This one was read under duress!!! Basically, I told Anne that if she would read a black and white Green Lantern compilation, I would go to the local library, close my eyes and randomly pick any GL title. Well, after accidently groping some guy (he shouldn’t have walked in front of me. Charges were dropped.), I came up with this one.It seems that the son of Abin Sur, the guy who originally gave Hal his ring, has Daddy issues (name me a super villain that doesn't?), and because Dad, who was out sa...

Reread: 31/12/2021This was such a great read again. We find out what happened to Hal in that one year being trapped and when Cowgirl is trapped again, we see Hal don his GL ring and go after her but fights Global Guardians and the Rocket Red brigade of Russia and well the drama there and all. Its such a great story and one of my favorites of Hal!Finally we get to the Star sapphire story and how Zamarons target him for love and all and how Cowgirl and Carol are involved and it ends in a funny man...

Seems like everyone wanted to see Hal Jordan's head up on a pike. Geez. This guy pissed off a lot of people. And the first story, Wanted, was about that. All of his past mistakes were catching up to him.Okay, so while I found this to be b>my favorite volume, so far, story-wise, I absolutely disliked the main antagonist in the first story, Wanted. His motivations were ridiculously lame and weak, but I did like that his character had a certain dimension to it. The story itself, though, I absolutel...

This book has two stories:- Wanted: Hal Jordan, a four-parter in which Amon Sur (Abin Sur's son) hires bounty hunters to capture Hal Jordan. Amon Sur is still angry that he wasn't chosen as his father's replacement and so he thinks that if he kills Hal Jordan at close proximity the ring will have to choose him as the new Green Lantern. But you already figured out this particular plan fails, because Hal Jordan is still around, after all. Art by Ivan Reis.- The Mystery Of The Star Sapphire, a thre...

Wanted couldn't be a more appropriate title. Global Guardians, United Nations, The Green Lantern Corps, (view spoiler)[Amon Sur, the son of Abin Sur (hide spoiler)], and bounty hunters all want Hal subdued or killed. Hal is still dreading his time in Chechnya when he laments, "I should've worn the ring," and the torture he, Cowgirl and Rocket Man endured. Now Cowgirl is kidnapped on a retaliation mission. Hal heads in against Air Force and Freedom of Power Treaty regulations. This is where thing...

Imbalanced but oh so good world building!This trade is imbalanced, the stories I mean, they serve a purpose but overall they are not that exciting. Then why 4 stars? Well because the world building and art in this trade is fantastic!World: Reis is a good artist, he makes the ring pop so I found his arc and his arc fun, but the main highlight of this trade is Daniel Arcuna. Wow, his colors are beautiful, like a painting is his work here, and his panels and framing make for a visual journey. I thi...

This is a great green lantern read! This book takes place when Hal Jordan is framed, it made for an interesting story when he has the green lantern core and the whole Justice League after him! Highly recommend it!

One of the things that makes me super jealous is when there is something out there that is so obvious that when someone finally notices it, you wonder what prevented you from thinking of it first. The perfect example of this is in an episode of Family Guy where Peter is at Barney Rubble's house and is waiting for him outside the bathroom. When Barney finishes up, we find that he's been shitting inside the large, toilet-shaped bill of a pelican, who immediately breaks the fourth wall and says "An...

I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed this volume. Both story arcs had their strengths, but I particularly remember the first story arc, "Wanted: Hal Jordan", for its (partial) look at Hal Jordan the human without the Green Lantern Ring, and the second story arc, “Mystery of the Star Sapphire", for its connection with the Sinestro Corps War.

(Note: I own the individual 32 page comics and not the trade paperback, but seeing how GR doesn't have the individual comics, I am using this to post my thoughts.)I still don't understand why everyone hates this series. It's interesting, has great fight scenes, and doesn't drag out like some of the other series' I've read over the years. I am liking how they are playing on the internal conflicts between the Green Lantern Corps members and the Guardians of Oa, it's interesting.

The first storyline was alright, a bit cluttered but with great Ivan Reis art. The second storyline was much more focused and interesting. Very excited to read Sinestro Corps War. Definitely a higher 3 (like a 3.8 or 3.9 or something, not a 4, whatever you get it)

Lots of people want to kill Green Lantern, but one particular foe's put a bounty on Green Lantern's head, which brings out all sorts of vague galactic bounty hunters and obscure international heroes. It's the return of the Tasmanian Devil! Geoff Johns continues focusing on the key theme in this Green Lantern series: guilt. Jordan is still overcoming terrible stuff he did when he was last alive. Past stories focused on his actions as Parallax, but here Johns goes back to when Jordan first got hi...

This volume actually has two stories. The first is pretty good. "Hal Jordan: Wanted" follows the adventures of Hal as he has been falsely accused of murder. He has to face off against other heroes seeking to arrest him and Abin Sur's son seeking revenge. This was a decent story and would have gotten three stars, had it been by itself.The other story "Mystery of the Star Sapphire" wasn't that great. It explains why the Saphhire power rings exist and drop some hints about the Blackest Night story....

One of the best tpb volumes of this run so far. Two really fun arcs.I can tell it’s all building to something bigger, but the individual installments flow very well. Add some amazing art from Ivan Reis and Daniel Acuña and you’ve got yourself some grade A Geoff Johns lantern.

The book series stumbled and fell with this addition to it's otherwise excellent run.

This book is divided into two sections; Wanted: Hal Jordan and Mystery of the Star Sapphire. I have to admit I skimmed over the first section rather quickly. The idea of Hal being captured by enemy soldiers for leaving his ring off while he flies was an interesting one, but the rest left me feeling flat. It was just story lines I wasn’t interested in. Two cool things did happen though. Hal flies back to where he was being held captive to bust a cap in the ass of the people who held him. (In gre

Ivan Reis and Daniel Acuna's art were almost a palpable breath of fresh air after reading Green Lantern Corps. While I enjoyed learning about Amon Sur and the origin of the Star Sapphires, I did a lot of eye-rolling over the fan service, since so much time is spent with two "hot chicks" in skimpy magic outfits fighting each other over Hal Jordan. Blech. It's been a while since I've read a "typical" superhero comic that doesn't, at least in some part, cater towards a female audience, but I would'...

It's starting to become clear that Johns really wants to build something epic here. He's dragging back old enemies and giving them new purposes and new vendettas (and sometimes, more complicated backstories.) It's all extremely comic-booky, but it is a heck of a lot of fun. His flaws are pretty obvious--it's long on explosions and short on emotions--but I like it, nonetheless.

In this volume we see more bounty hunters after Hal Jordan and we finally figure out who put the bounty on his head. Also we see the return of the Star Sapphire and some romantic issues for Hal. But most importantly, the Sinestro Corps War gets closer. (The scene where the fear ring tries to choose Batman is awesome.)Great art and more development of a great series.

The first half of this book is my favorite arc of the series so far. I loved everything about it, and the twist worked wonderfully. Unfortunately, the secod half is probably my least favorite so far. That said, it's not terrible and the end somewhat makes up for it.