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Good call on creating this. Green Lantern is my favorite (non-indie) superhero series. Some have started to complain about over-saturation with the current lineup of titles, but I'm just excited.
With these projects in action or on the horizon it's an awesome time to be a Green Lantern fan. (OP feel free to cannibalize and/or improve this list if you want) Edit 1: Added Joe Don Baker's info about GL:TAS. Edit 2: Added some cast information to each series and more details on the series. Mediant fucked around with this message at Jan 27, 2011 around 02:55 |
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Jenova Project posted:Which is, I guess, Rainbow Brite? They should just make Hal the Rainbow (White?) Lantern and be done with it. All of this is dealt with one way or another in Blackest Night. They address the and see to the 'revolving door of death'. This also links to the Rainbow/White aspect you proposed. Joe Don Baker posted:It's a buddy cop show featuring Hal and Kilowog. Their primary enemy will be the Red Lanterns. That's a really odd choice. Buddy cop is so 80's/90's.
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| # ¿ Jan 23, 2011 21:29 |
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Bitchin Kitchen posted:Hey guys could you give a run-down of the main cast in each book? I'm specifically looking for Kyle, he's my guy. Warriors or Corps? Edited my above post to include that cast information.
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| # ¿ Jan 23, 2011 22:00 |
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Kyle is definitely the most creative of the Green Lanterns. I think he's a very necessary addition to the little human clique of lanterns and then GLC as a whole. I think Hal is the most dull, but he does have the just raw will and courage. He's the baseline human Green Lantern. John is the spergiest one. His constructs are created down to the tiniest detail while still maintaining ultimate efficiency and practicality. He really exhibits the discipline and mind of both an architect and a soldier. Despite all this, Guy is my favorite. He's sort of constantly skirting the line of everything the Guardian's dislike about the Green Lantern Officers (emotions, defiance, independence) and that's awesome. He's almost as Red as he is Green. His temper gets the most of him often, but both despite and because of it hes able to wield his will like a sledgehammer to protect the people and things he cares about. Speaking of the Guardians... Porkchop Express posted:Things Left to Do They are (one of?) the oldest sentient race in the universe. They look like bald, ageless, blue midgets and live on the planet Oa at the center of the universe. They have the innate ability to manipulate green will energy. They also created the Central Power Battery, the Power Rings, the Manhunters (GOOD IDEA!~), and the Green Lantern Corps. Their MO is to bring peace and order to the universe, which leads them to make really awful decisions some times. They try their best (but fail) to do away with their emotions. This has lead them to a powerful state of denial and an ultimately self-serving agenda that causes them to make progressively worse decisions: See the new laws of the Book of Oa (Green Lantern Vol.4 #24-current)
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| # ¿ Jan 24, 2011 00:16 |
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Fantabulero posted:Is the current run on GLC any good? I was really close to following it regularly, but the creative-team shift after "Blackest Night" made me apprehensive to dive in at that point. I'm not sure about the current post-BN stuff, but if you're interested in Kyle and GLC then I'd go back and read from the beginning (To Be a Lantern, I think it is) to BN. It has the same feel as the BN stuff. So if you like that, give it a shot.
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| # ¿ Jan 25, 2011 02:01 |
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InfiniteZero posted:I'm still totally new to GL but wasn't Sinestro actually based off of David Niven? That's correct. I had some doubts about Strong's appearance until I saw how he looked in the trailer. Pretty spot on from what I saw. Die Laughing posted:Hal is almost like if someone got the bright idea to make Han Solo a Jedi. Speaking of comparing Hal to other characters: Harry Dresden and Hal are painfully alike imo.
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| # ¿ Jan 27, 2011 02:59 |
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There aren't very many big GL exclusive villains: Sinestro, Larfleeze, Parralax, Hector Hammond?
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| # ¿ Feb 1, 2011 22:19 |
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At this point I have a hard time calling any of the lantern corps evil except yellow. The Guardians are douches, but they're not really villains. Superman Prime and the Anti-Monitor are DC villains really. That's the thing about GL lately: They have a lot of cross over with the rest of the DCU and so deal with other villains. Nekron would be a good addition to the list though.
