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Green Lantern, Vol. 8: Agent Orange (Green Lantern IV #8)
It's the prelude to "The Blackest Night" as the "War of Light" continues to intensify! Mongul attempts to establish his hold on the Sinestro Corps by enslaving the planet Daxam and making it the home world of his Corps. What does Sinestro's right hand man, Arkillo, think of all this? And will Sodam Yat, the Green Lantern known as Ion, fight to save his homeworld, which he'...more
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
November 17th 2009
by DC Comics
(first published November 10th 2009)
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Not since G'nort showed up in the late 80s has a cartoony character been introduced into regular continuity and utilized so well as in the case of Larfleeze. Being part of the Prelude to Blackest Night, Agent Orange introduces the Orange Lanterns and their owner, a bestial glutton that (despite everything about it) quickly becomes a favorite character. The fact that both the aforementioned G'nort and Larfleeze were both introduced through Green Lantern canon is a testament to how versatile the...more
As the final prelude leading into Blackest Night, this was a great story introducing the history of Larfleeze, aka Agent Orange. It is becoming ever more apparent to me that I while I want the Green Lanterns to win, I definitely want the Guardians of the Universe to get their asses kicked. Their collective, presumptive close-mindedness in the face of reality almost ensures that they have brought about their own destruction. Letting Larfleeze (Agent Orange) know the location of the Blue Lanter...more
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Orange Lanterns burst on to the scene, following the Yellow, Red, Blue, Sapphire, and of course Green Lanterns. The story of the Agent Orange's avarice is okay, but it feels like Geoff Johns is just substituting new colors and emotions (orange is the new red, greed is the new rage) for the same old story. There's enough variation here to offer small surprises, but this book has been not very subtle or crafty about building to Blackest Night and the clash of kaleidoscope colors for a while.
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Like I said in my review for Rage of the Red Lanterns, I'm getting up to speed on things with the Green Lantern and preparing myself for Blackest Night.
I'll start by saying I love Larfleeze and the Orange Lantern of Avarice. Of all of the new corps introduced so far (red, blue, violet) I think the Orange Lantern Corps are my favorite, as Geoff Johns came up with a very cool concept for them. Agent Orange also expands on things introduced in RotRL such as the Blue Lanterns and what h...more
I'll start by saying I love Larfleeze and the Orange Lantern of Avarice. Of all of the new corps introduced so far (red, blue, violet) I think the Orange Lantern Corps are my favorite, as Geoff Johns came up with a very cool concept for them. Agent Orange also expands on things introduced in RotRL such as the Blue Lanterns and what h...more
This is an amazing twist in the Green Lantern lore. DC Comics has evolved the Green Lantern universe into something wonderful and new. The story delves deep into Green Lantern lore and brings out so many more possibilities for the Green Lantern Corpse by expanding the ring colors to more than just the green and yellow that have been in the original stories. Now rings of all different colors are coming out of the woodwork; from the Red Lanterns filled with rage, to the Violet Lanterns of love....more
This is one of the preludes of Blackest Night. A new Lantern has appeared: Agent Orange of Avarice. The Green Lantern must fight Agent Orange. There were some parts of the text that I had no idea on where I was supposed to start reading. There were so many cool textures and colors and details that it blew my mind. I liked the art and the writing is great as well. It’s a worthwhile read for any Green Lantern fans.
Reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.
Reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.
Introduces the Orange Lantern Corps, which consists of a warthog in a jumpsuit. Unfortunately, he's a really greedy warthog. We also meet the Blue Lanterns, representing Hope, and the Star Sapphires, who are Love. The Star Sapphires are all women, which makes sense since only women are capable of love (or there might be some other reason but I haven't read all of Johns' GL run yet).
More lead-up to Blackest Night. Liked the writing, wasn't crazy about the art.
More lead-up to Blackest Night. Liked the writing, wasn't crazy about the art.
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern books are action-packed books firmly ensconced in DC continuity; either you enjoy books like that or you don't. I generally don't. Agent Orange is a mildly interesting introduction of a fantastic new character, the greedy Orange Lantern Larfleeze. I'd recommend this book if you liked Larfleeze in Blackest Night or if you tend to like action-centric comics (or the Lantern Corps in general).
I like Larfleeze and the orange lanterns, but after 100ish pages of this, all I can really remember is a lot of explosions and fighting. Like the comics equivalent of a Michael Bay movie, maybe? On the other hand, this is still working to set the stage for Blackest Night, which I really liked. So judging this as a stand-alone story perhaps isn't fair. (Except that it is collected by itself.)
