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Tweak says, "Shiver with antici......pation"

Doop (xdoop) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-02 23:07:00

Entry tags:

char: black hand/william hand, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: tom "pieface" kalmaku, creator: gil kane, creator: john broome, publisher: dc comics, title: green lantern

Introducing the Black Hand!

This is from Green Lantern #29. It's written by John Broome and illustrated by Gil Kane.

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crinosg
2009-05-03 12:19 am UTC (link)

So... this is the guy behind the Black Lanterns.

Are we sure it isn't Nekron? I mean come on; Giant interdimensional Death God? Noted for of the GLC, has an MO of using undead super heroes as minions? Making him the mastermind behind the BL makes sense, and is actually cool.

But we're supposed to believe this jackass transformed the Anti Monitor into a power ring, then resurrected a bunch of top tier DC heroes as undead ghouls and gave them rings? Really? This guy?

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	interrobamf 2009-05-03 12:26 am UTC (link)
	No, and there's been nothing to indicate that he's more than a minion and a means to an end. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	arrlaari.livejournal.com 2009-05-03 12:35 am UTC (link)
	This guy has been hearing voices in his head, which led him to the giant black lantern, so obviously he isn't the guy who made it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	crinosg 2009-05-03 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Good. Then betting money is still on Nekron being the guy behind this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-05-03 03:51 am UTC (link)
	I can't believe that hadn't occurred to me. Especially as it gives Johns a chance to tie all GL continuity together with the fewest possible ribbons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kd_the_movie 2009-05-03 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Also I believe that a Tales of GL Corps trade was recently released and in it is Nekron's Story arc. Now Nekron has never been that kind of big bad whose name is mentioned very frequently as a GL antagonist, so IMO DC wanted to introduce newer readers to him so that the reveal in Blackest NIght is a bigger deal. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	demonprawn 2009-05-03 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Weaponized etch-a-sketch. He gets points for originality. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ulf_boehnke 2009-05-03 01:54 am UTC (link)
	That was my first thought, too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kitty_tc_69 2009-05-03 02:45 am UTC (link)
	Count me in on thinking it looked like an Etch-a-sketch. oh, and major points for the Eddie icon. Up the Irons! \m/ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mari_redstar 2009-05-03 02:37 am UTC (link)
	From before the fourth wall had fully crystallized, I see. I like how Zen the first crooks are. "Darn it to heck, I really thought we'd get away with it this time. Oh well, there's always tomorrow, eh, guys? I hope the prison is serving that pie again tonight!" (Reply to this)

	jlroberson 2009-05-03 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Black Hand and his dildo weapon. I propose a challenge to Geoff Johns: bring back Black Hand's ability to break the 4th wall and you've got a regular reader. (Reply to this)

	volksjager 2009-05-03 08:18 am UTC (link)
	Great story . I love how he puts his costume in the regular closet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aaron_bourque 2009-05-03 02:14 pm UTC (link)
	No one would ever think to look there! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-05-03 01:10 pm UTC (link)
	RING! LOVELY RINGGG! Now to take care of Green Lantern with my silver death console! Seriously, if I imagine his voice as X the Eliminator it makes all too much sense. (Reply to this)

	meatwhichdreams 2009-05-03 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	This was, well, all kinds of delicious crack. Perhaps all the more delicious as I have never been a GL fan and so have even less of idea of what's going on. (Reply to this)

	zegas 2009-05-03 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	What happened to the other Black Hand post? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-05-04 06:57 am UTC (link)
	You need to be a member of s_d to see it. http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/289686.html#cutid1 (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zegas 2009-05-04 09:54 am UTC (link)
	For some reason, I was logged out when I went back to look at it. For a second I thought that it was taken down ir something depressing like that. Thanks for the link (...and the post!). (Reply to this) (Parent)

psychop_rex
2009-05-04 02:01 am UTC (link)

I like Black Hand - the scheming type of villain who plots everything out in advance is always interesting, because you just know that SOME part of his plan (which, of course, has been spelled out for the reader in great detail) is going to go wrong - the question is, what? Also, I like his costume - there aren't that many characters who can make a capelet work for them, but he pulls off the look pretty well.
One thing that kinda bugged me about this, though - why did they bother with that bit about the book full of crime strategies? It's somewhat pointless - it never affects the plot. I mean, it confirms his status as a schemer, but doesn't do much more than that - why didn't they just stick with him being a villain who likes using cliches?

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	silverzeo 2009-05-04 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	Why do you think people like BW and Animated Megatron the best? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-05-05 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Uh? I, uh... I have no idea. What does this have to do with Black Hand? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silverzeo 2009-05-04 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	So the Power RIng is the most powerful thing in the universe, but can be easily hijack by a earth man? (Reply to this)