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| Author: Geoff Johns
Creators: Ethan Van Sciver, Prentis Rollins
Publisher: DC Comics
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One of the best storylines from DC in years December 10, 2008
I became a fan of Hal Jordan by accident in the 90s when his Green Lantern became involved in the Reign of the Supermen storyline. Before that I had only seen him in cartoons and occasional appearances in other comics. But after the destruction of Coast City he became something al together different. Possibly fo the first time in comic book history a main stay hero became a villian. Many fans of Green Lantern were sorely disappointed when this occured. But I loved the whole idea of Parallax. Hal Jordan is only human after all. And every human has his/her breaking point. He went mad with fear & grief and decimated the Corps singlehandedly. For years afterwards he moved through the DC Universe trying with all his power to "set things right."
Then along comes Geoff Johns and writes one of the most powerful stories seen in DC in years. He gives us the reason for the yellow weakness in the rings (something I am sure Lantern fas have pondered over since Hal first appeared). He brings Sinestro back with a fury. He reignites the Green Lantern Corps. And best of all he returns Hal Jordan, the Man Without Fear, to his glory as the greatest Green Lanter.
Each issue is poweerful and with each page we learn more about the sentinels of the galaxy, the Green Lantern Corps. Far from being the penultimate storyline for Hal , Geoff uses this series to ressurect the power of the Green Lanterns and set us up for future storylines (The Sinestro Corps War and The Blackest Night). If you have ever been a fan of Hal Jordan and whether you liked his Parallax aspect or not, you will love Green Lantern:Rebirth.
 Great Story...Rebirth Shines. November 25, 2008
Came in excellent condition. Story is great, i'm mostly a marvel fan but now i like GREEN LANTERN too. Decided to give it a shot after reading some reviews. Thanks AMAZON, keep packaging the books with care.
 Disappointing, but still a good entry point. August 14, 2008
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Hal Jordan, the once-dead Green Lantern, is an interesting road-map of comic trends. Early in his career, Hal was portrayed as the perfect hero - most comic characters were. He was fearless, heroic, fit, and ceaselessly noble. But, as time wore on and America became less confident, Hal became a less confident character. No longer a 'golden child', his hair began to gray a little at the temples, and in one of his more touching stories, he travelled across America with his friend, Green Arrow, experiencing firsthand the problems with race, poverty, and drugs that he had never really paid attention to previously.
Time passed, and Hal Jordan eventually died in disgrace, after becoming the monstrous Parallax and tearing apart the Green Lantern Corps in his quest to rewrite time and save his home city from destruction. Comics moved on, but for once, managed to look back and try and salvage the wreckage of Hal's madness - they made him into the Spectre, and thus began a long period in which Hal tried to reign in both his own destructive impulses and those of the Spectre.
Enter Geoff Johns, more than a decade later. Geoff Johns is an unabashed Hal Jordan fanboy, and he starts his now-epic Green Lantern run by reviving his favorite character and relaunching the franchise as a whole. Green Lantern: Rebirth is Geoff Johns' love letter to Hal Jordan, and while many of the ideas that are birthed in this series are fascinating and go on to provide some of the most compelling cosmic adventures in comics today, this book is, as a whole, disappointingly juvenile.
Johns has never been shy about admitting his fandom of Hal Jordan, but even if you've never read a single interview with him, his allegiance shines clear in this book. Every mistake Hal Jordan made is corrected - not through the redemption he sought for the past decade, but by the sudden, shocking reveal that Hal was possessed that whole time. Not only that, but his hair is now golden brown again - it didn't gray because he was aging, but because he was possessed. The killings? Because he was possessed. Even Hal becoming a more thoughtful, caring hero in his trek across America is blamed on his being possessed.
Throughout the book, Johns carefully crafts every anti-Hal argument that people might throw, and concocts a number of ridiculous straw men throughout the book to represent them, each of which is debunked as Hal's true goodness (or physical prowess) shines through and wins them over. Characters recognize him as 'the greatest Green Lantern', the only one they've ever trusted, and more.
All that said, if you are interested in the Green Lantern mythos, the book is definitely worth it. As utterly idiotic as the 'But I was possessed!' excuse is, Johns makes excellent use of it as a part of the greater setting, and the book sets up a number of elements of Johns most recent masterpiece, the Sinestro Corps War. The concepts introduced would be cheesy beyond tolerance in the hands of a less skilled writer, but Johns introduces them all with a confidence that would make his best bud Hal proud.
The book is, essentially, one long, well-illustrated piece of fan fiction by someone who really likes Hal Jordan, and the Agenda - make him as AWESOME as possible - is almost blindingly bright at times. And while it's undeniably well-written, Johns is so focused on making Hal look cool that he forgets to make him look human.
great story and wonderful pictures August 12, 2008
this is a great story to bring back hal jordan. I don't want to give anything away, just a fun, great, exciting read from beginning to end. anyone who likes green lantern will love this book. don't pass it up. you will not be dissappointed..
Rebirth of a Hero June 25, 2008
"Green Lantern: Rebirth" tells the story of how Hal Jordan returns from the dead. the writing is superb and Johns' succeeds in explaining how things happened that have been unanswered for so long such as why the Green Lanterns rings have the "yellow impurity". Van Schiver's art is some of the best that I have seen, all of the charecters and landscapes look photo -realistic but still have a "comic-book" like feel to it. I reccamend to all.
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