who she is, she is Hal's first love, although, she did mention he never even said the word to her, but still, I consider her a love interest. She married someone else because she thought Hal was dead. What a stupid thing to do, right? Anyway, yeah, so Hal's alive, she's married, and Hal has Jillian (Cowgirl) now. Just when you think everything's all good and well, the Star Sapphire attached itself to Carol and went after Hal. Haha it was a funny and ridiculous story. Love triangles. Haha. Who would have known love could be twisted in such a weird way. I really enjoyed this because of how silly all of it was.
The art was great. Although, I did prefer the art from Wanted. It was a bit more detailed than on the Mystery of the Star Sapphire.
March 27, 2016
This book has two stories:
- Wanted: Hal Jordan, a four-parter in which Amon Sur (Abin Sur's son) hires bounty hunters to capture Hal Jordan. Amon Sur is still angry that he wasn't chosen as his father's replacement and so he thinks that if he kills Hal Jordan at close proximity the ring will have to choose him as the new Green Lantern. But you already figured out this particular plan fails, because Hal Jordan is still around, after all. Art by Ivan Reis.
- The Mystery Of The Star Sapphire, a three-parter in which the origin of the Star Sapphire is re-told, most likely streamlined for our convenience, with the Star Sapphire first taking possession of Carol Ferris, then of Jillian 'Cowgirl' Pearlman. It ends with the Star Sapphires being changed to power rings of something looking a lot like a Star Sapphire Corps. It is then that it is revealed (or at least hinted) that there are four more Corps colours to be introduced in the series. Art by Daniel Acuña.
Next up, the excellent, exciting, epic Sinestro Corps War . Heh heh. Can't wait!
- Wanted: Hal Jordan, a four-parter in which Amon Sur (Abin Sur's son) hires bounty hunters to capture Hal Jordan. Amon Sur is still angry that he wasn't chosen as his father's replacement and so he thinks that if he kills Hal Jordan at close proximity the ring will have to choose him as the new Green Lantern. But you already figured out this particular plan fails, because Hal Jordan is still around, after all. Art by Ivan Reis.
- The Mystery Of The Star Sapphire, a three-parter in which the origin of the Star Sapphire is re-told, most likely streamlined for our convenience, with the Star Sapphire first taking possession of Carol Ferris, then of Jillian 'Cowgirl' Pearlman. It ends with the Star Sapphires being changed to power rings of something looking a lot like a Star Sapphire Corps. It is then that it is revealed (or at least hinted) that there are four more Corps colours to be introduced in the series. Art by Daniel Acuña.
Next up, the excellent, exciting, epic Sinestro Corps War . Heh heh. Can't wait!
April 9, 2019
This volume actually has two stories. The first is pretty good. "Hal Jordan: Wanted" follows the adventures of Hal as he has been falsely accused of murder. He has to face off against other heroes seeking to arrest him and Abin Sur's son seeking revenge. This was a decent story and would have gotten three stars, had it been by itself.
The other story "Mystery of the Star Sapphire" wasn't that great. It explains why the Saphhire power rings exist and drop some hints about the Blackest Night story.
The artwork is pretty good throughout this volume. The first story is good, the second is not. That makes this a two star volume. A GL fan will like this, the rest of us? Not so much.
The other story "Mystery of the Star Sapphire" wasn't that great. It explains why the Saphhire power rings exist and drop some hints about the Blackest Night story.
The artwork is pretty good throughout this volume. The first story is good, the second is not. That makes this a two star volume. A GL fan will like this, the rest of us? Not so much.
November 23, 2015
(Note: I own the individual 32 page comics and not the trade paperback, but seeing how GR doesn't have the individual comics, I am using this to post my thoughts.)
I still don't understand why everyone hates this series. It's interesting, has great fight scenes, and doesn't drag out like some of the other series' I've read over the years.
I am liking how they are playing on the internal conflicts between the Green Lantern Corps members and the Guardians of Oa, it's interesting.
I still don't understand why everyone hates this series. It's interesting, has great fight scenes, and doesn't drag out like some of the other series' I've read over the years.
I am liking how they are playing on the internal conflicts between the Green Lantern Corps members and the Guardians of Oa, it's interesting.
June 4, 2019
Vcelku povedený úvodní příběh, který ale nepochopitelně vyšel takhle uprostřed ničeho.
