NOT WORTH CONSUMING
When Tolkien wrote the Lord of the
Ring books, many of the evils of the Ring were reflections of the horrors of
Nazi Germany- so it makes total sense to make this Elseworld Green Lantern
story have elements of a One Ring- that causes people to go mad with power. and
while, I appreciate having John Stewart being an “outlaw” to the white
supremacy of Hal Jordan and the Nazis, this story lacks a plot. This story
could be done better if the events didn’t take place over several hours.
There’s very limited character development.
One minute Hal’s an evil Nazi with a yellow ring- then he’s good- then he’s
right back to being bad. And when the Green Ring melds with the Yellow ‘One’
Ring- shouldn’t it have become Blue?
I didn’t like this story, almost as much as I
hate the Nazi episode of Star Trek. Yet, the Justice League 2-part story about
the League going back in time to fight the Nazis is one of the best stories of
the entire series. Apparently, the Krauts make good enemies, but they can’t
make great enemies of our greatest heroes.
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