Hal Jordan is a character that is very easy to screw up. Write him well and he's a macho but compassionate rouge with a heart of gold and a wit that's ALMOST as quick as he thinks it is. Write it wrong and he turns into a jarheaded jackass with a callous disregard for the people around him and a mean streak a mile wide.
That's because Hal is a simplistic base character. Writers end up writing him douchey because they don't know what to do with him but being such a character has it's perks. You can put him in any interesting situation and explore a story. This isn't a possible with a character who's expected to have a specific kind of adventure and story.
@@gabbar51ngh *True. But Chris Pine is still both young and mature! He plays a charming and heroic Steve Trevor in the the popular and successful two Wonder Woman DCEU DC superhero live action films in the late mid/late 2010s and early 2020 for examples* *Not to mention he also voiced the benevolent, intelligent, bright-eyed, spunky, winsome, web-slinging friendly neighborhood blue collar Marvel superhero and superhuman, Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse animated film!* ;D *I also could totally see Chris Pine being a strong candidate to play the MCU film reboot of heroic X-Men members Remy Lebeau aka Gambit or Warren Worthington the 3rd aka Angel or even the heroic member of The Fantastic Four, Johnathon "Johnny " Storm aka The Human Torch in future MCU films!* 😇 ;D
The Earth One comics make me miss the peak days of Marvel's Ultimate Universe. But maybe thats more because the Ultimate universe is what brought me back into comics after falling off. Something about full stories/universes (not just What If one shots) about new takes on classic characters with clear visions and bold swings of risks are so fun to read.
@@ProjektTaku Unh... no it wasn't. Unless you are thinkin of Ultimatum. The rest of the Ultimates had nothing on that. And did you ever read the boys? That's retarded edge. The TV show is good.
@@ProjektTakuyeah i was reading the first ultimates and the part where hank brutalizes janet just as an excuse for cap to have a kind of cool moment is just so unnecessary
Probably the best green lantern story because it's such a reinvention with just perfect art and character moments. I think that's the beauty of elseworld stories
To me, Earth One is every hero is the only hero of their earth. I cannot picture them living in the same world, yet I´m happy I see it that way. The potential of having each IP shining on their own, restricting the writer's resources, and making them play with obscure passages of those super gods is refreshing. A change of pace
I see what you mean. The Green Lantern Earth One story felt nothing like the other Earth One stories...nor did the rest for that matter. Its almost like how the Original Marvel Movies felt like their own worlds too. Like Ben Afflecks Daredevil didnt dwell in the same world as Spiderman, Fantastic 4, Blade, etc.
yeah, like they technically don’t have any inconsistencies story to story so they could cross over and they’re marked in the multiverse map as one world, but i can’t imagine earth 1 superman crossing over with earth 1 titans 😂
@@Me-wx1mtThat’s what makes it interesting when it happens though lol and I could definitely see earth one Batman being in the same verse as this. Same goes for Superman.
With the amount of potential Earth One had, it sucks to see where it's ended up now. I would have loved to see a continuation of the GL Earth one comic, or even a Flash or Aquaman series.
The origins of the Yellow Lantern Rings in Earth One is so bizarre because it boiled down to "Green is slightly weaker than yellow and if you pick yellow you're being too greedy for wanting to have excessive power, so you better stick to the weaker version... which is still one of the most powerful weapons in the universe...??"
There's uncertainty because of the comic history of the ring and it coming from an unreliable source that leads the users, but SPOILER WARNING in truth it's just another tool like the Green Ring. The moral issue was not using the yellow lantern rings but rather working for the Guardian; it turned out that the risk of it putting people under his thrall was unfounded. That along with the green battery being launched into another dimension is why the entire corps goes yellow, with the guardian gone and fears past the Green Lantern Corps swaps their colors out of practicality. It's pretty funny they'd probably have to call a third volume "Yellow Lantern Earth One".
Recently picked up, and have to agree its a really refreshing reinvention in which grounded in a more space fairing industrial age. The simplified power set but core points of a GL story, it was a really good read. Both books are great. Nice style and aesthetic and perfect elseworld tale.
I do admit if the earth one series got made into a new animated movie universe i could see Sam worthington who played jake sully in the film avatar to voice Hal jordan and for John stewart to be voiced by Christopher Judge
This SHOULD be the inspiration for a Green Lantern movie! Also, I want to hear your thoughts on Earth 1 Superman, Wonder Woman and most of all Teen Titans.
Agreed. In fact, in adaptation of vol 1, they could replace Killowog for Sinestro (or just have him as one of Hal's allies, alongside other lanterns) and have the movie be a buddy cop adventure, showing Hal and Sinestro becoming friends and partners. In the following movies it could show Sinestro slowly revealing his dark side and becoming Hal's enemy, with the third movie adapting Sinestro Corp War.
