SINESTRO CORPS: News & Speculation

[Gargus]

I read the GL series up till recently and I stopped but I saw something about sinestro corp and some guy got a yellow ring kind of like how the rings find green lanterns.

Anyone know when that starts? Ill start buying them again once that gets going. I just couldnt get into the GL stuff since the series restarted but I always did like me some sinestro.

[skally19]

maybe the next arc? that's when i wanted to jump in too

[Desaad]

The current arc deals with Hal's time as a POW. It has him facing off against the Rocket Reds, an army of alien bounty-hunters, the Global Guardians and the JLA.

In the last issue, there was a 4 page interlude focusing on what is going on with the Sinestro Corps (based on Qward).

After this arc concludes, there will be a Star Sapphire arc.

And then after that, there will be the Sinestro Corps Arc, I suspect, which will include an annual drawn by Ethan V.

I suspect that there will be a few more interludes following the progress of the Sinestro Corps here and there.

[rwe1138]

The Sinestro Corps arc starts in GL Annual #1 by Johns & Van Schiver

[Tony Starkz]

maybe the next arc? that's when i wanted to jump in too

Buy the last few issues starting with #7,you'll love it.

[kal_el21]

I say wait until summer. Just like all blockbusters.

[Gargus]

Ah in last weeks CSN it talked about sinestro corps #1 coming out next year. So I guess that answers my question.

Ill just wait for it to come out, I just cant get into GL anymore. I know jordan messed up and all but I can only see him try and redeem himself so many times before I had enough.

[rwe1138]

Ah in last weeks CSN it talked about sinestro corps #1 coming out next year. So I guess that answers my question.

Ill just wait for it to come out, I just cant get into GL anymore. I know jordan messed up and all but I can only see him try and redeem himself so many times before I had enough.

Sweet. Did it mention the writer or artist? Geoff & Ethan?

[Ethan Van Sciver]

Sweet. Did it mention the writer or artist? Geoff & Ethan?

Hey! This new WIZARD magazine features preview art from the Sinestro Corps book. I think it just came out today.

[rwe1138]

Hey! This new WIZARD magazine features preview art from the Sinestro Corps book. I think it just came out today.

Hey, yeah, there it is. Nice work. Please tell me Despotellis is visually based on those spider-trees on Dagobah from Star Wars.

[Jack Zodiac]

Am I to understand that this book about the Sinestro Corps will be an ongoing? Or a one-shot, mini-series, or annual?

[rwe1138]

Am I to understand that this book about the Sinestro Corps will be an ongoing? Or a one-shot, mini-series, or annual?

According to Wizard, stuff starts in April with Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps #1, then moves into both Green Lantern & Green Lantern Corp through summer and into fall.

[Jack Zodiac]

Cooooooooooooooooool! Haven't read Wizard in years, and the one time they report something worthwhile, I have to get it secondhand. :p

[Jack Zodiac]

Not too long now before we get to see the big reveal about the Sinestro Corps that's been building up for well over a year, now. Ever since Sin dusted away on Hal in Rebirth, he's been cooking up something. In continuity, he's had over two years to build his Corps, and now he's starting to recruit in our universe.

What do you want to see from the Sinestro Corps in the Anti-Matter Universe? 7200 Yellow Lanterns? I guess that's what they'll call themselves. Anti-Matter Guardians on Qward? They've already got a Central Battery, which might mean they won't be stealin' their power from Green Lanterns anymore. I'd really like to see them get their own version of Mogo. Something about to sentient planets duking it out with each other seems too !@#$ing awesome for words.

What're you expectations for the Sinestro Corps?

[Mike Smash!]

That's a good question. We do know that the Sinestro Corps will have their own oath. Perhaps in that, we'll know what their stated purpose is.

I imagine they'll have a tight and merciless Machiavellian structure where Sinestro keeps a tight leash on all of them, but expects them to turn on each other to crawl to the top.

I'd like to see them as an intergalactic terrorist group that calls for some kind of Mussolini-style fascism, much the way that Sinestro ruled Korugar before his exile.

But notice that when they snatched Amon Sur, he was told he was to be taken to Qward for "reconditioning", which can only be unpleasant.

[Jack Zodiac]

Yeah, I liked that issue, because at first we saw how somebody like Batman could will the ring off of him because he wasn't power hungry and susceptible to the ring's advances, but Amon took it without question because he wanted that kind of power. I'd imagine there are a few other ex-Lantern villains who'd do the same, like Nero and Effigy.

The Green Lanterns are an icon of overcoming fear, so I think the Sinestro Corps will be devoted to spreading fear. I wouldn't be surprised if their first assault on Oa is an effort to free Parallax and take him to the Qward.

[Jack Zodiac]

Oh, and y'know... now that I think about it, Gibbons just recently introduced Ranx the Sentient City, who hates Green Lanterns. He/It would be a neat foe for Mogo, seeing as how he's destined to destroy him and all. Instead of being a planet battling another planet, it'd be a city infesting barren planets to attack Mogo.

[The Scribe]

I posted this awhile back on another forum.

Star Sapphire is going to be on this Corps, so I've heard.

I looked up a few villains:

Nero (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=966)
Nero was the second attempt by the Qwardians to take down the new Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.

Krona (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=744)
The Oans severely punished Krona for his misdeeds, turning him into a bolt of energy and sending him to forever wander the cosmos.

He needs to be brought back, he has a good reason to want to fight the Lanterns again.


Appa Ali Apsa (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character.asp?UniqueId=943)

Appa Ali Apsa, a.k.a. the Old-Timer, was one of the immortal Guardians of the Universe, creators of the law keeping Green Lantern Corps.


Ohm (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=879)

He was never used much, and I want to know more about him. ;)

Effigy (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Bizzaro2.asp?UniqueId=944)

I like this character and want to see more of him. He could be Sinestro's right hand man.

That's all for now.
http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/index.asp

[mgs]

Oh, and y'know... now that I think about it, Gibbons just recently introduced Ranx the Sentient City, who hates Green Lanterns. He/It would be a neat foe for Mogo, seeing as how he's destined to destroy him and all. Instead of being a planet battling another planet, it'd be a city infesting barren planets to attack Mogo.

the thing about ranx, though....it was not that hard to beat. all it took was like 3 lanterns, and they decided not to kill it, cause they didn't want to. they could've though. that's why it's still alive.

[BeastieRunner]

Grayven, Nero, & Effigy I bet are all tied to Sinestro. Ion #12 comes out this week, I bet we get some more answers and if that's the case . . . That's a lot of firepower.

[Nate Grey]

I'd rather not see Grayven tied to the Corps., but otherwise I could see Nero joining the ranks.

One thing I keep thinking though..."Evil does not share power." So I can't help but think this will be self-serving to Sinestro in some way. Like at some point he'd kill them all and consilidate their power into himself? I don't know, but because of evil's very nature I can't see it lasting very long.

[Mike Smash!]

I'd rather not see Grayven tied to the Corps., but otherwise I could see Nero joining the ranks.

Grayven would be out of place, but Nero would make sense. Perhaps as Amon Sur's partner for 2814? He already has a Qwardian ring, after all.

One thing I keep thinking though..."Evil does not share power." So I can't help but think this will be self-serving to Sinestro in some way. Like at some point he'd kill them all and consilidate their power into himself? I don't know, but because of evil's very nature I can't see it lasting very long.

