Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns: Omnibus

by Geoff Johns (Writer), Ivan Reis (Illustrator), Doug Mahnke (Illustrator)

Best-selling writer and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Geoff Johns revitalized the Green Lantern franchise in his decade long run beginning with GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and culminating with WRATH OF THE FIRST LANTERN.

Blackest Night is here as the dead rise across the cosmos! Hal Jordan and the battle worn Green Lanterns must unite the new and different colored Corps if they have any chance at defeating the seemingly endless and unstoppable army of the dead.

Collects Green Lantern #26-52, Blackest Night #0-7, DC Universe #0, Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1-2, Blackest Night Tales of the Corps #1-2.

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

1040 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2010

About the author

Geoff 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.

Reviews

[Mizuki]

The Blackest Night is in here! Zombie Black Lanterns and the Black Hand, a.k.a one really creepy guy named William Hand, HAHAHA! I'm loving it!

In vol. 2, there are also a series of short stories to explain where the Red Lanterns, Star Sapphire and the Blue Lanterns came from, I enjoy the stories with Agent Orange a lot (Christmas Day with Agent Orange!!!! HAHAHA!)

More to come.

[Malum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This omnibus covers the Blackest Night event and the creation of many of the other corps. In the grand mythology of the 21st century Green Lantern Universe, this volume is a foundational document. Besides all of that, though, it is also just a lot of fun!

The only negative I would give this volume is the fact that Hal's origin is once again rehashed (is there any other hero that has had his origin story run into the ground so much?), but it is a pretty minor complaint next to the huge amount of fantastic material you get here.

[Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved meeting all the different Corps in this omnibus, but I do wish more time had been spent developing and introducing them - maybe perhaps one or two introduced at a time here and there over this huge arc by Geoff Johns.

I enjoyed the story very much, I wanted a little more from the resolution at the end - but I reckon that’s the mark of an excellent comic - leave you wanting more.

The artists who were involved top notch. The colors exploding off the page, the panes were gorgeous - loved the intricate detail for the characters.

I found this volume to be slightly elevated in overall quality over the first one.

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great omnibus. A lot of cool stories included that expanded greatly on the green lantern mythos. I think the Blue and Indigo lanterns were my favorite additions in that they would be the corps I would join, but I think Larfleeze was my favorite new Lantern introduced. Would definitely recommend this series.

[The Lion's Share · Rating 3 out of 5]

"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!"


Volume 2 is far different from Volume 1. Volume 1 is the kick off and the realisation that something bigger is about to happen in the DC Universe. The Blackest Night cometh!

If you follow the mythology of green lantern you will realise that this story line is comic geek gold. It's the equivalent of Star Wars, it's a true epic and this is where I commend Geoff Johns for coming up with the idea. In this volume all the stories which were predicted by Atrocitus when he was captured by Abin Sur are coming true. The War of light has erupted and the Blackest night is coming true.

In this volume we are introduced to all the other different Corps in the spectrum of light, each having their own emotion based powers: W ROYGBIV B



W - White Lantern Corps - Life
R - Red Lantern Corps - Rage
O - Orange Lantern Corps - Avarice
Y - Sinestro Lantern Corps - Fear
G - Green Lantern Corps - Willpower
B - Blue Lantern Corps - Hope
I - Indigo Tribe - Compassion
V - Star Sapphires - Love
B - Black Lantern Corps - Death

Because of the war of light, the emotions and all the noisy light disturb Nekron, the embodiment of Death. He was at peace and now because of all the light he wants to eradicate life and emotion so he can get a good night sleep basically.

We get to see a lot of dead heroes come back to life as zombies and all the big hitters are in this volume, Superman, Mongul and the Anti-Monitor to name but a few.

A good volume, but the Blackest night like all major DC and Marvel events becomes a bit silly, overcrowded and convenient. It gives them a good excuse to bring some characters they killed back to life basically, which is annoying.

This story really opens the Green Lantern franchise for DC and a lot more comics came out of this story. Sinestro got his own series and so did the Red lanterns. We also see the Alpha Lanterns, who feel no emotion except Willpower and Kyle Rayner goes onto become a major influential character later on.

