Re-Read Green Lantern: Rebirth

Re-Read Green Lantern: Rebirth
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Off TopicI just re-read Green Lantern: Rebirth in one sitting in order to catch clues and other things to get ready for Blackest Night (Damn I'm excited!) That is one of the greatest Green Lantern stories, EVER! And if anyone says different, they're wrong. GL: Rebirth is simply jaw-droppingly amazing.
The artwork is beautiful to look at. The colors are bright and vivid. The action looks full of energy. And the faces are full of emotion. I was taking in every detail. One in particular stood out: If you look at the Parallax entity, you can see that the squiggly lines through-out his body are actually a bunch of interlocking Sinestro Corps symbols. This GL Trilogy (Rebirth, Sinestro Corps War, and Blackest Night) Geoff Johns talks about was definetly planned-out from the beginning.
One of the best things about this series is that it takes so much from the Green Lantern mythos and pays respect to it and loyal fans; yet at the same time it explains everything so well and makes everything new again, almost inviting new fans. I also love that EVERYONE got a chance to shine in the book. It was mostly all about Hal's struggle; but Kyle, Guy, John, Green Arrow, and hell, even Sinestro all got damn good spots in the limelight.
You can also pick out clues to the inevitable Sinestro Corps War, and the impending Blackest Night through it. They're small, but they are there. I already pointed out the Sinestro Corps symbols on Parallax. But Sinestro discovering the use of Fear through Parallax is the foundations of the Sinestro Corps. Ganthet struggling with the concept of Hope is the foundation for the Blue Lantern Corps. Black Hand being drawn to the ring's power and deciding he should have just went for a ring to begin with is the spark that probably creates the Black Lantern Corps.
I plan on reading Sinestro Corps War again tomorrow and then Secret Origins after that and I'll probably be back on this thread to say more about them.
-Nate-

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But I've accepted it and moved on, because Geoff John's run with Hal Jordan has been fan-freaking-tastic. It's worth the loss of Parallax for what we've gotten in exchange.
-Nate-
some upcoming johns/van sciver work
and geoff is gonna do a superman secret origin, which I'm also looking forward too.