A review by alertnerd
Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner Vol. 1 by Frank Pittarese, Arnie Jorgensen, Bill Willingham, Marv Wolfman, Jamal Igle, William Rosado, Tom Peyer, Fred Haynes, Darryl Banks, Ron Marz, Steve Carr, J.B. Jones, Derec Donovan

4.0

My first exposure to Kyle Rayner was while reading Connor Hawke’s time as Green Arrow in the late 1990s. I wanted to read more of him and this collection made that super convenient. It gives a nice overview of what happened to Hal Jordan prior to Kyle getting the ring, and it’s also a great introduction to Kyle.

I’m not the biggest fan of Green Lantern so it was hard to get into the story at first. However, Kyle is such a charming character that it didn’t take long for me to love him. A superhero who’s an artist, wears cool leather jackets and lives in Greenwich Village? I never realized it was everything I could have wanted.

Another thing that pleasantly surprised me was Darryl Banks’ art. Kyle looked great; he had cool hair and great style. So many 90s comics have extremely cringey artwork that makes it hard to read due to the second hand embarrassment.

Overall, it was a great read that makes me excited to get the second volume when it is released in March.