Summary

Green Lanternheads to the American Wild West in a genius raw small-arm of fanart DC needs to see . Although Green Lantern live in modern times , the concept grant for one to exist in practically any time or era . ArtistMike J. Becker tap into this idea , creating a Green Lantern patrolling the American West of the 19th century , observe it safe from outlaws .

Mike Beckerreleased the fanart in a station on X , formerly Twitter . Becker state it began as a committal . Becker call the firearm : “ Green Lantern Hal Jordan , space cowboy . ” It show Hal in a Wild Westversion of a Green Lantern outfit , complete with a green cape and cowboy hat . He carry his Lantern in his hand , and a radical of exotic villager behind him stare in awe .

Becker also attached oeuvre - in - progress version of the piece , giving fan an inner tone into his originative process .

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Green Lantern is a pillar of the DC Universe , and at least one variation of the character has been fighting since the Silver Age . During the Silver Age , Green Lantern was given an overhaul , reorient the character from a trick - base submarine sandwich to high-pitched - concept science fiction . Under the editorial guidance of Julius Schwartz , Green Lantern became a representative of an intergalactic police force , who patrolled the world . The Green Lantern Corps is millenary old and is made up of many unlike mintage . Several world , let in Hal Jordan , John Stewart and Jessica Cruz , have been member .

While humans have been members of the Green Lantern Corps , none get together until Hal Jordan . This rule out a canonic Wild West Green Lantern . Yet the DC multiverse is big and sprawling , and as seenin the classicElseworldslabel , there exist different variations of Green Lantern . In 1993’sEmerald Knight , Bruce Wayne obtained the Green Lantern Power Ring . With it , he became a Green Lantern / Batman mashup . OtherElseworldstitles revealed the existence of additional Green Lantern chance variable from across history , but still none from the Wild West .

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Mike Becker ’s Modern piece of fanart finally bring to life the cowboy Green Lantern devotee did not be intimate they needed . Mixing together the Wild West and the Green Lantern Corps is a stroke of genius , as the two concepts go hand in hand . The lawmen of the Wild West patrolled vast and desolate reach of land , just as the Green Lanterns keep distant sectors of space safe . Much like these lawmen , mostGreen Lanternsalso work alone . Finally , Becker ’s art captures the gist of Hal Jordan , whose rebel attitude pass water him a modern - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. rodeo rider .

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