Hal's gray temples

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

I liked that it was explained it was the first signs of Parallax taking over. Hal Jordan ain't no Reed Richards. I didn't care for them.

~KL~

[Cyber Bishop Fatality's Blacksmith Find all posts View Profile Close Cyber Bishop]

Dont like them with his GL run, but with Parallax I thought they came off well

I agree.

[Onabyrcse Corpse Trainee Find all posts View Profile Close Onabyrcse]

I liked the grey hair, made him looked more expirienced. Remember gray hair can get to you in your late 20+, so it doesn't matter how hal was he could have gray hair.

[maltesefalcon Kilowog's Recruit Find all posts View Profile Close maltesefalcon]

it makes me think of keanu reeves in bram stokers dracula

[Guest Close RedRage916]

i alwise just thought he was like prematuraly aged but i never read the old ones so i just assumed paralax did that to him

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

Keep in mind, Parallax was affecting Hal at least as far back as "Hard-Traveling Heroes." Hal mentions in Rebirth that his road trips to "find himself" (like the classic one with Ollie) were a result of Parallax's influence.

Anyways, I liked the gray. It made Hal seem more human, which has been completely missing from the character since 2004.

[Guest Close Plaid Lantern]

I say bring back the gray at the temples. It added character. Hal just isn't a Just For Men kind of guy…

[Gray Lantern Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gray Lantern]

People can go gray early. It doesn't make Hal any older. It does, however, make him stand out from other heroes. They should have kept the gray temples, so says Gray Lantern!

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

I liked they grey but then again I think grey hair is cool anyway. I know a guy who's been going grey since he was 16 and I've always been a bit jealous of that.

Not sure how true it is but they say whatever goes grey, you keep. At least this means Hal will still have all his hair until he retires. Can't imagine how stupid any of the earth Lanterns would look if they were bald. I know at some points John has a shaved head but that still looks different. I also didn't like for a while how every black male in comics for a while was just made to look like Sam Jackson. He looks cool and all but there's more than one way for a black guy to look badass (Mr T, we all love you)

I didn't mind Superman and Wonder Woman not ageing the same way since Diana is a godess and Superman will live forever under a yellow sun. All that being said I still love how they looked in Kingdom Come.

Instead of making Hal look feeble it made him look like a seasoned veteran and shouldn't really have any effect on his ability as a Lantern since it's all about what's in the mind of the user rather than his muscle. Greying would be a sign of Batman or Green Arrow losing their edge but not a member of the corps.

[havik Anti-Monitor Find all posts View Profile Close havik]

while i like the grey i still think the ring could allow a corps member to prolong life much like supermans ability under the yellow sun

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

while i like the grey i still think the ring could allow a corps member to prolong life much like supermans ability under the yellow sun

Good point, and it's actually been in the comics before: a power ring kept Driq alive for years after he'd actually died.

[havik Anti-Monitor Find all posts View Profile Close havik]

i was just thiniing if it can lend the user a small life hsield then wouldn't the user be able to will themself to live longer

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

i was just thiniing if it can lend the user a small life hsield then wouldn't the user be able to will themself to live longer

That's exactly what Guy did in early Vol 3. Used the ring to keep himself young while Hal just got old. This "he went grey early" business came a bit later.

Arisia did the exact opposite, used the ring to get old, shaving years off her life.

Also, when the Maltusian "gods" turned Hal into a Guardian they also made him as old and small as one. His ring turned him back.

[havik Anti-Monitor Find all posts View Profile Close havik]

exactly it would still be a will power kind of effect

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

I'm going to bump this because there are some folks around now who never got to express their opinions about it.