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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Filby" data-source="post: 1937898" data-attributes="member: 7497">I'm kinda ambivalent about Hal Jordan coming back. It may have been inevitable, it may not. I don't know. Truth to tell, I like all the Green Lanterns (well, except Guy...), and I think that as long as there's at least one of them flying around, things will be fine. I've been reading GL:Rebirth (only through #2, though; I've been ignoring posts about #3), and I'm enjoying the story so far.I like Hal better than Kyle Rayner, but I don't have anything against Kyle. I've read some stories with him I just hated (f'rinstance, anything with Judd Winnick's name on it), and others that I thought were great. I thought he was a great fit in Grant Morrison's Justice League. I think he's a good character. If he dies by the time this is over, I'll be sorry to see him go.I think Hal is a great character, though. It's true that he's a typical godlike DC super-hero, his feet not quite on the ground. But he's an icon, and I respect that about him. He's been screwed up big-time and I'm happy to see his problems fixed. If he's going to be the #1 GL, I can live with that. Plus I like Geoff Johns a great deal for his work on JSA and The Flash, and I'm eager to see how he does on an ongoing series about Hal.I like John Stewart, but I've never really gotten a feel for his character. I read one story featuring him when he was apparently insane (the one with the mad Guardian, Ali-Appa-Apsa I think?); my only reference for how he behaves while he's sane is the Justice League cartoon. I've not had an opportunity to see him shine. Guy Gardner on the other hand... he came off as a total jerk in the stories I've read of him (constantly following Hal around, trying to get him into a fight to prove who's better). If Johns can make him an interesting character I might be amenable to him sticking around, though.The thing that bothers me the most so far about GL:Rebirth though, I think, is that Alan Scott has really been sidelined in favor of John and Guy. Alan is the only Green Lantern for whom I feel a great deal of sentiment -- I like Hal, but I love Alan. As far as I'm concerned, Alan alone is "the one, true Green Lantern". He was the greatest of the 1940s mystery men, and he retains a kind of dignity that even Superman can't match, let alone Hal. For me, the ideal situation would be Alan Scott starring in the Green Lantern monthly, though I know that'll never happen.Anyway, I'm just along for the ride. I don't really care what comes of Rebirth, so long as it continues to entertain me. Thus far, I've not been disappointed at all.</blockquote>

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