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Armindo Macieira
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Why does he need a gun?
What's the mask for?
Geeeez...
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Brian Hague
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Interesting that the ring glitches as it proclaims Simon's fitness for the Corps and says, "Error" as it selects him. Always hedging...
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Kip Lewis
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Umm, are you sure he's gay? It is the other GL that is gay, or do they
have two gay GL's?
And the gun;
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My understanding that represents his life before
the ring. All pictures of him afterwards, he is without the gun. |
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Bill Guerra
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Getting rid of Hal Jordan indefinitely? I thought they already did that when he "died" and became the Spectre.
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Neil Brauer
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That mask looks like Mr. Wrestling 2's
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Glen Keith
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My problem with this is, yet again, they're coat-tailing off an established character. Why not create some thing new?
I mean, I'd be totally cool if someone created a Jewish-Arab-Mongolian/ Scientologist / bi, pre-op M-to-F transsexual / Montessori school kindergarten teacher/ lawyer/ stripper / superhero. I just can't understand why that character would need to be Green Lantern. Or Spider-Man.
Although, considering that Alan Scott was created as a modern version of Aladdin (he was originally going to be named Alan Ladd), I guess an Arab GL is a sort of completed circle for this myth.
Edited by Glen Keith on 06 September 2012 at 9:46pm
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Mark Haslett
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Umm, are you sure he's gay? It is the other GL that is gay, or do they
have two gay GL's?
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This isn't supposed to be the gay GL, but that's the point I guess I was "making" -- they have now shoe-horned two hot-topic traits into this brand name with much ado. Do they really expect the world to keep it straight? (Do they even care?)
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Mark Haslett
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I'm guessing some sort of script from the Quran is tatooed on his arm.
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Funny thing about that is that Islam forbids the alteration of what Allah has given us. So a tattoo on your arm is not allowed according to the rules-- not to say there aren't Muslims who do it, but it's not a common practice or one that squares with what the boss supposedly has in mind.
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Brian Hague
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I got that the "gay" tag Mark used was humorously intended. In the eyes and ears of the general public who will only hear of this in passing and care not at all, the reaction will likely be "He's gay and Arab?" or "Guess the gay guy didn't last too long..." Plus, the character is shown holding the gun in costume on the cover of his introductory issue. Hard to imagine it will somehow be off-limits once he has the ring since we do see him right there with both. He and Wonder Woman can team up and shoot tin cans sometime. Superman can find a Kryptonian handgun in the glove compartment of his rocketship along with a concealed carry permit issued by the Science Council. Batman or one of his franchise employees can simply start sniping purse snatchers and alleyway thugs. The JLA and the NRA can start crossing over every summer... Me, I'm still disenchanted by the implications inherent in a damaged ring apparently making a "wrong" choice as we see in those panels. I'm with Glen on this. Nu Universe, guys. Try creating something, I dunno, New...
Edited by Brian Hague on 06 September 2012 at 10:09pm
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Rick Whiting
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Here is a list of Arab/Muslim superhero characters that were created before the new Arab GL.
Arabian Knight 1 and 2
Dr. Faiza Hussein (from the Captain Britain and MI-13 series)
Scissors
Rampart (from the Sovereign 7 comic)
Dusk
that Arab kid from Claremont's Gen 13 run
M
Penance
The 99
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David Ferguson
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I looked at the cover and thought it was a redo of John Stewart. I already dropped the series because of the endless multi-coloured Lantern stories.
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Michael Todd
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I guess that us plain old straight white men have just gone out of fashion.
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