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Top 5 Green Lantern Stories

My favorites

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  • The story that made me the comic fan I am today. Here's a book I go back to every couple months and read again. I always find new things to enjoy about the art or the storytelling, and it always impresses me.

    Not only was this the story that brought back Hal Jordan, but it supplanted his legacy for years to come that he was THE Green Lantern. My favorite comic that I own.

  • Perhaps no GL story will ever touch the high note of Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps War. This is what a big GL event should always strive towards, this level of greatness. It being a longer storyline, I don't revisit it as often as Rebirth. There's little doubt that this is the high point of one of comicdom's greatest runs.

  • I nearly overlooked this book altogether. But what really pulled me in (and never let me go) was Dave Gibbons art. Yes, Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame. I enjoy this book as a smaller, intimate GL book compared to the big epics.

    Here we see Hal having interesting battles on Earth, but also him wrestling with giving up the ring altogether. It's a very controversial book in my mind, as Carol gives Hal an ultimatum: The corps or her. His choice, in the end, may surprise you. It's a key moment in these characters' histories and I adore the character development for Hal especially. A gem of a book that is well written by Len Wein and can't forget that Dave Gibbons art.

  • The DC Universe was turned into zombies and its up to the Green Lanterns to bring it to an end. Ivan Reis' art is astounding and detailed. Geoff Johns is, as always, on point. A DC event done right, that really pays off on the Blackest Night prophecy.

    Like Sinestro Corps War, I very much enjoy this story but it's not one I can usually read in one sitting so I happen to read it less often. Otherwise, a great book.

  • Darwyn Cooke's artwork will transport you to the Silver Age. In a way, this book is a revelation. Cooke captures the sentiment of the times, but also the changes and the need for a new hero. Enter Flash and, more importantly, Green Lantern.

    This is Cooke's love letter to a time and a place, but also to Green Lantern Hal Jordan. This is a must own for any fan of the character. Not a ton with Hal in costume as GL, which is the only detractor for me when it comes to this great story.