Green Lantern 24 Spoilers

[Raker616]

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=132252

All I can say is that if your not sold on this event then this is the issue that will sell you on it.

[vdox2]

Heh:

"Get off the line, Adolf"

[Jack Zodiac]

All I can say is that if your not sold on this event then this is the issue that will sell you on it.

Unless the mere existence of Superboy-Prime makes you want to burn DC's building to the ground.

[Sean Walsh]

Unless the mere existence of Superboy-Prime makes you want to burn DC's building to the ground.

SuperMAN-Prime, you unbeliever! :p

But seriously - how did this invasion of Earth thing NOT get covered in COUNTDOWN? (Which has already moved on past the SCW since Kyle is back to being his old self)

[Jack Zodiac]

Because, for a weekly book, it's moving slow enough only crossing over with one small crossover event so far. Crossing it over with something huge, like "Sinestro Corps War," would bring the train completely off the tracks.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

Loved all 4 previews on that page. Makes me look forward to reading the full stories tomorrow.

Green Lantern #24 just looks fantastic.

Liked the Adolf comment, and I also like the Marty McFly comment in the preview of Booster Gold #3.

As for Suicide Squad? I love the fact that a certain character from that book is back.

[Sean Walsh]

Because, for a weekly book, it's moving slow enough only crossing over with one small crossover event so far. Crossing it over with something huge, like "Sinestro Corps War," would bring the train completely off the tracks.

And that's all editorial's fault, really, since the original intent of COUNTDOWN was to run alongside and connect with all things going on in the DCU in some fashion. Instead it found a way to be both ahead of the curb and also trailing behind.

[crimson red]

Sinestro Corps War is the best comic event since...heck I don't even remember the last good cross-over event that I read! It rocks!!!

[YoungG03]

im tellin you. I love green lantern! I have a question though. Never before I wanted to be part of the corps!


I know that there are two green lanterns for each sector but what about Earth. I see Guy, Kal, and Hal. Oh and then theres John!

[Jack Zodiac]

Kyle was Ion, which set him apart from any sector. Guy's in the Honor Guard, so he has no sector jurisdiction. At present, the two Green Lanterns for Sector 2814 are Hal and John.

[HectorP]

SuperMAN-Prime, you unbeliever! :p

But seriously - how did this invasion of Earth thing NOT get covered in COUNTDOWN? (Which has already moved on past the SCW since Kyle is back to being his old self)

Because Countdown sucks and can't help it. I mean, you have Piper and Trickster but the Sinestro Corps War is a whole different animal.

[Den]

The Sinestro Corps War is an excellent storyline, all those involved in this creation of this series should be proud.

[YoungG03]

Kyle was Ion, which set him apart from any sector. Guy's in the Honor Guard, so he has no sector jurisdiction. At present, the two Green Lanterns for Sector 2814 are Hal and John.

ok im talking bout pre evil Hal. there were three GLS at one time.



And then when Hal finally really came back Kyle just went up and left to become ION again (And was he truly Ion?)

[titanfan]

But seriously - how did this invasion of Earth thing NOT get covered in COUNTDOWN? (Which has already moved on past the SCW since Kyle is back to being his old self)

There is some speculation that Kyle in Countdown is Parallax, just in disguise...

[Animation]

Sinestro needs to twirl his mustache more. I just cant take him seriously. :)

Universe ruled by Fear, yadda yadda. "I can make it as big as you can imagine, baby!"

Lewis

[steve2275]

ivan reis at his BEST
but is this bfore of after the injustic arc?(i hate not knowing that type of stuff)

[We R. Venom]

This issue was freakin amazing. Definitely one of the best and certainly best this week!

[drwho]

Okay this seemed like a pretty weak and redundant issue to the over all storyline. Basically its more GLS surprising Sinestro corps members while killing them while Earth is being attacked. Basically Hal somehow saves Kyle. I still don't quite understand how that happened, but its a comic so oh well. Ganthet sucks Paralax back into a power battery and gives Kyle a GL ring again. They all have time to cheer and throw a party while the earth is being attacked. As you can see I didn't like this issue too much. Just another minor pit stop and it did resolve the Paralax issue, but I didn't find the story satisfactory.

[Samuraixsithlord]

they had a party during the whole thing? Did it at least show Superman-Prime tearing through the GL ranks like last time

[We R. Venom]

they had a party during the whole thing? Did it at least show Superman-Prime tearing through the GL ranks like last time

They didn't need to show that. Sinestro Corps. got to earth before the GL. Issue was sick!

