I'm sure that DC is going to select many characters to be members of the Corps purely for the shock value of seeing them alive again.

Who do you think is going to be (or should be) recruited as members of the Black Lantern Corps. Which heroes, villains, people with or without powers would make for the most interesting (not necessarily the most shocking) plot twists?

Black Hand, but besides the obvious one I think Superboy.
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I say Superboy. I mean he wears a black superman T its an easy transition.

no clue...

the biggest hint was in the last issue of Green Lantern...

so at the moment it's anyone's guess

M

Is Superboy dead...

no...

there's a slight problem there then lol

M

Methos says:

"Is Superboy dead... no... there's a slight problem there then lol M"

nope, Superboy/man-prime is NOT dead lol

my money's on Hal's father and Kyle's first girlfriend (Alex DeWitt)

M

Methos says:

"no clue...the biggest hint was in the last issue of Green Lantern...so at the moment it's anyone's guessM"

That's the point--to have fun and guess ; )

Wait, Superboy isn't dead? I thought he died back in the Infinity Crisis battling Superboy Prime? I know they showed a possible future (clone) version in the Teen Titans, but I don't remember him coming back to life.

Superboy would be interesting (assuming he is dead as I thought). Along the same lines I was thinking Bart Allen. The reasoning would probably be the same: with the attachment that everyone had to him, think of how difficult it would be for everyone to fight him.

Methos says:

"nope, Superboy/man-prime is **NOT** dead lolmy money's on Hal's father and Kyle's first girlfriend (Alex DeWitt)M"

Hmmmmm, what about Kyle's mother? That would hurt a bit.

Methos says:

"nope, Superboy/man-prime is **NOT** dead lol my money's on Hal's father and Kyle's first girlfriend (Alex DeWitt) M "

sorry, blame that on sleep dep...

but yeah, the clone Superboy died... but we all know he's coming back alive in a few years to have the major LEIGON storyline finished off for him...

Time Travel's a b!tc# ain't it lol

Bart's a good choice...

also Linda Danvers (Not sure if she's alive or dead, or somewhere inbetween currently...) and General Zod!!! that would really screw Superman over lol

M

NiteFly says:

"Hmmmmm, what about Kyle's mother? That would hurt a bit."

can't see that one...

Kyle infused her with Ion energy when he brought her back to life, we know that other colored energy's are hesitant at best to interact with each other, Green energy won't even go near someone who's been tainted with Yellow energy... and Pink energy won't touch Green energy... and so on...

M

Did any big name GL's died recently?

i can name 5... but they aren't really dead...

they're not alive... but they're not dead...

ugh, here comes that headache from trying to make sense of the current storylines again

M

What about Kal-L.

Methos says:

"NiteFly says:

"Hmmmmm, what about Kyle's mother? That would hurt a bit."

can't see that one...

Kyle infused her with Ion energy when he brought her back to life, we know that other colored energy's are hesitant at best to interact with each other, Green energy won't even go near someone who's been tainted with Yellow energy... and Pink energy won't touch Green energy... and so on...

M

"

Didn't think of it that way, but perhaps black works differently. Black is the absence of color. It may not care.

M also said:

"General Zod!!! "

HOLY CRAP!!! Zod would be an INSANE choice for a Black Lantern

ugh...

if we're counting the entire multiverse this could get very messy very quickly...

M

NiteFly says:

"HOLY CRAP!!! Zod would be an INSANE choice for a Black Lantern"

why not?

we have a daxamite Green Lantern... why not a Kryptonian Black Lantern?

M

Nobody says:

"What about Kal-L."

Superman?

Methos says:

"ugh... if we're counting the entire multiverse this could get very messy very quickly... M"

Nobody says:

"Yeah but he died in Earth 1 right?"

he's died on about 15 of the 52 earths that i know of...

M

Oh, yea, the Golden Age one. Is his body on Earth 1?

NiteFly says:

"Superman?"

