Hal Jordan: The Green Lantern Appreciation 2022

[silly]

I don't believe its currently seen as out of continuity, but originally it was supposed to come out in the late 80s as part of the Action Comics Weekly run and Mike Carlin who was the Superman group editor at the time thought the story didn't make sense because post-Crisis Clark Kent and Hal Jordan apparently didn't know each other's secret identities yet. After more continuity changes through the following years and I'm sure mostly because Neil Gaiman became the huge name he did, it was finally allowed to be published as a one-shot in 2000.

I'm gad Gaiman got the chance to write an antholovy with Hal.

[Anthony Shaw]

Looking at this now, telling John to chill could have been a running gag.

The Batman All Star title?

Yes. For some reason, I'm more fascinated with Hal interacting with Dick, instead of Bruce. I'm not sure why that was never explored.

Why not, it's fun. Almost as fun as Silver Age Hal trying to get out of a yellow cage.

He could fit under clothes underneath that uniform?

Silver Age, indeed.

[krazijoe]

Looking at this now, telling John to chill could have been a running gag.



Yes. For some reason, I'm more fascinated with Hal interacting with Dick, instead of Bruce. I'm not sure why that was never explored.



He could fit under clothes underneath that uniform?

Silver Age, indeed.

Had to, Comics Code made him.

[silly]

Had to, Comics Code made him.

What happened by the way with Comics Code Authority?

[silly]

Well, maybe they can be enjoyed...to a certain extent...

Do you miss the Manhunters and the Qwardians?

Reading GL Earth One made me miss the Manhunters.

[j9ac9k]

This is from the John Stewart thread, but I don't want to derail that thread so I reposted here:

I really liked the World Without a Justice League GL special, but I'm not sure if I quite buy this as a dream world that would spring from John's mind. It all feels a little too self-aggrandizing to me. I mean, had this been Hal or Guy's dream world, I'd totally see those two glory hounds wanting a world in which they are held up as the greatest of the greats.

I cannot disagree more about the idea that Hal's ideal world is him being touted as the "greatest." That was something others said about him, and that he's actually refuted at times. Aside from certain depictions that most agree were ooc, Hal isn't ego-driven. He has a compulsion to exert his will, but only for himslef. He believes in self-determinism - to him that's freedom and it's something he wishes for literally everyone - he wants everyone to be able to live their best lives. I think his ideal world is more akin to the GLC days when he was surrounded by comrades and also had a personal life in Coast City surrounded by family.

What do you all think Hal's "ideal world" might be like?

[StarSpangledMan]

Early exploration of Green Lantern in the Super Pets movie featured one Mr. Hal Jordan - by Jason Norton

[Frontier]

Early exploration of Green Lantern in the Super Pets movie featured one Mr. Hal Jordan - by Jason Norton

Huh, so they were considering using Hal instead of Jessica at some point?

[silly]

Huh, so they were considering using Hal instead of Jessica at some point?

I would have enjoyed seeing Hal in Superpets.

[silly]

This is from the John Stewart thread, but I don't want to derail that thread so I reposted here:

I cannot disagree more about the idea that Hal's ideal world is him being touted as the "greatest." That was something others said about him, and that he's actually refuted at times. Aside from certain depictions that most agree were ooc, Hal isn't ego-driven. He has a compulsion to exert his will, but only for himslef. He believes in self-determinism - to him that's freedom and it's something he wishes for literally everyone - he wants everyone to be able to live their best lives. I think his ideal world is more akin to the GLC days when he was surrounded by comrades and also had a personal life in Coast City surrounded by family.

What do you all think Hal's "ideal world" might be like?

Hal's "ideal world" I think would somehow involve his dad still being alive. Yeah, I think Coast City would be a big part of it.

[HsssH]

I'm not sure if Hal even would be a GL in his dream world? Feels like his fathers and coast city would be the focus.

[Johnny]

Does he even have an idea of his "perfect world". Hal doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who ponders what his life would be like had certain bad things never happened to him.

[Frontier]

Apparently the perfect worlds aren't entirely from the people themselves, just stuff Pariah came up with to keep them occupied and distracted.

[Gaius]

Johns did a Black Mercy plot early on his run that I think had stuff like Sinestro still being a good guy, his dad alive, and Parallax Hal being an entirely separate entity so don't think that's too far off from Hal's idea of a perfect world.

[j9ac9k]

Does he even have an idea of his "perfect world". Hal doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who ponders what his life would be like had certain bad things never happened to him.

No, but he might imagine the kind of world he's fighting for - or at least have a sense of it, whether he spends time ruminating on it or not.