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A great book that combines some of the original green lantern story lines with foreshadowing for the upcoming Darkest Night storyline. A must read for Green Lantern and Geoff Johns fans.
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This is a sad case of a popular concept for comic companies now: taking exactly 6 issues to tell an arc.
This entire tale could have been condensed into 2 issues, if not an extra-sized special.
Bogged down the ongoing storyline terribly.
I guess if you dunno Hal's origin, you can go get Showcase Presents Green Lantern, and pretty much pay less and get more bang for your buck. Yeah, that origin's retconned by this one, but still: 6 issues to tell a 2 issue arc is terrible and not worth the money to buy a hardcover of it.
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Green Lantern: Secret Origin collects issues #29-35 from Geoff Johns' current run on the title, and was published after Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2. However, instead of continuing the story, Johns chooses to go back in time with a look at Hal Jordan's origin story.
This is a great read, and is a nice change of pace after the "blockbuster movie" status of Sinestro Corps War. Over seven issues' worth of comics, we learn about Hal Jordan's childhood and his eventual employment with Ferris Aircraft, his acquisition of the Green Lantern ring from Abin Sur, training under Sinestro, and the origin of some Green Lantern villains. True Johns has stuck in bits and pieces of this story all throughout his Green Lantern run, but it's nice to get it all collected and fleshed out. There are a few new twists, however, where the origin story has been re-tooled to foreshadow Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns and the forthcoming Blackest Night saga. I don't know if these changes will become lasting canon, but it's a nice expansion of what we know.
What's missing? The story stops right before Sinestro's turn to evil, and without this crucial moment Secret Origin does feel a bit incomplete. I also would've liked to see Johns' personal take on the Blackest Night prophecy, which is mentioned and alluded to but never fully explained. Those who want to know the actual prophecy would do well to check out a collection like DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore and read the original story.
But in all, Secret Origin is a solid effort. Ivan Reis continues to provide very modernized-yet-classic artwork for Green Lantern, and the colors and inking by Randy Mayor and Oclair Albert respectively are clean and sharp. This is a great book to recommend to new Green Lantern fans, or to refresh yourself with who Hal Jordan is and where Geoff Johns is about to take him.
NOTE: The Sinestro Corps War collected edition ends with issue #25, while Secret Origin picks up in issue #29. Issues #26-28 will be collected with Rage of the Red Lanterns. Don't worry, this doesn't ruin continuity.
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Before Geoff Johns started writing Green Lantern I couldn't care less about the character. Now I can't wait for the next arc, and for was is coming next, meaning Blackest Night.
A good story about the Origin of Green Lantern(Hal Jordan), with good art from Ivan Reis. How he became a Green Lantern, his relationship whith his father, with Madame Ferris, his passion for fliying, his first encounter ( as a partner ) with Siniestro.
With this story you get to know the character behind the mask.
I enjoyed quite a bit! I'm sure you will too.
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When it comes to Green Lantern, Geoff Johns never lets me down. Actually to be honest, when it comes to just about anything Johns touches, he never lets me down. Case in point, Johns' re-vitalization of Green Lantern, which saw DC's most prolific superhero writer bringing Hal Jordan back from the dead, and re-establishing the character's status as one of the best characters that DC has to offer period. After the events of the massively successful Sinestro Corps War, Johns goes back to the past and re-visits Hal's origins and early days as the Green Lantern. Though he re-cons past continuity a little bit, Secret Origin is nevertheless compelling, and just like the rest of Johns' Green Lantern run, massively entertaining. Johns gives us a different look at the relationship of the rookie Hal and his then mentor Sinestro, and presents a different spin on the events that led to Abin Sur's demise and his passing of the torch (and ring) to Hal. Ivan Reis provides his usual stunning artwork, and maintains his status (along with Ethan Van Sciver) as being the best artists to tackle the Green Lantern book in years. With more seeds planted for the future, catastrophic events to come in the Green Lantern series, Johns has once again managed to craft an instant classic that wholeheartedly deserves your attention. Now, bring on the Blackest Night!
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