Sharing power isn't an issue, if you control the people who share in it and save the biggest portions for yourself. I imagine a great deal of the "reconditioning" involves that very control. Sinestro is gathering some nasty folks together and he's certainly smart enough -- and enough of a control freak -- to know that he has to keep them in line, by any means necessary. I don't doubt that he wouldn't hesitate to kill any of them if they became a danger to his control over his Corps.

I imagine alot of our questions will begin to be answered next month when the Tales of the Sinestro Corps back-up stories begin in Green Lantern.

[projectnrm]

I am in no way prepared for how good this thing is going to look.

Ivan Reis and Ethan van Sciver are two of the best in the business, and I think they're going to just go insane during this event. I expect it to blow their past GL work out of the water, which I didn't even think would be possible.

Plotwise, I'm interested to learn how exactly the rings are going to work.

If guys like Effigy and Star Sapphire are going to be in the Corps, will they still have their old powers, or are they going to operate purely off of Sinestro's rings as part of their "reconditioning"?

[Jack Zodiac]

Star Sapphire is going to be on this Corps, so I've heard.

Really? Huh. I don't know how much I like that, what with her already having the kind of power necessary to fight a Lantern. I like her more as a personal villain for Hal Jordan.

Nero (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=966)
Nero was the second attempt by the Qwardians to take down the new Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.

Definitely Nero. Nero was one of the best things about Winick's run. He was Kyle's Sinestro. Just like Sin was in every way Hal's opposite/equal (military man given enough power to control and falling for it), Nero was Kyle's. He was every bit as creative and powerful as Kyle, but he was completely effin' looney. I'd love to see him play the Sinestro Corps' version of Ion.

Krona (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=744)
The Oans severely punished Krona for his misdeeds, turning him into a bolt of energy and sending him to forever wander the cosmos.

He needs to be brought back, he has a good reason to want to fight the Lanterns again.


Appa Ali Apsa (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character.asp?UniqueId=943)

Appa Ali Apsa, a.k.a. the Old-Timer, was one of the immortal Guardians of the Universe, creators of the law keeping Green Lantern Corps.

Krona... would be interesting, but I don't think he could be downgraded enough to be a part of the Sinestro Corps in any way. His villainy comes from a quest for knowledge, not necessarily power. Appa Ali Apsa, on the other hand, was mad and powerhungry, and if Qward gets its own set of anti-matter Guardians, he'd be an interesting fit.

Also! The Mad God Sector 3600 needs to make a reappearance alongside the new Sinestro.

Ohm (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Character2.asp?UniqueId=879)

He was never used much, and I want to know more about him. ;)

He was a throwaway character, better to leave him in the trash.

Effigy (http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Bizzaro2.asp?UniqueId=944)

I like this character and want to see more of him. He could be Sinestro's right hand man.

I liked Effigy as one of the Controller's experiments in making Green Lanterns. I wouldn't mind seeing him with a yellow power ring.

Oh! And I don't know why the hell I didn't think of this before, but the Controllers! Who better to be anti-Guardians than those who sloughed them off billions of years ago?

[Jack Zodiac]

the thing about ranx, though....it was not that hard to beat. all it took was like 3 lanterns, and they decided not to kill it, cause they didn't want to. they could've though. that's why it's still alive.

He wasn't a push-over, and that was without anything like a power ring to amp his abilities. With a ring, he'd be as malleable as Mogo, able to control every brick in his streets, create his own life, and so on. I think he'd be perfect, and it goes a fair way towards making that crazy Empire of Tears story Alan Moore wrote years ago a possibility.

[Mike Smash!]

Really? Huh. I don't know how much I like that, what with her already having the kind of power necessary to fight a Lantern. I like her more as a personal villain for Hal Jordan.

I agree. There's no need to make EVERY Hal villain a member of the Sinestro Corps.

[Joe-Dono]

I thoght this was gonna be a Mini series, Gah if it isnt then can you post relivent issues that I should get please.

[Jack Zodiac]

The Sinestro Corps will be revealed in a back-up for the next few issues of Greeen Lantern. Then there'll be the mini-series, so you haven't missed anything relevant yet.

And I agree, Mike, as much as I like seeing Hal's old villains coming back out of Limbo (especially Black Hand and Hector Hammond, who they need to break out again soon), I don't want to see them all become generic villains in an anti-Corps. Most of them work perfectly fine on their own.

[Karl O'Neill]

Sinestro is one the most powerful villains in the DCU at the moment,
he is so going to kick ass, and he looks like a certain guy with a h in his name.

i am really looking forward to this book.

[handOFfate]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Johns has done a fantastic job of building this thing up, and its one of the main things that's keeping me interested in Green Lantern.

[PastePotPete]

I thoght this was gonna be a Mini series, Gah if it isnt then can you post relivent issues that I should get please.

Hey Joe, I'm going by memory here but:

The last time we saw Sinestro himself was in Green Lantern: Rebirth which I think ranks as the resurrection story to beat. It was great!

The first appearance of the Sinestro Corps. was in Green Lantern #10, the first One Year Later issue and the first part of the Revenge of the Green Lanterns storyline.

The second appearance of Sinestro Corps was, I believe, in the first issue of the Wanted: Hal Jordan arc and I think that began in Green Lantern #14

We got a lot more info last issue in Green Lantern #17, the end of the Wanted: Hal Jordan story.

Also, see Ion #10 and #11 for more weirdness with the Qwardians.

I'm excited about this Sinestro Corps but I don't want to see all of Hal's enemies join. I think Johns is doing a great job rebuilding Hal's rogues gallery and I don't want them all lumped onto one team.

That said, I think one of my favorite villains, Nero, definitely deserves a spot on the Sinestro Corps. But he's the only one I'd put on the corps. cuz he already has a definite connection to their anti-matter power.

I saw a Wizard feature listing off Sinestro Corps. members and most of them were really creepy new alien characters, like a monster that lives inside an asteroid and acts as a sniper, shooting down Green Lanterns that come too close.

[We R. Venom]

I think all us GL fans have been waiting so long for this. Its very close to being here. I would love to see how many Sinestro Corps lanterns there will be to start, and to finish. this is gonna be wild. Lots of death and fighting.

[Mike Smash!]

Since Apokolips has a Green Lantern, it would make sense for there to be a Sinestro Corpsman as well.

I can't imagine that Darkseid would think well on a being like that not being under his control.

[Deadpooligan]

Since Apokolips has a Green Lantern, it would make sense for there to be a Sinestro Corpsman as well.

I can't imagine that Darkseid would think well on a being like that not being under his control.

I'm sure the ring would even try to get big D himself in on the Sinestro Corps. But he'd obviously refuse it. Plus, I'm sure Raker Quarrigat has to be dead by now. (Can he even charge his ring?)

[Desaad]

I'm sure the ring would even try to get big D himself in on the Sinestro Corps. But he'd obviously refuse it. Plus, I'm sure Raker Quarrigat has to be dead by now. (Can he even charge his ring?)

He was alive as of the Raab run, and since Kyle brought back the CPB he may be able to charge his ring.

[EZMOHR]

I have a bad feeling that Sinestro is gonna be built up to be some sort of villian ala Black Adam since the year 2000. They are gonna show you Sinestro is some sort of "flawed" hero in a specific light...but bad in another stroke.