Earth - 1 Superman...

see the "Elseworlds" page for more details on my 'moderate' success in mapping the DCmultiverse

M

NiteFly says:

"Oh, yea, the Golden Age one. Is his body on Earth 1?"

um... dunno...

last i saw it was floating inbetween dimensions...

dunno if it was ever found

M

Methos says:

"NiteFly says:

"Superman?"

Earth - 1 Superman...

see the "Elseworlds" page for more details on my 'moderate' success in mapping the DCmultiverse

M

"

Thanks. I spend more time reading Marvel books, while reading certain DC titles. I get confused occasionally about the numbering and naming.

Methos says:

"Is Superboy dead...no...there's a slight problem there then lolM"

yes he is PRime isnt dead but Connor is

NiteFly says:

"Thanks. I spend more time reading Marvel books, while reading certain DC titles. I get confused occasionally about the numbering and naming."

here ya go...

http://www.comicvine.com/message/mapping-the-52/346937/&c=27&27

i'm mapping them all out as quick as i can

M

NiteFly says:

"This is the perfect opportunity to bring back Trickster. The world needs a Trickster zombie with a power ring."

yeah lol. i also wouldnt mind seeing Tomar Re come back

This is the perfect opportunity to bring back Trickster. The world needs a Trickster zombie with a power ring.

Nitefly beat me to Trickser...

I'm still voting for Hal Jordan's dad or Kyle Rayner's mom

M

Also, forgot to add... I'd like to see G'nort, lets get a dead green lantern in there.

I can't believe no one has thought of sue dibny

Zod's dead? did I miss something? Aztek, anyone remember him! Morrison's character from his JLA run!

hmmmm the real reason DC killed so many characters of the multiverse since it wasbrought back is to use them as Black Lanterns :P

Nobody says:

"What about Kal-L."

Hmm....Jason Todd?

He's still dead, right?

No. Todd's alive.

2 other prospects...

Solomon Grundy

Thomas Wayne or Martha Wayne

either of those i can see really pissing Batman off enough for him to accept a power ring, at least temporarily...

M

i think it would be awesome to have superboy come back as a black lantern

I'm not sure about the clone Superboy...

he has to come back at some point alive for his future in the Legion to come true...

M

Methos says:

"I'm not sure about the clone Superboy... he has to come back at some point **alive** for his future in the Legion to come true... M"

what storyline are you talking about i don't remember that was it the one where they took him in to the future during his date with cassie?

danhimself says:

"what storyline are you talking about i don't remember that was it the one where they took him in to the future during his date with cassie?"

ugh, i'll see if i can hunt the issue down...

it was one where the Legion came back in time and met the Superboy from this timeline (Think this was shortly after Final Night storyline), anyway they said that they had a message for this Superboy from himself in the future, but it was never made clear what the exact message was...

M

OH! I JUST THOUGHT OF ONE THAT MIGHT TOTALLY PISS THE HELL OUT OF THIS CHARACTER AND MAKE HIM MUCH MUCH DARKER!!!!!!!

Methos says:

"danhimself says:

"what storyline are you talking about i don't remember that was it the one where they took him in to the future during his date with cassie?"

ugh, i'll see if i can hunt the issue down... it was one where the Legion came back in time and met the Superboy from this timeline (Think this was shortly after Final Night storyline), anyway they said that they had a message for ***this*** Superboy from himself in the future, but it was never made clear what the exact message was... M "

maybe they were talking about about the time when him and the titans went in too the future right before infinite crisis and with the legion continuity the way it is maybe they forgot about it

they probably forgot about it lol

time travel does that :p

M

time travel always confuses the heck out of me

Sense Barry Allen would be part of the speed force, do you think it would be possible for him to be brought back by a ring?

Lex Luther,Brainiac,me.

Well, looks like we've got our first 'official' Black Lantern...

Interview with Geoff Johns...

A fan asked whether Martian Manhunter was "dead-dead or Geoff-Johns-needs-a-Black-Lantern-dead."

Johns replied "Geoff Johns needs a Black Lantern dead,"