The Phantom Ring is an awesome idea, and one I unknowingly copied when I made my character from that universe. I've always been a fan of the different lanterns, and wondered what would happen if you could tap into all of the emotional spectrums at once and, if so, how that would be accomplished. So I thought of the Prism Ring, a ring made out of a clear, crystalline substance, that would act the way a prism does and break the 'white' of the emotional spectrum (not Life, but basically like white light) into the various singular emotions. Then the wearer could tap into each of those emotions individually, or even combine some of them (Hope and Will, Fear and Hate, etc.) to use however they wished. The power battery would, of course, be a large crystal. And to activate the ring you would have to say this oath: With Fear and Hope, Love and Hate. With Greed and Compassion we Will create. Our emotions aligned, our fate we make. Our power unleashed, Prism's Gate! I've only created one character in that 'Corps' so far, I haven't really thought out the particulars of the home world or anything, but I have some idea on how the rings would choose a bearer (basically the same way the rings do now, just with people capable of mastering the entire emotional spectrum).
Your Idea really is very good and creative. But the concept has already appeared not just in the form of the phantom ring, but also in another form. In the Planet of Apes Crossover the same Guardian who created the phantom ring created another. The Universal Ring. Basically your idea of tapping into all the colors and even being able to combine them, but it also has the ability to infinitely clone itself. Your idea is the better imo
In Blackest Day or Brightest Night Watermelon, cantaloupe, yadda-yadda A superstitious and cowardly lot _With Liberty and Justice for All!_ D-did I do it? Do I get the ring now?
Nope! To be a lantern you have to have a strong emotional attachment to someone or something you know. you must then watch it brutally and horribly die right in front of your eyes until the image burns into your mind so that you can never forget what happened, and depending on how you respond to the death of said attachment you will know whether you get a ring or not. Also you must listen to guy gardner sing baby dont hurt me, and baby, baby for 365 days straight no pee breaks or snacks. XD
Honestly with that, I like the thought of it going like the Arkam universe where Joker fears being forgotten because that makes sense for a guy who just does insane shit on a whim. The Joker is someone who seems to want to get bigger and badder with his schemes so to me, he seems like the type who'd want people to remember him because he can kill as many people as he wants, and what does that accomplish if people stop caring and forget about him? This is also why I think it makes sense for him to actually be afraid when Punisher attempts to kill him, because he's not afraid to die, he's afraid to die in such an unspectacular way as its not Batman going against his morals, finally breaking and killing the Joker, its some lunatic with a gun who is about to shoot him in the head and so instead of breaking the Dark Knight or the Man of Steel like he did in Injustice, his legacy at best would be another notch on Punisher's list of kills and he'd likely be forgotten after that. I think that is about the only fear Joker could have because he's clearly not afraid to do any number of disturbing things so anything that makes him meaningless, forgotten or pointless would probably be the thing that does it.
Hey Rob this may be a bit out of no where but I just want to thank you for your videos and the work you do. I go through bouts of clinical depression and anxiety, and your videos really help to mellow me out and calm me down when I'm going through rough spots. Your work goes further than you know.Thanks again man, and keep doing what you're doing.
I've always loved comics but thanks to you, you make me understand so much more of the DC and Marvel comics. THANK YOU CE. Now i'm planning a trip to the next comic con with my friends
I consider myself a classic content fan and I just felt a need to let you know and to say thank you. Both for the educating of new fans as well as reminding us of the details of why we fell in love with these paper champions in the first place.
The second with a military background that he might have heard about? A stretch, but military men occasionally fall out of the loop on things, especially when a huge amount of those exploits occur off planet. It would have been interesting if this kind of character was chosen as a blue Lantern ("hope") and the comic explored a lot of interesting ideas with that. Hope sometimes leading to the ugly side of wish fulfillment, and a not yet deserving getting what they want in a fresh way from fresh angles and side step all the tropes of "getting what you wish for".
