The Rebirth Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3: Quest for Hope is a fine return to form for the Robert Venditti-lead Green Lantern franchise. With this third book, Venditti's ideas seem to be bubbling over; the four-part "Quest for Hope" itself swings far and wide from what the premise of the story seems to be, giving the tale a wonderful crazed, unpredictable quality. Venditti follows that with another four-parter that reminds of some of the wild multi-front wars of Venditti's New 52 run.

In the book's third chapter, Venditti abandons the main "Quest for Hope" story almost entirely, for a brilliant, gory issue-long sequence in which Green Lantern Guy Gardner is nearly beaten to a pulp testing his mettle against Sinestro Corpsman Arkillo. Both of these are fan favorite characters, and in a kind of meta "action figure showdown," Venditti challenges the popular idea that Arkillo is the Sinestro Corps analogue of Kilowog, and instead posits Arkillo and Guy as doppelgängers. There may be some predictability here too -- as one might expect, after the fight Guy and Arkillo become Corps partners -- but it remains that Venditti's issue (drawn by Rafa Sandoval) is unexpectedly brutal (of the kind of thing we might've expected from Peter Tomasi). Moreover, Venditti overlays the battle with Guy's memories of being abused by his father (made null in the New 52 continuity but apparently brought back now), adding a powerful subtext to how and why Guy Gardner fights and what goes through his mind when he does. In three volumes, Venditti's depictions of Guy have been so strong that if Venditti decided to jettison the rest and just write a Guy Gardner series, I'd be first in line for it.

Last year I was actually up to date with this series as it came out weekly, so I've read this story arc already. I reread it again quickly today in order to review it.

I'm quite a big fan of the Lanterns, and I really enjoy the banter between Hal and Kyle. This arc was particularly good. The ending - the revelation about Sarko, the 'enemy' - was fantastic. I know what happens in the next issues from this volume and I can tell you it's pretty great.

I'll try not to talk too much about the next issues, but this volume is definitely a superb setup for some really interesting stories. The Green Lantern Corps and Sinestro's Corps are finally united as one force, though some members aren't so happy about it. Guy Gardner goes about it in his own way, as is expected - nearly getting himself killed, but eventually becoming friends with Arkillo. We also see into Guy's childhood, which was interesting.

The Corps' are attacked by forgein constructs, that Kyle believes to be his own creation from when he was wearing Krona's Gauntlet. This is where Sarko, the villain of the story, comes in. 

I think this is a great arc, and I just love the chemistry amongst the characters. 4/5 stars.

The first thing I want to say about this graphic novel is HOLY ARTWORK! Oh my goodness - this had some of the best art I’ve seen to date in a graphic novel. Am I reading a book or playing a video game?! Ok, now that we’ve covered that… I found the story interesting, but it overall fell a bit short for me. The moral of the story being a quest for hope (and the title) was great, but it felt a bit scattered for me at times. Nonetheless, I rated this book as 3 stars and I think any big lantern fan would enjoy the sinestro corp team up with green lantern corp.

Hmmm.. after two superior Rebirth titles (heck, who am I kidding? - with the current DC standards, waaay superior), we get a predictable lapse in quality. The first story is too repetitive in telling us every issue the greens and yellows are still struggling to get together, which includes finding errant yellows. The blue of hope comes along, things change, and then we enter the second half here. This, however, despite being one of those problematic time travel dramas (''hey, I've come back just in time to save the world, ooh look here's the baddies, should I have come yesterday instead?!'') has the balls-out energy and chutzpah we've expected and got from this title since the Rebirth. Having not really been a fan of the Lanterns, both books are doing alright in my estimation since the latest change - what's to say we won't have a full-on blip next time round? Until then, enjoy this.

Good, but definitely not the best in the Rebirth titles. There wasn't a clear direction for Kyle's character so he was forced back into the green lanterns. A little predictable and weak at times.

ARC from Netgalley. 4.5 Stars. Almost perfect...
HJ&tGLC Volume 3 is made up of two stories : "Quest for Hope" and "Prism of Time".

"Quest for Hope" - In the Aftermath of the battle against Brainiac, the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps are joining forces and moving into the same base on Mogo, however, the GLC is in need of the blue light of Hope. Off on the search is Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner, who find Saint Walker battling a monster made from darkness. They rescue him and bring him back to the Guardians, who attempt to combine the blue light of Hope with Kyle's White light to begin a resurrection of the previously killed Blue Lantern Corps members. It fails for some unknown reason and Kyle loses his mastery over the White Light, reverting to Green again. Also, a battle between Arkillo and Guy Gardner (incredibly violent and outstanding) shows the Yellows that peace can be kept with the GLC.

