I'm a Marvel boy to the core. Never really read anything outside of the Marvel Universe other than a few things here and there of DC.

Now that some DC movies are getting made, I wanted to get into the stories, but I really don't want to start reading some of the Heroes that I like starting in the 40's...

Is there a good place to start reading say Green Lantern and the Flash?

I know this might be too subjective, but the answer I'm looking for is a point in the comics where I don't need to know too much, could research the history that I get confused at but not have to research something at every other panel. A point in the story that I can still appreciate the characters while not going decades into the last century...

Is this possible with these comics?