The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman

by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp

Overview

Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Final Crisis, Happy!) is joined by superstar artist Liam Sharp (The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman) as together they explore just what makes Hal Jordan tick. It all begins when Earth’s Green Lantern encounters a mysterious alien hiding in plain sight, setting off a chain of events that will bring the Green Lantern Corps to its knees. There’s an intergalactic conspiracy afoot, as well as a traitor in the Green Lantern Corps’ ranks. Hal Jordan has faced the universe’s greatest threats, but what he faces next will challenge everything he believes in. The rules of planet Earth do not apply in outer space. To what lengths will Hal Jordan go to get his man? Find out in this mind-bending adventure that will forever change how you see the Green Lantern Corps! Collects issues #1-6 of the hot new series!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781779502131
Publisher:	DC
Publication date:	07/16/2019
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	467,011
File size:	98 MB
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Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Writer Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum to acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol, as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as The Invisibles, Seaguy and WE3. Grant has written best-selling runs on JLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory and New X-Men and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in The Multiversity, All Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman & Robin and Batman Incorporated.More Recently Grant has had his creator owned series Happy! turned into a TV series on the SYFY network. He also made his return to monthly comics in 2018 with The Green Lantern.

Editorial Reviews

08/09/2019

Hal Jordan's sabbatical from the Green Lantern Corps ends abruptly when intergalactic fugitives take refuge on Earth. After corralling the convicts, Hal begins his investigation into how they escaped, which reveals a mercenary army called the Blackstars is developing a weapon powerful enough to threaten the entire galaxy. Hal's hunt for these new foes and their leader, the mysterious Controller Mu, is complicated when the Earth is shrunken, stolen, and put up for auction before an audience of the most depraved villains in existence. In a neat twist, locating the stolen planet turns out to be much easier than convincing the populace they're better off without an alien overlord. Facing disgrace in the aftermath of that adventure, Hal is recruited by the Blackstars—assuming he survives their initiation ritual, a trek across the aptly named Vorr, Planet of Vampires. VERDICT Sharp's (The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman) illustrations suggest legendary comics artist Neal Adams paying homage to surrealist painter H.R. Giger (or vice versa). Morrison's (Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus, Vol. 2) script mixes police procedural thriller plot points with mind-boggling sf concepts. Not to be missed. Collecting Issues 1–6 of a new ongoing series.—Tom Batten, Grafton, VA

Library Journal

"A psychedelic new direction that splices together police procedural and prog rock." — The Hollywood Reporter

"Merges crimefighting adventure with wild interstellar weirdness." —Polygon

"It wouldn't be a Morrison comic without plenty of psychedelic weirdness and ambitious storytelling." —IGN

"Grant Morrison at his best and weirdest." —CBR

"Every panel looks alive — it's blinking, it's breathing and moving." —Syfy Wire

"Morrison is digging deep into the more “weird” aspects of the Lantern mythos with gusto. This is, by and large, a good thing." —Comicosity

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