Ever sinceThe Green Lanternwasfirst announced at this years San Diego Comic Con, those bylines have had fans buzzing.
Morrison and Sharp want to go in a different direction.
One of the things we thought was, we can never compete with that, Morrison tells EW.
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Whats a police interrogation like when the person youre interrogating is a giant intellectual spider?
Things naturally become funny and surreal and weird when you take them up to that level.
Lets go down to the day-to-day business of policing the universe.
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The first issue ofThe Green Lanternestablishes this dynamic.
When we first meet Hal in this comic, though, he seems a little detached from earthly life.
Hes laying on his back in the desert, waiting for an unnamed girlfriend to show up with groceries.
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Morrison describes his take on Hal as behaving like a free-wheeling bum from a Jack Kerouac novel.
And who wouldnt, if theyd seen the majesty of space?
He has no possessions.
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He carries a rucksack with his lantern, his old beat-up old airmans jacket, and thats it.
He just wanders around sleeping on couches, Morrison says.
They all have different relationships with him, and theyre not all sexual relationships.
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What are you going to do with him?
When he goes back to Earth its like coming back to the old village.
Its all small-scale and theres nothing really for him here.
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Why does he even need a job?
Like, wouldnt you?
Obviously Liam is a fantastic artist, he can draw pretty much anything.
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Some of the upcoming issues he just gets more and more into it.
The alien worlds and creatures hes creating are amazing.
It is a level above the usual monthly comic, Morrison says.
A little bit of Luc Besson and2000 ADas well.
If you look at Liams stuff, it’s possible for you to very much see that European influence.
Theres a bit of Moebius in there, the classic sci-fi comics of the French graphic novels.
There will be plenty of aliens to marvel at it in the pages ofThe Green Lantern.
Issue #1 hits stores on Nov. 7.
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