Continuing the exploration of the Emotional Spectrum in Agent Orange we meet the titular character, the Orange Lantern Larfleeze. Hoarding the orange light of avarice all to himself, Larfleeze fends off the Green Lantern Corps when the Guardians decide that Larfleeze and his orange light can no longer be ignored.
Reading Agent Orange, it is easy to see how Larfleeze has become a fan favourite and considered one of the greatest comic creations in recent years.
Reading Agent Orange, it is easy to see how Larfleeze has become a fan favourite and considered one of the greatest comic creations in recent years.
Geoff Johns continues to move the title away from its science fiction roots and more towards fantasy/science fantasy. We've met yellow, red and blue lanterns, now we get the single orange lantern Larfleeze who is essentially greed + gluttony personified. While Larfleeze and the backstory of the Vega system is interesting, the remaining characters are pretty dull.
Green Lantern continues its revival as the Lanterns of the various emotional colors continue to be revealed. This volume introduces us to Larfleeze, the greedy bearer of the orange light. As the various players shift into position for the Blackest Night event, the GL Corps must contend with an enemy whose desire knows no bounds.
Still loving the new Green Lantern stuff. Agent Orange is now a favorite Villain. Mine!
Favorite Exchange (shortly after learning Agent Orange has been in possession of the orange lantern for about a billion years):
Agent Orange: "Hey! You stole my idea!"
Hal: "Oh please Larfleeze, I'm sure somebody else thought of an army of constructs before you did."
Agent Orange: "I thought of it a BILLION years ago? Did you?"
(violenc...more
Favorite Exchange (shortly after learning Agent Orange has been in possession of the orange lantern for about a billion years):
Agent Orange: "Hey! You stole my idea!"
Hal: "Oh please Larfleeze, I'm sure somebody else thought of an army of constructs before you did."
Agent Orange: "I thought of it a BILLION years ago? Did you?"
(violenc...more
There's not enough time in the day to write every single qualm I had with what's wrong with this graphic novel.
But if I had to narrow it down to one, I'll say: was it really necessary for the artist, Philip Tan to give every character - including Agent Orange, and the Guardians - a 5 o'clock shadow?
But if I had to narrow it down to one, I'll say: was it really necessary for the artist, Philip Tan to give every character - including Agent Orange, and the Guardians - a 5 o'clock shadow?
This carries on from 'Rage of the Red Lanterns', and introduces a new character who really should be called 'Mine'. Some fun sequences but would prefer a bit more depth to some of the characters.
Hated the art and got a bit annoyed at the narration in this one. Also feeling like the GL books are getting a bit too bogged down with too much being crammed into them all at once.
My least favorite of the lead-ups to Blackest Night. You get Larfleeze's origin story. Sorry, not interesting. The rest of it felt like a rehash of other stuff I'd already read.
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Same problem as most Green Lantern books - too many characters speaking a too-specific lingo that is impenetrable to a casual fan.
this is a good comic, it is about the green lanterns and their fight agents agent orange the leader of the orange lanterns.
The story was good. The art was eh and the inking a coloring were inconsistent. Larfleeze, The Orange Lantern, becomes a more entertaining character in Blackest Night.
Meh. It was ok I guess. Woulda been nice if the art was easier to make out, and it was kinda short.
There is much to enjoy in this volume. Agent Orange is a good addition to the Green Lantern canon, and it is not only an intriguing concept but its introduction was done well. This ties in to Blackest Night and is worth reading for any Green Lantern fan or those wanting to explore the DC Universe further.
Confusing and incoherent. Probably should have started with Vol. 1, duh! :(
Best Story in Comics since "Crisis on infinite Earths" 1985.
Blehhhh so tired of the spectrum
This comic oddly enough gave me a new passion for the color orange.
one step closer to darkest night. Avarice appears after a miss step from the keepers.
Another installment in the lead up to Blackest Night, Agent Orange introduced the Orange Lantern Corps & it's leader Larfleeze. It's fun seeing all the new Corps & we get a glimpse at the end of the Black Lantern. Alll in all a good read
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Because of this Larfleeze is my favorite Lantern. I feel horrible for him but then again he's so darn adorable when he's freaking out over something he wants. I love the concept of the orange latern and how there is only one.
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