Please DC, make Sinestro and his corp. just villians. I hope there is not some sort of Black Adamification to Sinestro. Black Adam's story has been cool because it doesn't necessarily happen "all" the time in comics (and doesn't suck.) Don't do it with Sinestro so close to doing it with Black Adam.

[The Scribe]

Really? Huh. I don't know how much I like that, what with her already having the kind of power necessary to fight a Lantern. I like her more as a personal villain for Hal Jordan.

That's what I heard. I believe it's going to happen. It should be interesting. ;)


He was a throwaway character, better to leave him in the trash.


:( I want to see more Ohm. :(



I liked Effigy as one of the Controller's experiments in making Green Lanterns. I wouldn't mind seeing him with a yellow power ring.

Effigy is one of my favorites. I want to see more of him so he needs to be on the team.

[phantom1592]

Nero should NOT be part of the corps. Unless they have a kick butt explaination behind it. Sinestro would HATE Nero. Sinestro is all about order, strict Iron fisted order, while Nero is chaos personified. Sin could probably reprogram him.... but then he wouldn't be the nero we love.

I'd almost like to see him in the Alan Scott or Kyle Position. The one who is a yellow lantern.... but not associated with the corps.

[Jack Zodiac]

That's what he's looking like. He was parading around as Kyle with yellow energy, which means he's somehow internalized his power, just like Kyle. He didn't remember how or why he was in our universe doing what he was when Hal and Kyle stopped him. So Sin's probably "reprogrammed" him for his own purposes, such as trying to attack the Guardians.

[PastePotPete]

I have a bad feeling that Sinestro is gonna be built up to be some sort of villian ala Black Adam since the year 2000. They are gonna show you Sinestro is some sort of "flawed" hero in a specific light...but bad in another stroke.

Please DC, make Sinestro and his corp. just villians. I hope there is not some sort of Black Adamification to Sinestro. Black Adam's story has been cool because it doesn't necessarily happen "all" the time in comics (and doesn't suck.) Don't do it with Sinestro so close to doing it with Black Adam.

Nah, not going to happen. Geoff Johns is in charge of all things Green Lantern right now and he doesn't write Sinestro as a flawed shades-of-grey kind of bad guy. He writes Sinestro as the most arrogant being in the universe, evil to the core. This is the guy that used his imprisonment inside the Oa power battery to awaken and join forces with Parallax -- one of the most monstrous forces in the universe.

What makes you think they're going to Black Adamize Sinestro?

[Samurai]

Not too long now before we get to see the big reveal about the Sinestro Corps that's been building up for well over a year, now. Ever since Sin dusted away on Hal in Rebirth, he's been cooking up something. In continuity, he's had over two years to build his Corps, and now he's starting to recruit in our universe.

What do you want to see from the Sinestro Corps in the Anti-Matter Universe? 7200 Yellow Lanterns? I guess that's what they'll call themselves. Anti-Matter Guardians on Qward? They've already got a Central Battery, which might mean they won't be stealin' their power from Green Lanterns anymore. I'd really like to see them get their own version of Mogo. Something about to sentient planets duking it out with each other seems too !@#$ing awesome for words.

What're you expectations for the Sinestro Corps?
What about, instead of a 2nd sentient planet, the Sinestro Corps answer to Mogo is a sentient yellow star? Imagine the GL Corps trying to destroy a living star... with its own power ring as well! Maybe they could send a Suneater after it... :)

[EZMOHR]

What makes you think they're going to Black Adamize Sinestro?

Quite simply put, the fact that Batman was almost given a yellow power ring. I don't care, people can quote whatever Batman as always done, and Batman stradles shades of gray, and blah, blah, blah, blah.

At the end of the day, Batman is a HERO. He was almost given a yellow power ring by a villian. This is screaming to me that Sinestro is gonna be made out to be some sort of "tragic" character, and not the villian he is. If I was a betting man, I would say we would see some pariahfication of the Guardians and Oa in whatever the Sinestro Corp. storyline brings us. Johns if I'm not mistaken as written a total of what, 5-7 Sinestro stories. He doesn't have a set Sinestro story guide yet.

I'm just hoping this close to the awesomeness Black Adam was given in the last 7 years, they don't try to bleed the well dry with it. Black Adam's shades of gray worked. To a VERY lesser extent, Hunter Zolomon's worked in The Flash. Don't do it with this one as well.

[Jack Zodiac]

It isn't gonna' happen. The few times Johns has written Sinestro, he's done so completely to the character's true form, just a powerhungry fascist. Case in point, his rings were seeking out beings capable of inspiring fear, but instead of asking the candiates, they just forced themselves on them. Nothing gray about that.

[ragnarok_2012]

I think it would be fun to see the Sinestro Corps branch out into the multiverse to "create order."

This could force the Green Lantern Corps to branch out as well.

And then we'll have the Guardians of the Multiverse. :D

[Mike Smash!]

I have a bad feeling that Sinestro is gonna be built up to be some sort of villian ala Black Adam since the year 2000. They are gonna show you Sinestro is some sort of "flawed" hero in a specific light...but bad in another stroke.

Please DC, make Sinestro and his corp. just villians. I hope there is not some sort of Black Adamification to Sinestro. Black Adam's story has been cool because it doesn't necessarily happen "all" the time in comics (and doesn't suck.) Don't do it with Sinestro so close to doing it with Black Adam.

Not a change. They've done a lot to build up Snestro as a truly evil and frightening cold blooded fascist tyrant to change.

Based on the fact that he's enslaved the Qwardians and has recruited cannibals and psychopaths, he's gonna be a BIG time villain.

[Mike Smash!]

Quite simply put, the fact that Batman was almost given a yellow power ring. I don't care, people can quote whatever Batman as always done, and Batman stradles shades of gray, and blah, blah, blah, blah.

At the end of the day, Batman is a HERO. He was almost given a yellow power ring by a villian. This is screaming to me that Sinestro is gonna be made out to be some sort of "tragic" character, and not the villian he is. If I was a betting man, I would say we would see some pariahfication of the Guardians and Oa in whatever the Sinestro Corp. storyline brings us. Johns if I'm not mistaken as written a total of what, 5-7 Sinestro stories. He doesn't have a set Sinestro story guide yet.

I'm just hoping this close to the awesomeness Black Adam was given in the last 7 years, they don't try to bleed the well dry with it. Black Adam's shades of gray worked. To a VERY lesser extent, Hunter Zolomon's worked in The Flash. Don't do it with this one as well.

The ring went to Batman because of the A.I. requirements... it was programmed to search out people who "instill great fear", which normally means bad guys. Ultimately, the ring rejected Batman (and vice versa), upon scanning him.

[Mike Smash!]

It isn't gonna' happen. The few times Johns has written Sinestro, he's done so completely to the character's true form, just a powerhungry fascist. Case in point, his rings were seeking out beings capable of inspiring fear, but instead of asking the candiates, they just forced themselves on them. Nothing gray about that.Not to mention the mention of "reconditioning" and a drill sergeant that was biting a slave's head off.

[Jack Zodiac]

Ah, yes, Sin's first recruit. His twisted-ass Kilowog. That's gonna' be an awesome fight.

[Green Lantern wannabe]

Is there still a multiverse? I thought it's been one and the same universe since COIE.