[drwho]

Very few scenes with Superman Prime and lines I felt out of place like cool. The world is being attacked and Kyle is all cool I get my gl ring back and depowered. What a great outcome!!

[Samuraixsithlord]

one Harold down three to go i suppose.

[Magneto Rocks]

Wow, Parallax down. Now as long as they don't have anyone like Cyborg Superman, Sinestro, Superboy-Prime or, God forbid, the ANTI-FREAKING-MONITOR on their side, we'll be fine.

...Wait.

No but seriously, I wait for this issue with trepidition. It LOOKS awesome, but Johns has a tendency to let his stories fall apart in the third act.

[COMIC GEEK]

It was decent, it really wasnt all that. I'm still waiting for guy gardner to strut his stuff some more.


I give it like a 7 out of 10

[Buried Alien]

As awesome as the SINESTRO CORPS WAR continues to be, it is a considerably smaller crisis than...well CRISIS (i.e. ON INFINITE EARTHS). The last time the Anti-Monitor came into town, he wrecked the entire freaking Multiverse. This time, he seems content with sowing fear in just *one* universe. Modest ambitions for him, considering 52 of his positive matter counterparts (i.e. the Monitors) are running around the new Multiverse right now trying to head off some FINAL CRISIS that apparently, the Anti-Monitor isn't going to have any direct role in.

He's certainly lowered his expectations this time around. I have a feeling that if the Anti-Monitor returns for a third engagement some years later, he's going to be reduced to robbing banks with the Golden Glider and the Rainbow Raider.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Magneto Rocks]

As awesome as the SINESTRO CORPS WAR continues to be, it is a considerably smaller crisis than...well CRISIS (i.e. ON INFINITE EARTHS). The last time the Anti-Monitor came into town, he wrecked the entire freaking Multiverse. This time, he seems content with sowing fear in just *one* universe. Modest ambitions for him, considering 52 of his positive matter counterparts (i.e. the Monitors) are running around the new Multiverse right now trying to head off some FINAL CRISIS that apparently, the Anti-Monitor isn't going to have any direct role in.

He's certainly lowered his expectations this time around. I have a feeling that if the Anti-Monitor returns for a third engagement some years later, he's going to be reduced to robbing banks with the Golden Glider and the Rainbow Raider.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

Well to be fair, Earth is the center of the Multiverse, right? So by destroying it, he DOES destroy all universes, leaving only the Antimatter universe.

[drwho]

Well to be fair, Earth is the center of the Multiverse, right? So by destroying it, he DOES destroy all universes, leaving only the Antimatter universe.

IS there an actual comic that states that? That theory seems new to me.

[Magneto Rocks]

IS there an actual comic that states that? That theory seems new to me.

I'm looking down at the Sinestro Corps special here, and I quote from a guardian:

"He knows that upon Earth now rest 51 more parallel Earths and beyond this universe, 51 parallel universes. And he knows that if Earth is ever annihilated, it will start a chain reaction that will destroy the others. The multiverse will collapse, leaving only our opposite Antimatter universe in existence."

So there you go. :D

[HectorP]

He's certainly lowered his expectations this time around. I have a feeling that if the Anti-Monitor returns for a third engagement some years later, he's going to be reduced to robbing banks with the Golden Glider and the Rainbow Raider.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

You just know Dr. Light will rob him of his energies.

[Jack Zodiac]

Well to be fair, Earth is the center of the Multiverse, right? So by destroying it, he DOES destroy all universes, leaving only the Antimatter universe.

Therein lies my hope that this whole event turns out to be more than just a superpowered light show. Green Lanterns fighting anti-Green Lanterns is neat and all, but it's hardly worth a twelve-part epic crossover. The Anti-Monitor is the wild card in all of this. We know what Sinestro wants. We know what Cyborg Superman wants. We kind of know what Superboy wants, if he still wants the same thing he was whining about in Infinite Crisis. The Anti-Monitor, though? All he ever wanted before was to destroy absolutely everything. Every universe in the multiverse. Every Earth. And now that Earth is the "center" of the multiverse, what easier way to destroy everything than to destroy it?