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| # ¿ Feb 1, 2011 23:18 |
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The_Rob posted:What about the red lanterns. They are pretty hosed up. Like others were saying, they're actually almost all really sympathetic. Rage isn't innately evil either. Atroctius is guilty of revenge if anything. Also Dex-Starr is adorable:  Ensign_Ricky posted:And we should all facepalm for forgetting Black Hand. Yeah. Sort of a big one.  Syrg Sapphire posted:Green: Green Lantern Corps: Lead by the Guardians of the Universe. You probably know these guys! Powered by will, have an ever-expanding number of books about them published. Additions/Modifications in bold^^^ edit: Suggestions added. Mediant fucked around with this message at Feb 2, 2011 around 10:21 |
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Nodoze posted:Carol was made queen when Aga'po died in GL #57 Good to know. I'll edit the modifications with that and the Blue Lantern thing. edit: I need to learn how to read. Mediant fucked around with this message at Feb 2, 2011 around 10:35 |
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Porkchop Express posted:Modern Villains I think it'd be cool if you did subsections under the modern villains in relation to their threat type:
GL struggles frequently these days with the other corps, but that makes them more antagonists than straight up villains (as seen most strongly with the RLC and the Star Sapphires). GL also fights a lot of the big cosmic sort of baddies that threaten the DCU but didn't originate in GL pages. Maybe it's just my sperg, but this would allow the most number of significant antagonists to be detailed while showing their different relationships to the Green Lanterns (both in origin and in the nature of their antagonism).
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| # ¿ Feb 2, 2011 17:56 |
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Dickeye posted:Don't forget that Whites have that whole construct power too. True. I guess it should be noted somewhere that all the rings have the ability to make some kind of constructs.
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| # ¿ Feb 3, 2011 04:02 |
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There are constructs that have a sort of extra tie to the ring's emotion: Blue constructs that are manifestations of the target's hopes; Yellow constructs that are manifestations of the target's fears; Violet constructs that are manifestations of the target's love, etc. In each of these cases the construct's purpose is to inspire that emotion in the target. Lanterns can also create constructs that are just tools to be used. Based on the user, they are more likely to fall in line with the emotion of their corps, but they do not have to. i.e. If the situation leaves the applicable tool up to the discretion of the ring bearer then it is a safe bet that the bearer will manifest a construct in line with their personality and by extension their corps emotion. Make sense?
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| # ¿ Feb 4, 2011 05:57 |
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d00gZ posted:Oh hey sup guys I'm just wondering what's-- Man... I can't wait to read Emerald Warriors. 
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| # ¿ Feb 10, 2011 06:43 |
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The Missing Link posted:Who else thinks Arisia needs a new drat uniform?
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| # ¿ Feb 18, 2011 15:48 |
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bairfanx posted:Arisia's outfit doesn't need changing as badly as the Star Sapphires' ones, but it really should've become more like Soranik's at least. drat it now you've said it out loud. Go ahead. Ruin the galactic all space babes army.  Das its Mr.ESC posted:I was reading Blackest Night 8 and I wonder... why did Nekron bring the Black lantern battery to earth? I mean yeah perhaps the white ring would have found AM eventually but why couldn't Nekron see this coming? I think it was necessary to bring the BLB to earth in order to attempt to kill the entity. He needs its phenomenal cosmic power.
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| # ¿ Feb 19, 2011 15:29 |
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thetrin posted:Guy Gardner? Juvenile?! Say it ain't so! I think it was a risky characterization choice (because it easily comes off as bad writing), but it is really in character for Guy. 
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| # ¿ Feb 22, 2011 07:40 |
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Here's the Emerald Knights trailer for anyone who hasn't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATEbs7S3HuE Looks pretty cool.
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2011 20:45 |
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Die Laughing posted:...Been reading through Rage of the Red Lanterns today, and it's going to be funny to see how they get toned down for the cartoon... This week Hal and Kilowog square off with those darned menaces the Red Lanterns: whose ability to spit paint leaves the noble duo seeing red!
