Green Lantern Earth One 1

I’ve dug all the earth one series and this one doesn’t let up! Great work by the creative team and the story reads smooth with great transitions and awesome storytelling Harold Jordan won me

I thought this was a great retelling and reimagination of Hal Jordan's origin story.I really enjoyed it. Looking forward yo reading more of the Earth One titles.

This book is like watching a movie. I loved the reinvention of characters we know so well. I am looking forward to the next book.

I've been a fan of Hardman and Bechko's work since they worked on the vastly underappreciated Star Wars: Legacy II for Dark Horse Comics, and have followed much of their work since then. So when they were tapped to tackle one of DC's "Earth One" titles - and better yet, that they were taking on Green Lantern - I was excited. Hardman's artwork in particular has always thrived in a sci-fi setting, and that continues to be the case here. His gritty, almost wearied line-work gives the pages a dynamic sense of motion, and paints a picture of a world that looks both grounded and familiar and starkly foreign. However, if anyone is the star of this book, it might just be Jordan Boyd, whose coloring is surreal and stunning in all of the very best ways. For a book that is predominantly colored in dark and green colors, Boyd extracts a stunning level of vibrancy and detailed from each and every page of Hardman's art in a way that keep the colors from ever feeling derivative of themselves.It also helps that Boyd and Hardman are given no shortage of creativity to work with, as the world Hardman and Bechko - who co-wrote the book - bring to life is one that's familiar to the DC Universe we know, yet stands apart in some key and compelling ways. All of the usual parts of a good comic book are here, but the distinctive execution lends what could have been a run-of-the-mill origin an originality that helps it stand out. Hardman and Bechko's writing is generally good, although some dialogue felt a bit forced, but it's their world-building that shines the brightest. They have set-up a universe I'm very excited to see more of, and hope that in inevitable future installments they get a chance to really move past the setup and make this world and its characters uniquely their own.With all that said, the pacing of the book is arguably its own worst enemy, as even though it catapults the story from moment to moment with exciting transitions and reveals, there is little-to-no breathing room. This leaves most of the principal cast feeling sadly underdeveloped, as we're not given much reason to care about them or their motivations because the characterization is mostly surface level. All of the pieces Hardman and Bechko play with here are exciting, and I have no doubt that future installments will flesh out the cast of character, but I wish they had been given more room to do some meaningful character work.Ultimately, though, "Green Lantern: Earth One" is still a gorgeous book, and Hardman's art and Boyd's colors are so distinctly exciting that they're worth the cost of admission on their own. When paired with a solid origin story that introduces a well of compelling ideas and mysteries, you get a graphic novel that, while lacking some nuance, remains a great read and one very much worth experiencing.

LONGTIME Green Lantern fan here. Never read an Earth One comic before, though, so I was curious about what this alternate take on Green Lantern would be like, and I have to say that I quite enjoyed it. This book has all the characters you'll want to see, but with an alternate take on them, and it is interesting to see how they appear in the book, especially when you have this alternative knowledge about them (to see how they fulfill who they will become). This book takes a particularly interesting twist, where there are Green Lanterns around, but they are mostly the stuff of legend as the centrally organized Corps has LONG been disbanded. Everything about this take on the story, I found to be refreshing and great to read about.This also knocks it out of the park for me as GL story because it plays on the strengths of the GL concept. That is, it pretty much all takes place in space. Even from the get go because Hal works in space to begin with, so it's not like he gets the power on earth and becomes some kind of earth superhero first (like we've seen in some versions... like the movie). I think the strength of the GL concept is that they are in space, on other planets, etc. We have enough heroes on earth, and the GL Corps is such a strong concept, I always hate to see when it is just used to explain how GL gets his power, but then just uses it to do stuff on earth. There's a whole sector out there he should be protecting!!!Overall, I enjoyed the book from beginning to end. I knocked one star because there are a couple issues with the story where the pacing is weird, and some important events that are the climax of the book are put into play only by a random occurrence, which was hard for me to buy, even with suspension of disbelief. But the book is totally worth reading, and any true GL fan should have fun seeing this alternate take on the character and "mythology". Check out!