So that's what I'm hoping for. The Anti-Monitor reveals his true intentions and Sinestro, and maybe Superboy-Prime, are forced to deal with him and Cyborg Superman. Hell, with luck, Prime will crack his hard candy shell himself and they'll both be dead and gone for good.

[Samuraixsithlord]

Ok am i the only one who's thinking that the Anti-Monitor isn't really the Anti-Monitor. Just think about it the anti-monitor was able to destroy the multiverse, why would he need to create the Sinestro Corps and have a bunch of Harolds?

[Big Red Spider]

Very few scenes with Superman Prime and lines I felt out of place like, "Cool, the world is being attacked." Kyle is all, "Cool I get my gl ring back and depowered. What a great outcome!!"

"Yeah, I'm the same as 7199 other lanterns. Boo, I hate originality," kyle said.

[MutoMikey]

I thought this issue was awesome! At least Kyle's back. And the fact that paralax is split into 4 pieces in the Earth GL's batteries could make for a good plot point down the road somewhere. I'm glad all the action isn't in space now though.

[Jack Zodiac]

I get why they did that, choosing those four Lanterns specifically because they've all overcome the fear Parallax creates, but talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. As if Earth wasn't a big enough target already, now all four pieces of the fear mascot are on it. Sure, Guy's off-world most of the time, but still... using an old adage, "You don't keep all four pieces of the Ultimate Nullifier on Earth. You just don't."

[Buried Alien]

Ok am i the only one who's thinking that the Anti-Monitor isn't really the Anti-Monitor. Just think about it the anti-monitor was able to destroy the multiverse, why would he need to create the Sinestro Corps and have a bunch of Harolds?

I was vaguely thinking along those lines too. The agenda of the current Anti-Monitor is a bit different and uncharacteristic of the CRISIS Anti-Monitor. So far, he hasn't even mentioned the Multiverse, expanding the Antimatter Universe of Qward, or even the fact that there are 52 Monitors around to potentially cause trouble for him. So far, the Monitors and the Anti-Monitor have completely ignored each other...which is weird, to say the least.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[SCSpartan]

Is it just me or on the lanterns that the guardians bring is there a college football team logo on one of them.......if it's just my copy...i might have a misprint here....If one else has it...I will take and post picture.

[Buried Alien]

Is it just me or on the lanterns that the guardians bring is there a college football team logo on one of them.......if it's just my copy...i might have a misprint here....If one else has it...I will take and post picture.

I'm guessing it's Guy Gardner's alma mater.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[SCSpartan]

Yes! That's it. So that must be Guy's power battery. I thought I was on to something special here..but alas It was not as spectacular as I had orginaly thought.

Regardless, that is a great reference to GL history. Thanks for the heads up Buried.

[jetfireinthesky]

In Booster Gold #2 (which has a lot of Sinestro Corps fanwanks) young Guy states that he used to play football for the University of Michigan.

[jade_nova]

Ok am i the only one who's thinking that the Anti-Monitor isn't really the Anti-Monitor. Just think about it the anti-monitor was able to destroy the multiverse, why would he need to create the Sinestro Corps and have a bunch of Harolds?

The Anti-Monitor during Crisis had enslaved the Qwardians and had heralds in the form of the Shadowdemons, Psycho Pirate, and Harbinger.

[Carter Hall]

Okay this seemed like a pretty weak and redundant issue to the over all storyline. Basically its more GLS surprising Sinestro corps members while killing them while Earth is being attacked. Basically Hal somehow saves Kyle. I still don't quite understand how that happened, but its a comic so oh well. Ganthet sucks Paralax back into a power battery and gives Kyle a GL ring again. They all have time to cheer and throw a party while the earth is being attacked. As you can see I didn't like this issue too much. Just another minor pit stop and it did resolve the Paralax issue, but I didn't find the story satisfactory.

I must say I agree with this. I think this story and the whole GL ongoing series (and now GL Corps, too) have been absolutely phenomenal but I thought this issue comparatively was a bit weak. I know that the Sinestro Corps just landed on Earth, as did the Anti-Monitor and whoever else, but it doesn't really seem like anyone's panicking or reacting much. Also, since the kill order was given, it seems like the GL Corps is having too easy a time defeating Sinestro Corpsmen, and the Kyle/Parallax solution felt rushed. Part of the reason this story has captured my interest is because the Corps had never faced a challenge this great before- nothing even close! Please let the solution be a little bit more challenging than what is being shown now! We are ramping up to the climax of the story. Things shouldn't feel like they're getting easier just yet, at least for my taste. I hope that the previous post that said that Johns' stories tend to fall apart in the third act wasn't correct...