Let's see how this all ends in Volume 3.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Alpha Lanterns (#26-28). This is Johns at his best. He's weaving the story of the emotional spectrum (here, introducing Red and to a lesser extent Orange), but he's doing it in a very personal story. The fall of the Lost Lanterns is tragic; the rise of the Alpha Lanterns is disturbing; and the new direction the Corps is taking is sad. Overall, Johns shows off how to tell a great story while focusing on the politics of the Corps [5/5].

Secret Origin (#29-35). A little retconny? Sure. But it's still a great story. Mixing together Sinestro, Hector Hammond, Black Hand, and Atrocitus into Hal's origin could have been a bit much, but it all fits together well, and as a result we also get great bits of backstory, like what Abin Sur was doing when he died. Add that on to a great personal connection between Hal and Carol (and Pieface) and you have a terrific story [5/5].

Rage of the Red Lanterns (Rage, #36-38). This is the story that really introduces the Red Lanterns and the Blue Lanterns and hints at Larfleeze and the role of the Star Sapphires. And, it's hard to assess so many years later. At the time it was absolutely groundbreaking. Despite being really focused on combative fights, it entirely rewrote the ground rules of the Green Lantern universe. Now, it's been 10 years of this, and this turns out to be the first of a billion fights between the members of the emotional spectrum. But, it's fair to rate it by what it did, not what was done afterward [5/5].

Agent Orange (#39-42). When I first read this, I was thrilled for its continued exploration of the emotional spectrum. On rereading, it's not nearly as excitement, because without its novelty it becomes a long, tiring fighting against an infinite number of orange constructs. Great things have been done with Larfleeze, but this introduction is a weak point in the leadup to Final Night. [3+/5]

Blackest Night (#43-52). Again, this is a story that can only be judged entirely by looking at it as a product of its time. It was the culmination of a year-and-a-half of storytelling and the creation of all the corps that finally unite here. On the plus side, it also offers an explanation for the many resurrections in the DC universe, brings back characters that deserved more attention, and then promised an end to those rebirths (not that that promise would be kept). On the downside, it's a big long, long fight, without enough story beats to really propel things forward. Still, it's an imminently quick read, and it's worth the entrance fee to finally get Blackest Night and Green Lantern collected together in the right order [4/5].

[Blindzider · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty enjoyable although there are a few plot devices used a little too often. For some reason I really like the idea of the emotional spectrum. There's some added depth to the history of the universe itself so parts of it has that epic cosmic feel. The remainder has more of a personal emotional core dealing with death of friends in the DCU. Art wise it's not quite as good as volume 1 but still a solid group of artists.

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 2 down...holy smokes this was ALOT of shit haha.

So this is when things get closer and closer to the big reveal of the Blackest Night. The rise of the dead lanterns! Before that though we get a little revised history of Hal Jordan, his secret origin, and how he became who he is. This was interesting for me because I have never read Green lantern before volume 1 Omnibus. Then we also get the big moment of revealing all the different lanterns. Blue, Orange, Purple, and more. Of course none are really getting along and they bickering and fighting but then...

THEN IT BEGINS. The rise of the black lantern. Truly a fucked up individiual who begins the blackest night. A event to bring the dead back, zombiefied, while going after all our heroes. In this big event the entire world is effected from Flash, Hal, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more until it all comes down to one BIG ass brawl to save humanity.

Good: The blackest night was highly entertaining. The fights were fun, the stakes felt real, and the aftermath was extremely interesting. Also the origin story was very enjoyable for someone like me who doesn't know much of Hal. I also enjoyed learning about all the emotions of the lanterns and seeing them all become their own corp. Also the Orange corp is funny as hell.

Bad: it begins to stretch a little. At points I just wanted to skim the chapters but afraid to miss anything important. I also thought the whole John side story was odd and didn't add much to the overall story. The pacing had issues unlike volume 1 where felt it was perfectly paced.

Overall this was still great. I loved this event too because it was balls to the walls fun. I hope volume 3 lives up to the first two! A 4 out of 5.