Is What i said. Green Lantern needs a redemption in the movies. We will have a TV anthology series on HBO Max. But i more like a big and Epic science fiction movie kolossal. This would be the main inspiration for the movie. And i Hope we will get a new GL movie soon.
*That's what I 've been saying! :D Earth One Green Lantern could and should be a big inspiration for a DCEU DC comics superhero live action film or even a non-DCEU DC comics superhero live action film just like Matt Reeves 's popular and successful The Batman 2022 live action film! Eric Bana and John Krasinski are my top two choice candidates to play the live action portrayal of main DC superhero Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern!* ;D
@@DanV900 *No, I'm pretty sure Eric Bana would also be perfect as the Earth-One version of the DC Comics superhero, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern! He even looks and acts like Eric Bana!* *Please check his work on the 2003 Pre-MCU Marvel superhero film,Hulk as well as the 2009 J.J.Abrams reboot of Star Trek abd you might understand why I pick Eric Bana as Green Lantern!* ;D
I love the Earth One imprint. Ever since the first Superman i loved reading these different takes of the heroes. I want an Aquaman and Flash. I want to see takes on other characters like Blue Beetle, The Question or even Dr Fate.
I agree. They can easily continue this E1 stories on DC Black Label. I mean, Black Label replaced Vertigo (which I don't know why they got rid of that name/label) which were basically Elseworld stories. DC Black Label is a bit of a mystery. Some stories with these A lIst characters like Supes, Bats, Wondy and the rest are canon and yet some are not. They mostly do the A list character stories and it doesn't really do a lot of stories like Vertigo did. Again, it's confusing and interesting how some stories are canon and some are not. Y'know what? Better yet, just revive the Elseworlds label and continue on with E1 stories.
I noticed this series and the intro of GL in the Smallville comic both base their tales on the GLC being a thing of the past that has to be rebuilt by ragtag wannabe and accidental GLs. This E1 version IS the GL film I want to see.
I agree with what a lot of the other comments have said, this would make for an incredible foundation for a new Green Lantern movie that takes from the same inspirations the comic did to create something unique and refreshing. You did such an awesome job analysing these books that I definitely want to pick them up and read them myself now!
There were over a thousand generations of the Green Lanterns, they were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Manhunters.
If we ever get another Green Lantern movie/show, I hope they try to adapt this version. So much potential for this. If the comics aren’t gonna expand on it, might as well give live action a try.
Me too! It would be cool to see this version of guy Gardner and Kyle rayner. We also would get to see more of John Stewart. Maybe see the red lanterns and larflleeze
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Minor note: While the yellow rings **are** powered by fear in the mainstream DC Universe, on Earth One the source of the lantern rings' energy is never so explicitly stated, and certainly not by the Guardian at any point, he only boasts that the yellow rings are more powerful than the green.
Volume 1 has been in my top 5 favorite graphic novels of all time. It's a PERFECT reinvention and truly is cinematic. If they were to ever reboot GL in film with Hal as the protagonist, all the filmmaker would need to do is adapt this. Perhaps Ridley Scott? (Some of the imagery gives me Alien, Prometheus and Martian vibes). Hope the series comes close to this.
I do admit if Green lantern earth one got made into an animated movie with the earth one series being a new animated movie universe for green lantern earth one i could see Sam Worthington for Hal jordan Kurtwood Smith for Kilowog also have Jon Davison to voice the manhunters after his role in Robocop and have Jude law for Sinestro and Christopher judge for John stewart as well as have robert foxworth for the villain Guardian in the film sequel
Would love for you to talk about the green lantern TAS by timm, it got cancelled after s1 but acts as a very good entry way to people who know nothing about GL
Couldn't agree more. That series was truly one of DC's greatest gems, that has unfortunately become incredibly underrated. The GLTAS was the show that hot me into Green Lantern lore and the phenomenal Green Lantern stories especially Geoff John's GL run. I would absolutely love to see @Owen Likes Comic's take on. The series as it is criminally underrated and deserves so much more attention.
