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Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion #1-6
Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion
Spinning out of the epic Green Lantern Corps: The Lost Army!
As the universe around them reaches entropy, the Green Lantern Corps must find a way home! Along the way, they'll face dying gods, worlds torn asunder and a desperate group of survivors whose only hope is these cosmic heroes.
From the all-star creative team of writer Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us, Earth 2) and artist Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern) comes the next chapter in the epic saga of the Green Lantern Corps. And this is one that will shake the Corps to their core!
Collecting: Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion 1-6, Green Lanterns Rebirth
As the universe around them reaches entropy, the Green Lantern Corps must find a way home! Along the way, they'll face dying gods, worlds torn asunder and a desperate group of survivors whose only hope is these cosmic heroes.
From the all-star creative team of writer Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us, Earth 2) and artist Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern) comes the next chapter in the epic saga of the Green Lantern Corps. And this is one that will shake the Corps to their core!
Collecting: Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion 1-6, Green Lanterns Rebirth
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2016
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About the author
Tom Taylor
1,293 books1,087 followersOnce a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.
He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.
He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.
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April 8, 2020
Tom Taylor's writing never fails, and the art (while changing noticeably near the end) is spectacular throughout. This is as "Green Lantern Corps" as it gets, and it flirted with a soft 5 stars but it didn't quite make it there.
November 19, 2017
Tom Taylor's writing is great but you can tell he wasn't privy to what happened in GLC: The Last Army as most of the plot points from that book have been dropped. This was written as a stand alone story about the GL Corps trying to survive the end of the universe before ours and get back home. There's a lot of great character moments here and the death of some Green Lanterns that I thought were kind of cool. Editorially, DC really mucked this storyline up. We never get an explanation of why Hal Jordan sent the Corps to the universe before ours or how Simon Baz made it back to Earth in time for Rebirth (and seems like it never happened) when he was with the rest of the Corps in this book.
November 5, 2016
[Read as single issues]
This book is the second half of the story set up in Green Lantern: Lost Army, which makes perfect sense because it has a different name and an entirely different creative team, plus it drops most of the story points in the previous story too.
Oh dear.
So, with all that in mind, is this any good?
It has its moments. Considering the cancellation of Green Lantern Corps and New Guardians, it's nice to see that there's a lot of focus on the Corps in this book. John Stewart and Guy Gardner of course get the most focus, but there's a lot of love for the other members too, like Kilowog and Salaak, etc.
The actual plotline focuses on the end of this other universe that Hal Jordan threw the Green Lantern Corps into (for some as yet undisclosed reason), and the last surviving refugee protected by the Blackest Knights. A little on the nose, but still. The emotions are strong, and the desperation is evident as the book goes on. Tom Taylor knows how to nail emotional beats, and he does that well here.
The art starts very strong, with Ethan Van Sciver pencilling the first three issues before getting pulled off to start his run on Jal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps instead. We then get Ardian Syaf do an issue or so, and then the last two issues are a hodge podge of a few different artists, so it's a much rougher ride near the end, especially after Van Sciver starts us off.
Despite the high stakes, I don't feel like either this book or Lost Army would be considered essential reading. We still don't know why this happened (although that will probably come out in the aforementioned Hal Jordan book now). They're decent reads, but easily skippable.
This book is the second half of the story set up in Green Lantern: Lost Army, which makes perfect sense because it has a different name and an entirely different creative team, plus it drops most of the story points in the previous story too.
Oh dear.
So, with all that in mind, is this any good?
It has its moments. Considering the cancellation of Green Lantern Corps and New Guardians, it's nice to see that there's a lot of focus on the Corps in this book. John Stewart and Guy Gardner of course get the most focus, but there's a lot of love for the other members too, like Kilowog and Salaak, etc.
The actual plotline focuses on the end of this other universe that Hal Jordan threw the Green Lantern Corps into (for some as yet undisclosed reason), and the last surviving refugee protected by the Blackest Knights. A little on the nose, but still. The emotions are strong, and the desperation is evident as the book goes on. Tom Taylor knows how to nail emotional beats, and he does that well here.
The art starts very strong, with Ethan Van Sciver pencilling the first three issues before getting pulled off to start his run on Jal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps instead. We then get Ardian Syaf do an issue or so, and then the last two issues are a hodge podge of a few different artists, so it's a much rougher ride near the end, especially after Van Sciver starts us off.
