Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular

Another DC mainstay reaches an anniversary this time the Green Lantern who first appeared in 1940 in the form of Alan Scott whose ring was more magic than science though that got revised in time and had a weakness in that it couldn't effect anything made of wood. 

Eventually this Green Lantern and his universe of superheroes became Earth two as DC created a whole new generation of superheroes with Hal Jordan becoming the Green Lantern most of us are familiar today. Of course Hal went bad, mad and died, became a spirit and took on the form of the Spectre, got better and was resurrected. Quite a life really.

Then of course there are all the other Green lanterns and not just the human ones from every-bodies favourite bad boy Guy Gardiner to Kilowog and sentient squirrels in the form of the Green lantern Corps. In fact there's a whole universe of adventure built around the Green lantern concept. 

 

Sadly the Lantern franchise has had its ups and downs but remains a firm favourite of mine. If I could be a superhero I'd want to be a Green Lantern. It was certainly a childhood dream. 

This comic highlights all the main characters of the Green Lantern franchise starting with Alan Scott and finishing with Simon Baz.  Ten very worthy short stories. including a sad one set many years hence.

Rating: 4 Stars