History Of All The Green Lanterns Of Earth

Today on Variant, we give you the History of all The Green Lanterns from Earth! Plus, find out what comics you should buy this week!
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[@JonathonWilder]

John Steward, the Green Lantern that is a replacement hero of a replacement hero.

[@SlugBurpAK]

yeah, seems a lot of Humans became Green Lanterns outside of the 2 per sector.

[@JonathonWilder]

Slug Burp What is funny is when the Green Lanturn movie came out is that there was confusion/complain that John Stewart wasn't in it. As if he was 'the' Green Lantern.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

TravellingStoryteller Yeah didn't know if it was funny or sad. Hal is and always will be my favorite. :)

[@elyxr4785]

TravellingStoryteller Well I actually enjoy John Stewart, in some ways even more than Hal Jordan. I'm glad they gave John serious screen time in JLU and DCAU. Of course Hal Jordan is always great too. They're both the only GL's that I really care for.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Yeah, he's alright. I grew up with Hal so he's 'my Green Lantern' but I don't have anything against the others. I DO think they need to start with Hal but that doesn't preclude him being captured by the back guy and having John show up to help the League save him. Could be fun. :)

[@Tacticalguygaming]

Hal Jordan is love, Hal Jordan is life.

[@terabhaiseedhemaut]

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Is My Favourite Superhero, But DC Always Makes Him Look Kinda' Stupid & Weak When He's With Other DC Heroes 😔

[@michaelrhett4958]

“Kyle Rayner was a struggling yet gifted graphic artist.” Kyle is my favorite Green Lantern now

[@Goon117]

always been my favorite

[@JJ-oq3tz]

Hal Jordan is the most well known Green Lantern, even though Alan Scott is the very first human Green Lantern

[@CainTheMain]

So what you're saying is...wood is now Alan Scott's greatest weakness. Lol

[@Bbbuttersknife]

Ah ha I see what you did there.

[@gba-sp6419]

And Neji from naruto

[@blackhawk1781]

Stealthy I don't get that one... Neji's not gay...

[@stebaer]

Wood was always the Weekness against Alan Scott's Green Lantern Ring while Yellow was always the only color that Hal Jordan's Green Lantern ring didn't work on and so in an Issue with both The Earth-1 and Earth-2 Green Lantern in aiming their rings rays head to head it was a combination that destroyed the yellow wood.

[@stebaer]

Yes and they shouldn't have made Alan Scott gay after many decades of not being gay.

[@R3ini3r525]

I've always thought John Stewart came before Guy Gardner...

[@JaytelProvence]

I've always though John Stewart was on Comedy Central! LOL

[@JaytelProvence]

well yeah...

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Yeah, for some reason I make that mistake to. Not sure why. :)

[@sesihlekhova2505]

Me too bro/girl

[@CenoriaWoah]

LeggoMahLegolas If that was true Gardner would never get a mission Hal would always ask John instead of Gardner 😂

[@DOWWADC]

John Stuarts my favorite :D mostly because of the animated justice league series

[@jenniferreed2469]

Woohoo tru

[@lukmilbur264]

I like him too for the same reason but if you go back and rewatch he almost never uses his ring to make constructs pretty just energy blasts which kinda bothers me now

[@lonchaneyslover7635]

@@lukmilbur264 that's what I thought, he was my favorite when all the justice league became kids in that one episode. He had that childhood imagination and did some cool shit in the episode.

[@dickgrayson6423]

I can't choose Kyle and Hal are so BAD ASS !!

[@MultiMikezilla]

Two of my favorite Green lanterns : Hal Jordan & John Stewart.

[@YoungYahtz94]

John Stewart is my favorite mainly because of the JL cartoon thats used to air on Cartoon Network. Then its Hal and Kyle

[@QuagsireEX]

Absolutely love Green Lantern, over the past year I've bought every single issue of Geoff Johns run, so worth it!

[@DangShred]

Geoff Johns is one of my favorite writers!

[@hunterkiller1440]

I wouldn't be strong enough to wield the green ring, so I'll choose the yellow ring.