*You know, I honestly love this reinvented Earth One version of the DC superhero, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern !* :D *Instead of a hot shot test pilot turned heroic intergalactic space cop, this version is a benevolent, intelligent, noetic, scientist/astronaut as as an everyman underdog who goes to a "chose and create your own destiny and not let destiny choose and create it for you" route with the Green Lantern ring!* *I love it! :D Love the aesthetic artwork innovativereinvention, ,storytelling and character development!* 🎨 *Even though I'm honestly a fiercely loyal, purehearted, positive, perpetually hopeful and passionate fan of Marvel Studios/MCU films and Disney for examples, I can totally see the DCEU films being inspired by the Earth One Green Lantern comic stories and using this version of Green Lantern as one of the main heroes in a future Green Lantern Corps live action DCEU film! And I can totally imagine Eric Bana or John Krasinski playing a live action porttrayal of the heroic Earth One-inspired Green Lantern !* ;D
I actually remember stumbling across this by accident and getting a digital copy. I had no expectations at all , but once I started I had to finish it. It was that good, of all the earth one titles I feel that I liked this one the most and it actually revived my interest in the Green Lantern Mythos
E! GL hardcore reminded me of the "lensman series" of books, and i lowkey LOVED IT for that reason, i honestly want more E1 tales, especially "green lantern" and "teen titans"
Green Lantern Earth One is the best Earth One story compare to the others. I actually really want them to continue Green Lantern Earth One, it such a Masterpiece, and also i love they always keep Hal Jordan origin when he got the ring, you know... all about him found a dying alien named Abin Sur and he got the ring from hin, such one of the best and well known classics origin. I would say, Green Lantern Earth One is the best Green Lantern comic ever for me, definitely my top 1 favorite.
I regularly think about that pseudo-splash page with an integrated panel design, highlighting Hal's biggest regret. It's the turning point of his arch and such a perfect page.
This would make for a really cool movie adaptation. I mean, I'd still prefer a good movie based on the main universe Hal, but this would be so awesome too.
So glad I clicked on this video, great review, and from beginning to end I was thinking how great a movie adaptation of this would be and you said it lol. I’ve gotta pick these two volumes up and start my fanfic screenplay haha
This is a very interesting video. Especially the way you frame this story as a 'masterpiece'. While we heavily disagree, im glad you really enjoyed it. Im going to make my own video on why I think its a fundamentally misunderstanding of what Green lantern is as a mythos/
I have read both volumes, and I thought it was really good. The only issue I had with it was that the space mining thing seemed more advanced than the technology of the other Earth One titles, but that's a minor nitpick. The story was great, and I really got to like this version of Hal Jordan.
According to Gabriel Hardman, they were told the Earth One books didn't have to be in continuity with each other. Plus GL is set in the near future, so it's not much of an issue.
Just read Volume 1 of this after being away from the world of Green Lantern for so long and Holy shit was it an Epic read to come back to this characters universe
It is always sad how animations nerf green lanterns in way they start to feel like a street level hero. They patrol multiple galaxies with ease. That power ring under a trained user is no joke.
nothing I really liked about the Green Lantern Earth one was it flip the script instead of the manhunters being created first they're created after the Green Lantern Corps, as a replacement because the Guardians didn't like the fact that there lantern's we're disobeying their orders,
I loved the darker, hopless, atmosphere of this story. Most stories show the Green Lanterns as super powerful, and guided by the immortal Guardians. In this story the rings felt limited, and the Guardians were just vile. Twisted the story enough to not be unrecognizable...but enough to make it feel fresh.
Earth one series probably Should have been DC'S 2010's reboot instead of New 52 it was a clean slate from decades of continuity, it keep the look of DC but more realistic instead of high octane body armor.
Even though some Green Lantern stories can be pretty crazy, I wouldn't call them ridiculous as a majority of their stories have been incredible, involving massive intergalactic scale, with fascinating lore surrounding the Lantern Corps aand DC Intergalactic universe. I definitely think Green Lantern Earth One is one of the most interesting and fascinating GL stories/interpretations that I've seen.
@@milkiassamuel780 I hear what you're saying but I really find all the different colour rings lazy writing and repetitive. This was the first time the green and yellow ring back stories made sense. Still, I've only read a fraction of the lantern stories. There are probably some good ones.
U just dont like the character, pal, and thats fine. This version is cool, but i dont see it working within a dc universe as a whole, especially for the take on the lanterns being some kind of jedi order post episode 3. That, yea, is lazy
Do you ever plan to do a video on Über and Über Invasion? They’re a what if story that’s basically how much more insane would world war 2 have gotten if Hitler succeeded in getting his supersoldiers. So like “What if Hydra got it and the US didn’t?” It’s crazy.
I theorize if this new version of HAL JORDAN Green-Lantern was added into the (DC E.U.) his realm might be labeled as EARTH-101, or it might be the EARTH-218 Realm.
I was expecting something more interesting than just what if James Holden from the expanse were Hal Jordan. How is this fresh? This is barely different than the main continuity, and the biggest difference isn’t anything to do with the green lantern ethos but simply the tech level of earth. Maybe this story is very well told but to call this a fresh reimagining is insanely generous.
