A NEW Green Lantern for a NEW Universe! | Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1

In the newest installment of the hit Earth One original graphic novel line, creators Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic, Star Wars: Legacy) reimagine Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps in this modern sci-fi epic! Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #greenlantern
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[@ToonGal12]

42:14 was my favorite part. "He does NOT jump to that conclusion!" "That's the conclusion *I* jumped to." *close up of Ben and Ethan's mortified faces* XDXD

[@InoMercy]

Y'know, in Earth One the US government did have custody of Clark's Kryponian ship for at the very fucking lest 20 years. It doesn't seem out side the realm of possibility that they could have reverse engineered just enough technology from it to make interplanetary travel easier.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Oof, my head. So that would mean they _are_ in the same universe, right?

[@forgingviews3401]

This is an amazing theory good job sir

[@joshpecker4352]

InoMercy nice theory bro

[@williamgazca963]

InoMercy uhhhh language ....😁

[@anthonylynch423]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache yeah it would seem they are lol, but it will be 20 freakin years before we get justice league earth one lol. I want a Martian manhunter earth one and a Shazam earth one.

[@Evyscreations]

New game: Spot the obscure Prequel reference

[@jacobmusgrave1406]

I can't decide which I like more: when they do good stories, or when they rip on the crap ones haha

[@vianabdullah2837]

DC hit the jackpot with this one. They have a great template if they ever wanna make a Green Lantern movie.

[@BlueScarabGuy]

I LOVED Green Lantern Earth One. It's such a great alternative take on the GL mythos. Like, if we didn't need to find a way to integrate GL into some form of DC movie universe, I'd really want this take to be what they go with in a GL movie. At the very least, DC, can we get an animated version of this? Scratch that. Can we at least get MORE volumes of this series by this team?

[@treyurbach2550]

BlueScarabGuy Volume 2 is set for release in June 2020

[@tanyaharmon6739]

@@treyurbach2550 :(

[@radicalthinking5651]

@@tanyaharmon6739 why the :(?

[@tanyaharmon6739]

@@radicalthinking5651 nvm. I thought it didn't come out, lol

[@Benm701]

I'M GEOFF JOHNS, I LOVE HAL JORDAN..... Sorry, wrong book.

[@flywheelshyster]

oh that was hilarious, haha now i gotta go back to that episode

[@Deadpoolzilla]

Beko did some amazing Alien comics for Dark Horse, hence the almost Alien feeling in the comic

[@williamgazca963]

Deadpoolzilla wow. Makes total sense, I've never been that big of a fan of green lantern but the art in this book looks incredible , gonna have to buy this book. 👍

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Hal and Kilowog are cute together. Letting another man stick his ring into your lantern? Ah to be young, again. His free spirit is inspiring.

[@sebastien-loikntsangou-kan5264]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache YOU'RE EVERYWHERE!!!

[@jakemurphy4832]

Sebastien-Loik Ntsangou-Kanda He is eternal.

[@zorobusonora]

WHO ARE YOU

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Me? I'm just some guy....

[@sheevinit1490]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache With a moustache.

[@johnnytt5233]

Ben's complete change in face when he learned that the Guardians were still relevant at 18:40 is priceless!!

[@QueerComics1994]

Open the pod bay door, Hal!

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I read this during the episode. As a Green Lantern nerd, I was going crazy trying not to get ahead of Sal. And sidenote: Hal's captain implicitly gets fired from Ferris Galactic as a victim of nepotism at the end... Carol took her job off panel.

[@whocares-tg5ci]

"I got killed for my trouble! Damn youuu Haaal!" XD

[@Amatsaru29]

Just finished reading my hardcopy, and I want more of Earth One Hal Jordan. I love how the setting is in the distant future, with the lack of other superheroes. Furthermore, I haven't read comics in years, and this book feels refreshing.

[@WhelmedButReady]

Eight seconds in and I already like this more than Cloak and Dagger

[@onomatopoeia5540]

blook and dagger you mean

[@fancygoblin9362]

All of these earth one books seem like really cool movie pitches. I really hope this book is adapted for the "upcoming" green lantern movie.

[@sabrinaspellman6022]

Can't wait to see that in 7 years

[@michaellabonte6390]

​@@sabrinaspellman6022make it 10

[@mitchbray6637]

The artwork has me really intrigued and I want to read this and hold in my hands as soon as possible.