[Jack Zodiac]

D Didi spoiled the big surprise in 52. Infinite Crisis crapped out a new multiverse, or maybe the old one... I'unno. Anyway, it's there again.

[ragnarok_2012]

Say it with me:

Guardians of the Multiverse.

We need this.

[Mac Danny]

Hey how come the Sinestro Corps Ring didn't seek out the Scarecrow. His whole deal is inspiring great fear.

I guess Sinestro Corps sounds better than Qward Corps.

The Sinestro Corps Symbol is nice, it combines elements of the green lantern logo with the radioactive symbol.

I am looking for good things to come out of this.

[Mac Danny]

Is there still a multiverse? I thought it's been one and the same universe since COIE.

Why doesn't Dc handle their multi-verse like Marvel.. You just don't talk about it. I have always thought Marvel had a cleaner multiverse than DC. It seems to me that what makes it work is that it isn't really discussed. Hell there are at least 616 earths in their multiverse and they seem to keep them all straight.

[Jack Zodiac]

They haven't even touched upon a few dozen universes outside of "616," so there isn't really much to keep straight, unlike DC who had a handful they used often, and even crossed over.

Not like it matters. The multiverse wasn't the reason DC had their first Crisis. Earth-1 and Earth-2 were. They had two Supermans, two Batmans, two Wonder Womans, two Flashes, two Green Lanterns... they thought it was time to clean house. They also had, at that point, over forty years of continuity that could've scared off new readers, so they cherrypicked that and then clicked the restart button. The multiverse itself wasn't the problem (seriously, who'd complain about Earth-C and Earth-K not taking place on Earth-1?), it was the several decades of history in their two main universes conflicting with one another.

Marvel doesn't have that because they're a much younger company with a lot less continuity and, for the most part, they ignore the passing of time and altogether forget about crap they don't want to keep around without the need for pesky continuity reboots.

[Andy S.]

But notice that when they snatched Amon Sur, he was told he was to be taken to Qward for "reconditioning", which can only be unpleasant.

Amon Sur was the guy who gave Hal his GL ring right? I haven't been reading the GL series for a year or so. Does anyone know why was he brought back from the dead?

[Andy S.]

Hey how come the Sinestro Corps Ring didn't seek out the Scarecrow. His whole deal is inspiring great fear.


I think the thing with Scarecrow is that as much as he terrifies others with his tricks and tactics, beneath his robes and masks he's this rather tiny, frail man who is helpless unless he is hurting others. He really doesn't have much actual power on his own, unlike Sinestro or some of the S Corps recruits who have actual strength and willpower of their own. You would need that to go up against the fearless ranks of the GL corps, and i just don't think Scarecrow has what it takes to do that.

[Mac Danny]

Amon Sur was the guy who gave Hal his GL ring right? I haven't been reading the GL series for a year or so. Does anyone know why was he brought back from the dead?

Abin Sur gave him the ring. Amon is his brat of a kid.

[Mike Smash!]

Amon Sur was the guy who gave Hal his GL ring right? I haven't been reading the GL series for a year or so. Does anyone know why was he brought back from the dead?

No, Hal got his ring from Abin Sur, the dying alien Green Lantern of space sector 2814. Amon is Abin's son and he has some serious daddy issues.

[Mike Smash!]

It looks like it's confirmed. The yellow specks of dust at the end of GLC #10 is Sinestro Corpsman Despotellis, a sentient virus and he's infecting GLs that are entering and leaving Mogo.

http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/003000/despotellis.jpg

With this, the yellow ring cameo in the last issue of Ion, and the debut of Amon Sur as a Sinestro Corpsman, they're really pushing the hell out of the Sinestro Corps, aren't they?

[Jack Zodiac]

Yes ma'am! Kinda' wish I'd read the last issues of Ion and GLC before this, but meh! Now it's just driving me to read 'em right away.

Take a hike, Ms. Marvel! I've got a date with some hunky space men.

[Deadpooligan]

Yes ma'am! Kinda' wish I'd read the last issues of Ion and GLC before this, but meh! Now it's just driving me to read 'em right away.

Take a hike, Ms. Marvel! I've got a date with some hunky space men.

Hey! I thought Ms. Marvel #13 was great!

More Sinestro Corps Rings appeared at the end of Ion #12. And hey! Kyle's not dead! He's set to appear in upcoming issues of Green Lantern and GLC!

[IPW]

It looks like it's confirmed. The yellow specks of dust at the end of GLC #10 is Sinestro Corpsman Despotellis, a sentient virus and he's infecting GLs that are entering and leaving Mogo.

I wonder if this means that Kyle was infected in ION #3? If so, is that why yellow has been appearing in his aura.


What about, instead of a 2nd sentient planet, the Sinestro Corps answer to Mogo is a sentient yellow star? Imagine the GL Corps trying to destroy a living star... with its own power ring as well! Maybe they could send a Suneater after it... :)

Like Solaris from DC 1,000,000. Solaris with a yellow ring.....

[Jack Zodiac]

Hey! I thought Ms. Marvel #13 was great!

It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anywhere as good as the last year of the book's been.

Anyway, finished the last issue of Ion. Interesting...

And finished the last issue of GLC. Considering it's Gibbons... I have a feeling that Empire of Tears prophecy isn't far off.

[fightgar]

who do you want to see get a power ring....

i wanna see a ring bust through Oa and go to Superboy Prime......and just for kicks i would wanna see what doomsday would look like with one on....even for just a little while

[The Scribe]

I've already said who I want to see with a ring. ;)

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=168150

Superboy Prime and Doomsday with rings? :eek:

[Mike Smash!]

Should we merge this with the other Sinestro Corps thread (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=168150)?

[Mike Smash!]

Thought you all might be interested in seeing this:

http://www.newsarama.com/DC/June07/APR07Back.jpg

[Mike Smash!]

http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/003214/GLAnnual4.jpg

[Jack Zodiac]

Kooky pink Hitler!

[BeastieRunner]

Grayven seemed to have a yellow power signature and it's making me wonder if he will be part of the Sinestro Corps. I could be reading more into, though. Also, at the end of Ion #12, I wonder where those 5 Sinestro rings are going? I was assuming Earth so I wonder if we'll get 5 Earthlings into the Sinestro Corps?

[Mike Smash!]

Almost a year of build up and it's been pitching in every Green Lantern related title so far...and it all comes to a head in a few months.

What are your expectations for the coming showdown between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps? What are you hoping to see?

[Lex]

I'm hoping for a giant space battle with hundreds of Lanterns and Sinestro Corps members.

[BeastieRunner]

I'm hoping for a giant space battle with hundreds of Lanterns and Sinestro Corps members.

Ditto but with two page panoramics.

[kello]

I just read issue #17 today ( my first GL in a really long time). I bought it because I saw a thing about the Sinestro Corps on the Wizard website a long time ago and thought the idea was long overdue.

I guess the thing that gets me after reading 17 is the way that Sinestro rings seem to take over their "users". It seems like the villains aren't really in control, which seems kind of disapointing. I feel like the heroes will beat them in the end by breaking the rings' powers.

Otherwise, I think this is a great concept, no matter what anyone who writes "The Buy Pile" may think. I love the art in GL, and it really has a lot of action. You can tell it's a Johns book because the pace is fast but the stories are entertaining (Much like Action Comics). I can see why there is buzz around this book.

