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My Favorite New 52 Series So Far. An Obvious Read For Red Lantern Fans.
-- NEW 52 --The New 52 is DC's 2011 relaunch, so it functions as a perfectly good starting point for learning about the Reds. Previous knowledge of Lanterns in general and particularly "War of the Green Lanterns" helps.-- SUBJECT MATTER --The series is a collective origins story for the Red Lanterns, a bunch of rogues from all over the universe, the only thing binding them all being extraordinary levels of rage. The focus is largely on Atrocitus for the first volume, and you intermittently discover the pasts of other Reds. It reveals their motivations, conflicts, powers and abilities, and relation to the rest of the Lantern spectrum. It's extremely violent in general and has a more adult tone than most DC offerings.-- WRITING --The first half of the entire series was written by Milligan; the second half mostly by Soule. Both writers did a really excellent job and I didn't notice any disconnect between their styles during the transition. Characters and events are explained with more than sufficient depth. The series relies more heavily on it's writing than perhaps you'd think, given the super angry group of folks it deals with.-- ART --The series toggles between different artists, in my opinion going back and forth a bit between excellent and pretty good art. None of it is poor work. I'll attach a few examples from throughout the series. Volume 1--the one you're looking at--has particularly good art.-- PLOT [SPOILERS] --Volume 1 focuses on why Atrocitus became so obssessed with hatred and anger, why he founded the Red Lantern Corps, and then how the Reds under his control gain their sentience. Sprinkled throughout are encounters with various enemies and explanations of the Reds' powers. The plot later deepens into the mission of the Reds, extended backstories, attempts to kill them, and a civil war between them.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2016
The New 52 is DC's 2011 relaunch, so it functions as a perfectly good starting point for learning about the Reds. Previous knowledge of Lanterns in general and particularly "War of the Green Lanterns" helps.
-- SUBJECT MATTER --
The series is a collective origins story for the Red Lanterns, a bunch of rogues from all over the universe, the only thing binding them all being extraordinary levels of rage. The focus is largely on Atrocitus for the first volume, and you intermittently discover the pasts of other Reds. It reveals their motivations, conflicts, powers and abilities, and relation to the rest of the Lantern spectrum. It's extremely violent in general and has a more adult tone than most DC offerings.
-- WRITING --
The first half of the entire series was written by Milligan; the second half mostly by Soule. Both writers did a really excellent job and I didn't notice any disconnect between their styles during the transition. Characters and events are explained with more than sufficient depth. The series relies more heavily on it's writing than perhaps you'd think, given the super angry group of folks it deals with.
-- ART --
The series toggles between different artists, in my opinion going back and forth a bit between excellent and pretty good art. None of it is poor work. I'll attach a few examples from throughout the series. Volume 1--the one you're looking at--has particularly good art.
-- PLOT [SPOILERS] --
Volume 1 focuses on why Atrocitus became so obssessed with hatred and anger, why he founded the Red Lantern Corps, and then how the Reds under his control gain their sentience. Sprinkled throughout are encounters with various enemies and explanations of the Reds' powers. The plot later deepens into the mission of the Reds, extended backstories, attempts to kill them, and a civil war between them.
My Favorite New 52 Series So Far. An Obvious Read For Red Lantern Fans.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2016
-- NEW 52 --Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2016
The New 52 is DC's 2011 relaunch, so it functions as a perfectly good starting point for learning about the Reds. Previous knowledge of Lanterns in general and particularly "War of the Green Lanterns" helps.
-- SUBJECT MATTER --
The series is a collective origins story for the Red Lanterns, a bunch of rogues from all over the universe, the only thing binding them all being extraordinary levels of rage. The focus is largely on Atrocitus for the first volume, and you intermittently discover the pasts of other Reds. It reveals their motivations, conflicts, powers and abilities, and relation to the rest of the Lantern spectrum. It's extremely violent in general and has a more adult tone than most DC offerings.
-- WRITING --
The first half of the entire series was written by Milligan; the second half mostly by Soule. Both writers did a really excellent job and I didn't notice any disconnect between their styles during the transition. Characters and events are explained with more than sufficient depth. The series relies more heavily on it's writing than perhaps you'd think, given the super angry group of folks it deals with.
-- ART --
The series toggles between different artists, in my opinion going back and forth a bit between excellent and pretty good art. None of it is poor work. I'll attach a few examples from throughout the series. Volume 1--the one you're looking at--has particularly good art.
-- PLOT [SPOILERS] --
Volume 1 focuses on why Atrocitus became so obssessed with hatred and anger, why he founded the Red Lantern Corps, and then how the Reds under his control gain their sentience. Sprinkled throughout are encounters with various enemies and explanations of the Reds' powers. The plot later deepens into the mission of the Reds, extended backstories, attempts to kill them, and a civil war between them.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014
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Amazon Customer
Artwork is perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2024
Amazon Customer
Another quality GL book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2023