Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn

In 2003, DC Comics re-presented the origins of Hal Jordan with Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn, a single-issue prestige special crafted by writer Jim Owsley and artist Mark Bright. This self-contained tale offers a streamlined, modernized retelling of how test pilot Hal Jordan first encountered the dying alien Abin Sur and inherited the power ring, becoming Earth's Green Lantern. A concise, visually striking entry point, it stands as a focused update for fans revisiting the classic Silver Age foundation.