Green Lantern (vol 2) #7 from 1961.
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I'm pretty sure there's a modern retelling of it prior to the Emerald Twilight arc (Green Lantern vol 3 #48-#50) and probably again during Johns run, but this is the basis that has remained cannon since it was first published.
That and Hal's sacrifice to save the Earth when he was Parallex have to be the only two events that Johns' is using to hail him as "the greatest," because I can't think of any others.
Can we all appreciate this double page spread from New Suicide Squad #17. Juan Ferreyra doing work!
That's definitely an action spread
Awesome, I'm excited to check it out then. I like Max Landis thanks to Wrestling Isn't Wrestling and his Death of Superman videos... maybe he'll write a decent movie one day too. If not, hopefully we'll see him continue writing comics every once in a while.
As long as it's not a Spider-Man book. He claims he loves the character, but I can't shake the feeling that he hates how people like him more than Superman.
Has this been posted yet? Our possible first look at MCU Spider-Man Costume.
"It's definitely what you expected." -Axel Alonso, 2016
I had just read John's run recently, I don't think there was ever a straight forward story about his fall. Just when he was with Hal Jordan taking down Atrocitus, and some of his Korugar background. I think emerald dawn 2 is kind of what I'm looking for but it's out of print.
Yeah AO is still my favorite in terms of voice acting and plot, though the reveal was pretty lame in someways, at least they handled the character better than the other three games.
AO is pretty solid. It's got a good story, the side missions are the best in any of the games, the Dark Knight system is actually pretty cool. As is the solving of various murders. The game had three major problems: the bugs and glitches (it was prone to crashes a lot), the world (was too big for it's own good), and the electro-gauntlets (they break the combat). Other than that, it'd probably be the best of the Arkham games. No joke.
I'm too lazy to go look through stuff, but I wonder if Tomasi ever addressed in GLC with Sora. I know it was alluded to during Sinestro Corps War, but I can't remember if they did anything with it before or after that.
The basic gist is that Sinestro used his powers as a GL to basically enslave Korugar and appointed himself dictator to give it order. The Guardians found out, stripped him of his ring, and banished him to Qward in the Anti-Matter Universe where he met up with the Weaponer and had his yellow ring made. The ring being yellow because GL rings didn't work against the color yellow.
It's been tweaked up a bit over the years, but his Silver Age origin is still pretty much the definitive version.
I think it's funny that the Guardians somehow never expected Sinestro to become a dictator. Like, he bragged about how his sector was completely crime-free and the most orderly sector there was. Yet they never saw it coming...
Finished Axis. A slight improvement over Age of Ultron but not by much. Remender's writing style through the 9 issues seems all over the place though. #1 was filled with Bendis type who-said-that-quip moments and #2 reverted to his love for characters that like to keep feeling sorry for themselves.
A couple of decent moments though (mainly Deadpool and Karnage). Loved the Loki moment but that might just be my hangover from JiM. Becuase that moment did not feel earned in these nine issues.
Well, it's been said before, but from what I understand there was a lot of meddling in an arc that was supposed to be Remender's capstone to his Uncanny saga (Uncanny X-Force/Uncanny Avengers). However, the higer-ups wanted it to be an event, so Remender basically said "fuck it" and went full ham. As someone who loves that saga, it upsets me dearly. I would really like to know what Remender's original plans were. What made the cut that would have actually been in his original template for Axis.
So I have read the first arcs of both Joe Kelly's Deadpool and Cable & Deadpool and I like the latter the best. So I'm gonna trek all the way through that first.
Now that I have Marvel Unlimited, what is some of the best X-Men stories to read?
X-Men:
Claremont's
Uncanny X-Men (at least through the Dark Phoenix Saga): Pretty much redefined X-Men before Morrison came along and did it again. Be wary that the dialogue is very dated, however.
Morrison's
New X-Men: Though I don't like the last few arcs, specifically Planet X, it's still highly recommended reading. Especially for an X-Men fan. Though the art is all over the place.
Whedon's
Astonishing X-Men: Basically a loose sequel to Morrison's run (not necessary, but it gives Whedon's run more impact), it brings the X-Men back to being superheroes. Whereas Morrison focused more on the politics of it all. Whedon's run has been my favorite run so far. It has a lot of heart, and has a very emotional ending that made me tear up a lot. Not very many books can claim that.
Bendis'
Uncanny X-Men: Not necessarily required or definitive at all. It didn't do anything particularly special, but I enjoyed it a lot. It has some genuinely cool moments. Though, if you don't like Bendis, I wouldn't read it. Plus, reading All-New X-Men for the first few arcs is pretty much required, since a good chunk of UXM's story begins there. I'm not exactly a fan of ANXM, though. Final issue of UXM is pure aces, though.
Other books:
Remender's
Uncanny X-Force: Next to Whedon's AXM, this is my favorite X book. Redefining Apocalypse (which is still used now) and writing my favorite version of Deadpool. It has some really strong arcs, both plot and character. It's a very dark book, however, generally dealing with the theme of whether or not killing is always the best way to solve a problem (assuming it's an option). Plus it leads up to Remender's Uncanny Avengers, which is also awesome.
Rucka's
Cyclops: This book does have more than just Rucka as a writer, but Rucka's initial run is the best. Just a fun space pirate adventure with young Cyclops and the Starjammers. Also a great Cyclops story, even if it is the O5 Cyclops.
Spurrier's
X-Force: Again, a very dark and violent book dealing with "how far is too far), but still really good. If you like the good guys being not-so-good guys, this book is perfect. It also has one of the best retcons in a long time (Forget-Me-Not).
X-Men: Age of X: Just a really cool alternate timeline story. Not much beyond that. It gets referenced in Spurrier's X-Force.
Hope that helps, It's just off of the books that I really liked. There are a couple others, but I haven't read a whole lot of them to really recommend them. Those are all books that I've read the whole run of (save for Claremont, but through the Dark Phoenix Saga is a lot).
