And so, not only do we now know the new Green Lantern creative teams, we also know that there’ll be a fifth book joining the family as Keith Giffen and Scott Kolins’ Larfreeze strip graduates from Threshold into its own book – which raises the question, will Threshold get a new second strip, or become a $2.99, 20-page title instead?
That Larfreeze is graduating from back-up to solo title is important, in an odd way; I think it’s the first time that a back-up has done that since the launch of the New 52, and points to a new way for the publisher to try out new series/new characters without committing to an ongoing series off the bat. I’ve been surprised for awhile that we don’t see more of this kind of thing from DC; the second strip format is a great proof of concept for a series, and also potentially a more interesting use of the format than what has been done with it so far, especially in the anthology titles like GI Combat, Sword of Sorcery and Men of War.
Then again, I’m the guy who’s been quietly wishing that Green Lantern Corps would go to $3.99/two strips for some time, so we could get a return of the old Tales of The Green Lantern Corps back-up shorts, so what do I know…?
February 20th, 2013 at 9:17 am
I wonder if this is why Giffen is apparently off Legion after just one issue back, this week’s excellent #17. Larfleeze is enjoyable, but the Legion could be sublime.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
It is going to seem very strange not to have Johns and Tomasi on my beloved Green Lanterns. However, I’m trying to maintain an open mind, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this all pans out.
February 20th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
LarFLeeze, no?
It’s kind of interesting how much work DC is throwing “new” writers like Vendetti, Fawkes, Fialkov (and others I’m not remembering), while Marvel goes to their deep bench of “stars” – Bendis, Hickman, Aaron. Different strokes, I guess. I’m not really too wild abt DC nowadays, but I can’t say they’re not giving up and comers a chance (even if they seem to kind of jerk them around – “seem” I say…)
February 20th, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Larfleeze has been hilarious so far, so I’d welcome a separate book for it