“In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night. No evil shall escape my sight.” The Green Lantern, the protector of Space Sector 2814, has said that oath for decades. As a character, Green Lantern has been a mainstay of DC Comics since 1940, with many different heroes wielding the emerald Power Ring. Soon, DC Studios will tackle a Green Lantern TV series for HBO, simply called Lanterns. So now is the perfect time to take a deep dive into the many decades of Green Lantern comics from DC. And to help you choose, we present to you the ten greatest Green Lantern comic book runs of all time.

10. The Green Lantern

by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp

Grant Morrison is one of the greatest writers in modern comic book history, having written definitive runs for DC’s Superman, Batman, Justice League, and Wonder Woman. While we can’t say their Green Lantern run is a truly definitive run for the character, it definitely contained many interesting moments. In 2018, Morrison took on Green Lantern Hal Jordan, for a new ongoing series simply called The Green Lantern. The intricately detailed artwork for almost the entire run was provided by UK artist Liam Sharp, doing some career-best work.

Morrison, in their usual way, wanted to get weird with it. They focused more on Hal Jordan than the cast of thousands of the previous few years of GL mythos. In Morrison’s portrayal, Hal Jordan is an ordinary guy, just one whose mind expanded after years of experiencing cosmic incidents, death, and rebirth. Not everything lands in this run, as sometimes Morrison gets too esoteric for their own good for a Green Lantern title. But some of the ideas, and especially Sharp’s artwork, make this one to check out if you love Green Lantern.

Issues in Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern Run:

The Green Lantern #1-18, Blackstars #1-3 (2018-2021)

9. Green Lantern War Journal

by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos

Even though he’s DC’s first African American superhero, there are too few instances where John Stewart headlined a solo Green Lantern title. The first time was the short-lived, yet weird and brilliant Green Lantern: Mosaic back in 1992. But in 2023, DC gave John another shot at a solo ongoing title, in the excellent Green Lantern: War Journal series. This book comes from the creative team of writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and artist Montos.

This series featured John Stewart attempting a quiet life on Earth, hoping to retire from the hero car. But soon, John is forced to wear the Power Ring once more when a deadly mystery emerges. This series reconciles the contradicting versions of the character. Was he the idealistic architect from the ‘70s, or the hard-nosed Marine from the 2000s era Justice League cartoons? Well, why not both? Sadly, this book is ending after just 12 issues this year. Yet the 11 issues we did get so far were pretty fantastic and worth your time.

Issues in Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos’ Green Lantern War Journal Run:

Green Lantern War Journal #1-12 (2023-2024)

8. Green Lantern Corps (vol. 1)

by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton

In the early ‘80s, Green Lantern comics were stuck in a rut. Hal had left Green Arrow behind and became a solo act after a decade. Yet aside from the back-up Tales of the Green Lantern Corps from a young Alan Moore, nothing about Green Lantern as a comic was very exciting anymore. DC decided to retire Hal and replace him with John Stewart for an extended period, and later Guy Gardner. But even that didn’t increase sales significantly. So with the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC decided to change things up big time. Green Lantern would become a superhero team book.

With issue #201, Green Lantern became Green Lantern Corps. On writing duties was Avengers and Batman veteran Steve Englehart, with stylized art by Joe Staton. After the events of Crisis, the Guardians departed this reality, leaving their Corps members to chart their own destinies, abolishing space sectors. A group of Lanterns led by Hal Jordan became a team, including John Stewart, his alien wife Katma Tui, Guy Garnder, the alien chipmunk GL named Ch’p, and a brand new Lantern named Kilowog, who would become a fan-favorite. This run proved the GLC as a team book could work, even if the series only lasted 24 issues. For some reason, this series isn’t collected today, an oversight DC should correct right away.

Issues in Steve Englehart and Joe Staton’s Green Lantern Corps Run:

Green Lantern Corps vol. 1 #201-224 (1986-1988)

7. Far Sector

by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell

This limited series was written by sci-fi author N.K. Jemisin, and illustrated by Jamal Campbell. It focused on an entirely brand new hero, the Green Lantern Sojourner  “Jo” Mullein. And yes, she’s another Green Lantern from Earth (really, that’s like ten Earth Lanterns now. Enough DC!) A former military officer and ex-cop, Jo has been recruited by the Guardians of the Universe to keep the peace on a planet in the furthest known reaches of known space. She even uses a special Power Ring that slowly recharges on its own instead of needing to recharge with a battery.

