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GREEN LANTERN #44


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  1. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    This might be the only event that I’ll ever buy every 1 shot or tie-in for. I’m that addicted to the Green Lantern.

  2. flapjaxx says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Yeah, over the weekend I caught up on what I’d missed with Green Lantern. I read every issue from 26 on, and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. I was just going to dip my toe into this series/event (eww) and then go for the trade later, but now I’m buying at least this issue too. Had DC waited two more weeks before comic out with this issue, I might’ve lost active interest, but as it is they’ve hooked me for now. Thumbs up to them.

  3. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Well I read a preview of this and let’s just say….

    *sings* This looks amazing!!!

  4. flapjaxx says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    ^*In my last post I meant "before COMING out with this issue", not "before comic out with this issue." Oops/We need a edit button, please.

  5. Avatar photo Garrett says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    Does this follow on directly from Blackest Night #1 or is it more of a tie-in? 

  6. Rustyautoparts says:
    July 20, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    I am so excited for this whole event. I am dreading a Wednesday devoid of Blackest Night or its tie-ins.

    @Garrett: I think it’s more of a tie-in. Geoff Johns has stated that you need to read Blackest Night to know what’s going on in GL and GLC, whereas Blackest Night can be read alone. So I would say it followd on directly from BN in the way that you need BN to make sense of GL, but not the other way around.

  7. Avatar photo Garrett says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    I’m buying all the Green Lantern comics anyway, but just wondered. I like to know in which order to arrange my books. OCD much?

  8. Avatar photo rift1128 says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    @Garrett it is kind of both. I read the preview and it picks up where they left off with Hal and Barry. Essentially its the fight between them and J’onn. So while it isnt the blackest night exactly it will pertain to it in some way.

     

  9. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    I agree with Rustyautoparts.  It picks up where Geoff left Hal and Barry at the end of BN #1.

    I met Johns this weekend and he has me super excited for what he has planned for not just BN, but GL as well.  Bring it!

  10. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    I love major comic events.  They’re so much fucking fun…especially when they’re good.

  11. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    does anyone else get the feeling Nova will be the POW this week?

  12. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    @flapjaxx – I second your request for an edit button.

    That has to be one of the coolest covers of a Green Lantern book I have ever seen.

  13. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    @edward – [You do know you posted this in the Green Lantern thread, correct?] I don’t read Nova (and it doesn’t appear that you do either), so I can’t say.  Why do you think that?  Has Nova been exceptionally good recently or do you think we are reverting to the mean (so to speak)?

  14. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    @struclach: yes, i know i’m on the green lantern thread

  15. Avatar photo peterporker says:
    July 20, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    @struclach- its because the guys always try to go the cool hip route by not picking  the obvious POW

  16. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    July 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    @peterporker: You’re a classy fellow.

    @edward: NOVA has 0% chance of being POW because I don’t read it in issues and it’s my week.

  17. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    @conor: thank god!

  18. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    July 20, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    yeah, obviously it’s gonna be X-Force 17!!

  19. Avatar photo peterporker says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    awww i kid cuz i love.   you must know that by now  🙂   cant be GL every week i understand

  20. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    I’m curious to see Hal and Barry working together.  Lets all hope they bring the beatdown.

  21. Avatar photo peterporker says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    this event makes me wonder if bringing back chracters is a good thing because it would have been cool to see black lantern jason todd-barry-green arrow- or even hal.  oh well…black lantern jean paul valley anyone?

  22. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    do the black lanterns actually have powers other than the ones they had when they were alive?

  23. Avatar photo peterporker says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    pulling your heart out and turning you into a ghoul is a power i think

  24. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    can they shoot black beams from their rings maybe?

  25. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 20, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    @edward: I think the heroes/villains can still use their powers. Cause Elongated Man still had rubbery powers when he fought Hawkman.

    Can we seriously have a Barry/Hal comic? When this event is over just cancel this and Flash and put a comic with both of them together. Johns writes these two really well together.

    (This just coming from a 4 page preview I saw)

  26. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    @TNC: i just said that

  27. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    July 20, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    wah wah waaaahhh

  28. edward says:
    July 20, 2009 at 11:10 pm

     ha ha. wah wha who? wah wah me?

  29. Avatar photo peterporker says:
    July 20, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    i dont think they have any light powers, but the ring glows white for some reason.  they probly have they black gunk stuff tho instead of light

  30. jonwithana says:
    July 21, 2009 at 1:52 am

    Reading order so far for Blackest Night

     Green Lantern #43

    Blackest Night #0-1

     Green Lantern #44

  31. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 21, 2009 at 1:58 am

    @jonwithana: Only 66 more comics to go!

    I just thought of that number randomly. But I’m not surprised if I am close to the actual figure.

