Meh. Not convinced... it's possible that you're right, it's also possible that you're completely wrong.'
Maybe there's a way to prove if it's true or false but I'm doubtful anyone's gonna be pulling considerable resources for such a silly and rather moot point.
<"As for Zar25, sorry if I was hard on you, but the whole Hal-centrism really turns me off to DC as a whole.">
No worry, i never really did take it too seriously. Was just a simple case of blowing off some steam but I do agree that for some fans the Hal worship can be a bit much . It's a fandom thing. Kinda like if you're a Buffy fan whose fav character was Xander and Spike was everybody else's dreamboat. It's bound to get on your nerves at some point. I'm a Xand fan by the way. So I think I know how you feel
< "I wouldn't mind if it was just fans, but even DC editorial seems to worship him just as hard, and I find it wearying that the people who determine how good the characters are seem to feel that one character is the absolute best at everything... even though THEY control that.">
I don't think DC editorial is approaching it that way. I remember that DC were very nervous about putting Hal in the swing of things after the crap they put on him and it was
Geoff Johns who had gone to great lengths to prove to DC that the classic character still had some good stories in him. You have to understand that before this Hal was considered a no-go for
years. The silver age character was considered off limits and pretty much
passe'.
When Geoff was on the cause the hype suddenly began to build up and then suddenly
everybody wanted Hal back.
Rebirth was an absolute success so DC stuck with the program. So for many fans bringing back Hal into the spotlight was a looong time comin'. The back to basics approach worked and that's why we have Hal-centered madness thus far. Arguably Hal is the most famous name attributed to Green Lantern and DC on their part seems to be putting him out there so to speak. The new animated feature focuses heavily on Hal if I'm not wrong so that's why I won't be surprised if Hal was a slot in for GL the movie , and Hal is hardly the best at everything. He's screwed up a lot despite the hero thing. That was how he started anyways and now he's still screwed up. He's more shiny now though
<"And I just feel that accomplishment and experience wise, several GLs match up to Hal and the books never seem to show that, and that kind of illogic and bias is disgusting to me. I'm sorry if I took out my beef with DC on you though, cuz Hal is a very good character (that just happens to have ZERO appeal for me).">
The only person so far that I feel that has matched Hal in terms of accomplishment is Kyle. He's the one that helped take Parallax down , he's the one that brought back the Guardians. In terms of experience John and Guy and Kilowog's are about on par I think but what DC I feel has always maintained is the fact that Hal had the most ability. He was the most natural ring bearer. No GL could take Sinestro before he did. That spoke volumes of what he was capable of at the time. Even the Guardians deemed him somewhat 'special'.
Also we have to take into account that Hal was
the character that ushered in the Green Lantern Corps and because of that he was always gonna be the golden boy of that act. Just can't be helped really.
What I feel is funny though is how John stewart of JL animated fame is an amalgation of Hal and John. It's why I chuckle everytime someone points out John's
uniqueness. What saved John for me in JL was his camaderie with Wally West/ Flash and the Shayera love angle. I'm still bummed that Kyle didn't get to pair off with Wally though. Those two were a freakin' hoot in Grant Morrison's JLA.
<"But I will take time to disagree with you that anything about the Star Wars stories are disjointed... starting stories in the middle is a time honored tradition.:>
I didn't say all stories that follow that tradition are by default disjointed, I just meant proper guidance is needed to ensure that they aren't. Stars Wars if we're getting to that was okay by my standards but I do feel that
episodes I and II could have done better with a more focused direction.
<" An Ensemble movie would own all.">
Amen to that brother
Pretty much my opinion too.
