If you're accustomed to the simplicity of series like The Walking Dead or Fables, which follow a straightforward system of numbered graphic novels, reading Johns' Green Lantern saga can be an exercise in frustration.
Though Johns didn't write that series, it tended to intertwine with the main Green Lantern comic so directly that it sometimes became a necessary companion piece.ġ1 Images Unless you were following all those books from month-to-month and keeping track of the complicated reading order, it can be difficult to make sense of all this material in hindsight, Making matters worse is that DC's original series of Green Lantern hardcovers and trade paperbacks failed to organize these dozens of comics in a clean, orderly fashion. That's to say nothing of ancillary titles like Green Lantern Corps. Johns' run also connects to other miniseries like Blackest Night. That comic was relaunched in 2011 as part of the New 52 reboot. It started in the miniseries Green Lantern Rebirth before transitioning into a new, monthly Green Lantern comic.
The problem is that Johns' Green Lantern run underwent several relaunches and transformations over the course of those ten years. There's never been a great option for readers who want a neatly organized and affordable series of graphic novels. DC has never reprinted Johns' work in an ideal form before. But given that Johns' run ended back in 2013, what makes this new book so special? Haven't Green Lantern collections been readily available to new readers for years at this point? Yes, but with one significant caveat.
And even several years after its conclusion, the impact of Johns' work is still being felt in the DCU. It really is the perfect jumping-on point for anyone interested in characters like Hal, Sinestro, Carol Ferris and Atrocitus. (Image Credit: DC Comics)In short, Johns' Green Lantern run is bold, ambitious and expertly crafted while still being completely accessible to newcomers. And on top of everything else, Johns proved that Sinestro is one of the greatest villains in superhero comics.Īrt by Ethan Van Sciver. Through stories like The Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night, Johns and his collaborators introduced an entire spectrum of Lantern Corps and greatly expanded the mythology fueling the Green Lantern Corps. This is the run that managed to not only redeem Hal Jordan following his corruption as Parallax, but make him a more dynamic and exciting hero than ever. Whether you judge it by its sheer quality of its lasting impact on the larger franchise, Johns' Green Lantern run has rightfully become the gold standard for Green Lantern stories.
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