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themyscirah · 1 year ago

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This surprised me so I thought I'd do some rough math of my own and see how the numbers line up

So because Simon has 9/11 happening concretely when he's around 10 or 11 (I used 11 like you did above) that makes him born in 1990, so he's 23 upon introduction, which seems a little young for his work situation/experience, but I'll get back to this point in a moment. With him being 23 in 2013, that would make him 28* in 2018, where I'm assuming the early 20s panel is from. 28 still seems young for that statement, but I think you can add some more time to Simon's age from the times he's time traveled (oh comic book plotlines how silly you make me sound!)

So Simon has time traveled twice to my knowledge, once with the rest of the GLC (no Jess yet) in GL: Lost Army & Edge of Oblivion. Simon is stuck out of time for both these books (although off-panel for most of Lost Army). We don't know how long the corps is out there for sure in these books, but it was at least a few weeks, so we can add about a month, maybe multiple here.

There was also the time he was out of time with Jess, which I haven't read recently but I think we can add at least a year to his age from (that she would also recieve), bringing him closer to his 30s while also doing nothing about an age gap there.

This brings Simon's age to about 29/30, at the time of that panel (*assuming years in the nu52/rebirth stay constant). That time staying constant (or close to it) is a pretty big assumption to make and it's not one we're ever going to get a good answer on because of DC timelines, as the amount that time is compressed can change depending on a variety of factors. For Simon though, I don't think this compression matters too much as any time compression would be generally offset by his time traveling, making him at youngest 27 in 2018, keeping in line w the earlier numbers. I think having him at 23ish in 2013 makes sense to me as well, even despite his career history as its unlike dc to crunch time the other way, and it can make sense if you assume Simon worked while he was at school or got a shorter degree/only did some college (did we ever get confirmation he went to college? I don't remember)

For Jess I'd add a year or so to your estimate of 18/19 when her friends were murdered, just because it seems like she already has her major declared (forestry) and is mobile (has a car), which would put her in her 2nd or 3rd year of college in my mind. I'd put her around 20 for this event as it would give her time to date her ex/have him leave her for her best friend assuming they all met at college.

Giving the 4 years, I would put her as ~24 when she became Green Lantern, allowing about a month somewhere in there for the whole power ring debacle. Using 2015/2016 for our math (as that was the core of her power ring time/when she became GL) my math would make Jess born in either '91 or '92, which is only one or two years off from my estimate for Simon

So tldr; I wouldn't call the simonjess age gap significant, as depending on how much you fudge the numbers I think it can range from a couple of months to about 3.5/4 years max.

It can be kind of difficult to parse out their exact ages, especially on Simon's end as he has some statements that don't fully add up, but I think some of it can be explained by their time travel together, and the gap itself between Simon and Jess as mainly due to differing time compressions during the nu52

so uh. i just realized that jessica cruz was either 21-22 when she first became a green lantern. she was doing a degree in forestry & she was stuck in her apartment for four years. then in green lanterns, it's said those four years included a gap on her resume from student union, meaning she was still in college when she got stuck in her apartment. meaning she was probably 18-19 when her friends got murdered.

and considering simon baz had already graduated college & had a job that he later got layed off from when he became a green lantern.... and was i think 11 when 9/11 first happened, although that's iffy cause idk how time works in dc..... i think you know where i'm going with this because not a single man in his 20s talks like this i fear 😭

love simonjess, #1 otp but. i will never escape age gap allegations with my comic ships, will i? MY GOODNESS

#sorry to add on a ton of words onto your post here that dont go too far but i think this is about right #but i think a lot of it is really just how time is compressed in the latter years of the new52 #because 2014-2016 is like a month to jess #but to simon it gets complicated bc of time travel and him being stuck in a mind prison during forever evil etc.#and also he did more stuff in this era #blah #simonjess #thats a lot of words to say that how much of a gap they have really depends on how many simon appearances are acknowledged pre jess and also #how old he is during the 9/11 flashback #because i did the numbers as if he was 23 during his origin but i think it could probably go up to like 25 max #byt tgat would still only give him like 2/3 years over jess #the dc shenanigans make it confusing but then the time travel just worsens it #now i think theyre vaguely the same age though (with simon being a bit older bc of the earlier origin) bc no one generally acknowledges the #nu52 simon appearances #: )#comic book age estimates are always terrible so i could be wrong

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dailydccomics · 4 years ago

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even alien squirrels wanna punch Guy lmaooooo

Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion #1

#b'dg #guy gardner #kilowog #dc comics #green lantern #green lantern corps #lanternfam #dc #john stewart #arisia rrab #simon baz #edge of oblivion #LOL.

