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The new solicits for DC (and an IGN interview with Geoff Johns last week) identify the villain behind Blackest Night to be D-list Green Lantern villain, Nekron.

“Who?” I hear you say?

Nekron’s a lord of the unliving who was exiled a while back by the Guardians. You have to ask yourself how these nearly omniscient beings keep on screwing up.

Embodiment of fear?

Lock it in the lantern.

Worst rogue Lantern ever?

Throw him in the lantern.

Lord of the dead?

Dimensional rift. That’ll show him.

Anyway, the thing is that Nekron historically been a bit of a lightweight. He created a Corps of undead GLs at one point when the Corps itself didn’t exist, and got repelled by Kyle Rayner who – and I can’t blame him here – couldn’t take ol’ Skull face seriously.

Later, he was accidentally summoned as part of Witchfire’s magic act.

Witchfire.

I mean, I love me some Power Company, but that’s a bit of a come down, isn’t it? It’s one thing to be summoned by Dr Fate or the Phantom Stranger, but Witchfire?

In all fairness, Witchfire had some help from Wonder Woman when she kicked Nekron’s ass back into his void, but it’s a bit of a comedown for the self-proclaimed lord of the unliving.

It’s interesting when you look at the cover of Blackest Night #5 and consider who seem to be the focus of Nekron’s interest – Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, Ice, Kid Flash, Superboy, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow – because all of these characters have come back from the dead in recent (or I guess not so recent) years. I wonder if them coming back somehow left the door open for Nekron to get a toe hold.

The funny thing is, in spite of Nekron being a bit of a loser as demigods go (he’s not even a Mephisto, really) I thought that he would be behind Blackest Night – to the extent that I got a post ready to go about a month ago but didn’t get round to posting it. I do wonder though – is there someone behind Nekron?

I mean, revealing him to be the main villain at this stage is akin to saying Extant is behind Zero Hour in the solicits – and then you have Parallax behind the curtain waiting to say ‘boo’.

It turned out to be an unexpectedly adult week in comics this week, what between Spidey’s drunken one night stand and Green Lantern’s threesome, as revealed by Green Arrow, soul of discretion, morality and faithfulness…

It’s not that Gail Simone is disappointed in this development that gets me.

I could see Lady Blackhawk, actually. Two pilots having some sexy fun, okay, I get that.

But I hate to see Huntress get branded as a slut again. The whole point of the Josh story was for her to realize she deserved better.

And I can’t see them doing a threesome, that affects their friendship, and the Birds were ALREADY one of the very few books about female friendship which is so fucking rare in comics it might as well be moonbeans captured in mason jars. Not that friends can’t have sex, but once again, this is all about the man, and “Well played, sir” is just, ugh.

I love James Robinson. But I really feel like most writers of mainstream comics get the sex thing all wrong over and over. It’s all wink wink nudge nudge and women as trophies and thumbs up and it seems so weird and off-character to me.

But I haven’t read it in context and I’m just the dumb girl anyway.

But James Robinson is a great writer, he’s never written anything I didn’t enjoy in comics and I still think Age is an underrated classic. Maybe I’m reading it wrong. But it does feel weird that people can read bop and still come away with the impression that THAT Huntress and THAT Lady Blackhawk would get drunk and be someone’s sad Penthouse fantasy.

It just shows again that Bop was an important book for a lot of reasons and its absence is keenly felt in the portrayal of female characters in the DCU. Not my bop specifically, just the book overall.

It’s not that readers are a bit outraged that surprises me.

No, what surprises me is that two attractive characters…

…have such terrible taste in men.

I mean, this is Hal Jordan we’re talking about here…
Yeesh.

Google‘s front page is graced by Jim Lee’s artwork today – which means that it will be the most seen art of his career (well, probably).

And it’s DC-centric.

I bet Marvel’s kicking themselves.

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Yes, yes, we know that Ryan Reynolds is going to be slipping into Hal Jordan’s flightsuit for the upcoming Green Lantern movie but (to steal a title) what if the current Green Lantern comic had been cast in the 1980s?

Who’d be donning the GL suit then?

Easy: Sam Shepard‘s performance as fearless test pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff more than proved that he’d be a perfect fit for fearless test pilot-turned-intergalactic-cop Hal Jordan.

But every character needs a thorn in his side, and just as Dennis Quaid‘s Gordo Cooper – also in The Right Stuff – butted heads with just about everyone he came into contact with, so would his Guy Gardner.

