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For the longest time, I really did not like these Green Lantern Corps characters too much. All they ever did was paint the actresses blue or green or pink — but they all had long legs, high heels and perky perky breasts. They might have antennae, and weird eyebrows, but they were all definitely humanoid females. All the better to be lusted after by Hal Jordan. She was this HUGE and completely unattractive Warrior Woman [Link] , who could have picked up just about any Green Lantern other than [massive drill sergeant] Kilowog and broken them in half.

They ended up prettying her up after a while [Link] , which was a shame [Link!! She was a silicone-based life-form, if I remember correctly, and basically was made out of rock. She still had breasts of course, because otherwise how would you KNOW that she was a woman , but she was a fun character. She also had this totally unrequited crush on Hal. Hal of course was busy lusting after all the other more nubile alien women. There are some really cool alien races in the Corps, however: Kilowog has to be one of my absolute favorites. His planet of Bolovax Vik [Link] was unfortunately destroyed, but he had had a wife and a family.

There is also Leezle Pon [Link] , who is a super intelligent virus, and I think that there is a mathematical equation that is a Lantern [Link] , and one that is shaped like a cube. In these first years after the Crisis, almost all major super-hero series thrived: There were smaller series like the excellent! The writer was Gerard Jones Link , the art came from Pat Broderick Link — and Hal was noticeable older now, with grey temples and a midlife identity crisis.

Suddenly, Hal got these weird gray sideburns, and became morose and even more angsty than when he was going around with Ollie twenty years earlier. At the same time however, Guy was becoming more and more interesting. And suddenly making perpetual horndog Hal Jordan suddenly look as though he was forty was a poor move. Instead of being charming and charismatic, he suddenly looked like a creepy older uncle. The 8 opening issues Link of this series had Hal flying around, searching for a new place in life. And they must be one of the most annoying comics that I have read… because all the characters looked like gay fetish men Link.

Hal Jordan was doing his own thing in his own book there for a while, yes. Occasionally, Guy would drop in and play off of Hal, and these issues were usually hilarious. Over time, he grew mad and started stealing whole cities from different planets to transplant them to Oa: The series is remarkable for the eye-popping, weird 90ies art it reminded me of artist Anthony Ausgang, Link and the Charles-Bukowski-like, deliberately erratic dialogue and storytelling.

But it was an ambitious concept — and nothing that I can see DC Comics publishing today, in And next, Hal turned crazy and killed all his friends. The story started when Superman was killed by a monster in Link. With Superman still dead, his old enemy Mongul Link , an alien despot with the personality of a schoolyard bully decided to attack Coast City. Instead of getting him some therapy, they yelled at him and told him to stop moping.

Naturally, this just made him mad [Link]. And then he tried to fix things, and they yelled at him some more. So he flew back to Oa, and basically just mowed down everyone in his path…. Hal murders the friends who try to stop him — Boodika, Kilowog, Arisia, and many more — and steals their power rings Link.

Then, he kills Sinestro Link …. To this day, the book is one of my favourites, and I can highly recommend it to everyone who knows nothing about the DC universe. So Hal was turned into a huge villain, and tried to destroy the Universe, and it was a pretty shabby treatment for someone who had been one of their classical heroes, really.

He also beat the crap out of Guy, tore out his eye and put him into another coma. In the end, Ollie shoots him in the heart to stop him Link. It gave us Kyle Rayner. But getting to Kyle. Frankly, the idea that Ganthet [the last surviving Guardian, Link] just found him standing in an alley outside of a bar [Link] is hilarious.

And he does fulfill the first requirement of being a good Green Lantern… he has a really fabulous arse [Link]. When we first meet him, he lives in LA with his girlfriend Alex deWitt Link and has only been out of college for a couple of years. Kyle has an overbearing mom, an absent dad and he really likes the comfort of a long-term relationship: He only found it by chance, and since there is no Oa and no Corps anymore, he has a hard time learning the ropes.

Interestingly, Alex turns out to be very helpful there: He was spending a lot of his time trying to figure out how the ring worked, and how to BE a Green Lantern, without a Green Lantern Corps. Everyone else had been depowered or killed off. So a lot of the early Kyle stories were mostly about him trying to figure out is place in the universe.

