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Green Lantern (2005) (Collected Editions)
Green Lantern, Volume 1: No Fear
Hal Jordan has returned from the dead and has once again sworn to protect all living beings in Space Sector 2814 using his power ring, the most powerful weapon in the universe.Discover how Hal re-establishes his personal life as a jet pilot for the Air Force while reconnecting with the super-hero community he once betrayed.
Collecting: Green Lantern 1-6, Secret Files and Origins 2005
Collecting: Green Lantern 1-6, Secret Files and Origins 2005
176 pages, Hardcover
First published April 19, 2006
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About the author
Geoff Johns
2,716 books2,410 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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November 29, 2016
It’s a fairly difficult task to find a Green Lantern title at the local library that isn’t tied into one of those laborious events (“Blackest Night”, “Brightest Day”, yada yada yada) or has the New 52 stamped on its cover, but I did it. Somebody at the library obviously slipped up.
Hal Jordan’s back.
*crickets*
“Hey Hal, you’ve been gone a long time, like years. Where’ve you been?”
“Uh, Europe…”
So, he pals around with Kyle Rayner.
“Hey Kyle, can you grab us a couple of beers from the fridge?”
Long pause. Kyle drops head and shoulders start heaving. He softly sobs.
“What, too soon?”
So Jordan’s back and his days as a galactic mass murderer are safely behind him, so what’s up?
Oh, it’s only the Manhunters. “No man escapes the Manhunters.”
Of course not. Look over there! It’s a puppy!
Next!
Intergalactic gremlins who speak German and they’re bent on re-tooling some of Hal’s old enemies as a welcome back present.
First: Shark, uh, Guy.
Anything in the water would normally be Aquaman’s purview, but he’s probably rounding up giant mutant sea horsies (Yippie Ki Yay) or taking a nap.
Next: the Black Hand
He sucks the life out of people and gives Hal a case of the “feels”. One huge giant green-handed punch later…
Finally: Creepy telepathic Hector Hammond, who plays Nudge Nudge with Hal.
Hector has an oversized head and he’s locked away underground, but he still knows what the Teutonic gremlins are up to, so he’s willing to trade information for a peek inside Hal’s memories.
“Got any memories involving redheads, Hal? I lurv me some, redheads.”
“All you get are dinner and drinks memories, you big-headed perv!”
Bottom line: DC offers up an origin story for Hal, but they cruelly left out one of Anne’s favorite characters: Pieface.
Pieface? Huh? Jordan you insensitive, racist bastard!
Cue panel of Jordan’s plane going up in a flame ball, followed by panel of Pieface whistling and tossing some important engine piece into the trash can.
This would be a decent gateway story for those who know little about the Green Lantern, unless you watched the Ryan Reynolds movie, then you have my sympathies.
Hal Jordan’s back.
*crickets*
“Hey Hal, you’ve been gone a long time, like years. Where’ve you been?”
“Uh, Europe…”
So, he pals around with Kyle Rayner.
“Hey Kyle, can you grab us a couple of beers from the fridge?”
Long pause. Kyle drops head and shoulders start heaving. He softly sobs.
“What, too soon?”
So Jordan’s back and his days as a galactic mass murderer are safely behind him, so what’s up?
Oh, it’s only the Manhunters. “No man escapes the Manhunters.”
Of course not. Look over there! It’s a puppy!
Next!
Intergalactic gremlins who speak German and they’re bent on re-tooling some of Hal’s old enemies as a welcome back present.
First: Shark, uh, Guy.
Anything in the water would normally be Aquaman’s purview, but he’s probably rounding up giant mutant sea horsies (Yippie Ki Yay) or taking a nap.
Next: the Black Hand
He sucks the life out of people and gives Hal a case of the “feels”. One huge giant green-handed punch later…
Finally: Creepy telepathic Hector Hammond, who plays Nudge Nudge with Hal.
Hector has an oversized head and he’s locked away underground, but he still knows what the Teutonic gremlins are up to, so he’s willing to trade information for a peek inside Hal’s memories.
“Got any memories involving redheads, Hal? I lurv me some, redheads.”
“All you get are dinner and drinks memories, you big-headed perv!”
Bottom line: DC offers up an origin story for Hal, but they cruelly left out one of Anne’s favorite characters: Pieface.
Pieface? Huh? Jordan you insensitive, racist bastard!
Cue panel of Jordan’s plane going up in a flame ball, followed by panel of Pieface whistling and tossing some important engine piece into the trash can.
This would be a decent gateway story for those who know little about the Green Lantern, unless you watched the Ryan Reynolds movie, then you have my sympathies.
August 30, 2017
This was one of the first Green Lantern comics I ever read. It's rather good, so I blame it for starting me on the somewhat tumultuous love/hate journey I now have with the Corps.
*shakes fist*
Still, this is a fine place to start if you're trying to untangle Hal's story a bit. Plus, you start off with Darwin Cooke's art, which really sets the mood for Secret Files & Origins.
Secrets and Origins gives a quick but sweet look at Hal's life growing up and showcases his love of flying, which will eventually transition into his life flying as a Green Lantern. It's sappy but good.
Everything else takes place after the whole Parallax/Spector thing is done with, and Hal has returned to Earth as a Green Lantern. He's starting over, trying to get back into the cockpit, making amends with his brother, and trying to fight off some outdated Manhunter.
Between that, he's flashing back to how he became a Green Lantern to start with, so for those of you who want a peek at his GL origins this one hits the spot.
Hector Hammond shows up and does his creepy drooling thing over Hal, sucks out a few of his memories, and warns him about an impending attack by some aliens who like to experiment on humans...and other things on Earth.
If you're looking for a more detailed intro to Hal Jordan you might want to check out Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth , but if you're just trying to determine if you might be interested in this character, this shorter volume will do just fine.
*shakes fist*
Still, this is a fine place to start if you're trying to untangle Hal's story a bit. Plus, you start off with Darwin Cooke's art, which really sets the mood for Secret Files & Origins.