Tohle je ten okamžik, kdy si u DiCKKa musím klepat na hlavu a uvažovat, co přesně vydavatelé tohoto kompletu kouřili. Nejenom, že tu vydali něco, co si bez širší znalosti GL univerza nemůžete pořádně užít, navíc to vydali dřív než chystanou "Pomstu Green Lanternů", která tomuhle příběhově přímo předchází.
Ale tak odkročme od těchto drobných přešlapů a pojďme na příběh. Ten mě totiž popravdě nalákal na to, abych si tenhle run obstaral komplet a užil si, jakým způsobem Geoff Johns rozšířil Lanternův svět. Přidává tu nové hráče (nebo přesněji, staré postavy získávají nové role) a nové barvy podle emocí a celý příběh je cítit tím, že je to jenom rozjezd něčeho mnohem většího, co si český čtenář nikdy nepřečte. Naštěstí je i na tomhle prostoru dostatek akce a zajímavých informací, že je to jakousi náplastí, byť vám zůstane ta šílená pachuť toho, jak líp mohl celý tenhle komplet dopadnout, kdyby se nad ním někdo reálně zamyslel a jenom hlava nehlava nechrlil knížky.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- si chcete přečíst, jak se začal rozšiřovat GL vesmír a začátek jednoho z těch nejambicióznějších runů
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- čtete jenom česky, protože tohle asi úplně komplet nikdy nevyjde
- si nepočkáte na DiCKK číslo 79, abyste si přečetli, co tomuhle předchází dřív než tenhle kousek
Tohle je ten okamžik, kdy si u DiCKKa musím klepat na hlavu a uvažovat, co přesně vydavatelé tohoto kompletu kouřili. Nejenom, že tu vydali něco, co si bez širší znalosti GL univerza nemůžete pořádně užít, navíc to vydali dřív než chystanou "Pomstu Green Lanternů", která tomuhle příběhově přímo předchází.
Ale tak odkročme od těchto drobných přešlapů a pojďme na příběh. Ten mě totiž popravdě nalákal na to, abych si tenhle run obstaral komplet a užil si, jakým způsobem Geoff Johns rozšířil Lanternův svět. Přidává tu nové hráče (nebo přesněji, staré postavy získávají nové role) a nové barvy podle emocí a celý příběh je cítit tím, že je to jenom rozjezd něčeho mnohem většího, co si český čtenář nikdy nepřečte. Naštěstí je i na tomhle prostoru dostatek akce a zajímavých informací, že je to jakousi náplastí, byť vám zůstane ta šílená pachuť toho, jak líp mohl celý tenhle komplet dopadnout, kdyby se nad ním někdo reálně zamyslel a jenom hlava nehlava nechrlil knížky.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- si chcete přečíst, jak se začal rozšiřovat GL vesmír a začátek jednoho z těch nejambicióznějších runů
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- čtete jenom česky, protože tohle asi úplně komplet nikdy nevyjde
- si nepočkáte na DiCKK číslo 79, abyste si přečetli, co tomuhle předchází dřív než tenhle kousek
September 4, 2020
The first storyline was alright, a bit cluttered but with great Ivan Reis art. The second storyline was much more focused and interesting. Very excited to read Sinestro Corps War.
Definitely a higher 3 (like a 3.8 or 3.9 or something, not a 4, whatever you get it)
Definitely a higher 3 (like a 3.8 or 3.9 or something, not a 4, whatever you get it)
October 15, 2015
Imbalanced but oh so good world building!
This trade is imbalanced, the stories I mean, they serve a purpose but overall they are not that exciting. Then why 4 stars? Well because the world building and art in this trade is fantastic!
World: Reis is a good artist, he makes the ring pop so I found his arc and his arc fun, but the main highlight of this trade is Daniel Arcuna. Wow, his colors are beautiful, like a painting is his work here, and his panels and framing make for a visual journey. I think it was perfect for him to tell the Star Sapphire story as his colors really made the story pop. Johns has been retcon world building since Rebirth and he does a bang up job here also, not only deal with Amon Sur and the Sinestro Corps but also rewriting Star Sapphire history to fit into the eventual emotionally spectrum. There is a lot of stuff he needed to deal with and he did in a very logical (for a GL book) and internally consistent way. Just read it, you will love it if you like world building , he pays homage to all the history of GL but rethinks it in a new and fresh way that will eventually pay off in Blackest Night. Great!!!
