{"id":10267,"date":"2020-11-30T19:23:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T00:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/?p=10267"},"modified":"2020-11-30T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T00:28:25","slug":"what-will-become-of-kyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/what-will-become-of-kyle\/","title":{"rendered":"What will become of Kyle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since appearing in the Green Lantern 80th Anniversary special back in June, Kyle Rayner has been conspicuously absent from comics. To be fair, Grant Morrison’s “The Green Lantern” makes no bones about being Hal-centric (though is also surprising, as Grant Morrison was a huge advocate and proponent of Kyle during his initial well-received “JLA” days), so it’s not completely unexpected. As such, and without even a Green Lantern Corps book anymore to deposit him (and all of the other estranged GLs)… he appears to be a character without a home.<\/p>\n

For those unaware, beginning with “Emerald Twilight” in 1994 and concluding with “Rebirth,” ending in 2005, for 11 years Kyle Rayner was the only Green Lantern in comics. Alan Scott was quickly shuffled into the moniker of “Sentinel,” John Stewart was made into a Darkstar, and Guy Gardner went on adventures with a then-dead Sinestro’s yellow ring (later, his Vuldarian Warrior days). He was the guy carrying the torch for more than a decade, a literal \u201cTorce Bearer.\u201d Not only did he basically bring Hal back from the dead, he also resurrected the Guardians (who history seems to often incorrectly paint that Hal killed\u2026 he did not, they very clearly suicided in GL Vol. 3 #50) and repowered the Central Power Battery, single-handedly making it possible for the Green Lantern Corps to return (which it did, in \u201cGreen Lantern Corps: Recharge\u201d).<\/p>\n

Now, for a generation, perhaps two… Kyle was their guy, for better or worse. It is true, many pre-existing Hal Jordan fans felt slighted, and those who have been around the books long enough remember the HEAT days (Ha\u2019s Emerald Advancement Team) whose dreams and desires would one day become fulfilled at the hand of Geoff Johns.<\/p>\n

In any case, 2020 is a very different time than 1994. It\u2019s also a very different time than 2005. Hell, 2020 is also a radically different time than 2019. But should any of this take away from Kyle\u2019s contributions to not only Green Lantern the mythos, but the aforementioned two generations of fans? Most would say \u201cabsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, there is the question of where he would go in a new DC comic today. There appears to be this general idea since \u201cGreen Lantern: Rebirth\u201d that Kyle Rayner could only ever be placed in an ensemble cast book. We saw that in multiple volumes of \u201cGreen Lantern Corps,\u201d we saw it in the \u201cCountdown\u201d books, we saw it in \u201cGreen Lantern: New Guardians,\u201d we saw it in \u201cOmega Men.\u201d There was only one time Kyle was given a shake in a solo run, and it was Ron Marz\u2019 \u201cIon\u201d series, that was actually supposed to be an ongoing before Geoff Johns decided to yank Kyle out of that and make him a regular Green Lantern again in \u201cSinestro Corps War\u201d where he would then proceed to go on to\u2026 basically blend into the background in the aforementioned ensemble books.<\/p>\n

So where would he go? If not a solo book, why not a partnered up book? Kyle has always thrived in Earth-based stories, so let\u2019s start with that. It has to be something that he can go and do these crazy adventures, ringslinging (whether it\u2019s a Green ring or a White ring or something else is beside the point), but then at the end of the day he can still visit New York and have coffee at Radu\u2019s before maybe working on some art. Who would the partner be? Kyle\u2019s\u00a0 always had a pretty vibrant romantic life\u2026 so perhaps a romantic partner? If Jade is brought back, a rekindling there would surely raise some eyebrows. Donna Troy, round two? Soranik? Maybe putting it back on with Carol? Or romancing Jessica Cruz?<\/p>\n

What it shouldn\u2019t take is 20 Deposit Casinos<\/a> to make it happen. But we\u2019ll see what they do as Grant Morrison wraps up his current run.<\/p>\n\n\n

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