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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
More like 4.5 stars.
I wanted to dive into the DC universe and know more about GL, so I picked up this trade. Overall, I was able to follow the story line. It became difficult when I didn't know some of the characters/I didn't know what prior experiences were being referenced.
Loved the writing and the artwork is INCREDIBLE. Oh my goodness, the whole design just blew me away: color, lines, letters, layout, EVERYTHING.
I'm glad I finally finished, it was a great story.
I wanted to dive into the DC universe and know more about GL, so I picked up this trade. Overall, I was able to follow the story line. It became difficult when I didn't know some of the characters/I didn't know what prior experiences were being referenced.
Loved the writing and the artwork is INCREDIBLE. Oh my goodness, the whole design just blew me away: color, lines, letters, layout, EVERYTHING.
I'm glad I finally finished, it was a great story.
Some of the sub stories around this title (Blackest Night Flash et. al.) the gristly start of is still haunting and sets up Brightest Day very well.
[REVIEW TO COME AT A LATER DATE UPON A FULL BLACKEST NIGHT EVENT RE-READ.]
Please take my rating with a grain of salt. I'm not a DC fan. I'm a Marvel fan. I used to read DC as a kid. My brother loved Green Lantern and I had a friend recommend this series to me. Based on my limited knowledge of DC, I dug in head first. The art is nice, the story is nice, but I didn't really care for the characters. I didn't care that some people were raised from the dead and others weren't. I had not emotional connection to them. Had I started with something earlier in the timeline, then maybe my attachments to characters would have been stronger, but alas, they were not.
FIRST THOUGHTS: Wow, I'm truly impressed by this arc! It's so clever. And it's well executed as well! Really enjoyed getting to see some old favorites and to read more about the various lantern corps!
You do not even have to be a fan of GL or DC comics to appreciate this epic story. Life vs Death. This book was action packed from beginning to end.
Is it weird that I came out of a Green Lantern book with the solidified belief that Barry Allen is the heart of the DC universe?
I'm honestly not sure why this is such a talked about comic. It doesn't really have any huge revelations that change the DC universe and really the story is pretty terrible. Maybe if you read the whole Blackest Night series it would improve but this graphic novel doesn't make me want to pick up anymore.
This is really just a chance to zombify the DC superheroes. Now don't get me wrong that is pretty excellent on it's own and I basically gave this book an extra star because of zombie Batman and Aquaman, but without an actual strong plot to hold it together this basically becomes a fanboy wankfest. And there are already plenty of those.
Sure, I've never been a big Green Lantern fan, but this book has alot of hype surrounding it even 4 years after it was released. And it doesn't meet that hype. This doesn't hold up on its own and was overall a disappointment. (Zombie Aquaman riding a seahorse was pretty excellent though.)
This is really just a chance to zombify the DC superheroes. Now don't get me wrong that is pretty excellent on it's own and I basically gave this book an extra star because of zombie Batman and Aquaman, but without an actual strong plot to hold it together this basically becomes a fanboy wankfest. And there are already plenty of those.
Sure, I've never been a big Green Lantern fan, but this book has alot of hype surrounding it even 4 years after it was released. And it doesn't meet that hype. This doesn't hold up on its own and was overall a disappointment. (Zombie Aquaman riding a seahorse was pretty excellent though.)
I don't read too many superhero comics, but I picked this one up since it was on the New York Times bestseller list for so long. Because I don't read superhero comics terribly often, I wasn't very familiar with many of the characters. Even without all the background, I found this graphic novel entertaining and parts of it very compelling.
Read this as it was prime reading so essentially free on amazon.
It is Marvel zombies but with DC. Not bad. A bit silly.
It is Marvel zombies but with DC. Not bad. A bit silly.