DC Comics: Green Lantern Kyle Rayner Explained | Comics Explained

[@shiningnight12]

Kyle Rayner is the "Gohan" of the green lanterns. The most powerful but also the most nerfed so hal Jordan (the "Goku") doesn't look irrelevant

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

Same for impulse except for speedsters

[@shiningnight12]

@@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106 honestly that's really Wally now(classic wally). Impluse/kid flash was still getting some love pre and post New 52 going into rebirth.

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

@@shiningnight12 yeah but I mean that in terms of power like impulse has been stated to be potentially the fastest speedster but hasn't fully tapped into it I'm pretty sure and vegeta said the same thing about gohan once that he could've been the strongest saiyan

[@shiningnight12]

@@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106 yeahhh that's true. He could vibrate his molecules off instinct while wally and even barry had to focus.

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

@@shiningnight12 I would honestly love to see bart as flash again since his time in the role was do short I feel like if they'd really given him the time he deserved he really could've been THE fastest man alive

[@marcoscrespo7314]

It’s funny cause Kyle is like the Tim Drake of the Green Lantern Corps. Two characters that were introduced in the 90’s, were given their own title, modernized their respective titles and then DC moved on from them and gave their title to someone else

[@taylorkoenig5703]

Hal Jordan: Strongest Willpower Jon Stewart: Best tactician Kyle Rayner: Most creative and flexible Guy Gardner: The mean savage pretty much immune to fear. Allen Scott: Afraid of wood.

[@nathan.w9906]

Taylor Koenig don't disrespect alan Scott like that

[@DHworldwide185]

Jon has been said to have the best constructs due to his architecture background but I seen other Green Lanterns do better (Kyle) Allan is the first lantern (technically) whose ring is power by magic.

[@yaloolah42]

G'nart: Least likely to succeed?

[@rodrigobueno8652]

@@DHworldwide185 He still has this architecture background? i feel it was gradully pahised out and the focus went to his militar past only ( unfortunately) like people forgot he has a alien wife.

[@rodrigobueno8652]

Alan Scott is a legend, don't talk dirty about him lol

[@whunt5533]

Man the arguments my teen buddies and i had over this charachter swap change. holy cow ty for bringing back those memories.

[@Anti-HyperLink]

I wish I had friends ever.

[@supersaiyanshonathan]

Kyle is my favorite Green Lantern. He was gl when I really got into comics the same as wally being my favorite flash. Kyle ia pretty much DC's Peter Parker. Just a normal, everyday guy who got powers

[@FCTHETRUTH]

Me too! Exactly the time i got into comics too

[@MarvelandDC379]

He's my favorite Green Lantern too. Relatable, creative, likable, and just awesome. Kyle has the best constructs and played important roles in major storylines.

[@MoramothHauntz]

I love Kyle making a seahorse construct for Aquaman and he's like really? It just shows how much the ring can do as well how far the imagination can go

[@blackphoenix77]

I hate how Kyle Rayner has been put on the back burner: there are too many Earth based Green Lanterns.

[@moongoosemcqueen]

I felt same way about Tim Drake

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

@cowchipsbotme same

[@Tgaxgriffen]

This is one of the best and worst things about being a Green Lantern fan. There are always new and interesting characters but that means your favorites get less and less time to shine.

[@FernandoTorres-sl9th]

total agree

[@kawaiivenus8177]

Yeah,same. i really hope they use him as the main character for the GL SHOw. I am tired of Hal tbh

[@DoomRulz]

Remember when he was demoted from White Lantern to Green Lantern in 2017? Never understood why the respective comic portrayed that as a good thing. Like...he went from being an all-powerful super God to just...a Green Lantern.

[@Sentryman002]

DoomRulz I agree, friend.

[@DoctorTopper]

On one hand you are right. On the other hand as White Lantern he was a target with bad consequences if he lost or something, and also the writers tended to keep him away from the action so he wouldn't solve everything right away. But surprisingly some of Kyle's best moments in years were as a regular Green Lantern again.

