Green Lantern

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by kemcha

I'm kind of on the fence about the new "The Green Lantern" series. I'm not a big fan of Lenil Yu's artwork nor am I fan of Liam Sharp. Sharp's artwork looks awesome in black and white but it loses something when they add full color to it. I guess it's one of those things where you either like their artwork or you don't. Their work just lacks aesthetic value when I look at it from a creativity standpoint.

I just get tired of Marvel Comics and D.C. Comics and their continuous need to revamp or reboot their titles every 50 issues. While I have complete digital runs of their comics, it wasn't necessary to cancel Hal Jordan or Green Lanterns. I half expected Green Lanterns to continue getting published until I saw that D.C. decided to up and cancel that series outright.

I think the new series will do well for the first several issues but after that, I think interest will drop off, unless Grant Morrison can continue to keep readers engaged. I must admit that Grant Morrison is one of my favorite writers, right besides Alan Moore, Frank Miller and James Robinson. Alan Moore's run on Swap Thing, Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, Frank Miller's run on Daredevil ... these are all classic comic runs that happen to be fan faves.

I can't argue you with regards to the constant reboots after a few years. I am looking forward to the new GL series, I will certainly give it a try. If you have a store in your area that is participating in the midnight release and if you can attend, they will have a special variant for sale which is the same cover as the standard release but in black/white. You can check it out here and even order it from Midtown here:

https://www.midtowncomics.com/store/...231+Co_1796341

[kemcha]

It's a funny thing. While I didn't go out on midnight to get that variant, I lucked out and ended up getting a copy of that midnight variant at cover price from the same comic store. So, I didn't have to go out in the middle of the night to pick it up. The owner said that he didn't open up at midnight either, so I had no trouble getting a copy of it.

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

I can't argue you with regards to the constant reboots after a few years. I am looking forward to the new GL series, I will certainly give it a try. If you have a store in your area that is participating in the midnight release and if you can attend, they will have a special variant for sale which is the same cover as the standard release but in black/white. You can check it out here and even order it from Midtown here:

https://www.midtowncomics.com/store/...231+Co_1796341

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by kemcha

It's a funny thing. While I didn't go out on midnight to get that variant, I lucked out and ended up getting a copy of that midnight variant at cover price from the same comic store. So, I didn't have to go out in the middle of the night to pick it up. The owner said that he didn't open up at midnight either, so I had no trouble getting a copy of it.

I am not sure how the midnight launch parties work for most stores, since those fall on a Tuesday night with most people having either school or work in the morning but I do know of stores that say they are participating yet don't, just so they can get the special variants which they then offer for sale to their customers who come in on Wednesday. Also with larger sites like Midtown, TFAW, etc. I don't think the midnight variants are getting to be a difficult thing at all anymore.