Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors Vol. 1

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1-7

by Peter J. Tomasi, Fernando Pasarín (Illustrator)

A new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga begins! Green Lanterns Guy Gardner, Kilowog and Arisia explore the unknown sectors of the galaxy, determined to shine their emerald light in the darkest corners of the uncharted to bring order to the universe. But what is Guy's secret mission for the evil Red Lantern, Atrocitus, that brings him into conflict with Hal Jordan? This new collected edition of GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS leads directly into the epic WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS event!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2011

About the author

Peter J. Tomasi is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, such as Batman And Robin; Superman; Super Sons; Batman: Detective Comics; Green Lantern Corps; and Superman/Wonder Woman; as well as Batman: Arkham Knight; Brightest Day; Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors; Nightwing; Black Adam, and many more.

In the course of his staff career at DC Comics, Tomasi served as a group editor and ushered in new eras for Batman, Green Lantern, and the JSA, along with a host of special projects like Kingdom Come.

He is also the author of the creator-owned titles House Of Penance with artist Ian Bertram; Light Brigade with artist Peter Snejbjerg; The Mighty with Keith Champagne and Chris Samnee; and the critically acclaimed epic graphic novel The Bridge: How The Roeblings Connected Brooklyn To New York, illustrated by Sara DuVall and published by Abrams ComicArts.

In 2018 New York Times best-selling author Tomasi received the Inkpot Award for achievement in comics.

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty cool side story that I guess didn't matter much as this is the only real volume of it haha.

Guy decides he has to embark on a mission because the energy is getting drained from everyone's ring. Both Kilowog and Arisi join him on this mission to find out who is doing this. This is basically little adventures in space to try and find out what is happening while also tying up some loose ends from Peter. J Tomasi story of the green lantern corps.

I liked most of the flow of this story. The additional member was fun because it spiced up the lineup. The fights were brutal and especially some major deaths. I thought the art was mostly good and some kickass moments Guy's growth as a character was nice. The abrupt ending kind of hurt it for me though and the return of a character is just okay.

Overall a pretty solid followup to Tomasi's run on Green Lantern Corp. A 3.5 out of 5.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you haven't been reading Green Lantern for a while, this is going to be pretty confusing, so I'm not sure why this is labeled as a perfect jumping on point for new readers. Heck, parts of it had even me trying to remember what some of this stuff was about, and I'm pretty up to date on the Green Lantern universe. So if you're new to these guys, Don't Start Here.
If you're not new, then I think this you will probably enjoy this.

This story features Guy Gardner, who is my least favorite Lantern. I've always felt like he's the stereotypical Angry Dude, who was sort of thrown in there when they needed someone to act irrationally and stir up trouble. Hal is the Original/Best one, Kyle is the Wussy-Emo Sensitive one, John is the Serious one, and Guy is the Idiot. Just my opinion. However, in this story, you get a chance to get see Guy as less of a caricature and more of an important character to the GL story line. He's actually kinda cool. Huh.

I don't want to give any spoilers, so I'll just say that the plot is good and I'm looking forward to reading the next volume!

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great nail biter, as the Green Lanterns head off into a forbidden sector of space and each one has an agenda all their own. The twists and turns this book takes makes it well worth the reader's time.

[Jesse A · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nope. Still don't love Green Lantern.

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A side-story to the then-ongoing Green Lantern storylines (Brightest Day and the imminent War of the Green Lanterns), featuring Guy Gardner. Interesting setup with the new villain, but there's not a very satisfying resolution at the end, despite this ostensibly being a standalone volume. (B)

[Sebastian Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fue perfectooooo, pero metieron 3 tomos de relleno de final sin razon, los odio

[Katherine (Kat)]

Individual Issues Rated Bel0w -

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1: 3.5/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #2: 3.5/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #3: 3/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #4: 3/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #5: 3.5/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #6: 3/5 Stars
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #7:

[Emmett Spain · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tie-in to DC’s Brightest Day arc, this trade was sold as the perfect jumping on point for new readers (before the New 52 was announced by DC). As a long-time reader, I can assuredly say that the claim is bollocks.

There’s a ton of assumed knowledge here, meaning it’s not the world’s greatest spot to ‘jump on’. That said, if you’re a long-time fan of Green Lantern, this trade has tons to offer.

