Smallville
Summary
Smallvillewas highly influential for inclose a generation of CW TV audience of Superman ’s descent story , as well as many other notable DC role , during its ten - season run . Even after the TV show concluded , theSmallvillecontinuity continue to be influential in comic book form , introduce aprototype of iconic villain Batman Who Laughs , and making a bold choice for its universe ’s Blue Lantern .
Smallville : Continuity#9 – by Bryan Q. Miller , Ig Guara , Julio Ferreira , Agustin Padilla , Carrie Strachan , and Saida Temofonte – featured the Earth under onrush by the reminder . This lead to abrutal battle between the Justice Leagueand the Monitor Army , with sight of death on both sides , including a blueish Lantern who come to Earth to help .
The Lantern ’s doughnut subsequently seek a replacement , whichended up being Barbara Gordon , also theSmallvillecontinuity ’s Nightwing . This marks the first time a version of Nightwing has gotten a grim Lantern pack , and it is a selection that makes perfect sense .
ally to the notable Green Lantern Corps , the Blue Lanterns are a shining beacon of Bob Hope and favorableness for the DC Universe .
Barbara Gordon Is Chosen As The New Blue Lantern
The title of Nightwing is often associated with hope . Despite growing up under the darkness of Batman ’s teachings , he finish up being an extremely bright and convinced character . Several sentence characters have remarked on how Dick Grayson managed to"escape the darkness of his mentor . “And it seems this ability to inspire Leslie Townes Hope is intrinsical to most mass who carry the mantle . In theSmallvilleuniverse , Nightwing isn’tDick Grayson , but alternatively Barbara Gordon , and Babs ends up being just as big of a beacon of Leslie Townes Hope as Dick ever was .
In this universe , Batman never meets Dick Grayson , and or else it ’s Babs who cease up saving his aliveness several times and inspire him with hope . This is n’t too surprising , consideringher main universe opposite number is also an incredible symbolisation of Bob Hope . Barbara Gordon was a character who was shoot through the spine and lost her ability to walk . This would ’ve been an immensely crushing experience for some people , but Barbara did n’t let it keep her down . or else , she came back stronger , becamea unlike kind of Hero of Alexandria , and go along saving lives .
Barbara’s Blue Lantern Even Inspires Batman
Barbara Gordon has always hop for a better futurity for Gotham City , and she ’s been an inspiring mien for everyone in life-time . , so it ’s no real surprisal that she would eventually end up with a Lantern ring . Unfortunately , DC does n’t seem keen to hand out Lantern closed chain to their iconic heroes in the main continuity , with Batman and Superman only using them sparingly in major moments . While a Lantern ring would emphatically spice up up the stories of many characters , buff will have to settle for only seeing a Blue Lantern version ofNightwingin the pages ofSmallville .
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