[@sirtoby4939]

So... The Green Lanterns of Earth One are less of a corps. And more of a... fellowship? DAH, DAH-NA-NA NA-NA-NA, NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA WUA-WUA DAHN! 🎵🎶🎵

[@JunyanPan]

I actually like this green lantern better than the normal one.

[@Sentryman002]

Me too, friend.

[@MrZaku-rh4qt]

That's because the writer(s) can twist the characters and elements of the pre-existing title, just like ultimate spiderman, they can do anything because it isnt in the main continuity, which leads to pretty interesting take on characters.

[@christopherb501]

Outside of this version and the one of the animated movie 'First Flight', I've never cared for Hal Jordan, not in contrast to any of the myriad other Lantern characters we _could_ focus on instead.

[@gabbar51ngh]

@@toastwriter617 while I like hal being an astronaut, the comic ignores some of the basic Green Lantern foundations Completely. They should incorporate it within the story if they ever use it for movie.

[@stephen8805]

@@christopherb501 Dude read the Geoff Johns run

[@endergamez5874]

That was a great book. Sucks there wont be another for another 5 years.

[@joshpecker4352]

BrainiacGaming hello darkness my old friend

[@TotallySearch]

Good news check Amazon

[@oldkingcole4354]

It’s coming out this month, like next week

[@radicalthinking5651]

@@huhwhat8371 you predicted correctly friend

[@toob46]

I can finally have something to listen to while cleaning.

[@dickrobot]

I don't know how I missed this story, but it sounds really cool. THIS is the direction Green Lantern should go in, both in comics and movies. The art style is compelling. It has a lived in feel a la Star Wars.

[@michaelthethird702]

Great episode about an excellent story. I love Green Lantern and I love the spin they put on the story in Earth One. I especially love that this story makes you feel like it could have happened to anyone. And for a generation of people who are looking for the next frontier, I think this story will resonate with them

[@Grievousish]

Always a pleasure to see another book about my favourite DC character make it onto back issues

[@matiasleon9657]

:We are gonna watch Hal Jordan die now...that's so messed up...BUT THEN HAL GETS ATTACKED BY A COOL ROBOT!" I love you guys 😂

[@ggameboy10]

Who so ever wields this hammer shall possess the power of sal.

[@reneeparker946]

ggameboy10 who ever wields this ring shall posses the power of hal

[@ggameboy10]

Comic book Critique very nice.

[@reneeparker946]

ggameboy10 thx

[@note1496]

Yes my favorite earth one book !

[@123ultramaster]

This is basically how they should have done a green lantern movie

[@BucketThinkTank14657Nerd]

This was honestly the best Earth One book for me, it took total advantage of everything GL has to offer for an origin and more importantly didn't over hype Hal and made use of Killowog and Arisia

[@flywheelshyster]

rewatched Ultimatum yesterday, when we getting that Age of Apocalypse buddies!? haha i'm kidding you do you, and now that I'm finally back to patreoning [1 year clean and lowered debt by half] i can finally turn back on adblock! WOO HOO

[@redx-man8813]

Sal your the Greatest thanks for doing this, also Earth One + ComicPOP = Perfection

[@R3cov3ry]

the way i see it, the Lantern Rings are meant for a space police force that interacts with multiple different races so universal translation would logically be a basic function of the ring.

[@sombrashadow0013]

Finally. I was wondering when you guys were gonna do it

[@loki_l_1380]

I honestly really liked this book. Yes, it isn't green lantern that we know, but really, that's the point of earth one. I can't wait for what else has to come for earth one.

[@akap]

Much-anticipated and much-appreciated!

[@jeremiahmuhammad4722]

This is a great story. I have one if the original pages

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

The Manhunter bots look like the sentinels from X-men not a transformer

[@darknite653]

This needs to be adapted to be the GL movie in the DCEU

[@ronb113]

I’ve never read this book, but I’m definitely going to now. The art looks great and the story sounds like one of the best I’ve heard in a while. Great video!

[@oatmat]

I knew it was gonna be GL Earth One, Sal's been mentioning it all week !!!!!

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

This was great! Moody, just the right amount of dark, and enjoyable the whole way through. All in all a great episode once again guys!