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

Its prolly because its hard to write a person with hardly any limits who could do almost anything, including warping reality. Its the Franklin Richards effect, he is all powerful which just makes him harder to write lol, so you hardly ever see him in a story nor see him get his own stories. Fans get to wonder if he's so strong why wasn't said character involved during said comic arc, or how come he doesn't just fix the planet or even universe. Limits are needed and without having antagonists that could match his level it would be a boring run with no consequence. As a green lantern they got to show his creativity with a green lantern ring while keeping the life or death stakes on the line.

[@st4ne4rmthevill63]

Bcz what would they do with him with his limitless powers.

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

@@st4ne4rmthevill63 exactly, hard to write and fit into even a universe of superpowered beings

[@andrewroberts6505]

Kyle has always been my favourite Green lantern since I was a kid, he has had some of the best stories and else world stories!

[@MrUniq]

I think Kyle as a white Lantern makes sense. I don't see why DC acts like they write themselves in a corner...as a white Lantern..why not treat him similar to how Marvel treats the Silver Surfer. He's a character that deserves some usage...he doesn't necessarily have to fix everything. Being a white Lantern by itself should be a restricting trait of him doing so..b/c you'd think he'd have to maintain some sort of balance.

[@winterking2510]

I wish Kyle Rayner was still GL. He was fun, young, imaginative and light hearted. Hal Jordan, although competent and reliable, is yesterday's GL. He feels dated and too 1950ish. His will is strong but his constructs are basic and not very creative. Basically, he's your dad's GL

[@jadenbryant9283]

I love Jhon stewart and Hal but I would love to see Kyle im live action

[@denniscleary7580]

My two absolute favorite lanterns, Rayner and Jordan

[@SifuKodiakc]

I have met Ron Marz (writer) and Darryl Banks (artist) both are the co creators of Kyle Rayner and I have to say that Darryl had a lot of influence over the Kyle Rayner storylines, ideas behind the constructs, and costumes also. Ron and Darryl were a dynamic team up I would love to see them work together on anything Green Lantern Corps again. But I think Darryl Banks needs to be recognized in your video for everything he has done with the origins of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.

[@RoTenken]

I started reading comics in 1994. Kyle Rayner was the GL I started with and I identified with, both not knowing the ropes, new to this whole stuff. He screwed up and screwed up bad at first, but I stuck to him. To this day, with all he's gone through and despite the flak he got (and still gets), Rayner still has a place in my heart. Thank you for covering my boy Kyle, Rob. Wish you good times with the GF. And be careful with her. Kyle's track record with the ladies is almost a meme in itself. Oh, Gordon 6:50 it's not just Gundam. He also pulled a Lanternzord shortly after his 1st battle with Psimon, which is where he ran a stint with the Titans (Arsenal being Leader), where he met Donna Troy.

[@MidoriNatsume]

Actually, he referenced Macross. But I'm interested, do you have any links to the pages you named with mecha?

[@DoctorTopper]

YEAH

[@jholt8518]

"Gwen Stacy concept": instead of getting bridge-d, she got fridge-d

[@HELLBENTSOUL]

*rim shot* 😎

[@suicaedere7244]

That's my boy Kyle, and I love him.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"You wanna talk about losing people, cause I feel like Kyle would have some stories to tell. And I'm pretty sure they all end with 'and then she died too'. " Poor comic book love interests. When it's not bridges, it's fridges.

[@michaelrhett4958]

QUIT FOLLOWING MY WATCH HISTORY!! 😂

[@nathanielbaeza2079]

20:18 Keanu for Kyle Reiner

[@Jakemufcfan]

Wish DC hadn’t cancelled the Kyle Rayner collections

[@DokutahAce847]

I hope he returns to being the White lantern

[@lordgrape5015]

Same

[@SuperKeith00]

Yeah

[@mycuteboyd5446]

he is nw a white lantern he is back

[@andrewyoung4461]

@@mycuteboyd5446 what's the name of the comic book arc

[@n.349]

I remember when you had 10,000 subs man, it is crazy to see this many people following you. Do specter next. At least do the sentry since he has merged with the void he is beyond omega level now for sure

[@knuxuki1013]

From the VERY LITTLE I know of this character, I really like him, I especially like that he's an artist a lot. I just wish he was in more on-screen adaptations

[@DoctorTopper]

After this Kyle Rayner joined TITANS again. I was surprised he didnt know that.