Frankly, I really really liked Alex, and I was devastated when she was fridged. It originated with Kyle and Alex, back in , when a villain named Major Force Link found out where Kyle lived, visited their apartment…. She also gives a lot of cool examples: Another lazy writing trick is to have a heroine be raped [Link] and use that for her motivation. Again, not too many male heroes use that as their reason for fighting crime. Starting in September of , there are 52 ongoing comic series at DC comics Link.

So whenever a woman or a minority character in these stories dies [Link] … they are leaving a much bigger hole — because there has never been lots of diversity in comics, in the first place. Geoff Johns is a big fan of this strategy, and it brings a lot of problems: The oldest, classic heroes usually have the biggest brand value in comics, so when a comic book series is failing, it is easier to kill off the hero, invent a new person with slightly different powers and make him the new star… with the same name Link.

There was a new, female Dr. Light Link , a new, female Wildcat Link … there even have been female Robins Link , from time to time. The gratuitous and casual killing off of good characters is infuriating. Both boys seemed likeable and full of potential… but also very much like the characters that get sidelined and forgotten Link once they fail to interest the mainly white readership. A good supporting cast can really make or break a superhero. Batman could hardly exist without Alfred or Commissioner Gordon.

There are a TON of Green Lantern supporting characters of course, and when they are well written, they become very important to the reader: Not only are there all of the myriad Lanterns, but all of the cool villains. Where would Hal be without Sinestro? There are amazing characters around, and more of them than there are comic books to give them space to shine. For women, minorities, girlfriends and side characters, staying relevant is even harder. After Alex, the freelance photographer, was killed and stuffed into the fridge, Kyle dated Donna, a freelance photographer and hero, Link , who then was killed by an evil robot.

First there was poor Alex. Then they killed Jade, then they killed his mother, then they killed practically anyone who had ever been in the same room with him. I am really hoping that Soranik Natu, his current girlfriend, is the one to break the jinx. While Kyle started dating Donna, there was a whole generation of teenage heroes reaching their mid-twenties in the DC Universe: Dick Grayson, the former Robin, was now Nightwing Link.

At the same time, their former sidekick roles were getting filled with new, more unconventional characters: In the late 90ies, DC Comics had became more multicultural and the authors worked hard to show us established hero concepts… with young, fresh faces: Kyle was part of this larger trend, and even today, he is the most popular and enduring of these characters. I will be the first to admit that I am not much of a Donna Troy fan, though: I find her to be dull. Although I will admit that Kyle was a much better love interest for her than her late, unlamented husband, Terry Long [Link].

Terry Long was a middle-aged, divorced college professor, and Donna Troy was only 20 or 21 when she married him. To make things worse, Terry looked very much like Marv Wolfman Link , the author of that relationship and a long-time Donna Troy fan. She is one of the few people who actually have the Green Lantern power internalized… something that she inherited from her father, Alan Scott.

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I was GLAD when she was killed…glad! I think the character of Jade was so annoying because Kyle basically had the very same story, with two different women: But in , a young author named Judd Winick Link took over and repeated many of the naive conflicts and stories that Marz had done before. Ironically, Ron Marz has also… said some of the smartest things about constructing characters that I have ever read Link , by drawing attention to a short sentence in an afterword Link by Stephen King: Instead, what had me invested in DC comics in the first place… was blogs like yours — that talk about the personalities and less about the always-the-same plot twists Link -, artists like Amanda Conner Link — that show the small, everyday moments between the heroes — and writers like Greg Rucka Link , who likes to write from the perspective of complicated, competent women Link.

Quite frankly, Winick has the ability to drive me absolutely nuts. He CAN be a good writer… when he wants to be. I get the impression that he thinks that superhero comics are a bit beneath him , and he writes them with a certain amount of contempt. His retcon [Link] is insulting, unnecessary and just plain bad [Link]. He CAN write men failry well…again, when he feels like it. He did a fairly decent job with Kyle back in the Green Lantern books. However, he also has this habit of writing about things such as drug use, or homosexuality, or whatever… and making a HUGE deal out of it.

