Green Lantern

[PhantomDonut]

Where to start reading?

What to read? (Reccomendations please.)

[phantom1592]

Well... the current GL book is only 13 issues in so you could start at the beginning of that. OYL started at #10 I beleive so thats a decent jumping on point too. The 6 issue Green Lantern: Rebirth leads into the new series, but if you didn't know about all the stuff that went on before I don't think it would be really necessary.

I would also recommend picking up the Emerald Dawn TPB that Explains Green Lanterns origin.

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Start with Rebirth, it pretty much explains everything you need to know about all the various Green Lantern characters. Then, I'd continue on with the No Fear TPB and keep going from there.

Emerald Dawn is a bit outdated and several elements it introduced, like the idea that Hal Jordan was a drunken screw-up have been completely discarded. If you're looking for a more modern depiction of Hal's early years, check out New Frontier, which is ironically enough set several decades in the past. However, the depiction of Hal in New Frontier is far more in-line with the current character than the whiney everyman of Emerald Dawn.

[Edward E. Nigma]

Emerald Dawn is okay, but DC: The New Frontier is a fantastic intro for Hal Jordan.

Emerald Dawn II is also good, but it's very hard to find.

[phantom1592]

I've never seen New Frontier?!? I'll have to look this up somewhere!

[Tony Starkz]

I'll hook you up with my No Fear HC if you want.

Get Rebirth,it's a must read story becuase it's good.

GL #7 to the current ish #13 are all good.7-9 have Green Arrow and Batman in them.

[BeastieRunner]

The new Ion is good and will help you get into the origin of Ion.

[Frankie Dennis]

Check out...

Rebirth
Emerald Dawn
and the new awesome series.

[Green Gardner]

Emerald Dawn is a bit outdated and several elements it introduced, like the idea that Hal Jordan was a drunken screw-up have been completely discarded.

That's interesting; hadn't really thought about that. So in the current continuity of his character, Hal was never in prison? I guess it makes sense, since the flashback in Rebirth depicts Hal actively working at Ferris when he first meets Sinestro. Still, sort of a shame. It could make for a good story to tell in one of those "Training a rookie" plots. Also, speaking as someone who only just recently bought and read a copy of Emerald Dawn, I thought Legion was a pretty cool villain.

[fierce and funky]

i restarted at REBIRTH...

after they "killed" hal years ago.. i stopped. then i heard of him as the spectre, but didn't really follow. then rebirth came around. and been reading it every month.

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That's interesting; hadn't really thought about that. So in the current continuity of his character, Hal was never in prison? I guess it makes sense, since the flashback in Rebirth depicts Hal actively working at Ferris when he first meets Sinestro. Still, sort of a shame. It could make for a good story to tell in one of those "Training a rookie" plots. Also, speaking as someone who only just recently bought and read a copy of Emerald Dawn, I thought Legion was a pretty cool villain.

Yep, Hal's DUI was explained during Infinite Crisis as one of Superboy Prime's retcon punches. Apparently, someone finally realised that re-casting a man with nerves of steel and immense willpower as an alcoholic made very little sense.

That said, Emerald Dawn II is a pretty fun story and a vast, vast improvement upon the original Emerald Dawn.

[Green Gardner]

Yep, Hal's DUI was explained during Infinite Crisis as one of Superboy Prime's retcon punches. Apparently, someone finally realised that re-casting a man with nerves of steel and immense willpower as an alcoholic made very little sense.

That said, Emerald Dawn II is a pretty fun story and a vast, vast improvement upon the original Emerald Dawn.

Well, pre-ring Hal in Emerald Dawn was very jarring to see, no question, and I admit I had a LITTLE trouble reconciling him with the superhero version, but I thought it basically worked. That iron will needed a proper focus, and the heroic character was forged rather than ready to use. In any case, I don't have a REAL problem with that being edited out. I like the character a lot either way. Still, I hope Legion is still in continuity. Hal vs. Legion had to be the most badass GL beat down I'd ever seen.

[phantom1592]

Yep, Hal's DUI was explained during Infinite Crisis as one of Superboy Prime's retcon punches. Apparently, someone finally realised that re-casting a man with nerves of steel and immense willpower as an alcoholic made very little sense.

That said, Emerald Dawn II is a pretty fun story and a vast, vast improvement upon the original Emerald Dawn.

Did they say anywhere that ED I & II ISN"T in continuity? Just because it came from a retcon punch doesn't mean it isn't current. I DID notice they are Downplaying Ferris, and pumping up Air Force Background. That was a little Jarring.

I still can't decide if I liked II. Retconning Sinestro like that was ... Ok. Makes the vendetta against Hal a little more logical. Guy Gardner was weird addition though. So he was involved with Football, a school teacher... and now out of nowhere a Lawyer?!?

The story was good though.

Mostly I love M.D. Brights Art on Green lantern. I was used to him drawing Old Hal for a while, and it was great in ED I to see Bright doing Hal in his Prime :)

[Desaad]

Did they say anywhere that ED I & II ISN"T in continuity? Just because it came from a retcon punch doesn't mean it isn't current. I DID notice they are Downplaying Ferris, and pumping up Air Force Background. That was a little Jarring.

I still can't decide if I liked II. Retconning Sinestro like that was ... Ok. Makes the vendetta against Hal a little more logical. Guy Gardner was weird addition though. So he was involved with Football, a school teacher... and now out of nowhere a Lawyer?!?

The story was good though.

Mostly I love M.D. Brights Art on Green lantern. I was used to him drawing Old Hal for a while, and it was great in ED I to see Bright doing Hal in his Prime :)

It was made clear that, as of Rebirth, that was no longer a part of his origin.

In the original Emerald Dawn II series, Sinestro first meets Hal in prisoner (serving time for his DUI).

In issue 5, Hal flashes back to their first meeting and its while Hal is flying a jet.

That aspect of Emerald Dawn, at least, has been retconned out of existance.

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Did they say anywhere that ED I & II ISN"T in continuity? Just because it came from a retcon punch doesn't mean it isn't current. I DID notice they are Downplaying Ferris, and pumping up Air Force Background. That was a little Jarring.

I still can't decide if I liked II. Retconning Sinestro like that was ... Ok. Makes the vendetta against Hal a little more logical. Guy Gardner was weird addition though. So he was involved with Football, a school teacher... and now out of nowhere a Lawyer?!?

The story was good though.

Mostly I love M.D. Brights Art on Green lantern. I was used to him drawing Old Hal for a while, and it was great in ED I to see Bright doing Hal in his Prime :)

The Infinite Crisis Secret Files story makes it implicit that it was Superboy Prime's hammering away at the crystal wall that retconned in Hal's DUI and then retconned it back out again when Rebirth rolled around.

The flashback to Hal's first meeting with Sinestro in Rebirth and the flashback to Hal's origin in the latest GL#1 made this even more clear, since both of these completely contradict their Emerald Dawn depictions.

And to make it even more concrete, Dan Dido and Geoff Johns have both confirmed that Hal's drunk driving is no longer in-continuity because it is at odds with the original character's established personality.

However, Hal witnessing his father's plane crash and Hal training with both Kilowog and Sinestro--elements introduced by Emerald Dawn I & II--have been incorporated in the current incarnation's history.