Lyssa Drak
| Lyssa Drak | |
|---|---|
 Lyssa Drak as depicted in Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1 (August 2007). Art by Dave Gibbons. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern vol. 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 | Qwardian power ring |
Lyssa Drak is an alien supervillainess published by DC Comics. First appearing in Green Lantern vol. 4 #18 (May 2007), she was created by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Lyssa Drak originates from Talok IV, one of three inhabitable worlds in the Talokian star system in Sector 3500 that Shadow Lass (Talok VIII) and Mikaal Tomas (Talok III) hail from.[2] She is the keeper of the Book of Parallax, which records the history of the Sinestro Corps, and trains its members.[3]
Feeling betrayed and abandoned by her fellow corpsmembers after the events of Blackest Night, Drak defects from the Sinestro Corps and becomes the caretaker of the Book of the Black.[4] Drak later returns to the Sinestro Corps following the War of the Green Lanterns storyline.[5]
Powers and abilities
[edit]As a member of the Sinestro Corps, Lyssa Drak 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
[edit]Film
[edit]- Lyssa Drak makes a non-speaking appearance in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.
- Lyssa Drak appears in Green Lantern: Beware My Power, voiced by Mara Junot.[6][7]
Video games
[edit]- Lyssa Drak appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Bethany Rhoades.
- Lyssa Drak appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]
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. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ "The Unofficial Lyssa Drak Biography". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
- ^ Green Lantern (vol. 4) #18 - 20 (March - July 2007)
- ^ Green Lantern (vol. 4) #64 (May 2011)
- ^ Green Lantern (vol. 5) #6 (February 2012)
- ^ Slenk, Austin (May 5, 2022). "Green Lantern: Beware My Power Trailer Reveals John Stewart Voiced by Aldis Hodge". Collider. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Lyssa Drak Voice - Green Lantern: Beware My Power (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 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 Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- DCU Guide: Lyssa Drak
- Wizard Article on the members of the Sinestro Corps
- Newsarama Tapping in to Evil: Ethan Van Sciver on Sinestro Corps