Story: As I've said above, I found the stories to be a bit meh. The P.O.W. story was a but choppy owing to the time jump from the last arc, add to that putting the Amon Sur story with it made for a wonky and jarring read. There is a lot of nuggets there, mostly world building, but yeah it's a forgettable story, which does not pay off in many aspects which could have been nice (World Guardians being one). The Star Sapphire story is good in the fact that is mainly does focus on history and rebooting the Star Sapphires, plus Carol and Cowgirl in the story makes it super fun as it also deals with past relationship issues. Lastly, the Sinestro Corps tales are nice teasers and good character introduction pieces as they will play bigger parts in the upcoming Sinestro Corps War event. Good world building, sloppy and boring stories.
Characters: There was a surprising amount of character development here. Not so much as arcs and journeys, but more information and background enhancing. We get a large chunk of Amon Sur, and a huge chunk of Carol Ferris which I welcome, she's been in the series and this is truly the first time we get time with her. I did find the story a bit sexist but I'm not going to open that entire can of worms cause it will spill into the entirety of the Star Sapphires and I don't want to deal with that, I'll just enjoy the book regardless. Overall good character information and introductions that I hope will give us more tangible character driver stories in the future.
More great world building and retconing, Johns is just so good at this that his faults in terms of story can sometimes be excused.
Onward to the next book!
This trade is imbalanced, the stories I mean, they serve a purpose but overall they are not that exciting. Then why 4 stars? Well because the world building and art in this trade is fantastic!
World: Reis is a good artist, he makes the ring pop so I found his arc and his arc fun, but the main highlight of this trade is Daniel Arcuna. Wow, his colors are beautiful, like a painting is his work here, and his panels and framing make for a visual journey. I think it was perfect for him to tell the Star Sapphire story as his colors really made the story pop. Johns has been retcon world building since Rebirth and he does a bang up job here also, not only deal with Amon Sur and the Sinestro Corps but also rewriting Star Sapphire history to fit into the eventual emotionally spectrum. There is a lot of stuff he needed to deal with and he did in a very logical (for a GL book) and internally consistent way. Just read it, you will love it if you like world building , he pays homage to all the history of GL but rethinks it in a new and fresh way that will eventually pay off in Blackest Night. Great!!!
Story: As I've said above, I found the stories to be a bit meh. The P.O.W. story was a but choppy owing to the time jump from the last arc, add to that putting the Amon Sur story with it made for a wonky and jarring read. There is a lot of nuggets there, mostly world building, but yeah it's a forgettable story, which does not pay off in many aspects which could have been nice (World Guardians being one). The Star Sapphire story is good in the fact that is mainly does focus on history and rebooting the Star Sapphires, plus Carol and Cowgirl in the story makes it super fun as it also deals with past relationship issues. Lastly, the Sinestro Corps tales are nice teasers and good character introduction pieces as they will play bigger parts in the upcoming Sinestro Corps War event. Good world building, sloppy and boring stories.
Characters: There was a surprising amount of character development here. Not so much as arcs and journeys, but more information and background enhancing. We get a large chunk of Amon Sur, and a huge chunk of Carol Ferris which I welcome, she's been in the series and this is truly the first time we get time with her. I did find the story a bit sexist but I'm not going to open that entire can of worms cause it will spill into the entirety of the Star Sapphires and I don't want to deal with that, I'll just enjoy the book regardless. Overall good character information and introductions that I hope will give us more tangible character driver stories in the future.
More great world building and retconing, Johns is just so good at this that his faults in terms of story can sometimes be excused.
Onward to the next book!
July 7, 2008
Lots of people want to kill Green Lantern, but one particular foe's put a bounty on Green Lantern's head, which brings out all sorts of vague galactic bounty hunters and obscure international heroes. It's the return of the Tasmanian Devil!
Geoff Johns continues focusing on the key theme in this Green Lantern series: guilt. Jordan is still overcoming terrible stuff he did when he was last alive. Past stories focused on his actions as Parallax, but here Johns goes back to when Jordan first got his ring from a dying Abin Sur. Hal's redemption makes for some nice plotlines, but I'm starting to wonder what there is to Hal beyond his need to repent.
The second half of the book "Mystery of the Star Sapphire" revamps the Star Sapphires as a force much like the Green Lantern Corps or the new Sinestro Corps, only with ladies and pink. Daneil Acuna's art, which has Art Nouveau-like coloring, is quite striking, though his storytelling wanders a bit.
Geoff Johns continues focusing on the key theme in this Green Lantern series: guilt. Jordan is still overcoming terrible stuff he did when he was last alive. Past stories focused on his actions as Parallax, but here Johns goes back to when Jordan first got his ring from a dying Abin Sur. Hal's redemption makes for some nice plotlines, but I'm starting to wonder what there is to Hal beyond his need to repent.
