COMICS: New GREEN LANTERN'S Name Revealed

COMICS: New GREEN LANTERN'S Name Revealed

The solicitation for the DC New 52 title Green Lantern #13 would seem to reveal the name of Earth's brand new Lantern. Click to find out what it is..

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 31, 2012 01:07 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Via Bleeding Cool

We have seen this intense looking fellow before, but never knew what we should be calling him, until now..

Green Lantern #13

(W) Geoff Johns (A) Doug Mahnke, Mark Irwin (CA) Ivan Reis, Joe Prado

”Rise of the Third Army”!

Baz, Earth’s NEW Green Lantern, battles The Justice League! Meanwhile, The Guardians begin their final step in the destruction of the Lanterns by releasing the first of the Third Army soldiers!




Baz the Green Lantern. Most of you probably don't find that too funny, but as Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston points out, here in the UK and Ireland Baz or "Bazza" is short for Barry. Just doesn't have a very intimidating ring to it does it?







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marcvader1
marcvader1 - 7/31/2012, 1:27 PM
LOL, ridiculous
comiccow6
comiccow6 - 7/31/2012, 1:32 PM
Why?
UltraMarvelandDCfan
UltraMarvelandDCfan - 7/31/2012, 1:33 PM
"Who are you Green Lantern!?"
"I am... BAZ!!!"
XD
OrganizedChaos
OrganizedChaos - 7/31/2012, 1:33 PM
well does anyone know a middle-eastern guy named Baz?
ArtisticErotic
ArtisticErotic - 7/31/2012, 1:34 PM
This new Green Lantern event is going be amazing. Green Lantern titles have been some of my favorites for the past few years.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/31/2012, 1:34 PM
da [frick]
Xandera
Xandera - 7/31/2012, 1:34 PM
don't like the look
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/31/2012, 1:35 PM
i got an uncle called barry & we call him baz. :D
UltraMarvelandDCfan
UltraMarvelandDCfan - 7/31/2012, 1:35 PM
@marvel72
Start calling him Green Lantern.
mob7medina
mob7medina - 7/31/2012, 1:37 PM
The Gl corps have really been going down the shitter lately more shockvalue than good stories..
TheNightmareVirus
TheNightmareVirus - 7/31/2012, 1:37 PM
I didn't know the Guardians recruited members of the Taliban. Suicide bomb Lanterns. Gay.
cbcurry
cbcurry - 7/31/2012, 1:38 PM
lol ... Kickass with a power ring! :P
SuperSomething616
SuperSomething616 - 7/31/2012, 1:40 PM
youre kidding right....what seriously?

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Jordanstine
Jordanstine - 7/31/2012, 1:41 PM
Great... just another Earth based Green Lantern.

This time he's Middle Eastern to separate himself from:

- the Douche (Jordan)

- the Kid (Kyle)

- the African American (Stewart)

- the Mentally Disordered (Gardner)

- and the Homosexual (Scott)
HelaGood
HelaGood - 7/31/2012, 1:41 PM
um...
Toasty
Toasty - 7/31/2012, 1:42 PM
I hope Hal beats the everliving [frick] out of Baz.
marcvader1
marcvader1 - 7/31/2012, 1:42 PM
Bring out the gimp.
villain001
villain001 - 7/31/2012, 1:46 PM
Rey Mysterio?
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 7/31/2012, 1:47 PM
that mask looks [frick]ing stupid.
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 7/31/2012, 1:47 PM
but i like the look of the rest of the costume.
SageMode
SageMode - 7/31/2012, 1:49 PM
Pass the Bazaroni
steelo
steelo - 7/31/2012, 1:50 PM
Baz is a nickname for Sebastian.
OrganizedChaos
OrganizedChaos - 7/31/2012, 1:57 PM
yeah i don't mind this new Green Lantern having a mask, but this particular mask just sucks
ralfinader
ralfinader - 7/31/2012, 2:01 PM
Those Baztards!
RoscoeFolgers
RoscoeFolgers - 7/31/2012, 2:03 PM
Baz is an Arabic name. It means Falcon.
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/31/2012, 2:15 PM
@TheNightmareVirus

Because that's not speaking out of ignorance and racism.
campblood
campblood - 7/31/2012, 2:18 PM
whats with the tron costume piping
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/31/2012, 2:18 PM
Not a huge fan of the costume, but it could have been a lot worse. I've been wanting to know more about this character since Free Comic Book Day.
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 7/31/2012, 2:18 PM
Even Morgan Freeman will have trouble saying that name in a way to lend it weight!
TheActionAce
TheActionAce - 7/31/2012, 2:19 PM
Baz is Arabic and Hebrew for Falcon

so don't know why people are his a Muslim just because of the tattoo
Turtlestrong
Turtlestrong - 7/31/2012, 2:23 PM
Soooooo.....why are the Guardians wanting to destroy the lanterns all of the sudden?
BuckyCap
BuckyCap - 7/31/2012, 2:23 PM
I appreciate that DC hasn't made comments which attempt to sell the character's ethnicity, rather than the character like they have done in the past (or sexuality in the case of Alan Scott). That said, they have still made it a point to showcase his ethnicity in their artwork. I can almost see it now...

"How are people going to know he is a middle easterner if we put this mask on him?"

"WE'LL PUT A TATTOO ON HIS ARM IN ARABIC AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE COVER!"

DC never misses an opportunity to out-PC Marvel while trying to sell comics at the expense of a race/group of people. I wish they would just stop. It's OK that he is middle eastern and most likely Muslim, it is NOT OK for you to use it as a controversy/hype tool to sell comics.


I have some predictions. This character's religion has absolutely dick to do with him being a Green Lantern, correct? DC is going to make it a point to showcase that he is a Muslim, and those will be the first images of the next issue that are released to us. He is more than likely going to be praying towards Mecca at a mosque and spot some terrorists doing terrorist things (suicide bombing, shooting, beheading, kidnapping, etc.). There will be a monologue about how much he despises those who give Islam a bad name, and he is going to start/join some struggle against them. It is during this struggle that he will be selected because of his great willpower. This will most likely happen after he has been captured and tortured while refusing to join them/give up his friends/etc. To dial up the PC notch to 11, I am going to say that he protects/befriends a Jew or group of Jews.
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