Green Lantern: Power of Ion
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Green Lantern: The Power of Ion is a graphic novel that collects the stories of Green Lantern (3rd series) issues #142 - 150. The story revolves around Kyle's growing power as Green Lantern and eventual evolution into Ion.
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[edit] Background
When Kyle lost his girlfriend Alex, he unconsciously expelled all his feelings of rage from himself, which took form as Oblivion, a being of energy that eventually manifested itself in the form of one of Kyle's childhood nightmares. Kyle defeated Oblivion in the Circle of Fire storyline, and was able to tap into that power. However, his power seemed to be getting stronger without his knowing it.
[edit] Growing Power Level
Kyle notices that his power level seems to be increasing. He's able to go for much longer periods of time without having to recharge the ring, and his constructs become more detailed. When discussing the matter with Alan Scott, he's able to conjure up a lifelike image of a woman - without any telltale green tint that usually accompanies such apparitions.
Kyle then sees that there's a green spot in the middle of the sun. The energy that was Oblivion has merged with the energy that Parallax had left behind. Kyle races towards the energy, having to fight off Nero, a villain who wants to claim the green energy for himself. Knowing that if he doesn't claim it, Nero would, Kyle takes in the vast energy that's concentrated around the sun. The result is that he becomes more powerful than Parallax or any recorded Green Lantern ever was. Kyle renames himself Ion.
[edit] Ion
As Ion, he has god-like powers. He's able to project himself in dozens of different places at the same time and has a limitless amount of energy. One version of him is working at his art job, while another delivers meals to poor people in Uganda and yet others are in places such as Mexico City and London stopping crimes. Kyle is even off-planet, on the planet Tendax (where he visited with Jen in issues #138-139), which is still in the middle of a civil war. Kyle puts a stop to the fighting, acting as a sort of guardian over the whole planet. The biggest problem that Kyle has is that he can't sleep.
Kyle also uses his powers to make changes for his friends. He restores Jen's genetic powers so she is once again Jade and no longer needs aid of a ring. Kyle also uses his powers to break the mental barrier that John Stewart has placed on himself causing himself to be paralyzed.
Having new power levels, Kyle finds himself more and more detached from 'normal' people. When he's single-handedly able to stop an alien invasion, Superman intervenes and informs Kyle that he needs to back down and allow others to help. After awhile, Kyle agrees to stay in the background. He then utilizes his power to scan the planet, finding his father in a matter of minutes (Kyle only had a faded photo of his father and almost no memories of him). After having a face-to-face with his father, Kyle uses his time-travelling abilities to scan back in time to when the various men who became Green Lantern (such as John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner and even himself) first got their rings.
Kyle then makes the decision to recharge the Central Battery on Oa using his power. Before he does it, he decides he will again be wearing a ring, so he makes a few modifications to it. The best by far was the ability to call his ring, and if it somehow is removed, it comes right back.
With the power he has, he forms new guardians whom Ganthet can look after and teach them how to be guardians. He also uses all the extra power he had to fully recharge the battery, thus allowing for the eventual return of the Green Lantern Corps.
[edit] Ion Again
During the events of The Rann-Thanagar War, Kyle receives the power he gave to Jen back when Jen became powerless. This power greatly increases his level again, yet he is not on the level of the original omniscient Ion. Kyle receives these powers upon Jade's death, and as she is dying she imparts the Starheart to him, allowing him to control both the energy of the Green Lanterns and the wild magic of the Starheart. This combination of power causes many problems for Kyle, but eventually the Guardians label him as the true Torch Bearer.