Also, because this story is not being mentioned in Countdown, JLA, or any of the other major DC books, it's making it feel a bit... smaller than it should. I wish it would spill over into the other books just a bit to make it feel like something bigger, that didn't just concern Green Lanterns.

Having said all that, I still liked the book, I just thought it was weak compared to the other parts of the story. I will say that I did like how Johns is planting seeds for future storylines from now:

- Parallax in the four Earth batteries
- Hal's young niece sensing a presence right before Parallax arrived.
- The new laws of the Book of Oa

There's more, but these are plenty interesting as is. Johns has shown a great knack for being able to plant seeds for future stories throughout his run on this book- the new Star Sapphire, the Global Guardians, the Sinestro Corps itself, etc. Also, I thought the art by Ivan Reis in this book was sensational. Maybe his best yet. He and Johns both seem to get every character they work on right. And the scene where Ganthet gves Kyle his ring back, offering it to him for the second time, and providing Kyle with a whole new "rebirth" was pretty awesome. Definitely the highlight of the issue.

A bit of a drop for me, but still a good issue. Can't wait for the rest of the story! Rest assured, DC, I will be reading Green Lantern for a long time to come... :D

[Mike Smash!]

A cool Easter Egg for you all:

One the opening splash page with Sinestro, the Sinestro Corps, Superman-Prime and the Cyborg Superman, there is a cool cameo.

The Sinestro Corps member near the Cyborg Superman's feet is a Predator.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

Also, since the kill order was given, it seems like the GL Corps is having too easy a time defeating Sinestro Corpsmen, and the Kyle/Parallax solution felt rushed. Part of the reason this story has captured my interest is because the Corps had never faced a challenge this great before- nothing even close! Please let the solution be a little bit more challenging than what is being shown now! We are ramping up to the climax of the story. Things shouldn't feel like they're getting easier just yet, at least for my taste. I hope that the previous post that said that Johns' stories tend to fall apart in the third act wasn't correct...

I liked this issue more than others on this thread seemed to, but I have to agree with what you're saying......The members of the Sinestro Corps are supposed to be badasses, ie some of the most feared beings in the universe. Yet, suddenly, they're being torn apart simply because the GL's are able to kill?

I guess Johns is going for the angle that the SC members weren't prepared for the GL's being able to kill......But with that angle, I think a few should have been killed in the beginning of each battle consisting of unsuspecting SC members, then afterwards it becomes somewhat of an even fight.


Ganthet sucks Paralax back into a power battery and gives Kyle a GL ring again. They all have time to cheer and throw a party while the earth is being attacked.

Bit of hyperbole there. The closest thing to a party I remember was Jordan, Gardner, Stewart, and Rayner reciting the Green Lantern oath after Rayner received the ring from Ganthet.

[Buried Alien]

By the way, who is that tiny figure landing alongside the Anti-Monitor? It looks like someone wearing a robe rather than the standard Sinestro Corps outfit.

The Anti-Monitor's flagship is spherical. Hmmm...has he been buying Galactus' used vehicles?

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Karl O'Neill]

By the way, who is that tiny figure landing alongside the Anti-Monitor? It looks like someone wearing a robe rather than the standard Sinestro Corps outfit.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)


maybe his girlfriend?

joke.

maybe hank henshaw, who is securing his landing personally?

i don't know.

[The Lucky One]

Is it just me or on the lanterns that the guardians bring is there a college football team logo on one of them.......if it's just my copy...i might have a misprint here....If one else has it...I will take and post picture.

Yes, but it's Michigan, so it's freaking awesome.

Despite the Appalachian State debacle. :rolleyes:


Anyway, surprised no one has commented on Kyle's new costume, kind of blending his original and the "classic" GL look. Still a little early to make judgments on it, obviously, but we'll see.

-D

[Poor_Pingoy]

I wish they just had made a 7 issue mini series of this event and made the GL and GL corps title tie in or crossover with it. Last 2 parts and Superman-Prime still hasnt done anything,Anti Monitor has been in a fight once...Still a great event though :) wish it could have been longer

[Mike Smash!]

