Anyone can become a Green Lantern?

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Well, no, despite what the Hollywood PR machine is claiming.

That has happened only once, in the case of Kyle Rayner.

[Robinson Guardian Of The Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Robinson]

ok, thats been known that its a tagline for merchandising, so whats the point of this thread?

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

What, you buy their GL shit and that'll make you a GL? That's what it means?

And if yu buy their Superman shit, that makes you Superman?

No, I don't think so. I think it means just what it says.

[Black Lantern Superman Guy's Drinking Buddy Find all posts View Profile Close Black Lantern Superman]

Well, no, despite what the Hollywood PR machine is claiming.

That has happened only once, in the case of Kyle Rayner.

but he has the will to be one does he not?

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

That's exactly what Kevin Dooley and Ron Marz used to say back in the bad old days when they ruled the roost. "Anyone can be a Green Lantern."

I think that's when some of those marketing folks started reading the comic. In the bad old days.

Dooley and Marz also said repeatedly that the power of the ring "is limited only by the wearer's imagination." In other words, that it could do anything.

Anyone could be a GL, and a GL ring could do anything. That's what they said, again and again.

[TazzMission Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close TazzMission]

What, you buy their GL shit and that'll make you a GL? That's what it means?

And if yu buy their Superman shit, that makes you Superman?

No, I don't think so. I think it means just what it says.

'i think its just an andvertisement for merchandise i wouldnt read to much into it smasher.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Well, it's not true, and that idea did a lot of damage to the comic.

[myuserid Lantern Hex Find all posts View Profile Close myuserid]

What's the advertisement?

I haven't seen it yet.

[TazzMission Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close TazzMission]

What's the advertisement?

I haven't seen it yet.

here ya go

[SD80MAC Not a True Fan Find all posts View Profile Close SD80MAC]

Read Silver Age GL. Hal's ring was capable of a LOT more than it is now, including making permanent objects, non-green constructs, and even pharmaceuticals. Can't blame the Kyle era for that one!

[Bolerathon Avant Guardian Find all posts View Profile Close Bolerathon]

At least the silver age had some humour about it like Superman having super basket weaving powers and Hal making a Turkish to English dictionary with his ring despite not knowing Turkish himself.

This time round it cheapens all the lanterns in general.

[Spectremjm Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Spectremjm]

That tag line is just to get people on board for merchandising, it is not the tag line for the movie. If it was, I'd be right with you saying how it is the wrong message to send, but that's not what it is. It's just telling merchandisers that DC is willing to make a deal with them if they are interested in doing movie merchandise for GL.

[Gauntlet101010 Alpha-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Gauntlet101010]

Well ... the Mosaic kids became deputy GLs. Although I dunno much about 'em. G'Nort became a GL. And he was an idiot who rose to the task. Guy Gardner was brain damaged when he was tapped during the Crisis. I recall a really old GL who kept his ring even after he was becoming senile (one of Sinestro's tales to the Mad God of Sector 3600 or something). There's that insane bird fron the Dead Earth annual that's an official GL. Then there was Ayla (I believe) who enslaved his planet and was taken down by zombies (he clearly had issues).

I dig the exclucivity of being a GL, but depending on the mythology we're using, it's correct to say anyone can become a GL.

Back in the Silver Age the ring could do anything. Hal routinely wiped the memories of people who found out his secret ID. Just for kicks he made, I think it was Major Disaster, unable to say or write his name instead of just mind wiping him. Yeah, just not to be boring. He would effortlessly time travel (although the Crisis made it requite effort). Arisia used it to age herself. Guy used it to keep young. When Hal was turned into a Guardian (in Trinity, Vol3) he used the ring to change him back. It could protect the bearer from *all mortal harm*. I mean ... the ring's pretty rediculous sometimes. The Kyle era actually has the ring step away from all the rediculous things it used to be able to do instead focusing more on construct creation.

[Marvelous Iggy God Of Turtles Find all posts View Profile Close Marvelous Iggy]

Hal Jordan was just anybody back in the early 60's................ so yeah anybody can be a Green Lantern

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

How about Ted Bundy? Could he have become a GL?

And can GL ring wipe out the whole universe?

See if you really think about the stuff Dooley and Marz said, it was absurd. But their fans never did much thinking.