Secrets and Origins gives a quick but sweet look at Hal's life growing up and showcases his love of flying, which will eventually transition into his life flying as a Green Lantern. It's sappy but good.
Everything else takes place after the whole Parallax/Spector thing is done with, and Hal has returned to Earth as a Green Lantern. He's starting over, trying to get back into the cockpit, making amends with his brother, and trying to fight off some outdated Manhunter.
Between that, he's flashing back to how he became a Green Lantern to start with, so for those of you who want a peek at his GL origins this one hits the spot.
Hector Hammond shows up and does his creepy drooling thing over Hal, sucks out a few of his memories, and warns him about an impending attack by some aliens who like to experiment on humans...and other things on Earth.
If you're looking for a more detailed intro to Hal Jordan you might want to check out Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth , but if you're just trying to determine if you might be interested in this character, this shorter volume will do just fine.
August 22, 2017
A new life for Hal Jordan!
I bought this in its single comic book issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to be able of making a better overall review.
This TPB edition collects “Green Lantern” #1-6.
Creative Team:
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrators: Ethan Van Sciver, Carlos Pacheco, Simone Bianchi
Special Cover: Alex Ross
BRAND NEW LIFE
Hal Jordan is finally free of the influence of Parallax, and also no longer part of The Spectre, and with the Guardians of the Universe alive again and the Green Lantern Corps recruiting again, it’s time to get back his own personal life.
Hal Jordan is once again a member of the GL Corps, having John Stewart as his back up partner, in the 2814 space sector. The Guardians have other plans for Kyle Rayner and Guy Gardner, keeping them away from Earth, so they are summoned to Oa. And good ol’ Kilowog is back on his usual duties as GL Corps trainer.
Carol Ferris is married, so there isn’t any romance for Hal in that area, but now that he’s back in the US Air Force, he met the stunning and daring fighter pilot Capt. Jillian “Cowgirl” Pearlman, and while nothing is started yet, things look promising.
Hal’s superior officer, General Jonathan “Herc” Stone, at Edwards Air Force Base, is an old acquaintance of Jordan and they weren’t in good terms in the past, but since General Stone deduced Hal’s identity as Green Lantern, now they are in pretty good situation, since the General isn’t any fool and he knows how useful is having a superhero on call.
VILLAINS’ RETURN
With Hal’s return, so are his old villains.
Black Hand lost his right hand due a harsh judgment of The Spectre when Hal was still inside, and obviously wants payback.
Hector Hammond is imprisoned on Belle Reve, but he already knows that Hal’s back and he’s thrilled for it.
The Shark (but don’t confuse him with King Shark, believe it or not, he’s totally other DC character) is back and bloodthirsty.
And…
…the first option for space law officers of the Guardians of the Universe, the fearsome Manhunters are back, updated and under new management!
But while you’d think that Hal is already too busy with all those foes…
…new insidious and mischief characters are messing with the DNA of Hal’s villains and giving them dangerous improvements!
Green Lantern is back and better than ever!
I bought this in its single comic book issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to be able of making a better overall review.
This TPB edition collects “Green Lantern” #1-6.
Creative Team:
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrators: Ethan Van Sciver, Carlos Pacheco, Simone Bianchi
Special Cover: Alex Ross
BRAND NEW LIFE
Hal Jordan is finally free of the influence of Parallax, and also no longer part of The Spectre, and with the Guardians of the Universe alive again and the Green Lantern Corps recruiting again, it’s time to get back his own personal life.
Hal Jordan is once again a member of the GL Corps, having John Stewart as his back up partner, in the 2814 space sector. The Guardians have other plans for Kyle Rayner and Guy Gardner, keeping them away from Earth, so they are summoned to Oa. And good ol’ Kilowog is back on his usual duties as GL Corps trainer.
Carol Ferris is married, so there isn’t any romance for Hal in that area, but now that he’s back in the US Air Force, he met the stunning and daring fighter pilot Capt. Jillian “Cowgirl” Pearlman, and while nothing is started yet, things look promising.
Hal’s superior officer, General Jonathan “Herc” Stone, at Edwards Air Force Base, is an old acquaintance of Jordan and they weren’t in good terms in the past, but since General Stone deduced Hal’s identity as Green Lantern, now they are in pretty good situation, since the General isn’t any fool and he knows how useful is having a superhero on call.
VILLAINS’ RETURN
With Hal’s return, so are his old villains.
Black Hand lost his right hand due a harsh judgment of The Spectre when Hal was still inside, and obviously wants payback.
Hector Hammond is imprisoned on Belle Reve, but he already knows that Hal’s back and he’s thrilled for it.
The Shark (but don’t confuse him with King Shark, believe it or not, he’s totally other DC character) is back and bloodthirsty.
And…
…the first option for space law officers of the Guardians of the Universe, the fearsome Manhunters are back, updated and under new management!
But while you’d think that Hal is already too busy with all those foes…
…new insidious and mischief characters are messing with the DNA of Hal’s villains and giving them dangerous improvements!
Green Lantern is back and better than ever!
December 5, 2017
Apparently I have already read this book a year ago, but have no recollection of that. Anyway, I am on a perpetual quest to get into more of DC universe (with 143 books on my DC shelf, I still admit that I know next to nothing about it! How crazy is that?), and Green Lantern has always been a big part of DCU. Unfortunately, the only good modern run of his character is written by Geoff Johns, whose books are almost always hard for me to enjoy for some reason. It also didn’t help that Green Lantern: Rebirth, his first volume, left me completely lost (definitely not the place to start reading about the Lantern). So it was pretty surprising that No Fear wasn’t as bad as I expected, although not exactly a masterpiece, too.