It centres around Guy Gardner, the oft-annoying ringslinger who’s as famous for getting in people’s faces as any heroics he’s been involved in. Here, Guy is finally accessible. His character is not altered one iota—it is simply a case that we get to see a but more of Guy the character rather than Guy the caricature. With this as the basis, we are delivered a rollicking space adventure that travels to heretofore uncharted areas of space. There’s secrets, resurrections, fistfights, and action aplenty. Tons of fun, and a really gripping read for fans. Probably the best GL Corps story we’ve had to date. A must for GL fans, but the uninitiated might find it tough to understand who everyone is in spots. Best for y’all to wait for the reboot trades to come out.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 🌟

Guy, Kilowog, and Arisia investigate the Unknown Reaches of the Universe.

[C.J. Edmunds · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, I was never a Guy Gardner fan. Kinda felt that he was the offbeat Lantern; one who couldn't keep his cool and foam at the mouth whenever something or someone didn't agree with him. But in the past 3 years of reading GL and all other tie-ups I've come to accept Guy and all his quirks. And so it was in this spirit that I looked forward to reading this compilation and boy did I like it.

Branching off from the events compiled in Brightest Day:Green Lantern, this compilation centers on the pact that he made between Guardian Ganthet & Atrocitus, and the devestating results from following up on that.

Not to give anything too much for those who have yet to read the other issues of Brightest Day, basically it follows up on the mysterious disappearances of the other entities of the color spectrum as someone seems to keeping them plus the fact that the Green energy of will seems to be on the verge of being siphoned out by another entity located in the Uncharted region that prompts Guy Garder, along with Drill Sergeant Kilowog and Lantern Arisia to check it out.

The host for the Ion entity, Sodam Yat also returns in this issue and figures prominently in the events on Daxam following his sacrifice to go into the planet's sun, turn it yellow and empower all inhabitants of his home planet to have superpowers. He faces the consequences of that sacrifice and how it means to him to follow through after such a choice was taken from him.

All in all it's a good wild ride of a read together with the unlikely partnership of Red Lantern, Bleez, I soooo can't wait for the next compilation and like Guy Gardner I'm starting to see Green.....and Red!!!

Power up Poohzers!

[Lissibith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wish I could rate this higher. But sadly, outside of the fact that Guy Gardner is written almost perfectly, there are just some real holes in the story that led to it being really entertaining to me instead of really awesome.

Red Lantern Guy Gardner is always going to be a bright spot for me in comics, but I really wish Arisa were written as more than concern for her man. It's really frustrating given she can be so much more. Killowog's growing stress at the low life expectancy of new lanterns is pretty well handled, and the big bad is properly creepy and threatening.

Overall, I found this to be a far cry bette rthan most of the Brightest Day stuff out there, but not on its own anything stellar unless you, like me, happen to be a massive fan of Guy Gardner. :)

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guy Gardner, Atrocitus and Ganthet "together" on a secret mission (I put it in quotes 'cause they're allies but are working in different parts of the Universe)? Awesome. This has been a great new series by Tomasi. The writing has been really well done, and Pasarin provides some great art to go with it. A definite read for any GL fan.

Collects issues #1-7 of GL: Emerald Warriors.

[Kienie · Rating 4 out of 5]

And now I want to read more! Don't know how the payoff will be, so the rating may go up or down. Still, the art is great, the characters are interesting (for once the focus isn't Hal, Carol or Sinestro) and the plot is engaging. I need to know how this will play out, despite the fact that the good guys usually win.

[Seth Abernethy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intense and highly engaging, Emerald Warriors is exactly the kind of Green Lantern story someone should expect from Tomasi. What a ride from start to finish. Mind control, secret alliances, reanimation, and more await in this thrilling adventure featuring the crass fan-champion Guy Gardner and friends. With this volume we get a little more characterization on a few background characters as well, particularly Bleeze of the Red Lanterns - evidently Atrocitus' second in command (or third, if one were to count his beloved Dex-Starr). We get a bit of dialogue from Brother Warth, the pachyderm-adjacent Blue Lantern, as well as the always welcome spotlights on veteran Lanterns Kilowag and Arisia. Guy himself in this volume seems at some kind of limit - as if he is expecting the worse to happen to him in this enigmatic crusade he is planning on embarking on. His time wearing the Red Lantern ring has apparently plagued him with residual effects, and aside from the occasional blood-vomiting, is giving him horrible prophetic visions of a future he hopes to prevent. This serves as both a fantastic standalone story for Green Lantern fans AND a terrific lead in to the highly built up War of the Green Lanterns. Emerald Warriors is definitely NOT one to skip.

[Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very solid entertaining read, with some very good art. It helps if you are up on Green Lantern history to understand everything that is going on, but you can enjoy this as a stand alone story as well. I’m not the biggest non-Hal Jordan GL fan, for me he IS Green Lantern, but this book did a great job shining the spotlight on support characters ( if Guy Gardner can still be classed as a support character), and the storyline was very good. Guy has a more rounded personality these days, less of a joke character, but still keeping the feistiness and aggression that people enjoyed.
Well worth a read.

[Lilli W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved this, especially what they did with Guy's character. This told a good story, with a mission to the unknown sectors, with really good writing. I feel this is Tomasi's best work yet. Guy dealing with the aftereffects with the Red Ring, the prophecy, and keeping his team in the dark were all pretty great, he is definitely one of my favorite Lanterns now. I was happy they brought Sodam back since I thought it was pretty anti-climatic what happened to him, considering he was a part of the Blackest Night prophecy (he wasn't even part of the event!). The art was consistent which was nice. Can't wait to read more!

[DrTowers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó, he de ser honesto, quizás porque hace rato no leía Linterna Verde de esa época, pues en realidad todos los arcos de Geoff Johns y las líneas editoriales paralelas me encantan. Creo que es una buena historia para Guy Gardner, y su dualidad verde y roja, luego de los acontecimientos de la noche más oscura.
A pesar que no es Lantern que más me agrade, siempre va hasta las últimas consecuencias.
No es un cómic para todo el mundo. Si te interesa La Noche más Oscura, el Día más Brillante y la Guerra de los Green Lanterns, este número, vale la pena; en caso contrario... sigue tu camino mi buen amigo!

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea of another Lantern series didn't make sense to me but this is a really good read. Guy has to deal with lingering affects of his time as a Red Lantern and the looming presence of the uncharted sectors. The interactions with Killowog and Arisia with Guy were great, I just wish there wasn't another return from the dead so soon. The new villain is very intriguing and a worthy adversary which is hard for creators to create versus the unlimited powers of the GL Corps. The art by Fernando Pasarin was superb. I loved it. Overall, a surprisingly good book.

[Evan]

This only encompasses the first 7 issues of the Emerald Warriors series (everything before the "War of the Green Lanterns" storyline), which is odd - why not just collect all 12 issues in one place?

Anyway, this book is great. Tomasi takes over this book instead of continuing GLC. It's the Guy Gardner-focused storyline, and as with everything on this journey, it blends into the mainline titles (GL, GLC, and Brightest Day all coexisting with it). Bleez! Sodam Yat! The rookies! Zardor! Batman! Really enjoyed this. Shame it had to end.

[Eric Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tomasi continues some interesting plot threads he set up in the Green Lantern Corps book, and we get an adventure with Guy Gardner at the center. Tomasi excells at writing Guy - probably the most likable jerk in the DCU - and I'm all for it.
It's a great side adventure to the main Brightest Day storyline, with actual ramifications for the future.

[Dean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too drawn out.
Gardner and Kilowog are the only characters given dialogue and autonomy/agency. Bleez barely speaks but at least has a moment or two of self determination. Arisia is only around for Guy and Kilowog to show how strong and brave they are. Art is fine.

[Gerry Sacco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really great artwork, disappointed with the story for something so highly regarded.

[Tim Gray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the most easy to love hero is added to a storyline I found to be somewhat rambling. Not for me.

[Desire Manara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cuando lo conseguí en inglés todavía no se había recopilado en castellano pero el precio era muy bueno.

[Wing Kee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guy is no longer just a dumb sexist side bro, he's now a badass impulsive cop!

