His John Stewart is a hero triumphant, just entering his prime. Writer Steve Englehart wisely sticks Hal Jordan on the sidelines, giving him his rightful place as rational elder statesman. 2) #195 - #198 combines narrative symmetry with bold ambition to produce a tidy sampling platter of the first three Earth Lanterns. Tying into Crisis on Infinite Earths, this four-part epic that ran through Green Lantern (Vol.
Issue by issue, alignments change as the Lanterns pivot with the events of Crisis until it's up to Sinestro and John Stewart to face off against Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner. Guy's inexperience and sheer arrogance make for a deadly combination, and he soon butts heads with the freshly established John Stewart. They summon Guy Gardner, gift him with what little back-up power remains and task him with building a team to take on the Anti-Monitor. When the anti-matter universe during Crisis on Infinite Earths causes the Green Lantern Corps' Central Power Battery to run dry, the Guardians of Oa take drastic measures. Incredibly controversial at the time and a raw and emotional read to this day, 'Emerald Twilight' is an intensely memorable Green Lantern tale. Darryl Banks' Green Lantern #49 cover art, bearing that infamous image of a wild-eyed Hal flaunting the rings of his fallen fellow Lanterns, is an all-time classic. Writer Ron Marz challenges us to wonder how far we would go to save our loved ones while forcing us to watch the once-rational Hal Jordan's descent into madness. Reinventing the once calm and responsible Hal for the chaotic '90s, 'Emerald Twilight' is a classic case of 'this time, the bad guy wins!' Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight is the ultimate fall from grace story. Finally, Hal Jordan absorbs the power of the central battery and emerges as a newly established villain – Parallax. He dispatches the entire Corps and the Guardians fall after transferring their energy into one sole survivor. Power hungry and in betrayal of his oath to not use the ring for personal gain, Hal wages a one-man war on Oa to revive his lost home. Wracked with loss and rage following the catastrophic loss of his home of Coast City, Green Lantern Hal Jordan attempts to recreate it through sheer force of will.
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