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Spideyguy94
Spideyguy94 - 2/11/2013, 8:33 AM
One of the best and longest runs of the 2000's, the only run I can think of that has gone on longer in the 2000's is bendis on ultimate spider-man. His run got me into green lantern and is one book I could always count on month to month to be great.
Paragon79
Paragon79 - 2/11/2013, 8:35 AM
Well....it was a hell of a run.
Mucklefluga
Mucklefluga - 2/11/2013, 8:49 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
wolverinesfury
wolverinesfury - 2/11/2013, 8:53 AM
If it wasn't for Geoff Johns' Green Lantern run, I would never got into comics. Thank you sir for making me into the fan I am today.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 2/11/2013, 8:53 AM
I thought he was stepping down from Aquaman as well?
BatsFan
BatsFan - 2/11/2013, 8:54 AM
@LEVITIKUZ why would you be worried?
BatsFan
BatsFan - 2/11/2013, 9:05 AM
@LEVITIKUZ Ok, I get what you mean, to bad Dini said he would not do it... I think what WB should do is to hired Goyer or Timm has a creative consultant for DC movies and let them hired the right team.
Bandido
Bandido - 2/11/2013, 9:05 AM
And I just started reading GL cuz of Baz :( dammit..
JoseTheKingOfTheNorth
JoseTheKingOfTheNorth - 2/11/2013, 9:06 AM
Sad day... Oh we'll...
thatcoldblackcloud
thatcoldblackcloud - 2/11/2013, 9:08 AM
This is deffinitely huge! The end of an era. His work on GL may have been running around in loops for some time, but the man redifined Green Lantern the way no one has ever redefined a comic book character ever. We owe Geoff Johns a GL movie (as bad as it may have been, it never wouldve gotten made had it not been for what Johns did for the character), video games, an animated series, 2 animated movies and more GL related books than theres ever been!

Good choice to leave now while he's still ahead, too The next writer will have mighty big shoes to fill... Hope its Grant Morisson!
kackbratze
kackbratze - 2/11/2013, 9:19 AM
Seriously, Johns' GL run is the BEST comic I ever read!! It made my jaw drop and gave me goosebumps so often, it's incedible!!

kackbratze
kackbratze - 2/11/2013, 9:22 AM
@jCameron: It depends. Have you read the whole GL stories leading up to Blackest Night? I found those and the whole mythos created extremely enjoyable, but Blackest Night was rather dissappointing in my opinion. Much too long and drawn out with all the tie-ins.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 2/11/2013, 9:26 AM
See, here's the article about him leaving Aquaman
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JakeLester/news/?a=66024

I thought his first arc on the new52 Justice League was ok but I want to read some more of his works. I should be getting Superman: Brainiac within the next day or 2, if not today. I'll get his run on Aquaman in HC/TP
Wingding
Wingding - 2/11/2013, 9:29 AM
To quote Darth Vader . . . "NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Greengo
Greengo - 2/11/2013, 9:34 AM
Cause GL was a failure and he was involved in that movie in some capacity.
beane2099
beane2099 - 2/11/2013, 9:37 AM
It had to happen sooner or later. What I love best about Johns' GL run is that he didn't shy away from the continuity of it n matter how contradictory or convoluted it was. He found a way to make everything (from Jordan's fall from grace to Jordan being the Spectre to the yellow impurity) into one cohesive story. That's a very rare thing. More importantly he brought Hal Jordan back and didn't sacrifice Kyle Rayner to do it. And he brought Garder and Stewart back to prominence. On top of all that he (along with many great artists) created a slew of NEW characters that have managed to become almost as loved as any stalwart character (Saint Walker, Atrocitus, Larfleeze, etc). For that, all I can say is thank you. Whoever takes over GL is going to have a real hard road to hoe, cause those are some big shoes to fill.
batLanternarrow
batLanternarrow - 2/11/2013, 9:45 AM
Now maybe the GReen Lantern can be on Earth again
Orangelight
Orangelight - 2/11/2013, 10:26 AM
The best!!!!!!
CavEl
CavEl - 2/11/2013, 10:31 AM
First of all, keep John's and all other comic writers away from a Justice League movie. I love Geoff, but what works for a comic most of the time DOES NOT work on screen...Captain America's wings, Thor's helmet and the rainbow bridge, Hulk always wearing purple pants(Marvel took liberties, their fans just act like a Marvel movie and CBM are carbon copies of each other because they're hypocrites.)

I agree with Levi, whomever they give JL to has to respect all of them and Johns, as much as I.love when he does it, isn't a fan of the Bat. Bruce Tim is his antithesis. He loves Batman and doesn't respect the others. David Goyer is the guy, he's penned both Batman and Superman and he has a way of making the comics translate well.è

Here's hoping Geoff moves to Superman. Diggle, Snyder and Johns on Superman? My panties are wet with anticipation.
Super12
Super12 - 2/11/2013, 10:40 AM
Dang he will be missed, I'm loving the GL series. Good to hear he's gonna focus on JL and JLA though. And I really hope he's still gonna do Aquaman! I thought he was gonna leave that
AINTNOTHINTOFOCWIT
AINTNOTHINTOFOCWIT - 2/11/2013, 10:48 AM
yeeeah...you suck Johns
MJPETTY7
MJPETTY7 - 2/11/2013, 10:49 AM
Wow. He will be missed. I hope he gets involved in the JL film...
AINTNOTHINTOFOCWIT
AINTNOTHINTOFOCWIT - 2/11/2013, 10:49 AM
Somebody please send Geoff Johns with the other losers at Marvel
Tevii
Tevii - 2/11/2013, 11:00 AM
Johns GL run was GREAT. I gave up on comics after waiting for years for them to bring Hal Jordan back. It was his GL Rebirth got me back into comics, and his writing that kept me there and caused me to start buying other comics as well.
I now buy more comics than I ever have.