So Hal Jordan is back fom the dead, he’s restoring the Green Lantern Corps and getting back into his regular life, when all kinds of shit starts to rain on him, as it always does in superhero comics. Villain after villain comes after him, from a robot Manhunter to german-speaking gremlins to... some dude. No idea who he was. It’s not very deep at all, but all in good fun. It gets a bit too convoluted near the end, just like most other Geoff Johns comics, as Some Dude starts pummeling Hal and pushing some ham-fisted message about the nature of humanity and life and death and all that. Not very subtle.
I did enjoy Hal’s character. He’s a stubborn ass, but he has big heart, and he’s a classic definition of a hero. Johns will NEVER let you forget that the guy’s FEARLESS, though — look, it’s even in the title! And every other page there is somebody (usually Hal himself) who will say how fearless he is. He’s not afraid of anything! Don’t you get it yet, reader?!
Green Lantern as a superhero is also pretty fun, his abilities are cool and imaginative, and his suit looks rad.
So yeah, although I can’t say that I enjoyed the story in this volume, I did like the character, which is a good sign. I am willing to give Johns another chance here to win me over, and will check out the next volume.
So Hal Jordan is back fom the dead, he’s restoring the Green Lantern Corps and getting back into his regular life, when all kinds of shit starts to rain on him, as it always does in superhero comics. Villain after villain comes after him, from a robot Manhunter to german-speaking gremlins to... some dude. No idea who he was. It’s not very deep at all, but all in good fun. It gets a bit too convoluted near the end, just like most other Geoff Johns comics, as Some Dude starts pummeling Hal and pushing some ham-fisted message about the nature of humanity and life and death and all that. Not very subtle.
I did enjoy Hal’s character. He’s a stubborn ass, but he has big heart, and he’s a classic definition of a hero. Johns will NEVER let you forget that the guy’s FEARLESS, though — look, it’s even in the title! And every other page there is somebody (usually Hal himself) who will say how fearless he is. He’s not afraid of anything! Don’t you get it yet, reader?!
Green Lantern as a superhero is also pretty fun, his abilities are cool and imaginative, and his suit looks rad.
So yeah, although I can’t say that I enjoyed the story in this volume, I did like the character, which is a good sign. I am willing to give Johns another chance here to win me over, and will check out the next volume.
April 24, 2019
3.5 stars
DC wisely began No Fear just right for me. Want to get my attention? Have the (late, great) Darwyn Cooke illustrate the opening chapter. It sets a nice, properly nostalgic tone since Hal Jordan and his GL origin is briefly again re-hashed for readers. From there we are also introduced to the intriguing new co-star character Captain Jillian 'Cowgirl' Perlman, a USAF pilot, and thrown into the rest of the 'Manhunter' plot that encompasses the volume. The first half or two-thirds of the book is just great.
Curiously, around the time a trio of villains make their simultaneous appearance (and the artwork changes . . . for the worse) the now-crowded story-line gets muddled and derails. In one specific instance, the 'Shark' attack sequence seemed overly graphic for this otherwise middle-of-the-road type of book. Still, I'm curious to check the subsequent installment to see if things get back on track.
DC wisely began No Fear just right for me. Want to get my attention? Have the (late, great) Darwyn Cooke illustrate the opening chapter. It sets a nice, properly nostalgic tone since Hal Jordan and his GL origin is briefly again re-hashed for readers. From there we are also introduced to the intriguing new co-star character Captain Jillian 'Cowgirl' Perlman, a USAF pilot, and thrown into the rest of the 'Manhunter' plot that encompasses the volume. The first half or two-thirds of the book is just great.
Curiously, around the time a trio of villains make their simultaneous appearance (and the artwork changes . . . for the worse) the now-crowded story-line gets muddled and derails. In one specific instance, the 'Shark' attack sequence seemed overly graphic for this otherwise middle-of-the-road type of book. Still, I'm curious to check the subsequent installment to see if things get back on track.
November 27, 2016
I've never been really interested with Green Lantern
, but my friend is, and so far, he hasn't let me down with his recommendations, which is why I gave this a go.
I was a bit traumatized when I watched the Green Lantern movie with Ryan Reynolds which was why I was a bit hesitant to read anything with that character.Surprisingly, it wasn't bad. I actually, kind of, like it, if only I understood what happened before the events of this. I wonder what happened and why everyone thinks he died. I wonder what it was he did that made him feel so guilty.
On this six part issue, i felt that I knew Hal quite a bit now, as well as his family, and the people he works with. I liked the drama, i felt it worked well with the story.
Hal fought quite a lot of monsters here, some more terrifying than others, and it puzzles me why he was the only one fighting them. There were a lot of other Green Lanterns out there, as you will see here, and Hal almost got himself killed quite a number of times and no backup arrived. Haha. Damn. The other GLs must have been so busy to help him out.
The illustrations were great! I loved them.
Overall, I really enjoyed it and would definitely be continuing on with the rest of this run.
I was a bit traumatized when I watched the Green Lantern movie with Ryan Reynolds which was why I was a bit hesitant to read anything with that character.Surprisingly, it wasn't bad. I actually, kind of, like it, if only I understood what happened before the events of this. I wonder what happened and why everyone thinks he died. I wonder what it was he did that made him feel so guilty.
On this six part issue, i felt that I knew Hal quite a bit now, as well as his family, and the people he works with. I liked the drama, i felt it worked well with the story.
Hal fought quite a lot of monsters here, some more terrifying than others, and it puzzles me why he was the only one fighting them. There were a lot of other Green Lanterns out there, as you will see here, and Hal almost got himself killed quite a number of times and no backup arrived. Haha. Damn. The other GLs must have been so busy to help him out.
The illustrations were great! I loved them.
Overall, I really enjoyed it and would definitely be continuing on with the rest of this run.