[Relstuart · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's challenging for me to rate this when it contains so much content I've read before (Blackest Night) as I'm well beyond first impression. I thought the event held up ok and the surrounding material is solid. Jones is doing a great job building a cosmic universe with characters I care about for DC with his run on Green Lantern. Definitely picking up book 3 and hoping that the rest of his run will be collected in a DLX or fourth omnibus (if there is enough material).

[Jameson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. Truly epic storytelling and awesome highs. I’m curious to see how this all ends in Omnibus #3, as this is a great story. The entire book went by in a flash. Really, really good.

[Sage · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this Omnibus is essentially Johns' Blackest Night. The story is a tad convoluted and at times you feel that they're really just trying to force square pegs in round holes. That being said, if you can overlook the sometimes 'forced' feel it's quite an enjoyable read. The art is superb and Johns' writing is (as usual) excellent. He is fully capable of taking 'B-Team' DC characters and making them compelling.

What didn't I like? There are a few fun Blackest Night stories that aren't included in here (not written by Johns). These aren't needed to fully understand the story but they do add a bit of backstory. Also, you need to be pretty well versed in recent DC related events (lots of dead DC Universe folks play a role in this story). Finally, this is fairly minor but this is really a 'Blackest Night' book with a little Green Lantern sprinkled in.

Extras are interesting... some deleted scenes, some 'author's commentary'. Binding holds up well (at least mine did). If you liked Vol. 1 you should really get this one. Can't wait for Vol. 3.

[Fluffyroundabout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, amazing! Somehow better then the first...

[Kiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

All will be well.

[Thezachespinoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

this everything that power rangers wanted to be

[Richard Schaefer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second omnibus includes the fallout from the Sinestro Corps War, the Secret Origins arc, stories of the various color corps leading up to Blackest Night, and then Blackest Night itself. As such, this omnibus is full of great stories but Blackest Night is better presented in its own omnibus; so I was in the awkward position of reading part of this, jumping over to the almost 1700 page BN omnibus, then coming back here after I was done. Again, the quality of the storytelling is great here, but if you just read it without the BN omnibus, you’ll miss out on a lot of what makes Johns’ run (and BN as the culmination of that run) so great.

[Hugo Emanuel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was never the biggest Green Lantern Hal Jordan fan. I feel he is a dull character, and his personality is a cliché of sorts. I very much prefer John Stewart or Kyle Rayner, whose personalities are alot more engaging and three-dimensional than Hal Jordan.

Despite that, Johns actually had brought a interesting characterization to the character in the first omnibus, and expanded the GL mythos in grand sweeping storylines that were exciting to read. I had quite enjoyed the first omnibus volume of Johns' GL run, so I came into the second omnibus with high expectations. They were not met.

The first alf of the omnibus is interesting enougth. The different Lantern Corps for different emotional spectrums, and how they formed, was an interesting read, even if it was slightly streched out for longer than necessary.
However, all this hulabaloo about the different Corps climaxes in Blackest Night, and boy, was that a dull read.

Everyone loves Blackest Night, but to me, it was just a very dull over-long fight.
SInestro Corps Wars was also one long fight, but somehow, it was exciting, due to the characterization throughout, that was never set aside even mid-fighting.
Blackest Night has pretty close to zero characterization, and an extremely dull villain, who has a very dull motivation. He awakens a bucnh of dead heroes and lovers (who are really just corporeal shells with memory, not really the heroes or lovers themselves, so all emotional stakes are low), and then its a big whole fight for over 300 pages.
So many pointless twists in these fights that just served to prolong a overall dull affair all around.

We also have yet ANOTHER Hal Jordan "origin story" that retcons a few events from his past. I think that's the third time we visit this period in Jordan's life, and by now its past getting old.

So, overall, first half is good fun, but the Blackest Night portions of the omnibus is a huge slog. But it is never bad exactly, just very meh.

I have already purchased the third omnibus, but I am not very looking forward to read it, to be honest. It will probably suffer the indignity of remaining at the bottom half of my "to-read" pile for all eternity, amongst other books I have purchased many moons ago, and still remain with their spines uncracked.

[Neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay; I enjoyed parts of it and other parts, not so much. The parts I did not enjoy almost drove it down to two stars for me, but I would rate it 2.5 - 2.7 stars, rounded up, I guess. There is a lot to cover in this part of Geoff Johns' run, that is for sure! It most assuredly has some interesting character development(s) in it! hahahah At the same time, I would say it definitely slows down in areas; the flow is mixed, and I think it really reinforces why some of maybe DC and Marvel should do away with these yearly "big events" stories. I did not follow DC as closely as I followed Marvel, so I do not remember how much the "big event" in this collection affected the rest of the DCU, but I do not remember it being "a seismic shift" or anything like that.

It is funny, but I remember watching "Challenge of the Super-Friends" back in the late 70s and Green Lantern did become my favorite DC hero for a time. I had a big blue plastic ring at the time, so I would wear it and call myself "Blue Lantern" (I do not remember what my "weakness" was). So I greatly enjoyed the introduction of the other Lantern Corps and what their colors reflected. To me, these other Corps were the best part of the book.

I liked most of the artwork. Some of the best artwork involved shots of the different Corp members in the same panel together, in my opinion. The Black Lanterns and the White Lanterns were more "meh" for me; I could take them or leave them (although there were some panels of the White Lanterns facing off against Nekron and his Black Lanterns that definitely stood out). I also loved that there were numerous "splash pages" where two pages were used to create one giant picture in the book. There was some beautiful artwork on display on those pages.

There were a couple of things I "did not like" (or care for) in the series. The "first" was a "casual comment" by a "minor" character along the lines of how you knew things had to be really bad in order for a scientist to turn to God. I mean, I kinda "get it" as to why the comment was made, but I did not really feel like it needed to be made. It is a "minor" complaint, though.

I thought it was really stupid how, at the end of "Blackest Night," there were characters who had been dead well-before this series took place and some of those characters were brought back to life, and then there were other characters who were NOT brought back to life. Perhaps a later issue "explains" why this occurred, but it seemed one of the "weakest" parts of the story to me.

Also, "Blackest Night" was "narrowly focused" for too long before it expanded like it did to encompass 'the entire universe' before focusing back on Earth at the end. I guess it boils down to me not being that impressed with the whole storyline. I got to the point where I was wondering how the author was going to "pull it off" and "save the day" at the end, if it was going to be "reasonably believable while exciting" or if it was going to be a giant "Dues ex Machina" event. To me, I felt like the author had written himself into a corner and did not know how to get out of it (especially as the Spectre, "God's Hand of Justice," was completely impotent against Nekron. I mean, I guess I 'get it' in that Nekron was the "embodiment" of Death and not a spirit, but it still fell flat for me), so he it turned into a giant "Dues ex Machina" ending. Also, some of the "Big Name" heroes were "killed" and became Black Lanterns; clearly, they were going to be "saved" and not remain dead as they are big money-makers for DC. So it was anti-climatic for them to be taken and then saved [although they did look pretty tight as White Lanterns].

In my first paragraph, I know I made the comment about how these "big events" do not really make "lasting changes" in the DCU or the Marvel U. I realize that is too general of a statement, on the one hand, so I will clarify. In m opinion, in regard to the "Blackest Night" storyline, nothing "major" happened to the DCU after it was over. However, in regard to the introduction of the other Lantern Corps, that was a big change, and those other Corps remained a part of the DCU. That was pretty cool. I know they ended up having a series about the Red Lanterns and the Yellow Lanterns; I guess the other side of the spectrum was not "cool enough" to have their own series.

I did think it was pretty cool how Ganthett changed ALL of the rings so that the various Corp members could "momentarily deputize" others to assist in a particular event [fighting back on Earth against the Black Lanterns]. It was cool to me that others could be momentarily deputized, which led to hilarious moments of Luthor fighting Larfleeze over the Yellow Lantern during the course of the "final battle" before the "FINAL BATTLE." I also thought it was . . . not quite awesome, but still awesome, that Ganthett was able to alter ALL of the colored rings like he did (which shocked the primary "Ring Bearers" of each Corps) to allow for the deputization to occur.

Overall, I did enjoy reading this collection. I preferred the stories about the different Lantern Corps over the "Blackest Night" storyline (although Larfleeze did get annoying well before the end of Blackest Night). I now realize he had to introduce the other Lantern Corps in order to reach "Blackest Night," but, at the same time, I did feel like the introductions of the other Corps were a bit forced. Granted, it might of needed to come across that way because of "how quickly" events were moving and pushing toward "Blackest Night."

