Quote: I'm Not Mister Mxypltk said: Grant Morrison has said that he's more interested in Kyle than in any "classic" GL (or maybe it was Silver Age characters? I'm not sure), and it shows in his writing in JLA. He's out of place in the team, which is why he fits in so nicely in the book. Kyle was already interesting when Morrie picked him up, and Morrie made him even more interesting through team interaction.
I would disagree with the last statement, but I do understand fully why Kyle Rayner would be interesting for any writer of JLA -- like the Post-Crisis Wally West, he's got a different personality than the old-timers. One thing any team book writer wants to do is establish individual personalities for each of the characters. Hal Jordan (or Alan Scott) would not have been as interesting in a team book simply because their personalities are so similar to Superman and other classic heroes of his mold, such as the Barry Allen Flash (who really was dry as toast -- I can't understand why anyone would want to bring him back. The greatest thing that he -- like the Kara Zor-El Supergirl -- did was get a great death scene).
The main GL book with Kyle Rayner was really boring, though. It was pretty bad before EMERALD TWILIGHT, of course, but it did not improve after Kyle Rayner became Green Lantern. Unlike the expectations the developments brought up for the reader, it ended up being extremely repetitive. I quit reading it sometime before the 100th issue.