Despite the high stakes, I don't feel like either this book or Lost Army would be considered essential reading. We still don't know why this happened (although that will probably come out in the aforementioned Hal Jordan book now). They're decent reads, but easily skippable.
March 1, 2019
This story was pretty good. It kept me guessing, especially after a major twist that got Lanterns into fighting each other at one point. It does a good job of showing off the Lanterns' abilities and the galactic struggle for survival. I might just read the next graphic novel. I'm curious what happens next.
The Green Lantern Corps was transported into the universe that existed before ours. Unfortunately they are scattered, so Mogo shines a light to bring them together. The light also draws the planet Perduron to it. It's the home of the refugees from a thousand dead worlds. The giants Dimsas and Ausras are their guardians. The Green Lantern Corps chooses to help them survive the death of this universe, though some Lanterns are against it. Equally, some of the refugees, followers of Marniel, don't seem to want to be saved.
The Green Lantern Corps was transported into the universe that existed before ours. Unfortunately they are scattered, so Mogo shines a light to bring them together. The light also draws the planet Perduron to it. It's the home of the refugees from a thousand dead worlds. The giants Dimsas and Ausras are their guardians. The Green Lantern Corps chooses to help them survive the death of this universe, though some Lanterns are against it. Equally, some of the refugees, followers of Marniel, don't seem to want to be saved.
July 29, 2017
Continuing the story from Green Lantern: Lost Army, the Corps is trapped in a universe that is a precursor to our own and they must fight against incredible odds to find their way home.
I admit this series was a bit of a disappointment. Not only was the story a bit uninspired and kind of predictable, but it also left some major plot points from the previous series unresolved. Usually I like Tom Taylor's writing, but this just seemed a bit rushed and kind of hacked out. We didn't even get more than a few pages of actual character bits in the entire six issues. The end of the story wasn't even satisfying. It was a vague ending that allowed for any manner of adjustments to be made once the whole Rebirth thing kicks in. I do enjoy the group of characters and its always fun to see what new Lanterns writers come up with and introduce into the stories. But it just wasn't enough to allow me to feel fulfilled.
The only saving grace for the most part was the art of Ethan Van Sciver, but even he was gone by the end of the run.
Unless you're a BIG Green Lantern fan, you can probably skip this book.
I admit this series was a bit of a disappointment. Not only was the story a bit uninspired and kind of predictable, but it also left some major plot points from the previous series unresolved. Usually I like Tom Taylor's writing, but this just seemed a bit rushed and kind of hacked out. We didn't even get more than a few pages of actual character bits in the entire six issues. The end of the story wasn't even satisfying. It was a vague ending that allowed for any manner of adjustments to be made once the whole Rebirth thing kicks in. I do enjoy the group of characters and its always fun to see what new Lanterns writers come up with and introduce into the stories. But it just wasn't enough to allow me to feel fulfilled.
The only saving grace for the most part was the art of Ethan Van Sciver, but even he was gone by the end of the run.
Unless you're a BIG Green Lantern fan, you can probably skip this book.
January 5, 2022
While it stands alone fairly well, they did a terrible job of making this a true follow-up to the previous book Green Lantern Corps: The Lost Army! What happened to the Krona and Relic developments? That's just completely ignored here, which is sad because Tom Taylor does a fair job with this book. But it just feels stand-alone in the silliest way, and it’s a huge missed opportunity. And there's still no explanation as to why the Corps ended up in this universe in the first place, which is very disappointing.
Taylor does get a good grasp of the characters in such a short time and it makes me hope he does a proper Corps run at some point in the future. If you're looking for a satisfying conclusion to what was introduced in Lost Army, you won't get it here, not even in the slightest. But the last issue is the saving grace here, giving the book a huge dramatic bang of a climax, providing a bridge for the stories of the Corps between The New 52 and DC Rebirth.
Taylor does get a good grasp of the characters in such a short time and it makes me hope he does a proper Corps run at some point in the future. If you're looking for a satisfying conclusion to what was introduced in Lost Army, you won't get it here, not even in the slightest. But the last issue is the saving grace here, giving the book a huge dramatic bang of a climax, providing a bridge for the stories of the Corps between The New 52 and DC Rebirth.