[@davidpap5369]

He is my favorite of all the Lanterns.

[@specksvision7856]

Kyle joined the titans after night wing lost his memory

[@Filmation77]

As a person in their mid-20s I loved Kyle Rayner(cause he was My age at that Time,but I grew up with Hal Jordan TBH) even I thought Jordan needed to go.and I was so Pisssed when they made Hal GL again

[@God-Level-Threat]

You need to do Guy Gardener, the most badass and underloved one.

[@lex_rodriguez]

Underrated?! At least he's used in media - Kyle has literally only had cameos in the DCAU...

[@YTLawnGnome]

Dude, your videos on the Geoff Johns Green Lantern run is just incredible. But, I really need to get a better understanding of all the Countdown to Infinite Crisis stories. I cannot find ANYTHING on Day of Vengeance, Rann-Thanagar War or Villains United.

[@kelechic.jemelumba9981]

Wikia

[@YTLawnGnome]

@@kelechic.jemelumba9981 I need vocals.

[@DoctorTopper]

Read them?

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

@@DoctorTopper only vocals would be in his head then unless he acted them out lol jk jk

[@YTLawnGnome]

Oh I am gonna read them. But, I love the way he summaries them!

[@Hjuki]

Rob . . . you said he first appeared " back in . . . January of 1944 ". forgive me old friend, but i think you might have meant to say "1994". " that being said ", it is always a pleasure to listen to you. i love you Rob, we all do. you are one of the best show host / program presenters working today. hearing you always brings me a positive attitude adjustment. thank you for what you do here man, thank you for sharing. - Ford

[@BigMicahC]

Kyle Rayner explained: Massive fear of refrigerators.

[@me30000]

Micah Curtis PTSD of Refridgerators

[@mangoseabolt2111]

One of the green lantern annuals in the 90s had kyle defeat nekron by himself and all the dead green lanterns

[@terryandjoe]

I've only commented once before, on another vid featuring Kyle, and here we go again. THE BEST GL imho. I love this bloke so much. From his awesome constructs to his attitude.He's my third favorite superhero and his teamups with my second favorite, Wally West, where always great. Carrying over from the olg guard so to speak.Thanks again, Rob!

[@nas84payne]

Hal Jordan is the greatest Green Lantern. But Kyle deserves equal billing with Hal. He took over the mantel from Hal as the leader of the lanterns, he’s Ion... hopefully he won’t be overlooked for the in development Green Lantern Corps movie.

[@husni1998]

Rob please do a idw ninja turtles city fall. city at war or shredder in hell arcs or mirage ninja turtles city at war arc

[@beatlejuice6435]

This

[@MidoriNatsume]

6:48 Referencing Macross instead of Roboteck. *Extreme* respect for that, even if the mech looks more like the Ingram from Patlabor.

[@daverichards9141]

Always been a Kyle fan. Love his costume(90s) and the idea of having an artist as a lantern.

[@geminiwolfgaming887]

Kyle's run as the main gl was my absolute favor. It was well written. Plus every character that guess starred in his story, was treated with respect. They were well written and most of the time, they left his series better than they arrived.

[@Boygonebad]

Kyle Rayner is the most entertaining GL ever. Great character and GL.

[@TimCrocker94]

YAY DC CONTENT! We love it, keep providing!!

[@calirondon23]

Kyle Rayner will always be a LEGEND

[@partyboat123]

Please do a Shuma-Gorath explained/beyond onega level. There is no video except capcom fighter vids

[@pooptrainconductor815]

lets hope he takes notice to this.

[@ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣΔΑΣΚΑΛΑΚΗΣ-ω9ψ]

Kyle Reiner is my favorite Green Lantern. I really hope an artist continues his story sometime in 2022 ( or later).

[@swankfrankdoob1471]

YO ROB THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE NEXT TO JON !!! Thank you so much

[@HipHopSince784]

Man when Kyle put Major Force in the electric chair and gave him the thumbs down....great moment

[@JustinY.]

In summary: His powers just work.