As much as I love comics, this shows why I am a bigger fan of manga. There's one writer so you don't end up with all these changes to continuity made by other writers.
having multiple writers has its pros and cons. take a series like fairy tail or bleach for example, both have an interesting premise and a lot of potential, but were poorly written by the authors. with comics, writers are able to build upon each other's ideas and make something special that just can't be done with a single mind.
bluhmer1990 well you're right but they usually explain it in a logical way or just make a reboot they could say that this was caused by the new 52 and that's it problem solved
thats what bothers me the most..the whole concept of the phantom ring is basically a white lantern ring, that everybody can wield. And I also dislike the change of the continuity in regard of how the green lanterns were made...it was the fact that the guardians screwed up with the manhunters and than they screwed up the lanterns, that they were this council that was in some point evil...now they are redemed, what makes the first volthuum ark pretty much useless
Dude for the past few years the green latern stories have been just killing it. Absolutely amazing storytelling and development. I'm honestly falling in love with them. Keep it up, and ROBCORE!!! AWAY!!!!
Long time viewer; first time commenting (on any RU-vid video since its inception.) This informative video is the first time I've found out what exactly happens in the new GLs series. I don't know a lot of people reading it (besides Aaron at A Comic Shop in Orlando, FL), so was exactly what I needed to discover while driving home late from my job. Geoff Johns' GL brought me back from a four or five year slump. Each volume/series was a fine example of what makes comic books better than any other form of entertainment. That said, I--like many of your viewers--will likely pick up the collected volumes of this particular series. I'm a big Sam Humphries fan. CITIZEN JACK is incredible. Love his AVENGERS A.I. story as well. (That book was super-underrated.) I find it incredibly interesting that he changed some of the GL canon regarding the order of 2814 Lanterns. The whole idea that the Manhunters weren't the first "space police" is a bit odd. I wonder if this was an editorial decision because they've got big plans for VOLTHOOM, or if Humphries wanted to shake things up? Either way, this series intrigues me. Thanks for all the hard work. I'm at the shop buying books every Wednesday., but funds keep me away from certain titles. There a few recent videos that have kept me in the know. Your contributions to informing the uninformed about stories (including the recent ones) is appreciated. Thanks again. - @_mattdesimone (Twitter)
Well all of their members are criminals that have been pretty much forced into extremely compassionate beings, there was an arc about it a while back. Once they lost the rings they were out for revenge.
Omer Aliuddin yeah I know, still compassion has been shown over and over to be the only emotion that is incorruptible. So incorruptible it can take the worst people in the universe and make them inherently righteous
I don't know that people are super attatched to the current lantern backstory. Neither backstory especially explains why the hell the spectrum embodiment of love was something only girls could use, and to evil ends. Whoever wrote that must have been going through a breakup.
In fearful day ,in raging night With strong hearts full our souls ignite When all seems lost in the war of light look to the stars for HOPE burns bright!
red lanterns have to be my favorite its just pure raw rage i just want a good one like razor from the animated series who uses rage for good not guy gardner. i want to see a red lantern be apart of the justice league itd be awsome
You have to consider that when Kyle Reiner became a White Lantern, he was accepted into every corps which is how he gained all of their power. This means that he was not accessing the emotional spectrums directly, but through the power sources of those emotions. When Frank got the Phantom Ring, he simply tapped directly into whatever emotion on the spectrum he was feeling, no need for power sources or batteries of any kind, but also no limit on how much of any given emotion he feels while accessing it. I don't think he would be capable of being a White Lantern, but for someone who already was one, it would indeed likely return them to being a White Lantern, though in my opinion I think they would be a much more powerful version of the White Lantern since there is no buffer mechanism.