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hellyeahheroes · 5 years ago

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Asian Herritage Month Character of the Day: Simon Baz

Coming from a Lebanese Arab-American family, Simon had one passion - cars. Outside of work as an engineer he was also dealing with street racing, until he caused an accident that put his brother-in-law into a coma. Guilt and then financial desperation after also being laid off from work lead to him resorting to stealing cars to support his family, until he stolen one that had a bomb placed in it. He survived but was arrested and due to his ethnicity acussed of terrorism and tortured by the feds. Things looked bleak to him until a Green Lantern Ring showed up - Simon has been selected to become new member of Green Lantern Corps.

After his frist Adventures in Green Lantern #0, #11-20, #27-29 and #34, as a member of JLA in Justice League of America #1-14 and role in miniseries Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion, Simon would be assigned a partner in another rookie Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz. Their following series Green Lanterns is the main book I woudl recommend for anyone interested in the character. Simon was also member of the main Justice League in issues #1-43 of their Rebirth series and in miniseries Justice League vs Suicide Squad. Finally, he’s Green Lantern in an original graphic novel for kids, Dear Justice League.

- Admin

#Green Lantern #Simon Baz #Green Lanterns #Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion #Justice League #Justice league of America #Justice League vs Suicide Squad #Dear Justice League #DC

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shatterstarfire · 8 years ago

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space gf’s or space gf’s amiright??

Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion

#GREEN LANTERN CORPS EDGE OF OBLIVION #green lantern #xrill vrex #two six #dc

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more-like-a-justice-league · 7 years ago

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#green lantern corps #edge of oblivion #ivan reis #new 52 #decade december #john stewart #guy gardner #arisia #salaak #kilowog #simon baz

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theboost · 5 years ago

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You are a guyjohn warrior king where can I read more of them besides like. single panels

First of all it's an honor to have the title second of all Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps and early Green Lantern Corps (2011) are both full of wonderful wonderful guyjohn moments. Aside from that there's Green Lantern: lost army and green lantern: edge of oblivion and the sinestro corps war event which have some good interactions but aren't necessarily full of guyjohn

#anonymous #guyjohn

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dailygreenlantern · 7 years ago

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Do you have a suggested reading order for the gl comics in general?

Well, we do have a comic rec online which gives you an overview for the individual lanterns as well as important events + some links to other reading lists.

If you wanna know my personal opinion on where to start, it depends highly on whether or not you wanna go big right from the beginning or rather start smaller and then read up on the rest.

I think you could just start with DC Rebirth’s Green Lanterns (2016) and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016) – aka the two titles currently running – to get a feeling for our lanterns and then go back when you feel like you wanna know more.

But under the cut there’s going to be a longer list that starts with Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) and what came after. Of course there was also stuff before but Rebirth is a really good starting point for what’s going on these days.

Technically you can start right here on top or whenever a reboot happend aka when there’s a new headline:

GL:Rebirth to New52

Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) (not part of DC Rebirth!)

Green Lantern v4 (2005)Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006)Arc by arc breakdown:

Green Lantern: No Fear (GLv4 #1-6)

Green Lantern Corps: Recharge

Green Lantern: Revenge of the Green Lanterns (GLv4 #7-13)

Green Lantern Corps: To be a Lantern (GLCv2 #1-6)

Green Lantern: Wanted: Hal Jordan (GLv4 #14-20)

Green Lantern Corps: The Dark Side of the Green (GLCv2 #7-13)

Ion

Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War

Tales of the Sinestro Corps

Green Lantern Corps: Ring Quest (GLCv2 #19-20, 23-26)

Green Lantern Corps: Sins of the Star Sapphire (GLCv3 #27-32)

Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns (GLv4 #26-28, #36-38)

Green Lantern: Agent Orange (GLv4 #39-42)

Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse (GLCv2 #33-38)

Blackest Night

Green Lantern #44-52

Green Lantern Corps #39-47

Blackest Night: Tales Of The Corps

Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1

Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2

Blackest Night: Rise Of The Black Lanterns

Maybe look up a reading list for this event. At least to have the GL and GLC parts in the right order between the Blacket Night issues, the rest is a bit on top, so you could probably skip it?

