The Alpha Lanterns

#1 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

In green lantern issue #26 they are going to be introducing the alpha lanterns, i was wondering if any one on the vine knew something about it.

#2 Posted by Spectrum (4467 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

Ask Methos, hes the man when it comes to Lanterns

#3 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

unfortunately, the Alpha Lantern project is still pretty hush hush...

it's going to come to a head in GREEN LANTERN #26 so you don't have long to wait...

heres the official blurb...

Setting the stage for the Green Lanterns' role in FINAL CRISIS comes Part 1 of "The Alpha Lanterns," a new story arc written by Geoff Johns with art by Mike McKone (TEEN TITANS)! Who are the Alpha-Lanterns? What bizarre cosmic surgery have they undergone? And how will they affect the future of the Green Lantern Corps?

In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, the Green Lanterns are undergoing an unprecedented reconstruction and reinvention, and the controversial Alpha-Lantern project is in full effect.

the general consensus is that The Alpha Lanterns will have something to do with Ion... The guardians all said the he was the evolution of the Green Lanterns, so maybe the Alpha Lanterns will be more of an "Ion Corps"...

again, purely speculation on my side there... all we do know is that it has something to do with the Green Lantern corps, so it isn't another colour to add to the rainbow of corps we have at the moment.

if i find out anything more, i'll post it here first

M

#4 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

what i found so far was something to do with the guardians surgically making the corps members into power batteries, that didn't sound like anything the guardians would do though it sounds more like what the controllers did to effigy.

#5 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

meh... i'll wait for definite proof of something, i'm not a fan of starting rumors like that

M

#6 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

Methos says:

"meh... i'll wait for definite proof of something, i'm not a fan of starting rumors like that M"

yeah nither am i, thats what they are talking about on newsarama forums.
Post Edited:2007-10-10 14:13:59

#7 Posted by Copy (8336 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

damn i really have to catch up on the green lanterns

#8 Posted by Nighthunter (28542 posts) - 5 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

Well what I also know is that in this storyarc you'll find about the new rules the guardians have written in the book of oa

#9 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

does that costume scream "Parallax" to anyone else?

also, cheers Ace, thought i'd posted that already...

M

#10 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

The build-up to FINAL CRISIS continues in Part 2 of "The Alpha Lanterns"! In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, a select few have been chosen to undergo a transformation that will leave them forever altered and forever committed to the Green Lantern Corps. But what other laws are the Guardians unleashing, and why do Hal Jordan and John Stewart want to stop them? Plus, a visit to Oa's Death Row!

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8727

#11 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

it looks pretty bad A$$.

so they are making the lanterns into a power battery? lol that should give a power boost.

#12 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

acewasp23 says:

"it looks pretty bad A$$.so they are making the lanterns into a power battery? lol that should give a power boost. "

the Alpha Lantern project is giving me a headache...

i'm not sure what they're doing, only that it has something to do with John Stewart

M

#13 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

Methos says:

"the Alpha Lantern project is giving me a headache... i'm not sure what they're doing, only that it has something to do with John Stewart M"

if you look at her chest it looks like she is the battery lol.

yeah it says that Hal and john are apposed to either the alpha lanterns or the 10 laws.

#14 Posted by JMAN1975 (224 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

So is this kinda like ALan Scott in Kingdom COme? Wasn't his lantern in his armor?

#15 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

JMAN1975 says:

"So is this kinda like ALan Scott in Kingdom COme? Wasn't his lantern in his armor?"

yeah i think so, but i think that the alpha lanterns are one with the lantern.

#16 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

First off, who is that in your Av Ace? That guy looks awesome.

Second, in GLC#19, Salaak takes the rings from the 442 dead Lanterns and forms 12 from them. These will be given to the Alpha Lanterns I think.

Third:

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Post Edited:2007-12-14 02:46:09

#17 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

they look like Ion type people...

Batteries in their chests and no ring...

though Sodam still uses a ring as Ion...

i have a headache lol

M

#18 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

thats what i thought... but then shouldn't the Ion power do that for him?

as far as i understood it, the Ion power was capable of everything the GL ring was and more...

so why can the ring protect him from lead and the Ion power can't?

M

#19 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Yat only uses/needs the ring to defend against the lead poisoning he got from Prime.

#20 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Your guess is as good as mine buddy. I justify it as the ring is only functioning to stop the spread of the lead poisoning so the Ion power doesn't have to allot any energy to doing it. shrugs thats about the only thing I can think of.

#21 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

possibly... the new Ion thing really bugs me... it's almost as if the writers take it as seriously as most of the fans do lol

M

#22 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Well as long as it stays in Yat from here on out I'm fine with it. I don't want to see that whale again.

#23 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

lol i'll agree with that :D

i'm now wondering if the four main Green Lanterns from earth, Hal, Kyle, John and Guy, who have all shown more allegiance to Ganthet than to The Guardians in general, will actually follow Ganthet over and become Blue Lanterns instead...

M

#24 Posted by Buckshot (18202 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Methos says:

"lol i'll agree with that :Di'm now wondering if the four main Green Lanterns from earth, Hal, Kyle, John and Guy, who have all shown more allegiance to Ganthet than to The Guardians in general, will actually follow Ganthet over and become Blue Lanterns instead...M"

Doubt it. Maybe one might, but I can't see them all switching. It would be something if they did though.

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#25 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

I hope not. Ganthet did say they would assist the Earthmen tho.

#26 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

i think it was just how Ganthet worded his speech at the end of #25 that got me thinking...

M

#27 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

yeah, they look cool as Blue :D

M

#28 Posted by Buckshot (18202 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Blue and white is so much better than blue, red, white and green.

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#29 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Sayd must be a fan of Homer Simpson eh?

#30 Posted by Cosmic Sentinel (3744 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Buckshot says:

"Methos says:
"lol i'll agree with that :D i'm now wondering if the four main Green Lanterns from earth, Hal, Kyle, John and Guy, who have all shown more allegiance to Ganthet than to The Guardians in general, will actually follow Ganthet over and become Blue Lanterns instead... M"
Doubt it. Maybe one might, but I can't see them all switching. It would be something if they did though."

The picture of the light war shows all four of them (as well as Kilowog and what appears to be Natu in a slightly more revealing costume) in green.

#31 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Cosmic Sentinel says:

"what appears to be Natu in a slightly more revealing costume) in green."

M

#32 Posted by Cosmic Sentinel (3744 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

I was thinking of this personally....

...which is actually more revealing.

#33 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

lol, works for me :D

M

#34 Posted by Maverick_GL5.0 (30 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

The one thing I don't like about EVS drawings are the jaw lines. Every human type person has a box for a jaw, its one thing for men, but for women too? How many chicks have square jaws like that?

#35 Posted by Copy (8336 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

They look like robots to me.

#36 Posted by acewasp23 (6088 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Copy says:

"They look like robots to me."

what women? you sure your not a Violet Lantern?

#37 Posted by Copy (8336 posts) - 5 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

acewasp23 says:

"Copy says:
"They look like robots to me."
what women? you sure your not a Violet Lantern? "

I'M SURE. If I'm a woman why do I stand up when I go to the bathroom? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? lol

But seriously the alpha lanterns do look like robots.

#38 Posted by Methos (40100 posts) - 5 years, 4 months ago - Show Bio

the Alpha Lanterns finally step into the light...

kick ass!

M
Post Edited:2007-12-27 14:06:32

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A Green Lantern is an officer of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who have the ability to overcome great fear with the might of willpower. They possess power rings capable of constructs characterized by their will and strength to use it.

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