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6. Movie – Green Lantern Corps

Comic – Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn

There are many Green Lantern origins out there, but this is among the most solid.

My personal favorite is New Frontier, but since that isn’t solely focused on Hal Jordan, here’s something else for you. Emerald Dawn was the late ’80s/early ’90s attempt to retell Hal’s origins, and it does it beautifully.

The book follows Hal from the death of his father, up through his training as a pilot, and into his Green Lantern Origin. He also has to face off with Legion, a monstrous hive-mind robotic enemy who I really wish DC would use again. His visual design is awesome. Hal trains with Tomar-Re and Kilowog, and becomes the Green Lantern the world needs.

It’s a great origin story that’s self-contained and doesn’t need anything else to enjoy. There is a sequel, Emerald Dawn 2, if you want it, that features extremely ’90s-hair Sinestro, which is almost worth the admission price on its own.