Brightest Day

GLC: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns (GLCv2 #21-22, #48-52)

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

Green Lantern Corps: The Weaponer (GLCv2 #53-57)

War of the Green Lanterns

War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath

NEW 52

Green Lantern v5 (2011)Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011)Green Lantern: New GuardiansRed LanternsArc by arc breakdown:

Green Lantern Vol 1: Sinestro (GLv5 #1-6)

Red Lanterns Vol 1: Blood and Rage (RL #1-7)

Green Lantern Corps Vol 1: Fearsome (GLCv3 #1-7)

Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol 1: Ring Bearer (GL:NG #1-7)

Green Lantern Vol 2: Revenge of the Black Hand (GLv5 #7-12, A#1)

Red Lanterns Vol 2: Death of the Red Lanterns (RL #8-12)

Green Lantern Corps Vol 2: Alpha War (GLCv3 #8-12)

Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol 2: Beyond Hope (GL:NG #8-12)

Rise of the Third Army

Wrath of the First Lantern

Green Lantern (GLv5 #17-23)

Red Lanterns (RL #17-23)

Green Lantern Corps (GLCv3 #17-23)

Green Lantern: New Guardians (GL:NG #17-23)

Green Lantern: Lights Out (#24 of GL, GLC, GL:NG, RL + GL A#2)

Green Lantern Corps (GLCv3 #25-27, A#2)

Green Lantern: New Guardians (GL:NG #25-27)

Green Lantern (GLv5 #25+26)

Red Lanterns Vol 5: Atrocities (RL #27-34, A#1, Supergirl #31)

Green Lantern Vol 5: Test of Wills (GLv5 #27-34, GLCv3 #31-33)

Green Lantern Corps Vol 5: Uprising (GLCv3 A#2. #28-34, GLv5 #31-33)

Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol 5: Godkillers (GL:NG #28-34, A#2)

Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead

Green Lantern: New G. Vol 6: Storming the Gate (GL:NG #35-40)

Red Lanterns Vol. 6: Forged in Blood (RL #35-40)

Green Lantern Vol 6: The Life Equation (GLv5 #35-40, A#3)

Green Lantern Corps Vol 6: Reckoning (GLCv3 #35-40)

Justice League: Darkseid War

Green Lantern Vol 7: Renegade (GLv5 #41-46, A#4)

Green Lantern: Lost Army

Green Lantern Vol 8: Reflections (GLv5 #47-52)

Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion

The Omega Men (2015)

DC REBIRTH

Green Lanterns (2016) REBIRTH ONE-SHOT + seriesHal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016) REBIRTH OS + seriesSo far you can just read one and after that the other since there hasn’t been an event/crossover between those two. But anyways, arc by arc breakdown:

Green Lanterns Vol 1: Rage Planet (GLs Rebirth #1, GLs #1-8)

Hal Jordan and the GLC Vol 1: Sinestro’s Law (HJatGLC Rebirth, #1-7)

Green Lanterns Vol 2: The Phanton Lantern (GLs #9-14)

Hal Jordan and the GLC Vol 2: Bottled Light (HJatGLC #8-13)

Green Lanterns Vol 3: Polarity (GLs #15-21)

Hal Jordan and the GLC Vol 3: Quest for Hope (HJatGLC #14-21)

Green Lanterns Vol 4: The First Rings (GLs #22-26)

Hal Jordan and the GLC Vol 4: Fracture (HJatGLC #22-29)

Green Lanterns Vol 5: Out of Time (GLs #27-32)

HJatGLC Vol 5: Twilight of the Guardians (HJatGLC #30-31, #33-36)

#anonymous #*answered #resources #comic rec

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harljordan · 7 years ago

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Green Lanterns reading list

I decided to make a masterpost about all my children: Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz. The following reading list only includes the stuff I’ve read, which is good to get to know Green Lantern mythos, these characters, villains and the other corps to a high level. But I also included links to some reading lists made by other people (which are very good and very complete) for each character, in case anyone wants to go deeper.

Everything under the cut, since it is a very (very) long list. Enjoy!!