July 8, 2019
"I don't know if anyone will ever get this message. But, if we fall, i want people to know that we fought. We fought like hell. Light against the darkness. The Green Lantern Corps went down swinging-- and trying to do some good. We fought to save the last survivors of a universe. We fought against nightmares. Darkness and teeth. We fought against the Blackest Knights. And, in the end standing on the edge of oblivion, we went with... Green Lantern Corps. Together. No fear."
March 6, 2017
*3 and a half stars *
June 9, 2017
A fitting end.
World: The art is great. A staple of Blackest Night this book's GL Corp is kinetic and beautiful. The splash pages wonder. The emotions real. The world building here is solid. It's very self contained but served the story very well. Looking at this universe and the similarities with the Corps' own is great. Darkest Knight lol.
Story: Solid and we'll paced. The villain was a bit predictable but the emotions of the Corps was real. It's familiar territory about survival and war but Taylor was able to being heart and emotion into the story. My favorite was those little panels about Corps members who sacrificed themselves, they are so short but also so good. The end was expected and was done well for what it was. A good end before Rebirth.
Characters: A lot of character moments. Guy was great and so was John. Wag was also his awesomeness. It's good. A lot of small snippets of emotion and character development. However the villain could use some work.
A solid end for the New52. Bring on Rebirth!
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great. A staple of Blackest Night this book's GL Corp is kinetic and beautiful. The splash pages wonder. The emotions real. The world building here is solid. It's very self contained but served the story very well. Looking at this universe and the similarities with the Corps' own is great. Darkest Knight lol.
Story: Solid and we'll paced. The villain was a bit predictable but the emotions of the Corps was real. It's familiar territory about survival and war but Taylor was able to being heart and emotion into the story. My favorite was those little panels about Corps members who sacrificed themselves, they are so short but also so good. The end was expected and was done well for what it was. A good end before Rebirth.
Characters: A lot of character moments. Guy was great and so was John. Wag was also his awesomeness. It's good. A lot of small snippets of emotion and character development. However the villain could use some work.
A solid end for the New52. Bring on Rebirth!
Onward to the next book!
June 12, 2016
This small arc of the Green Lanterns Corps was an enjoyable read that a fine amount of intrigue, mainly involving a large portion of the remaining lanterns (led by John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kilowog) after being displaced into another universe, the one before our own. Upon their arrival, they are to find that the collapse of this existence was slowly breaking apart and only a small microcosm still remained, all gathered in an arc-like planet of last remaining beings. This bought up a real world like discussion of choosing to save the refugees or to only concern themselves solely with their own survival. Mix in a bit of civil conflict among the lanterns about this discussion and the tensions will only be increased as this realities vanquishers manipulate the playing field to their advantage. Can the lanterns escape before the edges of oblivion buckle in on themselves?
March 28, 2020
This is basically the Lost Army part 2, as John, Simon, Guy, and the other Lanterns find themselves facing down another sentient planet, its 30 feet guardians, and a rebel-leading saboteur. But things aren't necessarily what they seem. The story does a decent job setting up its twist and it has some impressive action moments. But it ignores some of the actions its characters take in service of the larger story, and its resolution doesn't actually resolve anything. But aside from that fairly major problem, this is a decent story that reflects the Green Lanterns as a whole pretty well. Better than anything they've been doing in the regular universe at least...
November 12, 2024
The first issue definitely felt like a rush job by EVS. Pretty rough in a lot of pages.
The printing of the first issue in the collection was crap too. Colours were dull and faded but that's fixed by the second issue.
I do like the social/moral discussion that takes place primarily between Kilowog and Guy. I hope Two Six and Xrill keep the burgeoning relationship going.
Frustrating that Syaf wasn't able to, for whatever reason, do their own layouts in the later issues nor have a consistent inker, even within a single issue.
Doesn't wrap up nor explain the story that was set up by Lost Army - young Relic and Krona were meant to team up to be the villains it was heavily seeded. Oh well. Maybe Jeremy Adams will touch on this. Doubt it. Why were they sent there? By whom? Did the tear send them back from whence they left or to the very beginning of the current universe which would be the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Universe?