There is a feeling that he has one eye on the award ceremony, and only one eye on his writing, because it is Just So Socially Relevant! Winick has also done some very good character stuff with Kyle… but having him answer to his real name while in costume or transforming into Green Lantern in the middle of a busy coffee shop? Since his powers were magic-based, he also still was very active with the Justice Society. But what changed for Guy and John? It is quite fabulous, and poor John Stewart has never been quite as interesting since. He was still a jerk of course, but now he was a jerk on purpose.

And with a heart of gold of course. John Stewart — and Donna Troy, of all people — joined an intergalactic team of super-powered peacekeepers, the Darkstars , Link. Their uniforms were gaudy, and they seemed to just try to be copying the Lanterns. John was in a wheelchair at the time, so Meryan cared for him.

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But that changed fairly quickly: He fell for Katma Tui, and she for him, and they got married during the Super Bowl, which was fun. Also, he never bothered wearing a mask [Link]. All of this was badly plotted, joyless to read and gradually marginalized one of only five or six well-known black DC heroes. To this day, I do not understand John, as a character: He is stern and humourless, uses his ring for elaborate, technically accurate energy constructs… and has been a Marine sharp shooter before he worked as an architect.

Basically, John is probably the smartest of the four Earth Lanterns … although Guy is a whole lot smarter than people think that he is. Frankly, Hal and Kyle are pretty, but dumb. John is quietly competent, stoic, and steadfast. He is calm and he is efficient, but he is NOT particularly charismatic. It is as though between them, Hal, Kyle and Guy use up all the charisma, and John is left over. Nobody really seems to know quite what to do with him.

I like John, I really do…and yet I can understand why you have a hard time getting a clear picture of him. At the same time, an alien woman, Fatality Link came to earth and held John responsible for the destruction of her home planet Xanshi. Lately, they seem to be trying to redeem Fatality, making her join the Star Sapphires [Link]. But it will be interesting to see what they ultimately do with her.

But did it work? Is it worth reading? I have to admit that this was the low point of my interest in Hal: I was depressed enough that he went all crazy and became Parallax and killed his friends. It was nice that Hal was back… sort of. And it was interesting having him try and turn the Spectre into the Spirit of Redemption rather than the Spirit of Vengeance. There were some good stories that came out of it, though: When Hal went bonkers and the Corps was destroyed, it was awfully hard on a lot of GL fans.

Yes, Hal was shallow, self-centered, egotistical and a little bit dumb… but dammit, he always added some excitement. I even missed the stupid boxing glove construct he sometimes made with his ring [Link]! I really do love Geoff Johns as a writer. Johns loves to go dumpster-diving into DC continuity. It can be quite a treat to someone who is well-versed in that same continuity to see odd little facts and long-forgotten ideas pulled out, dusted off, and refurbished. It was an okay explanation and a powerful retcon Link , and once Parallax was defeated, Hal had his body reconstructed and the Guardians decided to start a new, second Green Lantern Corps on Oa.

The Powers That Be made it almost impossible for Hal to be rehabilitated… and yet… Geoff Johns managed to do just that, and in an extremely satisfying way. The Corps was a rich and valuable mythology back in the day… and we lost a LOT of story-telling potential when they killed Hal off, and only told stories with Kyle as the last Green Lantern.

Now it is all back, and better than it ever was, and I am eternally grateful. Geoff Johns has a gift for being able to go into the past, and mine obscure bits of continuity… and then reuse it to explain things that are happening now [Link]: You remember Cyborg Superman: The art [by Ethan van Sciver, Link ] was gorgeous, and it brought back Hal, as a hero… and Hal also lost those goddamned grey sideburns! Man — I hated those! This is the way you sound on your blog most of the time, too: By god, this is the best current comic book out there!

And that alone endears him to me! We even got Coast City back: And Sinestro [Link] came back as well. And this is a Very Good Thing. And that has been very very satisfying… to Sinestro. But no matter where you start: You have to read some pretty bad comics to understand what is going on. The older books still have a lot of relevance, yes. But it is fairly easy to find them, since DC has actually been reprinting a lot of their old material in handy dandy collected books [Link] … because who could afford to buy the extremely rare and valuable… not to mention impossible to find… originals from 50 or 70 years ago?

