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laureenreads's review against another edition
5.0
Green Lantern was, sadly, never one of the comics that I read much when I was younger. But with the movie (that, yes, I mostly just watched for the eye candy) and the new 52, now is a great time to start reading. Rise of the Third Army has the Guardians with their absolute power… being corrupted. They’ve created an army that is sweeping across the universe and is converting the people left in its wake. Unfortunately, with the regular green lanterns out of commission the ring needs to find a new owner, and it does so in the form of a young man accused of terrorism.
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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
The Guardians have gone amok and created a third army. This army is hunting down and destroying the Green Lanterns. Some of the Lanterns, like Hal Jordan, are missing.
In the midst of this, a new lantern rises. A young man accused of stealing a van and threatening to use it in an act of terrorism, but he may be exactly what the Green Lanterns need in their hour of need. Lantern Kyle Rayner decides to try absorbing power from all the different color Lanterns, a quest that will take him all over the galaxy. Green Lantern Guy Gardner will fail, then rise.
It's a pretty epic crossover series and the book covers some 16 issues over four different series and 2 annuals. It's an epic story, and it doesn't disappoint. The creatures of the third army are creepy and truly threatening. The art across the series is consistent, and that's a good thing considering all the different artists involved. Big, epic space drama.
In the midst of this, a new lantern rises. A young man accused of stealing a van and threatening to use it in an act of terrorism, but he may be exactly what the Green Lanterns need in their hour of need. Lantern Kyle Rayner decides to try absorbing power from all the different color Lanterns, a quest that will take him all over the galaxy. Green Lantern Guy Gardner will fail, then rise.
It's a pretty epic crossover series and the book covers some 16 issues over four different series and 2 annuals. It's an epic story, and it doesn't disappoint. The creatures of the third army are creepy and truly threatening. The art across the series is consistent, and that's a good thing considering all the different artists involved. Big, epic space drama.
unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
The only reason I read this is it was on the LGBTQ comics list the Denver Library put together. I've never gotten into the Green Lantern mythos and, after finishing this action-packed book, I honestly have no idea why it was on that list. There's the thing about Mogo (a sentient planet and heart of the Green Lantern Corps) coming back as a "she," but that's it.
arrik's review against another edition
4.0
Alright so as a reader of GL, GLC, and GL:NG, but not Red Lanterns, I opted to buy this trade instead of the Volume 3s of each title. Each Volume 3 includes issues 13-20. That'd be 4 trades to buy to get the complete crossover story of both Rise of the Third Army and Wrath of the First Lantern. Going this route, only two trades to buy. It does leave out a couple zero issues (GL and GL:NG) and the GL:NG Annual #1 going this route, so if you are a pure completist, maybe the four Volume 3s is a better option. But I personally did not feel like jumping back and forth between four books. So crossover compilation it is.
On to the story. Surprisingly, Hal takes a backseat here and a new lantern named Baz is given the ring. He ultimately doesn't play too big a role in taking down the Third Army either, so I'm assuming all those issues spent with him will play out in the First Lantern arc. Too, I really didn't think Red Lanterns issues added anything. In the last few panels when Atrocitus joins the fight, a reader who had skipped RL would not know where his army came from, but that's really it, and not a big deal. The shining stories are the fall and return of Guy Gardner and the completion of Kyle Rainer's assimilation of the emotional spectrum (that took place in GL:NG Volume 1, when he slipped on all the rings and almost died for it).
As usual GL writers manage to ratchet up universally apocalyptic events. Based on how the Third Army was portrayed early on, the story definitely had me turning pages to see how the Corps would get out of this one. The conclusion is a soft one spilling right into the next arc. And if there's anything I'm disappointed in, it's that nothing that took all these issues to happen really helped on this situation. It just came back to good old fashioned ring slinging. So in that regard, this entire crossover was just one big set up for the First Lantern arc.
The art was, as usual very good. Here my only complaint is the GL:NG inconsistency. Kyle has really changed from Volume 1 to now and many panels looked downright awful. His facial structure and hair had undergone radical alterations among artists. A shame since this title tends to have the best art and color, for obvious reasons. But I certainly wasn't let down but the full page spreads.
On to the story. Surprisingly, Hal takes a backseat here and a new lantern named Baz is given the ring. He ultimately doesn't play too big a role in taking down the Third Army either, so I'm assuming all those issues spent with him will play out in the First Lantern arc. Too, I really didn't think Red Lanterns issues added anything. In the last few panels when Atrocitus joins the fight, a reader who had skipped RL would not know where his army came from, but that's really it, and not a big deal. The shining stories are the fall and return of Guy Gardner and the completion of Kyle Rainer's assimilation of the emotional spectrum (that took place in GL:NG Volume 1, when he slipped on all the rings and almost died for it).
As usual GL writers manage to ratchet up universally apocalyptic events. Based on how the Third Army was portrayed early on, the story definitely had me turning pages to see how the Corps would get out of this one. The conclusion is a soft one spilling right into the next arc. And if there's anything I'm disappointed in, it's that nothing that took all these issues to happen really helped on this situation. It just came back to good old fashioned ring slinging. So in that regard, this entire crossover was just one big set up for the First Lantern arc.
The art was, as usual very good. Here my only complaint is the GL:NG inconsistency. Kyle has really changed from Volume 1 to now and many panels looked downright awful. His facial structure and hair had undergone radical alterations among artists. A shame since this title tends to have the best art and color, for obvious reasons. But I certainly wasn't let down but the full page spreads.
earlapvaldez's review
3.0
The problem with the New 52 is that it has rebooted too much, that in reading "Rise of the Third Army," a lot of background information is necessary.
Nevertheless, "Rise" does not disappoint (as I see it). I like the way Kyle Rayner takes the center stage, Ganthet being a Guardian through and through, Guy Gardner out of the Corps, and the Hal Jordan-Sinestro team up that everyone dreams of (outside "Blackest Night" of course). It was really an entertaining treat, and with Simon Baz as the new Green Lantern, things are going to be interesting for the franchise.
Nevertheless, "Rise" does not disappoint (as I see it). I like the way Kyle Rayner takes the center stage, Ganthet being a Guardian through and through, Guy Gardner out of the Corps, and the Hal Jordan-Sinestro team up that everyone dreams of (outside "Blackest Night" of course). It was really an entertaining treat, and with Simon Baz as the new Green Lantern, things are going to be interesting for the franchise.
blackestclovers's review
4.0
Good build up to Wrath of the first Lantern but still a good self contained story. Great seeing Kyle master the spectrum and Baz is a great new character. All around, goodnworld changing Lantern stuff.
birdmanseven's review
3.0
It doesn't take much for GL stories to get crowded and messy. That's what this was for me. I never really got into it, but it was enjoyable enough.
I talk a little about this run in a Green Lantern themed episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/off-the-books-no-one-asked-green-lantern-first-flights
I talk a little about this run in a Green Lantern themed episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/off-the-books-no-one-asked-green-lantern-first-flights
floorlibrarian's review
4.0
Great introduction to new GL Baz, as well as giving Kyle Rayner his chance to shine as a character.
A great Superhero space opera
A great Superhero space opera
civreader's review
4.0
Overall, this is pretty good. New Guardians sagged a bit as they introduced the Threshold/Hunted characters (in what can only be described as a clunky digression). Red Lantern chapters had a tendency towards heavy exposition and Telling, but were still interesting. It'll be interesting to see how this works out going forward.
booknooknoggin's review
4.0
Another great GL story. Thought it was cool that Kyle had to master all of the other rings and become a white lantern. Really curious to see who the first. lantern is, and just what he is doing.
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