December 30, 2021
This was an okay start, not something as explosive as rebirth but it sets the stage for whats to come down the line. We join up with Hal whose starting to rebuild his life slowly first he joins the airfrce and meets Cowgirl and General Stone until an explosion goes off from the newly arrived truck and he has to battle the Manhunter, and then some other Manhunter disguised as a human comes and so they scuffle. The first 3 issues are that and they are okay and we learn of Someone called Grandmaster whose controlling these manhunters and on Planet Biot. Its a fun read and then we have Hal battle it out and win, the next is him vs Hector Hammond after they discover some 50k year evolved human murdered and it was a fun one, and we just see how dangerous Hector is. The next one is Hal vs Killer shark and the art in it is gorgeous, the underwater fight especially wow! And then the big one after it is Black Hand returning and that one is lethal, we see them continue where they left off in rebirth and then we learn of the Kroloteans and something going on with the Rann-Thanagar war! Hal faces a gauntlet of his villains and some interesting things are being set up for the future!
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Reread: 30/12/2021
I am loving how Hal is introduced here and Johns does his best to establish a world around him and the way he faces off against his villains is awesome and then involving the Kroloteans was awesome and makes for a great thing. Also loving this General stone and his weird relationship with Hal and it teases great things to come with Blackest Night and Sinestro-corps war and more. The art is great again.
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Reread: 30/12/2021
I am loving how Hal is introduced here and Johns does his best to establish a world around him and the way he faces off against his villains is awesome and then involving the Kroloteans was awesome and makes for a great thing. Also loving this General stone and his weird relationship with Hal and it teases great things to come with Blackest Night and Sinestro-corps war and more. The art is great again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 30, 2016
Following the astonishing Green Lantern Rebirth, in which Hal Jordan is revived from death, Johns delivers another riveting chapter in Volume 1. Returning to Coast City, which was destroyed by Parallax and has now been rebuilt, Hal Jordan finds his return from death a difficult adjustment. While trying to earn back his wings and reenter the Air Force, strange supernatural events occur: manhunter androids start killing people, a prototype jet using alien technology nearly crashes, the Green Lanterns Corps is reassembling, and an alien is broadsided in the middle of the desert. Hector Hammond, whose powers were acquired from a meteor in Africa, asserts that the "alien" was evolved by the same meteor. And then there's the B movie mutated shark attack! And the plane incident involving Gremlins! And then the Black Hand destroys everything in his path. Amazing read. Hector Hammond creeps the fuck out of me.
September 26, 2015
I loved that this volume kicked off with Darwyn Cooke's art! I'm a big fan of his work and for me this was a definite treat.
All in all this was an okay start to the reboot. I didn't enjoy it as much as Rebirth - but it got the ball rolling well enough. It was a little 'jumpy' but I managed to stay on target and had some fun with it.
My favorite thing about Green Lantern has always been his corps. and the more spacey stuff. While there was a touch of that in here, most of it took place on earth. Ho-hum.
All said and done, some great pictures and some fun adventure. Still, it just never really felt all that 'balls-to-the-wall'. I guess that can't be expected right off the hop, though.
Good things come to those that wait.
All in all this was an okay start to the reboot. I didn't enjoy it as much as Rebirth - but it got the ball rolling well enough. It was a little 'jumpy' but I managed to stay on target and had some fun with it.
My favorite thing about Green Lantern has always been his corps. and the more spacey stuff. While there was a touch of that in here, most of it took place on earth. Ho-hum.
All said and done, some great pictures and some fun adventure. Still, it just never really felt all that 'balls-to-the-wall'. I guess that can't be expected right off the hop, though.
Good things come to those that wait.
October 4, 2010
2.5 to 3.0 stars. Flashes of excellent interspersed with a lot of okay is the best way I could describe this first Volume of the Green Lantern reboot. The excellent portions were enough to make me read the next volume, but I hope for a tighter story next go around.
September 6, 2025
➸ ∞/5 stars
INFINITY STARS!!! This is by far the best comic I've read so far!! This is the definition of PEAK. From the first page to the very last I was LOCKED IN! Geoff Johns you are a one of a kind author! I need more Green Lantern comics by TODAY! P.S. I almost let out a thug tear over the manhunters' fear for after death…
“In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power, Green Lantern’s light.”
INFINITY STARS!!! This is by far the best comic I've read so far!! This is the definition of PEAK. From the first page to the very last I was LOCKED IN! Geoff Johns you are a one of a kind author! I need more Green Lantern comics by TODAY! P.S. I almost let out a thug tear over the manhunters' fear for after death…
January 20, 2011
Disappointing. Geoff Johns' writing in GREEN LANTERN: NO FEAR (GL:NF) was all over the place, the pacing was choppy, the characters were merely brushed upon, the storyline in general was sometimes boring, often contrived, and just all over the place with no real depth like in GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH
(GL:R).
I was also bummed to find that Ethan Van Sciver only drew one issue of the six in this collection! I didn't mind Carlos Pacheco's art, but he's been better. His art seemed rather rushed and more devoid of backgrounds than usual. In places, it was very nice and dynamic, but overall Van Sciver's work in GL:R inflated my expectations. Overall, GL:R was MUCH better than GL:NF, but I'll go ahead and read the next collection in hopes that the writing gets more consistent and the artists put a little bit more effort into their work.
Rating: 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 (out of five). Recommended to fans of GL, but only mildly so to superhero fans in general, and I can't recommend it -- to be perfectly honest -- to those of you who don't usually read comics. There are much better superhero collections out there.
(GL:R).
I was also bummed to find that Ethan Van Sciver only drew one issue of the six in this collection! I didn't mind Carlos Pacheco's art, but he's been better. His art seemed rather rushed and more devoid of backgrounds than usual. In places, it was very nice and dynamic, but overall Van Sciver's work in GL:R inflated my expectations. Overall, GL:R was MUCH better than GL:NF, but I'll go ahead and read the next collection in hopes that the writing gets more consistent and the artists put a little bit more effort into their work.
Rating: 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 (out of five). Recommended to fans of GL, but only mildly so to superhero fans in general, and I can't recommend it -- to be perfectly honest -- to those of you who don't usually read comics. There are much better superhero collections out there.
