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A trilogy of stories, originally in the "Legends of the DC Universe" book, courtesy of Steven Grant and primarily a trio of talented artists: Mike Zeck, Gil Kane & Scott Kolins
Zeck's story centers around an alien despot named Traitor who was an early encounter of Abin Sur, his successor Hal Jordan and *his* successor Kyle Rayner. They are printed in the order they came out, which is, helpfully, the order of quality as well.
The first story, by frequent collaborators Grant and Zeck, is a treat, as Abin Sur descends into the American West to work with a straight-shootin', badass federal marshal who happens to be Hal Jordan's ancestor against Traitor and his cowboy gang. It has a lot of fun with the setting, some neat references to DC miniseries The Kents and a pretty nifty blend of western and sci-fi/superhero tropes.
The second story, pitting the Atom and Hal Jordan against Traitor in a Silver Age era, is more standard fare, with some truly confusing uses of microscopic reality and fuzzy pseudoscience.
The third story pits Kyle Rayner against Traitor, now up to full power, and is basically another riff on the familiar "Kyle, you're the best Green Lantern there is!" story we got over and over again until Hal came back.
When Green Lantern stories weren't available in abundance, this was a pretty decent read, but with Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps/Blackest Night stuff going strong, not to mention an ongoing Green Lantern Corps series, this is for the diehards only.
Zeck's story centers around an alien despot named Traitor who was an early encounter of Abin Sur, his successor Hal Jordan and *his* successor Kyle Rayner. They are printed in the order they came out, which is, helpfully, the order of quality as well.
The first story, by frequent collaborators Grant and Zeck, is a treat, as Abin Sur descends into the American West to work with a straight-shootin', badass federal marshal who happens to be Hal Jordan's ancestor against Traitor and his cowboy gang. It has a lot of fun with the setting, some neat references to DC miniseries The Kents and a pretty nifty blend of western and sci-fi/superhero tropes.
The second story, pitting the Atom and Hal Jordan against Traitor in a Silver Age era, is more standard fare, with some truly confusing uses of microscopic reality and fuzzy pseudoscience.
The third story pits Kyle Rayner against Traitor, now up to full power, and is basically another riff on the familiar "Kyle, you're the best Green Lantern there is!" story we got over and over again until Hal came back.
When Green Lantern stories weren't available in abundance, this was a pretty decent read, but with Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps/Blackest Night stuff going strong, not to mention an ongoing Green Lantern Corps series, this is for the diehards only.
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