Green Lantern: Earth One, Volume 1 by Gabriel HardmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Not a bad adaptation of Green Lantern. I think this is one of the better Earth One books. I have to says my favorite is the Superman Vol 1. I am not the biggest GL fan so the changes made to the character do not bother me.
I like the darker art work. I hope Gabriel Hartman is available to do the artwork for the next volume of Batman Earth One (hint). I am glad the bulk of the story takes place in space (or on different planets). I personally think this suits GL best.
Hal Jordan is my favorite GL, but this is not the traditional Hal Jordan. This version is a disillusioned astronaut, instead of a hot shot fearless fighter pilot. This suits Hal as I always thought of him as the not mature Lantern compared to Kyle. In this universe the rings themselves do not choose their Lanterns and are more weapons.
Also in this universe there is no longer an established Green Lanterns team, so they have a lot to learn and find out and history to rediscover.
This is a good intro story, and sets up more stories for the future, but is coves everything it needs to if you just want to read this volume on it’s own. At the end there is a couple of pages of bonus art, as well as a page long summary of the whole story.
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