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adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
4.0
This collection of various gems (some really good, some generally appreciated in the golden age) is a fun treat with the start of a GREAT story. This is new news to me. I've never read a Green Lantern comic and what got me interested was the recently cancelled Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Whenever I get interested in a comic book character, I like to start from the roots (or close to them anyway) to get an understanding of how the creator perceived his/her own character.
Now, this was the Golden Age of comics in which superheroes were extremely popular--it was also the early sixties, so things like blue cavemen from Venus and "golly, gee-wizzes" are the norm of a superhero's life and there is quite a bit of that here. But it's almost as if the writers felt like they had to write that way 1: It was primarily meant for kids, and 2: That's how superheroes and good-doers were always perceived from the buyers so that's what sold big at the time.
Despite the nostalgic terms and behavior, there are some good stories here with sad moments such as one where a likable character sacrifices himself to save Green Lantern as well as the opening issue where Abin-Sur's death scene commences. I really connected with moments like those because they were moments of reality (things like "everyone dies") in a bright, colorful fantasy.
I'm really interested and excited to see where this goes and how this character evolves. I know now for sure, I am a Green Lantern fan forever.
Now, this was the Golden Age of comics in which superheroes were extremely popular--it was also the early sixties, so things like blue cavemen from Venus and "golly, gee-wizzes" are the norm of a superhero's life and there is quite a bit of that here. But it's almost as if the writers felt like they had to write that way 1: It was primarily meant for kids, and 2: That's how superheroes and good-doers were always perceived from the buyers so that's what sold big at the time.
Despite the nostalgic terms and behavior, there are some good stories here with sad moments such as one where a likable character sacrifices himself to save Green Lantern as well as the opening issue where Abin-Sur's death scene commences. I really connected with moments like those because they were moments of reality (things like "everyone dies") in a bright, colorful fantasy.
I'm really interested and excited to see where this goes and how this character evolves. I know now for sure, I am a Green Lantern fan forever.
invertible_hulk's review
4.0
An eskimo character nicknamed "Pieface"???
Oh 1960s comicbooks, what will you think of next?
Oh 1960s comicbooks, what will you think of next?
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