Green Lantern Ring

Superman came from Krypton. Batman relies on advanced training to defeat his enemies, but the members of the Green Lantern corps must rely on the Green Lantern ring for his powers. The DC universe has changed the storyline for the comics starring Hal Jordan and the yellow lantern Sinestro. The green lantern rings underwent a recent change so they rely more on the emotions of the wearer.

You may wonder what advantages the Green Lantern’s ring gives him over other superheroes. In power, the members of this elite intergalactic core of superheroes fall somewhere between Iron Man and Spider Man, but the rich storyline certainly exceeds any of the storyline given to the man of steel. The setting in which the corps adventures take place will please the fans of space operas.

The background is simple enough. An immortal race that resembles large, blue gnomes watches over the lantern which guards the ‘green’ element. The comics do not explain exactly what this element is, but it powers the green lantern rings and is used in the green lantern ring. The user can will the ring to bring green objects into existence. When a ring leaves the finger or its bearer dies, it finds the best person available to wield it.

Those who watched the 80s Superfriends series may have seen the Green Lantern rings portrayed as being ridiculously powerful, but the comics tell a different story. Although the comic sometimes portrays him as a lone super hero, the Green Lantern works as part of a police force charged with stopping criminals and stopping the plots of Sinestro.

The Green Lantern Ring may be an amazing bit of fictional technology, but the ring also serves as one of the super hero’s greatest weaknesses. If a corps member's ring is taken away from a member of the Green Lantern corps, he does not have any of his abilities and must rely on his own wits. The green lantern ring cannot affect the color yellow. The inability to affect yellow seems to be a minor disadvantage.

The DC comics line does a good job of making the reader wish that they had a green lantern ring. The rings require a great deal of willpower to use, which means not everyone who can find one is eligible to become a green lantern.

The green lantern ring helps with the fantasy of being an intergalactic crime-fighting super hero, but it also stretches believability much less than a super hero only being vulnerable to magic or a rare substance that comes from his home planet. The storyline for the comic centers less around the individuals who wear the rings and more about the organization and the threats it must face. The storyline for the Green Lantern Corps is hopeful and optimistic, even when the Green Lantern Corps mus regularly face villains bent on destroying the galaxy.

If you haven’t picked up the DC comics featuring, the Green Lantern rings can be picked up at any comic shop or on the Internet. The Green Lantern comic provides a few hours of escape and the latest story line. Blackest Night is a crossover series designed to please fans of other super heroes and the Green Lantern comics.