  32. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    July 21, 2009 at 2:08 am

    @TNC I think it’s closer to 30 something. Newsarama did the total calculation for all the revealed titles and it came out to something like $150 over an 8 month period for all of it. As events go, that’s nothing.

  33. jonwithana says:
    July 21, 2009 at 4:50 am

    Well im only picking up Blackest Night mini and the Green Lantern issues. I will wait it out to see if BN: Superman and BN: Batman are any good. Also gunna try and get all the Lantern Corp issues in the back issue bins and at cons.

  34. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    July 21, 2009 at 4:56 am

    I thought Blackest Night #1 wasn’t too bad for somebody who only sees the DC Universe via the Batman & Superman angle, but I’m totally lost reading Green Lantern.

    So I’ll keep buying Blackest Night for a few more issues until I’m totally lost like in Final Crisis.  The Superman & Batman tie ins look great though!  I wouldn’t know where to start with Tale From The Corps or Titans though.  Screw it.

  35. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    July 21, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Super excited for this, as always, especially coming off the heels of BLACKEST NIGHT. Can’t wait to see the interaction between Barry/Hal and J’onn.

  36. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    July 21, 2009 at 7:29 am

    I’m gonna go out on a limb here & say that I think this issue is going to be good.

  37. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 21, 2009 at 9:21 am

    @WadeWilson – That is a mighty shaky branch you’re on.  Don’t let the millions of other people on the branch knock you off. #sinceretynotdetected

  38. Avatar photo ohcaroline says:
    July 21, 2009 at 9:42 am

    I have absolutley less than zero interest in the whole "zombie superheroes" thing and have been studiously avoiding Blackest Night.  But.  "Hal and Barry go to Gotham to investigate a crime" makes my ears perk up.  Damn you, Johns.

  39. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 21, 2009 at 9:50 am

    @ohcaroline – I get the distinct sense that I know which crime they are going to investigate. If it is the one I suspect (based on Blackest Night #1), then it should be a lot of fun.

  40. Avatar photo DarthDuck says:
    July 21, 2009 at 10:11 am

    I’m totally sucked in.  As a long time Marvel Zombie I am loving the DCU.  Re-reading Identity Crisis and Inifinate Crisis (the latter I didn’t understand at the time, but maybe I will this time) and currently reading for the first time Crisis on Infinate Earths, which has sat on my shelf for a long time before I finally pulled it down to read it.

    It’s not just Blackest Night, despite its bad-assery.  The DCU is just a very awesome place right now.

  41. Avatar photo rockingeek says:
    July 21, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Sinestro vs Mongul! Awesome!

  42. Avatar photo WinTheWonderboy says:
    July 21, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    I’m loving all e Blackest Night stuff so far. Can’t wait for this.

  43. Avatar photo Dez says:
    July 21, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Just chiming in to say….CAN’T WAIT!!!

  44. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    July 22, 2009 at 1:47 am

    just read 42 issue of geoff johns’ green lantern ongoing (check out issue 5, terrible art, but alot of blackest night hints, like black hand being buried and saying "my color") and all of rebirth.  i am so pumped for this its not even funny.

  45. Avatar photo fingaz says:
    July 22, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Let’s play Conor’s PotW.  If its not this title it will probably be ASM #600.

  46. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    July 22, 2009 at 4:17 am

    Double You Tea Eff?! Did Blackest Night start without me even noticing?!

  47. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    July 22, 2009 at 8:48 am

    @JumpingJupiter  Did you miss last week man? or are you joking?

  48. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 22, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    This was fucking amazing. You can’t tell me otherwise something else was Pick of the Week.

    Hal and Barry banter was brilliant. Martian Manhunter as a Black Lantern was great. Finally, the art by Mahnke sealed the deal for me this week as the best comic out.

    Then you got this ended with John Stewart, and you know that isn’t going to end well.

  49. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Wow.  That was excellent. Now I need to run to Wikipedia and read up on Xanshi.

  50. Avatar photo rockingeek says:
    July 22, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    Mahnke as to stay forever on this book. Him and Gleason on corps makes the perfect GL team-up.

  51. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    July 22, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    awesome book!!!!!!

  52. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 22, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    I wasn’t entirely happy with Mahnke’s Flash, but overall it was a fantastic issue.

  53. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    July 22, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    @Roi: I’m totally serious man. 

  54. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 22, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    @drake: What didnt hook you in with his Flash?

  55. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 22, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    @TNC @drake – I thought Flash looked a bit too scrawny.  That happens with Manke’s work from time to time.

  56. kortum22 says:
    July 22, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    I am 99.9% sure this is going to be my PoW and it’s the only book I’ve read so far. Sooo good.  Don’t see how ASM or anything else could top this book.

