World Famous Comics: Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: To Be a Lantern
Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: To Be a Lantern
By: Dave Gibbons Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: May 02, 2007 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: May 02, 2007
Product Description: Along with Hal Jordan, the daring test pilot who protectsEarth as Green Lantern, there is an entire corps of Green Lanternsscattered across the galaxy, each defending their own homeworlds at thecommand of the powerful Guardians of the Universe.Now, in the wake of events with tore the Lanterns asunder, the Corps livesagain in these amazing new adventures brought to you by writer Dave Gibbons(WATCHMEN).From the Guardians' citadel on the planet Oa, Green Lantern Guy Gardner,formerly of Earth, is assigned against his will to a feudal world ofshadows and sudden death.Across the galaxy, new Lanterns discover what itmeans to wear the Corps insignia, as their courage is tested to the limit.
The Green Lantern Corps: One Year Later "To Be a Lantern" picks up the Green Lantern Corps story after Guy Gardner has completed his one year of "no shore leave" from Oa. The story, by Dave Gibbons, is entertaining and reads like "NYPD Blue" meets "Star Trek: TNG". The artwork is somewhat inconsistent in the first three issues collected here, but improves once Dave Gibbons takes over pencilling chores himself. While not in the same league as Green Lantern Corps: Recharge, "To Be a Lantern" is still a fun series.
A Great Series This is one of my Favorites series going on right now right up there with Fables. It brings into focus so many different characters it is next impossible to not find at least one that you like. And by pairing up Green Lanterns into groups of two you get a lot of ying-yang relationships such as Guy and Kyle while the former is an arrogant, hot head the latter is humble guy who keeps control of himself. This really is more of a filler between major story arcs but still a solid story.
refreshing In Green Lantern Corps you get the opportunity to follow the stories of some of the lesser known GLs. I would always see them in the Green Lantern books, flying around, not saying anything and basically taking up space and making Hal Jordan look good. In this series the main characters are Kilowog and (Love him or hate him)Guy Gardner as they train and lead a new generation of Green Lanterns. I think Green Lantern Corps is THE Green Lantern book to read. Ion and Hal Jordon have fallen from grace for me and I find real solace and enjoyment from reading the Corps. Many interesting topics arise in Corps such as brotherhood, Racism, faith and the scales of justice. Corps is definitely worth a read is you're into Green Lantern. The stores are good, the characters are dynamic and it could very be the future of the Green lantern legacy. Even though it can get a little flaky at times it's still a very entertaining read.
Decent enough Green Lantern yarn Picking up where Green Lantern Corps: Recharge left off, To Be a Lantern focuses on Lanterns Guy Gardner, Kilowog, and the rookie Lanterns introduced in the aforementioned book as the guardians of the universe are dispatched across the universe. There's nothing really substanscial about To Be a Lantern, and it's not really as compelling as Recharge was (mostly thanks to writer Dave Gibbons, mainly known as the artist of the legendary Watchmen, not having Geoff Johns as a co-plotter here), but the overall story has it's share of charm, and Green Lantern fans new and old alike will enjoy this story regardless. Patrick Gleason's artwork is enjoyable as well, with an assist from veteran Green Lantern inker Prentis Rollins that only improves upon Gleason's foundations. All in all, To Be a Lantern doesn't really do much to expand the Green Lantern mythos, but it doesn't try to either, and in that regard alone, this book is a fun and enjoyable ride nevertheless.
Good but not Great This new volume picks up where "Recharge" leaves off. The new Lanterns are off and running on new adventures with Guy, Kilowog, and Salakk the only veterans really focused on. This is probably the volume's greatest weakness. There is too much focus on the rookies and not enough on the veterans. When you compare this to Geoff Johns' "Revenge of the Green Lanterns" the weakness glares even sharper. The brief appearance/return of Arisia, Boodikka, Ke'haan and other veterans in "Revenge" shows how visually and conceptually unique Lanterns can be. These new recruits simply fail to measure up. On its own, without comparison to "Revenge" this is a decent volume. The rookies' adventures, while not epic, are mildly entertaining. I do not regret the purchase.
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