[@SlugBurpAK]

:o( i think i'd be a yellow too, i wish i could be a Blue, but in the end, i think i'd be a yellow

[@Slimshadow457]

Slug Burp I'd be red >:D

[@Johnny57671]

Orange mostly because it's mine.! XD

[@ZygfrydJelenieRogi]

Either Blue or Red. I like it how realistic it is, thet Hope is only strong when in presence of Willpower.

[@jacksonwojnowski4535]

***** I wouldn't go with with yellow since you need to instill fear to use it.I'd like to be Red just so I could easily help.I would if strong enough would be blue though.

[@witchplease9695]

John Stewart and Hal Jordan are my favorites.

[@Cl0ne66]

Alan Scott is Gay? Is that why his weakness is wood?

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

the new 52 Alan Scott. Don't confuse him with THE ALAN SCOTT (Golden Age green lantern, The Sentinel, father of Jade and Obsidian). THE ALAN SCOTT died after sacrificing himself and the starheart to defeat D'arken. Fuck the new 52 alan scott!

[@Cl0ne66]

And the joke was missed.

[@jongmeikonyak7862]

The morning wood.

[@ramble4395]

I actually choked

[@singcook1]

Harambe's Revenge 🤣

[@ItsNotAidynFPM]

Simon Baz the last green lantern he talked about wasnt black He was an Arab, Lebanese to be exact, thats why he was charged with terrorism, and as a kid his siblings and parents where being treated like shit because of there ethnicity

[@Pooltastik]

Can you do Raven from Teen Titans pretty pretty PRETTY please?

[@JakeGrys]

Could you do history of... - Black Canary - Teen Titans - Hawkgirl and Haawkman - Catwoman - Kryptonians this would be awesome if you did this for all of us who watch your channel.

[@truckshackley373]

In the Golden Age, Green Lantern did not have a weakness to wood in and of itself. Instead his ring protected him from all metals, so bullets, knives, lead pipes, etc. could not harm him. The ring offered no protection from organic objects so a blow from a wooden club or a fist could knock him out. He was a pretty good fighter however, so it was not an easy thing to do.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

And the ring of the golden age green lantern, Alan Scott, is magical. (from the starheart and not from the central power battery of willpower that GLs use)

[@HalJordan99]

You forgot Jong Li, Waverly Sayre, Daniel Young , Donna Parker , Charlie Vicker, Jennie Lynn Haden and Anya Savenlovich

[@Zachary-vw7dc]

Alan Scott,Hal and Kyle are my favorite

[@dr.little7311]

My favorite is Kyle Rayner. Him as the White Lantern is really cool!

[@totallynottherealgojo748]

Any recommendations?

[@Madog361428]

The green lantern is my favorite comic to read. And Hal Jordan is still my favorite

[@tracylay15]

Hah~ I wore my Green Lantern t-shirt today. :) My favorite Green Lantern's Hal Jordan with a close second from Kyle Rayner, too. Sweet.

[@TrinikidHBK]

Yep that's Michigan for yah, the home of all the black Green Lanterns.

[@YoungYahtz94]

Simon isnt black tho hes middle-eastern/arabic

[@stevenbryant8160]

As black man from Detroit that tru

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

I originally started reading comics in 1986 and stopped in 1993(I've since started back with trade paperbacks of old stuff I used to have, some stuff that came out later and New 52) and to my memory "Mosaic" was the only good thing John Stewart was ever used for.

[@TheBlackOtaku]

Do a History of Aquaman that would be cool

[@supermankelly]

I find these videos slightly to fast. I enjoy anything like this to do with comics so don't need it rushed, like the Flash is doing it.

[@mrwaffleman8732]

I agree

[@Boxagami]

Amazes me when I look back at old comics from several decades ago and I use to laugh at the technology and now it's REAL! lol

[@cameronbordewyk66]

If Alan Scott's gay then how can his weakness be wood? Buddum-tssss

[@brothacaim]

Cameron Bordewyk lol

[@LilBouzy]

+Cameron Bordewyk Don't you get it? It's his weakness because he can't resist it...

[@dakotatrue12]

Lycan Viking LMAO

[@bigbaba6263]

you’re a legend.