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| # ¿ Feb 28, 2011 23:18 |
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It's just a mixture of big cosmic franchises, but also cop/detective ideas too-- along with traditional super hero stuff. It's just a big melting pot of genres. 
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| # ¿ Mar 2, 2011 01:54 |
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I made this little chart a while back about my interpretation of the cycle of emotional energy in GL, and thought it might be relevant for here. The Cycle of Emotional Energy: 1. Sentient beings across the universe experience emotions and so generate raw emotional energy. 2. The emotional energy is manifested and gathered in an Emotional Embodiment. 3. The emotion's corps's central power battery draws on the embodiment's power and collects it into a focalized reservoir. 4. A power battery acts as a conduit for the energy in the central power battery. 5. A power ring may be charged with the energy stored within a power battery in order to operate. 6. Finally a sentient being equips the power ring and makes use of it, returning full circle.
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| # ¿ Mar 11, 2011 02:08 |
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Cross posting this from the Comic Book Cinema thread: The Wondercon footage of Green Lantern was pretty impressive. They showed the events leading up to Abin Sur's death-- which is at the hands of Parallax this time around. Also, Parallax is a big yellowish smoke monster type deal. I didn't really mind the change though, it still seemed to embody what is important about the character. They showed a couple clips from Hal on Oa and I'm really pleased with how the other lanterns were being represented (visually at least). I'm not sure about the craggy look of Oa, but whatever. That'll be one small concession of the rest turns out well. I was really pleased with Strong as Sinestro. I nerdgasmed pretty hard at his scene. There were some bits with Hal Jordan first getting his ring and lantern that I think hit just the right notes with the character. Afterwords at the panel Reynolds and Geoff Johns both brought up how Hal isn't a joker and that they did their best to avoid throwing in gags and jokes just to try and be funny. I thought that was pretty reassuring, though I'm still remaining hesitant until I see the final cut. Overall the clips they showed were really entertaining. Reynolds is ridiculously likeable in person. I hope he bring that to the film rather than a lot of his usual movie meh. I'm more excited than ever to see the movie.
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| # ¿ Apr 2, 2011 05:14 |
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I have to agree with ^^^. It's nice to see another construct besides a fist. And at least they haven't just shown the Lanterns just firing green lasers at people, but I really hope there will be a good variety and creativity behind the constructs... or at least Hal needs to hit someone with an F-16. I take the gun as good sign, but it still leaves more to be desired before I rest easy on the subject.
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| # ¿ Apr 5, 2011 09:06 |
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I'm not sure if that's what it is, but that'd make sense. The Sinestro Corps symbol is Parallax's symbol.
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| # ¿ Apr 9, 2011 11:16 |
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invalid user posted:We have Mr. Boring, Mr. Let's-Ignore-What's-His-Face, and Mr. lovely Haircut and pointless attitude. Did you just call Guy "Mr. lovely Haircut"? Low blow, bro. Low blow.
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| # ¿ Apr 10, 2011 23:37 |
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^burtle posted:My favorite cop is a wizard. Harry Dresden? Someone draw/shop Dresden as a Green Lantern.
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| # ¿ Apr 23, 2011 00:24 |
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GraphX-Man posted:Hal had the same problem trying to deal with the blue ring...I think if I remember correctly, it kept on screwing up his own (green) ring. A chosen Green Lantern who has wielded that ring for so long doesn't really have the right mindset to be a Blue Lantern, since basically a GL ring does whatever the wearer wants...a blue ring is much more complicated. He had trouble with the Blue Ring because he was trying to fight it the whole time and get it off. It made him distracted. If he'd acted in unity with it there wouldn't have been a problem. Otherwise it just super charged his green.
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| # ¿ Apr 25, 2011 01:33 |
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Ensign_Ricky posted:
1. If by weird you mean awesome. 2. Seriously 3. It's not just you. Got tweaked in post probably. Looks dumb. Other thoughts: A.) Sinestro is a bad rear end. B.) Is that robot Stel?