  57. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 22, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    @TNC@stuclach-Scrawny, and he didn’t look as dynamic and as fluid as Reis or Van Sciever’s renditions.  Not horrible, I’ve just been spoiled in the last few months

  58. edward says:
    July 22, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    @JJ: ha ha. too bad, man, too bad

  59. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 22, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    @drake: I don’t see it when it comes to the anatomy. Although Mahnke’s faces can be a bit off putting at times. But I see where your getting at.

    Although I think he does a great job when Flash is running. Love the panel of him punching J’onn’s.

  60. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    July 22, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    @stuclach Xanishi only appeared in Starlin and Mignola’s COSMIC ODYSSEY, a decent read, not great. Some rather odd character choices, truth be told. The only major thing to come out of it was the Green Lantern killer Fatality who was a Kyle Rayner villain for a time, then a Yellow Lantern during the SCW and now a Star Sapphire.

    Awesome issue. A Tie-In story that picks up from/repeats moments from the main story? One that has all of the characters in the same spots they were earlier in the time-line? (You’ll remember that John Stewart was said to be making his way to Xanishi in BN #1) 5/5 would have been my (clear) POTW if not for the fantastic job on Legion. Awesome book. 

     

  61. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    July 22, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    @PraxJarvin – Thanks for the info. I am glad John Stewart is getting some attention. I like the character.

  62. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    July 22, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    The panels in the fight scenes are great.  Many of them stand on their own as perfect pieces of art.  I applaud Mahnke.

  63. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    July 23, 2009 at 1:16 am

    @ Stuclach: I never liked John Stewart’s character till Johns wrote him in Green Lantern Rebirth.

  64. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    July 23, 2009 at 2:13 am

    That… was… AWESOME!

    The part where J’onzz saw Hal & Barry in the color of their respective energies was brilliant. If they do the same for the bulk of the DCU characters, I’ll be giggley for the entirety of this event.

    The Barry/Hal dialogue was also superb.

  65. Avatar photo SteenAR says:
    July 23, 2009 at 11:53 am

    @jumpingjupiter get the issues you missed!! you are missing out big time! CATCH UP!!!! granted you did only miss one week…

  66. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 23, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    What was Barry screaming in Spanish, I believe it was Spanish, when J’onn arrived? I didn’t get that reference.

  67. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 23, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    @TNC-Spanish?  Are you serious?!?  It’s Martian.  It was J’onn speaking through Barry

  68. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 23, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    @drake: I’m sorry. I missed that class in Junior High trying to learn Martian. 🙂

  69. Avatar photo Crippler says:
    July 23, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Ridiculously good.  No drop off in pace from Blackest Night #1.  I am LOVING all this Barry and Hal action.  .. and Doug, Dougie, Douglas, wow.  WOW.  You rocked the art in this issue.  There were a few pages where I went …whoa.  Great stuff. 

  70. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    July 23, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    4/5 stars. Not quite as good as BLACKEST NIGHT in my mind, and probably not a contender for POW, but it was absolutely fantastic. I loved the stuff between Barry/J’onn, and I’m loving how Barry still has to catch up on everything, ha. It ended a little weird, but that’s my only complaint.

  71. Avatar photo chasekanaszka says:
    July 23, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    If you use iGoogle as your homepage, there are a lot of really nice comic-based themes including one for Blackest Night.

  72. edward says:
    July 24, 2009 at 1:16 am

    i just noticed that J’onn’s cape forms a hand shape

  73. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    July 24, 2009 at 8:37 am

    so i feel like i missed something. What was the significance when barry and hals head would have like a dead area on it. There were like grey stretches accross there faces at points and i feel like i missed what it was representing.

     

    None the less…amazing issue. Debated for a while wheather this OR tales of the corps gets POTW.

  74. Avatar photo usagi says:
    July 24, 2009 at 10:57 am

    @Fvckstick I thought the grey stretches on Hal/Barry’s heads was meant to indicate that John was using his telepathic powers against them in some way. 

  75. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    July 24, 2009 at 11:53 am

    @Fvclstick I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that they were both dead at one point. Or it’s possible it was J’onn attacking them, but I think it has more do with the former.

  76. Avatar photo 0and18 says:
    July 24, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    @ Drake:  Relax dude don’t you now Spanish and Martian are both rooted in Latin.

  77. Avatar photo lantern4life says:
    July 25, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    Purely awesome.  Hal head look weird throughout this though.

  78. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    July 26, 2009 at 3:59 am

    So I still want to know who is going to tell Bruce (after he returns) that his skull was being raped by the Black Hand???

  79. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    @supertrackmonkey: It’s probably best he doesnt know. Although he will be sneezing black slime for a long time

  80. Avatar photo dirtyharry2030 says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:31 am

    A good, entertaining issue all round. Johns is building the black lanterns up to be very powerful able to withsttand and brush off attacks and defences from Gren Lanterns. I wonder how he is going to handle their eventual defeat?

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