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[odditycollector]

So! Who has seen the pic of Alan Scott's upcoming new costume? You?



I know, by all objective reasoning, that I should hate it. Indeed, when that image first graced my field of vision, my expression probably wasn't far from Jay Garrick's look of horror. Or that of any of the other characters in that picture, who I assume are seeing that getup for the first time. (Or possibly have been aware of it for a while, and still *cannot adjust*.)

But after considering for a moment, I realized that actually I LOVE it, because it is 100% in character! Something like this happens EVERY TIME he makes fashion decisions.

caiusmajor: Oh ALAN, why do they let you dress yourself?

Somewhere in the DCU, Molly is facepalming, and she's not going to know why until the news comes on.

(Disclaimer: I am aware of the context in which this ensemble came to be. It is still the ugliest of all options.)

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[count-fenring.livejournal.com]

Logic chain of creating that costume:

Alan: Hmmm.... My name is Green Lantern, yet the RING is still the focus. What can I do to de-emphasize the RING, and emphasize the LANTERN...

I know! I'll dress up like a Lantern! It'll be like last halloween, when I made Molly dress up as a lantern, and we had a good laugh when I recited the oath while poking her tummy! And then the separation. But that's all over now, and a lantern IS I!

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

*shakes head in his direction* This is like the plaid ties all over again, except since he's creating it out of green energy, Molly can't sneak it from the laundry and throw it away.