She might be crazier than a bagful of ferrets, but there’s no denying that Sean Young would bring an element of class to Carol Ferris – just as long as she kept her Catwoman costume out of the equation.

Then again, every man should have a choice between blonde and brunette, so why not have Kelly Preston sashay into Cowgirl’s boots and suit up as a fighter pilot too?

If I had my way, of course, a GL movie would also feature John Stewart – and who better to play him than 80s tough guy Carl Weathers?

And as we’re talking Predator, I’m going to throw in pre-Governor Jesse Ventura in there as Kilowog to boot.
Unfortunately I couldn’t think of any Inuit actors, but if we recast Hal’s engineer Tom Kamalku as an Asian American, I can’t think of anyone better than the ubiquitous Al Leong – you may not know his name, but you’ll know his face!

Finally, of course, there’s the villain of the piece – and I challenge you to find a better Sinestro than Jeremy Irons, no matter what his age!

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Poor, sweet Ch’p!

Damn you Geoff Johns!

Damn you all to hell!!!!

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Tuesday seems to be developing into the day I post my reviews so…

Batman and Robin #2 – Another good issue, and I know this is being overwhelmingly positively reviewed but…(and you knew there’d be a but)…I really don’t like Damien and that’s souring the whole book for me. I understand that I’m not supposed to, but when there’s very little likable about a character, why bother reading about them?

Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 – Better late than never! A good set up issue, but I need more Hush like I need an axe in the head. I know that he’s become Dini’s pet bad guy over the past year or so, but let it go already. The Manhunter back-up was a good start to Kate’s Gotham adventures, but had very little weight to it.

Gotham City Sirens #1 Nice art, but once again there’s very little of note going on. Catwoman’s weak as a kitten (ho ho) so decides to set up house with Ivy and Harley, because obviously nothing could possibly go wrong with that – and that’s about it. Sure there’s a random bad guy thrown in but…that’s it.

Green Lantern Corps #38 – Good, but underwhelming intro to Blackest Night. The Guardians continue to be bastards, and nobody really seems to mind aside from Kyle and Guy. Suspect that’ll come back to bite them in their little blue asses.

Justice League: Cry for Justice#1 – Nice art, shame about the cliched writing. Every character wants “…Justice!”, which appears to be another way of saying “…Revenge!”. Overwrought, over played, and distressingly unsubtle. Although it does have a talking gorilla, so there’s that.

Agents Of Atlas #7 – I’m teetering on dropping this, as much as I like it. I’m just not sure where it’s going exactly. Right now, it feels oddly directionless – it seems desperate to define itself by reference to its guest stars. Next issue may make it or break it, Gorilla Man or not.

Amazing Spider-Man Family #8 – As good as ever, and per Bleeding Cool, not exactly cancelled, which is good news.

Captain America Reborn #1 – I don’t even have an opinion on this. It reads well, it looks good, it makes some sense…but I need to let it play out a little more before I make a decision one way or the other on the book. Something just feels iffy to me, using time travel as a plot point – even if it was heavily telegraphed in the early days of this volume of Captain America. And if that was Steve pulled out of time, who was buried in his coffin?

Fantastic Four #568 – Splash pages galore as the Marquis of Doom and his hooded disciple knock the team around a bit and then Reed shows him what a real man is. And then Reed gets the crap kicked out of him by a whole bunch of alternate versions of the Torch, the Thing and Sue. What? Ridiculous, borderline incoherent, but a very good looking book.

Invincible Iron Man #15 – Good issue, if a little light on action – but the plot moved forward nicely anyway. It’s the first time that the loss of Tony’s memory and intelligence hit on an emotional level, too, with a simple “Who’s Happy?” showing just how bad things are getting.

Uncanny X-Men #513 – Pointless posturing as Norman Osborn consolidates his power and clumsily muddles through some exposition as he introduces his own team of X-Men, and Cyclops ponders his next move. Honestly, I don’t know how this is the same guy writing this and Iron Man right now.

War Of Kings #5 – Continues to be an example of how to do a crossover right. And, of course, it all seems to boil down to the two leaders duking it out. I’m intrigued for what’s next for these characters, and hope that we get an Inhumans regular series out of it, or at least something starring Ronan and Crystal, who are really the break out stars of the story.

I also picked up Buffy but haven’t a chance to read it, so next week for that. I know, you can’t wait!