[@TevyaSmolka]

yay green lantern earth one i read this book and it was really good :)

[@anothercleverusername992]

Anyone who reads Green Lantern comics knows that the Guardians are villains in _any and all_ Realities. ... Except for Ganthet and Sayd.

[@noobslayer135]

I would love to see you do The Sinestro Corps War at some point!

[@ianmckee4726]

This creative team also works on an indie scifi/reporter drama called invisible republic. Its really good

[@Sicod79]

Basically a What If the Guardian Corp didn't go well....which is also like a good 50% of regular Lantern stories.

[@KyleBrand]

Been a while since I watched a video by you guys, and I'm glad this is the video that I came back to. Great review! I love the Earth One issues!

[@hankyork4830]

Are you ever going to do a back issue on Legion?

[@bacsilva]

Didn't expect this one so soon. Cool!

[@davidbreault3283]

So , I am definitely excited to see the Volume two episode. Because oh boy.

[@FifthHorseman23]

Great episode again guys. I can easily see this being my favorite Earth One book. I can't wait to read it one day. Excited for the next episode as always.

[@dharrmanbestyoutuber]

Your an poopy butthead batman earth one is I love you 3000 better

[@eqs1782]

Yes looking forward to this. Didn't think you guys do it so soon.

[@thoarnejones6805]

Been waiting for this.

[@batnick7230]

Your earth one videos were the first I’ve watched of you guys.

[@ridge825]

I bought both volume 1 and 2 now it's time for a rewatch

[@warrenfields3963]

20:27 sooooo their the police

[@NewPhoneWhoThis52]

Cool Back Issues i just got off work.! 👍

[@gar55rocks1]

Loved the episode and I actually really hope I run past this! Ive never really heard a great green lantern story but this sounds awesome! amazing as always guys?

[@josephl.2398]

This was a great episode!

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Amazing stuff

[@christopherb501]

47:58 What kind of lame-ass sadsack do you have to be to _not_ like Kilowog? Truly, the best old-school nonhuman Lantern.

[@FlameShieldKing1]

I regret not getting this when I had the chance. Went with WWH instead. Hope it's still there.

[@jakemurphy4832]

FUUUUCKKK YEEEEAAAAHHHH

[@ThePandaSupreme]

Wow this was a awesome book

[@Pryrates89]

Had to read the book first, now I can finally enjoy the show!

[@brandensingletary18]

Definitely gonna check this one out

[@TevyaSmolka]

this episode was amazing

[@christiancorona8617]

awesome episode!!! when are you guys going to do INVINCIBLE???

[@jabezcreed]

This was a fun and quick read.

[@ivansplvd6518]

This volume is awesome and so is all your content thnks guys!! Manga recomendetion: Berserk plz

[@sonicjr53]

Huh. This was really cool. I haven't really been too into GL since I read some stuff from the Simon and Jessica stuff a few months

[@sonicjr53]

Back, but I really enjoyed this. I could see this being a cool movie pitch.

[@oldkingcole4354]

I think John Stewart is gonna be in the next book

[@zaphero5518]

You were right!

[@SamDotGov]

I really like Earth-One, I feel like it had a lot of refreshing takes on established characters, finger crossed for some version of Batman Earth One Volume 3 where he's now on the level of the Netflix Dare Devil and maybe start planting seeds for an Earth-One Robin.

[@ujorge96]

Dont forget to do Superman earth one volume 2 and 3. Love the earth one stories

[@kevinkruger1686]

it is a manhunter robot

[@jamcalx]

It's basically Aliens meets The LENSMAN books.

[@jimbowlaster3659]

exactly what I thinking(On the Lensman books) do you think that's what the what movies should be like in live-action?

[@jamcalx]

jimbow laster my only real experience with the Lensman was a Japanese ova i watched as a kid and the summaries I've read. But having said that, I'd love to see more more inspiration draw from the series beyond Arisia and Eddore's names.

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

16:20_It's about here in the video where I said to myself "HEY (pause) wait a minute. Is that robot a Manhunter robot"? Now to watch the rest of the video, and see if I'm right. :-0

[@DefactoOverlord]

This book is amazing.

[@dracowheelz5]

This would make an awesome movie.

