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Aug. 20th, 2015 06:10 pm"For a large number of readers, Kyle Rayner is their Green Lantern. Was there any apprehension in dropping him in this story, fearing that readers would want to see him as Green Lantern and not a hostage, and perhaps, eventually, a member of the Omega Men?
That was the hardest part of the launch in that everyone thought we were killing Kyle Rayner and didn't respect the character when, in fact, we were launching a book that was an epic Kyle Rayner story. This is Kyle Rayner's chance to be at the center of an insane cosmic adventure.
Kyle is the main character. He is the lead, and he is the hero. He's your way into the story. Kyle is a fantastic character, and what makes him different from all other Lanterns -- what makes him one of the greatest Lanterns of all-time -- is the fact that he wasn't chosen. He was picked at random. He was walking out of the club, and he got a ring. He's like you and me. He had to decide that he was going to do it, and keep doing it. This isn't someone like Hal or Guy that has no fear. He's just a guy on the street. Can you imagine that? Kyle is amazing.
Not to mention that he is sexy as hell, and he is a character of color -- probably the most prominent Hispanic character in the DCU. We're going to elevate him and treat him with the respect that a character of that gravitas deserves."
- http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/tom-king-hasnt-decided-if-dcs-omega-men-are-good-or-bad-guys
Well, that's it, I'm sold. I was one of those people who was ticked off that the Omega Men started with the apparent killing of Kyle Rayner (though admittedly I also didn't really believe he'd died, because a death like that seemed too...low-key), but after reading this, I'm definitely picking up Omega Men starting with #4. (And yup, I'm one of those people for whom "Kyle Rayner is their Green Lantern.")
(Psst—speaking of prominent DC Latin@ characters, I will pay an arm and a leg for a new (and good) comic about Jaime Reyes.)
In other news, I'm slowly trying to get back into writing, starting with Young Justice fanfic. Somehow I accidentally ended up with an idea for a sprawling, dieselpunk/atompunk World War II Young Justice AU. It may or may not materialize at this point (I often have a habit of conceiving huge fiction ideas and...not ending up carrying them through, whether it's because I end up not having enough time and/or get narratively stuck), but, eh, we'll see.
That was the hardest part of the launch in that everyone thought we were killing Kyle Rayner and didn't respect the character when, in fact, we were launching a book that was an epic Kyle Rayner story. This is Kyle Rayner's chance to be at the center of an insane cosmic adventure.
Kyle is the main character. He is the lead, and he is the hero. He's your way into the story. Kyle is a fantastic character, and what makes him different from all other Lanterns -- what makes him one of the greatest Lanterns of all-time -- is the fact that he wasn't chosen. He was picked at random. He was walking out of the club, and he got a ring. He's like you and me. He had to decide that he was going to do it, and keep doing it. This isn't someone like Hal or Guy that has no fear. He's just a guy on the street. Can you imagine that? Kyle is amazing.
Not to mention that he is sexy as hell, and he is a character of color -- probably the most prominent Hispanic character in the DCU. We're going to elevate him and treat him with the respect that a character of that gravitas deserves."
- http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/tom-king-hasnt-decided-if-dcs-omega-men-are-good-or-bad-guys
Well, that's it, I'm sold. I was one of those people who was ticked off that the Omega Men started with the apparent killing of Kyle Rayner (though admittedly I also didn't really believe he'd died, because a death like that seemed too...low-key), but after reading this, I'm definitely picking up Omega Men starting with #4. (And yup, I'm one of those people for whom "Kyle Rayner is their Green Lantern.")
(Psst—speaking of prominent DC Latin@ characters, I will pay an arm and a leg for a new (and good) comic about Jaime Reyes.)
In other news, I'm slowly trying to get back into writing, starting with Young Justice fanfic. Somehow I accidentally ended up with an idea for a sprawling, dieselpunk/atompunk World War II Young Justice AU. It may or may not materialize at this point (I often have a habit of conceiving huge fiction ideas and...not ending up carrying them through, whether it's because I end up not having enough time and/or get narratively stuck), but, eh, we'll see.
