Then came my first graphic novel: Dan Jurgen’s “Death of Superman". I saw the comic book book at display on a nearby store and knew that it would be more expensive than any comic I’d ever bought. As soon as I received some money as a gift from my mother, I hurried myself to that store. Coincidence or not, the exact amount of money that my mother gave me was the exact price of the book. I didn’t care that I’d spend all the money to get that book. I’d gladly exchange anything I had for it. I loved it.

Luckily, my mother didn’t scold me. “Death of Superman" has been with me for some years now. And though its newspaper print pages have turned to yellow, I can say that it is still quite in good condition.

The hero I love the most, however, is Green Lantern. How did I got into Green Lantern? The reason is simple. I like the color green. I like wearing green shirts and green caps. I use my green bag more often than my other bags. If it is green, more likely I will like it. When I learned about Green Lantern and his Power Ring, I knew he’d be my favorite character.

Probably three or four years ago I got myself my first Green Lantern book. It was Green Lantern: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. That was my start of Green Lantern comic book addiction. My focus is now on graphic novels because I like getting full stories.

More than just being Green, I love what the color Green stands in the comic book. Green means Willpower. It means that you keep on going on. No retreat no surrender. Very heroic. I like that kind of ideal. This ideal really stuck with me when reading Green Lantern: Rebirth by Geoff Johns. In one part of the story, Ganthet, (one of the Guardians), sends Kyle Rayner (the current Green Lantern) to protect the body of Hal Jordan. In Ganthet's words,"Hope is meaningless against fear, Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Willpower is our only weapon." I’d never thought that a color could mean something so great. Or that reading a comic book could help me feel empowered to do anything I wanted, as long as I had the willpower to do it. I do not need a real green power ring; all I need is the enjoyment of reading these comic books to be inspired.

The Green Blogger runs his own Green Lantern fan site. You can see it here.