[@AYVYN]

A character turning a weak power into something powerful through ingenuity is my favorite trope.

[@Gadlight]

6:45 That literally a Patlabor, like the Ingram from said series. Pretty neato.

[@Anti-HyperLink]

So that's why Kyle was randomly in space at the beginning of Rebirth. I'm reading all over the timeline, but reading orders are helpful!

[@DFloyd84]

0:46 - Kyle Rayner's a Golden Age character?! :O

[@remc0s]

Kyle has the coolest Green Lantern uniform. Not over the top '90s, but it did set him apart from the other GL's

[@toffeecorncann5664]

Kyle Rayner - he is essentially just space Jesus

[@jab-io2po]

ToffeeCorn Cann Yee not to confuse him with “street Jesus” 🍗🍗🍗+ 🥤

[@metatronblack]

And don't confuse with a Non-Jesus😂

[@timt8925]

Or gay Jesus

[@47thRONIN]

@@jab-io2po They know the strot of Street Jesus and the deeds he'd done... handing out free family meals and put ben askren to sleep. What a great man.

[@jab-io2po]

Kdott The Prophett47 now he needa give Conor and usman the same 💯

[@kega090]

Thank you Rob for this video! Kyle is one of my favorite DC comic characters and fave green lantern! Merry chrisrmas Rob and the Rob corps! This is like a gift from the man himself!

[@3D6Space]

You make the connections I always miss. Thanks for that, and thanks for making it easy to grasp.

[@mjefferson3223]

Please do Guy Gardner

[@disposable_hero1725]

NO, This would give Gingers of the world Hope and that is a BAD thing!

[@fm1668]

I’m a Hal Jordan fan through and through, but Kyle has one of the coolest designs and is a great Lantern.

[@justblaze4707]

Thanks for uploading before I go to work Rob🤜🤛

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Merry Christmas to you Rob and Moriah hope you both have a fun amazing chill holiday and Merry Christmas to all reading this :)

[@deezee2965]

Awesome! I was looking info about him last week! Good work man!

[@DoctorTopper]

This is my favorite character ever. Thank you for this present. Merry Christmas. BTW Kyle Rayner is in "Titans" now.

[@haziqashraff1029]

I like the design of his costum tbh

[@aaronwilder2775]

Yes! I love character explanations, thanks Rob :)

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Love Kyle, my second favourite Green Lantern next to Hal Jordan

[@griffinurbanski2192]

Rob out here doing my favorite lantern. Thanks Rob

[@jedisquirrell]

Yay! Kyle Rayner! My fav Green Lantern! Kid of the 90s!

[@StevenSeril]

Congratulations on 2 millions subscribers!!!

[@farrisward2211]

This was a great Christmas present! Kyle Rayner is my favorite character of all time. Surprised you didn't mention his time with Omega Men under Tom King's pen. Gonna make a separate vid for that series? Please? Lol

[@eliandervalderen5849]

It makes me wonder if the reason why Superman wasn't charging his power after final night was because how Jordan's Green Lantern ring in there was putting the sun's energy out of phase with what his body normally absorbed

[@zoesequeira5388]

Man I always forget that Green Lantern is the origin of the phrase fridging

[@josedarocha2949]

My Favorite Green Lanten, always showing how fun can be having power rings while driving flying cars or fighting crime with gundams and sumo wrestlers XDD

[@notscott2130]

I need a Kyle Rayner show idc if it’s animated or live action I just need to see one

[@sicksabrestyle4357]

Perfect timing. Halfway through Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern vol. 1 and was a little lost.

[@greenspider9132]

The best green lantern.

[@abdullahceka3613]

Nice video Rob!

[@B-Dawgg]

I think it's wild they brought back Hal & Barry in the 2000s. Someone thought the most white bread characters were a better selling point than Kyle and Wally. Wild.

[@maverick.tough23]

Kyle rayner, Nightwing, Wally West, Donna Troy, Aqualad, Raven, Red Hood. My titan teams

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

I don't think red hood would ever join the titans

[@brendendavis8596]

Kyle is my favorite green lantern and my idea of how i would expect him to look

[@fabbricks8138]

To correct you it was first written in John Byrne's run of superman post crisis on infinite earths that lana lang was first to be told Clarke is superman not from geoff johns run.

