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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743417129
ISBN: 0743417127
Label: Pocket Star
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2005-04
Publisher: Pocket Star
Sales Rank: 463397
Studio: Pocket Star
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman.
The Flash. Green Lantern.
They are the world's greatest super heroes, Þghting endlessly against corruption and injustice. Each of them is a formidable opponent of evil, but banded together their powers are unmatched. Ever ready, they stand united as the --
JUSTICE LEAGUE of AMERICA
Kyle Rayner never asked to be a hero. But a chance encounter with an extraterrestrial leaves him in possession of a powerful weapon in the form of a ring. With godlike abilities and a new name -- Green Lantern -- Kyle becomes a super hero and a member of the Justice League. But when he arrives at League headquarters to Þnd his teammates missing, his investigation into their disappearance leads him on a journey unlike any he, or anyone else, has ever experienced before. Traveling to the end of space itself, where the universe is in the process of coming into existence, Green Lantern must unravel a strange series of secrets before he and the Justice League are annihilated -- along with every living creature in the universe!
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
do you really want to read a book that has Superman say "Go ahead, lovers of evil,"??? because I don't, but I did...regretfully. I know that writers are allowed to write poorly, so this isn't an attack at O'Neil, he just seemed uncomfortable writing about the character. So, bottom line, the story is really bad, the only reason I gave it 2 stars is because the last paragraph is one of the best paragraphs I'd ever read
Rating: -
Like others, I felt compelled to write a review of this book. Many others have taken offense at how this book changes the origin story of Kyle Rayner. However, it was easier for me, because I was not familiar with his origin before reading this book. Yet, I can understand how changing the foundation of a beloved character is disturbing. I was simply looking for a good story about the green lantern, so I was open to giving the author creative license to create a good tale.
Unfortunately, ... Read More
Rating:  -
This one became interestingly philosophical. A nice thing to do, given how the Lanterns work, plus, it had Hal and Kyle, a neat trick. This does show the origin of Kyle Rayner as Green Lantern, and how hopeless he is to start with. He picks it up though, and later on he ends up in a thought construct with Hal Jordan, and another representation of a hero, which involves some more in depth discussion of being a GL.
Rating: -
I give this book 4 of 5 because I read it in under 2 days...so that means i was hooked. the beginning was a little shaky, its written from Kyle's point of view. like a memoir or a biography. very strange and it takes some time getting used too. but the plot and characters are strong and well as the setting and the overall theme. i would have preferred that the book be about the bestest green lantern: Hal Jordan, alas it was about Kyle Raynor and its rocky beginning as the new Green Lantern. but, its still ... Read More
Rating:  -
1. O'Neil should know this character, and the DCU, a lot better than he seems to. Instead, he intentionally veers wildly off from DCU continuity -- not little fanboy stickling, but major pieces of the character and the world vary significantly from the "canon." Why?
2. The best part of the book, as noted elsewhere, is the beginning, where Kyle is learning how to actually use the ring.
3. The weakest part (aside from #1) is the endless Cosmic Stuff -- which, as also noted, takes ... Read More
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