Green Lantern (USA) di Geoff Johns & Doug Mahnke

[Green Hankey]

povero Mahnke  

Comunque molto bello questo numero 4 che scava ancora di più nel rapporto Hal - Sinestro

Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

[Lois Lane]

povero Mahnke 

ma se tutti lo adorano

[Green Hankey]

infatti, appena vedo che uno l'insulta, ho il default di dire "povero Mahnke" lo stesso: se vai indietro nelle pagine si nota 

Per me sta facendo un lavoro magnifico.....

[Lois Lane]

infatti, appena vedo che uno l'insulta, ho il default di dire "povero Mahnke" lo stesso: se vai indietro nelle pagine si nota 

non ha molto senso come discorso, lo sai vero? 

[Ikki di Phoenix]

Che figata colossale... Il fumetto più bello attualmente in circolazione nel mainstream, Johns ai suoi migliori livelli da quando è su GL, secondo me...

Ha ritrovato una vena creativa incredibile!

Mahnke io lo sto adorando, è stupendo! Non l'avrei mai detto che il suo stile mi avrebbe preso così, eppure è successo!

[Green Hankey]

anche perchè Mahnke da quando è su GL sta cercando di farsi apprezzare nel modo più semplice possibile e adottando di volta in volta stili diversi 

[Azrael]

THE Comic Vine Review by Tony 'G-Man' Guerrero




Last issue we saw the possible death of one of the main characters. The action continues and Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke give us more pure Green Lantern action.

The last issue ended with quite a cliffhanger as we saw the apparent disintegration of Hal Jordan. Was that an accident or part of the plan?
The Good

I can't get enough of this series. I've probably said it before but it's worth noting again, making Sinestro into a Green Lantern once again was a brilliant move. It's completely changed the dynamic of his character along with his relationship with the entire Green Lantern Corps. With each issue, you get the feeling that somehow there is still a lot to Sinestro that we just don't know about. His character has become more complex, but in a good way. He might have good intentions but since we're talking about Sinestro, you just can't ever be certain.

Hal Jordan has been having a difficult time lately. After getting his power ring taken away and being sent back to Earth, he's been at the mercy of Sinestro and the power ring he managed to create for him. Hal has been forced to help Sinestro try to liberate his home planet from the cruel rule of the Sinestro Corps. Things don't really get any better for Hal in this issue. The suspense builds as the entire situation continues to feel more and more grim.

If Hal manages to survive all of this (I'm sure everyone can figure out what his chances are), he won't be the same person he was before. When the power ring was taken away and he was forced to spend time on Earth as a regular human, it forced him to see things differently. Working with Sinestro and being at his mercy should also teach him some humility. We can assume eventually he'll get his power ring issue sorted and it's going to be really interesting to see how all of this will change him.

Doug Mahnke's art is a blessing once again. I dig the way he draws everyone and you can see the emotions pouring off the characters, especially through their eyes. The tiniest details he adds speak volumes.
The Bad

I am loving this adventure with Hal and Sinestro and I love that they are pretty much separate from the Green Lantern Corps (and rest of the DCU) but the Korugar story needs to be resolved soon.
The Verdict

The Sinestro/Hal Jordan team up continues. The odds are against them and things didn't end too well for Hal last issue. We are discovering that there is still more to Sinestro than we thought. Geoff Johns' decision to turn Sinestro into a Green Lantern once again has been a great ride and we're left with no clue how this can all end. Doug Mahnke's art is the perfect fit for this book. You can feel the contempt oozing from Sinestro as he looks down on everyone. I am totally enjoying the story but I would like the Korugar/Sinestro Corps story to be resolved soon. By having this title not closely connected to the other GL books, there is more of a feeling that anything goes. GREEN LANTERN continues to be a blast to read each month.

5 Stelle su 5

Da CVine

[Deadpool]

 

[Azrael]

Johns Wills Sinestro Power As "Green Lantern"

They say a hero is only as good as his villain, but what happens when the villain tries to be as good as the hero?