Is it just me or on the lanterns that the guardians bring is there a college football team logo on one of them.......if it's just my copy...i might have a misprint here....If one else has it...I will take and post picture.Yup. That's Guy's battery. He played football for Michigan.

[Captain Smith]

Be nice if the Spectre said, Hal ol' buddy - don't worry.

Anti-monitor, I'm sick of you. God told me I should have kicked your butt in the COIE more than I did. So I'm turning you into a lava lamp.

Parallax - I let you go last time but not now - I'm going Orkin Man on your bug butt.

Prime - PC kryptonian power levels mean nothing to me - I'll turn you into a statue - done that before to Supes.

Sinestro - pop goes your big head.

--- But that won't happen.

[BooCoo]

Okay this seemed like a pretty weak and redundant issue to the over all storyline. Basically its more GLS surprising Sinestro corps members while killing them while Earth is being attacked. Basically Hal somehow saves Kyle. I still don't quite understand how that happened, but its a comic so oh well. Ganthet sucks Paralax back into a power battery and gives Kyle a GL ring again. They all have time to cheer and throw a party while the earth is being attacked. As you can see I didn't like this issue too much. Just another minor pit stop and it did resolve the Paralax issue, but I didn't find the story satisfactory.

Weird. Still, I'll pick it up.

The bit with Parallax being sucked BACK into a battery seems repetitious once again...is that the only "out" for this thing?

Wonder what will happen when Sinestro finds out his "boy" is gone again.

Also, what's the point of Anti Monitor destroying everything? Then he sits in the antimatter universe and goes, "WAY COOL!?"

[Exslade ZX]

Yes, but it's Michigan, so it's freaking awesome.

Despite the Appalachian State debacle. :rolleyes:


Anyway, surprised no one has commented on Kyle's new costume, kind of blending his original and the "classic" GL look. Still a little early to make judgments on it, obviously, but we'll see.

-D

I was just coming in here to mention that...

With Kyle Rayner being I think my number one hero ever, I have to say, I really don't like his new costume at all. (Although I've always loved the 'Mega-mask'.) While reading Countdown, I kept hoping..or at least had it planted in the back of my mind, that that Kyle wasn't really Kyle at all..and was quite possibly from another Earth or something, and that's why his costume was different..

But it looks like that's the one he'll be using from now on. It just doesn't seem Rayner, to me, especially since from the start, with him being an artist, his costume (and constructs) were based on Uniqueness. Maybe if the gloves were black or something...because that white stands out way to much, I don't know, just like his old ones better.

Although I could see why he'd take the job, or 'demotion' as it were. (Because people were complaining about it) I mean really, would you rather, have all that responsibility in the world, flying back and forth between planets, almost nonstop, and pretty much always on the job (As Hal, Guy and John just casually go and hang out at a bar when not working...) when he could be back on earth doing as he pleases? I've oversimplified it a little bit, but I think you get the point. I think one would much rather bear the responsibilities of being a Lantern, then being the 'Torch Bearer'. Especially when the guys been through enough as it is..obviously, since he was able to be taken over by Parallax. So, it's a well deserved break I think.

Although now, he just needs to get a better costume :p

[Duy]

There is way, way too much empty space on the green part of Kyle's new costume.

That is all.

[Mike Smash!]

There is way, way too much empty space on the green part of Kyle's new costume.

That is all.I like it. His last GL uniform was waay too busy with the collar, belts, shoulder logos and "grooves".

[Jack Zodiac]

The Sinestro Corps member near the Cyborg Superman's feet is a Predator.

Yeah, that was a neat little cameo. Predator vs. Green Lantern Corps!

By the way, who is that tiny figure landing alongside the Anti-Monitor? It looks like someone wearing a robe rather than the standard Sinestro Corps outfit.

The Anti-Monitor's flagship is spherical. Hmmm...has he been buying Galactus' used vehicles?

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

Yep, he's certainly trying to make a Galactus-level entrance. Maybe that person who landed with him is really his new herald, The Golden Oldie!

[Jack Zodiac]

The bit with Parallax being sucked BACK into a battery seems repetitious once again...is that the only "out" for this thing?

Yeah, I was hoping that he'd turn tail and look for a more willing host after Kyle and Hal busted out of him. I was really hoping Nero would willingly become Parallax's host, and Kyle would become Ion again. Nero was one of the few good things Winick did in his run, and Marz used him very effectively in Ion last year.