[Dark Ben]

I'm really wainting for it, Johns and Van Sciver ^^ nothing left to say
and it seems that the sinestro's corps members are brainwashed only after thay agreed to be part of it, if they have enough willpower (as Batman) the sinestro Ring will go search an other bearer

[Mike Smash!]

I guess the thing that gets me after reading 17 is the way that Sinestro rings seem to take over their "users". It seems like the villains aren't really in control, which seems kind of disapointing. I feel like the heroes will beat them in the end by breaking the rings' powers.

The Corps rings have done a similar thing before, where a new Lantern is immediately summoned to Oa, with the ring on auto-pilot.

[Mike Smash!]

I'm really wainting for it, Johns and Van Sciver ^^ nothing left to say
and it seems that the sinestro's corps members are brainwashed only after thay agreed to be part of it, if they have enough willpower (as Batman) the sinestro Ring will go search an other bearer

It wasn't a lack of willpower that the rings seek. They want a strong will. You need to focus your will through the rings to make them work. Qwardian rings are exactly the same as the GLC's save for color and the qualifications they seek in wearers.

In Batman's case, the ring (1) was fought off by Batman, who rejected it, (2) found Batman morally incompatible, and (3) detected that he'd had contact with a Green Lantern ring before.

[Jack Zodiac]

Amon Sur had contact with a Green Lantern's power ring before, too, but I think that, for the most part, the qualifications are willpower, the ability to instill fear, and a desire for more power, which is why Amon snatched it up.

I'm expecting an all-out brawl after a few months of build-up. The Sinestro Corps attacks Oa en masse and the space around the planet is filled with dead soldiers. I'd expect a couple of "high profile" deaths, maybe Rath or Natu, but I wouldn't expect to see Guy or John or Kilowog bite it. What I really wanna' see, though, is Sin confront his old bosses, because that scene is gonna' kick ass.

[handOFfate]

I expect the Sinestro corps to get the upper hand, which will build up an even bigger battle in a year or so. It's too early in the GL title for a "definite" Sinetro/GL corps resolution.

[Desaad]

I want to see worlds die screaming, epic battles awash in the froth of super novas, reality itself bend and crack at the amount of power being wielded out there.

Only then will I be satisified.

[CMBMOOL]

While my expectations are limited, I would like to see Sinestro and Crew full take on Hal, John, Kyle, Guy, Killowag on Mongo, in a final fight like showdown. :D

[Jack Zodiac]

A fight of this magnitude would require a theme song of epic proportions. I nominate Europe's "Final Countdown." It should be issued with every copy as a single.

[The Scribe]

A fight of this magnitude would require a theme song of epic proportions. I nominate Europe's "Final Countdown." It should be issued with every copy as a single.

No, now the theme sound has to be "You're the best" from the Karate Kid. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shadowcat9a/karate-kid.jpg) :D

Back to the topic. My expectations are this, a massive space battle between the two teams. Major and minor characters being used as Green Lanterns.
Who wouldn't want to see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc, as Lanterns at least for awhile? :cool:

Also, the return of Jade would be nice.

[comicstar100]

I'd love to see Nero in the sinestro corps without a ring as sorta their version of ion to take on kyle. Then Maybe 5 or 6 newbies in the sin corps who think they are tough try to take on guy and just get totally destroyed. Ranx the living city with a yellow ring vs mogo would be interesting as well.

[BWilly]

I'm hoping for a giant space battle with hundreds of Lanterns and Sinestro Corps members.

That is what excites me most about the GLC/Sinestro Corps war. I can only image some of the cool spreads!

The one thing that I'm not looking forward to is the inevitable deaths that will come in such a giant battle. After Countdown, Crisis, 52, and then Captain America, I'm not sure how many more of my favorite characters I can see killed off. Hopefully none of the major GL's are killed.

[BeastieRunner]

Who wouldn't want to see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc, as Lanterns at least for awhile? :cool:

Bat-Lantern!! :D

[Mike Smash!]

I just thought of something, since Amon Sur is the Corpsman for Sector 2814 (and possibly could have a partner), who will the Sinestro Corpsman for 1417 (Korugar) be? Sinestro?

Will we get the chance to see Sinestro battle or confront the current Korugarian Lantern, Soranik Natu?

[mgs]

I'm hoping for a giant space battle with hundreds of Lanterns and Sinestro Corps members.

yup. :D
HUGE geekout, like cosmic battles like recently seen in Marvel, but epic, like seeing the Sith directly battle with the Jedi, and of course, wondering who will be allowed or not to join in the fray! :)

[Bored at 3:00AM]

The thing is, and Geoff Johns damn well knows this, we've never seen an all-out war between two massive armies of ringslingers just blowing the crap out of each other across planets and galaxies.

We've seen Hal going up against entire armies of ringslingers solo, though. So they'll probably have to do something exceedingly nasty to him early on to keep him out of the fight.

And Kilowog vs. Arkillo pounding the crap out of each other across Mogo duking it out with Despotolis is gonna be cool.

[Nintendite]

The Sinestros blow up Mogo. Bad right? Yeah, really bad. But then it is revealed that Mogo is now a HIVE MIND of sentient GREEN LANTERN ASTEROIDS.

AWESOME.



...Or not.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

The Sinestros blow up Mogo. Bad right? Yeah, really bad. But then it is revealed that Mogo is now a HIVE MIND of sentient GREEN LANTERN ASTEROIDS.

AWESOME.

Mogo asteroids reigning down upon Earth like that first green meteorite from Alan Scott's first story would be The Awesome.

[Deadpooligan]

I'm predicting that the Annual goes to two... nay, three print runs.

With slightly varied or new Van Sciver covers I will happily throw money at.

Also, the Death of Mogo would be amazing... and his debris each becomes a self powered lantern.

[Jack Zodiac]

I'd like this huge war to boil for a while instead of exploding the moment they're revealed to the Corps. A secret war between the Qward and the Green Lanterns would make for an awesome backdrop to future Corps stories, more quarterlies and annuals, and then, a few years from now, the huge explosion, the fabled "White Lobe/Empire of Tears" ending, where the Corps faces annihilation plays out. That'd kick ass.

For whatever huge fight's coming up soon, though, two things need to happen: Hal and Sinestro need to take on each other, because either of them alone could demolish an army. Both of them have done it before. And Kyle needs to be removed from the battleground, or it'll be unbelievable. Tie him up with Nero or something, but he can't be in the thick of battle with everyone else at his current levels.

[matt_hatyber]

no wat i wanna c....world war space...the battle between green lantern and sinestro is soo violent that it bring in other planets and races and becomes a whole space battle for years and years:D

[Mike Smash!]

An interesting thought. This war might be Korugar's first encounter with its former champion.

Will the sight of Natu battling Sinestro show the Korugarians that the Lanterns aren't evil or will this war reinforce in their eyes that the GLC brings nothing buy violence and destruction?

Because if Sinestro had made himself the Corpsman of 1417 again, he's coming home.

[Doesitmatter]

I'm expecting to buy additional books I usually don't.

I would hope it would stay in the GL title.

[Desaad]

I'm expecting to buy additional books I usually don't.

I would hope it would stay in the GL title.

