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Summary: Flush this one down the drain
Review: "Zero stars" should be an option for tripe like this. As many people have noted, this book should have been entitled "Emerald Toilet."Anyone familiar with the mythos of the Green Lantern Corps and it's greatest champion, Hal Jordan, know in their hearts and minds that this story should have never been written. Hal Jordan was chosen among all others on Earth to wield the "Power Ring" and hold the title of "Green Lantern." His bravery and integrity were constants, until writer Ron Marz and editor Kevin Dooley twisted the beauty and grandeur that previous generations of creative teams brought to the title into an unmitigated cesspool of incoherence. The hero acts completely out of character, the pacing is abominable, and a series of events unfold that illustrate the writer and editor's desire to market shock value, rather than a quality story to the readers. It might be of interest to potential readers that the writer (Ron Marz) and the editor (Kevin Dooley) are no longer employed by DC Comics. Draw your own conclusions. Save your money folks. This one just isn't worth it.
Rating:
Summary: Flush this one down the drain
Review: "Zero stars" should be an option for tripe like this. As many people have noted, this book should have been entitled "Emerald Toilet." Anyone familiar with the mythos of the Green Lantern Corps and it's greatest champion, Hal Jordan, know in their hearts and minds that this story should have never been written. Hal Jordan was chosen among all others on Earth to wield the "Power Ring" and hold the title of "Green Lantern." His bravery and integrity were constants, until writer Ron Marz and editor Kevin Dooley twisted the beauty and grandeur that previous generations of creative teams brought to the title into an unmitigated cesspool of incoherence. The hero acts completely out of character, the pacing is abominable, and a series of events unfold that illustrate the writer and editor's desire to market shock value, rather than a quality story to the readers. It might be of interest to potential readers that the writer (Ron Marz) and the editor (Kevin Dooley) are no longer employed by DC Comics. Draw your own conclusions. Save your money folks. This one just isn't worth it.
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Summary: Whatever happened to the Editor?
Review: Emerald Twilight is a complete travesty. It's been the source of heated (and, frankly, borderline insane) controversy for some five years now, but it is actually quite simple a storyline, crafted by an irresponsible editor and an inexperienced writer (at least as far as the character himself is concerned). The problem isn't so much in disposing of Hal Jordan as a viable character, or in introducing (hastly) Kyle Rayner as his substitute; were his origin different, Rayner could be a worthy character, much like, say, Firestorm. But for some reason Ron Marz and Kevin Dooley decided to completely ignore established characterization and retcon Hal Jordan and the GL Corps into despisable caricatures of themselves without so much as an attempt of an explanation. That's a waste of storytelling potential and a completely avoidable disrespect to existing readers to boot. Such amauteristic editering shouldn't ever have had place in an established published such as DC. There are also plot weakenesses, inconsistencies and general lack of substance aplenty, but I shall not elaborate on it - it's not worth the trouble, really.
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Summary: Heroes and Comics are better than this
Review: Hal Jordan was choosen as the most worthy person on Earth to become Green Lantern of this area of space. For those of you unfamiliar with the mythos of the DC Comics Universe, a Green Lantern is a super space patrolman in service to the benevolent Guardians of the Universe. Green Lanterns are heroes to be admired for their integrety, fearlessness and dedication to duty. Hal Jordan was a superhero, not just because of his abilites, but for his character as well. All that changes in Emerald Twilight. Hal Jordan goes insane. Single handedly he destroys the Green Lantern Corps, murders his friends and stands by as the Guardians commit suicide. In the end, an average, everyday, young Earthman is randomly selected as "the last Green Lantern". It saddens me to think that from this story, the young people of America get the message that the very best humanity has to offer is flawed and capable of monsterous acts. It makes it that much easier for someone to defend their own inhuman behavior with the excuse "I'm only human". Superheroes, at least, are supposed to better than that. And comics can be much better than this.
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Summary: Hal Jordon
Review: I grew up on Green Lantern. I lived and died Hal Jordan durring my formative years. He is, and always will be my favorite Super Hero. Then came this book. Hal Jordan goes Rouge and eliminates all his friends, allies, and mentors. Yet I belived it. Every word of it. I was quite surprised by the uproar in the comics industry over this arc. I agree with most reviews in that the story wasn't flushed out enough, it felt rushed, etc. I feel a lot of the uproar was over the removal of Hal himself. People had trouble excepting their fallen hero. (regardless of the fact that he is a fictional character) I enjoy when hero's fall from grace. Literatue is ripe with Tragic Heros. I miss Hal's stories, I miss his GL, but I admire him for what he did, and who he was. In his position, your damn right I would have killed every mother lovin' thing I saw, even if I was Hal Jordan.
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Summary: A fall from grace
Review: I have not been a Green Lantern fan for very long, though I've read a lot of stories with him in it, and I have a very good idea of his personality. It's talked about a lot in the story about how many times he's gone against the Guardians, and now after coast city is destroyed, after everything he loves and cares about is destroyed, you think that wouldn't make him a bit angry? And after his attempt to bring it back is interrupted, you think he would remain unaffected? I love the amount of emotion is in the book, the dark story as he goes further and further over the edge. I very much enjoyed the read, even though I like Hal Jordan a lot more then Kyle Raynor.
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Summary: A complete disrespect to fans.