The second half of the book "Mystery of the Star Sapphire" revamps the Star Sapphires as a force much like the Green Lantern Corps or the new Sinestro Corps, only with ladies and pink. Daneil Acuna's art, which has Art Nouveau-like coloring, is quite striking, though his storytelling wanders a bit.
July 29, 2014
This is a great green lantern read! This book takes place when Hal Jordan is framed, it made for an interesting story when he has the green lantern core and the whole Justice League after him! Highly recommend it!
August 29, 2021
One of the best tpb volumes of this run so far. Two really fun arcs.
I can tell it’s all building to something bigger, but the individual installments flow very well. Add some amazing art from Ivan Reis and Daniel Acuña and you’ve got yourself some grade A Geoff Johns lantern.
I can tell it’s all building to something bigger, but the individual installments flow very well. Add some amazing art from Ivan Reis and Daniel Acuña and you’ve got yourself some grade A Geoff Johns lantern.
February 2, 2012
The book series stumbled and fell with this addition to it's otherwise excellent run.
July 15, 2019
One of the things that makes me super jealous is when there is something out there that is so obvious that when someone finally notices it, you wonder what prevented you from thinking of it first. The perfect example of this is in an episode of Family Guy where Peter is at Barney Rubble's house and is waiting for him outside the bathroom. When Barney finishes up, we find that he's been shitting inside the large, toilet-shaped bill of a pelican, who immediately breaks the fourth wall and says "And you thought you had a crappy job!" If I had been John Broome, who was the man who, with Gil Kane, created the Silver Age Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, I might have been jealous of where Geoff Johns took my character to a place that in retrospect seems super obvious, but never came to be until Johns started writing the book about five years after Broome's death.
Since Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries and the previous two volumes mainly deal with re-establishing Jordan as the titular Green Lantern of consequence as well as the rebuilding of the Green Lantern Corps (who also pursued their own path), the cool part of this collection concerns two classic Green Lantern villains, Sinestro and Star Sapphire (who originally appeared in Green Lantern vol 2 #7 and #16 respectively). Sinestro doesn't make an appearance in this volume, but for readers who always wondered why there was an army of Green Lanterns but only one yellow ring possessed by Sinestro--wonder no more! The yellow ring appears as a setup for some other cool stuff to come, which only becomes apparent from the second story arc in this collection concerning the Star Sapphire--another powerful object that belongs to the color spectrum and is powered by love (or at least an alien culture's take on love) and is revealed to be related to the the Green Lantern rings and Sinestro's ring in a way that has probably been obvious since the Star Sapphire's appearance in Green Lantern vol. 2 #16. But it's the last page of the collection, which I am going to leave intentionally vague (we'll talk about it after I read the next few volumes) that made me think: "why did it take someone so long to think of that?" It has been obvious since the first time Sinestro showed up, and yet it took until this collection for someone to make it real. Anyone could have thought of it, but Johns was the one who did.
Yes, there is also stuff about Jordan in this book and the fact that when he flies he doesn't wear the power ring (with disastrous consequences) but as I have made clear in earlier reviews, Hal Jordan is the least interesting thing to me about Green Lantern. But yellow and purple power rings? I'm going to eat that stuff up.
Since Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries and the previous two volumes mainly deal with re-establishing Jordan as the titular Green Lantern of consequence as well as the rebuilding of the Green Lantern Corps (who also pursued their own path), the cool part of this collection concerns two classic Green Lantern villains, Sinestro and Star Sapphire (who originally appeared in Green Lantern vol 2 #7 and #16 respectively). Sinestro doesn't make an appearance in this volume, but for readers who always wondered why there was an army of Green Lanterns but only one yellow ring possessed by Sinestro--wonder no more! The yellow ring appears as a setup for some other cool stuff to come, which only becomes apparent from the second story arc in this collection concerning the Star Sapphire--another powerful object that belongs to the color spectrum and is powered by love (or at least an alien culture's take on love) and is revealed to be related to the the Green Lantern rings and Sinestro's ring in a way that has probably been obvious since the Star Sapphire's appearance in Green Lantern vol. 2 #16. But it's the last page of the collection, which I am going to leave intentionally vague (we'll talk about it after I read the next few volumes) that made me think: "why did it take someone so long to think of that?" It has been obvious since the first time Sinestro showed up, and yet it took until this collection for someone to make it real. Anyone could have thought of it, but Johns was the one who did.