Apparently Bunn's plans:
Issue #7- The Lanterns, now set up on Mogo, with Relic and Krona as their allies. Lanterns now have a source of power, so groups are sent out to find still missing Lanterns. John discovers a hidden vault on Mogo, where the Guardians are found hiding.
Issue #8- The Guardians reveal that they banished the Green Lanterns to this universe. They feared the arrival of a powerful Spectrum/Emotional Entity that would've surely destroyed the Lanterns. The Lanterns direct Mogo to The Source Wall. New Visitors arrive on Mogo: The Overseers, the Guardians of Relic's universe.
Issue #9- These Overseers are powerful but dying. They want to know everything about the Lanterns' universe because they think it might be a key to saving themselves. They cannot be reasoned with and they attack the Lanterns. They shatter some of the green rings with their power but Mogo gifts these lanterns with Lightstaffs. Some lanterns now have staffs and some change color. During the battle, Krona claims a ring from a fallen lantern. In the aftermath, John decides to tell Relic the truth about how his universe is going to die.
Issue #10- Krona tells the Lanterns he has found a way to send them home. Krona begins building a machine that will send the Lanterns home.
Issue #11- Krona experiments on the rift between this universe and the Lanterns' universe. Krona reaches through the void and we realize it was his own hand reaching through space that he saw so long ago. The Lanterns start to suspect Krona is going to betray them. Krona reveals he has always been able to hear the Lanterns' secret telepathic communication. Krona says he can save Relic's universe but he must sacrifice another to do so. He plans on destroying the Lanterns' home universe and claiming a great deal of the Power of Light for himself.
Issue #12- The Green Lantern Corps and Krona fight. They defeat him with the aid of Relic, who will not allow another universe to die. They ruin their chances of returning home or so they think. Relic leaves to find some other way to save his universe. The Green Lantern Corps think they are doomed to stay on this world but Krona's experiments have punched holes between Time and Space. They are pulled through. They are vastly changed, of course. Some wielding Staffs, some wielding different light, when they arrive back and find themselves surrounded by The Sinestro Corps, now the premiere force of Order in their universe. "This would lead to a new Sinestro Corps War, only this time the Green Lanterns are the aggressors. They know this Emotional Entity that the Guardians warned them of is coming, but the Sinestro Corps doesn't trust them. In time, this entity appears and the Sinestro Corps and the Lanterns must join forces to defeat it. In the aftermath, the Yellow and Green Lanterns and even the others start working together in a new way."
The printing of the first issue in the collection was crap too. Colours were dull and faded but that's fixed by the second issue.
I do like the social/moral discussion that takes place primarily between Kilowog and Guy. I hope Two Six and Xrill keep the burgeoning relationship going.
Frustrating that Syaf wasn't able to, for whatever reason, do their own layouts in the later issues nor have a consistent inker, even within a single issue.
Doesn't wrap up nor explain the story that was set up by Lost Army - young Relic and Krona were meant to team up to be the villains it was heavily seeded. Oh well. Maybe Jeremy Adams will touch on this. Doubt it. Why were they sent there? By whom? Did the tear send them back from whence they left or to the very beginning of the current universe which would be the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Universe?
Apparently Bunn's plans:
Issue #7- The Lanterns, now set up on Mogo, with Relic and Krona as their allies. Lanterns now have a source of power, so groups are sent out to find still missing Lanterns. John discovers a hidden vault on Mogo, where the Guardians are found hiding.
Issue #8- The Guardians reveal that they banished the Green Lanterns to this universe. They feared the arrival of a powerful Spectrum/Emotional Entity that would've surely destroyed the Lanterns. The Lanterns direct Mogo to The Source Wall. New Visitors arrive on Mogo: The Overseers, the Guardians of Relic's universe.
Issue #9- These Overseers are powerful but dying. They want to know everything about the Lanterns' universe because they think it might be a key to saving themselves. They cannot be reasoned with and they attack the Lanterns. They shatter some of the green rings with their power but Mogo gifts these lanterns with Lightstaffs. Some lanterns now have staffs and some change color. During the battle, Krona claims a ring from a fallen lantern. In the aftermath, John decides to tell Relic the truth about how his universe is going to die.
Issue #10- Krona tells the Lanterns he has found a way to send them home. Krona begins building a machine that will send the Lanterns home.