September 25, 2016
Good stories by Geoff Johns, which lay the groundwork for future storylines, such as Blackest Night. With amazing art, especially the three issues by Carlos Pacheco, this book is one that is a quick read and very easy on the eyes. Best story of the bunch here has to be the one with the Manhunters.
No Man Escapes The Manhunters!
No Man Escapes The Manhunters!
October 12, 2025
Los tres primeros números recogidos en el tomo son el regreso oficial de Hal Jordan a la cabecera, con un pequeño arco argumental en el cual se encuentra con dos encarnaciones de Manhunter. La historia es una de tantas de alienígenas sueltos por las carreteras de EE.UU. con la salvedad de que está dibujada por un Carlos Pacheco en plenitud, que le da un sabor especial tanto al enfrentamiento con el Manhunter chungo como la vuelta de Jordan a la continuidad de una vida donde ha estado mucho tiempo fuera. Lamentablemente el resto del tomo es arena de otro costal, con un enfrentamiento con King Shark primero y Mano Negra después bastante menos logrados. Sobre todo porque el dibujo de este último se le cede a Simone Bianchi que pretende ser espectacular y termina siendo confuso.
February 5, 2017
The beginning of Geoff John's run on Green Lantern. My brothers been waiting to read this for quite some time. I was curious, sure, but I could have lived without this under my belt. To be honest I'm more keen on going back and reading up on Jordan's time as the spectre. The further back I go the more I wonder about when they last truly rebooted green lantern history. Kind of like I wonder when they plan on doing so next.
The first half of this is great, there's a bit of the fresh start feel to the story and there's a central group of bad guys that we get to focus on. We end, what I'm assuming is the end of an issue, at the halfway point with a bit of a mystery and a coming threat from said group of bad guys and then......stuff happens...
Gremlins, literally gremlins, start mucking up the works. Next thing you know Jordan is simultaneously dealing with three separate bad guys, that have nothing to do with the first half of the book. It felt rushed and convoluted and like too much was happening on each page.
If my brother gets the next book I'll read it, but if not I won't worry about it. I'll just get some of the spectre stuff instead.
And now, if you care to read it, some commentary on the villains and other stuff. Spoilers to follow.
This is the first thing I've read that features Hector Hammond, all I can say regarding him in this book is this, ew. He's weird and gross.
Another thing. Is that supposed to be king shark or just a random mutated shark? If it is him they changed his origin or something.
My last comment/question shall be this, how does Ganthet always survive?
The first half of this is great, there's a bit of the fresh start feel to the story and there's a central group of bad guys that we get to focus on. We end, what I'm assuming is the end of an issue, at the halfway point with a bit of a mystery and a coming threat from said group of bad guys and then......stuff happens...
Gremlins, literally gremlins, start mucking up the works. Next thing you know Jordan is simultaneously dealing with three separate bad guys, that have nothing to do with the first half of the book. It felt rushed and convoluted and like too much was happening on each page.
If my brother gets the next book I'll read it, but if not I won't worry about it. I'll just get some of the spectre stuff instead.
And now, if you care to read it, some commentary on the villains and other stuff. Spoilers to follow.
This is the first thing I've read that features Hector Hammond, all I can say regarding him in this book is this, ew. He's weird and gross.
Another thing. Is that supposed to be king shark or just a random mutated shark? If it is him they changed his origin or something.
My last comment/question shall be this, how does Ganthet always survive?
March 21, 2017
After his rebirth Hal Jordan tries to readapt to life, which proves somewhat harder than expected.
But there's no rest for the wicked and soon Green Lantern gets involved with Manhunters, a giant humanoid shark, Black Hand, Hector Hammond and german speaking gremlins.
Much happens for poor little newborn me in the GL universe. But I jumped on board and got most of it (Black Hand and Hammond being the two characters I miss intel on). Hammond is quite creepy, I like him already.
So there's action, lots of, and some quieter moments, when Hal renews links with his brother in an almost empty Coast City or when he's a kid eager to fly like his father (drawn by the great Darwyn Cooke btw). The pacing between these scenes is well handled.
Johns' script is better paced than in Rebirth, less rushed-up, less popping-up scenes (apparently) from nowhere, more linear. I'm not convinced he's the best writer ever but he seems good enough with these classical type of stories.
Art ranges from great (Cooke) to uninteresting (Van Sciver) with good (Bianchi) and correct (underperforming Pacheco) interspersed.
But there's no rest for the wicked and soon Green Lantern gets involved with Manhunters, a giant humanoid shark, Black Hand, Hector Hammond and german speaking gremlins.
Much happens for poor little newborn me in the GL universe. But I jumped on board and got most of it (Black Hand and Hammond being the two characters I miss intel on). Hammond is quite creepy, I like him already.
So there's action, lots of, and some quieter moments, when Hal renews links with his brother in an almost empty Coast City or when he's a kid eager to fly like his father (drawn by the great Darwyn Cooke btw). The pacing between these scenes is well handled.
Johns' script is better paced than in Rebirth, less rushed-up, less popping-up scenes (apparently) from nowhere, more linear. I'm not convinced he's the best writer ever but he seems good enough with these classical type of stories.
Art ranges from great (Cooke) to uninteresting (Van Sciver) with good (Bianchi) and correct (underperforming Pacheco) interspersed.
June 17, 2018
Pretty solid start. I liked the parts off Earth, especially OA. It felt like a good introduction with some alot of small exposures to different elements, ultimately building towards something bigger. Still a solid read. A little more gory and graphic than I was expecting from a DC book.
November 8, 2019
I have yet to find a creative team who lives up to the promise of this character. After fumbling haphazardly for a while through DC’s back catalog, I was pointed in the direction of this run. This first volume is engaging enough to get me through it, but I’ve little interest in continuing my way through the rest of this particular run.
Like so many other folks who have tackled the character, Geoff Johns and his rapidly rotating crew of visual collaborators do better with the patriotic jingoism of Hal Jordan’s backstory than they do with the imaginative possibilities of the ring. And for a ring that can effectively do or become anything, it pretty much just grabs and shoots things.
