Would you have bought a "Parallax" series starring Hal?

[Trey Strain]

They could have gotten a good comic out of that, keeping Hal in space and Kyle on Earth.

[IonFan]

oh h@ll yeah, always did like crazy Hal

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Why did you have to remind me about this piece of paper plate filled with drizzling shits? Did I piss in your cornflakes? I can't look at that without being disgusted with comics.

[Mister Ed]

...and then, he broke Sinestro's neck. I really disliked the explanation that Hal really ended up killing a hard light construct created by Parallax. That was such a weak cop-out.

I agree. And it seemed so unnecessary, too, given what was happening with the Spectre. Sinestro had come back from the dead there, once, and later (in JSA, I think) many of the Spectre's "victims" were returning from the grave. It would make total sense (given that we were told Sinestro and Parallax had worked together to bring about Hal's downfall) that Parallax, with access to the Spectre's power, might have made sure Sinestro stuck around at that point. Then we've got Sinestro back, but don't have to wonder why (if Sinestro was alive all along) he sat around doing very, very little all that time, as Hal's reputation was improved, the Guardians returned, etc. The fact that he picked that time to move would make more sense, because prior to then he had been dead.

[Rotten2thecorps]

It would have been if it were anybody but Sinestro. He already proved he could make non green hard light constructs in Emerald Dawn 2. Plus Killing Sinestro was no big deal,he already help zap him to death back in Volume 2.

Now what was stupid in the Guardians yelling at him you can't use your power to reserct people......... Now here is Sinestro back from the dead.

That book was sooooooo flawed. Mars should send Johns a Christmas card every year for trying to polish that turd and make it even make a little sense.

[Sylent_Asassin]

One huge unavoiadable fact. Killowog got toasted.

...and then, he broke Sinestro's neck. I really disliked the explanation that Hal really ended up killing a hard light construct created by Parallax. That was such a weak cop-out.

[Rotten2thecorps]

I think it was loose continuity. If you needed to show Parallax as the ultimate villian the he slaughter all the Green Lanterns and the Guardians. However if you were doing a redemption story he only stole thier rings,and the Guardians commited a mass sucide.

One huge unavoiadable fact. Killowog got toasted.

[Mister Ed]

I think it was all a mass-presumed death. Since many were stranded for a time, unable to let everyone know they were OK.

Well, in the instance I think I'm recalling, I thought Probert actually confirmed at least one specific death. If only my old comics weren't so hard to access right now, I'd try to track down what I'm remembering.

[Andrew NDB]

Probably. I thought I recalled Guy meeting up with Probert (I think that was his name) in space, and hearing tell of GL deaths due to the loss of power.

I think it was all a mass-presumed death. Since many were stranded for a time, unable to let everyone know they were OK.

[Mister Ed]

Hm, in "Emerald Fallout"? I don't remember now. That's where a ring-less Arisia showed up and wielded a big gun, wasn't it?

Probably. I thought I recalled Guy meeting up with Probert (I think that was his name) in space, and hearing tell of GL deaths due to the loss of power.

[Andrew NDB]

I thought we saw, in Guy's title, some evidence of GLs dying when their rings failed them.

Hm, in "Emerald Fallout"? I don't remember now. That's where a ring-less Arisia showed up and wielded a big gun, wasn't it?

[Rotten2thecorps]

Again. It would make a cool else worlds,but it had no place in the real continuity. Just like right now,DC has no idea how to handle Green Lantern.

[Mister Ed]

I forgot about that! They played it like this big permanent change, but made sure they got Carol, Tom, Jim and Jack with the family out of town so they'd have them for Hal's supporting cast later. I always thought that was funny on the editor's part.

Well, I think part of the problem was that, at the time that Coast City was destroyed, there was no plan to have Hal go nuts over it. I can only imagine that, if the plan from the beginning had been for Coast City's destruction to be Hal's breaking point, they would have made sure there was some kind of more direct and personal tragedy involved. As it stood, poor Marz had to invent a childhood sweetheart (that Hal hadn't seen in years, and logically had no idea if she even still lived in Coast City when it was destroyed) as the "personal" aspect of the destruction, because all Hal's supporting cast had ALREADY been confirmed as alive.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

If anyone he actually cared was there at the time Tom Carol, his Brother all fine. So it was a pretty weak premise to start with.

I forgot about that! They played it like this big permanent change, but made sure they got Carol, Tom, Jim and Jack with the family out of town so they'd have them for Hal's supporting cast later. I always thought that was funny on the editor's part.

[Rotten2thecorps]

There was just no character there with Parallax. He was upset about stuff. big freaking deal. I mean I get that was the style in the 90's,but looking back it is even worse then I remember.

I mean the guy has seen entire planets destroyed,with out batting and eye. Some people will say oh but this was his home town,and that would be a valid point.If anyone he actually cared was there at the time Tom Carol, his Brother all fine. So it was a pretty weak premise to start with.


Goeff was right Parallax is not so much a character as it is a acessory,with more power. That's why it is so interchangeable. Hell Kyle even wore it before it became a space bug,he called himself Ion but it was the same thing,remaining Parralax power.