![]() ![]() Having established his direction, Johns continues as he began, concentrating on Hal Jordan, with twisting plots that all feed into what he is, and why that’s the case. Those open this hardback, with the respective art of Ethan Van Sciver (featured as sample image) and Patrick Gleason impressing even more on the oversize pages. Johns followed that in the company of Dave Gibbons providing a more linear makeover for the Green Lantern Corps as Recharge. ![]() By the conclusion Hal Jordan is back as a Green Lantern and as an everyman superhero. That alone was some achievement, but what was originally published as Rebirth is also a suspenseful and compelling superhero story incorporating all those fundamental to the beating heart of Green Lantern. Geoff Johns was able to sort out the mess, restore dignity and refit the feature for 21 st century use within a mere six chapters. Too many short-term sensationalist plots designed to ensure sales spikes through shock had left the franchise too far removed from the finely tuned set of core elements that initially intrigued. The editors and writers responsible would obviously disagree, but in Green Lantern was in a sorry state in 2004. ![]()
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