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Green Lantern: Sector 2814 #3
Green Lantern: Sector 2814, Vol. 3
In this new collection of 1980s Green Lantern adventures, John Stewart clashes with Guy Gardner to see who will be the Green Lantern of Earth. And while Stewart battles Harbinger during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Gardner recruits enemies of the Green Lantern Corps to stand against an evil that could destroy the entire universe--including The Shark, Hector Hammond, Sonar, Goldface and more! As the two factions fight each other--John Stewart and the Green Lantern Corps vs. Guy Gardner and the villains--a fallen Lantern's ring finds Hal Jordan, who reclaims his place in the Corps.
Collects GREEN LANTERN #194-200.
Collects GREEN LANTERN #194-200.
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 21, 2014
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Steve Englehart
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Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry.
He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one).
After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund.
And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane.
In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.
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December 18, 2021
A really fascinating book, especially from a Green Lantern history standpoint. As a GL fan--but one who has mostly only read modern books--it was really cool to see the role Green Lanterns played in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" as well as how certain ring-wielders have changed over the year.... particularly my favorite, Guy Gardner. In modern comics, he is rough (very rough) around the edges, but still basically a good guy. A jerk, but still a hero. And for all his bravado, he at least can back up his boasts. In this book, though, he was only a couple steps away from being a villain. (And the argument could even be made that those were very small steps.) Reading this, I can see how many long-term GL fans hate Guy. But I think this is more of a case of the writers have a learning curve when it came to really "getting" this character. Over the years, they perfected this unlikable jerk who still has a heroic heart. I'm very interested to continue to see how this Guy will turn into the Guy that I know and love.
April 12, 2014
another fine volume collecting the last seven issues of the first Green Lantern volume.
Let's see, we get Green Lanterens fighting to save the universe from the Anti-Monitor, Guy Gardner comes back and slugs it out with both Hal Jordan and John Stewart, then we see that Sinestro is trying to destroy the positive matter universe...oh, good stuff if you're a Bronze Era fan like myself.
I didn't remember Guy Gardner being such an ass, and the ending of the book was something I'd forgotten, after all it's been nearly 30 years since I read this last! (boy, i'm getting old.) But it was well handled, and marks a good transition point to the new series that came after, The Green Lantern Corps.
DC published 3 volumes of Tales of the Green Lantern Corps. I think the first two are backups and the ToTGLC miniseries, but the third volume takes place after this one.
Joe Staton's art is the same as it always is. Either you like it or you don't.
Let's see, we get Green Lanterens fighting to save the universe from the Anti-Monitor, Guy Gardner comes back and slugs it out with both Hal Jordan and John Stewart, then we see that Sinestro is trying to destroy the positive matter universe...oh, good stuff if you're a Bronze Era fan like myself.
I didn't remember Guy Gardner being such an ass, and the ending of the book was something I'd forgotten, after all it's been nearly 30 years since I read this last! (boy, i'm getting old.) But it was well handled, and marks a good transition point to the new series that came after, The Green Lantern Corps.
DC published 3 volumes of Tales of the Green Lantern Corps. I think the first two are backups and the ToTGLC miniseries, but the third volume takes place after this one.
Joe Staton's art is the same as it always is. Either you like it or you don't.
October 8, 2024
The issues in this collection should be called D-Stories from Infinite Crisis.
The last volume wasted the first few arcs of John Stewart's reign as Green Lantern by also having the story following Hal Jordan, The Worst Green Lantern Ever, who, since he quit the corps, is moping around the aircraft company he works for, disappointing his girlfriend, ignoring his friends, and just continuing to be a sadsack failure of a hero. It's frustrating that he gets so much time in these issues that are supposed to be about Stewart.
Eventually, Hal Jordan is so awful, his girlfriend forms another personality, an actually competent superhero who saves her friends and company while Hal Jordan whines, complains, and second guesses every decision he's ever made. Then when Hal briefly gets a lantern ring again, she and her other personality merge so that she's a cosmic villain intent on destroying Green Lanterns. And who can blame her. The Green Lanterns in this book are awful.
In this volume, the Guardians give yet another Lantern Ring to an Earther. John Stewart thinks he's helped solve the Crisis on Infinite Earths but his bosses disagree, and toss a ring at the previously comatose Guy Gardner. Guy's a jerk. He's a borderline villain. And this whole book ends up being a struggle for power between two differently annoying white guys, and John Stewart, who is the only reasonable and competent human of the bunch.
