The Official Green Lantern Thread

[TheCorpulent1]

I spread it like a disease wherever I go.

 

[Assassin]

So since this series has become Intelligent Design: The Comic, there's been some really interesting things that the internet has been noticing, both on this forum and others. I mean Johns basically just put the whole Book of Genesis in spectranimal form.

Orange snake is obviously the serpent from the garden.

Redbull is evidently connected to Cain and Abel so...Abel's lamb? Representative of?

Bluebird apparently symbolizes the dove that flew out from Noah's Ark. Check out the thunderstormin' going on in that background.

Still no idea on Compassion Octopus and Sexual Harassment Beetle, though.

And when God said Let there be light, the white light was born

It only makes sense that life started on earth if they're going for the book of Genesis thing lol

 

[fifthfiend]

It all adds to my theory that the God of Abraham exist in the DCU. Marvel has Odin and zeus, and Obama. DC has the REAL God

Marvel has Jack Kirby.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Way better God than God.

 

[Assassin]

Bill Finger > Jack Kirby

 

[CLARKY]

Sinestro as the white Lantern? did not see that coming. Nice twist.
I'm a bit deceived by the avatars of the emotions. Everything related to earth animals ? .... meh, I think there was potential for better and more creative stuff. The bull? the snake? the predator? ....
Well, it did not make sense until the explanation of SouleSS. I do not know if it is the right one, but I know I do not dig it the avatars except Ion and Parallax.
and as I said since a long time : I do not like Manhke's art.

 

[BrianWilly]

Wait guys.

Wait hold up.

What if...the Predator is Batman.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

That's ridiculous. Everyone knows Batman is no friend of the Predators.

 

[Drz]

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Ooh, I hope we're not gonna get people fighting over the White Lantern all the time now.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Ooh, I hope we're not gonna get people fighting over the White Lantern all the time now.

You know it's going to happen

 

[Mystirious]

You know with Sinestro formerly being an evil Green Lantern and now apprently undergoing a Heel Face Turn and becoming the White Lantern all I can think of is Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Ooh, I hope we're not gonna get people fighting over the White Lantern all the time now.

It's gonna be like Super Smash Bros, when the blue ball that gives you your special move drops down

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Hal better show Sinestro his moves.

 

[Mystirious]

Hal better show Sinestro his moves.

He'll show them to him.

All night long.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Until Alan f***ing Scott shows up.

"Prepare yourself."

 

[Mystirious]

Until Alan f***ing Scott shows up.

"Prepare yourself."

For his mighty green...blade.

 

[RyanJ]

One thing that bothered me about the Blackest Night ending. Basically they're saying the embodiements like Ion and Parallax came into being when the first sentient creature felt that emotion, correct? How can there have been life billions of years ago but the first living being to feel rage or avarice happened only 2000 or 3000 years ago on Earth? I mean the Guardians themselves have been around for billions of years. When they decided to police the universe they weren't just looking after some microbes here and there. There were living beings all over and surely one of them felt rage or greed or love way before Cain killed Abel or the snake tempted Eve. Hell the Guardians themselves had the Zamrarrons billions of years ago, surely one of them felt compassion.

 

[Mystirious]

You can't attempt to apply sensible and logical reasoning to Johns poorly written fanfictions. He clearly doesn't actually think any of this through.

 

[fifthfiend]

You can't attempt to apply sensible and logical reasoning to Johns poorly written fanfictions. He clearly doesn't actually think any of this through.

I need a combo cry/smiling emote so I can express my reaction to this post. That was beautiful.

 

[BrianWilly]

One thing that bothered me about the Blackest Night ending. Basically they're saying the embodiements like Ion and Parallax came into being when the first sentient creature felt that emotion, correct? How can there have been life billions of years ago but the first living being to feel rage or avarice happened only 2000 or 3000 years ago on Earth? I mean the Guardians themselves have been around for billions of years. When they decided to police the universe they weren't just looking after some microbes here and there. There were living beings all over and surely one of them felt rage or greed or love way before Cain killed Abel or the snake tempted Eve. Hell the Guardians themselves had the Zamrarrons billions of years ago, surely one of them felt compassion.

Err, I'm with you on a lot of this post, such as the fact that the Guardians and Zamarons should predate Earth by literal billions of years...but dude you know that humans as a sentient species has been around for more than 200,000 years, right? And that life on Earth -- such as the insect that turned into Parallax or the snake that turned into...Orange Snake...are hundreds of thousands of times older than that?

Are you going by Bible Time or something?

 

[RyanJ]

Err, I'm with you on a lot of this post, such as the fact that the Guardians and Zamarons should predate Earth by literal billions of years...but dude you know that humans as a sentient species has been around for more than 200,000 years, right? And that life on Earth -- such as the insect that turned into Parallax or the snake that turned into...Orange Snake...are hundreds of thousands of times older than that?

Are you going by Bible Time or something?

Yes, I was going by Bible time because that's what Johns alluded to in the book. Avarice came from the snake in the Garden of Eden, Rage came from Cain killing Abel. At least that's what I took from it. My problem is that those emotions should have been felt looooong before those events supposedly happened. Either by other humans or some other species out there.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Personally, I'm ignoring all of that. I doubt they're gonna harp much on it anyway. Maltus was still the first civilized planet and the Guardians are the oldest race in the universe that's still around today, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Drz]

Hot news from Wonder Con:
- Larfleeze Christmas special will come this year and it's not a joke at all.
- Larfleeze's oath will be revealed soon. (Oh you Soulless and your trolling! <3)
- John loves Mera and finds her as a strong character. So except to see more of her i guess.
- "Do you feel like, right now there's a return to a more optimistic view of comics? Or is it just a natural flow?" "If Blackest Night is all about death, we're going to want to write about life for a while," Johns says. "Brightest Day is a story, not a banner. We don't sit there and say 'Hey, let's get more optimistic.' There's some pretty violent stuff in Brightest Day #1. It's not for 3 year olds. Maybe 7."
- Next question: "Are we going to see any more of the Indigo Tribe? Or at least a manual to translate their language?" "The translator stays with me, unfortunately," Johns answered, "but you will see a lot more of the Indigo Tribe in Green Lantern in the months ahead."
- "Hawk and Dove I think are really underrated characters," Johns said, adding that Dove will be a major character in Brightest Day.
- Johns joked that if the Larfleeze Christmas special does well (sells over 35,000), that he'll write an Atrocitus Valentine's Day special.
- "There's some stories coming up with Booster Gold and time travel and all that, but we're talk about that next year," Johns said.

 

[Mystirious]

- "Do you feel like, right now there's a return to a more optimistic view of comics? Or is it just a natural flow?" "If Blackest Night is all about death, we're going to want to write about life for a while," Johns says. "Brightest Day is a story, not a banner. We don't sit there and say 'Hey, let's get more optimistic.' There's some pretty violent stuff in Brightest Day #1. It's not for 3 year olds. Maybe 7."

I put the gun to my head, placing it against my temple

- Next question: "Are we going to see any more of the Indigo Tribe? Or at least a manual to translate their language?" "The translator stays with me, unfortunately," Johns answered, "but you will see a lot more of the Indigo Tribe in Green Lantern in the months ahead."

I cock it saying a silent prayer to any deity that may be listening

- "Hawk and Dove I think are really underrated characters," Johns said, adding that Dove will be a major character in Brightest Day.

My finger hovers over the trigger as I finish signing my name upon the freshly revised will and wonder if perhaps the pain will go away when I'm gone