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The end of Hal and the start of Kyle. This is a mix-match of the two.
The first half is all about Hal's decent into madness. Before Johns came in and said "No that was a evil demon thingy, Hal would never do that!" we learn that Hal is losing himself. After seeing his city destroyed and many of his loves one killed, he goes a bit fucking crazy. Can you blame him? I mean, he has these rings that can give you almost anything, so he decides to get more. When the corps stand in his way he starts to take them out one by one, or one verse many.
The 2nd half of this collection is the start of Kyle's run. A more innocent and charming individual, he first begins to learn his powers with the ring. Soon in his run one of his villains does something terrible to the woman he loves. This is the famous Women in the Fridge moment. After that he gets a visit for Alan Scott to learn what it means to be a Lantern.
Good: The Hal decent into darkness is actually pretty interesting. Someone pushed to the breaking point with already a arragont personality all makes sense. I love Johns Green Lantern run but I felt it was stupid he blamed Paralax for Hal's turn. I also enjoyed watching all the corps, even Sinestro stand in Hal's way for a final fight. Kyle is introduced in a fun way and I always enjoyed him the most for the male Green Lanterns.
Bad: The art feels dated at point, and some scenes look really odd. On top of that, Hal's decent is a little quick, but the bigger issue is Kyle's girlfriends death. It's not to say you can't have a female character die and it matter, you very much can. But Kyle, within less than 2 issues, seems to be okay with it. Not okay, but basically says "I loved you and will always honor you" Sorry, you don't have that mindset in less than a day's time.
Overall, a interesting collection. I see what they were going for. The sadness of a big character like Hal and the hopeful feel of Kyle. It works well. I think key issues were sadly probably missing so feels a bit disjointed. Overall though, despite dated at times, it was fun. A 3 out of 5.
The first half is all about Hal's decent into madness. Before Johns came in and said "No that was a evil demon thingy, Hal would never do that!" we learn that Hal is losing himself. After seeing his city destroyed and many of his loves one killed, he goes a bit fucking crazy. Can you blame him? I mean, he has these rings that can give you almost anything, so he decides to get more. When the corps stand in his way he starts to take them out one by one, or one verse many.
The 2nd half of this collection is the start of Kyle's run. A more innocent and charming individual, he first begins to learn his powers with the ring. Soon in his run one of his villains does something terrible to the woman he loves. This is the famous Women in the Fridge moment. After that he gets a visit for Alan Scott to learn what it means to be a Lantern.
Good: The Hal decent into darkness is actually pretty interesting. Someone pushed to the breaking point with already a arragont personality all makes sense. I love Johns Green Lantern run but I felt it was stupid he blamed Paralax for Hal's turn. I also enjoyed watching all the corps, even Sinestro stand in Hal's way for a final fight. Kyle is introduced in a fun way and I always enjoyed him the most for the male Green Lanterns.
Bad: The art feels dated at point, and some scenes look really odd. On top of that, Hal's decent is a little quick, but the bigger issue is Kyle's girlfriends death. It's not to say you can't have a female character die and it matter, you very much can. But Kyle, within less than 2 issues, seems to be okay with it. Not okay, but basically says "I loved you and will always honor you" Sorry, you don't have that mindset in less than a day's time.
Overall, a interesting collection. I see what they were going for. The sadness of a big character like Hal and the hopeful feel of Kyle. It works well. I think key issues were sadly probably missing so feels a bit disjointed. Overall though, despite dated at times, it was fun. A 3 out of 5.