The story is a bit frustrating but a step up from the previous volume. If you enjoy John Stewart...he's in this? and that's more than most Green Lantern collections from the 1980s can say. If you like Guy Gardner, first of all: what's wrong with you, secondly, he's in here, too, as his Worst Self. Ditto Hal Jordan. This is really for completists, though. I don't think casual superhero fans...even casual Green Lantern fans will particularly enjoy this volume.
The last volume wasted the first few arcs of John Stewart's reign as Green Lantern by also having the story following Hal Jordan, The Worst Green Lantern Ever, who, since he quit the corps, is moping around the aircraft company he works for, disappointing his girlfriend, ignoring his friends, and just continuing to be a sadsack failure of a hero. It's frustrating that he gets so much time in these issues that are supposed to be about Stewart.
Eventually, Hal Jordan is so awful, his girlfriend forms another personality, an actually competent superhero who saves her friends and company while Hal Jordan whines, complains, and second guesses every decision he's ever made. Then when Hal briefly gets a lantern ring again, she and her other personality merge so that she's a cosmic villain intent on destroying Green Lanterns. And who can blame her. The Green Lanterns in this book are awful.
In this volume, the Guardians give yet another Lantern Ring to an Earther. John Stewart thinks he's helped solve the Crisis on Infinite Earths but his bosses disagree, and toss a ring at the previously comatose Guy Gardner. Guy's a jerk. He's a borderline villain. And this whole book ends up being a struggle for power between two differently annoying white guys, and John Stewart, who is the only reasonable and competent human of the bunch.
The story is a bit frustrating but a step up from the previous volume. If you enjoy John Stewart...he's in this? and that's more than most Green Lantern collections from the 1980s can say. If you like Guy Gardner, first of all: what's wrong with you, secondly, he's in here, too, as his Worst Self. Ditto Hal Jordan. This is really for completists, though. I don't think casual superhero fans...even casual Green Lantern fans will particularly enjoy this volume.
September 28, 2023
In this volume we see the saga of Hal Jordan quitting the Green Lantern Corps come to it's logical conclusion amidst the crossover Crisis On Infinite Earths. I am not sure if I should use the SPOILERS tag for something over 30 years old, but be forewarned that I might blow the whole plot for you if you proceed any farther.
John Stewart has been the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 since Hal Jordan quit The Green Lantern Corps (in the first of the three volumes of trades in this line). Stewart is still learning the ropes but has a good grasp on the powers and his role. There is no doubt that he is a hero. The Guardians Of The Universe have a crisis of their own during the COIE and have become a warring action, with Guy Gardner recruited to become a Green Lantern to carry out a mission.
Gardner is a Green Lantern for “the new generation”, an anti-hero rebel type who is wholly unlikable and completely unheroic. He's a definite precursor for the '90s “!!! totally extreme!!!” style heroes which leave me cold.
There are some nice character development moments with the relationship between Green Lanterns John Stewart and Katma Tui. While the events in these comics play out clearly, there is a feeling as we hit issues 199 and 200 that universe-wide changes have occurred in the aftermath of COIE that are not fully explained here. DC was in the process of trying to reset their universe, a then-innovative and bold concept which has now been done ad nauseum, and they were in a hurry to clear the deck. The Guardians were about to embark with their forgotten other halves, the Zamarons, to proceed with some kind of Dark Crystal style merging.
The series continues with #201 in Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 trade paperback, long out of print but not too pricey. DC's collected editions department makes no sense, with it's scattershot approach to collecting material. They seem to be trying to rectify that lately but their production errors (missing pages, dropped word balloons) are keeping them a dozen or so years behind Marvel's collected editions program.
It took me a while, but I finally read all three of these books. The first volume was the strongest of the bunch, with the second one still being enjoyable. This third volume has cemented Green Lantern as a B-lister in my mind.
John Stewart has been the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 since Hal Jordan quit The Green Lantern Corps (in the first of the three volumes of trades in this line). Stewart is still learning the ropes but has a good grasp on the powers and his role. There is no doubt that he is a hero. The Guardians Of The Universe have a crisis of their own during the COIE and have become a warring action, with Guy Gardner recruited to become a Green Lantern to carry out a mission.
Gardner is a Green Lantern for “the new generation”, an anti-hero rebel type who is wholly unlikable and completely unheroic. He's a definite precursor for the '90s “!!! totally extreme!!!” style heroes which leave me cold.