[@dilsherdhaliwal3666]

To answer your question as to where Kyle is currently, he was in the Titans book after Venditti ended his Hal Jordan and the GL Corps run. However, the Titans book was canceled so he’s back to having almost no role in current stories

[@Jake_Deagan]

The day my Green Lantern prop replica ring arrives, Rob uploads a Green Lantern video..."coincidence? I think NOT!!"

[@fusionspace175]

The biggest thing you got wrong is that Kyle/Ion didn't give up his power because he feared being corrupted. Superman had a talk with him when he was doing things like stopping wars by preventing guns from firing and terraforming Africa so food would grow in starving areas. He told Kyle that it's not superheroes place to solve all of humanitys problems for them, they need to learn and grow as a species and solve these problems themselves. If someone does it for them, they'll never learn. Kyle was literally playing god like Hal did, but he didn't fear corruption. He realized Superman was right and gave up the power. Also, Hal wasn't exactly trying to make things more peaceful, he was going to fix things that had gone wrong by recreating the multiverse. Coast City yes, but also Krypton exploding and such.

[@MaesterMushroom]

Uh we need to talk about that marvel tease Dr Manhattan spoke of asap. Kyle is cool but he totally got his gf killed and stuffed in a fridge.

[@montanacoke2267]

He fought a thor, an a green behemoth...I think jus about everyone missed that

[@DoctorTopper]

(Got his GF killed and stuffed in a fridge) that issue happened so early that IMO she is the Green Lantern version of Uncle Ben, not Gwen Stacy. Theres no shame in that IMO. I mean besides the pain all the characters feel.

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

I instantly posted a comment about that the second I got to that pannel, it was a blatant hint to a crossover, unless they were talking about the past crossover as a different universe.

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

@TyetheRebel In the conclusion to doomsday clock when manhatten was going over a good portion of the other universes he mentioned superman and thor fighting and i believe a green behemoth saving him aka the hulk. check robs last doomsday clock video :)

[@unknownuser8967]

Huh, I just googled Kyle and this video is dropped! Sweet!

[@kyddoemiko100]

That scoop of info was awesome ❤💛💚💙💜🤗

[@ahmadferoz]

Thank you 🙏🏼 for this, Rob.

[@Jacob-jz5gr]

Rob my bro.....plz plz complete darkseid war plz!

[@justinpatience4282]

YESS!!! I can't agree with this more!!

[@RJSchulen]

YES!!! Do more of this!

[@michaelbrent1536]

We deathly need to talk about other characters like Danny Phantom, Captain Planet,Gen 13, Wild C.A.T.S,Squadron Supreme,Danger Girls,90s Gargoyles,Sailormoon,Saint Seiya and Astro Boy!

[@shields91]

He ended up on the back end of the Titans run and now no one knows where he is! I do hope he shows back up and gets some good stories!

[@sjtheartisan]

I actually met Darryl Banks...dude is cool as hell!

[@chojikiba]

Definitely check out Omega Men from the DCU era. Kyle was key in that

[@ethanp5948]

Beyond Omega level: Hydra Bob

[@shreyanshdas7481]

This guy went through so many status quo changes wow.

[@protalghulnist4126]

2:50 funny considering that's kind of what hal was

[@ryangray8392]

I liked the white lantern run of kyle. It's what made me go back and read green lantern

[@geoffrygifari4179]

would you guys want to hear rob explaining alpha flight or great lakes avengers?

[@thechiefhasspoken213]

Give some credit to Ethan Van Sciver for helping bring back Green Lantern.

[@jdponcho9414]

Rob I would watch a complete series where you create your own character and develop him/her/it with the inspiration of your favorite writers

[@kinglycan1179]

Merry Christmas Rob! See you next year!🙏🏻

[@MHarris1206]

Low key Kyle Rayner is my Favorite Green Lantern

[@st4ne4rmthevill63]

John Stewart is my favorite Green Lantern. Guy Gardner is my #2 favorite. John recently got some love & respect now they need to do the same thing for my boy Guy. Dude is badass. The two of them together is a mean ass 1-2.