Perhaps there is so much imaginative promise built into this character and his many other incarnations that maybe it’s simply paralyzing to most creators. And even when those possibilities *are* indulged in (as with Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s current take on the character), it loses track of the human story undergirding it.
My search continues for a definitive run.
Like so many other folks who have tackled the character, Geoff Johns and his rapidly rotating crew of visual collaborators do better with the patriotic jingoism of Hal Jordan’s backstory than they do with the imaginative possibilities of the ring. And for a ring that can effectively do or become anything, it pretty much just grabs and shoots things.
Perhaps there is so much imaginative promise built into this character and his many other incarnations that maybe it’s simply paralyzing to most creators. And even when those possibilities *are* indulged in (as with Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s current take on the character), it loses track of the human story undergirding it.
My search continues for a definitive run.
March 8, 2021
5 🌟
Hal goes back to work as a pilot and fights Shark and aliens as Green Lantern.
Hal goes back to work as a pilot and fights Shark and aliens as Green Lantern.
May 2, 2013
You can read the full review over at The Founding Fields:
http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/05/...
Rebirth, the six-issue mini-series that marked the start of Geoff Johns’ nearly 9-year run on the Green Lantern book, was a story that completely blew me. It was pretty much a perfect graphic novel as far as I was concerned. Despite the fact that it was a transitional book and marked the return of Hal Jordan as a Green Lantern after spending a considerable amount of time as Parallax, and so would normally require catching up on years of continuity, it was a great intro-level book to the Green Lantern mythos. With such a fantastic experience from this book, my expectations from No Fear, the first volume of the fourth Green Lantern series, were pretty high. I expected a story that was at least as engaging and entertaining. Sadly, it was neither.
My biggest issues with the book were that there was a distinct lack of clarity in the book, the pacing was completely off, and the characters hardly got explored in any amount of detail.
With clarity I mean that there seemed to be no…. point to what was happening. Rebirth had already reestablished Hal’s background and given a solid grounding into the character. But then, No Fear seems to retread that ground, and to top it off, there wasn’t any references to the events of Rebirth. Nothing substantial anyway. It was as if none of the characters, such as Hal’s old friends, cared or even knew about what had happened. Personally, that disconnect was just too damn disappointing.
In terms of the pacing, the book was all over the place. The highs and lows came at really odd times, and the story never seemed to hits its stride. Now, after almost a year of reading various books within the New 52 setting, I’m used to reading big crossovers and “epic” storylines, story arcs that take place over six issues or more. Currently for DC, nfrom the books I’ve read, none of them fit the properly “monthly” mindset where each issue has a completely different story with only a slim connect to previous issues. The difference in the two story arcs within No Fear was just too jarring. At one time we are reading about the Manhunters, and then suddenly we are reading about a character who could possibly be King Shark, but the arc deals with that angle peripherally, and there’s little to no substance to it.
And then, the characters. None of them, barring the possible King Shark, made any kind of impression on me. Hal Jordan just felt bland and boring, with none of the fire to his character that was seen in Rebirth. The only remotely good scenes in the book involved Hal Jordan interacting with his brother Jim, and flashbacks that explained his relationship with his deceased mom. Hal Jordan became a much better sympathetic character through these scenes, but otherwise, none of it really mattered. Black Hand did show quite a bit of promise, but then
Speaking of art, I found it to be mostly serviceable. Decent enough I’d say. There are three changes in the art team through the course of the mini-series, with Carlos Pacheco leaving after the third issue, to be replaced by Ethan Van Sciver, who left after #5 to make room for Simone Bianchi. The art changes did jar as far as the internal artwork is concerned, since all three artists had different styles in drawing the same characters. Bianchi’s art for the sixth issue was the disappointing one here, since the visual look for a lot of these characters underwent an unnecessary and bland change. Other than that, one grump-point would be that often times the characters had indistinctly detailed facial expressions, as if the penciller was concerned only with getting the shape of a face on the pages rather than doing anything substantial.
Overall, No Fear fails to meet the standards set by Rebirth, or even Johns’ current New 52 run on the book. There are too many areas where the book disappoints and fails to capture the imagination. All the same, I’m looking forward to continuing with the meta-series since I love Green Lantern, and I really want to catch up on all of Geoff Johns’ work on the IP.
Rating: 3/10
http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/05/...
Rebirth, the six-issue mini-series that marked the start of Geoff Johns’ nearly 9-year run on the Green Lantern book, was a story that completely blew me. It was pretty much a perfect graphic novel as far as I was concerned. Despite the fact that it was a transitional book and marked the return of Hal Jordan as a Green Lantern after spending a considerable amount of time as Parallax, and so would normally require catching up on years of continuity, it was a great intro-level book to the Green Lantern mythos. With such a fantastic experience from this book, my expectations from No Fear, the first volume of the fourth Green Lantern series, were pretty high. I expected a story that was at least as engaging and entertaining. Sadly, it was neither.
My biggest issues with the book were that there was a distinct lack of clarity in the book, the pacing was completely off, and the characters hardly got explored in any amount of detail.
With clarity I mean that there seemed to be no…. point to what was happening. Rebirth had already reestablished Hal’s background and given a solid grounding into the character. But then, No Fear seems to retread that ground, and to top it off, there wasn’t any references to the events of Rebirth. Nothing substantial anyway. It was as if none of the characters, such as Hal’s old friends, cared or even knew about what had happened. Personally, that disconnect was just too damn disappointing.
In terms of the pacing, the book was all over the place. The highs and lows came at really odd times, and the story never seemed to hits its stride. Now, after almost a year of reading various books within the New 52 setting, I’m used to reading big crossovers and “epic” storylines, story arcs that take place over six issues or more. Currently for DC, nfrom the books I’ve read, none of them fit the properly “monthly” mindset where each issue has a completely different story with only a slim connect to previous issues. The difference in the two story arcs within No Fear was just too jarring. At one time we are reading about the Manhunters, and then suddenly we are reading about a character who could possibly be King Shark, but the arc deals with that angle peripherally, and there’s little to no substance to it.