Well, there is the Annual, and it crosses over with GLC, but thats kind of to be expected in a situation like this.

Other than that, not much else I don't think. Other characters are involved in it, but I don't think their TITLES are.

[Mike Smash!]

I think Desaad is corrent. I don't expect this to link to any books over than GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS.

[Mike Smash!]

Does anyone know how many parts this Sinestro Corps event is going to have in it? I haven't heard anything concrete.

[Karl O'Neill]

All i know is, The 64page sinestro corps one-shot book, then they will anounce the crossover books that will spawn from it, can't wait...:D

[Froggy]

I'd like this huge war to boil for a while instead of exploding the moment they're revealed to the Corps. A secret war between the Qward and the Green Lanterns would make for an awesome backdrop to future Corps stories, more quarterlies and annuals, and then, a few years from now, the huge explosion, the fabled "White Lobe/Empire of Tears" ending, where the Corps faces annihilation plays out. That'd kick ass.

For whatever huge fight's coming up soon, though, two things need to happen: Hal and Sinestro need to take on each other, because either of them alone could demolish an army. Both of them have done it before. And Kyle needs to be removed from the battleground, or it'll be unbelievable. Tie him up with Nero or something, but he can't be in the thick of battle with everyone else at his current levels.
I was about to say it would end like that probably, but couldnt remember the name, thank you!:)

[mgs]

I realy REALLY hope they don't make this so we have to purchase like 10 books a month, though I do think something this big will/should probably be at least mentioed in lots of other books. Other than GL, GLC and SC.

[Mr. Toast]

I definitely vote for Batman tying in somehow. The sinestro ring choosing him for his ability to instill great fear was just awesome. Though I half wish he wasn't able to fight the ring off at first, and that he had to break out/be broken out of the Sinestro training grounds.

I'm not sure they should destroy Mogo. I mean, he's Mogo. How many super hero teams can claim to have a planet in their ranks? But I think it would be awesome if, in a move of desperation, they have all the remaining lanterns convene on Mogo, and combine their forces to create a giant green lantern.

Okay, maybe I've watched too much anime... :D

[G. Wayne]

...
Will we get the chance to see Sinestro battle or confront the current Korugarian Lantern, Soranik Natu?

As long as Natu lives to tell the tale, fine with me. If they need to off someone, get rid of one (or both) of the Rann/Thanagarian Odd Couple.

[Kintales]

As GLC and Sinestro Corps clash and there's chaos throughout Oa, I think it will be interesting if mastermind Darkseid chooses this 'ripe' moment to break Superboy Prime free, tempt him and all. Breaking Despero out would be cool too. Then eventually the story continues in new New God series...

[Jack Zodiac]

I don't think there's any need to mess a great idea like a Corps war up by tying it into yet another mega-crossover. Just have thousands of aliens kick the !@#$ out of each other and call it a day. Simple as that.

[Deadpooligan]

*rubs temples*

I predict up to three print runs for the Sinestro Corps Annual!!

Also, possibly the death of Kyle Rayner. Some of us thought it would happen in Ion #12, I think it happening here would be a pretty big shock. (And cause even more continuity relevance!)

[jadrax]

Something that just occurred to me.

Power Ring is the Alternate version of Green Lantern (There's been a few,) in the Crime Syndicate Universe.

It seems that Quard is the Alternate version of Oa in that same universe.

With the Sinestro Corps the whole of Quard has basically been set up as a direct mirror to Oa, with rings, Batterys and everything.

It logically follows that this means it has its own mirror of the Green Lantern that Power Ring is a Mirror of, in this case Amon Sur.

Meaning there's two different alternate versions of Hal in the Crime Syndicate universe, Amon Sur and Power Ring, who are essentially fulfilling the same role.

What are the odds this is ever explored?

[G. Wayne]

Interesting. I wonder if the CSA know or care about what Sinestro is up to with the Qwardians.

[Jack Zodiac]

The Crime Syndicate, in their heyday, had their own seperate universe, Earth-3, that wasn't the Qwardian Anti-Matter Universe. After the Crisis, when Earth-3 was destroyed, the CSA bounced around from the Anti-Matter Universe to an alternate "Earth-2" and back again, or something; but in all that time, they and the Qward operated independently and, to my knowledge, have never come into conflict with each other or united against Earth-1.

So, I'd say, the odds of Power Ring being brought up in the big Sinestro Corps event is highly unlikely. Two different galleries of rogues.

[jadrax]

They fought in the, (admittedly probably out of continuity,) JLA/Avengers cross over, and it Kurt's follow up to it in JLA as well iirc.

[CYOTI]

It logically follows that this means it has its own mirror of the Green Lantern that Power Ring is a Mirror of, in this case Amon Sur. No the ring that he has works on entirely different principals than the ones that the Qwardians or the Guardians. In fact it's mystical in nature and closer to Alan Scott's ring than anything else.

Meaning there's two different alternate versions of Hal in the Crime Syndicate universe, Amon Sur and Power Ring, who are essentially fulfilling the same role.
How do you figure Amon Sur is the alternate version of Hal? Just because he joined the Sinestro Corp who picked him because of his ability to spread fear? If Batman had decided to join, would that make him the alternate version of Hal by your logic?

[Paul Newell]

Meaning there's two different alternate versions of Hal in the Crime Syndicate universe, Amon Sur and Power Ring, who are essentially fulfilling the same role.
One point of difference, though is that the original Power Ring might have been a Hal Jordan analogue, his ring was not. His ring is mystical and corresponds more to Alan Scott's than Hal Jordan's.

Oh and don't forget their is a new Power Ring, a "Kyle Rayner" analogue. :)

EDIT: And that's what I get for taking too long to type. :)

[jadrax]

Oh and don't forget their is a new Power Ring, a "Kyle Rayner" analogue. :)

He's dead, Last one seen was a John Stewart analogue ;o) However I think whoever is currently Power Ring is by default the counterpoint to Hal, while Hal is the Green lantern in the Justice League.

How do you figure Amon Sur is the alternate version of Hal? Just because he joined the Sinestro Corp who picked him because of his ability to spread fear? If Batman had decided to join, would that make him the alternate version of Hal by your logic?

He's the Sinestro Corpsman of sector 2814, which clearly makes him either Hal's or John's opposite number.

Basically Sinestro, (Or whoever is behind the Sinestro Corps,) is creating an antimatter universe version of the Green Lantern Corps. But he's doing it by taking people from the Positive Matter universe.

Of course if you actually expand this to breaking point, every member he took should have a hero equivalent already in existence in the Anti matter universe. and of course there should already be a villain equivalent for every Green Lantern Corpsman, possibly fuelled by magic, apart from one science based old one on earth somewhere. But that does not seem to be the case.

[andy khouri]

With the "Sinestro Corps Special" coming from DC in June, the greatest rogue in Green Lantern history gets a major spotlight. Brian Eason takes a look back on the complicated history of Sinestro in the DCU.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10290

[Cayman]

Thankfully, Hal Jordan is a man without fea.

[Superheroic]

Didn't get a chance to read the article yet but I immediately noticed the Amon Sur pic incorrectly attributed to Ethan Van Sciver. It's not. It is by Ivan Reis. Now, Ethan's amazing, but Ivan deserves his props too.

[CMBMOOL]

Love the Sinestro history lesson.