There are some nice character development moments with the relationship between Green Lanterns John Stewart and Katma Tui. While the events in these comics play out clearly, there is a feeling as we hit issues 199 and 200 that universe-wide changes have occurred in the aftermath of COIE that are not fully explained here. DC was in the process of trying to reset their universe, a then-innovative and bold concept which has now been done ad nauseum, and they were in a hurry to clear the deck. The Guardians were about to embark with their forgotten other halves, the Zamarons, to proceed with some kind of Dark Crystal style merging.
The series continues with #201 in Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 trade paperback, long out of print but not too pricey. DC's collected editions department makes no sense, with it's scattershot approach to collecting material. They seem to be trying to rectify that lately but their production errors (missing pages, dropped word balloons) are keeping them a dozen or so years behind Marvel's collected editions program.
It took me a while, but I finally read all three of these books. The first volume was the strongest of the bunch, with the second one still being enjoyable. This third volume has cemented Green Lantern as a B-lister in my mind.
January 14, 2018
Green Lantern: Sector 2814 volumes 1-3 can really be summed up as being stories about whining. In volume 1, Hal Jordan whines because he doesn't want the ring anymore and so he resigns. In volume 2, Stewart whines because he doesn't want to be Green Lantern and has to be guilted into it, and Hal whines because he is jelous of Stewart. In volume 3, Guy and Hal both whine a great deal because they want to be green lanterns. Hal promises that if they give him a ring, he will be a Green Lantern forever. He then promptly resigns again because he doesn't want to follow Guy Gardner's orders.
Reading these volumes, it makes you wonder how any of these man-babies are worthy of Green Lantern rings. There are some important things in these volumes, like John Stewart and Guy Gardner becoming full time Lanterns, the exit of the Guardians, John and Katma's romance blossoming, and a Crisis tie-in. Over all, these volumes are pretty skippable unless you really want to read everything even slightly important to Green Lantern History.
Reading these volumes, it makes you wonder how any of these man-babies are worthy of Green Lantern rings. There are some important things in these volumes, like John Stewart and Guy Gardner becoming full time Lanterns, the exit of the Guardians, John and Katma's romance blossoming, and a Crisis tie-in. Over all, these volumes are pretty skippable unless you really want to read everything even slightly important to Green Lantern History.
July 26, 2022
This collection features the early adventures of John Stewart and Guy Gardner, who would both become stalwarts of the both the Green Lantern Corps and the Justice League. These issues also set up the final storylines of this run of this Green Lantern title. Both John and Guy are called upon to help with the Crisis, but in different ways.
John Stewart is chosen by the Monitor to help heroes from multiple realities fight the Anti-Monitor. Guy is the chosen champion of the Guardians of the universe and is on a secret mission for them. Their heroics eventually inspire Hal Jordan to join the Green Lantern Corps again.
John Stewart is chosen by the Monitor to help heroes from multiple realities fight the Anti-Monitor. Guy is the chosen champion of the Guardians of the universe and is on a secret mission for them. Their heroics eventually inspire Hal Jordan to join the Green Lantern Corps again.
December 26, 2021
A good read for a long-time fan of the various Green Lantern characters (Earth and otherwise). Best read alongside Crisis on Infinite Earths. The Corps faces the threat of the Crisis, John Stewart proves himself as the new GL of Earth, Guy Gardner becomes a full GL (and not in the way you think), Hal Jordan returns to the Corps, and ultimately everything changes for the Corps... forever!
April 7, 2022
Superb and Scintillating volume of Green Lantern Escapades!!
Featuring stunning artwork and wonderful storylines , this graphic novel delivered as a fantastic and brilliant product. It featured John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy Gardener in a compelling tale. It is simply mega! It was a great blast from the past!!
Featuring stunning artwork and wonderful storylines , this graphic novel delivered as a fantastic and brilliant product. It featured John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy Gardener in a compelling tale. It is simply mega! It was a great blast from the past!!
September 23, 2019
This suffers a little from Crisis crossovers and a lack of focus. He writes John Stewart so well that I just want to read that. I get bored with Hal and no force on earth could make me care about Guy.
Even though it was meant to be a Batman episode, I couldn't help but talk Green Lantern when interviewing Steve Englehart for the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/in...
Even though it was meant to be a Batman episode, I couldn't help but talk Green Lantern when interviewing Steve Englehart for the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/in...
February 16, 2017
Takes place during the Crisis, ending at Green Lantern issue #200. Juggles multiple characters and storylines better than any Avengers book I have read.
This is good stuff.
This is good stuff.
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