Yes, there is also stuff about Jordan in this book and the fact that when he flies he doesn't wear the power ring (with disastrous consequences) but as I have made clear in earlier reviews, Hal Jordan is the least interesting thing to me about Green Lantern. But yellow and purple power rings? I'm going to eat that stuff up.
February 11, 2023
The third volume of the collected edition of Geoff Johns's run as Green Lantern writer represents a shift from the previous two volumes. Whereas the issues in the first one were about defining Johns's take on the character, and the second did the same for the Green Lantern Corps more generally, the third is about setting the stage for the character-redefining concepts that made Johns's run so famous. Easily the best of these was the development of the "emotional electromagnetic spectrum" that was introduced in the Green Lantern: Rebirth series, around which Johns retcons decades of character lore. But there's also the introduction of Abin Sur's son, resolution of a secondary storyline, and the foreshadowing of the "Sinestro Corps War" soon to follow. It's all fun stuff that makes for entertaining reading, even if it lacks some of the resolution that the earlier stories possessed.
September 13, 2023
Alien bounty hunters mixed with international politics and Hal Jordan is in the middle of it all. Such a great volume, and continues to build toward the more epic stuff to come.
October 29, 2014
This book is divided into two sections; Wanted: Hal Jordan and Mystery of the Star Sapphire. I have to admit I skimmed over the first section rather quickly. The idea of Hal being captured by enemy soldiers for leaving his ring off while he flies was an interesting one, but the rest left me feeling flat. It was just story lines I wasn’t interested in. Two cool things did happen though. Hal flies back to where he was being held captive to bust a cap in the ass of the people who held him. (In green lantern armor straight out a Bryan Hitch Authority design it seems.) And Abin Sur’s son comes looking to kill and steal Hal’s ring. It looks like it isn’t going to happen when a yellow ring appears to conduct Amon Sur into the Sinestro Corps. Now Hal will have to deal with two guys wearing power rings that completely hate him.
The next section is the part that really stood out, mostly due to Daniel Acuna’s art work. If you aren’t familiar with it it’s a drawing style that is fairly unique. His color process makes him stand out from the crowd. The colors can be really bright, like Star Sapphires pink uniform. If you were just idling flipping through this book I have a strong feeling you would notice a picture of her first. He also does this cool effect where he blurs out the background. It gives the characters a real sense of movement, especially when they are moving. Many artist draw a character flying and the background is completely in focus, not unlike it’s a picture of a hero flying. With the blurred background however you really feel the character moving along.
The flip side of that though was that his art can be a bit…I don’t want to say disappointing but I can’t think of a better word. Some of the pages, I’m thinking of a particular two page spread was a bit confusing for me to read. I had to go over it three times before I figured out how to read it. By that time I was completely out of the flow of the story. There was another part two where the narration is talking about one particular person, but the panel shows a group of people standing around. I was sure which person they were talking about.
All and all this was not a bad book. I enjoyed parts of it more then I didn’t enjoy other parts. The Green Lantern books keep building up to something bigger and bigger and I’m excited to get there.
The next section is the part that really stood out, mostly due to Daniel Acuna’s art work. If you aren’t familiar with it it’s a drawing style that is fairly unique. His color process makes him stand out from the crowd. The colors can be really bright, like Star Sapphires pink uniform. If you were just idling flipping through this book I have a strong feeling you would notice a picture of her first. He also does this cool effect where he blurs out the background. It gives the characters a real sense of movement, especially when they are moving. Many artist draw a character flying and the background is completely in focus, not unlike it’s a picture of a hero flying. With the blurred background however you really feel the character moving along.
The flip side of that though was that his art can be a bit…I don’t want to say disappointing but I can’t think of a better word. Some of the pages, I’m thinking of a particular two page spread was a bit confusing for me to read. I had to go over it three times before I figured out how to read it. By that time I was completely out of the flow of the story. There was another part two where the narration is talking about one particular person, but the panel shows a group of people standing around. I was sure which person they were talking about.
All and all this was not a bad book. I enjoyed parts of it more then I didn’t enjoy other parts. The Green Lantern books keep building up to something bigger and bigger and I’m excited to get there.
April 15, 2015
Ivan Reis and Daniel Acuna's art were almost a palpable breath of fresh air after reading Green Lantern Corps. While I enjoyed learning about Amon Sur and the origin of the Star Sapphires, I did a lot of eye-rolling over the fan service, since so much time is spent with two "hot chicks" in skimpy magic outfits fighting each other over Hal Jordan. Blech. It's been a while since I've read a "typical" superhero comic that doesn't, at least in some part, cater towards a female audience, but I would've enjoyed this better if it had fewer panels of women in positions that caused me lower back pain just looking at them.