That's the hook of DC Comics current run on "Green Lantern." Relaunched with a new #1 by longtime GL writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke as part of the publisher's New 52 line of titles, the series has placed traditional villain Sinestro back in the garb of the space-faring police force of the Green Lanterns while series lead Hal Jordan has lost his power ring thanks to the punishment of the Guardians of the Universe. In the opening arc, Sinestro has made a simulation of a GL ring for Jordan as the two find themselves unlikely allies setting off for the villain's home planet of Korugar – still under the thumb of his former, fear-based corps.

And while readers may be wondering how long this period of two GLs at odds can last, Johns is promising that Sinestro won't be giving up the Lantern's Light any time soon. In his first major interview on the series since the relaunch, the writer tells CBR News that Sinestro as Green Lantern is a plan he's had in place for a while, and moving forward both he and Hal's conceptions of heroism will be tested as the pair battle the Sinestro Corps, discover the secrets of the mysterious Indigo Tribe and wait for the colder, crueler Guardians to launch a brand new army of interplanetary peacekeepers.

CBR News: "Green Lantern" was a solid success before the New 52, though you spoke early in the launch of the new line about changing even books you were familiar with to make them more accessible. Here, that's come through an expanded role for Sinestro – once again a Green Lantern and pretty much the co-lead of the book now. What about that character and that place for him made the book feel new for you?

Geoff Johns: One of the things I wanted to do was get back to a very character-based story with maybe a smaller cast. We've been so big for so long. And I'd always wanted to build up to Sinestro forcibly getting a Green Lantern ring and Hal Jordan at the same time having his removed. It's just an interesting turn of events to see what Hal's going to do if he's not Green Lantern and see what Sinestro is going to do if he is Green Lantern. So to team those guys up? As soon as they're teamed up and they're both wearing a green ring, sparks just fly for me. Those characters fly off the pages when they interact. And so they're essentially co-leads now in the book, and the stories we're going to be telling keep Sinestro front and center with Hal.

Issue #6 is a stand-alone issue that kicks off the next year and a half of "Green Lantern," and the next arc we have starting in #7 is called "The Secret of The Indigo Tribe" where we really challenge whether or not Hal believes Sinestro can be redeemed. Is it possible? At the same time, we'll learn more about Abin Sur's connection to the Indigo Tribe and some more of what the Guardians are really up to behind the scenes as they try to march on and replace the Green Lanterns Corps and how they're going to do that. And then the next storyline after that is a story that's going to again have Sinestro come face-to-face with some of the sins of his past and having to make a real choice. So the whole tapestry I've built for the next two years of "Green Lantern" is centered on these two characters and their journeys of how Hal's going to balance his life as Green Lantern and whether or not Sinestro is going to accept [that role.]

The standout line to me from these first new issues is the one where the Guardians refer to Hal being "all drive and no foresight' while Sinestro is "all drive and no altruism." These guys do seem very, very similar even as they've been enemies. What have you been discovering about what they share even as they clash?

I think they're very, very similar characters, and that line you point out is something that happened as I was writing that scene. It became very apparent that they're both incredibly strong and incredibly driven, but as they come closer and closer together, the more they understand that. Some of that is in issue #5 and 6, and the more they understand that, the more they might start to reluctantly rely on one another. What happens when Sinestro can turn around and Hal can turn around and they can fight back-to-back without looking over their shoulder? Are we going to get to that point, and if we are, what happens then?

It stands out too that we hear the line on Hal of "he's the greatest Green Lantern that ever was," but Sinestro seems to have all the will power you could want in his certainty that his way is right. Is he better than Hal as a GL?

Sinestro is obviously more skilled with the ring and knows how to do more things with it. He's been using a yellow ring for a long time, and so now using the green ring, I think it's taken a little extra effort. He's getting back on the horse and figuring out again what to do. He'll definitely teach Hal some more things from here, and Hal will teach him some stuff. But it's a huge thing for Sinestro. You've got to take away all these murders and these horrible things he's done, and then maybe you can say he's the greatest Green Lantern. What defines the greatest Green Lantern? Is it how skilled they are with the ring and what they can accomplish with it? Or is it the people they save and the things they've done? There are two definitions, I guess. And they've called both of these guys the greatest, but the question is "Who's going to be the greatest now?" We'll find that out.