Great to prepare myself for the Yellow Lantern corps tales. :D

[Super Buddies Forever]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when Hal was running around the DCU afterlife as The Spectre, did he not have a run-in or two with the spirit of Sinestro?

Despite how Rebirth somehow succeeded in absolving Hal Jordan through ridiculous lengths, the Sinestro return always felt like the weakest bit in it. In addition to the sightings of his ghost, we're supposed to believe that Sinestro just decided to take a holiday for ten years because Jordan wasn't around?

[Mike Smash!]

I've always had a soft spot for DC's "evil twin" villains. Professor Zoom, Bizarro, Black Adam and my favorite...Sinestro.

The idea of a Green Lantern gone rogue with a power ring that exploits a GL's weakness is just a cool idea and I'm overjoyed to see DC not only hyping Sinestro up as a major threat, but taking the step of doing something that seemed obvious for decades: giving him a Corps of yellow-ringed villains to command.

Love the Tales of the Sinestro Corps stories and I'm really excited for the GLC/SC battle on the horizon. Can't wait.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Despite how Rebirth somehow succeeded in absolving Hal Jordan through ridiculous lengths, the Sinestro return always felt like the weakest bit in it. In addition to the sightings of his ghost, we're supposed to believe that Sinestro just decided to take a holiday for ten years because Jordan wasn't around?

Clearly, Sinestro wasn't just sitting around for all that time. He's been cooking up the means to create his own Corps for a long time now. He dropped from sight while Hal was possessed by Parallax because letting Hal think he'd murdered him was the last hook Parallax needed to wrest control of Hal's mind. But, as Rebirth stated, Sinestro still popped up from time to time as a "ghost" in order to taunt Jordan a bit and rub it in.

Keep in mind that Sinestro is, by far, one of the most successful super-villains in the entire DCU. He's wiped out entire races, planets and solar systems and gotten away with it. He's manipulated his archenemy into becoming a murderer and he got away with it. He took out the entire Corps with this and he got away with it. He rules an entire universe with an iron fist and he's gotten away with it.

Can Darkseid, Luthor, The Joker or R'as Al Ghul claim any of this? Nope.

[TROUBLEZ]

I'm very excited about this comic. The art looks top notch and the idea is good. I didn't even used to like that big headed alien as a villain but he looks pretty evil now.

[Jack Zodiac]

Hey, man! Darkseid kinda' rules his own universe... or at least his own planet. Even if it is a !@#$hole. And Luthor was President... before he went crazy... er. And Joker was a 5th Dimensional Imp... for a couple months. And Ra's Al Ghul survived until the 31st century to give the Legion crap... and lost... and then might not have every happened since the last reboot...

Yeah, y'know what, Sin's the only villain who consistently gets away with everything. He took a rogue section of our universe just... went to !@#$in' town on galaxies. He wiped out the Bolovak Vikians, cheated death twice, turned his former protogé into a mass murderer, destroyed the entire Green Lantern Corps by proxy, and yeah, now this. Score one for evil!

The Sinestro Corps is the thing I'm most excited about in the DCU right now. I can't wait to see all of the craziness go down in the next few months.

[Karl O'Neill]

yes i call it first that zoom is offered a place in the sinestro corps as their cheif speedster, he can instill fear, has worked with sinestro before and is a bad mofo,

and he coincidentally appears in the sinestro corps 64 page one shot,

[Cayman]

Ivan Reis wipes the floor with Ethan Van Sciver.

[Joe Acro]

Hey, man! Darkseid kinda' rules his own universe... or at least his own planet. Even if it is a !@#$hole. And Luthor was President... before he went crazy... er. And Joker was a 5th Dimensional Imp... for a couple months. And Ra's Al Ghul survived until the 31st century to give the Legion crap... and lost... and then might not have every happened since the last reboot...

Yeah, y'know what, Sin's the only villain who consistently gets away with everything. He took a rogue section of our universe just... went to !@#$in' town on galaxies. He wiped out the Bolovak Vikians, cheated death twice, turned his former protogé into a mass murderer, destroyed the entire Green Lantern Corps by proxy, and yeah, now this. Score one for evil!

The Sinestro Corps is the thing I'm most excited about in the DCU right now. I can't wait to see all of the craziness go down in the next few months.
Sinestro is what the Cyborg Superman strives to become.

[phantom1592]

Despite how Rebirth somehow succeeded in absolving Hal Jordan through ridiculous lengths, the Sinestro return always felt like the weakest bit in it. In addition to the sightings of his ghost, we're supposed to believe that Sinestro just decided to take a holiday for ten years because Jordan wasn't around?

Well..... Yeah.

I mean he had ONE goal in life, and that was to destroy the guardians and the corps.

He DID it. Its miller time :)



One thing that could have kept him a little hidden, was his arch-nemisis, who he manipulated with his "death" suddenly became GODS VENGENCE. That was a miscalculation..... Time to lie low a little bit.

Also his yellow ring was powered by Green Lanterns.... Who were all gone, and the green ring he had in Emerald Twilight.... wouldn't work anymore after parrallax. What could he do? As for Kyle, he mostly stayed Earth-side. What little info that may have reached him about a "last of the Green Lanterns" would have seemed like a myth to him, if he was on Oa when the battery exploded and all the shriveled and dead guardian bodies...

Gosh that must have been a good day for him:o


Besides, its a big universe out there. Even if he WAS still up to the old Evil tricks, who's to say Earth would know anything about it?

[Jack Zodiac]

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/july07/solicitations.html

GREEN LANTERN #21
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
Variant cover by Andy Kubert
The first chapter of “Sinestro Corps” explodes! Sinestro's army of fear has gathered: Arkillo! Karu-Sil! The Cyborg-Superman! And hundreds more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen!
Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about to be reminded as he leads Earth's Green Lanterns on a life-or-death rescue mission in the middle of this war. Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe find dissent within their ranks as a bizarre prophecy is fulfilled.
The secrets of the Green Lantern Corps and its power are about to be revealed! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers that may be ordered separately. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert) ordered, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Ha haha! How !@#$ed are they, now?

[Bored at 3:00AM]

As much as a I like Ethan Van Scriver sometimes, Ivan Reis rules all. Scriver's Sinestro was one of the all time great Sinestros, but Reis' Sin looks like the devil incarnate.

[Karl O'Neill]

what's in a name by General Grievous

Arkillo- our killowog? our Drill-sergent, Kill being the primary word.

Karu-Sil- A 'carousal' of nasty cosmic animals that fly with her and surround her, a sick girl from a planet of sociopaths and murderers. she appears young.

Despotellis- A play on the words DESPOT. He destroyes whole nations and worlds. He will never attack you Directly, His very nature is cunning and gulielius,

Bedovian- A sniper that lives on Planet fungus and can patiently wait for his targets to come into view.
i have no idea the meaning of his name, maybe it's supposed to be a homage to some imfamous russian sniper name bedovian, who knows?

Sinestro- A sinister Being- Anti-life, He hates chaos, he likes order, rhyme and reason. A certified cosmic God in my humble opinion.

Amon sur- Not a new creation, created by judd winick years ago. his M. O is clear, he hates hal jordan

Cyborg superman(Hank henshaw)- nuff said, a fan favorite no less.