I am glad I finally got around to reading this collection, and I will be starting volume three in the near future.

[Luke Boyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

God help me if this isn't just one of the best superhero stories I've ever read. I mean, this is in the pantheon for sure. Just incredible.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another incredible omnibus of Geoff Johns' lengthy Green Lantern run. Supported by a strong cast of artists, this volume continues from the strong foundation of the first volume and also includes the DC event Blackest Night. Blackest Night brings the concept of the Green Lantern Corps to a new level and broadens the mythos to include a range of other color related Corps. It was really interesting to see the diverse characteristics of each Corps and how they corresponded to different emotions.

The volume integrates issues of Green Lantern with the Blackest Night event series into a strong cinematic style narrative that carried a sense of the original Star Wars trilogy. There are some great character moments for Hal Jordan, Barry Allen and John Stewart. In addition the all knowing Guardians are shown to be much more secretive than initially understood.

Johns' run continues to show the payoff that can only occur when a writer is able to develop a long and well plotted story that utilizes old characters while also introducing new ones. The quality of this series reminds me of classic TV shows from HBO (The Sopranos) and FX (The Shield, Breaking Bad), well designed visions with a quality that sets them above the competition. The only downside is the physical omnibus which has over 1,000 pages. As a result it is a bit difficult to read comfortably and my volume ended up with some slight binding damage.

[Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alpha lanterns arc was good for developing more characters In the corps and setting up future stories. McKone on an art is a delight.

Secret Origin was really great weaving of old and new continuity by Johns. Really well done. Not the most interesting story as the broad strokes were known and some newer things discussed prior however the new items being integrated almost seamlessly was very good. Covers were fantastic abd Reis ibteriors can't miss.

Red lanterns had a lot of tension although read ibg this after Sinestro Corps war and now having read Blackest Night, the GLC seemingly have endless personnel due to all the deaths. Reis art once again.

Agent orange was entertaining but parts I found hard to fit into continuity, as a story it works though. Tan art is very good. The expansion into more Corps' here was great. Irritating that Star Sapphires are Violet when they're all pink as well as their constructs.

The Blackest Night was exciting in thay it's a GL, Flash and "lesser" JLA members at the forefront. Heavily set in that time period which is my favourite in all DC, same with the Bendis Marvel era. Mahnke and Reis art is top notch. I wish the GLC issues were collected here also then I wouldn't have bought the Blackest Night omnibus.

Breaking it down like this, I think I've convinced myself I like this more than omnibus 1, however 1 is definitely superior.

[Evan · Rating 4 out of 5]

At this point I don't know how to review this - the latter half is dedicated to the Blackest Night crossover, which I read in its event omnibus instead of this Vol.2. So at this point, everything before the event feels like it's building up to it. The arcs in the first half of this are Rage of the Red Lanterns, Agent Orange, and Secret Origin, so honestly, they basically are all just leadup to Blackest Night

I guess I'll just share my feelings about this run as a whole so far - it's excellent. But it wouldn't be the same without Tomasi and Gleason's Green Lantern Corps alongside it - the two work hand in hand so perfectly up to this point, and I'm curious if they'll diverge at all post-Blackest Night. I love Hal - I really do - but I don't know if I'd be as invested in this story without knowing what all the other Lanterns are up to and how the Guardians have been tinkering with the rules of the universe all along. It's legitimately great stuff. I can't wait to see the fallout.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe, if I have my own chronology right, Blackest Night was the first comic story I recall reading. I read the original 8 issue run and it’s what got me into comics.

It’s been over a decade since then, and I’ve since come to like a lot of the cosmic and big event storylines of this pre-52 era (and even into it a bit). That new background (three more “crisis,” Batman RIP, Flash rebirth, etc) as well as reading this omnibus version fills in a lot of gaps and gives a lot more weight to everything than I remembered. Unfortunately a lot is missed if you just jump in blind and only read the original 8 issues. But if you happen to know that context, the 1500 pages of world building lead in Johns does to set up the War of Light, and the other ten related issues of blackest night, it’s one hell of a long payoff.

