Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Venom and Green Lantern

 

I can still remember reading an issue of The Comic's Buyers' Guide and seeing plans for a new all-black Spider-Man suit.  I didn't think Marvel would stick with such a drastic change for more than an issue or two, but had to admit the new costume as illustrated by Rick Leonardi looked pretty cool.  Little did I realize what it would lead to. To think that Jim Shooter purchased the design off of a fan for a few hundred bucks!

16 comments:

  1. Venom as a GL?! What's next? Rocket Raccoon replacing Ch'p?

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  2. He might not have any questions, per se. But, I strongly suspect Guy Gardner might make some definite statements to the contrary!

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  3. Intriguing combination, Ross! :-) Any chance of a sequel? Like Medphyll mentoring Groot? Or Korg the Stone Man apprenticed to Chaselon?

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  4. That's so confusing! Venom already forms - and fights with - different shapes from his body. Will he now form those shapes outside his body with the ring? Or some weird combination? I would love to see the training montage for that character. And considering his people's "dark" origin, does he cite the Black Lantern oath??? This one hurts my brain, lol!

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  5. Venom as a Green Lantern? I would have thought him more suited for a yellow or red ring. But I have to admit, Venom has always been fearless.
    - Ordinaryguy2

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  6. I wonder how fearless he'd be if he had to take on Spawn or Hellboy (or both!)?

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  7. And at last we're back to handing out GL rings to any potential takers!

    Next up: Bail Organa, perhaps?

    (Still waiting on the doubtlessly-classic Deadpool/Green Lantern match-up!)

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    1. I'm personally waiting for Deadpool and Harley Quinn, but yeah Deadpool and Green Lantern would be a great mash up!

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  8. I'd rather see Scotty (from STAR TREK:TOS) become a GL.

    "Aye, Cap'n. I can finally give ya all the power ya want!"

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  9. Based on the traditional “fearless” criterion for being a GL, the obvious candidate is Rowan Atkinson’s incompetent spy, Johnny English. From the poster: “He knows no fear. He knows no danger. He knows nothing.”

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  10. Or, best of all? Deadpool and GL Hal Jordan having a tugo-of-war over Harley Quinn!*

    *Two photo-captures of Ryan Reynolds and one of Margot Robbie, in the style of that Silver Age B&B cover where Wonder Woman and Batgirl were competing for Batman the same way.

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  11. @Anon@8:29: Ross could even team Mr. English up with one Mr. Smart.

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  12. @BG849: why not? :-)

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  13. @Bob and Anonymous: moved and 2nded!

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  14. @Reg Aubrey: it could be worse. Can you imagine Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool as "Jade" Wilson (the daughter of Golden Age GL)?*

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