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Title: Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) by Joe Kelly, Bill Sienkiewicz, Sean M. Konot, Brent Anderson ISBN: 1563898640 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 4
Summary: A Well-Told, Touching Story, But Newer Readers Might Be Lost
Comment: In Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan, writer Joe Kelly and Artists Brent Anderson and Bill Sienkiewicz try to add a fitting coda to the career of Hal Jordan, the disgraced (and deceased) former Green Lantern. Prior to his death, Jordan went berserk with grief (The City he called home was destroyed by an insane alien baddie), slaughtered the entire Green Lantern Corps., and usurped their power in an attempt to undo the destruction of Coast City. He was eventually given a chance to redeem himself; He died saving the Earth, and has since been reborn as the newest incarnation of the wrath of God known as The Spectre. Whew!
The book centers around former Jordan sidekick/Green Lantern wannabe/offensive racial stereotype Tom "Pieface" Kalmaku. (Can you believe there was actually a time when it was OK to call an Eskimo "Pieface"? Jeez!) He is wallowing in self-pity over the loss of his friend Hal; He's a destitute alcoholic, he's just lost his job, his Wife, his Kids......and now, out of nowhere, he's handed a child that is allegedly Jordan's, and a note from Hal reading "Tom- Fix it. Hal" Who is this kid? What does the note mean? What can one man do in a world of super-powered God-like beings? Tom is about to find out....
The art is nice, the book is attractively designed, and the reappearance of my favorite ever Green Lantern (I won't spoil the surprise, poozer!) is much appreciated and very unexpected. Writer Joe Kelly even manages to end the book on a note of triumph, with a hint of a bright future for The Corps. My only problem is that if I weren't aware of the twisty Green Lantern continuity, I'd have been lost. The book just doesn't seem new-reader friendly. Who is The Spectre, and what does he have to do with Hal Jordan? Who is the big yellow guy that blew up Coast City? What did Hal hope to accomplish by killing off The Corps. and The Guardians? I knew the answers to these quetions, but a new reader wouldn't.
Longtime fans should be satisfied, though.
Rating: 4
Summary: good but not great
Comment: The art work was well done. The story line was starting out very well but got confusing. I really can't give a full review without giving away some of the plot.
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Title: Green Lantern: Fear Itself by Ron Marz, Brad Parker ISBN: 1563893118 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern: Traitor by Steven Grant, Steve Grant, Scott Kolins, Klaus Janson ISBN: 1563897423 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern: Will World by J. M. Dematteis, Seth Fisher ISBN: 1563897822 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Green Lantern: New Journey, Old Path by Judd Winick, Darryl Banks, M. D. Bright, Dale Eaglesham, John Lowe ISBN: 1563897296 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Baptism of Fire (Green Lantern Series) by Ron Marz, Darryl Banks, Paul Pelletier ISBN: 1563895242 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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