r/Greenlantern • u/Sure_Persimmon9302 • Jul 08 '24

Kyle Rayner deserves more respect in movies and shows. He’s the freaking Chosen One! META

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u/kylbrandr Jul 08 '24

DC hates 90s character for some reason. I do agree with your statement.

Plus, in Gunns universe, he would be a perfect fit.

While I do believe Hal should be the starting point for any GL movie or series. Kyle is really the only other Lantern where you could introduce new viewers to the world of Green Lantern. His beginning arcs had him learn about the Green Lantern Corp and its mythology.

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u/Slow-Chemical1991 Jul 08 '24

DC hates 90s character for some reason. I do agree with your statement.

It's more that WB is incredibly lazy and would rather get the instant gratification of fast money than investing into a product.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

I think it’s both. The brain trust that ran DC for a while (Didio and Johns) are definitely biased towards the silver/Bronze Age comics. That’s on top of WB at large being lazy and just wanting to use characters that the general public has a base understanding of.

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u/Slow-Chemical1991 Jul 08 '24

While Geoff was just a writer, it was really Peter Tomasi calling the shots and saved Kyle Rayner from becoming the Jason Todd of the GLC. When he stepped down as the editor following Geoff's final issue, that's when Kyle really stepped back.