Hey, maybe that's who landed with the Anti-Monitor.

[Carter Hall]

I like Kyle's new costume. It seems like a good representation of where he's at right now.

- The first costume was when he was the ONLY Green Lantern in existance, so it was whatever he wanted it to be.
- The second one (the Jim Lee-designed green one after he relinquished being Ion) kinda felt like a cross between the first one and Ion powers.
- The third was for when he was Ion, so it had the "cosmic-entity look."
- He is now a full-time Corps member with the Green Lantern Corps in full force once again, but no Ion powers. The new costume reflects how he's a Green Lantern with a special history behind him.

That's the way I see it, anyway.

[Green Gardner]

I guess Johns is going for the angle that the SC members weren't prepared for the GL's being able to kill......But with that angle, I think a few should have been killed in the beginning of each battle consisting of unsuspecting SC members, then afterwards it becomes somewhat of an even fight.
To be fair, that's more or less exactly what we see on panel. Hannu sucker punches his kill from behind as several of the not yet offed Sinestro Corpsmen look up in shock. Besides, as scary as these guys are supposed to be, let's remember that technically, virtually every member of the Sinestro Corps are near rookies. And the Lanterns had every veteran they've got leading the charge. Adding in the fact that that particular group of Sinestros seemed vastly outnumbered to begin with, I'd say that fight unfolded about as one would expect.

Now, the Battle of Mogo may have swung a little harder than it should have over in GLC, but honestly, I was more than happy to let that one slide, given how relieved I was to finally see the good guys win one.

Overall, I enjoyed this issue quite a bit. Freeing Kyle from Parallax, and managing to neutralize one of the Anti-Monitor's heralds in the process? It's like the Battle of Mogo. A brief little bright spot, right before things get really desperate, as is inevitable with the Anti-Monitor ominously wading for shore. And it WAS really cool seeing the 4 Earth Corpsmen back together again.

[Nintendite]

Predator vs. Green Lantern Corps!


They did Alien vs. Green Lantern already..... so it's obviously an idea who's time is come.

[HectorP]

Just imagine a Predator with a ring, hunting GLs and heroes.

[QuietRiver]

2 things: 1)Awesome issue. Kyle's "cool" at the end was a nice contrast to when he gets taken over by Parallax. 2)Does Parallax being trapped in those four lanterns mean that only Kyle, John, Hal, and Guy will have the yellow weakness now?

[Magneto Rocks]

Sold. Out. Again.

There was a time it was easy to pick up any Green Lantern title, now I've missed four issues in a row due to selling out. There are literally NO copies of Sinestro Corps War making it onto the shelves in my LCS, they're all pre reserved which they weren't before this story.

...Guess it's Ebay, here I come... :(

[Jack Zodiac]

If your local comic shop isn't ordering enough to cover their members' pull lists, plus a couple dozen more for the shelves, the people running it are idiots. Or, they got shorted by Diamond. One thing I can guarantee about this event, it's being underprinted to drum up more hype when each issue goes into second and third printings.

[Magneto Rocks]

If your local comic shop isn't ordering enough to cover their members' pull lists, plus a couple dozen more for the shelves, the people running it are idiots. Or, they got shorted by Diamond.

I think it's more the latter.

it's the only comic shop in the entire city, and one of like two major ones in the entire country, (And it's FAR bigger than the other) but there is frequently not enough of any comic which is coming in less than Civil War numbers and I'm told they only ever get as many as they're supplied with, and apparantly haven't got the order quota in some time.

So God knows...

[LordAllMighty]

I think it's more the latter.

it's the only comic shop in the entire city, and one of like two major ones in the entire country, (And it's FAR bigger than the other) but there is frequently not enough of any comic which is coming in less than Civil War numbers and I'm told they only ever get as many as they're supplied with, and apparantly haven't got the order quota in some time.

So God knows...

My god, where do you live at.:confused: I can easily name 6 LCS in my city, off the top of my head.:evilsmile

[Jack Zodiac]

Where do you live? I live in Cincinnati, which isn't a big city by any means, but it's still a city, and there are only three shops and a half gaming/half comics shop in the immediate Cincinnati area. When I lived in Pennsylvania, my friend and I ran one of the only comic book stores in the county. The entire county, not just our town, but every town nearby unless you left the county. Some places just aren't lucky enough to have a couple, or even one comic shop.