Something that really struck me about the more science based approach to the world is in volume 1 after Hal first gets the ring, he’s not able to come back on the ship because he isn’t guaranteed not to be unsafe like the quarantine protocols in Alien. There’s also that he’s depicted as a regular guy, he’s not the big hotshot with the incredible body he’s got a healthy though unremarkable physique. This really sells him more as a relatable everyman, someone caught up in a situation in the deep end and having to trust he’s making the right decisions (which is reflected that in this continuity there isn’t the rings choosing people with the potential for willpower). This contrasts with his main continuity persona, where he is the guy everyone looks up to, who has the solution no matter how drastic and gets away with his cocky nature because of his win record.
I could actually see this as the premise for a Green Lantern movie, even though I highly doubt that's going to happen because this is a DC superhero that isn't Superman or Batman, and the fact that the previous GL film was such a flop that DC probably still has cold feet over it.
If we had this amount of vision to all the Earth One books we’d have probably seen more consistent releases or at least better dates. Superman Was decent, Batman was rather sub par, Wonder Woman was more love letter than interesting story, and Teen Titans was lackluster at best.
Yes, they re-invented him as a weak, 3rd rate character. His constructs shatter like sugar glass, and he gets easily beaten by middle of the road characters (heroes and villains). They suddenly decided the ring has no effect at all vs superman or darksied. The most powerful weapon in the universe and it might as well be a super soaker vs even lex Luthor's weapons or intergang's weapons. His battle vs Zod was the most badly written, and dumbest possible way to win. The man who could move and destroy planets, time travel, take out superman level and cosmic characters is now just a background character that is zero threat to superman. Since First flight and New frontiers, GL in the DCAU has been absent, or quickly defeated like an irrelevant nuisance.
I don't know why but the way Hal Jordon is drawn in the book makes him look like Ryan Gosling. I would love to see this as a film one day.
That's funny, I see Edward Norton as Hal whenever I read this.
@@OwenLikesComics that's funny, the movie might come true
@@polboy787 TV show. But that might be better since its going to be on HBO
Hopefully you are ok with a prestige TV show on HBO?
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Hal Jordan is a character that is very easy to screw up. Write him well and he's a macho but compassionate rouge with a heart of gold and a wit that's ALMOST as quick as he thinks it is. Write it wrong and he turns into a jarheaded jackass with a callous disregard for the people around him and a mean streak a mile wide.
So writing him wrong turns him into Guy Gardner.
That's because Hal is a simplistic base character. Writers end up writing him douchey because they don't know what to do with him but being such a character has it's perks. You can put him in any interesting situation and explore a story. This isn't a possible with a character who's expected to have a specific kind of adventure and story.
*In a positive way ,Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern is the "James T.Kirk" of the DC Comics superheroes!* ;D
@@booksmartthealicorn3219 Young Chris Pine would have made a great Hal Jordan.
@@gabbar51ngh *True. But Chris Pine is still both young and mature! He plays a charming and heroic Steve Trevor in the the popular and successful two Wonder Woman DCEU DC superhero live action films in the late mid/late 2010s and early 2020 for examples* *Not to mention he also voiced the benevolent, intelligent, bright-eyed, spunky, winsome, web-slinging friendly neighborhood blue collar Marvel superhero and superhuman, Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse animated film!* ;D *I also could totally see Chris Pine being a strong candidate to play the MCU film reboot of heroic X-Men members Remy Lebeau aka Gambit or Warren Worthington the 3rd aka Angel or even the heroic member of The Fantastic Four, Johnathon "Johnny " Storm aka The Human Torch in future MCU films!* 😇 ;D
The Earth One comics make me miss the peak days of Marvel's Ultimate Universe. But maybe thats more because the Ultimate universe is what brought me back into comics after falling off. Something about full stories/universes (not just What If one shots) about new takes on classic characters with clear visions and bold swings of risks are so fun to read.
only problem was the the ultimate universe because so extreme and edgy. And not in a fun way like the boys.
But I do love ultimate thor.
@@ProjektTaku Unh... no it wasn't. Unless you are thinkin of Ultimatum. The rest of the Ultimates had nothing on that. And did you ever read the boys? That's retarded edge. The TV show is good.
@@ProjektTakuyeah i was reading the first ultimates and the part where hank brutalizes janet just as an excuse for cap to have a kind of cool moment is just so unnecessary
@@Me-wx1mt yeah, every character was kind of simplified into their worst traits.
