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| Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, Ethan Van Sciver
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 9637
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1401216501
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9781401216504
ASIN: 1401216501
Publication Date: February 20, 2008
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The Sinestro Corps has declared war on the Green Lanterns in the smash-hit epic of the summer! This blockbuster story sold out one comic book issue after another, leading to many reprintings to keep up with demand! Legendary Green Lantern Hal Jordan has returned to the Corps and has once again pledged to defend Earth and the rest of Sector 2418 from evil. But now his arch-nemesis and former mentor, Sinestro, has assembled an army of his own -- one dedicated to spreading fear throughout the galaxy.
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Spectacular is saying it quite lightly February 25, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Ever since superhero writer extraordinaire Geoff Johns relaunched Green Lantern, and resurrected Hal Jordan, we've had some of the best Green Lantern stories that have ever seen the light of day in over a decade plus. Now, here comes The Sinestro Corps War, in which the classic GL villain has assembled his own regime to spread fear and terror throughout the universe. This includes taking on the entire Green Lantern Corps head-on and stripping Kyle Rayner of his Ion powers and using him as a host for the newly released Paralax. Things get even worse when Sinestro brings in new members Hank Henshaw, AKA the Cyborg-Superman, and even worse, Infinte Crisis mass murderer Superman Prime, and to top it all off, the villain behind DC's original Crisis, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Anti-Monitor. As the body count rises, writers Johns and Dave Gibbons provide some of the most rip-roaring, action packed, and thoroughly engrossing all-out interstellar wars you'll ever see. The artwork from Ivan Reis and Ethan Van Sciver is spectacular, and even Patrick Gleason, whose work I usually don't find all that impressive, provides some solid pencils. By the time this first collected hardcover volume of The Sinestro Corps War comes to an end, you'll be salivating for more, as Johns and co. plant seeds for events that will go far beyond Hal Jordan and the rest of the GL's, as the prophesicsed Blackest Night looms ahead. When Geoff Johns relaunched the title, he said that he wanted to re-affirm the Green Lantern's place in the DC universe as a prolific superhero, and he has been incredibly successful. The proof of that is right here, pick it up.
 Entertaining, but not for the uninitiated March 17, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the story for the most part, but two issues kept me from loving it. One, a hefty amount of DCU knowledge is required. If you don't know who Hank Henshaw or Ranx The Sentient City are (I didn't), be prepared to hit Wikipedia every few pages. Two, especially during the battle scenes (which are most of the story), the artwork is so dense I often had difficulty deciphering where the scene was taking place, much less what was actually going on. It got a bit exhausting and I found myself longing for an establishing shot. But on the whole I found it an entertaining tale, and I look forward to Part 2.
noobie February 29, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm still relatively new to Comics and Graphic Novels in general. Most of what I know comes from cartoons or movies that were made out of them, such as the old X-men cartoon series. My room mate got me started on this craze. I went to pick up something involving Spiderman but then I came across this little gem.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and had a hard time putting it down when I had to do something else. I'd defiantly recommend for others to pick this up and I agree with "Big Evil" has already posted.
Best DCU Story From 2007 Easily March 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Geoff Johns is possibly the best writer over at DC Comics. After a fantastic run on Teen Titans he wows us this year with 52, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, Booster Gold, and Action Comics. I mean, Booster Gold? Who would have ever thought that a B-lister superhero like Booster Gold would ever not only have their own ongoing comic, but a really awesome ongoing comic? All of that was great stuff, but The Sinestro Corps War in Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps has just blown me away. I don't really even like Green Lantern. But this story is awesome. Nearly every character you know and love in the DCU will make an appearance here. And this run has one of the most satisfying endings I think I've ever read in a comic book. If you missed the comics, you owe it to yourself to buy this. This is universe-changing sci-fi superheroes at its very, very best. With this and the also excellent Annihilation series over at Marvel, fans of scifi supers have been having a field day! Previous knowledge of Green Lantern is not mandatory, I am not that familiar with the characters and still loved this.
Dimensions at War April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Sinestro Corps War is one of the more interesting stories to come out of comics recently. Sinestro, a former Green Lantern now banished to the antimatter universe, gathers hordes of allies who have the ability to tap into the power of fear. With this army of cosmic villains, Sinestro breaks free from the antimatter universe and begins his war with the Green Lantern Corps. His goal is to destroy the Green Lanterns and establish a new universal order enforced by his Sinestro Corps.
The story is really well written, and fans of cosmic action won't be disappointed. There are numerous full page spreads which depict large cosmic battles. It's fun just to look at the pages and see how many types of aliens are participating in both corps.
I dropped the rating one star because of DC's decision to break this into two volumes. I would have preferred that they printed the Sinestro Corps Wars in one volume.
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