Pilot Hal Jordan is handed his destiny in the form of a ring from an alien and thus becomes a Green Lantern.

This comic is well written and well illustrated, but I have to admit Green Lantern is a story I'm neither interested in nor understand well. This book, an origin story, helps a little with the latter but not with the former.

The book also contains a preview of "Flashpoint," for those who are interested, although I found the preview too brief to provide any clues as to whether or not I would enjoy reading more of this storyline. ( )