Kytoflame No if I remember it can't tap into Life and use it on the same Degree as the white lantern since The white lantern Ring can literally Warp Reality on a pretty Major degree
12:50 He said Marvel heroes are never held accountable to people and the government and to themselves as heroes. Wasn't the whole plot of Civil War 1 about being held accountable via government control...?
dolphinboy152 it was but then everything about the civil war was completely forgotten. the Superhero Registration Act was never really mentioned after civil war ended and no mentioned Goliath or other heroes that died during the event
dolphinboy152 he means consistently marvel hero's don't have to deal with the government really while DC hero's Have to consistently I mean hell The JLA was Formed specifically do if the JL ever went bad they would have a counter the government always Is doing shit like that
I really hope dc rebirth bring back The spectre and make him look more epic and he is more powerful and got new ability 😊. And I really hope The spectre storyline be more amazing
I think the white lantern ring lets you choose which kind of light to use, you're in control, you decide if you want to use red, green, blue.. it's also easy to revert back to neutral white light. Oh, and you can use white light too. With the phantom ring.. I think *it* is in control, not you. It constantly scans you, and as soon as it detects one of the 7 emotions of the spectrum, it turns you into a member of that core. And it does so constantly, and you have no choice in the matter. I can see why that would make you crazy after a while..
Also, it seems as if every emotion the Phantom Ring switches you to, you feel an intense burst of that emotion in particular. When Frank got angry, he got viciously angry. When he got greedy, he got psychotically greedy. When he got hopeful, he got overwhelmingly hopeful. It seems like what Rami was saying about there being no barriers or buffers between you and a direct connection to the emotional spectrum essentially meant that every time you accessed an emotion, you accessed ALL of that emotion whether you intended to or not. At least that's how I interpreted it. Upside means it never has to be recharged, downside means you'll probably go insane from the raw power alone.
The best thing about Jessica Cruz is that she is almost dominated by her own fears and anxieties, which is something a lot of people can sympathise with - but that she is someone who is shown to be able to overcome that, to the point that this is why she has a lantern ring.
Rob, I agree that the Green Lanterns stories have been expertly written and the art is fantastic. I don't mind the minor retcon and the GL Corps being a response to Volthoom, especially because he was one of the secrets of the guardians. So it kinda makes sense that this response wasn't known until now. And as for your question, I'm a Green Lantern all the way. This choice is mainly because of their harnessing and use of willpower as well as overcoming fear. It's something I use on a daily basis, so I see the members of GL Corps as a kind of role models. PS - I have a lot of hopes in Jessica Cruz and how she will play out in the greater landscape going forward. I think she could be the greatest... well, second greatest... Green Lantern ever. Time will tell
Blue Lantern Corps is my favorite! Their symbiosis with the Green Lantern Corps is pretty awesome (true hope requires willpower to succeed), and the fact that the universe is imbalanced because of their low numbers over in the Hal Jordan series speaks volumes to their importance. Odym also has some pretty cool wildlife, and Saint Walker just seems like a nice person.
Re: the order of Lanterns. I believe that, yes, Guy Gardner was the second human after Hal Jordan to "get" a ring, but he largely served as a backup for Hal and was not permitted to serve at the time. Then Guy got into an accident which left him unable to serve. That's when, during Green Lantern/Green Arrow, John Stewart became Hal's backup, but was allowed to serve due to events going on. Stewart was very public with his superheroics, even forgoing having a secret identity, so it makes sense that Laminski would think that Stewart was the second GL. Guy was kind of low key as a Lantern, especially when he fell into a coma that he would wake up from until Crisis on Infinite Earths. A faction of the Guardians restored Gardner and tried to have him complete a mission for them. Gardner continued to serve as a GL, finally becoming very recognizable in public during Legends which led to the formation of the Justice League International. The fact that by this time, Guy also decided to forego hiding his identity helped with that.
Oh no, what happened to, "So what I wanna do here..." Anyways, love your vids! I just recently watched the Books of Doom video series you made and I was wondering if you're going to make one about Infamous Iron Man?
a good way to describe Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz's relationship to the phantom lantern as a green lantern. Jessica and Simon are new hires, employed by someone to do a job, the phantom lantern is just some guy who showed up and started working without being hired.