Probably the best green lantern story because it's such a reinvention with just perfect art and character moments. I think that's the beauty of elseworld stories
To me, Earth One is every hero is the only hero of their earth. I cannot picture them living in the same world, yet I´m happy I see it that way. The potential of having each IP shining on their own, restricting the writer's resources, and making them play with obscure passages of those super gods is refreshing. A change of pace
I see what you mean. The Green Lantern Earth One story felt nothing like the other Earth One stories...nor did the rest for that matter.
Its almost like how the Original Marvel Movies felt like their own worlds too. Like Ben Afflecks Daredevil didnt dwell in the same world as Spiderman, Fantastic 4, Blade, etc.
yeah, like they technically don’t have any inconsistencies story to story so they could cross over and they’re marked in the multiverse map as one world, but i can’t imagine earth 1 superman crossing over with earth 1 titans 😂
@@Me-wx1mtThat’s what makes it interesting when it happens though lol and I could definitely see earth one Batman being in the same verse as this. Same goes for Superman.
With the amount of potential Earth One had, it sucks to see where it's ended up now. I would have loved to see a continuation of the GL Earth one comic, or even a Flash or Aquaman series.
The origins of the Yellow Lantern Rings in Earth One is so bizarre because it boiled down to "Green is slightly weaker than yellow and if you pick yellow you're being too greedy for wanting to have excessive power, so you better stick to the weaker version... which is still one of the most powerful weapons in the universe...??"
There's uncertainty because of the comic history of the ring and it coming from an unreliable source that leads the users, but
SPOILER WARNING
in truth it's just another tool like the Green Ring. The moral issue was not using the yellow lantern rings but rather working for the Guardian; it turned out that the risk of it putting people under his thrall was unfounded. That along with the green battery being launched into another dimension is why the entire corps goes yellow, with the guardian gone and fears past the Green Lantern Corps swaps their colors out of practicality. It's pretty funny they'd probably have to call a third volume "Yellow Lantern Earth One".
@Nick Wilson Well that was a wrestler’s name while part of WWE.
@@DanV900 I loved Zach Ryder, he may have been a jobber but I still liked him
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Cinematic writing.
Recently picked up, and have to agree its a really refreshing reinvention in which grounded in a more space fairing industrial age. The simplified power set but core points of a GL story, it was a really good read. Both books are great. Nice style and aesthetic and perfect elseworld tale.
I do admit if the earth one series got made into a new animated movie universe i could see Sam worthington who played jake sully in the film avatar to voice Hal jordan and for John stewart to be voiced by Christopher Judge
@@comicbookreviewer4856 each volume could be 1 animated movie!
This SHOULD be the inspiration for a Green Lantern movie!
Also, I want to hear your thoughts on Earth 1 Superman, Wonder Woman and most of all Teen Titans.
Agreed. In fact, in adaptation of vol 1, they could replace Killowog for Sinestro (or just have him as one of Hal's allies, alongside other lanterns) and have the movie be a buddy cop adventure, showing Hal and Sinestro becoming friends and partners.
In the following movies it could show Sinestro slowly revealing his dark side and becoming Hal's enemy, with the third movie adapting Sinestro Corp War.
Is What i said. Green Lantern needs a redemption in the movies. We will have a TV anthology series on HBO Max. But i more like a big and Epic science fiction movie kolossal.
This would be the main inspiration for the movie. And i Hope we will get a new GL movie soon.
*That's what I 've been saying! :D Earth One Green Lantern could and should be a big inspiration for a DCEU DC comics superhero live action film or even a non-DCEU DC comics superhero live action film just like Matt Reeves 's popular and successful The Batman 2022 live action film! Eric Bana and John Krasinski are my top two choice candidates to play the live action portrayal of main DC superhero Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern!* ;D
@@booksmartthealicorn3219 Eric Bana and John Krasinski as Hal? They would fit Kyle more and Glen Powell is right there to play Hal.
@@DanV900 *No, I'm pretty sure Eric Bana would also be perfect as the Earth-One version of the DC Comics superhero, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern! He even looks and acts like Eric Bana!* *Please check his work on the 2003 Pre-MCU Marvel superhero film,Hulk as well as the 2009 J.J.Abrams reboot of Star Trek abd you might understand why I pick Eric Bana as Green Lantern!* ;D
I love the Earth One imprint. Ever since the first Superman i loved reading these different takes of the heroes. I want an Aquaman and Flash. I want to see takes on other characters like Blue Beetle, The Question or even Dr Fate.
I agree. They can easily continue this E1 stories on DC Black Label. I mean, Black Label replaced Vertigo (which I don't know why they got rid of that name/label) which were basically Elseworld stories. DC Black Label is a bit of a mystery. Some stories with these A lIst characters like Supes, Bats, Wondy and the rest are canon and yet some are not. They mostly do the A list character stories and it doesn't really do a lot of stories like Vertigo did. Again, it's confusing and interesting how some stories are canon and some are not. Y'know what? Better yet, just revive the Elseworlds label and continue on with E1 stories.