Although I suppose that can be said of just about ANY comic book! When I find a book that I like, I start to read it, and then I get interested, and start looking for back issues, and trade paperbacks so that I can figure out exactly WHAT is happening, and who those people ARE, and why are they acting the way that they do. I tend to get a little bit obsessive. When I began reading Green Lanterns, I hunted down back issues with absolute lust: I went to every comic book store I could find. I had mail-order catalogues. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find thirty-year old French westerns?

I actually think that it would be easier for a new reader to start with some of the Silver Age Green Lantern books [Link] , to find out who exactly Hal is. But if you really really like Green Lanterns… it is truly worth it. There is one reprint collection that I have found extremely helpful: He was a very competent, prideful and serious Green Lantern from the planet Korugar Link who realized that the planet was much more secure if he ruled it with an iron fist. From there, it turned violent… and he began to be a menace to the Guardians.

Really, Sinestro is a fabulous character: All heroes need a good villain, and Sinestro is one of the best [Link]. Sinestro got a little bit carried away [with his dictatorship] on Korugar, and the Guardians turned on him [ Link ]. They seem to have a bad habit of doing that sort of thing. Soranik was a surgeon on Korugar, and now she is a Green Lantern in her own right… but she thinks that Sinestro is a monster.

Geoff Johns has been working on Sinestro a lot in the past few years: I liked it even better than Rebirth! Has that been handled with any kind of political complexity in the old comics, too? Or is Sinestro just your run-of-the-mill despot? He would like to have a New World Order however. And he does seem to see himself as being the most competent person to run it. A black sense of humor, but still… he has a kind of dark wit. And his artwork is just so…fluid. It flows so effortlessly from panel to panel.

And he draws Guy Gardner simply beautifully [Link]! The ring is a very powerful weapon, and the Guardians have decided that instead of one ringbearer per sector, there will be two, bringing the number of Green Lanterns up to Link … All of this could be cheesy, chaotic or boring… but fortunately, Tomasi has a great eye for details, a good ear for characters… and he likes to put these space cops through unnerving, morally complicated situations Link. The only problem is… it is a big, complicated, long-term story with no good jumping-on points.

Also, with only 20 pages of story material a month, most plotlines are years-old: I loved reading the whole saga this June, in just about two weeks Link. There ARE a fair amount of lose ends and dangling plot lines at the moment, yes. But Geoff Johns is notorious for taking a LONG view when it comes to writing his books… and he is very fond, and vey deft at planting clues and hints. You do have to be patient when reading Green Lantern.

I like the serial nature of comic books… the monthly storyline… the cliff-hanger… the drama and the waiting… anticipation is one of the most enjoyable parts of being a comic book fan.

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When finally after four weeks or so, your favorite book is right there in your trembling hands… and you get to see how the hero survived, or failed, or what happened, and oh God, it all starts over, because there is yet another cliff-hanger! I just hope that comic books stay popular and viable and profitable for another fifty years! Well… what do you think? Do you think there will still be 50 to 70 different DC books a month Link … ten years from now?

Do I think that comics will still be around in ten years? I certainly hope so… although I am pretty sure that the digital market is probably going to be the wave of the future. Still…there will be a lot of old farts like me, who like to hold the book in their hands, and actually have a physical copy of it. And I have to admit that I LOVE actually going to the Comic Book store on Wednesday , and talking in person with the other patrons about the new books, and complaining about whatever stupid thing the comic book companies have just done Link.

It is a personal connection that I treasure. I love the internet, but sometimes, human contact is also very nice to have. These are pretty durable characters, all things considered. Batman and Superman have been around for 70 some years now! And a lot of those kids grew up and were nostalgic for the beloved stories of their youth, and that spawned a whole new generation of fans, who may be older, but who continue to buy and read comics. For an internship that summer, I had to take a 3-hour commute by train every day for three months, so I decided to buy some comics and read them on the train List of books that I read back then, Link.

It was a magical, exciting summer I wrote personal essay about it here, Link … and places like your blog helped me understand what was going on. The funny thing is, though… I buy the books on Amazon. Can you explain what happened there? Why is the discourse on the internet SO different from the real-life demographics? I never picture comic book fans as predominantly white, straight and male because the people talking online are almost NEVER white, straight and male. Is there another universe of well-written, thoughtful, intelligent and critical white, straight and male DC blogs that I have never found?

