word of advice : Spoilers for Green Lantern # 15!Batmanis too serious for his own commodity , andGreen Lanternis - well , not so serious . While the Justice League certainly has its share of light - hearted Cuban sandwich , none of them quite match the maverick impulsiveness of Hal Jordan , which Batman just ca n’t seem to stand . These two fighter have had a fraught history for as long as they have been around , but Green Lantern just pulled a move on Batman that show he hump how to outwit his " frenemy " easily than anyone .

Alongside his ally , Flash Wally West , Green Lantern is without a powered ringin the backwash ofAbsolute Powerand is on a missionary station to preserve the day in a new preview ofGreen Lantern#15by Jeremy Adams , Fernando Pasarin , Oclair Albert , Romulo Fajardo Jr. , and Dave Sharpe . He take the ostentation to one of Batman ’s islands and show him the prototype of the Batwolf , a Bat - Plane that only a skilled airplane pilot like Hal Jordan could push back .

As Green Lantern says , he cognise Batman ’s biggest impuissance - he ’s too strategic , and that ’s precisely what establish him predictable .

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Batman and Green Lantern Are Heroes, But Not Friends

Hal Jordan and Bruce Wayne Are Practically Opposites

Batman is n’t normally thought ofas " predictable . " He ’s a master tactician who has trained his torso and mind to take him to the absolute peak of humanity , practically draw him a god . Yet the predictability comes from that very seriousness of his character . Batman can be reckon on to make plans within plans and to always trust a strategy over flee off the cuff , like Hal Jordan is known to do . A hero with a thousand eventuality plans eventually becomesthe most predictable hero in comics .

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Hal Jordan , on the other hand , is a professional improviser , go through from the very fact ofhis Green Lantern mightiness , with creative thinking at the vanguard of what it mean to have willpower - the very will to make . Hal Jordan is forever have to improviseby create construct to suit the current situation . As Hal Jordan , he ’s a reckless fender , and as Green Lantern , he ’s a force of whimsical creativity , the very bane of a planner like Batman .

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Green Lantern and Batman Have Had Their Share of Disagreements

And Even a Few Fistfights

Even though they ’re teammate , Green Lantern and Batman have never had a fully functioning relationship . In every universe of discourse , it seems , they will find way to annoy each other . In the New 52Justice Leaguetitle by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee , Batman slipped off Hal Jordan ’s halo , showing him that he needed to concentrate better . In the alternate universe ofAll - Star Batman & Robin , The Boy Wonderby Frank Miller and Lee , Bruce Wayne goes a step further and coats his suit and an entire room in yellow paint , the helplessness of a Green Lantern , showing just how farBatman ’s eventuality plansget him .

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Green Lantern , on the other paw , has had his own reasonable share of assaults on Batman . As far back asZero Hourof the nineties , Hal Jordan did have a abbreviated stint as a villain known as Parallax , before anyGreen Lantern lore modify too drastically , and it need Batman and the rest of the Justice League to take him down .

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In smaller moments , Green Lantern loves toremind Batman that he ’s just a serviceman in a batsuit with no powers . Hal Jordan has the vigour of an annoying little brother constantly cracking jokes at his too serious older sibling . But it ’s more than just jokes in the conclusion , because Green Lantern understands Batman ’s failing well than anyone .

Batman’s Planning Makes Him the Most Predictable Hero

And Green Lantern Is Nothing If Not Creatively Unpredictable

To a quick mind like Hal Jordan , Batman is too predictable . Billionaire Bruce Wayne , as it call on out , depart expensive miniature lying around as he moves onto the next model , and Hal Jordan is ready peck up the serious experiment left behind . He maneuver around the kill switch toBatman ’s new high speed plane- because Batman always works within the expected boundary , and Hal has learned to make for around those bound . To a man like Green Lantern , Batman ’s greatest helplessness is that he contrive too much . It ’s easy to plan for a planner .

Batman should take a varlet out of Green Lantern ’s account book and learn to play a little .

Batman should take a Sir Frederick Handley Page out of Green Lantern ’s Word and learn to play a little . Batman’scontingency program have destroyed the Justice Leaguemore than a few time - which would n’t happen if Batman could both entrust his own teammate and rely his own inherent aptitude . Hal Jordan has enough instinct for the entire Justice League , and , as visit duringAbsolute Power , he does n’t need a magical ring to create a mo of pandemonium .

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Green Lantern’s Powers of Improvisation Will Save the Day

Not Batman’s Contingency Plans

Batman ’s very efforts to gain ground are his downfall . It ’s a good thing that this sentence around , it ’s not a baddie bend a contingence plan but rather a friend who knows the pass in Batman ’s armour . Just as Batman might use Hal ’s capriciousness against him , Hal know how to useBatman’sdiligence against him . In a crisis without superpowers , an improvising hero likeGreen Lanternis just what DC take .

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Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe . Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower , and create unparalleled spectral objects to front off against their enemies . Though some Green Lanterns have assist with the Justice League , they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps .

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Summary

Several person have admit up the name , power , and duties of the Green Lantern since the character was created for DC comics in the 1940s . But no matter who take on the name , member of the Green Lanterns , an intergalactic military unit for protection and justice , essay to eliminate evil and keep Earth ( and other satellite ) dependable .

One of DC ’s most iconic hero , Batman is the vigilante superhero image of billionaire Bruce Wayne . hammer by tragedy with the death of his parents , Bruce commit his spirit to becoming the world ’s leading martial artist , detective , and tactician . Recruiting an entire home of ally and sidekicks , Bruce wages warfare on evil as the dark horse of his hometown , Gotham City .

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Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.

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One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.

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