War of the Green Lanterns

War of the Green Lanterns (Green Lantern IV)

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A malevolent force has usurped control over all the Green Lantern power batteries, leaving the Corps powerless except for a select few members. Now it's up to Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart and Sinestro to regain control - but can these warriors overcome their differences in time to save the universe?
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published November 22nd 2011 by DC Comics
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Kevin
"Blackest Night" brought forth the War of Light, an accumulation of year's worth of GL build-up and lore to the epitome of summer block-buster qualities, and re-established Hal Jordan as a top-tier character right next to Batman and Superman. To think that after such an event could be followed up, but in a very different vein called "Brightest Day", an entire DC wide event that was about re-building everything lost from Blackest Night. And for the most part, it was quite engaging. But where many...more
Nathan
This series was clearly created to end the Green Lantern story line so that DC could get Flashpoint out to reboot their universe but did this arc feel as forced as Flashpoint? Or did Johns produce new material that could be accepted into Green Lantern canon? Well fortunately it's the latter with a few minor bumps along the way. My main problem with War of the Green Lanterns is that it took too long to build up and this is where the series suffered. We saw this arc coming as far back as the Black...more
Nick
War of the Green Lanterns reminded me a lot of the Sinestro Corps War. It's a sprawling tale, told across multiple Green Lantern books by a handful of creators. While the content here isn't as awe-inspiring as that story (there are no Anti-Monitors or Superboy-Primes to be found), in many ways, War of the Green Lanterns is a more straightforward story, well-told and perfectly paced. A lot of credit can go to Geoff Johns (per usual) but I think a big pat on the back is in store for the DC editori...more
Emmett Spain
Acting as the lead-in story to DC Comic's New 52 relaunch, War of the Green Lantern succeeds as a compelling saga of it's own accord, which is something related titles like "Flashpoint" and "Brightest Day" were unable to accomplish. This success is derived in large part due to the fact that this arc had been built toward for quite some time - teasers of the war to come were being sprinkled into the comics 2-3 years ago in anticipation of this event - and thanks to some dynamic art and strong wri...more
Caz Edmunds
It’s been about 4 years now since I last re-visited Green Lantern and realized why I had this penchance for rings when I was a kid. Fast forward to today and after major yearly crises that has plagued OA and the rest of the DC Universe; I am still hooked and proud to be a Lantern at heart. Reading War of the Green Lanterns this month as it only came out in hardcover and compiles the entire storyline via different issues of Green Lantern and Emerald Warriors; Geoff Johns has once again won my he...more
M
The renegade Guardian called Krona has returned, capturing the emotional spectrum entities and usurping control over the entire Green Lantern Corps. Facing a mind-controlled squand of thousands, Earth's four representatives in the GLC must find a way to break the Corps free and end Krona's psychotic hold over the universe's police force. The buildup to the end confrontation does seem to take its time, as Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, and Kyle Rayner team up to track down a means to stop...more
William Thomas
If there's anything good to be said about the new 52 reboot, it involves the Green Lantern book. This volume wraps up the last of the tired old convoluted stories that the Lanterns have been pumping out for the last 4 years or so. It also gives us a perfect segue into the universe of the New 52, with an end I'm sure most didn't see coming.

I know I've done nothing but complain about the GL books for a long time now, but I sincerely do it out of love. I know when these books are being written wit...more
Lissibith
I read half this story in single issues, as I was collecting Green Lantern Corps at the time and DC in their wisdom chose to split the storyline between both books. This is not a new tactic, but it never ceases to be a massivly irritating one.

That aside, the whole collected story reads pretty well, a solid addition to the mythos if a poor jumping-on point since it relies a lot on the established histories and personalities of the characters to make you really FEEL for them. As a fan who followed...more
Kyle
Dec 09, 2012 Kyle rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: dcu
The Lanterns last stand against Krona; the Guardians embody their greatest fears; the capacity of an Earth Lantern's heart is tested; and Mogo. Mogo, Mogo, Mogo.

The triad of storylines from Brightest Day converge at last in this, the final volume of the Green Lantern series, pre-flashpoint. It's all been leading up to this for years now, and it only slightly disappoints.

It's not poorly written or drawn. It's not uneventful or slow. Really there is nothing wrong with this except that it is not ex...more
Anne
I didn't think I needed to read this one right away, because of the re-boot.
It doesn't matter, 'cause it's all going to get wiped out anyway, right?
I was wrong.
Wrong, wrong, wrong...wrong.

