Product Description

Along with Hal Jordan, the daring test pilot who protects Earth as Green Lantern, there is an entire corps of Green Lanterns scattered across the galaxy, each defending their own homeworlds at the command of the powerful Guardians of the Universe.

Now, in the wake of events with tore the Lanterns asunder, the Corps lives again in these amazing new adventures brought to you by writer Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN).

From the Guardians' citadel on the planet Oa, Green Lantern Guy Gardner, formerly of Earth, is assigned against his will to a feudal world of shadows and sudden death. Across the galaxy, new Lanterns discover what it means to wear the Corps insignia, as their courage is tested to the limit.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72937 in Books
• Brand: The Hobby Spot
• Published on: 2007-05-02
• Released on: 2007-05-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781401213565
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Dave Gibbons is one of Britain's finest comic artists, whose most famous work is the multi-award-winning Watchmen. Since then he has drawn series including Batman, Doctor Who and Give Me Liberty, and has written Batman vs. Predator, Green Lantern and World's Finest, as well as his own graphic novel The Originals.

Customer Reviews

Decent enough Green Lantern yarn
Picking up where Green Lantern Corps: Recharge left off, To Be a Lantern focuses on Lanterns Guy Gardner, Kilowog, and the rookie Lanterns introduced in the aforementioned book as the guardians of the universe are dispatched across the universe. There's nothing really substanscial about To Be a Lantern, and it's not really as compelling as Recharge was (mostly thanks to writer Dave Gibbons, mainly known as the artist of the legendary Watchmen, not having Geoff Johns as a co-plotter here), but the overall story has it's share of charm, and Green Lantern fans new and old alike will enjoy this story regardless. Patrick Gleason's artwork is enjoyable as well, with an assist from veteran Green Lantern inker Prentis Rollins that only improves upon Gleason's foundations. All in all, To Be a Lantern doesn't really do much to expand the Green Lantern mythos, but it doesn't try to either, and in that regard alone, this book is a fun and enjoyable ride nevertheless.

Good but not Great
This new volume picks up where "Recharge" leaves off. The new Lanterns are off and running on new adventures with Guy, Kilowog, and Salakk the only veterans really focused on. This is probably the volume's greatest weakness. There is too much focus on the rookies and not enough on the veterans. When you compare this to Geoff Johns' "Revenge of the Green Lanterns" the weakness glares even sharper. The brief appearance/return of Arisia, Boodikka, Ke'haan and other veterans in "Revenge" shows how visually and conceptually unique Lanterns can be. These new recruits simply fail to measure up. On its own, without comparison to "Revenge" this is a decent volume. The rookies' adventures, while not epic, are mildly entertaining. I do not regret the purchase.

A Great Series
This is one of my Favorites series going on right now right up there with Fables. It brings into focus so many different characters it is next impossible to not find at least one that you like. And by pairing up Green Lanterns into groups of two you get a lot of ying-yang relationships such as Guy and Kyle while the former is an arrogant, hot head the latter is humble guy who keeps control of himself. This really is more of a filler between major story arcs but still a solid story.