[@FifthHorseman23]

Your sped up intro keeps catching me off guard. No critique or anything, just surprising. Anyway, back to the video!

[@adamquenano8563]

After this episode we get ultimate Spider-Man!!!!!!! Great vid

[@Ali_M3]

Wait when did they say that?

[@adamquenano8563]

Ali Mulk Awhile ago Sal said after 10 episodes they’d do a crisis and when they did all of them Sal said he’d do ultimate Spider-Man instead. He’s been consistent with so far

[@thedarkspecter9532]

adam quenano Fuck Yeah! I just caught up on all of them yesterday.

[@bgajdek]

Holy shit I’ve been waiting for this one!

[@toobbeebopper]

You should really check out Invisible Republic over at Image; it's done by the same couple as GL Earth One. Political Sci-Fi.

[@esavalila576]

Off topic, but...Anyone remember Fantastic Four: The End? Could be Back Issues material, the only book they have done from the End-series is Wolverine...Is it just my nostalgia that tells me how cool FF: The End was as a look into a possible future for whole Marvel universe? Kinda funny how it was my introduction to Fantastic Four and Marvel as a whole...But of course like the Wolverine one it freaking isnt a definite ending ;) I would like to see what Tiffany would think of Doctor Sranges role in that story...

[@thomasarcanine]

Esa Välilä I, for one, voted for the Marvel: The End (or just Thanos: The End, as they call it now) some time ago...

[@harrykelly8205]

Sal, if you want to read a story in canon where the guardians are the bad guys, read the third army arc of new 52 green lantern

[@Drewwhip7]

I think this would make a great green lantern movie if done right

[@Kidster91]

yes. MAN!

[@gilmerrobles548]

I want to see you Cover No Man's Land, Batman Vampire, Deadly Foes of Spiderman, or Marvel Ruins

[@tromusic7815]

This would fit in perfectly in the DCU

[@ComicCrossing]

So super late, but I was waiting to watch this until I actually read it,(which I just did) but there are some interesting implications about Earth in GL Earth One. In Hals Nasa Flashbacks, it looks like NASA partners with some sort of Energy company to build the "Research Satellite". Hal is part of the project and helps build it in Space, but realizes something is wrong with it, and its not what it seems. But he doesnt do anything about it and someone uses it to bomb cities and takes control of either the US, or straight up the entire Earth. Which is why he doesnt want to go back. Out of guilt. The last few pages also seemingly expands more on this. The lady firing Hals Captain says that they are a "One Party System", and you see a billboard of someone named "Colonel Jaxon". Presumably the person who took control of the Country. So I have zero clue how this could take place in the same universe as Superman, and Wonder Woman, but presumably it could take place in the same Earth as Batman just a bit in the future. But since they were all supposed to coexist who knows. That being said, it would be a very cool setup for Justice League Earth One if they have to team up and restore the Country to a proper form of government. Maybe Superman is in custody, and Wonder Woman went back to Themyscira, and Batman is only concerned about Gotham. Its important to note, that in Hals universe, this status quo is still pretty fresh. He says hes been in Space since the incident, and hes been there for 8 years. Regardless, I hope we see more about the Earth One line at Comic Con.

[@derekgreen7319]

The artist is from hollywood. He does storyboard work for movies

[@Bobbybillybillbob]

I recently read that Earth One Aquaman from Francis Manapaul has been officially canceled :,( However, The Flash Eartg One is still slated, any ideas on its release?

[@zachsabucco6101]

This is a 2015 image book I've just picked up called big man plans and two words "dwarf" "punisher"

[@Emily-bf9bx]

Teen Titans Earth One operates with the idea that there are no adult heroes, which is why there were no sidekicks like Speedy or Robin. Even Wally was called Impulse, not Kid Flash and had his origin changed to fit the story.

[@darrellmclaughlin9077]

Kilowog acting like Lt. Dan lol

[@LP-lj9ig]

I still believe that each Earth One book has its own continuity. It just doesn't make sense any other way.

[@jonryder7269]

wait a second....this aint Alien, this is Lord of the Rings.

[@jonryder7269]

Chris Cueva one ring to light the way.

[@willstrong1979]

But you guys at comic pop are the best

[@endergamez5874]

Did Ben do the outtro music?

[@MrYTGuy1]

It's the not too distant future... Ya know like next Sunday AD