I noticed this series and the intro of GL in the Smallville comic both base their tales on the GLC being a thing of the past that has to be rebuilt by ragtag wannabe and accidental GLs. This E1 version IS the GL film I want to see.
This reminds me that I should really read the Green Lantern Earth One books at some point.
I agree with what a lot of the other comments have said, this would make for an incredible foundation for a new Green Lantern movie that takes from the same inspirations the comic did to create something unique and refreshing. You did such an awesome job analysing these books that I definitely want to pick them up and read them myself now!
This story is an inspiration for the first season of Hal Jordan and the green lantern corps.
Great history and analysis, as always!
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Omg just finished this book. It’s one of the best DC books I’ve read in years, amazing! We need more of this.
I totally agree!
There were over a thousand generations of the Green Lanterns, they were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Manhunters.
Before the sith destroyed them all.. Sorry wrong universe 😅
If we ever get another Green Lantern movie/show, I hope they try to adapt this version. So much potential for this. If the comics aren’t gonna expand on it, might as well give live action a try.
I wish we got a volume 3 😭
Same here!
Me too! It would be cool to see this version of guy Gardner and Kyle rayner. We also would get to see more of John Stewart. Maybe see the red lanterns and larflleeze
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Minor note: While the yellow rings **are** powered by fear in the mainstream DC Universe, on Earth One the source of the lantern rings' energy is never so explicitly stated, and certainly not by the Guardian at any point, he only boasts that the yellow rings are more powerful than the green.
No matter what universe they’re in, the guardians are assholes, somethings never change lol. Great video as usual Owen! 💙
Seems to be the casee
Thank you!
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Volume 1 has been in my top 5 favorite graphic novels of all time. It's a PERFECT reinvention and truly is cinematic. If they were to ever reboot GL in film with Hal as the protagonist, all the filmmaker would need to do is adapt this. Perhaps Ridley Scott? (Some of the imagery gives me Alien, Prometheus and Martian vibes). Hope the series comes close to this.
I love the subtle Alien influences of this version of Green Lantern.
Im a huge superman fan, but this is by far my favorite from the earth 1 series
These books were fantastic! really rekindled my love for the GL mythos.
I do admit if Green lantern earth one got made into an animated movie with the earth one series being a new animated movie universe for green lantern earth one i could see Sam Worthington for Hal jordan Kurtwood Smith for Kilowog also have Jon Davison to voice the manhunters after his role in Robocop and have Jude law for Sinestro and Christopher judge for John stewart as well as have robert foxworth for the villain Guardian in the film sequel
Earth volume could be a movie!
Bradley Cooper or Chris Pine would have been great Hal Jordan. James Marsden would also fit.
Would love for you to talk about the green lantern TAS by timm, it got cancelled after s1 but acts as a very good entry way to people who know nothing about GL
Couldn't agree more. That series was truly one of DC's greatest gems, that has unfortunately become incredibly underrated. The GLTAS was the show that hot me into Green Lantern lore and the phenomenal Green Lantern stories especially Geoff John's GL run. I would absolutely love to see @Owen Likes Comic's take on. The series as it is criminally underrated and deserves so much more attention.
Man this channel is my go to when I need to learn more about comics keep the videos coming man 👌🏿
*You know, I honestly love this reinvented Earth One version of the DC superhero, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern !* :D *Instead of a hot shot test pilot turned heroic intergalactic space cop, this version is a benevolent, intelligent, noetic, scientist/astronaut as as an everyman underdog who goes to a "chose and create your own destiny and not let destiny choose and create it for you" route with the Green Lantern ring!* *I love it! :D Love the aesthetic artwork innovativereinvention, ,storytelling and character development!* 🎨 *Even though I'm honestly a fiercely loyal, purehearted, positive, perpetually hopeful and passionate fan of Marvel Studios/MCU films and Disney for examples, I can totally see the DCEU films being inspired by the Earth One Green Lantern comic stories and using this version of Green Lantern as one of the main heroes in a future Green Lantern Corps live action DCEU film! And I can totally imagine Eric Bana or John Krasinski playing a live action porttrayal of the heroic Earth One-inspired Green Lantern !* ;D
I really enjoyed Morrison's take on Hal Jordan from just a few years ago... it was a breath of fresh air indeed!
This video inspired be to read the series. It is now on my alltime graphic novel list.
Great video. I am going to check these books out. Thanks, Owen.