January 10, 2012
I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed this volume. Both story arcs had their strengths, but I particularly remember the first story arc, "Wanted: Hal Jordan", for its (partial) look at Hal Jordan the human without the Green Lantern Ring, and the second story arc, “Mystery of the Star Sapphire", for its connection with the Sinestro Corps War.
October 13, 2013
It's starting to become clear that Johns really wants to build something epic here. He's dragging back old enemies and giving them new purposes and new vendettas (and sometimes, more complicated backstories.) It's all extremely comic-booky, but it is a heck of a lot of fun. His flaws are pretty obvious--it's long on explosions and short on emotions--but I like it, nonetheless.
June 1, 2022
Fabuła nie jest skomplikowana ale trzyma się kupy. Wszyscy chcą dorwać Hala, a ten jakoś chce naprawić błędy z przeszłości. Niezbyt dobrze mu to wychodzi a na głowę spadają mu szafiry i dodają do sumy jeszcze jego romanse żeby totalnie zdezorientować biedaka. W tym tomie promień Johnsowy naprawia Star Sapphire.
November 4, 2017
In this volume we see more bounty hunters after Hal Jordan and we finally figure out who put the bounty on his head. Also we see the return of the Star Sapphire and some romantic issues for Hal. But most importantly, the Sinestro Corps War gets closer. (The scene where the fear ring tries to choose Batman is awesome.)
Great art and more development of a great series.
Great art and more development of a great series.
March 7, 2016
The first half of this book is my favorite arc of the series so far. I loved everything about it, and the twist worked wonderfully. Unfortunately, the secod half is probably my least favorite so far. That said, it's not terrible and the end somewhat makes up for it.
February 22, 2023
This was a pretty good counterweight to the misogynist Green Lantern Corps book I finished reading a couple of days earlier.
Jordan leaves his physical ring back at the airforce base while away on a mission, and he and two of his flight buddies are kidnapped by Russians. Yea, yea, yea, the Cold War is never over in DC comics. They eventually escape, and Jordan feels guilty about how long they were trapped vs. how long they would have been trapped if he'd had his ring with him. And then one of his female compatriots gets antsy, tracks down the kidnappers and is shot down again. Hal flips out and goes to rescue her as The Green Lantern.
Yes, he's off to rescue a female compatriot, but she's hardly a damsel in distress. She's there because she's also a hothead, and she holds her own against the terrorists? kidnappers?
Meanwhile, the son of Abin Sur, the person who died and presented Hal Jordan the ring, has paid a variety of bounty hunters to trap Jordan so that he can get his father's ring.
All these plots, tie in with a Justice League rescue, and slowly drop in elements of the coming Lantern War/Blackest Night event. There's a great moment where a Sinestro Corps (yellow lantern) ring is seeking out villains who inspire fear, and it selects Batman as a host.
The latter half of the story focuses on The Star Sapphires (pink lanterns) trying to select a host to mate with Hal Jordan, and first selecting his ex-girlfriend, who has hosted the Star Sapphires before, and the woman he rescued in the first half of the story.
Neither of them are treated as Just Hal's Girlfriends. Carol is a married woman who cares about her ex and wants to rescue him from the Star Sapphires that possessed her, and Cowgirl (her airforce flight name, not a superhero name) is interested in Hal, but partially because they bonded over being kidnapped by Russians. She's not head over heels with him, just casually interested until possessed by the Star Sapphires.
It's a fun story, and it leads me to believe I'm going to appreciate Johns's takes on these characters much more than the other writers working in this section of the DC universe.
Jordan leaves his physical ring back at the airforce base while away on a mission, and he and two of his flight buddies are kidnapped by Russians. Yea, yea, yea, the Cold War is never over in DC comics. They eventually escape, and Jordan feels guilty about how long they were trapped vs. how long they would have been trapped if he'd had his ring with him. And then one of his female compatriots gets antsy, tracks down the kidnappers and is shot down again. Hal flips out and goes to rescue her as The Green Lantern.
Yes, he's off to rescue a female compatriot, but she's hardly a damsel in distress. She's there because she's also a hothead, and she holds her own against the terrorists? kidnappers?
Meanwhile, the son of Abin Sur, the person who died and presented Hal Jordan the ring, has paid a variety of bounty hunters to trap Jordan so that he can get his father's ring.