[@bonlouis8808]

I prefer the Alan Scott version being more magic based. Although I think Guy Gardner has the most character depth

[@JJ-oq3tz]

There are many people that take the mantle of Green Lantern in the DC comics and my most well known favorite Green Lanterns is Hal Jordan and John Stewart because they are my two main favorites in the DC Universe!😎

[@JJ-oq3tz]

Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Simon Baz are my main favorite six human Green Lanterns of Earth and they are known as the Emerald Knights. The Emerald Knights are the powerful team of human Green Lanterns including the most famous members are Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Simon Baz as everyone's most main 6 human Green Lanterns in the Green Lantern Corps and the greatest superhero team in the DC Universe!!😎

[@raffacakethegod1894]

I was wondering where Jessica was but then I saw the date this was made

[@bdr113080]

I love DC but some of the things they have done with the new 52 don't sit well with me. Why did they make Allen Scott gay? Jade is his daughter for crying out loud! I'm not against a gay hero at all but make a new hero where they are gay from the start. Don't change a legends sexual choice because DC as a company feels guilty for not having a gay hero til now.

[@Epsteindidinfactkillhimself]

It was to rival Marvel's decision to have a x men member,(not exactly sure who sorry or if I'm right)because it made the news

[@bdr113080]

rikioize yeah but still. make a new hero. hell make a group of them of every race on the planet to cover ur bases. make half the group gay guys with the other half lezzies but just make new gay ones! don't pick one thats been around since the 1940's that has had a love life a child just to be pc and new age. i think a couple years from now they will look back on it as a bad idea. its what they did with black lightning in the 70's. "hell he don't have any black heros! make one up now and use the word black in his name so they know hes black for sure!" i love black lightning but put some more thought into his name. thank god they got a lil smarter by the time they wrote john stewart. "The Black Green Lantern" would have been a bad title.

[@Epsteindidinfactkillhimself]

i agree

[@zacguevara6555]

the original green lantern was gay

[@bdr113080]

Zachary Crossman they didn't make gay characters in the 40's and 50's. america wouldn't take it plus he had sex with his WIFE and had a daughter ..Jade.

[@desean3402]

Kyle Rayner so slept on because everyone loves Hal

[@gamemaster4112]

history of Aquaman. Some people think he is really stupid, but I think he is really a ba.

[@LitithsClaptrap]

You should do a history of all the Lantern Corps. :)

[@gmEFil]

agreed. also, it would have been nice to mention the other earth lanterns, like carol and rankorr. but then he could also mention all the other earth lanterns from blackest night... too many :p back to a full episode on all lanterns

[@bigbossignition]

I'd love an episode that focuses on GI JOE. I know they're not superheros but this is a show that's about ALL things comics and GI JOE was what got me into comics in the first place (that and Batman of course).

[@bread4228]

In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil’s might BEWARE MY POWER, GREEN LANTERN’S LIGHT!

[@Cyclonus84]

John Stewart is the best Green Lantern. And he needs to be the main character in a Green Lantern movie if it ever gets a reboot.

[@KalvinEllis]

The 2020 Green Lantern Corps movie will feature both Hal Jordan and John Stewart as the main characters, with Hal possibly appearing earlier in some of the Justice League movies.

[@jasonbaker5411]

this was a great idea for an episode

[@anthonysoto8499]

I was wrong about the order of the lanterns for so long!.. haha mind blown!

[@justinauss]

In My Opinion Hal Jordan Is The Best Green Lantern In My Opinion So Don't Get All Mad At Me

[@hanktherockstar8728]

fatboy21 Fuck you

[@hortensetaylor5707]

Hank The rock star I loved Hal especially as Parallax

[@SmashPortal]

Why do you capitalize the first letter of each word?

[@dakotatrue12]

SmashPortal lol

[@Colinop]

Nobody Cares About Your Opinion

[@catdog12204]

John Stewart is my absolute favorite green lantern

[@yamilmarchand]

so the gay laterns weakness is "wood". LOL

[@DrDemonHarlequin]

No. The gay version of Alan Scott doesn't have that weakness. The straight one from the Golden Age does.

