[quote=« Billy Tan »]Relic is a scientist. He is huge and he is ancient. Relic has existed for a long time and he has developed or collected technology of all sorts throughout the universe. Matt, my editor, was thinking of some techie scaffolding stuff on his back. That’s where the idea came from.
We ran through lots of different designs on him, from a total creature look to a god- or saint-like figure. He is an alien, but I wanted to give him enough human features so that we could sort of relate to him. Though he is huge and has three humps on his head, he’s still very human-like.[/quote]
[quote]Green Lantern #22
Story by Robert Venditti
Art by Billy Tan, Rob Hunter, Jon Sibal
Colors by Alex Sinclair, Tony Avina
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Cover by Billy Tan, Alex Sinclair, Rags Morales
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, July 3rd, 2013
Larfleeze arrives on Oa to find the Corps at their most desperate, while Hal is forced to throw new Green Lantern recruits into a battle they might not win! And don’t miss the birth of a brand new threat.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.[/quote]
L’éditeur DC Comics annonce une nouvelle vague de six « Annual » pour la fin de l’année 2013 dont Green Lantern Annual 2 par Robert Venditti et Sean Chen:
[quote]GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #2
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by SEAN CHEN
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Don’t miss the stunning conclusion of “Lights Out!” Can Relic be defeated? Who lives? Who dies? The new status quo for the Lanterns is revealed here![/quote]
L’épisode 22 tend à confirmer le grand bien que l’on pense de Venditti. Très très accessible, je confirme cette impression que le New 52 GL débute ici.
Jim appréciera la manière car pour l’instant, l’histoire fait un peu du surplace.
Deuxième épisode de la nouvelle équipe, très sympa. Jordan en professeur débordé, c’est sympa. La mise en situation est pas mal, on comprend tout, les enjeux, les rôles de chacun, tout est bien rappelé dans les dialogues, qui renforce la caractérisation (Kilowog et Salaak font de courtes apparitions, mais c’est super clair).
Et y a du subplot (les anneaux, l’évasion…), avec plein de mystère, alors que les choses ne se mettent même pas en place. Il y a une atmosphère d’urgence et de désordre qui colle assez bien au nouveau statu quo d’Oa. Ça fonctionne très bien, c’est assez joli sans être esbroufe, bref, très agréable.
[quote]Green Lantern #23
Story by Robert Venditti
Art by Billy Tan, Richard Friend
Cover by Billy Tan, Richard Friend, Rags Morales
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, August 7th, 2013
Hal struggles with his new role as leader of the Green Lantern Corps while he tries to solve the mystery of why the universe is atrophying! And an escaped prisoner has gotten hold of a power that makes her nearly unstoppable! The stage is set for the ultimate test against Relic![/quote]
[quote]GREEN LANTERN #24
Written by: Robert Venditti
Art by: Billy Tan
Cover by: Billy Tan
Variant Cover by: Billy Tan
Color/B&W: Color
Page Count: 32
U.S. Price: 2.99
On Sale Date: Oct 2 2013
“LIGHTS OUT” part one! Relic arrives on Oa as this massive story kicks off! Can the different Lantern Corps come together to stop this powerful enemy? Lights Out will see Lanterns die, others change allegiances—and nothing will be the same ever again! Trust us: We MEAN IT![/quote]
[quote]Green Lantern Annual #2
Story by Robert Venditti
Art by Sean Chen
Cover by Sean Chen
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date Wed, October 30th, 2013
Don’t miss the stunning conclusion of “Lights Out!” Can Relic be defeated? Who lives? Who dies? The new status quo for the Lanterns is revealed here![/quote]
[quote]Green Lantern #25
Story by Robert Venditti
Art by Billy Tan, Rob Hunter
Cover by Billy Tan
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, November 6th, 2013
The shockwaves of “Lights Out” are just starting to be felt, as Hal Jordan makes a controversial decision that will change the mission of the Green Lantern Corps! But not everyone agrees with Hal’s goals, and the dissent could weaken the Corps further![/quote]
[quote=« Robert Venditti »]It wasn’t something that I came up with very early on in the process. I didn’t start off by saying, « We’re going to have a crossover and we want to make a big splash so let’s blow up Oa. Okay, let’s figure out how to do that. »
That’s not what happened. In the course of the story and plotting it out, I reached the point where Relic is now on Oa and we know that the foundry and everything is inside the planet, including the catacombs that run through it, are interconnected to the batteries. When I finished up the plot and brought it to DC, I said, « Here’s what would logically happen right now: Oa would blow up. » And the question was, « Do we actually want to do that? » It made sense for the story and they liked the idea of Mogo as the new base so we did it. We blew up Oa.[/quote]
La fin de Light out promet peut-être de belles choses mais la franchise GL m’ennuie avec ses crossovers mensuels. Je prendrai ça chez Urban pour la suite ou en TP. Même si Eaglesham est annoncé au dessin.
J’ai repris ma lecture des séries Green Lantern. Viens de lire le Green Lantern#23, et c’est pas mal du tout. Jordan débordé, les anneaux qui déconnent, Venditti qui redonne de la vigueur au thème de Star Sapphire, une structure d’enquête (ah bah ouais, on avait oublié que les Lantern sont des flics de l’espace) et des idées bien SF (ah bah ouais, on avait oublié que Green Lantern, c’est de la SF, pas de l’héroic fantasy dans l’espace), bref, j’aime plutôt bien.
C’est plus bavard que Johns, on n’a pas de grosses splash pour faire joli, mais la densité sert l’histoire et les personnages, les interactions avec Salaak ou Kilowog sont plutôt bien gérées.
Et pour ne rien gâcher, je trouve Tan plutôt bon : moins spectaculaire que sur ses X-Men, il propose des planches calmes et solides.
Vraiment, une reprise très bonne.
Non, non et non. Pourtant, ça partait bien avec cette ambiance de chasseur de prime (plus que de flics) mais on est emportait dans un nouveau statut-quo qui n’annonce rien. Relic, c’est une arnaque.
Je préférais l’ambiance Star Wars de Johns sur le fond.