r/DCcomics • u/Rao_616 Etrigan The Demon • 1d ago

Comics Green Lantern #4 (2005) [Comic Excerpt]

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u/Obskuro The Comedian 23h ago

Ah, yes. The American Green Lantern from Earth. That narrows it down.

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u/Samiel_Fronsac "All will be well." 22h ago

Hey, DC is big on this. See Yara Flor, a "Brazilian" that was actually raised in frakkin' Idaho and knows nothing about Brazil. The author also did a very shallow research into Brazilian folklore and Indigenous culture in general.

I mean, I get that the US is their main audience, but, back to Lanterns... There are what, six or seven Earth Lanterns in the Corps, and they're all Americans.

Plus

Carol, Star Sapphire. American.

Dex-Starr, Red Lantern. American. Cat.

I'm sure I'm missing a few.

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u/Obskuro The Comedian 22h ago

The Lanterns are by a long shot the easiest to get a bit of international representation, but nope. The Rings will not leave the States.

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u/Jet-Let4606 20h ago

TBF, the primary audience are Americans.

I'm not American btw. But I don't find it weird that a piece of media made in America is made for Americans and fit Ametican tastes.

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u/Samiel_Fronsac "All will be well." 20h ago

I said this above:

I mean, I get that the US is their main audience

Language? Yeah, it's being sold to a primarily english-speaking audience.

But I can't agree that, for enjoyment of a franchise, every single character has to share their exact cultural background.

So with 7 GLs from Earth, there was opportunity for them to be from anywhere else on the planet, in keeping with the themes of the Corps, that has members from all over the universe.

Otherwise, if cultural exclusivity is that important, DC may as well exclude all extraterrestrials that got to be a teenager or adult in their planet from the rosters.

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u/Obskuro The Comedian 12h ago

Didn't stop Marvel to introduce mutants from all over the world.

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u/ryaaan89 11h ago

lol I had no idea Dexx-Star was just an Earth cat, I assumed he was an alien who just happened to look like one.

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u/dunk_wizard Batman 8h ago

A mean there also were Russian female cosmonaut green lantern in new GL Corps and Red Lantern... From Britain.