Green Lantern, Vol 4 (Geoff Johns’ run):

Green Lantern: Rebirth (1-6)

Vol 1: No Fear (1-6, Secret Origins, 2005)

Vol 2: Revenge of the Green Lanterns (7-13)

Vol 3: Wanted: Hal Jordan (14-20)

Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War [vol 4 & 5] (Crossover: GL 21-25; GLC 14-19 and Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special)

Vol 6: Secret Origin (29-35)

Vol 7: Rage of the Red Lanterns (36-38)

Vol 8: Agent Orange (39-42)

Vol 9: Blackest Night (Crossover: Blackest Night 0-8, GL 43-52, GLC 39-47)

Vol 10: Brightest Day (53-62)

Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns (Crossover: GL 63-67, GLC 58-60, GL: Emerald Warriors 8-10) also check: War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath.

Green Lantern, Vol 5 (New 52):

Vol 1: Sinestro (1-6)

Vol 2: The Revenge of Blackhand (7-12)

Vol 3: The End (13-20, 0) Check the crossovers: Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army (13-16; GLC 13-16; GL: New Guardians 13-16; Red Lanterns 13-16) and GL: Wrath of the First Lantern (17-20, GLC 17-20, Red Lanterns 17-20, Green Lantern: New Guardians 17-20.)

Vol 4: Dark Days (21-26, Annual 2) Crossover: Green Lantern: Lights Out (24, GLC 24, New guardians 23-24, Red Lanterns 24, GL Annual 2, GL: Relic 23.1)

Vol 5: Test of Wills (27-34)

Vol 6: The Life Equation (35-40, Annual 3) Crossover: Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead (35-37, Annual 3; GLC 35-37; GL: New Guardians 35-37; Red Lanterns 35-37; Sinestro 6-8)

Vol 7: Renegade (41-47)

Vol 8: Reflections (47-52)

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Rebirth (also includes Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner and John Stewart):

Vol 1: Sinestro’s Law (Rebrith 1, 1-7)

Vol 2: Bottled Light (8-13)

Vol 3: Quest for Hope (14-21)

Vol 4: Fracture (22-29)

Vol 5: Twilight of the Guardians (30, 31 - 33-36)

Present: issue 40 and going.

And if you want to know more about his phase as Parallax, his death, and his phase as The Spectre, check out these (it takes place before Johns’ run/V4):

Green Lantern v3: 001-047 (Pre-Parallax)

Green Lantern 048-050 aka Emerald Twilight (and the start of his Parallax phase)

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time

Green Lantern v3 055, Annual 004, 062-064, 100-106

Final Night #1-#4 (Death of Hal Jordan [as Parallax]) after #3, check Parallax: Emerald Night, and then #4

Green Lantern v3 081 (Hal’s funeral)

Day of Judgement (start of his Spectre phase)

The Spectre v4

Then he wouldn’t be back until the beginning of Geoff Johns’ run: Green Lantern: Rebirth

As a member of the JL:

Justice League, New 52:

Vol 1: Origin

Vol 2: The Villains Journey

Vol 7 & 8: The Darkseid War

Darkseid War: Green Lantern (One shot)

Justice League of America: Year One

Justice League of America, Vol 2 (2006):

Vol 1: The Tornado’s Path

Vol 2: The Lightning Saga

Justice League of America (2015): 1-10.

Justice (JLA)

JLA: Liberty and Justice.

Countdown to infinite Crisis (2005)

Infinite Crisis (2005): 1 - 7

Final Crisis (2008): 1 - 7

+ Extras:

Green Lantern / Green Arrow (1971)

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (This story is not considered canon, it tells a different origin story for Hal) (1990)

Green Lantern / Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (an independent and autoconclusive story, but it would take place before Hal becomes Parallax) (2000)

As I said, this is my personal recs and it serves to get to know the character and his mythos very well, but if you want to know more about Hal, check this masterpost.

Green Lantern Corps, Vol 2 (Tomasi and Johns’ run)

Green Lantern Corps: Recharge

Vol 1: To be a Lantern (1-6)

Vol 2: The Dark Side of Green (7-13)

Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War (Crossover: 14-19, GL 21-25, and Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special)

Vol 3: Ring Quest (19-20, 23-26)

Vol 4: Sins of the Star Sapphire (27-32)

Vol 5: Emerald Eclipse (33-38)

Vol 6: Blackest Night (Crossover: 39-47; Blackest Night 0-8, GL 43-52)

Vol 7: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns (48-52)

Vol 8: The Weaponer (53-27)

War of the Green Lanterns (Crossover: 58-60; GL 63-67, GL: Emerald Warriors 8-10) also check: War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath.

