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Green Lantern
Traitor
GREEN TRAITOR presents the story of three different Green Lanterns and their individual battles with a genetically engineered warrior obsessed with their annihilation. Throughout the ages, the destructive force known as Traitor has repeatedly tried to conquer the Earth. Temporarily thwarted in his last two attempts by Abin Sur and Hal Jordan, it is now up to current Green Lantern Kyle Rayner to vanquish the alien foe once and for all or risk his deadly return in years to come.
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First published December 1, 2001
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Steven Grant
785 books23 followersSteven Grant is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series The Punisher with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.
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February 23, 2019
Not the best GL story ever, but an interesting one; a powerful villain, Traitor, battles three different Green Lanterns (Abin Sur, Hal Jordan, and Kyle Rayner) in separate historical eras. Traitor isn't the traditional "I want everyone to bow down to me/rule the world!" type villain; he's the destroyer of his own planet, worshipper of destruction and genocide for its own sake.
Traitor makes a lasting impression while being a major health hazard to three Green Lanterns and countless planets. The first story, featuring Abin Sur in the Old West, is the most fun. The second, featuring Hal Jordan and Ray Palmer (The Atom) is an exercise in fuzzy-logic plotting and is somewhat confusing. The third story, which features a battle in space between Kyle Rayner and Traitor, is terrific, if hampered by some stiff-looking artwork and lots of exposition.
Get it if you're a diehard GL fan.
Traitor makes a lasting impression while being a major health hazard to three Green Lanterns and countless planets. The first story, featuring Abin Sur in the Old West, is the most fun. The second, featuring Hal Jordan and Ray Palmer (The Atom) is an exercise in fuzzy-logic plotting and is somewhat confusing. The third story, which features a battle in space between Kyle Rayner and Traitor, is terrific, if hampered by some stiff-looking artwork and lots of exposition.
Get it if you're a diehard GL fan.
May 11, 2017
One great thing about Green Lantern is the idea of legacy. That, no matter the world, there is likely a Green Lantern from the past, present, and hopefully future. Here we get a one over-arching villain going up against three different eras of Green Lanterns. The idea is fantastic. The execution wasn't as good. The level of coincidences was pretty high and the dialogue added so much exposition that it took a lot away from the action. The villain was fine but overhyped for what he actually was. Overall, a decent look at some of the best GL's.
May 8, 2020
3 incarnations of the Green Lantern face the villain, Traitor, across their respective timeframes. An entertaining and fun read but ultimately forgettable.
March 12, 2009
A trilogy of stories, originally in the "Legends of the DC Universe" book, courtesy of Steven Grant and primarily a trio of talented artists: Mike Zeck, Gil Kane & Scott Kolins
Zeck's story centers around an alien despot named Traitor who was an early encounter of Abin Sur, his successor Hal Jordan and *his* successor Kyle Rayner. They are printed in the order they came out, which is, helpfully, the order of quality as well.
The first story, by frequent collaborators Grant and Zeck, is a treat, as Abin Sur descends into the American West to work with a straight-shootin', badass federal marshal who happens to be Hal Jordan's ancestor against Traitor and his cowboy gang. It has a lot of fun with the setting, some neat references to DC miniseries The Kents and a pretty nifty blend of western and sci-fi/superhero tropes.
The second story, pitting the Atom and Hal Jordan against Traitor in a Silver Age era, is more standard fare, with some truly confusing uses of microscopic reality and fuzzy pseudoscience.
The third story pits Kyle Rayner against Traitor, now up to full power, and is basically another riff on the familiar "Kyle, you're the best Green Lantern there is!" story we got over and over again until Hal came back.
When Green Lantern stories weren't available in abundance, this was a pretty decent read, but with Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps/Blackest Night stuff going strong, not to mention an ongoing Green Lantern Corps series, this is for the diehards only.
Zeck's story centers around an alien despot named Traitor who was an early encounter of Abin Sur, his successor Hal Jordan and *his* successor Kyle Rayner. They are printed in the order they came out, which is, helpfully, the order of quality as well.
The first story, by frequent collaborators Grant and Zeck, is a treat, as Abin Sur descends into the American West to work with a straight-shootin', badass federal marshal who happens to be Hal Jordan's ancestor against Traitor and his cowboy gang. It has a lot of fun with the setting, some neat references to DC miniseries The Kents and a pretty nifty blend of western and sci-fi/superhero tropes.
The second story, pitting the Atom and Hal Jordan against Traitor in a Silver Age era, is more standard fare, with some truly confusing uses of microscopic reality and fuzzy pseudoscience.
The third story pits Kyle Rayner against Traitor, now up to full power, and is basically another riff on the familiar "Kyle, you're the best Green Lantern there is!" story we got over and over again until Hal came back.
When Green Lantern stories weren't available in abundance, this was a pretty decent read, but with Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps/Blackest Night stuff going strong, not to mention an ongoing Green Lantern Corps series, this is for the diehards only.
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