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    Concept » Green Lantern appears in 2497 issues.

    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 creating constructs characterized by their will and strength to use it. Each Green Lantern is given a Sector of the Universe to protect and it is their priority to suppress any threat against their sector.

    Which Green Lantern Has the Best Costume?

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    The costume, the costume, the costume… that’s what everybody’s going to talk about whenever a new superhero movie’s coming and GREEN LANTERN's no exception. Does the skin-tight-with-flesh-grooves all-CGI outfit look cool or silly? How about the seemingly painted-on mask? The debate has only begun so, to get some perspective, I figured I’d take a look at how the GLs' duds have evolved over the years...   

     His outfit's just... so... groovy.
     His outfit's just... so... groovy.
    Sticking to Hal Jordan would, of course, make for a pretty limited list since, barring some Parallax and Spectre tangents, he hasn't actually changed his outfit that much. I was actually pretty surprised to see how much the layout and color scheme of his movie outfit stuck to the tradition in comics. Anyway, without further preamble, let's stretch this fashion show cat walk back to the beginning... == TEASER ==

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    ALAN SCOTT

    Martin Nodell’s original inspiration for this character drew partly from the classic story of Aladdin and that influence is obvious in the character’s (very) vaguely Arabesque outfit. For a character called the Green Lantern, there’s an awful lot more purple and red in this get-up. Honestly, I've always thought it was one of the more garish outfits from the Golden Age, and I think the Sentinel make-over went a long way to improve on it.

       
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    HAL JORDAN 

    This iconic outfit served as the basis for every GL who's followed, and it’s only been amended a little over the years. You’ll notice that the current version has tapered the green over the shoulders and cut the bottom portion to a point at the hips, making it look more like a jumpsuit than these earlier near-pajamas. I do agree with Reynolds' assessment that white valet gloves stick out kind of glaringly.


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    JOHN STEWART

    His first costume was the same as Hal’s and his second was a really awkward design. The one that most people are aware of is from the JUSTICE LEAGUE cartoon (a look that ironically started with Kyle’s appearance in the SUPERMAN show.) The outfit subtly reflects Stewart’s military background and it also recalls the uniforms from STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION.  It's probably the most sensible of the bunch, but it maybe went overboard in downplaying the flair.  

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    GUY GARDNER

    Guy similarily wore the exact same outfit as Hal in his first appearance and it wasn’t until he showed up in JUSTICE LEAGUE that he got his own look. I always figured it was appropriate that this costume debuted in the 80s, because Guy was a jerk back then and this really makes you think of a frat boy wearing a letterman’s jacket. It’s probably better not to bring up the shirtless-with-wild-tattoos look he had while he was Warrior.  

     

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    KYLE RAYNER 

    The manga influence on this is a lot more pronounced in hindsight than it was when I was reading JLA with Kyle as a member. This does look more like a spacesuit with armor, although I remember the “crab mask” was always the most controversial element for H.E.A.T. members. It does look a little clunky, now, although I still prefer this over the redesign.

     

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    SODAM YAT

    I’m going to disregard the roid-raging-Mohawk-and-cape Yat we saw in his first appearance because the outfit he’s worn as the Ion is, in my opinion, one of the better looking modern costumes. Cobbling some elements from Kyle’s own days as the Ion, it’s basically a negative, color-reversed GL outfit that looks like a surfing suit in the best way. That is, it's practical while still having enough larger-than-life flash for you to buy that this is the ultimate GL. 

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    JADE

    Even though she was born with some innate powers, she’s worth involving here as an unofficial Green Lantern. However, like the Wasp, she’s one of those characters whose had so many outfits over the years, that it’s hard to really pin down a definitive one. She’s yet to find one that really sticks and I suppose there’s reason for that, as a lot of them haven’t had a great design focus (and some of them are pretty skeevy.)

       

    Which Green Lantern do you think has had the spiffiest costume? What costumes have we missed that should be included here? 
     
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    #2  Edited By chowy

    Arisia

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    #3  Edited By wolfman_beast

    DEFINETLY Kyle Rayner as Ion BEFORE Ion was revealed as an entity

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    #4  Edited By daak1212

    Sodam
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    #6  Edited By Omicronx

    Im actually a fan of John Stewart's out of the choices here. Also the more i see that CG costume from the movie the more i hate it and want to burn my eyes out for seeing something so hideous lol

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    #7  Edited By CrimsonInuTears

    Barda: she was a green lantern in red~ ^_^
    Green Lantern Barda (JL - Nail)
    Green Lantern Barda (JL - Nail)
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    #9  Edited By RMurray

    I absolutely love Sodam Yat's ION costume. Basically the description put in the first post nails it. Has a really iconic look, which is basically just a color-reversal and different logo. It stands out among all the Green Lantern outfits, and is damned impressive on the Emerald Warriors #4 cover.
     

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    Just without his new logo. :) 
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    #10  Edited By schmidty207

    Kyle. Definitely.

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    #11  Edited By Crimson Eagle

    The CGI for the Green Lantern movie would be better if the green was a little bit darker.

