SINESTRO: Fallen Lantern
"Labeled the first renegade of the Green Lantern Corps, I was banished to the underbelly of the universe, the Antimatter Universe... and delivered back into darkness. For the first time in my life -- I felt fear. And I was blinded by its brilliance. I believed fear to be a part of the chaos I abhor, but it was more controlling than all the willpower in the universe. And it would be mine."
--SINESTRO
Who is SINESTRO?
SINESTRO, complete name Thaal SINESTRO, is an alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, SINESTRO is the former mentor of Hal Jordan and the arch-nemesis of the entire Green Lantern Corps. SINESTRO first appears in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #7 (July–August 1961).
In its original comics incarnation SINESTRO was already a villain when we first see him. SINESTRO's good-cop-gone-bad origin made him unique among GL foes and allowed writers to have fun with Lucifer's fall from Heaven/the Snake's expulsion from the Garden analogies. SINESTRO's banishment led him to the Anti-Matter universe.