Last week was a huge week, so let’s get to it (some spoilers below) -

Detective Comics #854 – Beautiful artwork, solid story – and that’s on both Batwoman and The Question co-feature. I have to say that I like this version of Kate Kane more than the version we met in 52. Like the look, like the base, like her dad helping…good stuff all around.

Gotham City Sirens #1 – Store I went to was out. Maybe next week.

Green Lantern #42 – A bit of a let down, partly because I find Blue Lanterns of Hope stupid, partly because I find Larfleeze a daft villain, and partly because I’m sick of all the Lanterns just assuming that the Guardians are right, or at least being unwilling to question anything. This is on the endangered list post-Blackest Night.

Justice League of America #34 – Adequate wrap-up to the Starbreaker arc – although I still don’t really get why Cowboy Batman was there and the revelation about Sun Eaters being larvae Starbreakers is pretty much nonsensical. Let’s move on, already.

Superman #689 – A so-so ‘day in the life’ issue, with Valor touring the world and having splash page adventures in every country he visits, along with a one-panel inset where he sees something beautiful. Aw. Yes, it’s as cloying as it sounds.

Amazing Spider-Man #598 – Darker than usual, with Spidey getting a fistful of torture from Bullseye while Harry flounders and Norman proves he has a prediliction for blondes around his son’s age. Also, nodbody’s surprised that this guy seems to have been forgotten by everyone. Can it be? Did OMD delete Sins Past? Because if it did, I’m all for it!

Astonishing X-Men #30 – I asked last week if anyone still cared about this title. The answer is probably not. I’m kind of pissed off that Ellis killed Forge after turning him a little more crazy, though. I always liked him. Beautiful art, though.

Avengers The Initiative #25 – Good solid wrap-up issue as we get the new status quo of the Initiative. Lots to like here – dropping Gravity into the GLA is a genius idea (mini series, please!); I like the idea of the Avengers Resistance – especially with a newly-revitalized Tigra leading it; and Gauntlet sucker punching Ares out of the window of Avengers Tower. Good stuff.

Dark Avengers #6 – So. Norman’s still insane. Sentry’s still useless as a character. Mike Deodato still draws exceptionally well. And the cover doesn’t represent a single thing that happens in the issue. Still good fun.

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 – Okay set-up issue for the crossover, but I’m becoming less and less a fan of Fraction’s work on the X-Men, and that carries over here a little. Also, I’ve never been a fan of ‘torn from the headline’ stories, and Proposition X and Proposition 8 are a little too close for me to fully embrace the story yet. Oh, and the apparent treatment of Xavier seems a little pointless given the amount of time we just spent traipsing around the world with him getting him back. And, even though I’m told otherwise, I still think the Loki thing was a screw up.

Dark Reign Lethal Legion #1 – I picked this up because Tieri promised Crusher Creel. Well, he’s in it, barely, but I’ll forgive the false advertising. The majority of the issue focuses on Tiger Shark, in prison, telling how the current Lethal Legion – him, the Grim Reaper, Creel, Mr Hyde, Nekra (who also popped up in Utopia, oddly enough), the Grey Gargoyle and a final mystery member – got together and got set up. I’m not sold on the flashback-heavy structure of the story, but it’s got potential. Oh, and the art by Mateus Santoloco is very reminiscent of Darick Robertson.

Guardians Of The Galaxy #15 – The Guardians wrap up their War of Kings involvement in typical strong fashion; Moondragon’s not the woman she used to be; Warlock might be the man he will become and used to be (look, it makes sense); Crystal’s no helpless hostage; Lockjaw might be god (at least if you’re Cosmo) and Groot is Groot. Simply awesome. What comics should be.

Incredible Hercules #130 – Slight misstep this time out as Zeus gets put on trial, simply because he’s such a pompous ass that you really don’t want him to be saved. That said, there’s some good stuff with Cho and his parents (and Aegis, of all people), and Hercules’ speech in defence of his father is great. So even when this comic’s isn’t firing on all cylinders, it’s still better than 90% of the comics out there.

Nova #26 – A great book, but I’m not a fan of the reintroduced Corps. I don’t want a second rate Green Lantern Corps, I want Rich Rider. Let’s get this back on track and I won’t even mention that Robbie Rider’s supposed to be missing a finger, okay?

