Damn you, Space Hitler!
Jun. 26th, 2007 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thehefnerI don't think I've said "Aw suh-NAP" as many times in the space of a single comic reading as I did with GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL # 1. I desperately wish someone who could appreciate all things GL would be on-line right now so that I might geek out.
This promises to be DC's answer to ANNIHILATION, which![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
spacechild and kali921 hold up as the greatest comic crossover ever, which might well be true, considering the competition.
Just when I thought the last big twist hit, then came another one. This is one of those rare moments where, even though the heroes are obviously gonna win like they always do, I actually went, "Shit, the good guys are screwed, man."
Bear in mind, I speak as a big ol' Green Lantern Corps geek from way back (by which I mean, middle school), and lord knows when it comes to GL, you either love it (or certain characters/aspects) or hate it (ditto). Actually, I think it's possible to be passionately apathetic towards GL stuff.
But for me, ohhh man, I'm excited. More excited than anything that's happened in DC or Marvel for years now. And the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
scans_daily folks are likely gonna go into a total hissy fit when their fears of one certain character are confirmed. I don't know how long I'll be able to say, "Um, it's a superhero comic, he/she'll be fine" before I just give up and leave them to their wankery. Like I said, where Green Lantern is concerned, no matter who "your" Green Lantern may be, passions and tempers run high. It's like the abortion debate of superhero comics.
Seriously, man, Annihilus and the Phalanx ain't got jack on what's coming after the GLC. This shit had better be epic, man.
This promises to be DC's answer to ANNIHILATION, which
spacechild and kali921 hold up as the greatest comic crossover ever, which might well be true, considering the competition. Just when I thought the last big twist hit, then came another one. This is one of those rare moments where, even though the heroes are obviously gonna win like they always do, I actually went, "Shit, the good guys are screwed, man."
Bear in mind, I speak as a big ol' Green Lantern Corps geek from way back (by which I mean, middle school), and lord knows when it comes to GL, you either love it (or certain characters/aspects) or hate it (ditto). Actually, I think it's possible to be passionately apathetic towards GL stuff.
But for me, ohhh man, I'm excited. More excited than anything that's happened in DC or Marvel for years now. And the
scans_daily folks are likely gonna go into a total hissy fit when their fears of one certain character are confirmed. I don't know how long I'll be able to say, "Um, it's a superhero comic, he/she'll be fine" before I just give up and leave them to their wankery. Like I said, where Green Lantern is concerned, no matter who "your" Green Lantern may be, passions and tempers run high. It's like the abortion debate of superhero comics. Seriously, man, Annihilus and the Phalanx ain't got jack on what's coming after the GLC. This shit had better be epic, man.
