World Famous Comics: Green Lantern Corps: A Darker Shade of Green
Green Lantern Corps: A Darker Shade of Green
By: Dave Gibbons Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 168 Publication Date: November 07, 2007 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: November 07, 2007
Good art Fun read While the plot has already been explained I will say that this is a fun trade. The art is unique and a mix between cartoony and highly rendered. While the story can be of an intense nature it doesn't take its self too serious. This has the best of many worlds when it comes to graphic novels.
What are the Green Lantern Corpse? This trade is comprised of two different storylines. The opening three issue arc introduces us to the Green Lantern Corpse, an unknown covert black ops style faction of the GLC that will do the dirty deeds others will not or should not do. Keith Champagne's fascinating new premise in the GL lore is an absolute winner, with much to be further explored and developed down the road along with paving the path for a plethora of interesting plot possibilities. He barely scratched the surface here and certainly left the reader wanting more, which according to him will eventually happen in the not too distant future. The closing four issue arc deals with numerous threads involving many of the regular Lanterns from this series, but does center on a problem concerning the planet Lantern Mogo. Lanterns who come to him for their specialized version of R & R leave with far more serious problems than they arrived with. In connection with that, we are introduced to yet another great addition to the Corps by the name of Bzzd, an insect Lantern who happens to be Mogo's space sector partner. The situation with Mogo is related to and leads directly into the recently completed Sinestro Corps epic. The diverse and richly characterized cast of Lanterns is one of the strengths of this trade and the concept in general. It is one of the primary reasons why the overall mythos of the GLC has grown so impressively over the years into one of the strongest in the entire comics medium. Some people feel it is the best time ever to be a Green Lantern fan, and they just may be right.
More solid GL yarns with seeds of things to come A Darker Shade of Green continues Dave Gibbons' take on the Green Lantern Corps, as things begin to heat up in this TPB. It is revealed that the ever knowing, seemingly omnipotent Guardians are in knowledge of a super-secret faction of Lanterns, which sets up the superb epic The Sinestro Corps War, and eventually, Blackest Night. Prophecies are spewed, promises are made, and seeds are planted for some future, catastrophic events that may very well alter the Green Lantern Corps for the forseeable future. Problem is, A Darker Shade of Green doesn't really do much other than be a lead-in of sorts for the coming events. Still though, legendary Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons provides a solid and often compelling story that will hold your interest regardless. Other than some more sub-par art from Patrick Gleason, A Darker Shade of Green is a worthwhile read for Green Lantern fans, and serves as an interesting prelude to The Sinestro Corps War.
Nice Foundation for Sinestro Corps This was a pretty solid book the art was solid. The story just introduces you more into the New Lanterns you were introduced to previously in the series. It also introduces a top secret division of the Corps that only the Guardains and memebers of the group know about. It also contains the prophecy of The Darkest Night which sets up the next big even following Sinestro Corps War.
Green Lantern Corps: The Dark Side of Green I may be bias as I am a Hugh Green Lantern fan, but this is another great installment in the GL story line. It reveals a super secret division of the Corps, and also foreshadows the upcoming Sinestro Corps War. If you are a GL fan this trade has great art, and an interesting plot even though I consider it a "filler" of sorts.
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