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    #12  Edited By Vitality

    I personally like the movie version the most...but John Stewarts was definitely the best animated/comic version.
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    #13  Edited By EisforExtinction


    I'm just kidding. 
    I'm just kidding. 
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    #14  Edited By darth bul

    jon stewert
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    #15  Edited By kenundying

    hal

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    #16  Edited By GraveSp

    Tangent Universe Green Lantern.  Or Bruce Wayne Green Lantern 
     

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    #17  Edited By ssejllenrad

    Parallax Hal or HOG Ion

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    #18  Edited By dewboy01

    ion's outfit looks better.
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    #19  Edited By Skies327

    Sodom Yat gets my vote.

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    #20  Edited By greenenvy

    For the coolest ever I personally think John Stewart and I am going to support the movie by saying the movie costume second best. For sexiest female green lantern costume is going to be Arisia and jade but depends cause like you said she had many costumes before. I really would appreciate a more skin revealing costume again for jade in the future. Do you guys think so? 

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    #21  Edited By kelvin_oh89

    I don't have a personal favourite but I tend to enjoy elements of each costume. Definitely like Sodam Yat's costume. Maybe because I have a thing for collars I just think they're more visually pleasing. I also love John Stweart's black gloves and green wristlets look makes the green on the arms look more interesting in terms of color distribution as opposed to simple gloves. I love Kyle's current costume because I wasn't a fan of all the white in his original costume but I loved his mask. The classic silver age Green Lantern costume's pretty cool too but it definitely looks dated so I only like it in period pieces like New Frontier or Justice.

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    #27  Edited By lastdrag0n89

    Cant decide between John Stewart or Kyle Rayner

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    I gotta go with Bat Lantern... 

     
     
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    Uummmmmmmm. Babs!
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    #31  Edited By Chibi-Iroh

    If we are going for just Sheer Epicness then I would have to say Alan Scott in Kingdom Come but if we are going for epicness and practicality then I would say Sodom Yat.

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    #32  Edited By redmanta

    hal jordan             
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    #33  Edited By Supreme Marvel
    @RMurray said:
    " I absolutely love Sodam Yat's ION costume. Basically the description put in the first post nails it. Has a really iconic look, which is basically just a color-reversal and different logo. It stands out among all the Green Lantern outfits, and is damned impressive on the Emerald Warriors #4 cover.
     
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     Just without his new logo. :)  "
    I edited that!!!
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    #34  Edited By Dark Cell

    Hal Jordan film version 

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    #35  Edited By yankeemanf

    kyle rayner by far had the most badass costume imo the black and white suit with knee high boots and cool mask

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    #36  Edited By Icon

    I vote for Kyle

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    #37  Edited By GothicKnight

    Parallax Kyle Rayner and Green Lantern Batman

     
     

     
     
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    #38  Edited By Dark_Phoenix00x

    Sodam

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    #39  Edited By RMurray
    @Supreme Marvel:  Haha, what do you mean? :)
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    #40  Edited By DarthStorm

    I've always liked Kyle's uniforms the most

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    I agree with your assessment of Sodam Yat. He has a really nice spiffy 'new feeling' costume. 
     
    That said, I refuse to choose a favorite. They all reflect the characters in their own ways.

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    #42  Edited By Supreme Marvel

    Well the original looked like this
     

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    I photo manipulated it to look like the one you posted. And if you look on Sodam's images, you'll see my name as the uploader. :D
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    #43  Edited By RMurray
    @Supreme Marvel:  Ohhh gotcha, well done! I absolutely love that cover. Just well done all around.
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    This: 

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    #45  Edited By sexy_merc

    I'd take Kyle's 11 or so costumes over any other Lantern. He has the best variety, and it speaks volume to his character more than it does for the other Lanterns IMO. My favorite from him is his second one: 

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    And his 3 Ion costumes: 

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    #46  Edited By Ryonslaught

    Kyle has the sexiest and daring suit of the lot! + he looks good in everything but the hideous redesign (ick)
     
    Hell! Kyle as Parallax had the best costume period!

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    #47  Edited By WindArrow

    I personally love Guy Gardner's suit. It's one of the only ones that actually wears clothes...haha.

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    #48  Edited By Fantasgasmic

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    Best GL costume. It's got a classic look, and it makes sense. I wish it had the white background like everyone else's (I don't like the different logos on different lanterns, whether it's the terrible Ion ones, or Kyles half black, half green one, heck, I even hate how some artists draw the lines on the top and bottom like triangles, rather than trapezoids), the positioning of the lantern symbol mimics the positioning of a police badge, the green areas imply body armor (I  don't like Sodam's color swapped version with green as the outside and black on the torso), it doesn't look like a wrestling unitard (like Hal's original) or or stupid panties (like so many heroes have worn in the past)  on top of the black, and although the white gloves do seem tacky, they provide an important visual contrast for the green ring. I do think it would be cool if they would have the sector number appear above the GL logo when it glowed to have like a Badge Number kinda vibe to it.
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    #49  Edited By Xichro

    Sodam Yat, it's a simple costume, nothing extreme, but works REALLY well with the art style.

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    #50  Edited By Man of Lengend

    ill go with parallax kyle then, green lantern batman,hal jordan, kyle's other costumes then sodom yat

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