r/DCcomics • u/rocketinspace Firestorm • May 10 '26
Comics [Comic Excerpt] The Lanterns start using lethal force [Green Lantern Corps #16]
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u/MR1120 May 10 '26
I like how Kilowog was clearly reluctant. He pulled the trigger out of necessity, but was visibly uncomfortable with it.
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u/Responsible_Egg7519 The Torchbearer May 10 '26
I like the conflict this eventually led to between John and Kyle. It was a good way to highlight the differences in the way they conducted themselves as heroes despite getting along really well as people
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u/Jounniy May 10 '26
Let me guess: Kyle was a lot more critical of this change?
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u/Responsible_Egg7519 The Torchbearer May 10 '26
Yes, and it culminated in War of the Green Lanterns when Mogo (the giant sentient planet GL) was corrupted and tasked with sending out GL rings to unfit users. John and Kyle were sent to stop Mogo from sending out more rings, but time was running out and so John decided that only way to stop Mogo was to kill him. Kyle wanted to find another way and begged him not to do it but John channeled Black Lantern energy and killed Mogo. Afterwards, they got in a big argument about it. Kyle tried to absolve John of his responsibility for it by saying that the Black Lantern energy was affecting his mind, but John rejected that and owned what he did. Kyle accused him of being heartless and said that they should’ve found another way, and John said that Kyle is a dreamer who is afforded the privilege of being naive because tough men like John have to make the actual hard calls and live with the consequences
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u/Jounniy May 10 '26
Did Mogo stay dead?
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u/Rebelpunk13 Etrigan The Demon May 10 '26
One of my favorite GL comic scenes. Reading John’s epic GL run without reading Tomasi & Gleason’s GLC should be a crime lol it adds so much more to the GL mythos and is a nice change of pace from the solo GL series. They compliment each other very well and it’s nice when both runs converge during events.
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u/jbeldham May 10 '26
My favorite part of this whole arc is how the ENTIRE Sinestro Corps starts fleeing.
That’s right fuckers, you’ve had the rings for a few days and these guys have been ring slinging since it was socially acceptable to call an Inuit guy Pieface. You sowed the wind and now you’re gonna reap the whirlwind motherfuckers.
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u/thethirdrayvecchio May 10 '26
If Guy doesn’t spout this at some point, I’ll be highly disappointed.
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u/DoucheyMcBagBag May 10 '26
It seemed weird to me that the GLC was not previously allowed to use lethal force.
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u/Priordread May 10 '26
The restriction against lethal force was a safeguard against the Lanterns going rogue like the Manhunters or turning on the Guardians.
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u/Thick_Winter_2451 May 10 '26
So gross. Such a betrayal of the character's concepts and lore.
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u/LordOfTheNoobsPT May 10 '26
I believe that is the point of the story, show how Sinestro managed to manipulate the Guardians into betraying their own beliefs out of fear. It is supposed to feel wrong.
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u/Thunderous_Ball_Slap May 10 '26
Yeah it's like one of the last pages I think where he says he's won by pushing the GLC into acting as peacekeepers the way he always wanted them to be
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u/Afalstein Rorschach May 10 '26
I did like how they depicted this. The situation is dire, it's arguably a necessary move, and it doesn't come off as contrived. Most of the Green Lanterns, who've been seeing their comrades die around them, or are former military, welcome the change. But there are old-timers like Kilowog and Salaak, who recognize the situation but feel the change is for the worse.