Author: Geoff Johns
Summary: This is the start of Geoff Johns' takeover of the long stagnant Green Lantern character. Hal Jordan (the most famous Green Lantern) had long been stuck (1994) as the villain Parallax, as well as serving as the host of The Spectre.
When Johns took the helm of the series, he decided to bring Hal Jordan back as Green Lantern. To do this, he had to effectively separate him from Parallax and The Spectre entity. In this process we learn that it was Sinestro who was behind Parallax and The Spectre being attached to Jordan in the first place. The two engage in a fight where Jordan banishes his former mentor back to the antimatter universe.
While Jordan was able to separate himself from both the Parallax and the Spectre to become his old self, other heroes are obviously reluctant (giving all the murdering Jordan engaged in) to believe Jordan's rediscovered self. Most notably of Jordan's critics is Batman. Eventually the two have a minor dust up with Jordan giving Bats some chin music for his trouble. Jordan, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Kilowog work to rid the earth of Parallax, which they banish back to the power battery on Oa...Bats eventually concedes that Jordan is back and we are all set with Hal Jordan back as the Green Lantern!
La Torrious' Views: I have NEVER been a fan of Green Lantern. I never really read much of the character. However, I decided to change this and went looking for recommendations for versions of the character. Resoundingly, I was referred to Geoff Johns take on the character. Needless to say, I read and immediately loved it!
I will admit, that coming into this book with no prior experience in the GL universe, I was a bit intimidated. However, I think this was a great start for me and I immediately have started getting Johns' TPB versions in order! DISCLAIMER: If you are looking for dark Frank Miller or Alan Moore style comic writing, you will not find that here. However, that is not to say it is a childish book, it is quite the opposite actually. This is definitely a story of a man's redemption, that any adult comic fan can get into. I am very excited to see where Johns takes this character.
La Torrious' Rating: 9 out of 10 Batman Cowls.
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