[JadeDragon]

The Sinestro Corps member near the Cyborg Superman's feet is a Predator.

Yeah isnt that cool? But my favorite cameos are on another splash page...anybody else see ALF and ET: The Extra Terrestrial Lanterns?

Hilarious! I sure love me some Ivan Reis art. :cool:

And with issue 25 being a one two punch of Reis and Van Sciver...WOOHOO! Its gonna be amazing! Like some of you, I only wish they had more issues to tell this story so we could really see how some of those side melee's go down blow by blow. I think the Superman Prime One-Shot should fill in a lot of those holes. I read that Geoff has described it as "Superboy Prime vs the DCU part II".

This whole storyline just continues to thrill me.~~~Patrick :)

[DMike]

I caught the ET Green Lantern and the Predator Sinestro Corps member, but when I looked back for the Alf one I caught it except that's a kinda half-assed Alf Lantern. Now all we need is a Dalek Sinestro Corpser cameoand I'll be in geek heaven!

I have no problem with the Anti-Monitor not simply destroying the world by itself. After all, in the original Crisis he was using machinery to destroy the worlds and after Supergirl destroyed those he had an antimatter cannon made to destroy the rest. He wasn't wiping all those out on sheer personal power back then either.

[Maestro]

When is Sinestro actually going to fight someone? It's been all Parallax so far.

[TheBoTT]

the character with the anti-monitor is obviously tinkerbell or Navi.

[HeckBoy]

A cool Easter Egg for you all:

One the opening splash page with Sinestro, the Sinestro Corps, Superman-Prime and the Cyborg Superman, there is a cool cameo.

The Sinestro Corps member near the Cyborg Superman's feet is a Predator.Haha, first there's Pikachu cameo-ing in Nova, now the Predator in Green Lantern? :p

[Jinxer]

Haha, first there's Pikachu cameo-ing in Nova, now the Predator in Green Lantern? :p

I think you mean Nova-chu

[Den]

Just a theory/thought but...You know, maybe I'm reading too much into it, but when Hal let himself be absorbed by Parallax to help Kyle break out because he remembered how he couldn't get out on HIS own, on the outside, John fires a blast straight into Parallax's open mouth. John seemed to have grasped that both were in there, and while I've no doubt the shot was meant to hurt Parallax, I couldn't help but wonder if John wasn't also trying to help fuel Hal and Kyle, giving them energy to use at the same time.

Which, if you believe that, makes John a vital part of their break out.

[steve2275]

the lantern in sayds left hand has a michigan state M :) :D

[Aubergine~!]

I'm just a bit diappointed that the Zamarons and their 'Pink Lanterns' probably aren't getting involved in this.

[Cayman]

Ivan Reis needs to do a JLA arc.

[Jack Zodiac]

Wait, wait, wait, !@#$in' wait!

...

Did Nova-Chu show up in this week's Nova, or in the first Annihilation mini-series when there was still a Nova Corps, 'cause I don't remember seeing him.

[Cayman]

Wait, wait, wait, !@#$in' wait!

...

Did Nova-Chu show up in this week's Nova, or in the first Annihilation mini-series when there was still a Nova Corps, 'cause I don't remember seeing him.

He's in this week's. Richard has a virtual Nova Corps created in his consciousness to visualize his battle to resist the Phalanx's control.

[BoosterBronze]

Therein lies my hope that this whole event turns out to be more than just a superpowered light show. Green Lanterns fighting anti-Green Lanterns is neat and all, but it's hardly worth a twelve-part epic crossover. .


It's NOT?!?!?

I can hardly imagine a greater Green Lantern tale?

Why does it need a continuity/multiverse threatetning gimmick to be worthy of a big epic storyline?

[Jack Zodiac]

Ah, neat. Thanks, Cayman. I bought it this week, but hadn't gotten around to reading it yet.

It's NOT?!?!?

I can hardly imagine a greater Green Lantern tale?

Why does it need a continuity/multiverse threatetning gimmick to be worthy of a big epic storyline?

It doesn't (in fact, if all this event were just about Sinestro and his new Corps, it'd be perfect, but the mere presence of the Anti-Monitor and Superbitch-Prime demands reconciliation), but it needs something better than flat characterization, throwbacks to previous, far more gimmicky stories, and an untreated case of crossover fever to be a good "epic" storyline instead of a sales-grabbing, hype-driven, money-machine.