A big part of that is, of course, Korugar and Sinestro's relationship to the people on his home planet. The journey for him reminds me in some ways of the things people always say about Magneto...is his position at all defensible? How do these new cast members challenge or expand upon that journey, and do you want to question the readers take on his status as villain?

Absolutely. But it's not only questioning the readers. It's questioning Sinestro's own conception of himself. I don't think he really realizes yet...he knows what he's done, but he's still learning about the effects he's had on people. It's easy for him to fly over Korugar and say, "I ruled that planet and protected all those people, and they're safe" and another thing for him to be down on the surface and see the faces of kids and of a former ally like Arsona who was essentially his Commissioner Gordon when he was a Green Lantern on Korugar. There's that betrayal in her eyes, and he really comes face-to-face with that in the next issue. But the idea is "How does it feel to look at the victims who have suffered because of your actions?" I don't think he's ever done that.

And if you look at the first four issues, you can actually see emotions we've never seen Sinestro have. One of my favorite things is when he laughs. Hal Jordan says, "Don't think you're better than me." And I remember typing to Doug, "This is the first time we've ever had him laugh because he thinks something is funny" and Doug did a great job. He pauses and then he laughs and tells Hal, "Jordan, you know I'm better than you. Stop fooling around, and let's go."

Looking forward, I feel like questions about the secrets of the Indigo Tribe are ones I've heard a thousand times on conventions panels. Have any of the readers you've spoken to figured it all our yet, or do you think this new story will be really surprising to even the longtime fans?

There are some things we've hinted at that people have figured out, and there are some things that are completely new revelations we haven't even gotten close to. It'll be a bit of both. I think it depends on how much you've been paying attention. We've certainly laid a lot of clues on the Indigo Tribe out there that you can draw some conclusions from, but other things are very new.

And the one thing I love about this arc is that on the surface, it looks like we're exploring the Indigo Tribe, but under that surface, it's all about exploring the relationship between Hal and Sinestro again. Every arc has got to be about them, and it's got this extra Green Lantern setup going through it.

Last time we talked about this book, we talked about Hal as a workaholic. Now we see him without that job role and having a bit of a crisis over what he does with his life. Do you expect him to find more balance because of what he's lost, or is his cocksure-ness a real stumbling block to that growth?

You'll see a big change in Hal in issue #5 and even further into issue #6 and even more in issue #7. There's something ongoing with Hal in that he's got to find his identity – not only his identity as Hal Jordan but his identity as Green Lantern again too. As he's going through this terrain, what's he going to do differently? What's his life really all about? Why is he doing this? I think Sinestro made some very good points when he said, "You're just a guy fighting people in costumes. That's all you're doing with this ring. You're not changing anything. You're not making anything better. This ring can do anything, and you haven't made your world a better place." On the flipside of that, Hal can say to Sinestro, "You've basically enslaved your world. You're forcing people to be a certain way. You're imposing your will on everybody." So there's a massive yin and yang there about how they'll behave as people and also what they want out of life. What is there beyond wearing that ring? There's got to be more to it.

Finally, we know the Guardians have a plan for a "third army" for policing the galaxy that is neither the Manhunter robots or the GL Corps, and they've bent Ganthet to their will to comply with this idea. How soon until we see a major movement on that? Will it remain in the background for the time being?

You'll see in the very next issue more on that. It's an ongoing arc that will build to something big – maybe in a couple of arcs. It's going to be an ongoing plot that will stay around.

Da CBR

[Green Hankey]

ottima intervista....

Dall'intervista emerge che Johns ha già pianificato due anni di storie 

[Deadpool]

ottima intervista....

Dall'intervista emerge che Johns ha già pianificato due anni di storie 

Johns

[Matches Malone]

http://www.dcleaguers.it/news/la-strana-coppia-hal-e-sinestro/

[Selina Kyle]

Banner pazzesco!  
Grazie Maccione

Intervista fantastica, se amate Geoff. 

[Azrael]

http://www.dcleaguers.it/news/la-strana-coppia-hal-e-sinestro/

Spettacolare Johns 

[Ikki di Phoenix]

Che intervista meravigliosa... grazie Elena e grazie Maccio...
Questa rischia davvero di diventare la mia serie preferita di sempre, sono preso oltre ogni dire. Forse anche più di Flash, e ho detto tutto...