[@MrProp16]

DrDemonHarlequin the gay ones weakness is homophobic assholes that are stronger than doomsday

[@jacksonwojnowski4535]

MrProp16 FINALY! We have some gay characters in comics.

[@jacobmichalski196]

c shipman How?

[@fekyubich9055]

Ironic

[@terabhaiseedhemaut]

Hal Jordan Is My Favourite Green Lantern, & Also My Favourite Superhero! :D

[@jwallE93]

so pretty much read anything that Geoff Johns wrote lol

[@pigwillis9286]

Green Lantern is my favourite superhero! SO glad to see some stuff for him :) Keep up the good work guys, I love Variant!

[@Slimshadow457]

Favorite Lanterns: Simon Baz < Kyle Rayner < Guy Gardner < John Stewart < Hal Jordan < KILOWOG

[@harrambou9468]

Slimshadow457 agreeeed...Kilowog ain’t human but other than that lol

[@MrBlue-sq7db]

Hal and John are my favorite Green lantern tbh.

[@Alexangelflores5]

you should do some other lantern corps. like the red lanterns or the white ones or the rainbow ones.

[@Transfromersreviews]

Almost @ 100,000+ subs can't wait xD Awesome video BTW :D

[@ashtheraccoon809]

I dunno if you could get a lot of info, but I'd love to see a history of static shock.

[@ciscoduncan1490]

John Stewart is my favorite lantern. 👍🏾✌🏾

[@Ecto_42]

Could you do a video with an overview of all lantern cores?

[@captaineasyman]

+VariantComics and it was awesome.

[@kanoukakenn2320]

+VariantComics reference to roman reigns quote

[@michaellfc7025]

Fuck Hal. Kyle bangs carol so yeah Kyle is also a white lantern so fuck off hal

[@trevorlove4955]

+VariantComics dude do a history of episode of aqualad

[@rammyistoohawt1120]

hey, i quite like hal

[@johnconroy9547]

I just got to the end of Wrath of the First Lantern, so, I finally know all five Lanterns. John and Guy are still my favorites, Simon makes three, with Kyle and Hal as fourth and fifth.

[@129jazza]

Sooo cool! I asked for this just last week, he really does listen to the subscribers!!!

[@cubanmissile5486]

In a way, you sort of forgot about Duck Dodgers.

[@jimmy953]

i know these are the major ones, but he's missing 10 others

[@99PTR99]

Stole cars "to assist with his finances," lol great euphemism

[@darthmortis9960]

Is every hero a founding member of the Justice League?

[@scottiestorch852]

Kyle Rayner is my GL. His first mask is iconic.

[@kevhicks6591]

Jong li..660AD, Earths first Green Lantern

[@DrStrange1963]

My favorite Green Lanterns are: 1. Hal Jordan 2. John Stewart 3. Kyle Rayner 5. Guy Gardner 6. Kilowog 7. Simon Baz 8. Ganthet 9. Soranik Natu 10. Mogo

[@TheMetalsuit]

Oooh do the back ground story of the other lantern corps, like red, blue lanterns. agent orange, and so on :)

[@Boygonebad]

Kyle Rayner will always be my favorite Green Lantern and favorite character period. The best ever.

[@Zooted124]

Imagine batman with the green lantern ring....

[@CenoriaWoah]

He refused the ring but he has wield a ring but he’s will is not as good as Say Hal but batman can wipe away all his doubts because he can wield basically any ring

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

@@CenoriaWoah a yellow ring would fit him better than a green one his entire bat aesthetic is to strike fear in his enemy's

[@jibrael5705]

....DawnBreaker........

[@nathan0717]

0:43 basically an intergalactic police.....so do they shoot black lanterns on sight?

[@Caliber-fg8cl]

I think a History of Captain America when Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes out would be fantastic.

[@JaytelProvence]

YES DEFINETLY!

[@rahulrajan8863]

What about Jessica

[@arkguy4ever393]

My fav DC character. I even loved the Green Lantern movie!

[@AnibalFTW]

Great history lesson as always! Random question, have you done the history of the guardians of the galaxy?

