Hal Jordan Destroys the Green Lanterns! | Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight 

"Let me pump the breaks for a second here you hypocritical blue douche bags" If anyone deserves to be a Green Lantern, it's Sal.

"I'm Geoff Johns!" *Finger guns* Even when ranting he can't help himself

"I'm Geoff Johns. I love Hal Jordan and Barry Allen. I need Sinestro and I also don't like how Guy Gardener is like not a Green Lantern too. So he's a Green Lantern too. You better be careful or I'll bring everything I liked as a kid back. Oh wait, I did? Hopefully I'm as good a writer as I say I am and you guys all buy it. Oh, you did? THEN IMMA DO A SEQUEL TO WATCHMEN!!!"

that Geoff Johns monologue was perfection

This tells you how much DC cared about Green Lantern in the 90s. His life is irreparably damaged as a consequence of a Superman story.

Green Lantern : Im so Happy DC Editorial: Hold my beer 🍺

Hal Jordan, the man who Leeroy Jenkins-ed his way to absolute power.

I AM GEOFF JOHNS, I LOVE HAL JORDAN AND BARRY ALLEN!

31:25 is probably the greatest Back Issues moment ever!

After years of tangents about it, Emerald Twilight has finally dawned on the Comicpop horizon

The Kyle Rayner years were the thing that made me a comic fan. I love that era of DC.

Holy shit Sal's Geoff Johns rant...unbelievable. I've never heard Sal roast someone so deftly and precisely. Nore have I ever seen anyone 'finger gun' that fast before. ;-)

31:20 Angry finger guns, I am Geoff Johns! I lost it, so damn funny!

I was always surprised that the Guardians or Lanterns had nothing to do with the Phantom Zone. You think they'd put criminals there or police it or something.

all the closeups in this episode were gold.

31:20 geoff johns monologue

Kyle Rayner's fridge!!! the best thing coming out of DC Rebirth

In this episode, Hal executes Order 66.

Sal yelling as Geoff Johns is one of my favorite moments of Back Issues ever!

49:17 this should be a viral gif

if Johns kept Sinestro dead, he could've done the Sinestro Corps as like an extremists group of lanterns who call themselves the Sinestro Corps in his name and follow his ideology

So Coast City became... Ghost City 😎 YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Sal, we need more Beligerent Geoff Johns

IM GEOFF JOHNS ! *slams fist*

I know it was a joke, but I would love to read a Superman/Green Lantern book about them going on badass space adventures. Why has this never happened? And if it has, where can I find it?

31:21 Geoff Johns goes BEAST mode

The writer part of me immediately sees how exactly I would have done Hal's story in just three issues, without turning him into an evil person but still making a huge change for Kyle Rayner to come in and take over. Here's my pitch: "Set in the aftermath of Coast City's destruction, Hal attempts to bring it back through the power of his ring and begins to relive his past life, while having conversations with people through hindsight. He speaks with his mother, his friends, and a former girlfriend named Jennifer from his college years but avoids his father. His mother and friends are the easiest to speak to. Hal recalls some of his best memories being with his mother during his childhood. Although she is proud of the man he has become, she wishes for him to settle down and raise a family. As for his friends, he recalls the good memories and comes to believe that the superheroes he has fought alongside with, like Oliver Queen, became his surrogate family, which his mother points out is only a substitute for what he might be truly desiring. After making peace with his mother and friends, he is met by Jennifer, who brings back the regret he has in breaking up with her so suddenly after she helped him recover from his father's death, realizing that those feelings were never truly resolved. He imagines what their life would have been like, seeing an alternate reality where he is a father and husband, making him feel even more regret. However, she points out that if they hadn't broken up, he wouldn't have become Green Lantern. He responds that it did little for Coast City, but she tells him that dwelling on what-ifs never helps and that everyone must live with the consequences, no matter who made them. She forgives him and tells him to do the same for himself before vanishing, telling him her wish is to see him move on. Finding the strength and will within, Hal finally confronts his father, who berates him for failing to save Coast City and Hal admits that it is his failure, that he can't bring back the dead or live in a fantasy world where everything is alright. He turns the tables on his father and calls him out on ignoring him as a child, or being there for him when he needed a father. Although his father refuses to acknowledge this, Hal forgives him and makes peace, just as the power in his ring runs out. Afterwards, Hal is contacted by the Guardians, who order him to return to Oa and face disciplinary action. He accepts and is brought before the council, who acknowledge that Hal was going through mental stress and PTSD, so they won't imprison him. Instead, they decide to suspend him from Lantern duties for a little while, take his ring, and return him to Earth. Once there, he pays a visit to Jennifer but from afar, seeing that she has moved on, married, and has kids. He smiles at the family and decides to go back into the military. A little while later, he meets a woman and begins to date. When his suspension is up, Hal refuses the ring when it comes to him, having found peace. In Los Angeles, Kyle Rayner finishes a date with his girlfiend, Alexandra DeWitt, and returns home to find the ring waiting for him, telling him that he has been chosen to become the new Green Lantern of Sector 2814."