The world of this Green Lantern is very well established, though at the expense of extended characterization. Only Harold Jordan and Kilowog have any real time to develop, though it can hardly be argued that they have arcs as most of the time is spent pushing along the plot and the mystery of what happened to the Green Lanterns of old. It has the potential for a compelling story, but it all feels like a set-up for the inevitable sequel. Provided they can adequately pay off the threads created here, it is easy to imagine a much more engaging and enthralling sequel.As to fans of Green Lantern, there is a lot to like here in terms of the change. Nothing shakes up the foundation too much (particularly as it pertains to certain characters and their relationships) but it does enough to keep you guessing. I really enjoyed the fact that the rings don’t choose their successors, that they aren’t quasi-sentient, just tools handled by those who wear them. There is a scene where Jordan gives a ring to someone and Kilowog asks him how Jordan knows this person is worthy of its power. Jordan replies, “I don’t. We’re all just trying to do our best and do what’s right.” This sums up why I think this change is best. Before, the lanterns knew their power was derived from their will. This kind of robbed them of ownership over their power because they always knew that if they just “willed harder” they could triumph. Without this knowledge, and further, without being chosen, every victory is so much more authentic, so much more earned. I find this take more fulfilling and significantly more heroic.

The Earth One series from DC is rapidly becoming a new 'Elseworlds' series and in that vein this is very much a reimagining of the Hal Jordan / Green Lantern origin story giving it gives a TOTALLY different storyline and universe to what you might be used to. I have been reading GL for as long as I have been reading comics but this is a really excellent story - to the point that I am already waiting impatiently for volume Two ! There are definite echoes of the first Star Wars (episode IV as it now is) in the early part of the story - although with a ring in place of a light sabre - but if you get past those few pages then I think any GL fan will love this. If you haven't read Green Lantern before then this would be a great introduction as Hardman makes no assumption that you have any background in the lore. An excellent read, well illustrated and a well-told storyline. Recommended.

Not a bad adaptation of Green Lantern. I think this is one of the better Earth One books. I have to says my favorite is the Superman Vol 1. I am not the biggest GL fan so the changes made to the character do not bother me.I like the darker art work. I hope Gabriel Hartman is available to do the artwork for the next volume of Batman Earth One (hint). I am glad the bulk of the story takes place in space (or on different planets). I personally think this suits GL best.Hal Jordan is my favorite GL, but this is not the traditional Hal Jordan. This version is a disillusioned astronaut, instead of a hot shot fearless fighter pilot. This suits Hal as I always thought of him as the not mature Lantern compared to Kyle. In this universe the rings themselves do not choose their Lanterns and are more weapons.Also in this universe there is no longer an established Green Lanterns team, so they have a lot to learn and find out and history to rediscover.This is a good intro story, and sets up more stories for the future, but is coves everything it needs to if you just want to read this volume on it’s own. At the end there is a couple of pages of bonus art, as well as a page long summary of the whole story.

The first half in particular is fantastic; real gritty, realistic and daunting scenes with cleverly done artwork that really makes you relate to just how small you must feel in space. I was worried I wouldn't like the grainy-art style that they use for the space scenes, but actually it only added to make the experience feel more real. You don't need to have previous knowledge about Green Lantern to enjoy this; Earth One stories are all about changing the status quo and creating a fresh, realistic beginning for each of the DC heroes, so if you like origin stories then this is one for you. Having said that, there are still some nods for familiar fans of the character who will no doubt get a thrill from picking up on these little reveals throughout. Pacing could be slightly improved perhaps, as the second half does rush through a little bit. For me this sits nicely between Batman Earth One (slightly better) and Superman Earth One (not quite as good), but everyone will have a different opinion on this. Last word has to go to the front cover, which is phenomenal – if that doesn't excite you then I don't know what will!

I thoroughly enjoyed this as it does what Green Lantern stories seem to love avoiding- going into space. That aside it's a great 'what if' like story that turns the Green Lantern lore on its head.I like Green Lantern stories, even if they're on Earth too often, and perhaps that might be why I wanted to read this. However if you have no previous knowledge or anticipation, then this would be a good choice for you.My biggest critique is that it left me wanting more but unfortunately volume 2 might never get made.

I'm a bit hot and cold with Green Lantern - some of the stuff is really good and some I couldn't care less aboutThis however fits in with the really goodNo prior knowledge is required and you can jump straight on as 'Earth One' titles are made with that in mindWB should pay attention to this one as it could quite easily be a movie