Green Lantern
Comics
Green Lantern (writers: Geoff Johns and Robert Venditti/artists: Doug Mahnke and Billy Tan): Hal Jordan’s back in action as a Green Lantern, thanks to his old nemesis, Sinestro. Johns manages to make the relationship between these two enemies work and elevate them both as separate entities before he passes writing duties off to Venditti, who’s been keeping up the pace since he took over last year. For DC’s top space hero, this book is more than worth the time.
Sinestro (writer: Cullen Bunn/various artists): The leader of the Sinestro Corps has his own problems to deal with, from old enemies to his own past. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about what would make one of the greatest Green Lanterns start his own group based around fear, well… Sinestro’s more than willing to let you tag along on his journey.
The Omega Men (writer: Tom King/artist: Barnaby Bagenda) Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern turned White Lantern turned dead. At least, that’s how the story goes. Turns out, the Omega Men have been keeping him hostage so they can use him as a weapon for their own means. Even though it’s currently halfway through its 12 issue run, King’s blend of political subtext with the cosmic group of heroes at his disposal brings a lot of depth to their mission that begs to be read.
TV
Green Lantern: The Animated Series: The two season CG series may have had some trouble early on finding its footing, but from that point on, it was smooth sailing. It managed to cram quite a bit of the Emerald Knight’s continuity into 26 episodes in a manageable manner, in addition to just having great original and established characters. Plus, it did the impossible and made Hal Jordan likable!
