Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn [Paperback]

Keith Giffen (Author), Gerard Jones (Author), James Owsley (Author), M.D. Bright (Author)

Book Description

Series: Green Lantern | Publication Date: September 1, 1991

The origin of Hal Jordan, Green Lantern, as retold for the 1990's audience, from the original 1989/90 six-issue series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; 2 edition (September 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930289889
• ISBN-13: 978-0930289881
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Hal Jordan, December 29, 2003

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Caleb Boyd (Centreville, al United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (Paperback)

This was a mini-series that was released before the first issue of the current Green Lantern series was released in 1990. It is a retelling and a slight reworking of Hal Jordan's (the Silver Age Green Lantern) origin. The art and colors are excellent. The Hal in this book is slightly different from the Hal in the 1970s and 1980s. Readers had grown accustomed to him as a leader, one of the Guardians' finest; but, here he is shown as a fallible human (he hurts a few of his friends while driving drunk) and he is a little impulsive with his actions when he first gets his ring. But, by the end of the story, he has saved Oa from the threat of Legion; he proves that he is super-hero and Green Lantern material.
This book is great for new Green Lantern readers who like Kyle Rayner but do not know much about Hal, Kyle's predecessor. Although, if you want to see Hal at his best, read the "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" mini-series, which unfortunately is not available in trade paperback. The greatest Green Lantern story, imo, yet written is "Ganthet's Tale," a graphic novel which should be available on Amazon. However, this trade will serve as a decent introduction to Hal, the Corps, Carol Ferris and the Guardians of the Universe.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Zero to Hero, November 12, 2003

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Edmund Lau Kok Ming (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (Paperback)

I just read Emerald Dawn several days back. Never got to read the original story when it was published in 1989-90. Over the years I have heard many people saying that this was a lousy series and that Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) is grossly out-of-character and a destructive alcoholic. Untrue. I think most people who dislike this series are people who love the original Broome and Kane GL stories from the late 1950s and 1960s. In other words, these other reviewers are too bound by their loyalty to their nostalgia - although those early GL tales are a gem! "Emerald Dawn", however, is a Green Lantern origin story more fitting for a more sophisticated time. Hal Jordan, far from being out-of-character, is finally a "character". We identify with his foibles, his failures and finally his metamorphoses into a true hero - and the greatest GL ever. We also get to see his first meeting with the GL Corps and the Guardians. Finally, the alcoholic thing? He got drunk ONCE during a particular bad time and caused an accident! That doesn't make Hal an alcoholic - he's no Tony Stark!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must-have volume for GL fans, June 28, 2006

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Walter L. Luffman (Savannah, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (Paperback)

I grew up on the Silver Age comics, including Green Lantern (Hal Jordan). If you know the characters, this is a must have volume in the ongoing saga. If you don't already know the characters, get to know them first with other books in the series -- but keep this one on your list for later!