![]() It’s building towards a payoff for plot threads that began in the very first issue. Parallax is such a major threat to Hal and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps, especially with Soranik Natu out there leading the Sinestro Corps in their old ways. Plus, a buddy cop story starring Hal Jordan and Superman sounds like a dream come true. This presents some interesting possibilities that I’m looking forward to seeing explored further. They’re full of curves instead of right angles.Īs with every super hero team up, once the fight is over, they realize who the real enemy is. ![]() This is shown in the layout of the pages too as the panel borders get less defined. The real reason for this battle is slowly revealed, causing both characters to question what they’re seeing. The background fades away behind them, leaving nothing but sheer energy, representing the force of each blow thrown. Zircher’s images give the action its massive scale, making the two characters look larger than life. Two titans are throwing everything they have at one another. The Sinestro Corps symbol replaces the signature sign of hope as his costume changes to that of a Yellow Lantern. Then it changes to something else entirely as Parallax comes to the surface again. Zircher is no stranger to the character it shows in how strong and responsible the man looks in the sky. I realize I just spent three paragraphs talking about the first handful of pages when the main event is Superman. They’re almost claustrophobic as they’re an ever present force surrounding them. They have to keep everyone safe in every space sector and that’s a full time job. Green planet constructs float around the four Lanterns as they talk, symbolizing the never-ending responsibility of the Corps. Hal is confident and like everyone’s big brother. The dialogue is amplified by Zircher’s pencils as he captures the heart of each Lantern. You get an immediate sense of camaraderie.Īrtist Patrick Zircher jumps into this title and he’s a perfect fit. That comes through in every piece of dialogue. There is no one else they would rather have watching their backs. Writer Robert Venditti perfectly encapsulates the essence of each of the characters and why they work together so well. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #30 opens up with Hal, John, Guy, and Kyle chatting about a possible return to Earth. As we know from recent issues of Superman, the Man of Steel had a run-in with the creature and he thinks he’s captured it in Sinestro’s ring…or has he? Get ready for the showdown of the century as Green Lantern goes head-to-head with Superman with Parallax pulling strings in the middle. Parallax has been spotted back home and since Hal has the most experience with the fear entity, he’s dispatched to investigate. In Green Lantern #0 (by Marz, Banks and Romeo Tanghal), set right after Zero Hour:Crisis in Time #0, Hal and Kyle both end up on Oa after the universe was restarted, with Hal still having an arrow buried in his chest courtesy of his old friend, Oliver.Hal Jordan returns to Earth (if you ignore whatever’s going in in Metal where he’s already there) to deal with a priority one threat. Luckily, Marz found a way to work the Zero Hour plot into the Green Lantern series really well. It was not a huge issue, I got up to speed and we figured out what Green Lantern #0 needed to be. And I said, "Wait, wait, wait, what are you talking about?" And that's when we realized my editor thought he'd told me about Parallax in Zero Hour, but never did. I was in the DC offices and it was mentioned casually like I already knew. Like, well into Zero Hour being worked on. I honestly didn't know for quite a while that Hal was the big villain of Zero Hour. Ron Marz explained to Lan Pitts in a Newsarama interview: RELATED: Did DC Ban Even the Mention of Supergirl in Letter Columns After Crisis on Infinite Earths? And yet, as it turned out, that wasn't the case!
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