This is easily one of my favorite stories and I’m very happy I reread it now expanded and with new eyes.

[Michael Paone · Rating 5 out of 5]

The comic book equivalent of a really good comic book movie - it's not that these comics are flawless or masterpieces, it's that they are presented well, entertaining and well paced enough that it does not have you questioning the little things, for example, examining the dialogue critically. You're going to want to continue the story instead of slowly examining the book page by page. The art in the main series is great and the writing is at worst sufficient. Don't think this would change anyone's mind who does not enjoy Geoff Johns but I do and I really enjoyed this. If you do examine it critically, like Linkara for example has, there are number of inconsistencies and other things like that (why are the rings chanting "flesh" when that's not what they want?). There are some imperfections certainly but if you're wondering, should I read Geoff John run on Green Lantern...if you're thinking about it, it is absolutely worth your time.

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Stand back and peep the light show. Green Lantern's got this."

Wow. Where to even start with this...what a series so far. Absolutely magnificent. From the lasting effects of the previous event, the growth of different characters, the magnitude of this new event and the secrets revealed. This book has it all. The dialogue is great, the art is beautiful, the plot suspenseful.
I'm not even trying to review this really, I'm just stating everything I personally loved about this omnibus.
The way Hal Jordan has grown and shown us why he is a leader of the Green Lantern Corps is really engaging. Sinestro is another highlight character in this book and every panel he is in keeps you wanting more of him.
Blackest Night had so many moments that I never even thought of happening especially when it gets to the whole idea of how the world was created.
Can't say more without wanting to spoil things, but man...I love this book!

[Vishal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I loved this GL run, Geoff Johns has greatly added, in fact he has created a new whole mythology not just to GL stories but to whole DC universe. If you are not GL fan you will be after reading this run. I still think Rebirth and Sinestro Corps war is highlight of Geoff Johns' run but I like this omnibus much more as a whole than previous one. Omnibus one had few filler like stories but omnibus 2 is a bang from start to end. Ivan Reis just stole the show, I did like Doug Mhanke's art as well but in my Ivan Reis made himself equal to George Perez in cosmic and big epic showdowns with hundreds of characters in a page. Highly recommended, cannot go epic more than this.

[Saif Saeed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Geoff Johns Green Lantern did the impossible by fixing every problem the Green Lanterns, (all four of them) had while staying true to the history of the characters and the Lantern Corps. That was omnibus 1.

Omnibus vol. 2 explores the futures of the Lanterns, and includes one of the biggest events in DC history, Blackest Night.

I don't know enough about the DC universe to know what happened before the event, or what the event means in the long run for the characters involved but I enjoyed it, even without any prior reading.

That's probably one of the best parts of Geoff John's Green Lantern run. If you're a die hard GL fan this run has revitalized the character, modernized him and given him a fresh world and new enemies and allies with lots of potential for future action to occur. If you're not a GL fan, it's the perfect introduction to the character. It's probably for the best that you skip all the weak, problematic GL runs of the past and just start here.

Read this if you like Green Lantern or want to start reading Green Lantern.

[Sebastien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally done with this read, after more than a year, had to restart again and this is one long comic. It is great though, had never read the Blackest Night story from one end to the other, but it's shot at the top of the Green Lantern stories, would really love to see it on the big screen if it wasn't for the fact that the cinematic GL universe is pretty much shot. Really loved the art all the way through, loved seeing all the new corps and traditional DC characters get their own power rings, Flash as a Blue Lantern looked dope af, so did Supes as a White one.

[ArabellaGray271 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed volume 1 but had several issues with it and I feel those issues were ironed out here. Instead of constantly stripping down and simplifying like in the first volume, this second one builds up and starts doing a lot of fun world-building and creates a large cast of interesting and fun characters.

[DayDay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this sooooo much ! Geoff Johns is a masterclass storyteller. Every time I read this omnibus, I get something out of it that I never paid attention to before. You get it all in here, introducing more lantern corps across the emotional spectrum, blackest night, Secret origins, and MORE ! This book is and still is an EXPERIENCE ! The read went by fast ! Love this run !

[Mohamed Ahmed · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Great Saga From A Great Writer