Green Lantern the Animated Series: The Animated Series Paperback – January 22, 2013

Like the TV series, this book doesn’t disappoint in the slightest. It features new adventures that never made it to the screen. From gladiatorial combat to manipulative shadows, this hearty crew of Green Lanterns tackle it all.The art style is okay; especially with them trying to replicate the CG designs of the show. Other than that, this book is pretty great. If you’re a diehard fan of the show like me, then this is definitely the book for you.

Containing issues #0-#5, this tome is a great addition to any 'Green Lantern's collection! With a new take on the characters, based on the Animated Series, new adventures await the reader. While the stories do not directly tie-in with the show itself, they do stand well on their own. Lots of action and good humor!Perhaps the highlight of the book is Luciano Vecchio's art in #4. His style is very on-model and flows pleasantly with the story. Highly recommend this graphic novel.

Let me get this out of the way first: if you've read any Green Lantern comic before this, don't expect anything groundbreaking or overly mature. I've been spoiled by Tomasi and Johns (esp. the Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night arcs) for the past couple of years, but I wanted to get this to see how much it adds to what the cartoon has established on its own (and yes, I am a huge fan of the show).That said, this is really a nice book for children as an introduction to the GL mythos without overloading them. The writing is simple, but has a few good zingers (mostly from Kilowog), however there are many things that someone who hasn't followed the show just will not understand: how Razer got there, how Aya got her body and why, who Atrocitus and Zox are. There's also the severe lack of development of Razer and Aya's "romance", although there is one really good scene that explains Razer's facial markings.Where the book really suffers is the art. It's simple, yes, but Aya doesn't look nearly as, dare I say, classy and confident as she does in the show, Razer is given some very weird facial expressions, and there are times where I wonder if Hal hopped over from the Archie comics universe instead of DC/Bruce Timm.I want to like it, I really do. And while a part of me is grateful for the little extra tidbits we don't get from the cartoon and I'm happy to show my support in the face of its cancellation, I really think it could have been better with a different creative team.

I got this book as a present for my nephews. They liked the cartoon, but I'm trying to entice them into reading books and expanding their minds.

It wasn't what I had in mind..but my son seemed to like it

This book was much better than i expected it to be, with a good ongoing story through all 6 issues, instead of the usual group of 6 seperate stories the dc animated comics usually are

Purchased this for my son. Pictures were great, unfortunately the writing is too small for anyone to read, no matter which way you change the screen rotation to. Would NOT advise anyone to purchse.