CBR: Johns Brings Larfleeze For Christmas

[CBR News]

The avarice-inspired Orange Lantern Larfleeze earns his long-expected Christmas one-shot this December courtesy of Geoff Johns and Brett Booth, which is one of a pair of Green Lantern specials on tap for the holidays.


Full article here.

[FailureByDesign]

Aw yeah!
Fingers crossed this is good, then might encourage DC to take more risks with one-shots.

[rwe1138]

Can't wait!

Larfleeze better watch himself. DCU Santa's got heat vision!

[Thok]

Larfleeze better watch himself. DCU Santa's got heat vision!

Forget heat vision, DCU Santa singlehandedly delivered a lump of coal to Darkseid each year. At the minimum he's at the level of a fifth dimensional imp.

[Castel]

Nice, sounds promising.

Gotta love Larfleeze.

[Shatterpoint]

I wonder if it's going to be a single story (as opposed to a collection of Christmas stories) and if it's going to be canon.

[E. Wilson]

This can only end well.

[dumbstruck]

The only real DC Christmas special is the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special.

[fod_xp]

MUST BUY!!!

I'm not a DCU proper fan, rather I buy books under DC's Vertigo and Wildstorm imprints.

*I buy the Ex Machina HCs, which are under the Wildstorm imprint.

Point is, this. IS. EPIC!!!

I have a Beast (Henry McCoy-MU) Santa Claus Christmas Special, and now a Larfleeze Christmas Special on the way, THERE IS A GOD!!!

I haven't paid attention to much of the Blackest Night or Brightest Day, but what I did read usually involved Larfleeze and Christ on a bike was he entertaining.

Also, this cover it legendary, Larfleeze has a bottle of Krytal and an AK-47, all while sporting a Santa hat, this is made of win! All that's left is for Larfleeze to get piss drunk and face punch Hal Jordan in this issue!

*dies*

[Karl O'Neill]

Glomolus is playing the guitar!!!!

[Jody Garland]

While he's wearing reindeer antlers! This looks hilarious.

Totally going to pick up both of these one shots. Hope Wolfman writes a good Plas.

[Pixie_Solanas]

<groaaaan>

[Not_A_Zombie]

I hope Larfleeze steals Christmas.

[Uxas]

Don't get me wrong, this is cool and all and I'll be picking this up, but I hope that Johns doesn't turn Larfleeze into just a comic relief character. When he first appeared, Larfleeze was actually quite a menacing being, now he seems rather harmless. Plus, his craving for things is much more comical now, whereas it used to be like an addiction.

...and it's not that I hate "fun", but there's a limit to everything.

[E. Wilson]

Don't get me wrong, this is cool and all and I'll be picking this up, but I hope that Johns doesn't turn Larfleeze into just a comic relief character. When he first appeared, Larfleeze was actually quite a menacing being, now he seems rather harmless. Plus, his craving for things is much more comical now, whereas it used to be like an addiction.

...and it's not that I hate "fun", but there's a limit to everything.

I tend to agree, actually. Larfleeze can be funny because of his sheer excess, but Johns needs to take a few moments to remind everyone how dangerous he can be.

I kind of suspect the hints Johns has been dropping about Larfleeze's family will lead to something like this.