#Blue lantern power battery series#

This cruelty and deprivation of even the most basic rights and privileges deeply affected Larfleeze, who at some point began to 'hear' the material possessions in the society of the people whom he served begging him to own them. His time as a slave was cruel and harsh: his cruel and sadistic masters starved Larfleeze and his fellow slaves to weed out those too weak to work in the hellish conditions they were forced to toil in. He was taken from his parents for reasons yet to be revealed and forced to work as a slave. Little is known about his past except that he comes from an incredibly long-lived species, as Larfleeze is said to be over several billion years old. Larfleeze (also known as Agent Orange to those who wield power from the emotional spectrum) is the first and for a long time the only individual to wield the power of the orange light.

#Blue lantern power battery series#

In March 2014, DC announced that the Larfleeze series would end with issue 12.

Keith Giffen and Scott Kolins continued as the creative team, with J. The back-up spins off into a self-titled ongoing series, Larfleeze. The plot focused on the apparent theft of Larfleeze's power battery, and his attempt to retrieve it. The back-up ran from Threshold #1 (March 2013) to #5 (July 2013). Larfleeze received a back-up in Threshold, written by Keith Giffen, with art by Scott Kolins. In the story Tales of the Orange Lanterns: Blume Godhead, he is shown 'recruiting' one of his most recognizable Orange Lanterns. Larfleeze's story includes an appearance in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2 (July 2009). The issue leads into 'Agent Orange' (named after the codename Larfleeze is given by the Guardians of the Universe), the storyline detailing the character's origin that also serves as a prelude to the ' Blackest Night' storyline. After his brief first appearance in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), the character went on to be shown in smaller teaser appearances within the Green Lantern series until his first extended appearance in Green Lantern #39 (April 2009). Johns states that Larfleeze is one of his favorite characters to write because of how 'out of touch' the character is, adding that, other than greed, emotions have no value to him because they do not provide him with anything material. Johns also revealed that the Claim Jumper restaurant chain was his inspiration behind writing about greed. Writer Geoff Johns developed Larfleeze as a key participant in the ' Blackest Night' storyline, explaining at Comic Con International 2009 that he came up with the name 'Larfleeze' by combining the words 'lard' and 'sleaze'. The character first appeared in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver. Hal Jordan refers to him at first as ' Gonzo' because of his resemblance to the Muppet of the same name. He is the primary wielder of the orange light of avarice, derived from the emotional spectrum of greed, and does not voluntarily allow others to wield it. Larfleeze, also known as Agent Orange, is a supervillain appearing in comics published by DC Comics, usually as an antagonist in books featuring Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps.