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Collecting SHOWCASE #22-24 and GREEN LANTERN #1-21 in a massive new hardcover! These are the tales that introduced Hal Jordan and feature his induction into the Green Lantern Corps. Also included are the intros of the Guardians of the Universe, Star Sapphire, Sinestro and more!
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Paper is OK!, Nov 27 2010
By Anthony C - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
I'm sure anyone who has bought DC Omnibus (Ominibi?) editions or just DC classic hardcovers in general will be most concerned with the paper stock used in this volume. Well, AMAZINGLY, it is NOT done on cheap newsprint or the only slightly better than newsprint Kirby volumes or the DC Classics volumes (of which the Superman Kryptonite Nevermore edition was an absolute travesty). This is actually very well done, the paper is nice (and white!) although not of the Archive quality, but what do you expect for $75? This was everything I could have hoped for, print wise. An absolute bargain here and I hope they begin issuing these with the same frequency (or more) of the Marvel editions.. I'd love to see them do the Flash this way (which I imagine they will whenever the movie is scheduled) and classic Batman material (ditto). Good job on this one!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adequate alternative to the first three archive editions, April 25 2011
By Jim Davis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 reprints the contents of the first three Green Lantern Archive editions, i.e. Showcase #22-#24 and Green Lantern #1-#21. It also includes the introduction that Gil Kane did for the first archive back in the early '90s. The intros for archives 2 and 3 are not included. There are creator biographies but no other "extras" of any kind.The reproduction is about the same quality only larger. The archive reproduces pages at about 6" x 8-1/4" while the omnibus reproduces pages at about 6-1/2" x 8-7/8". The omnibus paper is thinner than the archives. This and the fact that the omnibus is all under one set of covers means that the omnibus takes up less than half the shelf space of the three archives.
The contents are wonderfully evocative of the early Silver Age although they might seem crude and overplotted by today's standards. The artwork also would not pass muster today. Not that penciller Gil Kane could not do much better as he demonstrated time and again. It's that standards were different then; the backgrounds are skimpy to nonexistent. The Green Lantern character, background, supporting cast, romantic interests, adversaries, and allies are all introduced. These would carry the series to the end of the Silver Age.
If you have the archives there is really no need to upgrade if indeed this volume could be considered such. If you don't this volume is a more than adequate substitute for the archives.
Green Lantern Omnibus 2 which will presumably reprint archives 4 - 6 has already been announced. It will be interesting if a Green Lantern Omnibus 3 sees the light of day without benefit of preceding archive volumes.
Highly recommended for Silver Age fans who don't have the material in other formats.
35 of 42 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Glued Binding, Dec 30 2010
By James Harvey Lewis "La Fellow Strangiato" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
Quality continues its downward spiral. With a cover price of 75 bucks it is robbery to not have a sewn binding. This glued binding is inexcusable.
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