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jammasterjamie's review
3.0
The first time I read this about twenty some-odd years ago, it was an exciting idea for a great story and I absolutely loved it. Now, the art is a little outdated, and the concept a little overdone. Still a good read for nostalgia's sake, but not as much of a classic as I once thought it was.
royallyreading's review
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Such a strange Elseworlds story...
dozmuttz's review
1.0
What would’ve happened if instead of a bat crashing through Wayne Manor to give birth to the idea of Batman, it was a pink alien who crash landed outside the manor. Well in this case what happened was a bad story. Another installment in the elseworld one-shots and this time around Batman gives it a go as a Green Lantern. Taking place around the time of ‘Year One’ Bruce Wayne is the human who encounters a dying Abin Sur to become sector 2814’s new Green Lantern. He takes up the mantle in order to bring justice to the death of his parents. He’s introduced to the guardians of the universe in OA, and then sent to stop the rogue Green Lantern, Sinestro. After defeating him, Sinestro is sent to the anti-matter universe of Qward. He’s supposed to be imprisoned but instead finds a new source of power, through his own *yellow* power ring. We see him return to Earth and after combining his mind with the man who killed Bruce's parents, we see him become a somewhat Sinestro/Joker hybrid, cause like duh. Bruce Wayne/Green Lantern then makes it his mission to stop this old but new foe.
Mike W. Barr is the writer on this one-shot and man, did he let me down. This story was such a mess with so much lost potential. The overall plot of Bruce Wayne-Green Lantern vs. the Sinestro-Joker hybrid was SUPER corny. We also get a super powered Two-Face and Catwoman that feel heavily forced into the story. On the heroes side there’s also some ridiculous looking ‘League’ members that also feel forced in, but also just don’t do much. The whole thing feels super rushed and very sloppy, with wack ass pacing, and a dumb ending. I understand with it being a one-shot and only having 50 pages, Barr wanted to add a lot of cool stuff, but other writers with the same tasks have done WAY better with their elseworld stories. Barr was clearly biting off more than he could chew and it left us with a very poorly delivered read.
The artwork by Jerry Bingham also didn’t do much for me and that’s not to say it’s bad, but with the overall pacing being sloppy, the artwork really couldn’t save it. I will say that the character designs are silly looking though. I’ve seen this design for Bruce Wayne’s Green Lantern before and I remember being “meh” about it. Going in and fully seeing it though, I gotta say it’s kinda dumb. I also hated the villain designs that looked super lazy and to top it off the designs for the other superheroes who show up in the end are straight up laughable. A real shake your head moment all around.
Overall; this was kinda a let down, and even though I’d heard it wasn’t as cool as it sounded, I went in hopeful, and optimistic, and I honestly didn’t think it would be this fucking bad. I can 100% confirm it is nowhere near as cool as it sounds. Out of all the elseworlds stories I’ve read this is for sure the worst and I would recommend skipping unless you’re *super* curious.
Mike W. Barr is the writer on this one-shot and man, did he let me down. This story was such a mess with so much lost potential. The overall plot of Bruce Wayne-Green Lantern vs. the Sinestro-Joker hybrid was SUPER corny. We also get a super powered Two-Face and Catwoman that feel heavily forced into the story. On the heroes side there’s also some ridiculous looking ‘League’ members that also feel forced in, but also just don’t do much. The whole thing feels super rushed and very sloppy, with wack ass pacing, and a dumb ending. I understand with it being a one-shot and only having 50 pages, Barr wanted to add a lot of cool stuff, but other writers with the same tasks have done WAY better with their elseworld stories. Barr was clearly biting off more than he could chew and it left us with a very poorly delivered read.
The artwork by Jerry Bingham also didn’t do much for me and that’s not to say it’s bad, but with the overall pacing being sloppy, the artwork really couldn’t save it. I will say that the character designs are silly looking though. I’ve seen this design for Bruce Wayne’s Green Lantern before and I remember being “meh” about it. Going in and fully seeing it though, I gotta say it’s kinda dumb. I also hated the villain designs that looked super lazy and to top it off the designs for the other superheroes who show up in the end are straight up laughable. A real shake your head moment all around.
Overall; this was kinda a let down, and even though I’d heard it wasn’t as cool as it sounded, I went in hopeful, and optimistic, and I honestly didn’t think it would be this fucking bad. I can 100% confirm it is nowhere near as cool as it sounds. Out of all the elseworlds stories I’ve read this is for sure the worst and I would recommend skipping unless you’re *super* curious.
earlapvaldez's review
3.0
I have always like the idea of Bruce Wayne becoming the Green Lantern, and that's why I give a slight thumbs up to this. However, I did not get the Green Lantern-y feel in this graphic novel. It needs more action, more ring wielding, and a deeper Bruce Wayne-Sinestro conflict. Also, sobrang bitin.
dumblydore's review
3.0
This batshit crazy but truly excellent idea that Batman becomes Green Lantern is well told, although it feels very dated. At least Bruce feels a little dated in his personality. (Where's the hard pummelling and the angst?) That must be the power of being a Lantern.
Ah, I love Elseworlds.
Ah, I love Elseworlds.
aarhodes's review
3.0
I like Batman. I like Green Lantern. But even 3 stars feels generous. Maybe I was asking too much of this comic, but it did not live up to my expectations.
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