Issue #11- Krona experiments on the rift between this universe and the Lanterns' universe. Krona reaches through the void and we realize it was his own hand reaching through space that he saw so long ago. The Lanterns start to suspect Krona is going to betray them. Krona reveals he has always been able to hear the Lanterns' secret telepathic communication. Krona says he can save Relic's universe but he must sacrifice another to do so. He plans on destroying the Lanterns' home universe and claiming a great deal of the Power of Light for himself.
Issue #12- The Green Lantern Corps and Krona fight. They defeat him with the aid of Relic, who will not allow another universe to die. They ruin their chances of returning home or so they think. Relic leaves to find some other way to save his universe. The Green Lantern Corps think they are doomed to stay on this world but Krona's experiments have punched holes between Time and Space. They are pulled through. They are vastly changed, of course. Some wielding Staffs, some wielding different light, when they arrive back and find themselves surrounded by The Sinestro Corps, now the premiere force of Order in their universe. "This would lead to a new Sinestro Corps War, only this time the Green Lanterns are the aggressors. They know this Emotional Entity that the Guardians warned them of is coming, but the Sinestro Corps doesn't trust them. In time, this entity appears and the Sinestro Corps and the Lanterns must join forces to defeat it. In the aftermath, the Yellow and Green Lanterns and even the others start working together in a new way."
September 5, 2022
Album zawiera materiał zawarty w GREEN LANTERN CORPS: EDGE OF OBLIVION #1-6.
Dowód na to, że nie nie wszystko czego dotknie Taylor zamienia się w złoto. Pamiętacie Lost Army? No to zapomnijcie, bo tak jakby poza głównym konceptem fabuły, część rzeczy z tamtego tytułu magicznie zniknęła. Nie ma Krony, nie ma Relica i nie będzie w związku z tym liścia na twarzy Halowi za zamknięcie przejścia do właściwego świata. Z ulgą stwierdzam, że przynajmniej Stewart i spółka nadal są zagubieni gdzieś w innym wszechświecie.
Co więc się tu dzieje? Trafiamy na obcych, którzy pragną połączyć siły z Zielonymi Latarniami, bo tak jest bezpiecznej w tych czasach. Na miejscu okazuje się, że Latarnie będą miały sporo roboty, w dodatku będzie tu też działało jakieś terrorystyczne zaplecze, które rzuci na całą sprawę nieco inne światło. Jako, że ta historii kończy przygodę Latarni w New 52, a zaczyna się za chwilę DC Rebirth to łatwo się domyślić zakończenia.
Z całkiem interesującego tytułu, jakim były poprzednie przygody Zielonych Latarni, ostało się naprawdę niewiele. Dostajemy za to niekonsekwentną kontynuację, która uracza czytelnika przewidywalną fabułą, która prowadzi do równie przewidywalnego finału. Nic specjalnego, także względem użytej tu kreski, która jest porządna. I tylko tyle.
Dowód na to, że nie nie wszystko czego dotknie Taylor zamienia się w złoto. Pamiętacie Lost Army? No to zapomnijcie, bo tak jakby poza głównym konceptem fabuły, część rzeczy z tamtego tytułu magicznie zniknęła. Nie ma Krony, nie ma Relica i nie będzie w związku z tym liścia na twarzy Halowi za zamknięcie przejścia do właściwego świata. Z ulgą stwierdzam, że przynajmniej Stewart i spółka nadal są zagubieni gdzieś w innym wszechświecie.
Co więc się tu dzieje? Trafiamy na obcych, którzy pragną połączyć siły z Zielonymi Latarniami, bo tak jest bezpiecznej w tych czasach. Na miejscu okazuje się, że Latarnie będą miały sporo roboty, w dodatku będzie tu też działało jakieś terrorystyczne zaplecze, które rzuci na całą sprawę nieco inne światło. Jako, że ta historii kończy przygodę Latarni w New 52, a zaczyna się za chwilę DC Rebirth to łatwo się domyślić zakończenia.
Z całkiem interesującego tytułu, jakim były poprzednie przygody Zielonych Latarni, ostało się naprawdę niewiele. Dostajemy za to niekonsekwentną kontynuację, która uracza czytelnika przewidywalną fabułą, która prowadzi do równie przewidywalnego finału. Nic specjalnego, także względem użytej tu kreski, która jest porządna. I tylko tyle.