Green Lantern Corps, Vol 3 (Guy and John):

Vol 1: Fearsome (1-7)

Vol 2: Alpha War (8-12, 0)

Vol 3: Willpower (13-20, Annual 1) Check the crossovers: Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army (13-16; GLC 13-16; GL: New Guardians 13-16; Red Lanterns 13-16) and GL: Wrath of the First Lantern (17-20, GLC 17-20, Red Lanterns 17-20, Green Lantern: New Guardians 17-20.)

Vol 4: Rebuild (21-27, Annual 2) Crossover: Green Lantern: Lights Out (24, GL 24, New guardians 23-24, Red Lanterns 24, GL Annual 2, GL: Relic 23.1)

Vol 5: Uprising (28-33)

Vol 6: Reckoning (35-40) Crossover: Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead (35-37, Annual 3; GLC 35-37; GL: New Guardians 35-37; Red Lanterns 35-37; Sinestro 6-8)

After this run, check: Green Lantern Corps: The Lost Army and Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion.

More Guy Gardner:

Green Lantern Emerald Warriors (1-13) this mini-series has place after Blackest Night and during the events of Brightest Day.

Justice League International, Vol 1-4, 6.

This reading list

More John Stewart

Kyle Rayner during New 52 (I didn’t forget him, he is just in another series!)

Green Lantern: New Guardians:

Vol 1: The Ring Bearer (1-7)

Vol 2: Beyond Hope (8-12)

Vol 3: Love and Death (13-20, 0)

Check the crossovers: Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army (13-16; GLC 13-16; GL: New Guardians 13-16; Red Lanterns 13-16) and GL: Wrath of the First Lantern (17-20, GLC 17-20, Red Lanterns 17-20, Green Lantern: New Guardians 17-20.)

Vol 4: Gods and Monsters (21-24)

Crossover: Green Lantern: Lights Out (24, GL 24, New guardians 23-24, Red Lanterns 24, GL Annual 2, GL: Relic 23.1)

Vol 5: Godkillers (28-34, Annual 2)

Vol 6: Storming the Gates (35-40)

Crossover: Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead (GL 35-37, Annual 3; GLC 35-37; GL: New Guardians 35-37; Red Lanterns 35-37; Sinestro 6-8)

After this run, check The Omega Men

More Kyle:

Green Lantern, v3 48-181

Ion 1-12

These two reading list: 1, 2

Green Lanterns, Rebirth:

Vol 1: Rage Planet (1-8, Rebirth 1)

Vol 2: The Phanton Lantern (9-14)

Vol 3: Polarity (15-21)

Vol 4: The First Rings (22-26)

Vol 5: Out of time (27-32)

Present: Issue 42 and going.

More Simon: Green Lantern, N52: 1-20*

More Jessica: Justice League: The Darkseid War *

*Both are importants because both tells the origins of Simon and Jessica, but you can read Green Lanterns Rebirth without reading these two volumes.

Where to read it? Well, always you can support the industry and my chlids and buy the comics, but there are several webs where you can read it online or download it, like: 1, 2, 3. I’m sure there are more webs, but these are just a few and the ones I use the most.

**CREDIT of the first gif

P.S: If you have any question, feel free to ask!

#teamlantern #green lantern #hal jordan #kyle rayner #jessica cruz #john stewart #guy gardner #simon baz #dc masterpost #dc comics #mine*#comic rec

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kierantc-blog · 7 years ago

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DC Rebirth In Review - The Justice League

Welcome to part 3 of my DC Rebirth In Review series. DC are dropping the Rebirth branding in December and i thought i would reflect on what has and hasn’t worked in the Rebirth initiative.

To recap, you can check my previous posts, Part 1 - The Superman Family and Part 2 - The Batman Family, but in this post i’m going to be looking at the Justice League titles. To be clear though, this will be about the League specific books as well as the solo titles for the core members.

