Kilowog’s death is particularly hard to see… What Hal ends up doing is destroying everything we knew as Green Lantern. Taking Hal down the road of Sinestro only works if you have a counterweight. Here’s the problem: what Hal does to the rest of the mythology. DC tried to retool this with “Zero Hour.” It never quite worked, though we’ll touch on more of that later with “Parallax View.” He needs to act in a way that isn’t rationally driven. However, you have to make sure he’s crazy. In fact, you can even go back to Star Trek with former Captains reshaping planets in their image because they have a moral theory and power to execute it. So Hal’s transformation and the ring as device for that transformation is not really an issue. In fact, the ring as a mind probe is a really cool idea, which we see later with Kyle. He recreates the city, tries to make it seem like everything’s okay, and all of his insecurities start poisoning him. He’s in shock, and his means of rehabilitation is a power fantasy. And #48 does a great job of giving us a psychologically ruined Hal. I actually think that’s a great idea given the destruction of Coast City. The transformation of Hal into Parallax, the destruction of the central battery, and the deaths of genuinely great characters is, frankly, insulting. Alan Scott had his run but for 35 years, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner and John Stewart redefined the mythology as one of Star Trek style exploration, Sci-Fi moral dilemmas and imaginative technology (for more on that, click here). The idea of this story might in fact be worse than the story itself. In all honestly, this could’ve been much worse. “Emerald Twilight” runs from #48-50 with the issue titles “The Past,” “The Present,” and “The Future.” It was the 90s, the story was an editorial mandate, and forced the creation of a new character. For a story as universally panned as “Emerald Twilight,” it wasn’t that bad. That includes “Emerald Twilight.” That was surprising to me. Here are some rough thoughts on the introduction of Kyle Rayner… To my surprise… this was the start of “Emerald Twilight.” Arguably the most hated Green Lantern story ever? Probably? Since I’m obsessive, I decided to start from here. Kyle was created by Ron Marz and a quick Wiki search said that he first appeared in Green Lantern (Vol 3) #48. So my option was either to read the modern stuff post-Hal Jordan’s return, or go back to his first appearance. I even had a refrigerator magnet of it as a kid. I know its become one we make fun of lately with the really big mask on his face, but I always loved it. However, most of what I knew came from later comics from Geoff Johns, Teen Titans runs and Justice League.Īnd I really loved the costume.
KYLE RAYNER PARALLAX SERIES
Superman: The Animated Series “In Brightest Day” helped keep him in my mind. I always knew things about them (Ion, Alex’s death, Arsenal’s Teen Titans, etc.) and I grew up with him as my Green Lantern. Recently, I decided I would finally sit down and read the Kyle Rayner Green Lantern comics from the 90s. Published by DC Comics between the years of January 1994 to July 1995. The following is a review of Green Lantern (Vol 3) #48-64.
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