All these plots, tie in with a Justice League rescue, and slowly drop in elements of the coming Lantern War/Blackest Night event. There's a great moment where a Sinestro Corps (yellow lantern) ring is seeking out villains who inspire fear, and it selects Batman as a host.
The latter half of the story focuses on The Star Sapphires (pink lanterns) trying to select a host to mate with Hal Jordan, and first selecting his ex-girlfriend, who has hosted the Star Sapphires before, and the woman he rescued in the first half of the story.
Neither of them are treated as Just Hal's Girlfriends. Carol is a married woman who cares about her ex and wants to rescue him from the Star Sapphires that possessed her, and Cowgirl (her airforce flight name, not a superhero name) is interested in Hal, but partially because they bonded over being kidnapped by Russians. She's not head over heels with him, just casually interested until possessed by the Star Sapphires.
It's a fun story, and it leads me to believe I'm going to appreciate Johns's takes on these characters much more than the other writers working in this section of the DC universe.
September 22, 2020
Book 3.
When Hal Jordan's flying partner Cowgirl is shot down, he breaks international law and violates Russian airspace to save her from the terrorists who previously held them both captive. Confronted by the Rocket Red Brigade, the Global Guardians, the Justice League and alien bounty hunters, Green Latern has to clear his name and save his friend.
I liked the idea that Hal considers himself above things like national jurisdictions, being the guardian of a whole sector of space and that this naturally causes friction with other Earth-based superheroes, particularly in the wake of 'Infinite Crisis'.
Despite this, the front half of this book is a bit messy and Hal's renegade status is all cleared up a little too quickly and conveniently for my tastes.
However, what took this book up a notch in my book was how it begins to lay the groundwork for conflicts to come. Here we're introduced to the Sinestro Corps, as well as discovering Star Sapphire's surprising connection to the Guardians, giving us two new parallels for the Green Lantern Corps to contend with (and it won't stop there!).
Whilst nothing of this gets resolved or even comes to a head here, there is a definite and enjoyable feeling of the larger game being afoot.
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When Hal Jordan's flying partner Cowgirl is shot down, he breaks international law and violates Russian airspace to save her from the terrorists who previously held them both captive. Confronted by the Rocket Red Brigade, the Global Guardians, the Justice League and alien bounty hunters, Green Latern has to clear his name and save his friend.
I liked the idea that Hal considers himself above things like national jurisdictions, being the guardian of a whole sector of space and that this naturally causes friction with other Earth-based superheroes, particularly in the wake of 'Infinite Crisis'.
Despite this, the front half of this book is a bit messy and Hal's renegade status is all cleared up a little too quickly and conveniently for my tastes.
However, what took this book up a notch in my book was how it begins to lay the groundwork for conflicts to come. Here we're introduced to the Sinestro Corps, as well as discovering Star Sapphire's surprising connection to the Guardians, giving us two new parallels for the Green Lantern Corps to contend with (and it won't stop there!).
Whilst nothing of this gets resolved or even comes to a head here, there is a definite and enjoyable feeling of the larger game being afoot.
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May 29, 2023
This volume introduces the new rings: yellow and violet. Seeing Batman chosen as a Sinestro Corps member and him rejecting it is equal parts surprising and hilarious - and brilliantly foreshadowed by what was previously considered a random one-off story in which he momentarily wielded the green lantern ring. That said, I did not really enjoy the way the women in this book are objectified - they are used and thrown away by the sapphire star so easily that it feels kind of insulting. And the whole time they are presented as little more than competing love interests - Hal is constantly asked to choose between the two. I like that Carol gets to wear the green suit and that both women have attitude, but that doesn’t rectify a plot that handles them like playthings.
Also Amin Sur’s son comes off as whiny baby. His motivations feel juvenile rather than rich or profound. And having the whole Justice League battling Reds just feels like the comic was packed with cannon fodder - blasts without much direction or aim.
Also having the Faceless Hunters controlling the Guardians of the Globe feels like a disappointing reveal. The guardians had no nefarious plan or ulterior motive - they were just puppets. Feels like too much time was given to this subplot which did little more than add complexity.
Also Amin Sur’s son comes off as whiny baby. His motivations feel juvenile rather than rich or profound. And having the whole Justice League battling Reds just feels like the comic was packed with cannon fodder - blasts without much direction or aim.
