You look at everything that worked and didnt work, on anything, the. Johns addresses old green lantern stories and mythology to make a much more reader friendly and entertaining book. Several years later, i am still reading green lantern and following the monthly series. Green lantern comic book collections for sale ebay. As part of the new 52 reboot, writer geoff john sees to the return of fan favourite hal jordan into the dc universe and begins one of the greatest comic book runs as the heros lore takes a refreshing twist for the better. Rebirth is the book where it all went down and what a sucky, overrated comic it is. Storylines can be entered using the storyline template. Johns is the author of the new york times bestselling graphic novels aquaman. Green lantern is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics heroes of the same name. Its written and drawn by two men who are still very active at dc and who have quite a legacy with green lantern, and its easy to forget that youre reading a comic that came out over ten years ago. When the sixth and final issue came out six months later, the field was clear to relaunch the green lantern title almost from scratch.
Get the best deals on green lantern comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Green lantern is an intergalactic police officer and member of the green lantern corps. If you find a storyline about this character that is not shown here, please edit that issue by adding category. Published by dc comics between october 2004 and may 2005, the series featured characters from throughout the sixtyyear history of green lantern comics. A turning point in the history of the green lanterns begins here, in a 6issue miniseries written by fanfavorite geoff johns teen titans, the flash with art by. Rebirth first of six issues came at the time when the green lantern comic book series started in 1990 was being cancelled. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Rebirth debuted in 2004, so theres obviously been some time since it landed in stores, but the comic reads like one released today. The weapon he wields is a power ring that translates his ideas into green energy using the strength of his willpower. Written by geoff johns art and cover by ethan van sciver. Green lantern rebirth comic books issue 1 mycomicshop.
Legendary comics author geoff johns and acclaimed artists ethan van sciver and prentis rollins weave an epic tale of redemption and heroism in green lantern. This was done in the story emerald twilight, beginning in green lantern vol. Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. Rebirth, the first part of the galaxyspanning trilogy that includes the sinestro corps war and blackest night. John stewart green lantern made it all the way to number 55 on ign s top 100 comic book heroes. The sixissue miniseries that restored hal jordan as earths green lantern now features a new cover by ethan van sciver. Free shipping on due to covid19, orders may be delayed. After 38 issues, that series was cancelled in 1949. Hal jordan and the green lantern corps comic book tv. Between the time geoff johns started his work with green lantern on green lantern. Rookie green lanterns jessica cruz and simon baz tackle the universes toughest beat. Today, his soul searches for redemption as the spectre.
Rebirth done by geoff johns, i would simply suggest reading the following. A turning point in the history of the green lanterns begins here, in a 6issue miniseries written by fanfavorite geoff johns teen titans, the flash with art. A turning point in the history of the green lanterns begins in this comic book series. Which green lantern comic should i read before reading. Youre browsing the gamefaqs message boards as a guest. Hal jordan and the green lantern corps is a 2016 biweekly comic book published by dc comics as part of their rebirth initiative, written by robert vendetti with art duty shared between ethan van sciver, jordi tarrogona, and rafa sandoval. See how a man born without fear rebuilds his life, putting cosmic forces into motion that will have repercussions on earth and across the universe. Green lantern corps writer geoff johns on rebooting the. Hal jordan was one of the greatest heroes in the dcu until tragedy turned him into one of its greatest villains. In 2004 kyle rayner as green lantern wasnt selling so dc decided to get geoff johns to reinstate the original silver age green lantern, hal jordan, as the main dude. Rebirth and now, 60 issues later, the size and scope of the flagship book of the green lantern universe has grown by leaps and bounds. Rebirth was a sixissue monthly american comic book limited series written by geoff johns and illustrated by ethan van sciver.
It depicts jordans struggle to free his soul from both the spectre and parallax with help from surviving members of the green lantern corps, the opposition of sinestro and the mistrust of the justice league of america. The heroes of the dcu are split, and it may mean doom for some. What was the most important number one comic book issue of the of the 21st centurys first decade. Rebirth deluxe edition former green lantern hal jordan descended into madness and left a path of death and destruction that changed the dc universe forever. Geoff johns is an awardwinning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Green lantern rebirth 2004 comic books mycomicshop. Written by geoff johns with art by ethan van sciver pencils, inks and prentis rollins inks, green lantern. In 1994, in an effort to generate interest in its green lantern comics, dc replaced hal jordan, who had been the primary green lantern since the late 1950s, with the character kyle rayner, and eliminated the green lantern corps which had served as supporting characters in the series. A turning point in the history of the green lanterns begins here, in a 6issue miniseries written by fanfavorite geoff johns teen titans, the flash with art by ethan van sciver. The green lantern corps isnt the same without its cocksure leader, and his return to prominence was a major component of hal jordan and the green lantern corps vol. Rebirth is the return to the franchise of hal jordan as main character. Green lantern, cnn best comic book of 2007 green lantern, cnn best comic book of 2007.
However, in initially touching on so much gl history it. Rebirth and it was a great success, people were reading green lantern again with hal jordan back as the main character of the green lantern for the earth. Geoff johnsthe writer has made green lantern one of dc comics most popular properties. Green lantern is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics heroes of the same. This page contains a listing of all known storylines involving this character. If this is a regular missing issue, please use the missing submission on the title in question. It all leads into a new green lantern ongoing series, coming this summer from rebirth writer geoff johns and allstar artist carlos pacheco supermanbatman. Rebirth is a solid first step in the right direction for getting the silver age green lantern back on track. This event spins out of the pages of the green lantern books and into its own miniseries. Hal jordan sinestro corps wars rage of the red lanterns agent orange blackest night brightest day war of the green lanterns the corps books intertwine throughout those. Green lantern reading order comic book reading orders. This is comic book storytelling at its absolute finest. The characters first incarnation, alan scott, appeared in allamerican comics.