I need to read this comic, sounds amazing. These creators should go to the main Green Lantern comic, because jeez, it's really bad right now.
Excellent video review an underated gem in the earth one line
Thank you!
This sounds like the best Green lantern, Hal Jordan Central story I've ever heard of.. simple, concise, enriched.. I'm gonna check it out thanks
I actually remember stumbling across this by accident and getting a digital copy. I had no expectations at all , but once I started I had to finish it. It was that good, of all the earth one titles I feel that I liked this one the most and it actually revived my interest in the Green Lantern Mythos
E! GL hardcore reminded me of the "lensman series" of books, and i lowkey LOVED IT for that reason, i honestly want more E1 tales, especially "green lantern" and "teen titans"
Thanks for this Owen, I'll now go and read it!
I felt bad that I hadn't read this issue. ... I like that fact that's in this universe his an astronaut. A honest upgrade to a pilot
Earth One is such a different take on Green Lantern, but it works so well!
Agreed!
Green Lantern Earth One is the best Earth One story compare to the others. I actually really want them to continue Green Lantern Earth One, it such a Masterpiece, and also i love they always keep Hal Jordan origin when he got the ring, you know... all about him found a dying alien named Abin Sur and he got the ring from hin, such one of the best and well known classics origin.
I would say, Green Lantern Earth One is the best Green Lantern comic ever for me, definitely my top 1 favorite.
I regularly think about that pseudo-splash page with an integrated panel design, highlighting Hal's biggest regret. It's the turning point of his arch and such a perfect page.
Another great video
Thanks so much!
I loved this I was never a big green lantern guy but I loved this wish they had done more
Can you please do a video on Spurrier’s hellblazer run? My favorite comic over the past couple years by far
This would make for a really cool movie adaptation. I mean, I'd still prefer a good movie based on the main universe Hal, but this would be so awesome too.
I am SO curious about the TT, will you do it?
At some point, definitely.
Bro thank u for making videos on the earth one comics 👌😁
love green lantern earth one so much
So glad I clicked on this video, great review, and from beginning to end I was thinking how great a movie adaptation of this would be and you said it lol. I’ve gotta pick these two volumes up and start my fanfic screenplay haha
I really want a third volume of this series! Get your shit together DC and make it happen!
Well done .
Dope breakdown.
Amazing comic books, Amazing art
This is a very interesting video. Especially the way you frame this story as a 'masterpiece'. While we heavily disagree, im glad you really enjoyed it. Im going to make my own video on why I think its a fundamentally misunderstanding of what Green lantern is as a mythos/
Wow this Sounds like a Great Story.
its so good i enjoy earth one comics tbh
I have read both volumes, and I thought it was really good. The only issue I had with it was that the space mining thing seemed more advanced than the technology of the other Earth One titles, but that's a minor nitpick. The story was great, and I really got to like this version of Hal Jordan.
According to Gabriel Hardman, they were told the Earth One books didn't have to be in continuity with each other. Plus GL is set in the near future, so it's not much of an issue.
I like this, I'm surprised they never made a movie out of this story.
Just read Volume 1 of this after being away from the world of Green Lantern for so long and Holy shit was it an Epic read to come back to this characters universe
easily one of my favorite earth one stories. green lantern and batman got good stories
Ooh green lantern earth one awesome
I'm still impress how the 2011 green lantern effect is still affecting everything
It is always sad how animations nerf green lanterns in way they start to feel like a street level hero.
They patrol multiple galaxies with ease. That power ring under a trained user is no joke.
Still holding out vague hope that Doom Patrol: Earth One becomes a reality someday.
With the recent announcement I'd love to see you do the story of Daredevil Born Again.
I've had volume 2 forever but haven't cracked it. The Earth One imprint just makes me sad when I think about the potential.
Cool video.
nothing I really liked about the Green Lantern Earth one was it flip the script instead of the manhunters being created first they're created after the Green Lantern Corps, as a replacement because the Guardians didn't like the fact that there lantern's we're disobeying their orders,
Can you please discuss about Crisis on infinite earths comics in your next video that will be awesome
Hopefully the DCU’s Lanterns show can bring about enough demand for the third and final volume
I loved the darker, hopless, atmosphere of this story.
Most stories show the Green Lanterns as super powerful, and guided by the immortal Guardians. In this story the rings felt limited, and the Guardians were just vile. Twisted the story enough to not be unrecognizable...but enough to make it feel fresh.
It's honestly a shame it flopped and we have never seen this variation of green lantern return since
I hope James gunn dcu green lantern heavily take inspiration from this
Do you think this is an influence on James Gunn’s Lanterns?