And if you can't imagine a greater Green Lantern Corps story, you need to read some better back issues. Mad God Sector 3600? The Anti-Lantern Corps of Qward? They all told similar, action-packed stories without being gimmicky and lasting for the better part of a year, while robbing its stars of some prime characterization.

I appreciate the rejuvenation of certain ideas of the Green Lantern Corps mythos, but this story is as ordinary as anything else Johns writes that lasts more than four issues. Sure, it's entertaining, but it's pretty basic so far.

[HotRod_Tim]

For the past 4 months or so, Green Lantern has been the one book that I look forward to picking up over everything else, and this ish didn't dissapoint at all. I loved how the whole Parallax problem was resolved and I'm hoping that Johns can make the final chapter of the SC War as thrilling as the entire story's been so far. Seeing all 4 of Earth's GL's getting ready to kickass on the last page got me all giddy for #25.

[BeastieRunner]

Kyle's back baby.

Crab mask and all.

[Raker616]

Simply put this series puts all other comics to shame, just like Justice which got better every issue so has Sinestro Corps and with GL #25 being 64 pages of greatness this is gonna end with a huge bang. Geoff is writing the best GL stories since the 60's and 70's and showin the world how you write a great GL book which hasn't been done for over a decade.

[DoctorDoom]

Where do you live? I live in Cincinnati, which isn't a big city by any means, but it's still a city, and there are only three shops and a half gaming/half comics shop in the immediate Cincinnati area. When I lived in Pennsylvania, my friend and I ran one of the only comic book stores in the county. The entire county, not just our town, but every town nearby unless you left the county. Some places just aren't lucky enough to have a couple, or even one comic shop.
Like FLorida....*Shudders*

THere used to be quite a few comic shops there, but they're gone now :(

[Jack Zodiac]

Simply put this series puts all other comics to shame...

Sure, yeah... if, y'know, starting tomorrow, people suddenly stopped publishing stuff like Love and Rockets, Mouse Guard, Optic Nerve, or even Madman, The Spirit, or All-Star Superman. Or, hell, Blue Beetle.

[the_hood]

just bought a copy of GL 24.
i was kinda disappointed (a little). i was expecting it to be full of action. i guess i was just too excited from reading GLC and SCT: Cyborg. :)

hey, i finally saw a Yautja (predator) Sinestro Corpsman! woot woot! cool! oh did you see a Xenomorphish SC? go to my fan trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XR_9Rx_KWvs
pause at 1:44. its located below Hannu.

Imagine a comic GL Predator vs SC Xenomorph! :D that would be silly!

[Magneto Rocks]

My god, where do you live at.:confused: I can easily name 6 LCS in my city, off the top of my head.:evilsmile

Northern Ireland. So yeah... not a lot of comic shops.

[jchichuv]

i was in another forum and they star talking about something different in a green lanter in last week's comics and i haven notice it before, its kind of funny and i think that it's guy's lanter cause his the only one how would do something like this

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/TraceJ/Comics/wolverinelantern.jpg

[Carter Hall]

i was in another forum and they star talking about something different in a green lanter in last week's comics and i haven notice it before, its kind of funny and i think that it's guy's lanter cause his the only one how would do something like this

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/TraceJ/Comics/wolverinelantern.jpg

Yup. This has actually been mentioned here before, but that's the symbol for the University of Michigan, where Guy played football.

[Buried Alien]

Yup. This has actually been mentioned here before, but that's the symbol for the University of Michigan, where Guy played football.

And graduated with degrees in psychology and education, I believe.

It's kind of hard to fathom considering Guy's sometimes knuckleheaded ways (especially back during the Giffen JLI days), but among his immediate colleagues (Hal, John, and Kyle), Guy might be most educated. Only John, being an architect, likely matches Guy's educational pedigree.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Bored at 3:00AM]

And graduated with degrees in psychology and education, I believe.

It's kind of hard to fathom considering Guy's sometimes knuckleheaded ways (especially back during the Giffen JLI days), but among his immediate colleagues (Hal, John, and Kyle), Guy might be most educated. Only John, being an architect, likely matches Guy's educational pedigree.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

During the Silver Age, Hal had a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In fact, the flight simulatior he was sitting in when Abin Sur's ring scooped him up was designed by Hal. I doubt that's part of his current incarnation though, who skipped college altogether and joined the Air Force at 18 to piss off his mom.