And then, the characters. None of them, barring the possible King Shark, made any kind of impression on me. Hal Jordan just felt bland and boring, with none of the fire to his character that was seen in Rebirth. The only remotely good scenes in the book involved Hal Jordan interacting with his brother Jim, and flashbacks that explained his relationship with his deceased mom. Hal Jordan became a much better sympathetic character through these scenes, but otherwise, none of it really mattered. Black Hand did show quite a bit of promise, but then
Speaking of art, I found it to be mostly serviceable. Decent enough I’d say. There are three changes in the art team through the course of the mini-series, with Carlos Pacheco leaving after the third issue, to be replaced by Ethan Van Sciver, who left after #5 to make room for Simone Bianchi. The art changes did jar as far as the internal artwork is concerned, since all three artists had different styles in drawing the same characters. Bianchi’s art for the sixth issue was the disappointing one here, since the visual look for a lot of these characters underwent an unnecessary and bland change. Other than that, one grump-point would be that often times the characters had indistinctly detailed facial expressions, as if the penciller was concerned only with getting the shape of a face on the pages rather than doing anything substantial.
Overall, No Fear fails to meet the standards set by Rebirth, or even Johns’ current New 52 run on the book. There are too many areas where the book disappoints and fails to capture the imagination. All the same, I’m looking forward to continuing with the meta-series since I love Green Lantern, and I really want to catch up on all of Geoff Johns’ work on the IP.
Rating: 3/10
October 29, 2014
This feels like a bit of a bland collection. I think it has to do with the fact that I’m just not familiar with the Green Lantern villains. Some of these guys I have no idea who they are, or what kind of threat they represent. With superhero comics a large part of the drama comes from the history between the characters. So when Black Hand shows up in this book it might be a big moment to longtime fans, but to me it was just another case of “who is this guy”? Although Black Hand does seem to have one of the coolest, and most useful powers I’ve ever seen.
Several artist do work for the book, the first one being Darwyn Cooke. I’m a huge fan of Darwyn. I love his drawing style. He has that wonderful Bruce Timm style taken to a whole other level. In this book it seemed like he was changing his style to suit what the style was during the respected timeline of the story. Usually I love when Darwyn does this but here it just felt kind of bland. I know that Darwyn is a huge green lantern fan, so I would have be more fun to see him on a big action adventure story. Something that really plays up to his strengths. Simone Bianchi does the art for the final issue in the collection and I didn’t care for his art at all. I’m not sure why. There isn’t anything wrong with it per say, but it’s just not for me.
Several artist do work for the book, the first one being Darwyn Cooke. I’m a huge fan of Darwyn. I love his drawing style. He has that wonderful Bruce Timm style taken to a whole other level. In this book it seemed like he was changing his style to suit what the style was during the respected timeline of the story. Usually I love when Darwyn does this but here it just felt kind of bland. I know that Darwyn is a huge green lantern fan, so I would have be more fun to see him on a big action adventure story. Something that really plays up to his strengths. Simone Bianchi does the art for the final issue in the collection and I didn’t care for his art at all. I’m not sure why. There isn’t anything wrong with it per say, but it’s just not for me.
December 28, 2015
I have a full man crush on Hal Jordan. Not in a sexual way, I just think he is the absolute bee freakin knees!
I have been meaning to read through Geoff John's GL run for a long time and my wife just happened to give to to me on Christmas!
I'll start by saying that this isn't a huge epic tale that will blow your dick/tits off, but it's building towards something huge! I had no idea that John's was building toward Blackest night event since the start of his run! That's so god damn epic!! And not only is he building towards that, but something else is coming, and I have a feeling I know what it is, but I'm going to keep that to myself. Either way I'm loving where this is heading.
If there is one series of Geoff John's work that you should check out, I'd start here. He creates a living, vibrant world of space adventures and rich history that delves right back into old stories from the past. Connecting them in such a profound way that just leaves me reeling with fan boy giddiness.
I literally need to get my hands on the next volume quick!!
I have been meaning to read through Geoff John's GL run for a long time and my wife just happened to give to to me on Christmas!
I'll start by saying that this isn't a huge epic tale that will blow your dick/tits off, but it's building towards something huge! I had no idea that John's was building toward Blackest night event since the start of his run! That's so god damn epic!! And not only is he building towards that, but something else is coming, and I have a feeling I know what it is, but I'm going to keep that to myself. Either way I'm loving where this is heading.
If there is one series of Geoff John's work that you should check out, I'd start here. He creates a living, vibrant world of space adventures and rich history that delves right back into old stories from the past. Connecting them in such a profound way that just leaves me reeling with fan boy giddiness.
I literally need to get my hands on the next volume quick!!
April 15, 2015
Having read the first three volumes of New 52 Green Lantern and Green Lantern: Rebirth before having any basic Green Lantern background, I can say that this is a much better place to start Green Lantern comics, and that these six issues are petty good. The quality of the issues varies, but I felt that there was a good mix of seriousness and comic book camp (hard to take a giant "evolved" man shark seriously). This first volume also provides background about Hal Jordan's past and family that makes the reader begin to see why so many people seem to like and respect Hal Jordan, despite his sometimes obnoxious swagger and stubbornness.
P.S. The art was pretty standard comic book fare, but I quite enjoyed Simone Bianchi's art in issue 6.
P.S. The art was pretty standard comic book fare, but I quite enjoyed Simone Bianchi's art in issue 6.
February 18, 2014
This was the first green lantern book I read, and now I'm re-reading the whole series I liked it even more.
The first pages written by johns and illustrated by Cooke... Perfection, one of my favourite illustrators working with my favourite writer.
The corps is now very reduced and they have to face remaining manhunters (with a new master), super evolved creatures, goblins and, last but not least, black hand, and protect (the empty) coast city.
Just another reason for my love for mr johns to grow.
