NAUT KE LOI

REAL NAME: Naut Ke Loi

OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 12

HOMEWORLD: Aeros

HEIGHT: 6' 8"

WEIGHT: 305 lbs

EYES: Yellow

HAIR: N/A (hairless)

FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern vol. 2 #9 (November, 1961)

AKA: Green Lantern

BACKGROUND from the comic books:

One of the first recruits of the Green Lantern Corps, Naut Ke Loi has served countless years and gained much experience, earning him respect throughout the Corps, especially from rookie Lanterns. Many of his exploits are recorded in the sacred Book of Oa.

This aquatic Lantern originates from Aeros, a water world inhabited by various forms of fish life. Able to breathe only through his gills, Naut Ke Loi must at all times wear a helmet filled with water. If this GL is ever without water for more than 5 minutes, he will perish.

Though his build would suggest a smaller mass, Naut Ke Loi's cold-blooded fish-like structure makes him almost all muscle. His scaly skin is slimy to the touch and toxic to many species. This rapid swimmer is able to utilize his speed in space as well as in water.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield and energy constructs.
• Constructs are water based, more liquid in nature.
• Green scales cover his entire body.
• The substance exuded from scales is deadly to many races.
• Razor-sharp fins on head.
• Breathes through gills.
• Can move rapidly in water and space.

NORCHAVIUS

REAL NAME: Norchavius

OCCUPATION: Green Lantern/Galactic Protector/Sculptor

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Sector 26

HOMEWORLD: Gra'var

HEIGHT: 2' 3"

WEIGHT: 63 lbs

EYES: Yellow

HAIR: N/A (none)

FIRST APPEARANCE: Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps: Secret Files #1 (February, 2008)

AKA: Green Lantern

BACKGROUND from the comic books:

On the world of Gra'var every creature has the ability of flight, and all land masses float in the sky. Norchavius uses his ring for added support for his home world which has extremely low gravity, making him weaker than the average Lantern, but his immense willpower easily compensates for that shortcoming.

A sculptor of great renown throughout the galaxy, Norchavius has constructed most of the statues found around Oa. His eye for detail is unmatched and his works of art are priceless. Anyone fortunate enough to witness Norchavius in action will be stunned by the beauty of his constructs. It is even rumored that felons have frozen in place when confronted by them, allowing for an easy arrest.

This Emerald Warrior's long tail often functions as a third limb but can also be used as a powerful whip in battle.

Intergalactic serial killer N’Gon murdered Norchavius’s friend and fellow Lantern, Archon Z’gmora. Norchavius is indebted to Hal Jordan for bringing the killer to justice.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Green Lantern ring allows for a protective shield and energy constructs.
• Every construct is a work of art as if built by hand with the most intricate detail.
• Famous sculptor.
• Powerful tail.
• Sharp beak.
• Able to fly without his ring.
• His hawk-like eyes can spot perpetrators miles away.
• Physically weak because of his planet's low gravity.

The monumental conclusion to BRIGHTEST DAY occurred in the Star City’s forest. With the re-emergence of Swamp Thing, the forest’s role was no longer clouded with mystery. But what does that reveal mean for Oliver Queen, Galahad, Etrigan the Demon, and the others who had been protecting it?

GREEN ARROW #12 hits stores today and is written by J.T. Krul and features art by Diogenes Neves, Vicente Cifuentes and Oclair Albert, a cover by David Aja, and a variant cover by Joe Prado and Rod Reis.

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If you haven't already seen it, the new GREEN LANTERN trailer (which is also the first GREEN LANTERN 3D trailer) is a great 2 and a half minute primer for the GREEN LANTERN mythology in anticipation of the Warner Bros. movie release.

And speaking of primers, every Monday-Thursday we've been revealing character backgrounds from the GREEN LANTERN comic books here on THE SOURCE.

So check them out and get ready for June 17th!

Nominated as Best Writer/Artist for this year’s Eisner Awards, Joe Kubert is a comic industry legend. His books YOSSEL, JEW GANGSTER and DONG XOAI are now available in paperback.

“A fascinating and provocative reminder of the lingering psychological effects of war.”

–SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

“Joe Kubert has established an unsurpassed standard of art and story in comics. His work belongs on everyone’s bookshelf”

–Will Eisner

"Kubert's straightforward, heartfelt portrayal of the Nazi era's horrors . . . has its own undeniable power."

—BOOKLIST

"Every so often, one of the masters of the comics medium will release a project which reminds the entire industry and beyond of both their vitality as well as the power the medium holds. Joe Kubert's YOSSEL is just that."

—NEWSARAMA

“The economy and style of its draftsmanship puts its visual side near the rank of Will Eisner’s finest later work.”

–PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

"DONG XOAI, Vietnam 1965 is such a powerful book due, not only to the story, but also to the way that Kubert tells it. It feels less like a graphic novel and more like a journalist's notebook, providing a riveting minute-by-minute account of what these soldiers were going through. That gritty realism is the effect Kubert was striving for.”

–USA TODAY

Kubert’s art from DONG XOAI graces the cover of the May/June issue of VETERAN, the publication of the Vietnam Veterans of America and there’s lots more inside.

In the second part of "Hungry City", Batman plunges deeper into the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of a young woman whose body was found in the belly of a killer whale. But his detective skills lead him into a deadly trap set in motion by some of the Gotham underworld's newest and most fearsome players - including a slippery gun runner with titanium legs.

Scott Snyder and Jock's DETECTIVE COMICS #877 is on sale tomorrow.

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