That is one heck of a question, and it is one that I wonder about all of the time as well. I am so accustomed to going through my daily routine, reading all of my favorite blogs [Link, blog roll available on the right side] , writing something inane in my own blog, going through the various Message Boards and so on, that it seems as though the whole world is interested in Comic Books. But that of course, would be wrong.

But yes, I am usually the only woman in my beloved local comic book store. Not always, there are some other, usually younger women who are patrons, but not all that many. But with only a few exceptions, I have been extraordinarily fortunate, in that the other male patrons have accepted by presence without a murmer. There are some stores that it is practically taking your life or your virtue in your hands to even enter [a comic book store].

My store is not like that…thank goodness! I also always make sure to bring Matt in home-made cookies and brownies and such… and I end up with the best covers , and occasionally action figures and statues and other stuff! DC admitted target age of the new DC reboot [Link] is aimed at men, from 18 to If you are trying to maintain, and increase your customer base, it seems foolish to go out of your way to ignore and annoy a rather large section of that base [Link]. There are the Trolls of course.

There is a rather peculiar subgroup of male fans who see any complaint from women as being an ad hominem attack on THEIR hobby, and they react with unprecedented fury. Most women fans, like a lot of the same things that the guys do… I can appreciate a good solid kick to the head any day. I love capes, and sound effects and ridiculous science, and so on.

We just want the female heroes to be a competent as the male heroes … without arching their backs [Link] and wearing thongs. So… I think that there are a lot of women who find the internet a safer place to talk. Which sounds a bit odd considering how many trolls are out there. There are PLENTY of men who are blogging, and writing articles and leaving huge essays on message boards… in fact I think that the majority of comic book blogs are still by men.

But there are a lot more women coming into the fandom, from even a few years ago, and I think this is a good thing. There are also a lot more women attending the various conventions and doing the whole cosplay thing too. There are more women gamers. The Comic book companies have actually made some strides in opening things up and having characters that appeal to everyone… certainly more so than in the past.

There is a lot more that they could do … and probably will need to do, if they want to remain relevant and solvent in the future. It might have been a pretty smart move of DC to say that their comics are for grown-up men, though: Obviously, there are a lot of older, nostalgic men reading comics, too. Some of the October covers look even pulpier and trashier: It looks darker and more macho than ever. But it also looks dumber than ever.

I think that 12 to 15 is an ideal age to get interested in comic books. But teens always find a kick to the head to be hilarious. Unfortunately the trend in comics for far more mature audience leaves out a LOT of paying customers, and I think that it is also a recipe for disaster sooner or later. The inflation rate is much higher than it should be. I wonder why not? Kids AND adults love this book! Are there any other DC series that you would like to recommend?

I simply adore Jonah Hex [Link]. The book is a million times better than the movie [Link] , by the way. I have never been much of a fan of the Teen Titans [Link] for some reason. Or the Legion of Super-Heroes [from the 31st century, Link ] for that matter. My feelings are mainly rooted in those old Silver Age books [ Link ] that show them getting bored every other week or so and staging fake try-outs for the poor wannabees [Link] and then mocking and humiliating them for their own pleasure.

Spoiled rotten Teenagers from the Future! Really really good [ Link]. I loved these weekly books that DC was doing: It was my only chance to read about some of my absolute favorite characters in the world, with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Fire and Ice. Both women, Fire and Ice, were just written…very poorly. It had no bearing on the final conclusion of the story, and did nothing but enrage Ice fans [in-depth article, Link].

I was about to ask you about your least favorite moments: What scenes were horrid and bad? Well… we talked about the way that the Comic Book companies keep killing off perfectly good and viable characters for no more than a momentary thrill. By now, it has lost whatever shock value it ever had.

Usually, the heroes end up coming back anyway…. Of course, there are a whole lot of Green Lanterns that have bit the dust, and it is a shame. If you have gone to the trouble to create these wonderful characters, with a long and rich history, it is an awful shame to get rid of them just for a momentary cheap thrill.

