>um ackstually Obsidian didn’t go crazy and evil, it was the shadowlands controlling him>um ackstually Brainwave Jr didn’t go crazy and evil, it was a nazi caterpillar controlling him >um ackstually Hal Jordan didn’t go crazy and evil, it was a yellow space bug controlling himHow did Johns get away with it three times in a span of like 18 months?
>>152109475People really don't like stories of heroes randomly becoming evil.
Johns is the biggest hack in the industry.>there are seven corps>there are seven magic lands>there are seven kingdoms in the seas>created a billion legacy characters and color palette swap characters>would've created a Reverse Flash family had he stayed on the Flash book>Doomsday Clock
>>152109475It’s called easy retcon trope to rehabilitate a character
>>152109475>>um ackstually Hal Jordan didn’t go crazy and evil, it was a yellow space bug controlling himBecause Rebirth was good and undid a decade of unpopular status quo which in turn energized the Green Lantern books.
>>152109475Anon I think you underestimate how much he "got away" with the Parallax retcon.Also IIRC Brainwave being evil was entirely in his own run
>>152110206He formed a Legion of Doom in Extreme Justice and attacked Kyle, Alan, and Jade in GL.
>>152110106well...7 is god's number.
