Roundtable Thoughts: First Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern Pic
The first official picture of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, for the upcoming movie was recently released and some of the authors of ACB sit down to discuss.
Mason Moyer: The overall design of the suit reminds me of muscle fibers, and seems to help convey the idea that the suit is a construct of the ring, and an extension of Hal’s body. The most noticeable differences are the lack of white gloves and (apparent) lack of black in the costume. Until we see some full body shots, I can’t fully judge the costume because it’s incomplete. But I will tell you that I don’t like the mask.
Gauntlet: In the past we have had guys like Spider-Man and Superman, who have had more traditional outfits. Batman’s outfit may not have been traditional, but it had pointy ears and a bat symbol … can’t really go wrong.
And now GL.
You know … somehow I thought they would translate the “symbol siren” thing that’s going on in the comics. But, no, none of that here. It actually reminds me a little of Carnage, with all the lines and such. Not really in a bad way. It’s just very unexpected. Is the entire thing just green, then?
The article says it looks otherworldly and I must agree. Other than the domino mask (which looks just a tad out of place) it’s definitely a departure from the more standard type of superhero costume we’ve seen even in movies. However, the ring is still the same. As is the symbol! Which is very good.
I don’t dislike it, but it’ll take some getting used to.
John Barringer: My very first thought: “Dang, that looks like Kyle Rayner.” I want to see it in action before I can fully love it or hate it but so far, I like it. Partly because it’s nothing like I expected. And although it’s always a gamble for me when a costume veers too far from the comics but this looks like a) something you don’t slip into, instead something that was formed over you (as the suit does in the comics) and b) something not made by humans. Ok, scratch what I said, I love it.
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I agree the mask is a bit too defined for Hal, but I don’t understand the Kyle Rayner comparison. I’ve heard/read it elsewhere, too, but I just don’t see it. I’ve been familiar with GL since just before Hal turned into Parallax in GLv3, and he was once, a very long time ago (it feels), my favortie character… and this suit… well… its not Hal’s suit, but its sure as hell not Kyle’s suit, either. Its entirely original, and it looks good. I think fan overreaction is just that… overreaction. Which is odd since we’ve see nthe suit already… or did everyone just totally forget all that concept art that was leaked a few months ago? The suit on Sinestro and Tomar Re in those concept pics look just like this. At any rate, I like it… I like it becasue it could have been SOOOOO bad… and its not.
The suit is entirely original I totally agree, but you really don’t think he looks at all like Rayner? Look at these pictures (click URL for picture to show up)
http://ryanlb.com/images/dc/blogsize/kyle-jimlee.jpg
http://www.projectfanboy.com/vb/images/bios/kylerayner.gif
Still?
Looks nothing like his post-real Ion/pre-whale Ion outfit… maybe the mask does a little, as its over defined, but not much… and not nearly enough to garner the thought, imo.
I see the similarities between the pic and Rayner, but to me it’s mainly just Ryan’s face that resembles him.
Umm…it looks nothing like Rayner. In fact Ryan Reynolds looks EXACTLY like Hal Jordan as drawn by the legendary Neal Adams back in the 70s. For example: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HBKWtrKbYAk/SpSlnSzvq9I/AAAAAAAAA8I/uOSvdvB97rU/s400/DC+Special+Blue+Ribbon+Digest+16.jpg
You can quite clearly see the costume has black parts on the sides and under the arms, its the glow from the ring that makes it appear all green.
I have spent quite a bit more time looking at this pic, and I am now convinced that there is black in it, evident on his left forearm and ribs, and I also think the gloves may actually be white. It was reported a while back that there wouldn’t be solid shapes separating the colors on the costume, which I think is a great idea, and seems to be correct.
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