Superhero Spotlight #1: The Green Lantern (DC Comics)
To start off this weekly Superhero Spotlight, I'd like to dive into my favorite DC hero, The Green Lantern. Most of my superhero stuff on this blog have been about Marvel guys, strictly because I am a Marvel guy through a through, but there are a lot of DC heroes that need some love too, such as old Green man himself! Background The Green Lantern The Green Lantern has been portrayed by an astounding 7 characters; Alan Scott in the Golden Age, Hal Jordan in the Silver Age, Guy Gardner and John Stewart in the Bronze Age, Kyle Rayner in the Modern Age, and Simon Baz & Jessica Cruz in the New 52. It would take far too long to explain each one's origin, so let me just explain every Green Lantern's similarity: The Green Power Ring. The Green Lantern Power Rings belong to the Green Lantern Corps, which is a group of Green Lanterns dedicated to defending the universe against evil. Using their Green Lantern Power Rings which are powered by their willpower, they a...