For me, the other thing I would add between them is just flat out jealousy. Sinestro was the top dog, or top cop, in the GLC. Then this human, with a whole lot of potential, from a primitive world exposed him for what he truly was. Then, that primitive went on to not only be the top dog, but the real deal.
Hal ended up legitimately being everything Sinestro pretended to be.
I'm sure Sinestro has a slew of personality disorders that were also triggered by this which explains his need to hurt Hal.
I'm kind of just used to that from Morrison to some degree.
I guess that's true in some sense, but I still don't really see the Sinestro Corps. as a police force.
Of course his hidden plan in Sinestro Corps. War was also to get the GL's to use lethal force, so...
For what it's worth I don't think that's the Sinestro Hal considers or considered his friend.It never made sense for Hal to want to be friends with someone like that, but that's just me.
I had to take off from the internet before calling the Arkham hotline.
I do think a sequel revisiting the history between Hal & Sinestro is needed. I'm not sure I want Geoff writing, tbh.
The stuff with Guy & the DUI should be eliminated. I could be wrong, but I think Geoff did introduce Hal having conflict with his older brother, Jack. I much prefer that conflict as it makes sense for someone to be close to Hal, but not truly understanding him. Jack had to pick up a lot of slack to help out mom, and it is actually normal to think that Hal is goofing around. Which actually may explain the tension Mark Waid showed between Hal Jordan & Alan Scott. In a weird way, Alan may remind Hal of Jack.
Thanks for sharing.
Humanity....we just got to do better.
As a kid, I would use comics to make sense of world. I did not think I'd still be doing that now. It's comforting to know that I'm not alone.
These comics are not simply a form of escapism. They are a reflection of reality.
Yeah, it's low-hanging fruit to call Morrison self-indulgent, but that's just how far he's gone this time. Getting the artist to get in on it, changing art styles every issue just emphasizes it.
I think a big one is that Hal's success flies in the face of Sinestro's worldview. Sinestro thinks people need to be controlled to preserve order,(projecting his own fears perhaps) whereas Hal is about giving people the benefit of the doubt that if left to be free, they'll choose good.(cuz Hal's about freedom and independence) And it shouldn't work, but he's considered the greatest and that really gets under Sin's skin.
It's really fascinating how Hal is kinda responsible for social relevancy in comics. You can tell so many types of stories with Hal at the center, not just exclusive space opera.
I've talked about it before, but what makes Hal so great in my eyes is his empathy. Hal wants to save everyone, but he can't be everywhere. That is how I always interpreted that Neal Adams panel where Hal put his head down when questioned by the elderly black man. Hal is not the type to jump on a soap box, like his buddy Oliver. Hal had more empathy towards Roy's addiction than Oliver, the boy's own surrogate father. What good is being woke when your son is shooting poison in his veins under your nose, then proceed to punch him instead of love him?! In that case, Oliver acted more like the man.
Hal saw the subjugation the people of Korugar endured, and did something about it. I'm sure other members of the GLC knew what Sinestro was doing, but stayed silent. Johns introduced the concept of Sinestro & Abin being related by marriage. I can't help but wonder if Abin knew what Sinestro was doing. How was Abin's world governed? We know from Kilowog not every world is democratic.
I can see a lot of story possibilities of Hal dealing with factions within the GLC that were sympathetic towards Sinestro, and blamed Jordan for his exile. In real life, a lot of cops don't speak up out of fear of being singled for breaking the code of silence.
I'm a Katma fan, and I can see her & Hal bonding over those same GLC members not liking how she replaced Sinestro. Katma also had to deal with rejection from her own people for joining the GLC. The people of Korugar may view the GLC the same way some people view the police, with fear. On a side note, I think having similar histories of being oppressed while later joined armed peacekeeping organizations is one of the things that drew Kat & John together (in my head canon).
It is ironic how often WB tries to replace Hal, or strip away his very nuanced nature, but he has so much socially relevant content to be explored.
That is one sweet cover. I hadn't seen it solicited though - is it for real?