Hot Air Balloon Green Lantern?! DC's Wildest Redesign!

Holy Green Lantern! DC's Wildest Redesign EVER!

A Hot Air Balloon as a Green Lantern?! DC's Most Unexpected Twist Yet!

The Green Lantern Corps is known for its incredible diversity— members from all corners of the universe! But some Green Lanterns are truly unique. We're talking about those that defy easy description—let's just call them the "other" category. And DC Comics just added another "other," delivering the most bonkers redesign in any continuity! It is insane! It was completely unexpected. And totally awesome!

This mind-blowing redesign appears in Andy Diggle, Leandro Fernández, and Matt Hollingsworth's Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #5. And let's be clear – this isn't a new Green Lantern character. This one is completely nuts. We are discussing Alan Scott—but not in the way you think. This story totally reimagines Alan Scott as this insanely unique Green Lantern. You can prepare yourself for one of the wildest moments in all of Green Lantern lore! And the creators made extremely smart creative decisions that made that reveal both memorable, engaging, yet completely unexpected; delivering an amazingly unexpected outcome that all readers and fans really enjoyed!

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Alan Scott's Aerial Adventures: Meet the Green Lantern Hot Air Balloon!

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If you’ve been following the Gotham by Gaslight series, you may recall an earlier tease in issue #3—introducing Scott as an "aerial spiritualist" using a hot air balloon to commune with spirits. A pretty weird 19th-century Green Lantern, right? He sounds absolutely wild. But it’s made even weirder!

Issue #5 gives a fully unveiled Green Lantern! And it's bright emerald green—totally living up to its name! This new design; this utterly bizarre Green Lantern isn't some powerful cosmic warrior. This thing is a hot air balloon. Yet, the naming completely plays with what already exists, bringing many comedic effects without hindering the overarching dramatic tone already displayed before the reveal. And this specific event totally works! Even this is extremely strange.

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DC's Gallery of Weird Green Lanterns: From Viruses to Math!

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But wait, there’s more! Scott's balloon isn't the only oddly amazing Green Lantern out there! There are some crazy-awesome iterations that fans will surely never forget. Let's take a stroll down memory lane:

Dkrtzy RRR: A bio-sentient mathematical equation. Seriously.
Leezle Pon: A microscopic smallpox virus.
Flodo Span: A sentient gas (with no actual body).
Krkkzz Zappl: Made entirely of radio waves.
The Collective: A bunch of sentient puffballs.

These unique characters showcase how wonderfully extensive and creative DC’s world truly is; those extreme examples that could only appear from that unique creative mindset are what makes the series totally unique!

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The Ring of Jong Li: A Potential Upgrade?

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Right now, Alan Scott’s hot air balloon is a Green Lantern in name only. No actual powers. But that might change. That mysterious Ring of Jong Li is something seriously significant! He hasn’t figured it out; the possibility is there, suggesting that combining this ring with the hot air balloon could totally transform this hot air balloon; potentially creating a truly unique and unbelievably strong Green Lantern!

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Conclusion: The Hot Air Balloon Green Lantern: Unexpected and Utterly Amazing!

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DC Comics just took a massive risk by making a seemingly small and very insignificant hot air balloon into a unique and possibly one of the best Green Lantern characters! That bizarre creative direction however totally works; that massive creativity is completely welcomed. Alan Scott's hot air balloon as Green Lantern? Absolutely bonkers! Absolutely unexpected! Absolutely brilliant! It is simply that unpredictable brilliance that all the readers love to read and enjoy. That crazy unique style that the comic book community never ceases to completely appreciate and enjoy! And we all really can’t wait to see where things go!