The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman
The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman book cover

The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman

Paperback – December 24, 2019

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Price
$11.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
176
Publisher
DC Comics
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1401295295
Dimensions
6.61 x 0.59 x 10.12 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

Description

"Axa0psychedelic new direction that splices together police procedural and prog rock." — The Hollywood Reporter "Merges crimefighting adventure with wild interstellar weirdness." —Polygon"It wouldn't be a Morrison comic without plenty of psychedelic weirdness and ambitious storytelling." —IGN"Grant Morrison at his best and weirdest." —CBR"Every panel looks alive — it's blinking, it's breathing and moving." —Syfy Wire"Morrison is digging deep into the more “weird” aspects of the Lantern mythos with gusto . This is, by and large, a good thing." —Comicosity Writer Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum to acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol , as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as The Invisibles, Seaguy and WE3 . Grant has written best-selling runs on JLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory and New X-Men and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in The Multiversity, All-Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman & Robin and Batman Incorporated . More recently Grant has had his creator-owned series Happy! turned into a TV series on the SYFY network. He also made his return to monthly comics in 2018 with The Green Lantern .

Features & Highlights

  • EARTHMAN HAL JORDAN BRINGS JUSTICE TO THE STARS!
  • Superstar writer Grant Morrison (BATMAN, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) returns to DC alongside red-hot artist Liam Sharp (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, WONDER WOMAN) with THE GREEN LANTERN, a modern sci-fi take on the adventures of Hal Jordan true to his roots, but unlike anything seen in comics before!When Green Lantern Hal Jordan encounters an alien hiding in plain sight, it sets off a chain of events that rocks the Green Lantern Corps to its foundations. There's an intergalactic conspiracy afoot, and a traitor within the Corps might be pulling the strings...Then, the Earth itself has vanished and been put up for auction to a buyer whose claim may be impossible to break without Hal violating the Lanterns' most cherished rule! With vivid new takes on the Controllers, the Darkstars, the Guardians of the Universe and many more Green Lantern enemies and allies drawn from decades of DC Comics, Morrison and Sharp spin an epic tale that ranges from Earth to the farthest reaches of space, starting in THE GREEN LANTERN: INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN, collecting issues #1-6 of the new hit series!

Customer Reviews

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Not a good read if you like Green Lantern. Nice art, okay writing, horrible GL.

I'm a casual GL fan, but a very devoted one (blame DC for not printing enough classic GL stuff). Bought this because getting ANY decent GL book is always a challenge, and I decided on giving a chance to a recent rendition. I've read this up to comic #3 and honestly, I'll force my way through it, because it's not a fun read if you're a GL fan.
This book looks very nice, it is written alright more or less, but it is definitely NOT a good rendition of the Green Lantern. The space-cop thing is taken way too literally, and I'm honestly not a fan of Hal Jordan being a literal cop. He's a super hero.
But making Jordan a cop is one thing. Making him a violent, hot-headed, vengeful cop, is taking it too far. He executes a (horrible genocidal) criminal, as an act of justice, though the criminal is neutralized and not a threat anymore, then tells the other Lanterns that "you saw it, it was self defense". That's not Hal Jordan, that's Hank Voight from Chicago PD. It could have been a decent police SF comic, but as it is, it lacks an understanding of the character, the GLC, the legacy of this series, anything.
Other than being bad GL comic, it lacks other things that a good GL story usually has - maturity, great characters, moral conflicts, emotional investment, any of those; everything is abandoned in favor of being a "cool psychadelic" comic. Ironically, GL at its best (try getting the Sector 2084 books for example) is far more than "psychadelia" - it's colorful, imaginative, AND well-written.
I give it 3 stars out of respect for the artists and the franchise, but this is by far the worst GL book I've read so far. Taking the GL part out of the equation, this is mostly forgettable.

Edit: After reading the whole thing, this is somewhat explained and justified in-universe, to say in the comic's defense. My review stands as it is though - this is a very weak incarnation of GL, relying too heavily on gimmicks, and not enough on a true understanding of the character.
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Great jumping on point.

Green lantern vol 1 contains issues 1-6

Green Lantern has a lot of history and can feel a tad intimidating to read. I would say this is a pretty good place to start. I will warn you this book can be a tad goofy for people unfamiliar with The writer’s work, but it’s incredibly fun and Grant Morrison knows how to keep you interested from issue to issue. All of the issues are self contained adventures with a main story in the background. I had a blast reading it

The art is absolutely stunning. Liam Sharp is a mad genius. I included a picture of the first page. Every page is just as breathtaking as the last. After you finish this book, I would recommend reading the brave and the bold: Batman and Wonder Woman. Liam sharp also writes that story as well as draws it.

I can’t recommend this story enough. Even if it’s not your cup of tea the art is worth the price alone.

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