Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps TP Vol 02

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2

by Alan Moore, Len Wein, Kurt Busiek

Hal Jordan of Earth is the greatest hero of the Green Lantern Corps, the intergalactic force that keeps the peace throughout the cosmos, but there are thousands of other Green Lanterns, most of whom are not even human. This new graphic novel gathers some of their stories in one volume for the first time, in which these heroes face both the evil of those who would stand against them and their own inner conflicts.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Comic Book, Anthologies

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2010

About the author

Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair; New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock; horror writers such as Clive Barker; to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.

Reviews

[Antonio Fanelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Storie diverse di diversi lanterne verdi.
Niente male nel complesso, ma, non conoscendo il lanterna verde terrestre non posso fare paragoni :)
Diciamo che, pur essendoci il tocco di Moore, non mi hanno entusiasmato.
Ma si leggono sempre volentieri

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, this isn't exactly a page-turning nail-biter of a read. It's lots of little stories that give readers a chance to see what the rest of the GL Corps is doing... not just the ones from Earth. These are great to read a little here, a little there. You can tell the writers had fun coming up with different aliens and worlds--and different conflicts into which to throw those aliens and worlds. If you're more of a casual GL fan, this probably won't interest you as much. But if you're curious about the entire scope of the GL Corps, then this will be an enjoyable book.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I get tired of Hal Jordan. As a result I enjoy reading more about the other 3,599 sectors of the universe and their protectors.

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Short Green Lantern Stories

These (I believe) are all back up stories from the main Green Lantern book, and they are all pretty good. The well known Mogo story is one of them. Stories like these are really lacking in current DC continuity as the writers and editors only real interest is destroying the Central Power Battery every other day, and shoehorning in as many human Lanterns as they can get away with.

The GL Corps should be the Star Trek of the DC universe. Corpmembers solving conflicts and mysteries in deep space. This delivers on that while recent outings like Far Sector do not.

[EscaPe iNTo thE PaGEs · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars!

[Rizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like all anthologies, this is a mixed bag. But if you're a GL fan, I think this (and the first volume) are definitely worth it.

[Matt Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tygers

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A neat collection of Green Lantern Corps stories from the pre-Crisis era. Most of them are backup strips from the ongoing GL title, and none of them are bad, with standouts including early stories by Kurt Busiek and Alan Moore (the famous "Mogo Doesn't Socialize"). The final story is from the first Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual, an OK adventure teaming up several of the more notable non-Earth lanterns against a cosmic threat. All in all, a good read for fans of the Corps. (B+)

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I nearly knocked this down to 2 stars because it seems like some idiot editor left out 1/3-1/2 or more of the Green Magic story. At least there was part of the Green Magic story, and pretty good stories whit Ch'p and Mogo.

[Stephanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very difficult to get through. Too many repetitives themes and most stories arent memorable. I liked the introduction of Mogo and chip.

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second volume of short stories is entertaining enough, though nothing too suprising in terms of content. Its nice to see other GLs.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reprint. 'Chronologically' mkssing a few stories.

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