The Hidden History of GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT

A deep dive into the history of Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight - the comic that changed GL forever! Focusing on behind the scenes at DC Comics and the decisions that were made in this controversial storyline.

#GreenLantern
#DCComics
#ComicBooks

Music:

"Crockett's Revenge" and "Vampires" by The Midnight

"S.O.L.O." by Emil Rottmayer

"The Sky Opened" by Hello Meteor

"Jupiter" by FM-84

"The End" by Miami Nights 1984

Sources:

[MattDraper]

What's your favorite Green Lantern story?

[Chandasouk]

From panel to panel, from page to page
No story shall escape his gaze
Let all who watch him be amazed
Behold Matt Draper...shower with praise!

[nicholaskatsikas]

As rushed as Emerald Twilight was Ron Marz did an admiral job with what he was given and with out it Geoff Johns could never have done everything that he did in his epic Green Lantern saga.

[WalterLiddy]

I think it's hilarious that the writer was SO busy he didn't skip going to a concert with a deadline coming up.

[taylorpechter]

I think Emerald Twilight is interesting. I don't think it was the story that completely ruined Hal's character, that was Zero Hour. ET did lead to that story though. Also, while making Parallax a space bug might have exonerated Hal of some blame, most of the Corps during Johns' run, especially the Lost Lanterns, still put the full brunt of the blame on Hal since he let himself become susceptible to Parallax. It wasn't really until Sinestro Corps War when the Corps fully accepted him again. Great video though.

[kingsasuke]

Having the Guardians kill hals dad in the past instead of just an accident is what made this story dead on arrival. Why? Because in that one move it completely cheapens the whole idea of a Green lantern Corp. It destroys the mythos of His origins and what the theme of being a lantern is. See after a lantern dies the ring goes on to find someone worthy of using its power, someone who has the will to rise up when most can't. When you make the Guardians be the masterminds behind the death of his dad that means they have known of him for awhile and hand picked him. To me that destroys the idea of the ring going to find someone who is worthy and has will now it's just some guy who got chosen by big head lil' blue people.

[Nightmank]

Emerald Twilight's an interesting story to change directions, but I much prefer how Geoff Johns brilliantly revitalized the GL stories without having to wreck Hal's character.

[chikish]

"May not be actual Green Lantern boycott footage" LOL.

Interesting story behind the development of Emerald Twilight. There are some great visuals in that miniseries, my favorite of course being the one that you used for the thumbnail with Hal looking like a maniac consumed with power. Cool video!

[vaggelisbaousis]

Οh dear. This story still hurts me. But without it we would never get Hal's awesome redemption by Johns and Kyle Rayner who ended up being a beloved character on his own right. Though mostly thanks to Grant Morrison's JLA, not so Ron Marz. Speaking of Morrison's JLA, do you plan on doing a video on it? It's my favorite incarnation of the team.

[blackphoenix]

They went through all that to put Kyle Rayner into the spotlight and now they barely use him.

[vincentfranklin]

This storyline really made me take notice of Green Lantern. It was jarring in spots, but I found it compelling. I like Kyle Rayner learning how to be a GL in the aftermath of the story, too.

[whitealbum]

Since you're talking about 90s era dc would you ever consider doing a video on james robinsons starman?

[ThatOneGuy]

This story was such a classic. I kinda wish it wasn't as rushed but I enjoyed this story a whole lot. Seeing a hero turn heel is really interesting done right.

[darkwoods]

I wish they'd had the guts to keep Hal evil rather than retconning it to take responsibility away from him. It would be amazing if they actually did this in the movies. Start off with a movie or two of him being the hero then see him become a villain. It would be something I don't think we've seen before.

[jaredgarcia]

12:02 Unfortunately, that was the mindset that Dan DiDio adopted when he took charge during The New 52, and post Rebirth. And this also contributed to him wanting to make characters' lives miserable. In my opinion, editorials like this, kind of bring out the worst of readers and creators alike

[neoz]

I always heard about the editorial mandate behind it, but this video is so well put together! Hal the fourth wall breaking comment still chills me

[NotAlrightSpider]

Without this series, which I loved, we wouldn’t have had Rebirth, which is one of the greatest comic books I have ever read. This series took a fun character that was just good, and eventually made GL one of DCs finest books.

[felipeaquitral]

I didn't know that the story was rushed like that, makes sense... I loved ET when I read it (and Hal's deranged look with all those rings on GL 49 cover is iconic), but it clearly came out of nowhere... when you are reading Reign of Supermen and then go to Emerald Twilight and see Hal going absolutely bonkers it's just insane xd (but entertaining). I wonder how the story would've turn out if it was told in 6 issues or more... Btw, reading a big part of Marz run made me like Kyle a lot and I do find him more similar to Spider-Man, as you said.

Anyways, great video, man! I almost never comment, but I love your channel, keep up the good work! And hello from Chile :)

PS: I would die if you make a video of Ostrander's Suicide Squad, at least the first issues <3

[ChristGrad]

We need a great Green Lantern film.

The 2011 film was not good.

When that film is made, I need John Stewart needs to have a major role: He was the Green Lantern I grew up with while watching Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

[NDUWUISI]

I cant believe you only have 20K subscribers. This is the comics channel Ive been looking for!