Also, it is possible to tell perfectly wonderful, exciting stories about married couples [cute Link] , such as Clark Kent and Lois Lane [Link] and not have it be boring. How many times can we destroy New York anyway [Link, published Sep. Heroes NEED good villains. Still, in the long run, there is more that I love about my comics than what I hate.

I read comics because I enjoy them. So… read the books that you like. On the one hand, Johns is very good in creating an atmosphere of importance and urgency: On the other hand, all the characters explain and rectify complex backstory through dialogue: Johns uses so much retroactive continuity, explanations, remarks and throwbacks to the past…that the dialogue seems very artificial, lifeless, stilted and weird. I think I was the most impatient man in the world. Reading Geoff Johns feels like working… or learning… from a teacher who is constantly lying about the history book.

I have no problems with retcons. You made a good point when you brought up Hal and Barry talking, and referencing moments from their past, that have been reconstructed. Geoff Johns feels that he sometimes has to explain Every Little Thing about a character. And he does have a tendency to get a little heavy-handed sometimes. But this is a minor flaw to me, most of the time: Hal does not like to wear his power ring when he is piloting a plane, so he could not free himself.

But at the same time… he is friends with the whole super-hero community AND the Corps. Superman did not hear his heartbeats or his cries, with his super-hearing? And then all of a sudden, something like this happens: Hal Jordan, tortured and forgotten in Chechnya. And I actually find Cowgirl to be a bit of a bore, too: That seems to be the sum of her character [Link]. However, she apparently puts out, and that seems to be the sum of her attraction for Hal.

Carol Ferris is a much more rounded character. She ran a business, and that was something of an achievement in the Silver Age days [Link]. Heck, they were even kids together [Link]. In 5 years of comics, Hammond only sat around and looked unhappy and bizarre Link …. Hector is quite possessive of Carol — but in a weird sort of way, he has a crush on HAL too! The meteor rock that gave him his powers also makes him grotesque and unable to move, so all he can do is experience things vicariously, through Hal and Carol. You really do have to feel a little bit sorry for Hammond: Did you enjoy the movie?

And I was actually quite surprised when Blaise decided to go and see it with me. But we ended up going to a matinee, and having a really good time. I was surprised a bit that he DID like it so much because usually, his eyes start to roll when I start talking about my comics. He was able to follow the plot pretty well , and enjoyed it enough to come with me and see it AGAIN… this time with two of my sons. Who enjoyed it as well. The audience seemed to like it. Everyone stayed and enjoyed it.

I think that it would have been better with one villain… not two [Parallax and Hector Hammond? Or does Sinestro get evil, too? The visuals for Oa and the Guardians and the Corps was simply spectacular… and we were left wanting more. Oh, and putting Guy, John Stewart and Kyle into the sequel would be very nice! Your husband is named Blaise? A few smart people realize the connection…and yes, his parents DID name him after the original. He IS very good at math, less prone to philosophy and sexy as hell.

I really like Adam Strange [Link] , a ies picture-story-[Link! Sometimes, other space heroes drop by. What a wasted opportunity…. Back in the old days, the books were pretty much being written as entirely self-contained. Lobo did show up occasionally, though: And Lobo and Boodikka actually had a little fling, which I thought was an interesting characterization. Usually, the other Cosmic groups would only show up in books like Green Lantern Quarterly, and the New Gods and Apokolips always seemed to be off on their own.

Again, you see Green Lanterns showing up on some of the more notable planets nowadays — which is only sensible. The politics did not make sense, heroes were running around like headless chicken, the pictures were pretty — but no-one understood what these Amazons wanted, anyways misogynist Link. One ring even wanted to pick Batman. Man, that was pretty bad, all things considered: But yes, the Sinestro Corps War was a breath of fresh air! You had the four Earth Lanterns, running around doing their Four Musketeers impression , which was fun.

Poor Kyle was having a rather rough time, getting Parallaxed himself [Link] , but it was chilling to see how sweet little Kyle could be so…evil. You had the Lost Lanterns [Link] running around being snooty to Hal, Hal trying to laugh it off, John being pissy, and Guy as usual… having all the best lines. I can remember blogging about it… with the utmost enthusiasm.