Justice League - This has probably been the most controversial of all the Rebirth books because for a lot of people the series has been nothing but a downgrade on Geoff Johns’ epic run in the New 52, and in a way they’re right. Bryan Hitch’s story telling style is all over the place but i believe the narrative he’s trying to put across is very good. It’s like having a pot of the best tea in the entire world but not being able to pour it into a cup properly. Hitch has been teasing a new Crisis event, the Forever Crisis, and who knows if that’s the way Rebirth will end or if it’s something else but it should be more exciting than it is. Also the artwork on this book has suffered massively from the bi-monthly schedule. The best talent is currently on other books and it needs to come on Justice League sooner rather than later. With Deathstroke’s Christopher Priest taking over the title soon, we’re certainly in for an increase in quality but until then, Hitch’s Justice League is worth a chance, but if you don’t like the first arc you certainly won’t like the rest. - 4/10

Justice League Of America - This book came with a lot of promise, excellent Rebirth one shots and a hero team of promise, and so far it hasn’t really delivered on it but it does show promise and improvement with every issue. Steve Orlando is a great writer, he’s doing some nice work on Supergirl and his Midnighter books have been wonderful too, but he has been slow on the narrative with this team. Right now the series is concentrating on a Rebirth mystery that came up in DC Universe Rebirth #1 with The Atom Ray Palmer sending a message to his protege Ryan Choi about a problem in the Microverse, and so far it has been good with Batman, Lobo, Ryan and Killer Frost searching for Ray. It hasn’t had the most consistent artwork but it has had some beautiful work from Jamal Campbell (Vixen Rebirth #1 & issue 7) and the legendary Ivan Reis, which make it a step above the other JL title. A must buy if you want a different kind of Justice League book. - 6.5/10

Green Lanterns - When Rebirth was announced, many people were disappointed with Sam Humphries being the writer on this book but he has changed minds emphatically with some stellar work. Writing for 2 relatively new characters in Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz isn’t easy but Humphries has made these two people into humans you can relate to and want to see succeed while also showing a lot of respect and knowledge to the Green Lantern lore of old too. The series has unfortunately suffered from some inconsistent artwork but it’s still an incredibly good read that has expanded on the mythology of the series introduced by Geoff Johns. - 8.5/10

Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps - Just like with Humphries on Green Lanterns, people were disappointed to find Robert Venditti writing for Hal Jordan once again, but honestly i was hopeful as i enjoyed his post-Johns era work and thought he could get better, and it’s hard to argue against that given his run on this book. The biggest task he faced was combining a series of books into one, this series takes story beats from his previous Green Lantern book as well as Green Lantern Corps: Edge Of Oblivion, Sinestro and Omega Men and manages to combine them into one cohesive story, albeit a bit slower than some might like. My only problem with this series is the name of it, it suffers from the Birds Of Prey thing by them shoving Hal’s name on the front of it for no apparent reason. The artwork for this series is largely excellent for a bi-monthly title with Rafa Sandoval and Green Lantern veteran Ethan Van Sciver providing the bulk of the work. If you love the Lantern series you will almost certainly enjoy this one too. - 9/10

Wonder Woman - With a blockbuster movie on the horizon, the Wonder Woman series needed a big pull for Rebirth and DC more than delivered by bringing back legendary Wonder Woman writer Greg Rucka. Mixing the old with the new, Rucka uses older elements of Diana’s story and mixes them in with the New 52 elements but also deploys a unique story telling tactic by using the odd-numbered issues as a current day story and the even-numbered issues as a story titled “Year One”, a re-telling of how Diana first met Steve Trevor. The use of this type of story telling only works because of the bi-monthly schedule, otherwise it would take 12 months to tell a 6-issue story, but it works perfectly. The artwork is split between Liam Sharp on the current day story and Nicola Scott on the Year One story, and each one compliments the stories with incredibly detailed pencils. They are later joined by the excellent Bilquis Evely to round up one of the best art teams on one run. Rucka’s run on Wonder Woman ended with the culmination of both stories meeting in the middle in issue 25, and my only complaint about it was that a lot of questions were left up in the air but hopefully they will be answered soon as new writer James Robinson is living up to Rucka’s run quite handily so far. A must read for fans both old and new. - 9/10

The Flash - Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, Barry Allen witnesses a Speed Force Storm that turns random citizens of Central City into Speedsters like The Flash, and introduces the series to a new Speedster villain called Godspeed and a group known as Black Hole. While Williamson is often accused of exposition heavy writing, he also manages to make the story both easier to follow and also engaging at the same time and uses the supporting cast rather well. A later story starring Eobard Thawne AKA Reverse Flash is the highlight of the series so far, my only complaint story wise would be that Barry always seems miserable or down on his luck. Give the guy a break! The art by Di Giandomenico is rather sharp and frantic but it’s perfect for a book about a man who can run really fast. The latter half of the New 52 comic was a large disappointment for myself but Williamson and Di Giandomenico have brought the series back to prominence. There is a slow burn with the stories but i’m still engaged with them and interested as to where they might lead so that is always a positive. - 8/10

