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>I'll be honest... I don't like almost anything from DC. About the only stuff I care about is Green Lantern, some Flash stuff, and a hint of Golden Age Captain Marvel. I don't really find other DC characters super interesting or appealing, and I actively loathe Batman and his associated characters.

It's especially annoying because Batman is very much DC's favorite child and thus takes over anything he's involved in. I find it incredibly annoying how he always has to be the Most Specialest Boy and always right. He's always already dabbled in whatever new thing, been trained by whomever, no matter how much of a leap it would be. Even in events like Dark Nights: Metal, he's so special that an untrained teenage version of him can use a Green Lantern ring better than Hal and a speedster version of him is stronger and more in control of the Speed Force than Barry or Wally.
It doesn't help that the fandom also by and large spends all its time glazing him, usually by putting other characters down. One would think that a gazillionaire could do more to help a heavily-polluted and crime-ridden city than dressing up as his fursona and assaulting the mentally ill while carefully never doing anything that would actually change things for the better, like kill the fucking Joker already. (#JasonToddWasRight)
Other than Bruce, I'm about neutral on Dick, Jason, Cass, and Duke, but I find Tim and Damian hella annoying at best.

Green Lantern is definitely one of my personal favorite superhero(es). I personally recommend starting from Green Lantern: Rebirth as a jumping-on point- Kyle's run from Green Lantern Vol. 2 #50 on is okay, but honestly there's not a lot I couldn't live without reading from the beginning up through Hal's resurrection from being the Spectre.

Alan Scott	Harold "Hal" Jordan (1)	Guy Gardner (2)	John Stewart (3)	Kyle Rayner (4)	Simon Baz (5)	Jessica Cruz (6)	Sojourner "Jo" Mullein (7)	Keli Quintela	Carol Ferris
The original Golden Age Green Lantern. Not officially associated with the GLC. His powers come from the Starheart and are magic-based but similarly use the green light of Will. His power is weak to wood. Member of the JSA alongside OG Flash Jay Garrick. Nowadays is the elder statesman-type for younger heroes. His costume's color scheme is evidence there is no god.	The first modern, space-based Lantern and DC's Man Without Fear. Cocky former-Air Force test pilot who was recruited into the Corps by a dying Abin Sur. Was possessed by Parallax the Fear entity after the destruction of Coast City but is now free. The greatest Green Lantern, he has forged his own ring from his own willpower and has turned himself in to pure willpower among other feats.	Originally second choice for Abin Sur's ring. A former linebacker, special education PE teacher, and social worker never a cop, fuck you New 52. Has a big ego but also the willpower to back it up. Good with kids and also on-and-off runs his own bar, Warriors. Has also served as a Red Lantern and maintained his mind. Coined the 'Four Corpsmen' nickname for Hal, himself, John, and Kyle.	Recruited as a reservist for Hal and Guy originally. An architect and later retconned to have also been a Marine after the popularity of his Justice League: Unlimited incarnation. He's pretty philosophical and a great leader for the Corps. He's also able to access the Source Lantern and has a sentient construct of his deceased little sister as a companion/assistant.	Given his ring by the last living Guardian, Ganthet, after a Parallax-possessed Hal killed the remaining Guardians and blew up the Central Power Battery on Oa. Was the sole Green Lantern until Hal was exorcised and John and Guy rejoined. An artist with bad luck with romance, he's also become the one and only White Lantern through mastery of all the colors of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum.	Ended up getting Hal/Sinestro's fused ring while the two were temporarily dead. A Muslim who took up car theft to support his brother-in-law's medical bills, he had the horrible misfortune of stealing a van with explosives in it, being racially profiled, and was taken to Gitmo for torture before the ring chose him and aided his escape. Has the mysterious Emerald Sight and healing abilities.	Lived as a shut-in for four years after she witnessed the death of her friends at the hands of the mafia until she was possessed by Volthoom's power ring. She was able to overcome her fear and earn a proper ring after sacrificing herself to save Flash Barry Allen during the Darkseid War. Frequently partners with Simon. Briefly a Yellow Lantern after the Source Lantern was destroyed. Currently leads the GLC.	Recruited by a mysterious Guardian while at a bar to serve as the Lantern for the City Enduring of the unnumbered Far Sector for one year. A Princeton graduate and former soldier who joined the NYPD, she witnessed police brutality but was unable to stop it before she was fired for supporting Black Lives Matter. One of the best detectives in the Corps. Always absolutely slaying with all her fits.	A Bolivian orphan who uses a gauntlet that she reprogrammed to utilize the green light of Will just like a ring. Self-styled as 'Teen Lantern', but is only 11. Technically also a member of Young Justice, but treated like an afterthought by the writers. She currently resides on Oa in Simon's care and is close friends with Ellie, the sentient construct of John's sister.	Not actually a Green Lantern, but a Star Sapphire- one who wields the violet light of Love. Owner of Ferris Air, where Hal works as a test pilot. On-and-off love interest for Hal and regrettably Kyle, once. Originally possessed by the Star Sapphire, she was able to battle and defeat the Zamarons and is now able to freely use this power. Recently started working as an active hero with the Justice League.

Admittedly, I'm not as into the Flash as I am Green Lantern, but I do like the four major Flashes (Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen) a lot and find the Speed Force stuff fascinating. Also HalBarryIris is my OT3.

>In contrast to my thoughts on Detective Comics Comics, I love just about all of Marvel's stuff. From the X-Men to the Fantastic Four to the Avengers, there's so many characters and teams I absolutely adore.

I've always been a particular fan of smaller, side-character teams, like Cloak and Dagger, the Power Pack, the Exiles, the Runaways, Damage Control, and the current iteration of the Avengers Academy.

The MCU had some high points, but overall I have not cared for most of it. In particular it does a huge disservice to Peter Parker/Spider-Man's character.

>This section is for my favorite comics from publishers other than the big 2 and newspaper comics.

Note: this does not cover the many manga series I've read and loved, those have their own pages.

In general, my tastes in non-superhero comics tends towards horror and/or mystery.

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