Lyssa Drak- maybe a play on the phrase 'it's a drag'. The Keeper of the book of paralax and quite a story teller, A racanteur of the fear spreaders and their methods.


Zoom (hunter zoloman) no confirmed yet to be part of the team, but my fanboy instincts will accept nothing more than the inclusion of zoom.

[Mike Smash!]

I'm a little confused. What exactly does a Sinestro Corpsman's look like? We've seen two designs in solicits and the stories:

There's the black and blue "old school Sinestro" update that I really like with the black circle and the yellow ring for a logo. We've seen this one on both Arkillo and Amon Sur in GREEN LANTERN so far.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Amonsur.jpg

And then there are the solicits with a black and gold uniform, still influenced by Sinestro's old school uniform, but with a Parallax logo and armband.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Sinestro_corps.jpg

So, which is the official uniform of the SC? And which do you prefer?

[Will.S]

I'm a little confused. What exactly does a Sinestro Corpsman's look like? We've seen two designs in solicits and the stories:

There's the black and blue "old school Sinestro" update that I really like with the black circle and the yellow ring for a logo. We've seen this one on both Arkillo and Amon Sur in GREEN LANTERN so far.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Amonsur.jpg

And then there are the solicits with a black and gold uniform, still influenced by Sinestro's old school uniform, but with a Parallax logo and armband.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Sinestro_corps.jpg

So, which is the official uniform of the SC? And which do you prefer?
I'm guessing that the suit Amon Sur has is sort of a "rookie" suit and then it upgrades to the yellow and black.

Personally I like the yellow and black but the logo design on the suits suck, they should just switch the blue/black suit logo ring with that one. I do happen to like the black and blue suit as well though so either one is ok with me really.

[Magneto_X]

Can Darkseid, Luthor, The Joker or R'as Al Ghul claim any of this? Nope.

Darkseid can. He destroys dozens of populated planets when he controlled the Daximites in Legion of Super-Heroes.

[Jack Zodiac]

I prefer the costumes from Ethan's cover. I wouldn't mind seeing variations among the several Yellow Lanterns, just like in the Green Lantern Corps.

[Mr. Toast]

Yeah, it would be nice to see some variety. Though I do see two issues with it. The first is that they (the artists) have to design all the costumes at once, where the GL costumes have evolved over the years. The second is that militaries often have very specific uniform requirements, and I see the Sinestro Corps possibly being more restrictive than the GLC, with Sinestro wanting more control over his corps members. Of course, I don't know why Sinestro doesn't have a slightly different costume. Maybe he's smart enough to realize that he doesn't want a bunch of disgruntled yellow lanterns turning on him because they are jealous of his sweet threads.

Which brings up another point, how long do you think a team like this can go before it destroys itself from within? I'm wondering if we will see the SC fall apart as a coherent group, but still have yellow lanterns running around all over the place. Might even have to have the GLC intervene in some cosmic gang wars.

Oh, and one last thing: when is Cyborg Superman going to get a Sinestro costume? I can see some sweet creative possibilities with a Superman-Sinestro costume, sort of like Bats' costume for the short while the ring was trying to take him.

[phantom1592]

The second is that militaries often have very specific uniform requirements, and I see the Sinestro Corps possibly being more restrictive than the GLC, with Sinestro wanting more control over his corps members. Of course, I don't know why Sinestro doesn't have a slightly different costume. Maybe he's smart enough to realize that he doesn't want a bunch of disgruntled yellow lanterns turning on him because they are jealous of his sweet threads.
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Also what with Sinestro being obsessed with Galactic ORDER. He doesn't.... promote individulism.

[Magneto_X]

Grayven seemed to have a yellow power signature and it's making me wonder if he will be part of the Sinestro Corps. I could be reading more into, though. Also, at the end of Ion #12, I wonder where those 5 Sinestro rings are going? I was assuming Earth so I wonder if we'll get 5 Earthlings into the Sinestro Corps?

Grayven would only go along if he was in charge. And he's powerful enough on his own to make GL's sweat (re: GL #75). He'd to to much of a physical threat to Sinestro as a Corps. member. And it wouldn't take long for him to start a coup.

[Jack Zodiac]

The prospect of Grayven and Cyborg Superman with power rings is a bit much. Although, it would make for some kickass action whenever Henshaw gets around to messing with Supes himself again, and whenever Grayven decides to go knocking on daddy's door.

[Mike Smash!]

The prospect of Grayven and Cyborg Superman with power rings is a bit much. Although, it would make for some kickass action whenever Henshaw gets around to messing with Supes himself again, and whenever Grayven decides to go knocking on daddy's door.I don't think Henshaw will have a power ring, he's just part of this huge army that'll be swarming the GLC, including the Sinestro Corps, the Manhunters, the Qwardians and the Children of the White Lobe.

[Will.S]

I don't think Henshaw will have a power ring, he's just part of this huge army that'll be swarming the GLC, including the Sinestro Corps, the Manhunters, the Qwardians and the Children of the White Lobe.
Yeah I would prefer it that way anyway, Cyborg Superman being head of the Manhunters is pretty much the perfect place to put him.

[Jack Zodiac]

I don't think Henshaw will have a power ring, he's just part of this huge army that'll be swarming the GLC, including the Sinestro Corps, the Manhunters, the Qwardians and the Children of the White Lobe.

Do you think Sinestro will be bringing the Weaponers with him? I kind of figured his usurping Qward and setting himself up with a new anti-matter Corps was sort of like replacing the traditional Weaponers. And when're they gonna' snag Ranx and make him their Mogo?

[Mon-el]

New Sinestro Corps Preview now avialable at Newarama

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aprl07/previews/apr25th.html

Awesome


http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aprl07/previews/Gl_Sinestro0005.jpg

[Will.S]

New Sinestro Corps Preview now avialable at Newarama

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Aprl07/previews/apr25th.html

Awesome
Good preview, how has the Ion book been anyway?

[Mon-el]

Good preview, how has the Ion book been anyway?

I wished I could tell you about Ion Will, but I can't I only picked up Issue #1. I stopped reading it. The only other Ion I read was the one with Donna Troy and the Monitors.

I have been collecting it for a friend. He in turn pays me for it. I told him to tell me about it, because I like seeing the gleam in his eyes when talking about it(for he is a huge Kyle Rayner fan).

Maybe some other fine gentleman or lady could tell you more about it.

[Jack Zodiac]

It's been a fine book for Kyle fans. Lots of very personal character development with just shadows and hints of bigger things to come with the Monitors, Donna, the Sinestro Corps and the Guardians.

[Lex]

I only picked up two issues of Ion (the two with the Tangent characters), but those two issues definately made me interested enough to buy the trades. When they were first talking about the book, I really didn't think it would be that great, but the two issues I checked out were surprisingly good.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Darkseid can. He destroys dozens of populated planets when he controlled the Daximites in Legion of Super-Heroes.

He will destroy them...in a potential future that's already three or four retcons out of date. In other words, Darkseid won't be the Big Bad Sinestro currently is for another thousand years.

[Will.S]

Ah thanks for the input guys, I've been sort of meaning to try it out but I was also kind of hesitant as well. I'm a bit confused as to how he got his powers so jacked up though, so Jade's powers were transferred into Kyle and he uses that on top of his power ring to still be part of the GL corps?

Also I'm curious about what the title has been showing regarding the Sinestro Corps.