Let’s be honest. Hal Jordan is just a guy-a smart guy, a pilot and fearless.
But, if you put him up against any of DC Comics villains on his own he'll get his clock cleaned or worse.
But, give him a Green Lantern ring and it’s a whole new story.
With his strong will and lack of fear Hal Jordan becomes a formidable foe. Take away the ring and he’s toast.
While Green Lantern is a cool hero wearing a really cool uniform he’s just a guy with a powerful ring-hardly the sure-powered type.
Still Green Lantern has some of best adversaries in the comic book world.
In this review I’ll be examining three of GL’s villains as imagined in 3D toy form DC Direct.
From Series 1 comes Black Hand. Series 2 has the Shark and in Series 3 GL’s greatest foe: Sinestro is represented.
The Series 1 Black Hand, 6-inch, fully articulated action figure recreates the image of the nefarious villain who set in motion the Blackest Night maxi-series released by DC Comics almost 10 years ago.
In it, Black Hand is given the power to resurrect dead superheroes using a black power ring (Black Lantern) as instructed by the Necromancer.
When Black Hand was first introduced all those years ago he was never more than a second-tier super villain. Since then he has become a viable and dangerous foe of the light, justice and the good.
The action figure duplicates his deep blue and black outfit including his long flowing cape, gauntlets with steel knuckles and multiple buckles, riveted Black Hand silver chest symbol. Riveted blue cloth covers desiccated arms and face, black and blue tights and solid blue boots with heavy heels.
Black Hand’s face is a study in fury and his right arm, part of which is exposed has heavy almost black veins culminating in solid black right hand beginning at the elbow. His left hand is covered by a black and blue riveted gauntlet.
The figure comes with a Black Hand base with logo and is contained in a clear bubble hanger card with a giant Green Lantern text logo, as are the other figures.
The most massive of the three figures is Shark. This nasty predator humanoid stands a good eight inches tall.
His flesh colored skin barely contains his sinewy powerful muscle.
His huge chest, powerful arms, muscle bound legs show every strand of muscle, sinew and veins.
His huge head, with its gaping jaws and rows of sharp teeth, looks menacing.
His dead black eyes peer out from a heavy brow and his massive neck juts from his shoulders and chest.
Translucent fins protrude from the sides of his arms and legs and his translucent webbed hands and feet end in large claws.
Shark wears black pants and a torn purple shirt that hangs in shreds from his arms and waist.
The figure stands crouched as if to strike. It is a masterly display of sculpted work and design.
The nastiest of the lot is Sinestro-the rogue Green Lantern who at one time was Hal Jordan’s mentor when he joined The Green Lantern Corps.
But Sinestro had his own ‘sinister’ ideas and tried a power play to take over the Corps.
He was thwarted, defeated and humiliated. The furious Sinestro embraced the fear power of the being known as Parallax who empowered him with a yellow power ring making him the head of The Yellow Lanterns.
Sinestro stands proud and erect with both hands clenched at his sides.
His large red face with oversize cranium with a wisp of black hair is a study in anger.
Sinestro grimaces, his eyes ablaze and his mouth is in an angry sneer.
His costume consists of black and yellow. He wears yellow gauntlets, shoulder and chest yellow sectional armor, yellow boots and comes with a yellow lantern and a miniature Parallax multi-leg creature with a translucent head.
The balance of Sinestro’s outfit is black with a gray belt. A black and yellow Lantern symbol decorates his chest. Sinestro is one of four in the Series 3 set from DC Direct.
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