The first pages written by johns and illustrated by Cooke... Perfection, one of my favourite illustrators working with my favourite writer.
The corps is now very reduced and they have to face remaining manhunters (with a new master), super evolved creatures, goblins and, last but not least, black hand, and protect (the empty) coast city.
Just another reason for my love for mr johns to grow.
July 30, 2020
This was my first venture into Green Lantern territory. I was advised to begin with Geoff Johns, and I was not disappointed. It was an awesome story. There wasn't anything about the art that stood out and made it pop, but it was still good. I did discover, though, that I began with the wrong series. I should have began with Green Lantern: Rebirth by Johns, but a mix up led me to this one. It wasn't too bad, though, seeing as how I knew a little bit about the things that had happened leading from that series to this one.
November 4, 2017
This wasn't bad but after Rebirth it was somewhat of a letdown. The storyline featured the Manhunters, the Shark and Hector Hammond as well as some weird alien race of gremlins. It really felt a little rushed, like too much was packed into the first few issues. I'm not sure how far out Geoff Johns planned this run, but it felt a little like we were treading water as we built to the Sinestro Corps War. Just not quite up to the standard I was expecting.
September 21, 2020
This is big awesome!
Just a bunch of cool shit, followed by more cool shit. Some flashbacks to Secret Origins... but mostly just cool shit.
There are a few artists, and they were pretty different from each other... but all really good.
There’s not much of an overarching story. It’s mainly a bunch of two issue arcs. Which is fine.
It’s nice to see Hal finding his groove as a newly resurrected Green Lantern. Definitely looking forward to the next tpb from Geoff Johns.
Just a bunch of cool shit, followed by more cool shit. Some flashbacks to Secret Origins... but mostly just cool shit.
There are a few artists, and they were pretty different from each other... but all really good.
There’s not much of an overarching story. It’s mainly a bunch of two issue arcs. Which is fine.
It’s nice to see Hal finding his groove as a newly resurrected Green Lantern. Definitely looking forward to the next tpb from Geoff Johns.
February 2, 2012
An amazing return of Hal Jordan to the mainstream of DC Comics!
April 21, 2024
Uite că de fapt am descoperit volumul de la care ai putea începe să citești GL. Și cred că e chiar foarte potrivit, pentru că nu mai sunt răsturnări de situație cosmice, nu mai există atât de multă presiunea din partea evenimentelor anterioare. Nimic. Hal Jordan încearcă să-și refacă viața și să piloteze din nou avioane militare. Există de-a lungul acestor șase numere cât conține volumul de față o mulțime de trimiteri spre trecutul personajului, așa că e mai ușor să îi înțelegi biografia, deciziile și ceea ce a dus la prezentul evenimentelor de astăzi.
Evident, avem o mulțime de inamici, număr de număr din ce în ce mai mulți: manhunters vechi și noi, gremlini ciudați care vorbesc germană și sunt obsedați de experimente genetice, rechini mutanți, un Black Hand care are o revanșă de luat când vine vorba de Green Lantern și nelipsitul Hector Hammond, un personaj care cu siguranță mi se pare cel mai interesant de până acum. Ah, și un extraterestru, dar unul care arată ca în documentarele alea conspiraționiste de pe National Geographic. Lumea Green Lantern cu nelipsitele conflicte galactice e destul de departe de aventurile terestre ale lui Hal, doar John Stewart îi stă alături în diversele misiune de a salva situația.
Seria aceasta are prospețimea și lipsa de stres ale unui serial cu episoade semi-independente, lejer, fără griji, pe care-l urmărești de dragul poveștii și al personajelor. Arta e surprinzător de bună și ajută atunci când scenariul sau replicile mai scârțâie. Chiar recomand.
Evident, avem o mulțime de inamici, număr de număr din ce în ce mai mulți: manhunters vechi și noi, gremlini ciudați care vorbesc germană și sunt obsedați de experimente genetice, rechini mutanți, un Black Hand care are o revanșă de luat când vine vorba de Green Lantern și nelipsitul Hector Hammond, un personaj care cu siguranță mi se pare cel mai interesant de până acum. Ah, și un extraterestru, dar unul care arată ca în documentarele alea conspiraționiste de pe National Geographic. Lumea Green Lantern cu nelipsitele conflicte galactice e destul de departe de aventurile terestre ale lui Hal, doar John Stewart îi stă alături în diversele misiune de a salva situația.
Seria aceasta are prospețimea și lipsa de stres ale unui serial cu episoade semi-independente, lejer, fără griji, pe care-l urmărești de dragul poveștii și al personajelor. Arta e surprinzător de bună și ajută atunci când scenariul sau replicile mai scârțâie. Chiar recomand.
August 27, 2019
Manhunters (#1-3). The first arc of Geoff Johns' new Green Lantern lays a lot of groundwork for Hal Jordan's new life: groundwork that will largely be ignored in the years to come as Green Lantern moves deep into space. It also plays with the mythology by upgrading the Manhunters. Overall, it's a slow story because so much of it is setup [3+/5].
Gremlins (#4-6). Johns' second Green Lantern arc is weirdly over-the-top, as we mash together Hector Hammond, an evolved shark, and gremlin aliens. It's all part of some story about super-evolution, and I suppose a nice meeting of minds. And then Black Hand smashes in too!!?? Anywho, it's a nice set of Lantern villains, and I believe also the story that puts Hammond onto his path of weird hero worship that continues to the modern day [4/5].
This volume is definitely weaker than what would follow.
Gremlins (#4-6). Johns' second Green Lantern arc is weirdly over-the-top, as we mash together Hector Hammond, an evolved shark, and gremlin aliens. It's all part of some story about super-evolution, and I suppose a nice meeting of minds. And then Black Hand smashes in too!!?? Anywho, it's a nice set of Lantern villains, and I believe also the story that puts Hammond onto his path of weird hero worship that continues to the modern day [4/5].
This volume is definitely weaker than what would follow.
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