Secret Warriors #5 – Best issue so far, and the first one not to feature the team. What does that tell you? That nobody cares about the team because their characters haven’t been developed at all? Probably.

Skaar Son Of Hulk #12 – Some smashing and more than a few surprises. A light, fun read – and there’s more to Skaar than meets the eye. I’ll be picking up Incredible Hulk #600 to see where Skaar and his dad land next.

Thunderbolts #133 – Okay, well…if Black Widow isn’t who we think she is, who is she? Tasha? Mystique? This just got a lot more interesting between that, her real boss, Ghost’s connivingness and Eric O’Grady potentially stepping up in a big way. On top of that there were more examples of HAMMER’s gestapo-like tactics and the welcome return of Songbird. One of Marvel’s most unpredictable titles right now.

Uncanny X-Men #512 – So. Looks like it’s not just Greg Land’s static posing that makes Uncanny a bit of a mess right now, is it? Fraction is not on good form here. The whole X-Men science team thing seems like a good idea but plays like a second rate Planetary, to be honest.

X-Force #16 – The Messiah War concludes with not so much a bang as a whimper. A pity, because it had been pretty good fun up to hear – but at this point its difficult to see what, if any, changes to the status quo of either books this story has really made.

X-Men Forever #2- It feels a little wrong that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. From a page-long soliloquy from Nick Fury to hearing a sound in a corridor, to Wolverine apparently having adamantium hair, there’s so much wrong here that it’s difficult defend. And yet…and yet…it’s still strangely great.

Proof #21 – As much as I like the concept of this book, I think I’m about done. It’s well done, but over the last few arcs it feels like its lost its way – and that’s a damn shame because for a while there it was one of my most anticipated books. I’m out after the conclusion of this arc.

Via the Source – what looks to be a Black Lantern roll call – looks like I called it and called it (Captain Atom aside as he’s back in the land of the living).

It’s kind of a shame to see some characters so recently dead on here – like Dr Light and Batman (wait, does this mean he’s actually dead, just his corpse or what?) – but the more I see, the more I think this’ll end with the majority of the Power Ring Zombies heading back for a dirt nap.

Probably after some heroic sacrifice as they shake off the bonds of the Black Hand.

Still kind of looking forward to this, though.

The one-word review thing got tired (mainly because I didn’t want to repeat words over and over again) so instead, I’m going to be trying to do a very quick review of books I picked up this week.

Only no grading, because I could never do that consistently anyway.

Action Comics #878 – Four issues in to the new status quo and I’m still not sold. The only reason I’m still here is because (a) it’s got Lois, and (b) it’s going to loop back around to the other Superman books in a few months.

Batman #687 – You really have to tilt your head and squint to make this fit in with Battle for the Cowl – presumably because it fit in with writer Judd Winick’s scrapped version – but it’s not bad. Dick’s a bit mopey but it sets up the new status quo nicely enough, plus we get a scene where Dick and Alfred learn of Bruce’s death – which should probably have been shown sooner. Not a bad start.

Booster Gold #21 – It feels like this book’s got a kick in the ass after the last lackluster arc. Jurgens delivers the goods with what looks to be the start of a showdown with the time-traveling Black Beetle and some nice interplay between Booster and the new Batman. Wonder what happened to Booster’s ancestor, the second Supernova, though? The back-up – sorry, second feature – with Blue Beetle was fun but disposable. Good to see Paco and Brenda again, but the story felt like something more suited to Gail Simone’s old All-New Atom title as opposed to Beetle. Maybe it’s just me.

Flash: Rebirth #3 – A third slow issue about the fastest man alive. Huh. On the plus side, nice art, a last page reveal that makes the first page make sense, the return of two heroes – even if one of them appears to get wiped out again immediately – and one good line from Barry to Superman almost make the issue good. Honestly, though, if this is a big a deal as everyone makes it out to be, it should be a more interesting read.

Green Lantern Corps #37 – There’s an awful lot going on here: Sodam Yat’s so-obviously-not-final sacrifice, Arisia rallying the Daxamite population against Mongul, riots on Oa and rogue Guardian Scar generally raising hell and causing big, big problems. Tomasi, Gleason and co pack a lot in, but not so much that it’s unreadable. Although, seriously: Arisia, guerilla leader? Come on.

R.E.B.E.L.S. #5 – I’m not sure what’s going on with the art here. The character work is great, but the space battles look rushed. Story-wise, things move on a little bit, Vril Dox plots away and we finally see the real Starro. I kind of liked the big starfish version myself but whatever. It’s a quick read that may be better served in trade format.

