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I'm not new comic books per se, but new to serialized, superhero-syle publications.    If that makes any sense.    Recently I started reading a few more and found that I enjoyed Green Lantern a lot.   I need some help in identifying collections/publications that can fill me in on major plot developments.   From what I've gathered so far, the highlights include:

  1. Coast City gets destroyed and Hal Jordan tries to recreate it.  
  2. The rest of the Green Lanterns try to stop him and he kills them/merges with Parallax.
  3. Hal also merges with the Spectre, so now he's three people.
  4. He dies. 
  5. He comes back/is separated from the other two entities.
  6. He rebuilds the Corps. 
  7. Sinestro Corps Wars
  8. More modern stuff happens, Blackest Night Arc, Brightest Day Arc
Assuming this is all correct, I want to try an catch up on the collections that tell this story.    Where do I find each story line?   So far I know:
  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. Zero Hour
  4. ?
  5. Rebirth
  6. No Fear/Revenge of the Green Lanterns
  7. Sinestro Corps War
  8. Blackest Night, Brightest Day

Can someone fill in the holes?    Am I missing something or have something wrong here?

Thanks.
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@JediXMan: That's incredibly not good for an 8 year old.   Thanks for the warning.

I hate to be a pain, but Amazon has multiple listings under Emerald Twilight.    Is this what I'm looking for?
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@.o0Johnny0o.: That's the EXACT scene he showed me.   He said "Dad there's a naked girl in this comic in bed with Thor."

@JediXMan said:
 
If Rebirth is too much for him, then GL is not for him - at all. Rebirth is actually tame compared to GL's usual content. PM me and I can tell you what content Green Lantern titles have (and other titles), and you can make a decision based on that.Mighty Thor is tamer than Thor, I think. I'm not sure, though. I stopped reading Thor recently, mostly because I just wasn't enjoying it and I had to choose between comics I kinda liked and comics I loved.So adult, but still "kid friendly" ... hmm... tough one. Avengers Academy could be what you want, then. It's kind of on the line.

Now that I finished rebirth I guess it's not that bad.   I noted the part where Spectre (The Spectre?) turns the guy's hand to coal, but that seemed to be the worst part.   Since it wasn't vengeance and limb removal throughout, it's not a big deal.

Speaking of which, there seems to be an entire series that deals with Hal's merging with Spectre and Parallax and his...quitting of the Green Lantern Corps?   Rebirth seemed to be the earliest of the collections I could find, so where is that whole set of stories collected?
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@GundamHeavyarms said:
@dvaeg: No problem, I was the same way when I was a kid.  When I was younger, I read mostly marvel stuff, in fact the first comic I ever got was an issue of the X-Men.  Eventually though I became more of a DC guy as I got older, I think it was the Justice League Cartoon.  I still like Spider-Man though.  Alan Moore is usually held in high regard because of Swamp Thing and Watchmen.  Same goes for Neil Gaiman and Sandman, that series appealed more towards women, its the whole dark tortured hero mystique, which is also why they love Batman. A word to the wise, don't badmouth Wonder Woman, Batman, or Storm around here the fangirls/boys will rip you a new one.
I have to say I don't know enough to bad mouth Wonder Woman.   I'm old enough to have watched the Lynda Carter version on TV live as it aired and that's my only exposure.      I like Batman myself, so no worries there.   Storm, though?   Meh.   

I'm sure I'll eventually get around to Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, which is (I think) the only major release of his I haven't read yet.   

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@GundamHeavyarms:   Thanks for the reply.      

The consensus seems to be that DC is more complex and adult oriented than Marvel.   I'm sure there are exceptions to this, but that's the polar opposite of what I recall as a child.   Growing up the X-men was the comic to read that wasn't childish.  

I'll try Batman Brave and Bold for him, since I know he liked Batman in the Justice League movies.    I can try Sonic as well, though he's never taken to the character or the cartoons.   

Having read All-Star Superman, I completely agree on Grant Morrison.   He seems to be a cut above other writers in that regard, and I assume it's consistently held that Alan Moore is the 800 lb gorilla in this area.    I thumbed through a TPB of his DC comics and read the one about Abin Sur and why he crashed on Earth.  It was fantastic.   

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@DH69 said:
i will never understand how parental censorship works these days...
You take the measure of maturity in your child, their propensity to miss-use things that are adult in nature, and you weigh that against overshielding them and being a hovering parent that nobody likes. 

In this case, my son can handle moderate violence (not too bloody), but not sexuality that goes beyond kissing or language you shouldn't use in mixed company.   Other children might be better or worse with those or other concerns, but for my son that's where the line is.    As his father I have a responsibility to ensure he's not over-exposed to grown up concepts, images or language that he isn't mature enough to handle.    He can play many T rated games, but he's not allowed to play any FPS where another human is the target.    He can play Street Fighter but not MK.    He can watch Harry Potter but not Lord of the Rings.   
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@TypingKira said: 


You must have bought Mighty Thor, lol. 


As a matter of fact, it was Mighty Thor.  I take it there's a difference?

@JediXMan said: 

 I don't know what new style you're referring to. That picture you posted is by Alex Ross, and that image in particular is not new. Are you buying the Green Lantern titles for yourself or your son? If you for, those GL titles are fantastic. Though the order is:RebirthSinestro Corps WarSecret Origins Blackest NightBrightest DayIf for your kid, those aren't good. They're actually very violent; DC overall is darker, deeper, and more violent than Marvel. The stories are also a lot (better) harder to get into.How much is his allowance? I say this because the average DC title is cheaper than the average Marvel title. DC is 2.99 and Marvel is around 3.99. I won't be of much help in this area; the lightest comic I read is Avengers Academy, which has some rare dark elements. I read serious / dark material most of the time. But I guess the Power Pack is good, from what I've heard.If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask. My specialty is Star Wars, but I'm good on matters of DC and the X-Men (for Marvel).


The new style seemed new to me, but I guess I assumed it marked a reboot or something.   That's all.   

The GL stuff is for both of us, though I've seen some stuff in this Rebirth book that might be too much for him.    His allowance is $5 every other week, plus whatever he can get by recycling cans from the neighbors (about $10 a month) and money for grades from grandpa.    He got $55 for his straight A's last quarter.

My Star Wars collection is decent.   I have 5 of the Omnibus and most of the Legacy TPB.   He has no interest in them except to hear me tell him the stories.    Of all that he picked up, he's reread the Avengers, GL and Thor (until I took it away).     So I think I'm looking for things in that vein.   But are there simultaneous runs that have different levels of storytelling to them?    Thor/Mighty Thor as an example?  

For the uninitiated, it's tough to sort through these things.   You mentioned the "Power Pack" as an example, but that seems to be kids.   I think he wants to read what he sees as the adult-type stories.    I won't let him read my Runaways HC's, or my Sandman or my League of Extraordinary Gentlemen sets.