July 11, 2020
Wow, really loved this! Tom Taylor is a great super hero writer, so he can be trusted. I haven't read a Green Lantern' story in a while, just found this on Kindle Unlimited and just hit it! Obviously, we know where this is story was going, about the bad guys and everything, but it was awesome to follow through. The dialogues were great, especially with Kilowog (my favorite lantern) and the end was really emotional, catching the Lantern's way of fighting.
The art was awesome. Ethan Van Sciver, along with Ivan Reis, are the ultimate Green Lantern's artists, so it's beautiful to see his drawing all this green stuff. But Scott McDaniels got it through the trip and nailed it too.
Anyway, if you're looking for a great Green Lantern Corps book, give this a shot. You'll have lots of fun with it!
The art was awesome. Ethan Van Sciver, along with Ivan Reis, are the ultimate Green Lantern's artists, so it's beautiful to see his drawing all this green stuff. But Scott McDaniels got it through the trip and nailed it too.
Anyway, if you're looking for a great Green Lantern Corps book, give this a shot. You'll have lots of fun with it!
July 24, 2019
I did like this one better than The Lost Army, and while the ending was still not truly definitive, it was a decent ending. I assume this leads into Green Lantern: Rebirth, and maybe some questions are answered in that series.
This one had a big twist that I saw coming, and I'm sure a lot of other readers saw coming as well. It was still a good read, and this was close to the level of the Geoff Johns run that I consider to be the definitive Green Lantern run.
Overall a good story with good art that fit the Green Lantern Corps perfectly. If you're a Green Lantern fan this one is worth checking out.
This one had a big twist that I saw coming, and I'm sure a lot of other readers saw coming as well. It was still a good read, and this was close to the level of the Geoff Johns run that I consider to be the definitive Green Lantern run.
Overall a good story with good art that fit the Green Lantern Corps perfectly. If you're a Green Lantern fan this one is worth checking out.
April 15, 2020
Needs to be read before the Rebirth stuff with the Corps, but is positively tear-jerking in terms of its nobility in service to the story. No Jordan here, but all the other fan favorites are present: Guy Gardner, Kilowog, John Stewart, Simon Baz, Mogo, and a double-digit number of other characters are present here in a catastrophic and twisty cosmic story about another universe coming to an end and a people pushing back against what seems to be the inevitable. It's pretty, it's steeped in the mythology of the Corps, and it's a quick and emotionally satisfying read. You DO need some pretty solid knowledge of Lantern lore, though. Not really a jumping-on point.
November 14, 2025
Was this era of Green Lantern just without editors or forethought? This book follows up on the Lost Army storyline and immediately forgets 90% of what happened there. Here, same plot, stuck in another universe and time, but now there's stuff to do. The story itself might have been okay if it wasn't A) obvious B) incomplete or C) lacking real connection to the last volume. The stakes were high even though nothing seemed to matter. Tom Taylor is a really good author but he couldn't write his way out of the DC editorial pickle he was put in. There was some really good art but the story lacked anything that was interesting. Overall, I'm not sure why anything of this happened.
May 28, 2019
3. Spoiler-ish.
What I liked most was his handling of the characters. A lot of these lanterns are niche characters and he nailed how they would act and behave in this end of reality situation. It’s hard to write a high stakes story knowing it’s a one off that likely won’t have any repercussions, that being said the biggest downfall was that it was quite predictable as to where it was going from the beginning. The ‘allies’ we meet couldn’t look more like bad guys- not exactly a big reveal come the end. Van Sciver was made to draw Green Lanterns.
What I liked most was his handling of the characters. A lot of these lanterns are niche characters and he nailed how they would act and behave in this end of reality situation. It’s hard to write a high stakes story knowing it’s a one off that likely won’t have any repercussions, that being said the biggest downfall was that it was quite predictable as to where it was going from the beginning. The ‘allies’ we meet couldn’t look more like bad guys- not exactly a big reveal come the end. Van Sciver was made to draw Green Lanterns.