[@xxTeamxSwagx24xx]

I kinda wish he had mentioned the blackest night. That was a great read.

[@timelordrohan9425]

Is Alan Scott in the same universe as Hal and John if so what is his affiliation with the main green lantern corps?

[@yuiwaileung]

You should make one that explains all the lantern corps and their leaders.

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

Hal may be the greatest human lantern, but the greatest lantern of all time is and always will be Sinestro.

[@richmilburne5619]

I read about the very first Green Lantern of Earth is actually a monk from 660 AD named Jong Li.

[@ollieoliver3942]

I liked this video, but I was hoping that you would talk more about the lesser known earth green lanterns such as -Wavery Sayre -Donna Parker -Daniel Young -Anya Savenlovich -Jong Li Also what about Jade and Jessica Cruz?

[@langstonmoussignac9641]

I love Green Lantern Lore.

[@deathstarexia2394]

Hey you forgot Jessica Cruz😆😆😆

[@chazwannabag6772]

Can you do a History of Krona from the green lanterns. I would really appreciate it. 😊

[@thewhitefox2000]

the only green latern from earth he forgot is Sonya Blade

[@MrOberon22]

good job dude keep up with it^^

[@somerandolad]

Wait, where's Jessica Cruz?

[@ThePillent]

Going back to old videos and seeing sweet baby Arris x)

[@ThePandaSupreme]

Jon Stewart is my favorite

[@Christ2010Grad]

+ThePandaSupreme You and me both dude. You and me both.

[@PookieNacua]

Lol but KYLE Rayner or hal

[@Never_heart]

I completely agree

[@kanoukakenn2320]

Jon Stewart the guy who used a steel chair to JOHN CENA

[@kanoukakenn2320]

+SSGSS Goku wait wrong one

[@Marxy827]

Now we need to add Jessica Cruz

[@EmmerFan]

Kyle will always be my favorite.

[@toren2099]

Kyle and Hal are the best

[@jasonkonas]

Hello. I am new the channel and this is my first video to watch of yours. It seems like I am going to enjoy watching your videos. I did have a video suggestion and its something I have been interested in learning more about. Do you think you can do a video on the history and evolution of comic book art? It seems the art of past seems to pale in comparison to sheer detail of today's comics, yet I don't believe that comic book artists in general have gotten better. Why the change, and at what point in comic book history did we see the biggest change in the art? I would love to watch a video on this subject.

[@Monty-or9sb]

Props for Mentioning Mosaic. Gerard Jones' remains my fave GL writer and Mosaic was more than a little unique.

[@akap]

History of Shazam

[@myself2noone]

You know of all the DC charters I wish they would make a cartoon about him the most. I just loved every moment with him in "young justice." I don't know I just like him.

[@TheDragonaf1]

Thank you, i've been waiting and asking for this one for soooo long

[@BeaverBoy]

hal jordan is my favorite, but I wish GL could get a decent movie

[@terabhaiseedhemaut]

FR 😭

[@thaynenova]

why wasn't Jessica Cruz included in this 'origin"? she was created in 2014.

[@TheIronMask1954]

Blackest night needs an animated movie series

[@CenoriaWoah]

O:

[@ComicBookGuy420]

It would have to be R

[@Batprime16]

I think you should do a jason todd/Red hood history video I'd love to know more about him and p.s. you do a very good job on these history of videos

[@gwkowe]

History of Star Sapphire?

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Will we ever get a new season of Green Lanter animated series? That show was incredible.A few non canon elements but who cares when have such great action,characters and animation.

[@sjartsgallery6476]

Jessica Cruz of earth is missing. She is a green lantern.

[@polishalastor142]

And Simon buz Sajourn Mullen in Far sector

[@louisvt]

Thank you Variant for hearing me out! Much appreciation from your fan in the Philippines. :)

[@herbpartee2288]

History of Ms. Marvel or Wonder women

[@dxnhrn]

Love this so much

[@HeySani]

Do Deathstroke next please!

[@Topjaw3]

Ever since Charles Soule took over Red Lanterns (#21) it's been the best Lantern series in the New 52, imo. Guy might even be my favourite lantern now