World: The art is what you expect from a GL book, the rings look powerful and the sense of motion is great. The facial expressions are also powerful and in your face, good art! The would building had been great since Johns rebooted the GL books and it's just the same here. Even with the world already so fully formed there are still parts and pieces of the world that get revisited and also new places and people to meet. This is just great world building (something Marvel really needs to learn in their Nova and Guardians books).

Story: Dense, there are a lot of stories to be told here, not only Guy's mission but with Arisa, Wog and Yat there is also a lot of story. The pacing is great and does a wonderful job in balancing the stories and making us care about everyone. This arc also serves really well in building towards the next big GL event which is great. I really enjoy the Daxam story and it's mirror to modern society and the discussions you can have are really good. Very strong arc.

Characters: Wonderful. I remember when they rebooted Guy i found him to be a dude bro which I did not like (remember the beach resort?...), now he's real, he's relatable, his motivations are deep and complex but you don't lose Guy as a character, he's really fun to read. Killawog is great, what they did with him and where he is now emotionally is wonderful and completely earned. So is Arisa and Yat, Yat is a new character relatively speaking, but his origin and his world are so interesting to me. The villain is this piece is very one note and just an obstacle but his fight and his villainy were fun to read. Good stuff.

Very strong arc that kicks off this new series, Guy is a wonderful character now that I really enjoy reading.

Onward to the next book!

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much of a fan of Guy Gardner, although this volume did show a few different sides to his personality, instead of his regular, angry-snarky side. Finally, Guy has decided to fulfill his side of the pact he made with Ganthet and Atrocitus... The outcome of that pact isn't exactly clear, but it involves some three-eyed, snake-guts bad guy headquartered in the uncharted zone of the universe. Along the way he gets side-tracked by a trip to Daxam to discover what happened to Sodam and to learn why the Corps' rings are slowly being drained of power. This collection is not spectacular. The plot line with the three-eyed villain is actually pretty boring and anti-climactic. I liked how red lantern Bleez was used for comic relief.... And whatever the heck is going on with Sodam sure has my interest piqued. 3/5

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oft-annoying ringslinger Guy Gardner gets the spotlight in this volume, following up on his pact with Red Lantern leader Atrocitus and former Gardian-turned-Lantern Ganthet. It would appear that a new threat to the Lantern Corps is arising in the uncharted sectors of space, and Guy's stubborn attitude is best-suited for the task of finding it out. Sidekicked by fellow GL members Kilowog and Arisa, Guy does his best to hide the truth of the mission - only to run headlong into more conflicts that he though possible. Featuring appearances by Red Lantern member Bleez, underused Blue Lantern Warth, the Ion-bearer Sodam Yat, and our mysterious threat, this has the potential to be an excellent collction. Sadly, it only serves as a precursor to the War of the Green Lanterns arc following it.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Whatever Peter Tomasi was doing right when he began writing the Green Lantern Corps title has definitely faded. Yes, he gets Guy Gardner's characterization correct, but previously well defined characters such as Arisia and Kilowog are barely two dimensional.

The plot holes are just too big to ignore. The Guardians permitted unexplored territories? Since when, they're the one who divided the universe into 3600 sectors to be patrolled by the Corps. Sodam is freed from Daxam's sun, and now he is being mentally controlled by not one, but two villains?

Sigh-this is one title I will make certain not to pick up the next volume of.

[Cameron Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

After the events of Blackest Night, Guy Gardner is trying to get things back to green. After discovering the difficulties ahead, he does what he thinks is right. He discovers that the road ahead may have a red light for him.

What makes this collection so unique in the Green Lantern series is that it is another example of "good" not being able to tackle evil and needing something bad to help out. Granted the boost Guy gets comes at a price, but considering how other green lanterns have fared, it might be the only way for him to save the day. The real question is whether Guy is justified in his reasons or is he being pull in a direction with no way back.

[Mike McDevitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pasarin's art is really good! I love these characters, Tomasi picked just who I would have picked. Guy Gardener, Kilowog, and Arisia on a secret mission in uncharted space! (it's fun to see Kilowog as the MOST reasonable one on the team) Oh, the villian is quite the ghoul! And Sodam Yat is back as well! I was eager to see more of the big baddie: it'll be quite a War of the Lanterns.