Red Robin #1 – I’m on the fence here. On the plus side, I’m not as down on Tim and Dick’s interaction as everyone else seems to be – I didn’t read this as Tim being forced out of the Batfamily by any means. Similarly, I like that he has a clearly defined mission – find Bruce Wayne – that’s sending him globe-trotting across the, er, globe. I also liked the appearance of a certain Bat-foe, and I thought that Yost and Bachs make a pretty good creative team. On the minus side, I am a little worried that Tim – one of the most optimistic DC characters at one point – is now going all dark and moody, and that one of the character’s great assets in the past was his non-super supporting cast which are now all gone. Also, this paragraph is way too long.

Amazing Spider-Man #597 – I think for such a ‘big’ storyline, team Spidey could have assigned one penciller. Chechetto’s work here is actually very good, so good that I don’t think we needed Phil Jimenez on part one of the arc. Kelly’s story is tight and sharp, and full of nice moments as Spidey tries – and fails – to masquerade as bad-ass Venom in amongst the Dark Avengers. Good stuff. And two pages teasing the return of a classic villain in #600 made me realize just how much I’ve missed him. Good issue.

Deadpool #11 – Crazily good fun. I haven’t always been a fan of Daniel Way’s work, but this is just great – and Paco Medina’s art here is perfect for the madcap main character. Bullseye and Deadpool go at it, and neither really want it to end – and neither do I.

Fantastic Four #567 – The only reasons I’m still buying this right now are because I’ll be damned if I let this crappy run kick me off the book, the run’s almost over, and more importantly I hold out the teeniest, tiniest hope that it’s going to end with Doom coming back and kicking seven shades of shit out of his so-called Master. Also, I’m assuming that the guy’s permanently-shadowed apprentice is an alternate Reed Richards. Or Wolverine, because that’s just how Millar rolls.

Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #2 – Severely, severely awesome. Pick this up.

Uncanny X-Men #511 – What a clusterfuck. Land’s art has people posing all over the place in confused fight scenes and Fraction’s script seems to assume that you just don’t care if a story makes sense. This whole Red Queen thing feels like it was just to get Psylocke back, and it’s been tortuous getting there. The book needs new blood, stat.

War Of Kings Savage World Of Skaar – Gorgon and Starbolt play Enemy Mine. Or, you know ‘Skaar, when the walls fell’ (bonus points for getting the misquoted reference!). Pointless and predictable, with merely adequate artwork and script, but oddly engaging all the same.

Wolverine #74 – Er, haven’t read it yet as I want to dig up #73 and read both in one sitting. But it sure looks pretty.

X-Men Forever #1 – I…okay, I can’t honestly say that this was a good book, but I can say I enjoyed it for what it was – a nice, nostalgic look at what might have been, complete with modern take on the corner box. Grummet’s artwork is as solid as ever (except for the oddly static cover) and there’s a sense that things will be different this time out – I fully expect the death of an established X-Man to prove a point in the first few issues. But ‘Remy Picard’? Seriously? I’d guess this is a fake name as LeBeau hadn’t been revealed as Gambit’s name at the time X-Men #3 shipped, and Jean Luc LeBeau hadn’t been…Jean Luc…Picard…oh. I’ll get my coat.

Angel: Blood & Trenches #4 – This has been an enjoyable throwaway series with gorgeous pencils by John Byrne. And I mean gorgeous. Unfortunately, the last issue here is a little rushed, and the final two page denouement feels completely unnecessary – honestly, there are some things that just feel a little bit off, and having Angel save Hitler is one of them. Otherwise, a decent read.

I’m in awe of (a) some people’s photoshop, cgi and editing skills and (b) how much time some people have on their hands.

Wow.

Well. I suppose Nathan Fillion was in DC Comics’ offices a few weeks ago…

Hat tip: The Browncoat

Hey, if, as not-so-subtly-hinted-at, Sue and Ralph Dibny are going to be among the Black Lanterns…

…what happened to them running around, possessing bodies and playing ghost detective, as seen in the early forgettable (at best) issues of Batman and the Outsiders?

Is this now being ignored? Because I kind of liked the idea of them as ghost detectives, if not the execution.

Then again, just because the bodies rise, I guess it doesn’t mean the spirit does, right?