Also having the Faceless Hunters controlling the Guardians of the Globe feels like a disappointing reveal. The guardians had no nefarious plan or ulterior motive - they were just puppets. Feels like too much time was given to this subplot which did little more than add complexity.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 11, 2023
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern run continues with the "Wanted" arc. The story does begin to unpack a lot more subplots, like an all-out war with the Global Guardians, some foreshadowing of a new incarnation of an old villain, the return of the Weaponers of Qward, a plot to steal Hal's ring, and the Rocket Reds. Perhaps my main issue with "Wanted" is that the story is beginning to overextend itself, with way too much packed into just seven issues. The main story focuses on the Global Guardians, the Green Lantern Corps, Abin Sur's son Amon Sur, and a bunch of bounty hunters trying to track down Hal as he is being scapegoated for something he didn't do. It does lend towards some interesting character beats for Hal, particularly when he questions whether or not he is deserving of the power ring.
Ivan Reis does a decent job on the art duties, but I'm not a fan of when he overcrowds the panels, especially since it becomes difficult to decipher when everything gets glossed over with a sheen of green. The artwork has its fans for sure, but I imagine the adulation for this run is mostly due to Johns' ambitious storytelling scope. It does have a vibrant retro superhero feel to it that I do find appealing, but doesn't really do much for me in terms of delivering something that feels unique. Still having a decent time reading this run though.
Ivan Reis does a decent job on the art duties, but I'm not a fan of when he overcrowds the panels, especially since it becomes difficult to decipher when everything gets glossed over with a sheen of green. The artwork has its fans for sure, but I imagine the adulation for this run is mostly due to Johns' ambitious storytelling scope. It does have a vibrant retro superhero feel to it that I do find appealing, but doesn't really do much for me in terms of delivering something that feels unique. Still having a decent time reading this run though.
March 5, 2024
I don't know why I have a weak spot for Green Lantern. This volume has a large cast of characters that in individual issues probably ain't so bad. A lot happens. A lot. My favorite bits are how the characters deal with their powers and the emotional spectrum. Pages (specifically art) with the star sapphire are sensual, but it fits the bill. They represent an extreme of love as selfish desire. And while many people would simply say, "hey that's not a good" in the context of emotion it holds valid points. Otherwise, why else would anyone go extreme? Emotions are intoxicating if you let them run rampant.
Once again I feel myself enjoying the overall themes and ideas explored. John Stewart makes an appearance. I'm waiting to be graced with a Green Lantern comic where he's the protagonist instead of Hal. I've learned to appreciate Hal more. Guy Gardner...we'll see.
And of course we have excellent, snippy, sometimes incredibly insightful, dialogue. And also very cliche, awkward lines. Then there's the snark:
"His brain is small. His central nervous system simple."
lol, burn.
Once again I feel myself enjoying the overall themes and ideas explored. John Stewart makes an appearance. I'm waiting to be graced with a Green Lantern comic where he's the protagonist instead of Hal. I've learned to appreciate Hal more. Guy Gardner...we'll see.
And of course we have excellent, snippy, sometimes incredibly insightful, dialogue. And also very cliche, awkward lines. Then there's the snark:
"His brain is small. His central nervous system simple."
lol, burn.
September 22, 2019
Wanted: Hal Jordan (#14-17). Another conclusive arc, this time ending the story of the assassination attempts upon Hal. Amon Sur makes a nice heel, but the real joy of this story is the increased attention to Hal Jordan's life as an actual person (and to his supporting cast). Unfortunately this story is let-down by a clumsy reveal in the final issue and by it ending up inconclusively subservient to the upcoming Sinestro Corps story [3+/5].
Mystery of the Star Sapphire (#18-20). By this point, Johns had already been foreshadowing the Sinestro Corps for a few issues, but this Star Sapphire storyline is where he took the idea of one of Hal's oldest and weirdest foes, the Star Sapphires, and developed from that and the Sinestro Corps the whole idea of an Emotional Spectrum. It's a wholly revolutionary idea that has dramatically affected the Green Lantern mythos ever since. As for the story itself: its strength is the look at Hal, Cowgirl, and Carol. And the nice art. Then, there's lots of power ring fighting [4/5].
Mystery of the Star Sapphire (#18-20). By this point, Johns had already been foreshadowing the Sinestro Corps for a few issues, but this Star Sapphire storyline is where he took the idea of one of Hal's oldest and weirdest foes, the Star Sapphires, and developed from that and the Sinestro Corps the whole idea of an Emotional Spectrum. It's a wholly revolutionary idea that has dramatically affected the Green Lantern mythos ever since. As for the story itself: its strength is the look at Hal, Cowgirl, and Carol. And the nice art. Then, there's lots of power ring fighting [4/5].
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