History ComicBook / GreenLanternRebirth

* ButtMonkey: Story is notable because besides being a major {{Jerkass}}, Batman gets his comeuppance for it. First in the form of an ArmorPiercingResponse from John Stewart, then as a TalkToTheHand moment from Hal Jordan, then because Alan Scott negates his order to assemble the Justice League to fight Parallax on their own, all these [[HumiliationConga in front of other Justice League members]] to boot!.

* HoldingTheLine: In the final issue, six Lanterns desperately struggle to hold Parallax back as sending it back to the Central Power Battery.

* ItsAllMyFault: Even though Hal could reasonable blame Parallax and Sinestro for everything, he mainly blames himself. As far as he's concerned, he ''should'' have realized what was happening and overcome Parallax's influence.

* ReimaginingTheArtifact: This arc provides the explanation for the decades old "yellow weakness" of the Lantern rings, saying that Parallax imprisonment within the main lantern in Oa was the reason for it. After this story, the yellow weakness continued, but it wasn't as important.

Hal punches him\\
Batman falls down\\

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The story itself doesn't provide any explanation of what does Hector Hammond have to do with the plot. He appears for a page at the beginning detecting that Kyle has brought Hal's inanimate body back to Earth. Then he appears near the end picking up that he's back as a Green Lantern and laughing about it.

* ReimaginingTheArtifact: This arc provides the explanation for the decades old "yellow weakness" of the Lantern rings, saying that Parallax imprisonment within the main lantern in OA was the reason for it. After this story, the yellow weakness continued, but it wasn't as important.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gardner tells Stewart that he's letting Batman call every shot and pull Stewart's strings. This leads to Stewart reconsidering his status in the JLA's pecking order and to Stewart dealing an ArmorPiercingResponse to Batman's arguments against Hal Jordan.

* TheWorfEffect: Just to prove how powerful Sinestro is in this story, it takes ''two'' Lanterns to get rid of him.

* ReimaginingTheArtifact: This arc provides the explanation for the decades old "yellow weakness" of the Lantern rings, saying that Parallax imprisonment within the main lantern in OA was the reason for it. After this story, the yellow weakness continued, but it wasn't as important.
* SceneryPorn: The amount of illustrated detail is staggering.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Black Hand tries to steal the Green Lantern ring under Oliver Quinn's care, Hal Jordan mutilates Black Hand's hand....

* {{Jerkass}}: Batman

-->'''Batman:''' We're not done--
-->'''Jordan's fist:''' KRAKK
-->'''Batman:''' ''NNFF!''
-->'''Jordan:''' Right now we are.

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns [[DemotedToExtra to the background]], the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first hit the shelves, the first issue going through four reprints to keep up with demand. ''Green Lantern: Rebirth'' rivaled even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern comics had not achieved in decades. ''Rebirth'' also opened the gates for a series of very successful ''Green Lantern'' stories, mostly written by Johns that defined the franchise for the following decade.

A limited, six issue series, issue number 1 was in stores by the end of 2004 with the sixth and final issue coming out around mid-2005.

* DePower: When Hal is finally freed from the Spectre he loses his immaterial status and becomes human again.

* TheDreaded: Rayner explains how Guy Gardner always talks trash about Hal Jordan's enemies except Sinestro, who he never mentions.

* {{Reconstruction}}: This is the story that introduces Hal Jordan into the 21st century.
* ResetButton: ''GL: Rebirth'' first of six issues came at the time when the Green Lantern comic book series started in 1990 was being cancelled. When the sixth and final issue came out six months later, the field was clear to re-launch the Green Lantern title almost from scratch.

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns [[DemotedToExtra to the background]], the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first hit the shelves, opening the gates for a series of very successful ''Green Lantern'' stories, mostly written by Johns that defined the franchise for the following decade. ''Green Lantern: Rebirth'' rivaled even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern comics had not achieved in decades.

* BreakthroughHit: While Johns and Van Sciver had already been working for a few years at [=DC Comics=], ''Rebirth'' was the story that made both men's reputations. After this Geoff Johns was considered the top writer for the company while Ethan Van Sciver practically became ''the'' Green Lantern artist for over a decade.

Written by Creator/GeoffJohns with art by Creator/EthanVanSciver (pencils, inks) and Prentis Rollins (inks) , ''Green Lantern: Rebirth'' is the return to the franchise of Hal Jordan as main character. It depicts Jordan's struggle to free his soul from both ComicBook/TheSpectre and Parallax with help from surviving members of the Green Lantern Corps, the opposition of Hector Hammond and Sinestro and the mistrust of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns [[DemotedToExtra to the background]], the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first hit the shelves. It rivaled even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern comics had not achieved in decades.

* PopGoesTheHuman: Guy Gardner's energy discharge leaves his thoracic cage half exposed ([[IGotBetter he got better though]]).

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gardner tells Stewart that he's letting Batman call every shot and pull Stewart's strings. This leads to Stewart reconsidering his status in the JLA's pecking order and to Stewart dealing an ArmorPiercingResponse to Batman's arguments against Hal Jordan.

* BreakthroughHit: While Johns and Van Sciver had already been working for a few years at [=DC Comics=], ''Rebirth'' was the story that made both men's reputations. After this Geoff Johns was considered the top writer for the company while Ethan Van Sciver practically became ''the'' head artist for the Green Lantern franchise for over a decade.

* Gorn: Par for the course considering that Ethan Van Sciver drew the story.

* Jerkass: Batman

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns to the background, the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first came out, rivaling even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern had not achieved in decades.

* BreakthroughHit: While Johns and Van Sciver had been working for a few years at =DC Comics=, ''Rebirth'' was the story that made both men's reputations; after this Geoff Johns was considered the top writer for the company while Ethan Van Sciver practically became ''the'' head artist for the Green Lantern franchise for over a decade.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Batman ''tries'' to stall the Green Lanterns from fighting Parallax (who's ready to wreak havoc right there and then!!) so that Hal Jordan may answer a few questions about his true intentions before anything else [[note:]]Baaad idea, Bruce....[[/note]].
* Reconstruction: This is the story that introduces Hal Jordan into the 21st century.
* ResetButton: ''GL: Rebirth'' fisrt of six issues came at the time when the Green Lantern comic book series started in 1990 was being cancelled. When the sixth and final issue came out six months later, the field was clear to re-launch the Green Lantern title almost from scratch.

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns to the background, the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first came out, rivaling even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern had not achieved in decades.

A limited, six issue series, issue number 1 was in stores in December 2004 with the sixth and final issue coming out around mid-2005.

Written by Creator/GeoffJohns with art by Creator/EthanVanSciver, ''Green Lantern: Rebirth'' is the return to the franchise of Hal Jordan as main character as he struggled to free his soul from both ComicBook/TheSpectre and Parallax.

Written by Creator/GeoffJohns with art by Creator/EthanVanSciver, Green Lantern: Rebirth is the return to the franchise of Hal Jordan as main character as he struggled to free his soul from both ComicBook/TheSpectre and Parallax.

Although somewhat controversial because Jordan's return implied moving the then current Earth based Lanterns to the background, the series proved wildly popular and was one of Creator/DCComics' top sellers at the time it first came out, rivaling even regular cash cow Franchise/{{Batman}} comics sales, something Green Lantern had not achieved in decades.
The story served as a prologue of sorts for the relaunch of the Green Lantern comic book in July 2005.