My name is Wally West. I"m the fastest man alive. I"m the Flash.
Favorite Heroes - 1-Flash/Wally West, 2-Superman, 3-Green Lantern/Hal Jordan, 4-Nightwing, 5-Hawkman, 6-Firestorm, 7-Supergirl/Linda Danvers, 8-Zatanna, 9-Robin/Tim Drake
I would be really happy if future years of comics focused more on Hal's friendships with Ollie, Clark and Barry (and possibly him developing new dynamics with characters like Ray and Carter) instead of trying to force a close relationship with Bruce that doesn't really work. I want him to be more connected to the DCU, but I don't want that connection to be through Batman if that makes sense.
The story could've probably made more sense had it been longer than 8 pages. Either way it was a disappointment and a bad indication to where Geoff Johns' mindset is when it comes to Hal Jordan. At least Ivan Reis is as great as ever. Whatever people may think about what Morrison's currently doing, at least he's not portraying Hal as a dumbass. I don't understand what's the point.
Last edited by Johnny; 06-25-2020 at 01:54 PM.
It could've made sense with 8 pages. It doesn't need the first whole page to set the default scene. Geoff Johns could've used 1 or 2 pages to introduce the story instead of 4. That would give more room to what was Hal thinking, why he chose Bruce instead of his other friends, how Bruce had helped him in the past. But now, the story is just a wasted opportunity.
The fatal problem is, if this were the first time I read Johns' GL comic, I wouldn't think he likes Hal.
Now that I think about it, the Pengowirr story would have been fantastic for the 80th anniversary.