Since the early days of the comic, the Green Lantern costume has experienced some radical modifications leading into the current day movie adaptation of the story. It's these differences that have really helped to take the action hero from being a comic book character to being a super hero that any of us can relate to in a modern way. Alan Scott who was the initial Lantern from the comics had one of the more intriguing costumes of the Lanterns.
His costume was back then one of the more basic of the suits that would be known all throughout the world. A puffy red top with the green lantern emblem placed in the middle of a yellow circle made up the top half while black pants and black boots made up the lower half. There were also the gloves that had a black appearance to them, as did the mask and finally the cape. The cape was a black cape with a lining that was lime colored. This led to a lot of fans confused completely about the green lantern name, as most of the costume was black with a lot of red in it.
Hal Jordan was the next person to fill the role of the popular character; this led a lot of fans to be introduced to the more recognizable appearance of the lantern. The pants were black with a green and black top giving a more defined appearance. There were some other noticeable differences, which made the new version a lot more appealing.
The gloves being black to match the rest of the black on the costume allowed fans to see the character as more of a super hero and less than that of a cartoon character. This was one of the biggest concerns that the comic book community had and expressed. It would not be until Guy Gardner that the suit would see more changes.
Guy Gardner would be selected as the next individual to fill in the suit. This led to many noticeable changes that were apparent in the overall appearance of the uniform. One of the most notable of these was the fact that the suit had a more futuristic appearance to it and presented a more appealing image to fans of the comic.
Kyle Rayner would become the incarnation of the super hero that we know today. This is the image that is portrayed in the movie from this year. The green and black appearance has spread all over the costume and is one of the more appealing versions that have been created to date.
As the years have passed these changes have allowed the character to go from a cartoon character in comics to a full-fledged super hero. Many of the fans of the comics will agree that the early version was a god attempt, but the latest version is quite honestly one of the best around.
Taking all of this into consideration, this will leave a fan of the comic having a lot to digest. This on the whole is one of the reasons why the movie has been a success in the fact that the latest version has been more widely accepted than the previous versions.
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