10 Things DC Comics Wants You To Forget About Green Lantern

Hey, remember that time Hal Jordan killed an entire galaxy?

by Ewan Paterson
Green Lantern In Space
DC Comics

Green Lantern might have absented the spotlight for Justice League, but despite the relative lack of screen time, DC's premier emerald hero is still one of their most popular.

Boasting a deep and gloried history that has wormed its way into pretty much every facet of pop-culture out there, the Green Lantern Corps are as iconic as they are compelling, replete with a brilliant oath that (without reciting), is obviously one of the best out there.

That being said, there are elements of the character's past that've been brushed under the carpet in recent years. Both on the screen and off, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rainer have all dealt with their fair share of controversies, as well as moments that, through lack of recent exposure, illustrate a tacit desire on DC's behalf for fans to forget they even happened in the first place.

With a resurgent presence in print and off, Green Lantern is set to come back in a big way going forward. We know not yet what form the Corps will take in the DCEU, but with a massive history to draw from, there are certain elements they’ll most certainly want you to avoid.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.