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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
1.0
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roxcollector's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.25
Hal and Barry’s homoerotic relationship is the saving grace of this volume, but the absolute leaps and bounds in logic for uses for the ring are just….I mean, this is the kind of lame shit that still haunts the GL legacy today. Only recommend if you’re really dedicated to GL or enjoy Silver Age comics
blackestclovers's review against another edition
4.0
Well it's the beginning of Green Lantern as we know it. It's actually really enjoyable, if you let the writing just kind of slide. It was the 60s after all. If you like ol' GL I say give this a look.
roxcollector's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know what it is about these old Green Lantern comics, but I'm really quite taken with them. Golden and Silver Age comics aren't something I dip into often, but Green Lantern has always been an exception. There's a big nostalgia factor here since I read these around the time the Ryan Reynolds movie came out, I admit.
It's odd, but I thought this volume was really funny? Hal can do all kinds of crazy things with the ring that you don't see in modern Green Lantern comics, like turn himself invisible and phase through walls. Carol's pursuit of Green Lantern also kind of cracks me up. Girlfriend is ready to marry him! I can't help but feel a little bad for Hal - the guy just wants her to like him for him and not because he's Green Lantern.
I still love the volume, but I feel that I have to mention the one issue (and many other people) have with these early GL comics. There's a supporting character, who is Asian, and his name is literally a racial slur. I won't repeat it here and I'm not going to harp on it, but I thought it merited attention in case that is a complete deal breaker for anyone thinking about reading the volume.
It's odd, but I thought this volume was really funny? Hal can do all kinds of crazy things with the ring that you don't see in modern Green Lantern comics, like turn himself invisible and phase through walls. Carol's pursuit of Green Lantern also kind of cracks me up. Girlfriend is ready to marry him! I can't help but feel a little bad for Hal - the guy just wants her to like him for him and not because he's Green Lantern.
I still love the volume, but I feel that I have to mention the one issue (and many other people) have with these early GL comics. There's a supporting character, who is Asian, and his name is literally a racial slur. I won't repeat it here and I'm not going to harp on it, but I thought it merited attention in case that is a complete deal breaker for anyone thinking about reading the volume.
adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
4.0
Finally, the original back story of Sinestro. It's so strange to see today's Green Lantern stories (the movie, new comics, the animated series) Sinestro is always seen as mostly a good guy. Yeah, he started out as a Green Lantern in the original story, but of course he reverted to villainy in a strive for power. Today, he's seen as a villain, but in the animated series he didn't even turn yellow, he remained a Green Lantern with evil intentions. Also, this volume contains the first appearance of Hal Jordan's alien friend Tomar Rei. Yup, this one's going next to my classics.
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