Larfleeze cancelled

[Star-Lantern]

Well, yeah, I think it makes sense for Green Lantern fans to like the constructs, because that's part of Green Lantern's whole deal. But I can totally understand the flip side where some people would think the constructs are dumb, though, and an impediment to them liking the character. And when I consider it, I have to admit that the constructs often are rather silly.

[Space Cop]

Yeah, they've been throwing in references like that all along (did in Threshold too). I guess that way they can brag when they end at a whole year of issues.

[SD80MAC]

From the credits page in Larfleeze #9:

"Nine issues in, and Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis & Scott Kolins still haven't been fired! But keep your hopes up, folks; we're working on it!"

Reap what you sow, dipshits.

[Space Cop]

Man, the constructs were part of what I really liked in the movie! To people who saw the movie but don't know the comics, I used the street battle between Hal and Parallax as an example of why GL is my favorite superhero. In about a minute he catapults a shot back to his enemy, springs an oil tanker into the air, shoots it with an anti-aircraft gun, and defends himself with a riot shield. That was like the essence of GL to me. I thought they all looked pretty good. I guess the car and track could be considered lame, but since it's used for a gag, it diffuses that aspect of it. Also, Sinestro's swords were really cool.

That said, if the GLC were real, probably in the heat of battle you'd resort to simple blasts and bubbles for pragmatic reasons.

[Big Blue Lantern]

I get that now. During the days of the Justice League cartoons, specifically the first two seasons, there was a lot of criticism about how John Stewart utilized the ring to make simple laser blasts, force fields, bubbles, and so on. Now, I fully understand why that was done.

Maybe I totally realized it after seeing the Green Lantern movie, and seeing how goofy and terrible looking the constructs were. It's kinda' hard to take a guy seriously who drops pianos down on enemies, or anvils, or hits enemies with trains, or makes stegosauruses, plungers, and things like that. I understand the appeal of that type of stuff, and I think it works in some settings, but I can totally see how some people wouldn't be into that kind of thing.

For live action, I would probably go more the route of what was done on the JL cartoons, with more fancy stuff thrown in sparingly.

I think those criticisms were well founded, and if anything, the GL movie didn't delve deeply enough into constructs. One of my favorite constructs was Kyle making the electric chair for Major Force. That's the kind of complex creations that will make GL seems like he belongs with Superman and Batman in live action. Forget blasts and bubbles, I want to see Hal/John/Kyle create something like an iron maiden and stick Mongul in it.

[Star-Lantern]

I once asked a guy why he didn't read GL, and he said, "The ring constructs are stupid." I reported that on the old DC GL board, and of course the fanboys went wild with moral indignation.

I get that now. During the days of the Justice League cartoons, specifically the first two seasons, there was a lot of criticism about how John Stewart utilized the ring to make simple laser blasts, force fields, bubbles, and so on. Now, I fully understand why that was done.

Maybe I totally realized it after seeing the Green Lantern movie, and seeing how goofy and terrible looking the constructs were. It's kinda' hard to take a guy seriously who drops pianos down on enemies, or anvils, or hits enemies with trains, or makes stegosauruses, plungers, and things like that. I understand the appeal of that type of stuff, and I think it works in some settings, but I can totally see how some people wouldn't be into that kind of thing.

For live action, I would probably go more the route of what was done on the JL cartoons, with more fancy stuff thrown in sparingly.

[SD80MAC]

DAAAAAAAAAAAMN

[Lantern A-train]

Well the book we're talking about (Larfleeze) does currently have a character who's the embodiment of all despair and depression.

Kristen Stewart?

[Space Cop]

I'm really surprised that we never got a Gray Lantern Corps that looked emo-ish and wielded depression as a weapon. I'm not joking, that seemed like an inevitability to me a couple of years ago. Although if it centered around teens/kid characters, I'm glad it never materialized. DC has too many pre-existing characters like that as is.

Well the book we're talking about (Larfleeze) does currently have a character who's the embodiment of all despair and depression.

[Big Blue Lantern]

LOL! Aren't teenagers emotional? It kind of works. We can give them the color brown on the emotional spectrum for being whiny little shits.
Regarding Larfleeze, I'm shocked it took this long. I bought the first issue and never read it.

I'm really surprised that we never got a Gray Lantern Corps that looked emo-ish and wielded depression as a weapon. I'm not joking, that seemed like an inevitability to me a couple of years ago. Although if it centered around teens/kid characters, I'm glad it never materialized. DC has too many pre-existing characters like that as is.

[Trey Strain]

Well, teenagers do have different emotions than adults do. So I'm just glad he never thought of it.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

LOL! Aren't teenagers emotional? It kind of works. We can give them the color brown on the emotional spectrum for being whiny little shits.

Regarding Larfleeze, I'm shocked it took this long. I bought the first issue and never read it.

In retrospect, I can't believe Johns never DID that with the Legion. It's not like it's past him to do something so trite and cheesy. They have rings! And emotions! It practically writes itself!

If you never read the issue you bought...don't bother. You aren't missing anything.

The sad thing is, as soon as LF is gone, we'll STILL be at FIVE Green Lantern titles.

[Sylent_Asassin]

LOL! Aren't teenagers emotional? It kind of works. We can give them the color brown on the emotional spectrum for being whiny little shits.

Regarding Larfleeze, I'm shocked it took this long. I bought the first issue and never read it.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

If Geoff had time, he would have had the GLC face off against the Legion in a time travel story. And being a teenager would have been an emotion on the emotional spectrum.

[SD80MAC]

Don't forget: some Durlans have rings. So the Lanterns will still be fighting other ring-wielders.