I think this version is the best be adapted to video game
Earth one series probably Should have been DC'S 2010's reboot instead of New 52 it was a clean slate from decades of continuity, it keep the look of DC but more realistic instead of high octane body armor.
One of the few times Hal has actually been interesting
Finally a Green Lantern story that wasn't ridiculous
Even though some Green Lantern stories can be pretty crazy, I wouldn't call them ridiculous as a majority of their stories have been incredible, involving massive intergalactic scale, with fascinating lore surrounding the Lantern Corps aand DC Intergalactic universe.
I definitely think Green Lantern Earth One is one of the most interesting and fascinating GL stories/interpretations that I've seen.
@@milkiassamuel780 I hear what you're saying but I really find all the different colour rings lazy writing and repetitive. This was the first time the green and yellow ring back stories made sense. Still, I've only read a fraction of the lantern stories. There are probably some good ones.
U just dont like the character, pal, and thats fine. This version is cool, but i dont see it working within a dc universe as a whole, especially for the take on the lanterns being some kind of jedi order post episode 3. That, yea, is lazy
@@NUCLEARDASHpretty sure James Gunn is taking heavy inspiration from this lol
If Green Lantern Earth 1 is anything like Superm Earth 1. Then I definitely have to check it
Do you ever plan to do a video on Über and Über Invasion?
They’re a what if story that’s basically how much more insane would world war 2 have gotten if Hitler succeeded in getting his supersoldiers. So like “What if Hydra got it and the US didn’t?” It’s crazy.
I theorize if this new version of HAL JORDAN Green-Lantern was added into the (DC E.U.) his realm might be labeled as EARTH-101, or it might be the EARTH-218 Realm.
I was expecting something more interesting than just what if James Holden from the expanse were Hal Jordan. How is this fresh? This is barely different than the main continuity, and the biggest difference isn’t anything to do with the green lantern ethos but simply the tech level of earth. Maybe this story is very well told but to call this a fresh reimagining is insanely generous.
Something that really struck me about the more science based approach to the world is in volume 1 after Hal first gets the ring, he’s not able to come back on the ship because he isn’t guaranteed not to be unsafe like the quarantine protocols in Alien. There’s also that he’s depicted as a regular guy, he’s not the big hotshot with the incredible body he’s got a healthy though unremarkable physique. This really sells him more as a relatable everyman, someone caught up in a situation in the deep end and having to trust he’s making the right decisions (which is reflected that in this continuity there isn’t the rings choosing people with the potential for willpower). This contrasts with his main continuity persona, where he is the guy everyone looks up to, who has the solution no matter how drastic and gets away with his cocky nature because of his win record.
This would be an epic dc movie especially after the Batman's tone of choice
I really want a volume 3 of tis series. It feels incomplete, like Del Toro's Hellboy movies.
Smart video about a smart comic.
I could actually see this as the premise for a Green Lantern movie, even though I highly doubt that's going to happen because this is a DC superhero that isn't Superman or Batman, and the fact that the previous GL film was such a flop that DC probably still has cold feet over it.
DC needs to revive Stan Lee's JLA series.
I kinda want to get into green lantern comics. If anyone sees this can I get a recommendation at least a starting point.
Blackest Night was my first read. Lots of characters but a great story.
So earth one is kinda like dc version of the ultimate universe
Yeah, but without the books necessarily being connected to each other.
I want to read
If we had this amount of vision to all the Earth One books we’d have probably seen more consistent releases or at least better dates. Superman Was decent, Batman was rather sub par, Wonder Woman was more love letter than interesting story, and Teen Titans was lackluster at best.
I was going to star this series but looks like it's cancelled :/
#Lanterns
Most people: "BuT THey mADe iT dIFFERnt sO ThAt MEaNs IT's bAd"
It's funny, cause WonderWoman earth-one a werid mess that failed on different fronts.
Yes, they re-invented him as a weak, 3rd rate character. His constructs shatter like sugar glass, and he gets easily beaten by middle of the road characters (heroes and villains). They suddenly decided the ring has no effect at all vs superman or darksied. The most powerful weapon in the universe and it might as well be a super soaker vs even lex Luthor's weapons or intergang's weapons. His battle vs Zod was the most badly written, and dumbest possible way to win. The man who could move and destroy planets, time travel, take out superman level and cosmic characters is now just a background character that is zero threat to superman. Since First flight and New frontiers, GL in the DCAU has been absent, or quickly defeated like an irrelevant nuisance.
Less interested in these videos where you just explain the plot of the whole book at me
The earth one books are garbage. Well drawn garbage.
Teen Titans didn't even have the decency to have good art.
Ehh Batman and GL are solid imo
How so?
Green lantern is great
Well told