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There is nothing quite like being with other people who love something just as much as you do. Thank god for the Internet! And yes, I do think that this is the event that really propelled Hal to being an A-Lister. In the finale, Hal got to show how much he really does love his brother [Link] and what is left of his family, and then he and Kyle get to fight Sinestro… hand to hand, without rings!

The good guys won, the bad guys lost, and we were all quite happy for some time. It felt like once all their series had found their tone, Peter Tomasi tried to create one really emotional, honest moment every issue. Yes, the scene with Guy kissing Tora in the aftermath of the war is one of my favorites. So I agree with you that Peter Tomasi is an excellent writer, and I love his stuff to death. He and Geoff Johns have seemed to forge a really excellent working relationship together , and his portrayals of Guy and Kyle in particular seem to me to be absolutely spot on.

Kyle is embarrassed, John is horrified, Batman is stoic, Superman is quite surprised, and Wonder Woman… looks intrigued. A wonderful piece of art! All of this sounds so lame! The rings search the galaxy for people with the ability to overcome great fear. In most cases, such people are rebels, free thinkers, people with a death wish etc. These are the people that the Guardians expect to come to Oa, ask no questions and serve in a militaristic Corps.

Clashes about free will and leadership. Dysfunctional teams in existential, nightmarish conflicts… a dark, bizarrely violent tone… and still: The Guardians get their tiny blue asses saved over and over and over again. But do they express gratitude? No… they do not. Countless species throughout the cosmos have been able to wield their willpower in the name of the Corps. But the Guardians themselves have been riddled with fear… ever since Hal came back, and the Corps was re-established.

They keep making the same stupid mistakes, and they keep failing to trust in their own people. Back in the day, they used to be a lot more dignified. A bit remote perhaps, but at least you had the feeling that they had the best interests of the Universe AND the Corps at heart. Now, they are a bunch of terrified bratty children. What has made the Guardians so afraid? Sinestro uses fear to fuel his rings. The Star Sapphires [Link] were able to harness love and turn it into a dangerous, repressing weapon [Link]. Gradually, Hal learned about the existence of four additional, different-colored Corps: Considering how many secondary and teriary characters keep getting killed off in the various cross-overs, you need to replenish those ranks , simply through attrition.

Or Miri, who is the most adorable Star Sapphire ever [Link]? Hate and Love may be opposites… but they are also a heck of a lot alike when it comes to the depth of their feelings. And Batman was chosen by a Yellow Ring [Link]! The Indigo Tribe of Compassion is probably the most mysterious one: You would think that Compassion would be a GOOD emotion, but we have seen them perform what seem to be mercy killings … or were they?

Also, Indigo-1 [Link] is quite a different person when the ring is off of her finger. Recently when John Stewart had an Indigo ring on this finger, he decided that he had to kill a… certain member of the Green Lantern Corps [Link] instead of taking an extra minute to try and find another possibility. Really, the Blue Corps of Hope seems to be the most benevolent.

A new artist, Philip Tan Link was doing his best… but for a while, Hal just seemed to fly around the cosmos to meet random new colors and get infected by their energy for five minutes Link 1 , Link 2 , Link 3 , Link 4. Atrocitus is an interesting character , though: Someone you would think would be completely unlikeable… until you realize that as nasty as he is, he did have a huge injustice done to him and his people: It took about a year to introduce and explain all seven Corps. I have read the complete thing Link … and hey: Geoff Johns does like Big Events.

This has led to some excellent storytelling along the way. But sometimes, it can also lead to Big Event Fatigue [Link]. If Johns has a weakness, it is a weakness that I think most good comic book writers share… you sometimes have to have a little bit of down-time. Let everyone catch their breath, and relax for a little bit, before they get thrown back into the thick of things. Hal — and the recently resurrected Barry Allen Link — had to fight another, secret Corps that was attacking the hero community: The Black Lantern Corps Link , whose rings could only be worn by dead bodies.

Friends, children, rivals, parents… whoever had died around a hero — the rings created an evil, powerful and zombie-like replica of their dead bodies to attack the heroes… and feast of their emotions: Black Lanterns look like zombies.