Review: If you're a new reader and you've never read Green Lantern before, this book won't mean anything to you. The plotline is confusing, full of characters that you don't know who they are, actions flow in a reckless sequence and it lacks suspence and creativity. If you've been reading Green Lantern for years now, the book is not only a creative disaster, but it will disrespect your passion for the true and nobel hero that Hal Jordan has always been to you. If you can't relate to Hal Jordan because you don't know him, try to imagine that a villain has blown up Metropolis and Superman goes crazy, turns into a villain himself and murders other fellow heroes throughout the planet. That's what's they did with Hal Jordan. Don't wait your time and money with this book, the creators were just trying a cheap way out to introduce a new character, it was purely made for commercial reasons, no art not talent involved.
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Summary: The best treatment Hal Jordan ever got
Review: In the 60's, the Green Lantern concept was expanded from its original "mystical ring" role. Instead of being one guy, it became a legion of superheroes, each wearing a green ring and protecting a certain sector of space from invaders. Their bosses, who issued the rings and controlled their power source, were small, wizened aliens "the Guardians" whose tiny bodies housed great power. Sound a little like Star Wars? Well, both Green Lantern and Star Wars borrow heavily from an old scifi book called "Lensmen." It was a great concept for a comic book, especially with the power rings. An imaginitive Lantern could conjure up anything with his ring (tanks, monsters, giant hamburgers). The ring had to be recharged every 24 hours, so running out of power was always part of the drama. This idea was pretty good, but Green Lantern never caught on much with fans. Hal Jordan, who was the main Green Lantern throughout most of the run, was bumbled by writer after writer. The ring was amazing, and the cast of villains looked cool, but Hal never had much of a personality. His supporting cast (including an Eskimo named 'Pieface') was bland at best. After decades of low sales, series cancellations, and fan indifference (besides a small, rabid few), DC Comics was ready to give free reign to Marz in "Emerald Twilight". He solidified Jordan's personality, which had been everything from "generic defender of justice" (early days) to "fickle, midlife crisis hero" (early 90s). Marz made Jordan into the misused servant of the Guardians, a talented and driven man who had been demoralized by years of service to these self-righteous 'tyrants'. After his hometown is destroyed while he is away fulfilling an insignificant mission for the Guardians, Jordan is overwhelmed with grief. When rebuked by the Guardians, his anger and pride emerge, and he decides to seize the source of Green Lantern power and use it for his own purposes. In a Darth Vader-like move, the most skilled Green Lantern in history destroys the whole group. Very interesting stuff, and what Jordan does after seizing power (Zero Hour and Final Night) is good too. People balk at making Jordan a 'villain', but let's face it, until Emerald Twilight, he was a superhero has-been at best.
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Summary: The best treatment Hal Jordan ever got
Review: In the 60's, the Green Lantern concept was expanded from its original "mystical ring" role. Instead of being one guy, it became a legion of superheroes, each wearing a green ring and protecting a certain sector of space from invaders. Their bosses, who issued the rings and controlled their power source, were small, wizened aliens "the Guardians" whose tiny bodies housed great power. Sound a little like Star Wars? Well, both Green Lantern and Star Wars borrow heavily from an old scifi book called "Lensmen." It was a great concept for a comic book, especially with the power rings. An imaginitive Lantern could conjure up anything with his ring (tanks, monsters, giant hamburgers). The ring had to be recharged every 24 hours, so running out of power was always part of the drama. This idea was pretty good, but Green Lantern never caught on much with fans. Hal Jordan, who was the main Green Lantern throughout most of the run, was bumbled by writer after writer. The ring was amazing, and the cast of villains looked cool, but Hal never had much of a personality. His supporting cast (including an Eskimo named 'Pieface') was bland at best. After decades of low sales, series cancellations, and fan indifference (besides a small, rabid few), DC Comics was ready to give free reign to Marz in "Emerald Twilight". He solidified Jordan's personality, which had been everything from "generic defender of justice" (early days) to "fickle, midlife crisis hero" (early 90s). Marz made Jordan into the misused servant of the Guardians, a talented and driven man who had been demoralized by years of service to these self-righteous 'tyrants'. After his hometown is destroyed while he is away fulfilling an insignificant mission for the Guardians, Jordan is overwhelmed with grief. When rebuked by the Guardians, his anger and pride emerge, and he decides to seize the source of Green Lantern power and use it for his own purposes. In a Darth Vader-like move, the most skilled Green Lantern in history destroys the whole group. Very interesting stuff, and what Jordan does after seizing power (Zero Hour and Final Night) is good too. People balk at making Jordan a 'villain', but let's face it, until Emerald Twilight, he was a superhero has-been at best.
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Summary: BEST GREEN LANTERN STORY EVER!!
Review: Ironically, the best Green Lantern story I ever read was also a kind of farewell to the greatest Green Lantern character ever. This is the end of Hal Jordan as a Green Lantern and it couldn't have been told any better.
Although I disagree with some of what has been done with the character since, especially making him the new Spectre, there is no denying the power of this story. After losing virtually everyone he cares for after Coast City was destroyed by the Eradicator during the Reign of the Supermen storyline, Jordan decides that he can no longer respect the boundaries that the Guardians have placed. He decides to bring the city back. After all, he has the power to do it. I won't give away too much, but what results is Hal Jordan's fall from grace. We say farewell to some much loved characters and it all sets the stage for the new Kyle Rayner Green Lantern era. Hal Jordan is stil my favourite Green Lantern but they could have done much worse than Rayner who is a good character in his own right. Still it was worth it just to have this story which is, I repeat, the greatest Green Lantern story ever!!!.
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