"Prism of Time" - The peace is holding, but gets a bit stressed when the Yellows begin to set up a Central Power Battery on Mogo. As the discussion continues, time traveller Rip Hunter (see "Legends of Tomorrow" show) shows up and informs the GLC that their peace with the Sinestro Corps is what starts a chain reaction that, in the future, completely eradicates the Green Lantern Corps. He warns of the coming of the enemy who will destroy them, Sarko. Sarko has arrived from the future and gathers these Prism creatures who seem to be made of pure Will, and he sends them to attack both Corps on Mogo. Through reasoning and battle tactics, it is discovered that the Prism creatures are made from the future pieces of Krona's Gauntlet, which Hal buried after using it to create his ring. Hal realizes that he can destroy the Gauntlet in the present day and it won't be available in the future. Fighting Sarko and a Will entity at the same time, he finds and destroys the Gauntlet, the backlash killing Sarko. As that battle went on though, Kyle used Rip's GL Ring to find out how to defeat Sarko, and instead finds out that he is the future child of Kyle and Soranik Natu, which causes him to spiral into confusion and depression.

HJ&tGLC is one of the best Rebirth comics around, in my opinion. High recommend, though to understand everything that is going on, you need to have a fair grasp on the GL continuity.

I received a copy of Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps, Volume 3: Quest for Hope from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Quest for Hope continues (and mostly wraps up) the plots started during volumes one and two.
The artwork continues to be stunning; Ethan Van Sciver and Rafa Sandoval are so talented, I just love everything they produce. Robert Venditti is still onboard for writing (thankfully, I can’t stand sudden switches like that).

The Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps are still struggling to work alongside one another, and are starting to make progress in that direction. The complexity of the situation makes it an interesting read. Not only are we dealing with two teams that literally work within different spectrums (of light, that is), but we also have biases from both sides, as well as justified hurt, frustration, and even some vendettas. It goes without saying that John Stewart and Soranik have their work cut out for them.
What really sucked me into the whole Yellow vs. Green conflict was Guy. And yes, I am a bit surprised to hear myself saying that. Guy decided to do what he does best: do something stupid and reckless without telling anyone. I’ve always been impressed by the beatings that man can take and dish out, but this brought it to a whole new level for me. I was actually cringing for Guy at a few different moments. The flashbacks to his childhood piled onto the feels for that moment. It was just a perfect cocktail of “ouch.”
It took pretty much all of my willpower not to jump straight to commenting on my favorite part of the story: Saint Walker’s back! (In case you haven’t noticed, Saint Walker is one of my favorite characters). I’ll admit this probably wasn’t my favorite Saint Walker introduction (that title goes to the Green Lantern cartoon series), but it also wasn’t the worst. So I’ll take it. I’m just happy to have him back!
It seems like from here Venditti took some time to set things back to a more basic stage. We’ve seen it happen already; Hal has an actual physical body back (as opposed to being created out of Green Lantern energy). In the process of trying to bring back the rest of the fallen Blue Lanterns (a move urged by Ganthet, naturally. I wonder why he didn’t try this for some of the lost Green Lanterns? Was it dependent on the time and space of where they died?) Kyle Rainer loses control of all the rings save one, the green ring. This pretty much resets him back to a Green Lantern again. In short we now have a small Green Lantern Corps, an even smaller Sinestro Crops, one Blue Lantern, no White Lanterns, and the rest of the spectrum have yet to truly make an appearance.
A new plot was simultaneously introduced and concluded in this volume as well. Though while it may be wrapped up, I think it’s pretty clear we’re going to see the effects of it for a while yet (especially with Kyle Rainer). I’ll confess right off the bat that I’m a time travel snob, so unless it is done absolutely perfectly I tend not to love plots involving them. This is one of those times – it was a decent attempt by any standard, I just feel like it came off a little cheesy. The ending leaves me with a lot of questions about paradoxes and resolutions, but I’ll spare my review of those questions.
I am curious to see how Kyle moves on with the knowledge that he has. For example, will he persist in courting Soranik, or will he let it drop, knowing what will happen because of it? (And again, here raises more paradox questions). If I had to make a guess I’d say that this subject will explored more heavily in the Kyle Rainer series that’s coming out (have I mentioned how excited I am for that?).
Despite not loving this volume, I still maintain that the Green Lantern part of Rebirth is my favorite so far. I can’t wait for volume four or for Kyle Rainer volume one for that matter. In the meantime I’m planning on binging through the Green Lantern (main plot) series to help bridge the gap.

I have been a fan of Green Lantern for a long time. I remember reading Kyle Rayner's stories and I remember Hal Jordan's Rebirth, so this book has all of my favorite Lanterns in it. This book marks some big changes in the world of the Corps. To be honest I missed Volume 2 for some reason. I thought I had read it and jumped at the chance to read this book. Thanks to Net Galley and DC Comics for letting me read this for a review.