Rebirth, Sinestro Corps War, Blackest Night, Brightest Day, War of the Green Lanterns, New 52, Rise of the Thrid army and now The Wrath of the First Lantern. What a HELL of a run.
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 2/11/2013, 11:19 AM
Damn shame I do like his work on the Green Lantern universe, who will replace him I wonder
Greengo
Greengo - 2/11/2013, 11:20 AM
Well thx for the good times bro.
TheFox
TheFox - 2/11/2013, 11:31 AM
Wow. It's been so long since Geoff Johns took over this book, I just sort of took him for granted on it. I know I should be sad or outraged, or screaming "NOOOOO!" or something, but honestly, I'm just kind of shocked. I can't believe he's leaving Green Lantern behind...

Well, the fact is, the guy has written a TON of comics featuring Green Lantern at this point. He's done it for so LONG now, I guess there isn't much left that he has to say about the character-- in which case, it's probably a good thing that he's dropping out now, ending things on a high note.

I wonder who DC's going to replace him with? Who in their right mind would want to follow up THIS run on G.L.-- a run that completely redefined the character and his universe, and turned Green Lantern from a fringe character to one of the best-selling titles DC had in their roster?

As long as it's not Scott Lobdell (or anyone of comparably terrible writing skills), I'll be happy...

Before he took over this book, I was a lapsed Green Lantern fan. I'd loved the Kyle Rayner stories back when Ron Marz was writing them, but I thought the book had grown increasingly stale and boring. But Geoff Johns made me care about Hal Jordan, about the Corps, and about the wider DC universe again. He made Green Lantern a must-read book for almost ten straight years. So for that, I bid him a fond farewell... and I look forward to seeing where he's going to take Justice League in the future!

Z
AC1
AC1 - 2/11/2013, 11:32 AM
@jCameron James Cameron not that good a director. In fact he's pretty overrated.
I understand that loads of people love the Terminator films, but I find them very hard to sit through (possibly due to my inability to take Arnold Schwarzenneger seriously) although that doesn't really reflect on Cameron's filmmaking, just that Terminator may not be my cup of tea.
Titanic was alright, but incredibly melodramatic too and highly overrated.
Avatar was utter horse shit as a movie (visually the most beautiful move I've ever seen, but everything else [acting, script, story,etc] was awful).

And JJ Abrams is overused as well - I mean I've only seen his Star Trek movie, which I love, and I'm looking forward to the sequel and also Star Wars Ep 7, but it seems whenever anything sci-fi is mentioned, JJ's the go-to-guy for fans.

I actually think Duncan Jones would be a good choice. Moon and Source Code both prove he's adept at Sci-Fi movies, although he's still got a lot of room to grow as he's still a fairly new director (by that I mean JJ already has a lot to get on with). Plus, it helps that my ideal Hal Jordan would be Jake Gyllenhaal, based on his performance in Source Code.
TheFox
TheFox - 2/11/2013, 11:34 AM
Also, thank God that Grant Morrison isn't writing superhero comics anymore. If they picked that pompous windbag as Geoff Johns' replacement, I think I'd probably blow my own brains out.

Z
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 2/11/2013, 11:43 AM
How did y'all like his run on The Flash??
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 2/11/2013, 11:51 AM
A nice collection(not mines though)
Tony93
Tony93 - 2/11/2013, 12:00 PM
I'll be happy if he joins to help make the justice league movie..

they need a comic book writer...
CavEl
CavEl - 2/11/2013, 12:18 PM
@ Tony93 - What Comicbook writer did Nolan's Batman have? What comicbook writer did Burton's Batman have? What comicbook writer did Superman: The Movie have?


What comicbook movie did Green Lantern have? Geoff Johns!

Why does the Justice League movie need a Comicbook writer?
CavEl
CavEl - 2/11/2013, 12:25 PM
@ Acira - Dude, I've been calling it for over a week now! Duncan Jones is the guy for Justice League!

The guy even went out for Man of Steel and pitched an idea for a Superman story, he has a thing for superheroes and he fits the fantasy/sci-fi mixed with pseudo-realism and drama that WB wants for their DC heroes.

Moon and Source Code were sci-fi movies that were grounded in as much reality as possible while still maintaining their sci-fi appeal.
souhunter
souhunter - 2/11/2013, 12:50 PM
He is the reason I read comic's
CeltiC527
CeltiC527 - 2/11/2013, 12:50 PM
This is very sad news, Johns was the reason I got into comics and is why I became such a big Green Lantern fan. Whoever replaces him as some very big shoes to fill. I just hope now the Green Lantern book can start focusing again on the greatest GL ever, Hal Jordan!
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CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 2/11/2013, 12:57 PM
This is saddening to me. Geoff Johns is the writer who not only got me into Green Lantern, but into DC as a whole. He introduced new and stunning concepts and ideas that very few writers could ever think of. While I haven't been keeping up with GL since the New 52 began, I will be getting back on just for Johns' final issues.

Thank you for reviving GL and getting me invested in the character, Johns. It's been a good run.
superotherside
superotherside - 2/11/2013, 1:44 PM
Great run.
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