🔴Green Lantern Confirms the Fate of the Fan-Favorite Orange Lanterns🔴
0Green Lantern Confirms the Fate of the Fan-Favorite Orange Lanterns
Green Lantern confirms the fate of the fan-favorite Orange Lanterns. Larfleeze, the sole Orange Lantern, has not been seen in some time, but in Part One of “The Trial of Jessica Cruz,” appearing in Green Lantern #9, he makes his return–sort of. The times are changing for not only the Green Lantern Corps, but other Lanterns as well, and Larfleeze may actually be in trouble.
Part One of “The Trial of Jessica Cruz,” in Green Lantern #9 is written by Sam Humphries and drawn by Yasmin Flores Montanez. Jessica Cruz is being put on trial by the United Planets for potential treason against the Green Lantern Corps. The United Planets have recently assumed control of the Corps, and believe Jessica is out of line.
The plan went slightly awry, leading to questions about Jessica’s loyalty. It is revealed Larfleeze is now in custody in a Sciencell.
There is Treachery Afoot With the Orange Lantern Corps--and The Other Corps As Well
Someone, Or Something, Is Destroying The Various Corps
Although the various multi-colored Lantern Corps were absent from the DC Universe for some time, the publisher’s current Green Lantern title is slowly reintroducing them. A mysterious force is targeting the various Power Batteries around the universe. So far, the Yellow, Red and Blue Batteries have been attacked, resulting in the decimation of their respective Lantern Corps. Larfleeze had been absent thus far, but now he has been drawn into the mystery surrounding these brutal attacks. This leaves only the Indigo Lanterns and the Star Sapphires unaccounted for, and they may be drawn in soon as well.
The Orange Lanterns, along with the other Lantern Corps, all wield various colors from the Emotional Spectrum. Orange is the color of avarice, or greed, and as such, there is only one member of the Orange Lanterns at any given time. Although it is possible for more than one person to use the Orange Light, its very nature ensures only one person uses it. Since the Orange Lanterns’ first appearance in 2008’s Green Lantern #25, Larfleeze has been the only member. Initially introduced as a villain, he quickly morphed into comic relief, despite how deadly he actually is.
Larfleeze’s power is great, and battles between him and the Orange Lantern Corps against the rest of the Corps tend not to end in their favor. As mentioned earlier, Larfleeze is the only member of the Orange Lantern Corps, or at least the only living member. Instead of recruiting others to his Corps, Larfleeze will kill them and then make an orange-light construct of that person, who serves as a member. Larfleeze is in nearly constant contact with his power battery, and when in proximity to it, he is virtually unstoppable.
One of the most powerful and fundamental forces in the DC Universe is the Emotional Spectrum. Each color in the Spectrum embodies a different emotional drive. Each color has its own respective Lantern Corps, complete with an oath, logo, sacred texts and representative entity. These various Lantern Corps converged in the epic Blackest Night crossover event in 2009-10, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Ivan Reis, to stop Nekron and his Black Lantern Corps from overrunning the universe.
The buildup to Blackest Night took place over the course of a few years, beginning with the 2007 Sinestro Corps War, culminating in the landmark Green Lantern #25. Yet even earlier than that, Geoff Johns had been teasing the existence of the Emotional Spectrum, and Green Lantern #25 revealed them in all their glory, including Larfleeze and the Orange Lanterns. However, the actual roll-out of the Lantern Corps was done over time, and Larfleeze made his full debut in 2009’s Green Lantern #39, as part of the “Agent Orange” storyline.