Lyssa Drakis analiensupervillainesspublished byDC Comics.First appearing inGreen Lanternvol. 4 #18 (May 2007), she was created byGeoff JohnsandDave Gibbons.[1]
| Lyssa Drak | |
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 Lyssa Drak as depicted inGreen Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special#1 (August 2007). Art byDave Gibbons. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lanternvol. 4 #18 (May 2007) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns(writer) Dave Gibbons(artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Lyssa Drak |
| Species | Talokian |
| Place of origin | Talok IV |
| Team affiliations | Sinestro Corps |
| Abilities | Qwardianpower ring |
Fictional character biography
editLyssa Drak originates from Talok IV, one of the three inhabitable worlds in the Talokian star system in Sector 3500 thatLydea Mallor(Talok VIII),Lyrissa Mallor(Talok VIII),Shadow Lass(Talok VIII) andMikaal Tomas(Talok III) hail from.[2]She is the keeper of the Book ofParallax,which records the history of theSinestro Corps,and trains its members. Furthermore,Sinestrobound her to the Book using yellow energy chains.[3][4][5]
InSinestro Corps War,Green LanternsJohn StewartandGuy Gardnerare captured and Lyssa tasked with overseeing their captivity.Hal Jordan,Tomar-Tu,and Graf Toren rescue the two, defeat Lyssa Drak, and imprison her onOa.[6][7][8]Lyssa later escapes, but theGuardianScar imprisons her in the Book of the Black.[9][10][11]
Following Scar's death,Kronafrees Lyssa from the Book.[12][13]Feeling betrayed and abandoned by her fellow corpsmembers after the events ofBlackest Night,Lyssa defects from the Sinestro Corps and becomes the caretaker of the Book of the Black. She traps Sinestro,Carol Ferris,Atrocitus,Larfleeze,Saint Walker,and Indigo-1 inside the book, but they combine their energy to stop her, creating a rainbow energy explosion that causes the Book to disappear.[14]
Following theWar of the Green Lanternsstoryline, Sinestro rejoins the Green Lantern Corps and informs Lyssa of the Guardians' plan to replace the Corps with the 'Third Army'.[15]Both later return to the Sinestro Corps.
Powers and abilities
editAs a member of the Sinestro Corps, Lyssa possesses a yellow power ring which allowed its wielder to create constructs in the form of whatever objects its bearer can imagine. The power rings also provide flight, force fields and communication. In addition, she is a skilled fighter and survivalist, and quick learner.
In other media
editFilm
edit- Lyssa Drak makes a non-speaking appearance inGreen Lantern: Emerald Knights.
- Lyssa Drak appears inGreen Lantern: Beware My Power,voiced by Mara Junot.[16][17]
Video games
edit- Lyssa Drak appears inDC Universe Online,voiced by Bethany Rhoades.
- Lyssa Drak appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[18]
References
edit- ^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe.DK Publishing. p. 97.ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^"The Unofficial Lyssa Drak Biography".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-30.
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #20 (July 2007)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #19 (May 2007)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #18 (March 2007)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #22 (August 2007)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #23 (September 2007)
- ^Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superboy-Prime(October 2007)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #26 (December 2007)
- ^Green Lantern Corpsvol. 2 #36 (May 2009)
- ^Green Lantern Corpsvol. 2 #37 (June 2009)
- ^Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors#1 (August 2010)
- ^Untold Tales of Blackest Night(October 2010)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 4 #64 (May 2011)
- ^Green Lanternvol. 5 #6 (February 2012)
- ^Slenk, Austin (May 5, 2022)."Green Lantern: Beware My PowerTrailer Reveals John Stewart Voiced by Aldis Hodge ".Collider.RetrievedJuly 25,2024.
- ^"Lyssa Drak Voice -Green Lantern: Beware My Power(Movie) ".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedJuly 25,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013)."DC Characters and Objects -Scribblenauts UnmaskedGuide ".IGN.RetrievedJuly 25,2024.