Yep. You need to read this before Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Sinestro. Otherwise, you're going to find yourself in the same situation I was in while trying to make sense of this supposed re-boot. Mostly, it consisted of me scratching my head like a monkey, and muttering things like, What the f*$@ is this?!, while s...more
Kevin
The Mad Lantern Krona has taken control of all the Guardian entities and the Green Lantern Corps itself. Now it's up to the Green Lanterns from Earth to stop him with out their rings.

The beginning and end of this arc were awesome. But the middle section wasn't quite up to scratch and so this probably deserves more like a 3.5, but due to the strength of the start and the end I'm bumping it up. It is also critical to the non-reboot in the New 52. So, I'd give it a read.
Thomas Maluck
Consider this 3.5 stars. I like this Lantern story better than most of the ones published in the past couple of years, largely because there are major consequences for once. Sure, the DC-wide reboot happened right after this book ended, but a resonant ending (this Lantern story) means a lot more to me than an ending where nothing significant is lost and the good guys and bad guys all beat each other with rainbow-colored flashlights (most other recent Lantern stories).
Thom Foolery
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Mike Klein
Read a number of these graphic novels dealing with the Green Lantern all at once. It turns out, I am extremely ambivalent towards the Green Lantern. The stories about the Green Lantern just feel like a bits and pieces of other super hero stories combined with some attempt to make emotion the center of everything. Didn't hate it, just didn't love.

Artwork pretty good, just the stories not very memorable or interesting.
Brian
Geoff Johns is perhaps the best Green Lantern writer ever. I believe this is the last volume before the New 52 and you can tell. Lots of plot threads come together from his other arcs and also lead into the opening series for Green Lantern and Red Lantern. This is also how to do a crossover correctly. Collect them all in one book, in order. Well done.
Mike
Another great Green Lantern book, you'd be hard pressed to find a poor one, especially when Geoff Johns is involved.

Maybe not as exciting and action packed as "The Sinestro Corps War" but has a shocking ending which keeps things fresh for the next title.

Another criticism is that there wasn't much of a "War" going on...
ScarlettMi
Feb 12, 2012 ScarlettMi rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Green Lantern fans
Shelves: graphic-novels
This was probably the best Green Lantern story I've read to date. I've enjoyed the Blackest Night and Brightest Day but this particular battle made for the best story. An added bonus was having all four of the Green Lanterns of Earth really get some time to interact with one another.
Sesana
In the end, I didn't like this as much as Blackest Knight. For some reason, it all felt rushed to me. It also felt lacking in content. That was a bit of a disappointment for me. I know I probably shouldn't expect to get too emotionally attached to characters in big crossover events, so it maybe isn't fair of me to be sad it isn't there. But Johns has managed to deliver very emotionally effective moments in the middle of big events before, so I know he's capable. I will give this book for kudos f...more
TJ Shelby
I thought that I'd eventually get tired of this rainbow coalition of rings. Not yet. After the shocking ending (which I shall refrain from exposing), I can't wait to read the next volume.
John Yelverton
While the book series definitely felt like it was being put into neutral for the company wide reboot, the ending blew all of those feelings away. Another winner from Geoff Johns.
TBV
Fun series, a bit confusing due to an overwhelming amount of story lines to keep up with. This series leads up to the 2011-2012 New 52 year for Green Lantern. Nothing much else needs to be said. Except, perhaps, the art work is fantastic.
c wylie misselhorn
This was a great one - The whole gang amd the whole spectrum have a showdown.
Kingtarquin
Finished this before Blackest Night. why did _______ die????
Chris Lemmerman
Yet another in a string of superb Green Lantern events.
Matt
The ending's what really makes for this, as there are some major (and majorly fun) status quo upsets that occur here. Other than that, the story's largely forgettable, unfortunately.
Eric
Another awesome entry in the Green Lantern universe. Who's cooler than Green Lantern?...Nobody.
Bevans
Pretty good ending, and some pretty big surprises. Lots of big changes to major characters. I'm especially interested in seeing how the Sinestro stuff plays out.
Kienie
A very interesting story, and I can't wait to see how it plays out. Krona might have been crazy and evil, but he had a few good points RE the Guardians' unfitness to police the universe. The art is not my favorite, but it's consistent. I really, really enjoyed reading this installment.
Mason
Much better than the Brightest Day series. This is one of my favorites so far, right up there next to Green Lantern: Brightest Day and anything involving the Sinestro Corps War.
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