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The incredible saga of Starfire's sister continues!
For anyone who is confused, Geoff Johns set the trend that not just anybody could use a gl-ring. In GL:Rebirth, when the newly returned Sinestro was torturing Kyle Rayner, Green Arrow took up a ring to help him. Sinestro was not intimidated, stating very plainly that Arrow's cynical will was useless to the ring, and he was right. In the end, Ollie seemed to have given himself an anurism in the act of creating a single arrow, which didn't stop Sinestro for a minute. Really, Ethan Van Sciver (the artist behind the book) was fantastic! When Green Arrow used the ring, the sheer pain expressed in his body was so intense, you could almost feel it yourself! It's one of the most amazing things you'll ever see in a 2-dimensional drawing! I, of course, could not covey that strain with same kind of intensity if my life depended on it, but I tried to make it clear that Blackfire is not enjoying herself here ^_^
Seriously, read Green Lantern: Rebirth. It's a good reason to read comic books in and of itself.
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hhhmmm, but doesn't Blackfire have a VERY strong well as a tyrannical evil princess? I mean, I know she's evil but shouldn't her willpower be able to utilize the ring? Or is there an aspect to her natur I'm missing? lol
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so you require some kind of special quality to use the ring? Or is Blackfire hurting herself trying to use a ring that's run out of juice so to speak? Wasn't Sinestro himself a Green Lantern before he went bad? How was he able to use a ring back then?
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Well, Sinestro had the ability to overcome great fear, but he also respects the power of fear, and it's ability to manipulate and impose order. That's why the yellow ring chose Batman before going to Amon Sur. He's a worshipper of fear.
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aahhh.... the DCAU Kyle. I seem to have missed that part. Write more story please.
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Actually anybody can use a GL ring. But it takes training to use it well. Kyle's is different because he got to make his own ring at the end of his first tenure as Ion. His ring can't be used by others unless he decides to allow it. It also has a feature that lets his recall it to him at will. (you seem to have missed that) Enh... I like your story anyways.
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Actually, I both knew and remembered that Kyle's ring returned to him, but I was counting on the fact that most of my readers wouldn't realize that. It's so much funnier the have Blackfire sleep with him and run away with his ring than for it to just return to him. It means that at some point, he has to come back for it. And besides which, I am relying more on the animated version of Kyle Rayner, so his ring probably doesn't have all those fancy features.
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i need more money for comic books ;_; ...stupid library not having the ones i want...
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Yeah, I was never really able to catch up on any series until I got a job.
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I believe the guardians put that in as a 'safety feature' you have to be deputized by a GL before you can use the ring
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Well, I don't know if using a ring is something that has to be taught or if it requires a special touch, but all I know is that Green Arrow couldn't do it, and he's been a serious badass since his return from the dead.
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yup. They went through three rule changes on those rings. But considering two yahoo's from the boondocks could use the rings when Hal Gordon and Guy Garder had theres stollen.... makes one wonder
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Wasn't aware there were three, but I've of that yahoo story. If you want a fun look at Green Lanterns though, look for Alan Moore's DC stories, a whole book of them came out and he's got at least two landmark GL stories in there. One is "Mogo doesn't socialize," by now you're likely to know who Mogo is, but the story is funnier if you don't. The other is "In Darkest Night," which tells a very interesting dilemma faced by Katma Tui.
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that sounds pretty cool. have to see about looking those titles up.
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You really do. They're collected in a recent book called "DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore." The Green Lantern stories in it are among my favorite, but it's also got "The Killing Joke" and "Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel?"
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For some reason, I thought of the eternal words of Gollum: "My precious....."
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Maybe it is. I once saw somebody try to redesign Sinestro along those lines. It could work.
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Is that the ring's glow on her face or is her nose bleeding?
Nice work so far!
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There is a green glow on her face, AND she has a nosebleed ^_^
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Hm...klorbag? Isn't that what Star called BB in an episode of TT? 
Poor Kyle...having to listen to all those lectures.
I anticipate the next installment of your comic. ^_^
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Yeah.
Yes, klorbag was Star's word for BB when he shot the oil balloon at her, and she used it on Mother Mae Eye later on. I figure it's a dirty word in Tamaranean.
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I'm hoping to actually get him into the comic a little later on. ^_^
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Hmm... Blackfire's will isn't cynical, it's more like downright dominating, ruling with an iron fist kind of will; of course, who's to say that wouldn't get the same effect for the ring? And you're right, Ethan Van Sciver was fantastic drawing that comic.
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Well, I didn't really say that Blackfire's will was cynical, that was Sinestro's evaluation of Green Arrow. I just like the idea that not everybody who picks up a ring can use it. Who knows, maybe she actually does have what it takes, but I felt that this result was a lot funnier.
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Curse you Geoff Johns! Or thanks! I'm not sure which!
Keep up the good stuff Gaff ^_^
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In this case, I'd say thanks. Could you imagine if Blacky just came crashing down on the Titans while they were still trying to work through the whole Trigon thing? I'd call it an unwanted disruption.
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Meh.. as far as the Toon Titans go I don't really like any of them except Raven sooo... Not really sympathetic to their plight
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Well I like them ^_^
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Tch! You would! You with your... Your...
I dunno where I'm goin' with this so screw it. *throws his hands up in the air and stalks off with annoyance*
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Thank you, come again ^_^
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Sir I represent the studios of Matt Groening, we order you to cease and desist of this infringement of quotation of a copywrited character!
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...Well, so much for that plan.
Lovely job as always. It's such a shame that that extra scene was conveniently "omitted".
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Don't worry. This GL thing isn't over by a longshot.
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Thanks Josh. Don't be disappointed if this seems a little anti-climactic though, cuz this comic is far from finished!
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It'll get better, I promise. Sooner or later, Kyle will want his ring back ^_^
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HaRhArHaR!!!
I was hoping you'd get this part done soon. And it's great!
*That scene is missing*
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Thanks Cloney. Don't think this comic is over, though, there's more!
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Though she's deranged, bleeding slightly, and evil, she's still sexeh.
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Well, using those rings hurts. Check out Green Arrow in GL: Rebirth when he tries to use the ring! It's like something in his head is exploding! I'd never seen so much tension and pain in a drawing before, I think!
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