It sounds like Alias‘ and Nip/Tuck‘s Bradley Cooper is close to slipping on an emerald ring.

Drew McWeeny is reporting that Cooper is one of the top picks to play Hal Jordan in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

I officially do not hate this (potential) casting.

DC’s let the final of its Corps images out (from this weekend’s FCBD issue, I assume) – and it’s no surprise that it’s the Black Lanterns.

So who do those hands belong to? Well, I see the already confirmed (L-R) Martian Manhunter, Aquaman and Earth 2 Superman:

As for others, I think I recognise Captain Boomerang (Sr) -

– and the original Mirror Master -

But the others are a mystery to me (although that orange flouncy one seems familiar – a miscolored Ron Raymond?).

For some reason, the idea of a Black Lantern Deadman appeals to me. But then so do Black Lanterns Jonah Hex, FKAJL and, of course, Pa Kent…

Via IGN

Yesterday, The Source premiered a look at the Red Lanterns from the upcoming GL sourcebook, as illustrated by Doug Mahnke:

- and there, in the middle is the wee bugger we’ve caught a glimpse of before – the Red Cat Lantern!

Dex-Starr, by the way, is a very stupid name, and he shall from hereon be known as Red Cat Lantern.

Not to be confused with the Red Cat pub in Crank, St Helens near where I grew up.

They serve IPA, just in case you’re in the area, and the pub lunch is pretty good.

I was just over at the Newsarama site looking at their preview of All-New Savage She-Hulk #1 and one of the first posts there was bemoaning new characters taking over existing character’s names.

Because that never happens.

I guess the difference here is that the regular She-Hulk, Jen Walters is still knocking around, even if it’s only in Jeph Loeb’s Hulk and that’s where the difference is for this character.

Most times where a character takes over an existing character’s name, the original character is either dead or has retired, or whatever – but for some reason, readers seem a lot more reluctant to accept change when it comes to Marvel characters than when it comes to DC characters (except for Hal Jordan, obviously).

The sole exception to this seems to be Bucky’s assumption of the mantle of Captain America. Here, because the arc took so long to happen it feels like this has been pretty much universally accepted.

Is it because DC’s Silver Age reintroductions of the Flash and Green Lantern set the tone for successive characters using the same name? Or is it just that people don’t like new characters co-opting names of characters that they like?

I mean, if this wasn’t called the All New Savage She-Hulk, would you be more inclined to give it a chance?

GoodGuyComics has a great-looking set of Green Lantern shot glasses for sale – one with a logo for each Corps:

Being an enterprising soul I thought that I’d suggest a drink for each Corps…

Green Lantern Corps: This Shamrock Shooter has a nice green glow – and downing a few takes willpower:

• 2 oz Midori melon liqueur
• 1/2 oz Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Carolan’s Irish cream liqueur

Indigo Corps: The Purple Rain seems the obvious way to go but I can’t think of a way to wheedle compassion into this little paragraph. But I don’t care:

• 1/2 oz Blue Curaçao
• 1/2 oz Coconut Rum
• 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1 splash Grenadine

Blue Lantern Corps: A Smurf Fart seems appropriate here. Insert joke about hoping to have another few drinks here:

• 1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 1 oz blueberry schnapps
• 1 splash cream

Star Sapphire Corps: Why not a Purple Motherfucker for the lady in your life? Guaranteed to bring the love…

Sinestro Corps: This may sound right just to me, because I fear pineapple in all its forms (look, it’s a fruit – you shouldn’t be cooking it on pizza, okay?), but a Yellow Cake sounds like it may do the trick:

• 1/3 oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1/3 oz Triple Sec
• 1/3 oz Pineapple Juice

Red Lantern Corps: Jawbreaker – the drink you’ll love to hate. Simple and to the point, it’ll have you spewing red in no time…

• 1 oz red cinnamon schnapps
• 3 – 5 drops Tabasco sauce

Orange Lantern Corps: Agent Orange is already a highball cocktail already, so just mix and pour into an Orange Corps glass. But only into your glass…

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot grand marnier
• 1/4 shot triple sec
• dash orange juice

Black Lantern Corps: I’ll settle for the aptly named Black Death #3 – because after a few of these, I doubt you’ll be feeling any pain…

• 1/2 oz Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
• 1/2 oz black sambuca

There you are – a rainbow of shots – does anyone have any other suggestions?

Okay, I’m sold.