Aquaman - Of all the comics, this one feels more politicised than the others. The first 2 volumes deal with Atlanta’s relationship to the United States and how Arthur controls his kingdom, not to mention how the other members of the Justice League view him as a hero. One of the great things about this run is that it wasn’t afraid to come out of the gates quick, setting up a war between Atlantis and America with Black Manta manipulating both sides. Artwork duties are split between a group of artists such as French artist Philippe Briones, Brad Walker (Green Lantern: New Guardians) and Scot Eaton (X-Men), and they provide a similar, albeit simple style that allows for lots of action to be peppered into each issue. Aquaman is now a monthly title as opposed to a bi-monthly one but it hasn’t diminished in quality at all as it has popular artist Stjepan Sejic on art now, and together he and Dan Abnett are carving out quite the legacy under the sea. - 9.5/10

Cyborg - One of my favourite DC You books returns with a new writer in John Semper Jr. Semper is most famous for writing the animated Spider-Man series from 1994 so he’s not unfamiliar with comic book characters, but this marks his first foray into comic book writing itself and i must say, he’s doing a good job of it too. The problem with Cyborg in relation to other characters is that he doesn’t really have the supporting cast that the likes of The Flash and Batman have, so Semper has had to build him one, with new friends like Exxy the hacker and new Detroit hero The Black Narcissus. Part of the reason i like Semper’s work though is because he clearly has the Silver Age influencing him into writing big, crazy sci-fi stories. The move to a monthly has helped the book somewhat in the art department but i feel that the right artist on this book could make it a smash hit in the same way Sejic has on Aquaman. - 7.5/10

Green Arrow - Of all the Rebirth books, Green Arrow is one of only a few that kept its previous writer in the shape of Ben Percy. In Percy’s pre-Rebirth run he was accused of being a bit grim but his Rebirth series is more or less the opposite. Fan service is on display here as Dinah Lance AKA Black Canary is introduced, and for the first time since Flashpoint the romance between Oliver and Dinah is back. And that’s not the only thing as Oliver now sports his famous goatee. While the story is a bit more peppy and action orientated, Percy’s villainous Ninth Circle retain some of the grim that he had become known for but coupled with the wonderful visuals from Otto Schmidt and Juan Ferreyra the Green Arrow book finds a perfect balance that has been missing since the Lemire run in New 52. - 9.5/10

Trinity - DC took the logical step of combining both Batman/Superman and Superman/Wonder Woman into a much better Trinity series. The series, while short, so far has 2 distinct runs on it. The first is by Francis Manapul who pulls off pure magic by writing, pencilling and colouring all of his Trinity issues, the only thing he does do is the lettering. Getting back to the core of what makes the Trinity special, he opens up the past of each member to the others, allowing them to experience each other’s lives a bit more and gain a closer understanding. The second run is one revolving the idea of Trinities in DC and was started by Cullen Bunn, but now being written by Suicide Squad writer Rob Williams, involving the classic Trinity meeting the Mystic Trinity of Constantine, Deadman and Zatanna, the Dark Trinity of Red Hood, Bizarro and Artemis, and the Evil Trinity of Circe, Ra’s al Ghul and a reluctant Lex Luthor. The latter story concerns a run in with the sister of the Lazarus Pits, the Pandora Pits, which want to unleash evil on Earth. Even though both stories are different, they don’t take away from the fact that Trinity is an excellent returning series for DC, one that allows them to tell more concentrated League-centric stories without taking over the main Justice League books. It’s a must buy for Manapul’s work alone, truly a work of art. - 9/10

Conclusions

With movies coming out in the DCEU slate relating to these characters, interest in them is at an all time high and DC have done a relatively excellent job of providing interested new readers with excellent content to peruse in titles like Green Lanterns and The Flash, as well as satisfy old readers too with some excellent fan service in series like JLA and Green Arrow.

While the majority is excellent, the flagship Justice League book should really be better. Christopher Priest taking over the book provides a glimmer of light though, as the series really should be one that leads the way for the rest of the DC Universe.

Thanks for reading!

Next Up: The Young And The Violent (Teen Titans, Suicide Squad etc. lol).

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