July 11, 2021
*Lots of reading + no time review = Knee-jerk reactions!*
I went on a quest for Guy Gardner stories and I ended up meeting myself where I first really started reading Green Lantern in Rebirth. Life has come full circle. Action-packed artwork with an interesting story (even if I totally called the "twist") with lots of Guy Gardner. If you're a Guy fan like me--I can't be the only one, right?--then you'll enjoy this story. Also, it was fun to reread that Green Lanterns Rebirth #0 after having read the others in the series.
I went on a quest for Guy Gardner stories and I ended up meeting myself where I first really started reading Green Lantern in Rebirth. Life has come full circle. Action-packed artwork with an interesting story (even if I totally called the "twist") with lots of Guy Gardner. If you're a Guy fan like me--I can't be the only one, right?--then you'll enjoy this story. Also, it was fun to reread that Green Lanterns Rebirth #0 after having read the others in the series.
February 1, 2018
Pół roku później.
Latarnicy nadal utkwieni w umierającym świecie. Ten tom zbija fabułę z toru poprzedniego i wyrzuca przez okno konflikt lightsmithów. Wraz z nimi Relic i Krona również gdzieś przepadają bez żadnego wyjaśnienia, zakończenia wątków.
Tym razem mamy standardową przygodę o tym, że nie można ufać pozorom, a brzydki niekoniecznie znaczy zły. Do tego oczywista podpucha śmierci dwóch bohaterów drugiego planu i wymuszone spięcia na linii Guy-Kilwog. Lipa, a miało być epicko.
Latarnicy nadal utkwieni w umierającym świecie. Ten tom zbija fabułę z toru poprzedniego i wyrzuca przez okno konflikt lightsmithów. Wraz z nimi Relic i Krona również gdzieś przepadają bez żadnego wyjaśnienia, zakończenia wątków.
Tym razem mamy standardową przygodę o tym, że nie można ufać pozorom, a brzydki niekoniecznie znaczy zły. Do tego oczywista podpucha śmierci dwóch bohaterów drugiego planu i wymuszone spięcia na linii Guy-Kilwog. Lipa, a miało być epicko.
May 9, 2019
I think I was supposed to read Green Lantern Corps: The Lost Army before this? But from other reviews, it seems there wasn't too much crossover here. It's a basic story with some fun Guy and Kilowog banter. Felt very much like a lead in to Rebirth.
April 15, 2020
I'm guessing this (and the lost army) fit in before the new DC Rebirth? Where the corps are ostensibly missing during Hal Jordan and the GL corps.
Still enjoyed this, even if it does gloss over certain plot points from The Lost Army (eg. Krona and the other villain guy).
Still enjoyed this, even if it does gloss over certain plot points from The Lost Army (eg. Krona and the other villain guy).
July 18, 2023
Im a little confuse because it says it is a continuation of The Lost Army written by Cullen Bunn but some characters are missing like Krona and Relic. Its also a little distracting because of the change of the artists. Nonetheless I enjoyed the story.
September 7, 2024
The last Green Lantern Corp book before the end of the New 52. Which of course like all titles at the end of the New 52, it was rushed to the end. An okay/predictable plot that I think would have been better had Tom Taylor been given more than 6 issues to write.
February 15, 2018
I'll always love the epic scope of the Green Lantern books. They make the universe seem small.
October 2, 2018
Not a good story
May 10, 2019
Definitely feels weird when you first start reading it and you don’t know what’s going on! How did they get there to the previous Universe?
It’s a pretty predictable book and you know the good guys aren’t really gonna end up being the good guys! Oops... spoiler!
Good art and it’s always fun to see Gardner and Kilowog duke it out! Lol
It’s a pretty predictable book and you know the good guys aren’t really gonna end up being the good guys! Oops... spoiler!
Good art and it’s always fun to see Gardner and Kilowog duke it out! Lol
August 2, 2020
Green Lantern Corps
Now I really like the Green Lantern series. All the Green, like the Matrix movies, makes it a great book. Can't wait to read the next book.
Now I really like the Green Lantern series. All the Green, like the Matrix movies, makes it a great book. Can't wait to read the next book.
August 13, 2021
Got this from Hamilton Book for a good price. The ending left me wanting more, so will track down some more Green Lantern Corps hopefully soon!
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June 26, 2023If the world were right and good Tom Taylor would be writing a Green Lantern Corps ongoing. Alas, the world is a cruel and dark place, and we are forced to suffice with this tasty morsel.
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