Volume 2 apparently had another war with Sinestro which was won by the Green Lanterns. Leading the way Lantern John Stewart is head of the Green Lantern Corps and he gave the Sinestro Corps an ultimatum. Join the Green Lanterns and fight along side them or be arrested. While trying to play nice and build a bigger more unified Corps Kyle is tasked with finding the only Blue Lantern left. Hope is needed in the universe and the Guardians of the Universe are looking to find Saint Walker and try to help him grow Hope.

As you can see from the Cover our Front and center Lantern, Kyle Rayner, is no longer sporting the White Lantern uniform. While trying to help Saint Walker something happened that drained Kyle of all the different emotional spectrum except Will. Lots of big changes in one volume that had my head spinning. The rest of the story involves a villain from the future and an appearance of Rip Hunter the time master.

I loved this book. I read this in one sitting and the ending had such a twist that I cannot wait for volume 4. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Some more really good Green Lantern stuff (with a side of Sinestro Corps).

There's everything in this it seems. There's Kyle and Hal going to try to find hope. There's also a lot of stuff with the Sinestro Corps and the Green Lantern Corps and how they are fitting (or not) together as one big corps of fighters.

Guy also has a lot of story in this TPB, and dude the fight that he has with one of the Sinestro Corps guys. Holy Crap.

The White Lantern, aka, Kyle, also goes through some changes as well and he gets rocked with quite a humongous thing at the end. (Go figure, a big ending in a TPB on a DC Rebirth title, heh).

I received this ARC from Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment.

The Good: I liked John Stewart being in charge. He's a much more natural fit than Hal Jordan, the guy who constantly wings it. Combining the Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps is an interesting idea.

The Bad: This felt more like a return to the pre-Rebirth book. Too much focus on trying to make the book try to sound like a crime procedural. Yes, Green Lanterns are basically space cops. But that doesn't mean I want to hear about you turning in your partner for not following proper procedure, etc. These are aliens in space, they shouldn't sound like Benson and Stabler on Law and Order. I mean, how could you even enforce laws on various planets, they won't be the same. On planets like Khund, murder is probably legal.

The Ugly: <spoiler>Turning Kyle back into a Green Lantern felt like a cop out because the writer didn't know what to do with Kyle's character. Having a mystery force split up his ring was lame.
</spoiler> Sandoval and Van Sciver's art was good, the art in the second story was not. It made it feel like a fill-in story.

'Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps, Volume 3: Quest for Hope' by Robert Venditti with art by Ethan Van Scriver and Rafa Sandoval is fast becoming my favorite of the DC Rebirth titles. With complex stories and excellent art, I really like what is happening.

The Green Lanterns and the Yellow Lanterns have to figure out how to work together and rebuild. With their past history, this won't be easy. The remaining Yellows are hunted out and given the option of prison, or working with their new Green teammates. Guy Gardner tries a hands on approach with one Yellow that is such a typical Guy approach to problem solving. Meanwhile the Guardians have a search of their own to find hope in the galaxy with the use of a Blue Lantern. Once things finally seem settled, a new threat arrives...from the future.

The story is good. There are a lot of story threads going on, and Venditti does a good job of keeping things interesting and moving along. Ethan Van Scriver and Rafa Sandoval's art in this series is just amazing. I love the art choices and colors. The book seems epic and heroic in this team's hands.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Well this was simply amazing.

This has got to be my favourite volume out of all the Rebirth titles that I have read, and yes that includes Detective Comics. Everything just seemed to work in here. When I reviewed the first volume of Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps, I said that “I have always been torn about the Green Lanterns; I love that they are space based and are very selfless. But I have to date, never found a story about the Green Lanterns that has gotten me excited for them.”, but I can now say that I have found the Green Lantern story that I have been wanting.

Lets start off with the story, we follow Hal and Kyle going off on their own mission from the Guardians of the Universe. Whilst they are away find hope, the Green Lanterns team up with the Sinestro Corps to bring order to the galaxy. They team on Green Lantern with one Yellow Lantern per sector to find the rogue Yellow Lanterns. Whilst more does happen than just this, trust me in saying that you should read it for yourself.

I have constantly been amazed with the art style used in both Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps and Green Lanterns in Rebirth; it must be so difficult balancing the amount of green used with other green. Even though they manage this, that does not account for the actual style used and fortunately they got this right as well. If the text was taken away, it would not have been too difficult to tell what was going on which in my mind is absolutely paramount to how the story is told.

If you have not read the previous 2 volumes of Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps, or if you do not want to, then this is a great place to read what is one of the best stories in DC Rebirth.