Originally Posted by supershammy Yeah man. I got a hardcover Saga of the Swamp Thing, book five, bent in half from top to bottom. It was like $4 so I didn't complain because I didn't want to return it and I'm not concerned with its collectability. If you want my copy of Rebirth, you can have it for the cost of shipping, though. I rolled my eyes all the way through that one =/

I think if its under $5 they just give you a refund without needing you to return it.

Originally Posted by supershammy If you want my copy of Rebirth, you can have it for the cost of shipping, though. I rolled my eyes all the way through that one =/

I appreciate it, but after three weeks I decided to just rebuy it from Amazon. I'm trying to read through Green Lantern and of course the first thing to read didn't come. I had 7 various GL and GL Corps trades that I couldn't even read. So I said screw it and bought it and got it the next day with free shipping option. Thanks

Rebirth was a masterful exercise in retcon and tying together stray plot threads from over many many years to get to a new status quo without a straight up reset. (If only the New 52 came sooner!) Beyond that though, it's not that interesting of a story unless you're a diehard GL fan.

Originally Posted by kodave Rebirth was a masterful exercise in retcon and tying together stray plot threads from over many many years to get to a new status quo without a straight up reset. (If only the New 52 came sooner!) Beyond that though, it's not that interesting of a story unless you're a diehard GL fan.

When looking at reading orders for Green Lantern, pretty much all of the ones I found have Rebirth as the first to read. Having no knowledge of any Green Lantern and starting there I found it a bit confusing. It seem to drop you into the middle of something. They did explain a few bits, but it felt like I missed
a book.

Any info on codes to use for clearance items or one that is gonna come soon or shipping discount? I want to buy a clearance item, but shipping actually costs more than the item lol.

Originally Posted by Aerc When looking at reading orders for Green Lantern, pretty much all of the ones I found have Rebirth as the first to read. Having no knowledge of any Green Lantern and starting there I found it a bit confusing. It seem to drop you into the middle of something. They did explain a few bits, but it felt like I missed a book.

Yeah Rebirth is generally given as the first book to read for the modern Green Lantern stories by Geoff Johns since he basically "reset" things in the Green Lantern corner of the universe. I guess you could skip Rebirth and just try to read whatever comes next (I've only read Rebirth), but I don't know if people still hold things against Hal Jordan because of the past. And I don't think there's really one good book to read about Green Lantern to fill you in on all of Hal's time as Green Lantern to Parallax to Spectre. Wikipedia might be your best bet to get caught up if you're still confused by some of the stuff in Rebirth. And if Rebirth wasn't your cup of tea, don't track down "Green Lantern: Legacy - The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan." It revisits a ton of obscure things in Hal Jordan's past and there's no pay off unless you're a hardcore Green Lantern/Hal Jordan fan. Geoff Johns did write "Green Lantern: Secret Origin" that I'm sure is somewhere in the modern reading order, but I think that's just about the origins, not about the other stuff from the past that may have been confusing in Rebirth.

Originally Posted by Carlanga Any info on codes to use for clearance items or one that is gonna come soon or shipping discount? I want to buy a clearance item, but shipping actually costs more than the item lol.

I think once or twice they've offered a code for Free Shipping on clearance items, or maybe even a Discount + Free Shipping. You can check the second post to see when they've offered such a code in the past. But considering the current code they have out there is for 75% off certain clearance items in the Trends department, I doubt they will offer any better deal this week. Even if they offer a Free Shipping code, you can't stack it with the 75% off code, so you'd have to think about which code gets it to you for the cheapest. They generally charge shipping costs by weight for the Trends and Electronics departments instead of the flat fees like in Books/Movies/Music/Games, so it can add up sometimes.

Originally Posted by kodave ... I think once or twice they've offered a code for Free Shipping on clearance items, or maybe even a Discount + Free Shipping. You can check the second post to see when they've offered such a code in the past. But considering the current code they have out there is for 75% off certain clearance items in the Trends department, I doubt they will offer any better deal this week. Even if they offer a Free Shipping code, you can't stack it with the 75% off code, so you'd have to think about which code gets it to you for the cheapest. They generally charge shipping costs by weight for the Trends and Electronics departments instead of the flat fees like in Books/Movies/Music/Games, so it can add up sometimes.

Thanks kodave, yeah I noticed the special on those specific sections. Mine does not apply to those items though so another code would work and wanted to see if anyone has heard anything for a possible next sale. I don't need the item stat, but the price is good if the shipping goes down a little bit.

Originally Posted by Carlanga Thanks kodave, yeah I noticed the special on those specific sections. Mine does not apply to those items though so another code would work and wanted to see if anyone has heard anything for a possible next sale. I don't need the item stat, but the price is good if the shipping goes down a little bit.

Just keep an eye out for a free shipping code then. Those usually tend to pop up as like 1 or 2 day sales rather than week long promotions. They also like to announce those types of promotions via Facebook so that might be where the info would hit first.

Originally Posted by kodave Yeah Rebirth is generally given as the first book to read for the modern Green Lantern stories by Geoff Johns since he basically "reset" things in the Green Lantern corner of the universe. I guess you could skip Rebirth and just try to read whatever comes next (I've only read Rebirth), but I don't know if people still hold things against Hal Jordan because of the past.

Ha, it comics of course people are still pissed at him! That's actually a bit of a subplot that runs through the first few trades of the Johns series. While Rebirth does kinda drop you in the middle of things, it's really the best starting point for the series unless you want to track down the J.M. Dematteis Spectre series that starred Hal, which I wouldn't recommend. Like Kodave mentioned, just read a wiki on Hal Jordan to get the background needed for Rebirth and you'll be fine.

got the refund on the amazon marketplace order that came w a fake case

was a little suprised they gave me the keep it email as it's around 7-9 depending on sale on their website

Got a few things in the mail today. My Eden of the East Blu-ray case is destroyed at the bottom and my Batman: Gotham Knight Blu-ray case is absolutely filthy. It's covered in a disgusting, sticky grime. I don't even want to touch it.

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Originally Posted by Squall835 Ha, it comics of course people are still pissed at him! That's actually a bit of a subplot that runs through the first few trades of the Johns series. While Rebirth does kinda drop you in the middle of things, it's really the best starting point for the series unless you want to track down the J.M. Dematteis Spectre series that starred Hal, which I wouldn't recommend. Like Kodave mentioned, just read a wiki on Hal Jordan to get the background needed for Rebirth and you'll be fine.

By the end of Rebirth I felt I had a decent grasp of what was going on. I'm currently reading To Be A Lantern. I kind of enjoy the GL Corps title a bit more than the Hal Jordan GL title.

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Originally Posted by Aerc By the end of Rebirth I felt I had a decent grasp of what was going on. I'm currently reading To Be A Lantern. I kind of enjoy the GL Corps title a bit more than the Hal Jordan GL title.

Agreed. Corps has SLIGHTLY less focus on massive events, but adds a lot more emphasis on how the characters interact with each other.

Awwww. I saw this thread bumped and was hoping there was some new codes. I sure would like one for used books. 5 for $25 or 40% off would be nice. I know I missed these recently, but now the stuff I want is back in stock. It seems like they often do a code on Thursday or Friday, so here's hoping...

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Updated briefly - don't see any real sales on games this week.

Maybe they're finally letting their inventory bulk back up.

Originally Posted by savagepastry Maybe they're finally letting their inventory bulk back up.

They are also increasing the price (well, they did about a week ago) of some of their items by about 10% or so.

...OK not really but it's how they work.

This is really hard on my GH addiction but it's probably for the best. My wallet is happy at least.

Here's hoping they do have a coupon code soon to help me scratch my itch.