He's on ComicBookHerald now, but I'm not sure if his TGL annotations came with him. He just did an overview of Black Adam's history that really opened by eyes to how important that character is, and how important Johns was in his prominence, that was quite interesting.
I love Dematteis and I enjoyed those stories, but Hal felt a bit...not quite Hal...in those stories to me at times. I like those stories but I personally don't put them as definitive Hal stories. But I have such a high regard for Dematteis as a writer and as a person and those stories have a special place in my heart so I totally get the appeal.
If he's wearing the ring, he's on-duty. As with real cops, you can't wield the power if you're not also willing to shoulder the responsibility that goes with it.
As the 90s was so fond of pointing out, a GL power ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe.
Are you saying you wouldn't want someone with authority keeping tabs on that kind of power?
Granted, that authority was Johns's scumbag Guardians, so...
Heck, my phone does that and I'm not shouldering the responsibility of a GL.
I was pleasantly surprised how much Hal was part of that series. With JMD I was concerned we'd get a Spectre series that just happened to have Hal as the host. It was an interesting take on Hal, but considering what he had gone through at that point and the journey he was on, anyone would act at least a little out of character.
I can't help but think of Ron DeSantis now when I see white boots.
Someone give Ron a yellow ring.
Yes, because he's wearing one of the most powerful weapons in the universe.
I'm not sure what your issue is with this. Given what happened with Sinestro, wouldn't it be a good idea to monitor space cops while they're still welding their unimaginablely powerful weapons?
Setting aside the Guardians' moral dodgey-ness that Johns began revelling in at the end of his run, doesn't that policy make sense?
If any GL wants some time to themselves without being monitored by the Oans, they can simply take the ring off.