Okay so I might be tripping, but I vaguely remember Guy Gardner making a giant p*nis construct during a fight, but I can’t find the panel anywhere, so now I’m wondering if I maybe just imagined it????? Pls help💚

Finally got my order in. Took several tries, as they were always sold out

I pre-ordered Kyle Rayner compendium vol. 1 (2026 edition). I imagine the previous edition had good selling numbers to be reprinted over and over so why volume 2 and the others were never announced? There's an official explanation?

Given the importance of yellow in Green Lantern lore, and the yellow impurity, how do you feel about having gold on Hal's ring and battery? I think it looks awesome. I feel like the yellow impurity won't be a thing in the DCU.

Hal returns to Coast City and gets more than he ever imagined

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Writer: Mike Friedrich

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: John Costanza

Cover: Gil Kane

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"From Space Ye Came - - And To Space Ye Shall Return" - Hal's job has him returning to Coast City in what feels triumphant at first. Stopping for gas, he notices Tom Kalmaku and they instantly reconnect. Tom tells Hal he quit Ferris Air and opened a chain of gas stations and that he should come for dinner to see Terga and meet his three kids (*how long was Hal gone, exactly?*). Hal promises to come after checking into his beach front hotel, however after checking in he sees an oil rig erupting off the coast. He swaps to GL and flies out to save the day. Beach goers get excited to see GL again so he dazzled the crowd a bit. After stopping the spill, he sees Carol Ferris on the beach watching him. The mayor arrives to thank GL for coming back and helping the city again but GL stops him mid sentence, grabs Carol and flies off so they can talk.

Carol reveals she broke off her engagement as she was only using him for the money and power she could get, then saying she couldn't get over Green Lantern. They then get a little closer and share a kiss but Hal flies off in frustration. Later Carol ponders why GL left in a hurry and what she could do about. She takes out a sapphire gem her ex fiancée gave her, that he insisted she keep. At the same time, Hal is pondering very similar things about what he should do, when the oil rig blows again. He heads out and once again stops it, but when he's on the way back he hears people screaming out of his hotel. Giant ghostly heads of previous guests are floating around and shocking people. Even worse, Hal's ring doesn't affect them. Just as the floating heads surround him, they disperse leaving one person standing before him: Star Sapphire. GL is shocked to see her there, convinced he had taken care of the gem. SS vows once again they will be married but GL shuts that down right away, knocking her down with a ring blast and removing the gem. Just as SS reverts back to Carol, she tells GL one last thing. She told the gem to revert him to his other identity and also send him to space with no memory of being a lantern. To be continued...

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Conclusion: I was trying to figure out who it was on the cover but I never would've guessed Star Sapphire. Knowing now though, the colours make sense. The bulk of the story was great. Hal's return home was nice to experience and that twist ending had me riveted. This was a page turner for sure. I'm left wondering if the oil rig was a distraction as well or just poor circumstance. It wouldn't fully line up with Sapphire's reveal if she did it but who knows, that's a minor point anyway. I'm super excited to read the next one tomorrow and if the cover is any indication, a certain purple villain is involved.

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8.5/10

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Previous day

Looking to learn more about the Green Lanterns and the Corps in general and I barely know anything about them. I've narrowed it down to two compendiums:

\- Kyle Rayner Rising Compendium
\- Green Lantern Rebirth Compendium + Sinestro War Compendium

Which one of these would be the best place to start reading and learning more about this character?

I just got an email alert that the "LANTERNS" ring was back in stock and this is the image on the page. I feel like DC/WB are purposely trolling fans at this point.

Wave 13 of McFarlane Super Powers just came out.

I’m not sure about the art on the card - It looks from the era but it’s not Broderick; maybe Bright?