In the small world of superhero comics, not a week goes by without an unexpected twist affecting our favorite characters. This time, it’s an ally of Batman who joined the Green Lantern Corps to protect Earth from vampires! And the least we can say is that of all Bruce Wayne’s entourage, he’s the one we least expected…
This Batman ally becomes a vampire-hunting Green Lantern (yes, yes)
At DC as at Marvel, vampires are popular. In the series DC vs. Vampiresthe universe is now controlled by vampires, and Several superheroes have gone over to the bad guys’ side after being transformed. Signed James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, this story takes place on Earth 63, tragically infested with bloodsuckers. Dick Grayson is the big boss, and he has made Barbara Gordon his queen. After the death of Batman and most of the members of the Bat-Family, Damian Wayne is bitten in turn, and then devotes himself body and soul to the resistance. After a break, the series is back with a twist that’s not exactly bad. In DC vs. Vampires : World War V #2, The vampire version of Aquaman demands that human survivors (including Green Arrow, Black Canary, Deadshot, and John Constantine) deliver Damian to him in order to prevent a second all-out war between humans and vampires.
A vampire Wonder Woman then attacks the hideout where Damian’s mother, Talia al Ghul, and Alfred Pennyworth, who swore to watch over the son of the late Bruce Wayne. They don’t know where Damian is hiding: to get him out of hiding, their enemy threatens to assassinate them… To escape, the butler locks himself in a vault containing treasures and trophies from the four corners of the universe. There he finds Hal Jordan’s power ring, himself deceased, and puts it on his finger! Yes, you read that right, on Earth 63, Alfred Pennyworth becomes a vampire-hunting Green Lantern. An unexpected plot twist, the aim of which is to surprise the reader rather than respect the character’s personality.
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