31:23-31:54 greatest Sal rant of all time lmao

It's like the Guardians caught Hal using the ring for watching hard light porn lol

"The Guardians are Patriots" La Le Lu Li Lo

OH MY GOD! THAT GEOFF JOHNS SEGMENT WAS F*CKING HILARIOUS!

“Right on. Fuck the Guardians. Let’s do this.” Would’ve been the best way to move on with the story ha

Oh he's gonna rip this a new one. No school, dragonball fighterz, and back issues. let's go

31:22 And thus, "Green Lantern: Rebirth" was born out of the mind of an ascended fanboy, by the name of Geoff Johns.

That fucking Sal going all Geoff Johns rant.......FUCKING GOLDEN!!!!!!! Had me Dying of laughter!

I just love when Sal goes off on his monologues. Brings a warm feeling to my heart.

That Geoff Johns roast was comedy gold. Dwl! 😂😁😂

Based on what ive seen from the Guardians, i bet they didnt tell the Lanterns Hal's side of the story.

21:13 I think it was explained in some story that Tomar -Re was too late to save Krypton

Way to hit another episode out of the park. Love the increased editing production value, and again, this outro music is the BEST

Sal’s Geoff Johns rant is one of my favorite moments from this whole channel.

That Geoff Johns rant. Lol Awesome Episode guys.

Hey ComicPop, I love you guys. I've been having a really bad week, so, seeing you guys doing what you do, it really makes me feel better. Thank you for being so awesome.

Back Issues is literally my favourite thing on RU-vid.

Oh my god! That Geoff Johns bit killed me😂😂

I watch every ad to completion only on ComicPOP videos

I love Green Lantern but surprisingly i've never read this story. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Sal, I have been waiting for your take on this story. You did not disappoint. Thanks and keep safe and well

If anyone doubted the background was greenscreen, this episode definitely confirmed it ;)

_"The Lantern Uniform is totally lame. I'm just going to keep wearing my rags!"_ 😂🤣😂🤣💀

I have been wanting to see you guys do this forever God Bless you.

this is a good old episode of Back Issue. Good work, guys.

My favorite pastime is to sit down after a long day of work with a bowl of chocolate ice cream and watch Back Issues. Thanks for being there ComicPOP 👍

this was amazing,thank and love you guys. Oh about the story i´m closer to the ones that adore it,surethe ending is highly anti-climatic and the other lanterns are punching bags but i have a personal weakness on "heroes" that get so desperate that have almost psyco-breakdowns and you don´t know if keep supporting them or not,and at least i totally feel his plight

This may have been the best episode of back issues yet, Absolutely hilarious.

There was a cool retcon in a Secret Files issue where Ganthet offered Guy the ring first. Guy tells Ganthet to F off so Ganthet ends up giving it to Kyle as he has no energy left

31:21 "I'M GEOFF JOHNS!!!!!!"

HAHAHA FKNG HILARIOUS, GUYS..!!! Keep up the incredible work and promise the 3 of you will never change..!!

8:54 is a living contradiction when you look behind Sal 😂😂

I was legit excited about this episode. Do more pre-Blackest Night GL! Please...

Kyle Rayner became my favorite after reading Emerald Twilight ages ago. I loved all the Geoff John's era stuff as well haha. Even the current Jeremy Adams run has been solid!

I loved this story growing up and you guys just Honest Trailered it lol.