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| # ¿ Apr 28, 2011 23:28 |
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^I think that's sort of the point. He was so desperate that reality and sense were taking a vacation.
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| # ¿ Jun 11, 2011 10:57 |
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Just got back from finally seeing the movie. If I don't restrain myself this post is going to be like five pages long so in short: The visuals were good; the acting was solid (props to Reynolds and Strong); The writing made my head hurt.  I expected them to make changes for the film to make it more watchable as a movie, but I think they way they did that was incredibly misguided.Still looking forward to the sequel.
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| # ¿ Jul 11, 2011 00:12 |
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I can't wait for September when the third Brightest Day volume comes out. I'm going to binge on all of the Brightest Day stuff. Edit: Nevermind. Mediant fucked around with this message at Jul 13, 2011 around 22:52 |
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SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:This is sappy and sentimental of me, but I want to see Soranik Natu ask Sinestro about her mother. I also want obligatory UGH I have to work with my DAD. I want to see that with Soranik. I'm going to miss the Dejah Thor space bikini, even though this makes more sense. 
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| # ¿ Jul 14, 2011 03:47 |
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^^^All true. Kyle, more than any other comic book character, reminds me of some female's fantasy of a guy. He's a handsome and sensitive artist who was left alone to carry the burden of the GLC. He's always drawing beautiful women into his quiet charm and... oh god I'm gonna be sick 
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| # ¿ Jul 28, 2011 20:14 |
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I did/do enjoy the creativity of Kyle's constructs. Nothing like giant will robots and samurai's, etc.
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| # ¿ Jul 29, 2011 00:35 |
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SynthOrange posted:Yeah, I gotta say that everything after Sinestro Corps Wars has bored me in both concept and execution and I'm just following along and hoping it'll get better, but this does not seem likely. Wow. Really? You're the first person that I've heard read it that didn't think it was like the best part of the series in forever. Edit: Sinestro Wars was awesome and everything between it and BN was just pretty good. Mediant fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2011 around 17:01 |
| # ¿ Jul 29, 2011 15:25 |
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MisterBibs posted:When it comes to Fear, Batman doesn't overcome it, he uses it. That's why the yellow ring got offered to him.  And as much as it makes sense/is awesome, Batman will enver get a ring unless its for like 10 seconds during some crossover event.
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| # ¿ Jul 29, 2011 17:50 |
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Spiderdrake posted:I doubt it but I'm not sure there's any real grounds for that beyond his mustache when drawn by some artists? Also he is/was a fascist (planetary) dictator.
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| # ¿ Aug 3, 2011 15:18 |
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bobkatt013 posted:There have been no mentions of them. Superman is the first hero and Batman started before him but was just a urban legend for the first 5 years. How does that all work with them saying they're preserving and bringing in the current Green Lantern continuity? Are they just like editing out Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night? Or are they just removing the crossover bits? Or ?
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| # ¿ Aug 4, 2011 03:52 |
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^^^So they're keeping most of the important story line or events... for some of the characters and not others. It seems like they're carving out all of the "fat" of the DCU. I still don't understand how you have a DCU where super heroes are a new thing and yet still have had Blackest Night, Brightest Day, and Sinestro Corps Wars go on. All those events are deeply entrenched in years of causality and plot progression. They must just be editing the specifics. I don't see any other way to have it make any sense while still preserving those story lines. Edit: Also, paraphrasing... That Dumb Comics Alliance Interview posted:Interviewer: I HEARD FROM THIS GUY THAT ALL THE FEMALE CHARACTERS WILL NOW WEAR PANTS BECAUSE THEIR OLD COSTUMES WERE OBJECTIFYING. Mediant fucked around with this message at Aug 4, 2011 around 13:00 |
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MisterBibs posted:For what its worth, I like that Sinestro paradoxically wants, and does not want a Green Power Ring... The best way he can show that loyalty is by being an antagonist to them, constantly pushing them to be better (in his eyes) than they are... which he cannot do inside the Corps. This is a big part of why I love Sinestro as a character. It is also why I think it's stupid/uninteresting to bring him back into the GLC.
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