Constructing Green Lantern From Page To Screen

One of my favorite DC Comics characters is Green Lantern.  I'm talking about the original Silver Age Green Lantern: Hal Jordan.

There was something fascinating and exciting about the idea of an ordinary guy (granted Hal was a test pilot) who is chosen by an alien and his ring to become a guardian of the universe.
The ring gave Jordan unimaginable power that was only limited by his own will and imagination.  Recently the Green Lantern movie hit movie theaters and although it wavered slightly from Green Lantern's comic book origin it stay pretty true to its source-including the introduction of Sinestro and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps and a number of familiar bad guys (check it our for yourself).


Universe Publishing looks at the translation of the comic book to the Silver Screen.  Rumored to have been budgeted at $200 million to make (not including advertising) the Green Lantern movie is one of the most expensive movies ever made, of any genre. 
Ticket sales are steady but not spectacular and yet there are talks already of making a sequel.  Here's hoping.


The book: Constructing Green Lantern From Page To Screen examines all facets of the translation from book to film.  It looks at cast selection, special effects (physical and visual), set construction, world creation, character designs, set designs and the complete revisualization of the entire Green Lantern universe including a new costume (paying homage to the original comic book version), practical character design and so forth.


This is more that just a book about the Green Lantern movie.  This book examines the entire creative process involved in translating a pop culture icon to film and the many steps it takes to do so.  I find it absolutely fascinating.  Each page is packed with photos and informative text.  I could barely put it down.