Comic book review: Act 1, Parts 1 & 2 of the Green Lantern ‘Godhead’ crossover arc.

Click link for preview of New Gods-Godhead #1:
http://www.comicbookresources.com:8080/?page=preview&id=23868

Click link for preview of Green Lantern #35
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=23867
















Details of writers and artist involved are included in the previews from Comic book Resources above^^


I found these two books to be a very enjoyable introduction to the new crossover arc featuring all of the characters from the Green Lantern Universe.

New Gods #1

Act 1, Part 1 (in New Gods #1) introduces some characters called the New Gods. It gives their back-story, shows us where they came from, tells us what they are all about, and more importantly, it shows us what they want in the very near future.

What they want involves the Lanterns, and in Act 1, Part 2 (in Green Lantern #35) the Green Lantern himself sees what he’s up against. Hal Jordan is his usual cocky self, and after engaging in an ill-advised battle with the New Gods (it doesn’t go too well for him) he decides that he can’t deal with this new threat without calling for some special back up. This is already intriguing because the person he has to call for help his number one Frenemy, a man that is always guaranteed to stir things up a bit.

The New Gods are far more interesting than your average cartoon evil comic-book villains because they are big picture characters, not just petty criminals with grudges or psychopathic tendencies. What they do effects the whole universe, not just a small section of it like what happens on planet Earth. They have come into conflict with the Lanterns not because they have evil intentions, but because they envision a terrible evil taking over the universe.

The Green Lantern and his Corp buddies don’t know anything about this evil, at least so far, and that’s where the story ends after Part 2. I enjoyed both books very much. I love saying that. It’s so much more fun to like than to hate. This is going to be an epic space adventure story, and I’m definitely up for that.

Green Lantern #35

It’s already very interesting, and there’s no silly mainstream comic book nonsense where they have to pretend that a 2014 America isn’t turning into a banker/corporate autocracy/fascist police surveillance state. This adventure is set in space, so they can talk about big things, big issues that matter, concerns that are seeping into the collective consciousness.

What am I talking about? Here's a quick example of the power of the sci-fi genre:

Have a look back at the ‘Star Wars: Phantom Menace’ movie. Yeah, I know it was awful, but the plot of the movie was actually exposing how political leaders manufacture false flag terrorist events to further their long-term agendas of creating a totalitarian, authoritarian Imperial Empire. How do you get unpopular legislation passed? How do you pass legislation (think NDAA) that gives you more power whilst reducing the freedom of everybody else? Simple, you arrange for something to be blown up, and the people will actually beg you to become an evil Emperor and to construct a totalitarian Police state around them. Hitler did it by arranging for the German parliament building to be blown up. He blamed it on his enemies, passed emergency legislation, and well, we all know what happened next.

That’s the good thing about sci-fi, it can say a lot about the world that we are living in, but gets away with it because it’s set in ‘space.’ This sci-fi story is off to a very good start. I hope that it manages to say a few things about these scary times in which we are living in today, but we’ll see. Jump on board nice and early, this could be a good one.

*The arc continues next week in Green Lantern Corps #35.

Click the link below for a short video on the themes of false flag terrorism in the Star wars movies:
http://vimeo.com/41963839

Rating: New Gods #1- Godhead Act 1, Part 1: 8/10

Rating: Green Lantern #35- Godhead Act 1, Part 2: 8/10