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GREEN LANTERN #56

BRIGHTEST DAY shines on as the mystery of the White Lantern piques the curiosity of Hector Hammond. The bizarre telekinetic escapes his prison cell and sets his sights on one being – Larfleeze! Plus, Hal Jordan begins unlocking the secret behind who took Parallax during BLACKEST NIGHT!

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE & CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Variant cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

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  1. Avatar photo JaqueNargg says:
    July 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    If this doesn’t get best cover this week I will lose all faith in this website.

  2. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 26, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Did I ever mention that Hector Hammond gives me the creeps? The design is just too out there for me….Doesn’t help Mahnke can make him even more terrifying.

  3. Avatar photo OnASunday says:
    July 26, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Mahnke better draw Johns’ creator owned.

  4. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    July 26, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    I think the only HH stuff I’ve read was from the start of John’s run. It was a bit confusing with the german-aliens and everything.

    The Origins gave me a better understanding of him. He is a creepy character.

  5. Avatar photo JimBilly4 says:
    July 26, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    I always found it mildly confusing that the designs for Hammond and Sinestro are not that far apart. Yes, Sinestro has purple skin and Hammond has a giant head, I know. I said mildly confused. More like, why would they give them both the same crappy mustaches?!

  6. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    July 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    @JimBilly4 It was the 60s. "Normal" Hector Hammond was visually based on Clark Gable, who has that classic, rakish thing mustache. Sinestro was based on David Niven, who has a similarly small (but not waked thin) mustache.

  7. Avatar photo JimBilly4 says:
    July 26, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    Also, villains have facial hair. That is a given. Perversely, the less facial hair, the more evil. Right up until you get to be clean shaven, then you are a good guy. But don’t go too far. Shave your head and you are back in villain town again.

  8. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    July 26, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    …then add a monocle and you’ve firmly planted your roots

  9. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 26, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    @ABirdseysView: He’s gonna need a big monocle…

  10. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    July 27, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Classic Mahnke art on that cover. By that I mean that it gives me the creeps.

  11. Avatar photo kingdomofevan says:
    July 28, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    Incoming message from the Big Giant Head!

  12. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    July 28, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Next issue is gonna make me cover my eyes. Cause I don’t think I can handle 22 pages of that…..THING from the end of this issue.

    Great issue all around though from writing and art. Larfleeze continues to delight even though I keep thinking I’m getting tired of him. I do love how Johns weaves in that ridiculous premise for his X-Mas one-shot in this book.

    4/5

  13. Avatar photo Minion says:
    July 28, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    This issue left a lot to be desired, but at the end of the book I realized that I really enjoyed it.

    I want Larfleeze to be scary damnit. 

  14. Avatar photo Meanmrmustid says:
    July 28, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    Please Santa I WANT a Larfleeze toy for Christmas!

  15. Avatar photo ProjectX2 says:
    July 28, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    That’s probably the weirdest issue of GL I’ve read in ages. Terrific.

  16. Avatar photo Malecema says:
    July 28, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    I dug this issue just for the fact that Larfleeze moved in 30 miles away from my house…

  17. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    July 28, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    This was phenomonal! Classic Johns GL.I haven’t gotten through the rest of my stack yet, but this’ll probably end up my POTW.

    You just can’t go wrong with a Larfleeze appearance (so far). Plus, I love me some Hammond so this was a two for one in my book. The last page of this was so exciting (LOVE that character design), and that final exchange between Larfleeze and Hal made me laugh out loud.

    Johns has set up a goldmine of team-ups and villains by introducing this various entities. Here’s hoping it’s a while before that well runs dry.

  18. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    July 29, 2010 at 8:08 am

    I can’t say I find this series particularly compelling since Blackest Night but I do find the concepts. intriguing. *spoilers*

     

     

    Hammond eating the orange power battery? Odd. Very wacky. Almost silver age-y.

  19. Ramulux says:
    July 29, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    That Hammond creature is awesome.

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