I like how you do the video, it’s like a dad reading a bedtime story to his two boys who don’t want to go down lol

"He throws it away because it's Kilowog's ring, it's too big. Where am I gonna put this?" There is one place he could wear it. 😉

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS thank you guys Especially you original iron man helmet in the background

for the love of pie someone please start animating this like they do game grumps

I love Back Issues more than my 3 siblings

Been waiting all day for this, so pumped!

"I need to back to Earth to make ghosts!" lol, Paralax Hal is still the best DC super villain ever, him laying out Superman with one punch in Zero Hour is one of my favorite images ever in comics.

This is definitely one of my favorite eps!

This was really entertaining episode.

Started reading the Geoff Johns run yesterday and was laughing thinking about this episode.

Sal is so conflicted in this episode. It's a classic arc and strangely justified, but is just not the best execution. You're not the only one, Sal. #ImWithSal

From what I have seen,read and heard over the years this story was a divisive one. Some may revere it but others hate it. Fun episode.

answer for 13:17 the ring can provide nutrients for the wearer and also get rid of waste, it was in the geoff johns run in when guy gardner was on duty to monitor super boy prime that was iomprisoned in a red sun science cell.

Sal's rants in this one had me in tears from laughing so much. Keep being awesome guys!

goddamn this was such a good episode. the salrants were on point!

HOLY SHIT THAT MONOLOGUE WAS AMAZING!!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

Hey man I love your video you should remake this animated about the review and where you're describing the guardians like you can show them saying that and them interacting with things.

I understand that this channel is going to change over time but I don't know, I really preferred the old thumbnail format. Mostly because it was the three hosts recreating something from of the book (DC REBIRTH, RUNAWAYS, ONE MORE DAY, INFINITE CRISIS). If you guys aren't going to go back to that format I get it, but just the book and a red background doesn't appeal to my sensibilities. Again, I'm not bashing you. I just wanted to throw in my two cents.

They gor rid of Hal Jordan because green lantern wasn't selling at all at the time.

shit sal is making so many good points here about the guardians ..

Finally!!! I've waited for this one since I started watching back issues! I can die happy now... Well flash rebirth would be cool too.

Why do I hear Hal's comeback to the Guardians being "SHUT UP BECKY!!"

i love this episode guys, could you please make a playlist in your channel much like the spiderman, batman and superman playlist that is about green lantern ?

I love this story like how I love X-Cutioner's song in the sense that it's not great objectively but it's entertaining af to read and it leads to better things like Kyle Rayner (my favorite GL)

been waiting 4 this!!! TY!!!

You know there's also a storyline called Emerald Fallout which talks about stuff that happened right after Emerald Twilight like it's in Guy Garnder issues I think it's 18-24 and it's basically just Guy Gardner, Wonder Woman and the Alan Scott Green Lantern wondering what happened to Hal and they do find out that the Green Lantern Corps and the guaridans are dead see Hal Jordan as Parallax and then they all get their asses kicked.

geoff johns rant was awesome

Thank you, comic book gods for the gift I’m about to receive

I’ve been waiting on this one for a long time

That Geoff Johns rant 😂😂good one Sal

Sal's Guardian frustration is majestic. :p

I feel like there's a prefect middle ground between this story and the retcons Johns did that would work

Having just read this, finally, I must say it works a lot more than I thought it would, based upon what I've heard in other places, based on this episode of comic pop, etc.. I hear the criticisms that suggest this fall should have taken place more gradually, I actually think I disagree. Knowing Hal, the brash fly boy that he is, the level of trauma involved in losing millions of people the way he does here, I actually buy it, especially the way it starts with the city construct and all of the psychological implications of the conversations he has with his dad, his mom, his high school girlfriend, all conversations that are essentially with himself. When all of that fails and falls apart, and he is, at that point, completely broken, the old adage really applies, don't corner a wounded animal, it's one of the worst things you can do and that's exactly what the guardians do when they appear and demand he submit himself for misusing his ring. Hal is at his most vulnerable and broken with the loss of coast city. When people are broken like that, it is most plausible that they will snap, even the best of us.

I love this story.Its so cool to see him snap and destroy everyone.

Sal could make a whole half hour episode talking about how much the guardians(expect Ganthet) suck and it would be awesome.

Fun game: Look at the covers when Sal holds them up. Green screen picked up on it and it looks pretty neat

I fell off my chair for that Geoff Johns rant

Weird that I just found this video now, don't think it showed up in my subscription feed when it was uploaded...