The story of Far Sector starts as Jo Mullein becomes a cosmic detective, investigating the first murder victim in 500 years on a distant world. Unlike most G.L. stories, Far Sector actually remembers that the Green Lantern Corps aren’t really space soldiers, they’re actually space police. And in space and on Earth, policing, and what it means to those with no power, creates complications. This is a relatively recent series, released in 2020. But it’s a fantastic standalone story that deserves a lot more attention. Thankfully, Sojourner  “Jo” Mullein has since been incorporated into the larger DC Universe.

Issues in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s Far Sector Run:

Far Sector #1-12, 2020-2022

6. Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn

by James Owsley, Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, and M.D. Bright

After the end of the Green Lantern Corps, there were only two Green Lanterns on Earth again—Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner. Guy was in the popular Justice League International series, but Hal Jordan, the OG, was without a home. So in 1989, DC decided to give Hal Jordan’s origin story a modern, post-Crisis update, with the limited series Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn. It was a testing ground to see if Hal was popular enough to headline an ongoing series again. The book, by writers James Owsley, Keith Giffen, and Gerard Jones, with art by M.D. Bright, was an instant hit, spawning an immediate sequel, and eventually a new ongoing series.

This six-issue mini-series added important new elements to Hal’s backstory, like the fact that he wasn’t all that perfect and upstanding before becoming a Lantern anymore, struggling with many personal issues before Abin Sur’s Power Ring chose him. These problems included prison time for a car accident that he caused while under the influence. Emerald Dawn also introduced the idea that future arch-villain Sinestro was Hal’s trainer as a GL, something that remains a facet of his story to this day. The art by the late M.D. Bright is the right mix of modern and classic, making this still a fun read today.

We should note that one of the three writers on Emerald Dawn, Gerard Jones, is a convicted criminal charged with fairly horrible crimes, which is likely why the series has remained out of print.

Issues in Keith Giffen, James Owsley, Gerard Jones, and M.D. Bright’s Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn Run:

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn #1-6 (1989-1990), Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II (1991)

5. Green Lantern (vol. 2)

by John Broome, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane

The foundation for everything we know and love about the Green Lantern mythology is firmly rooted in the Silver Age stories of writers John Broome, Gardner Fox, and artist Gil Kane. Yes, a Golden Age Green Lantern existed before during WWII, Alan Scott. Yet it was these 1960s stories that defined who and what Green Lantern really is as a concept for the rest of time. In 1959’s anthology title Showcase #22, they took the name Green Lantern and built a whole new sci-fi mythology around it. With a new lead hero, Hal Jordan, rooted in the Atomic Age space race of the day, Green Lantern as a series was much better on the second try.

During this iconic Silver Age Green Lantern run, they not only introduced Hal Jordan. They also introduced the entire Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe, Sinestro, and so many other concepts that remain to this day. Yes, the characterizations of the characters are often bland and one-note. There’s an undeniable goofiness to it all. That was just the era. Not to mention, Hal’s adventures and adversaries are way too Earth-bound during this time. But the imaginative storytelling and Gil Kane art will win you over. Even if it would take a later generation of writers to truly make Green Lantern great.

Issues in John Broome, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane’s Green Lantern Run:

Showcase #22-24, Green Lantern vol. 2 #1-60 (1959-1960)

4. Green Lantern Corps

by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason

Everyone cites Geoff Johns’ epic run on Green Lantern as peak superhero storytelling. As well they should. But during the Johns era, the companion Green Lantern Corps ongoing series from writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason was often just as good—sometimes even better—than the flagship book. After the successful Green Lantern Corps: Recharge mini-series, DC took a chance on an ongoing GLC series again. This series almost totally takes place in space, with Honor Guard Lanterns John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, and others taking center stage.

In addition to the Earth Lanterns, exciting new characters like Sinestro’s replacement GL, Soranik Natu, were introduced in this series. When Green Lantern Corps was read simultaneously with Johns’ main Green Lantern title, it all felt like one epically large cosmic story when read together. Although Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons wrote the first couple of arcs, Peter J. Tomasi takes over for most of the rest of the run. Throughout all of this, you get the gorgeous artwork of Patrick Gleason. That alone makes this run an all-timer.

Issues in Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s Green Lantern Corps Run:

Green Lantern Corps vol. 2 #1-47 (2006-2010),

3. Green Lantern/Green Arrow

by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams

By the end of the Silver Age, American comics were changing. More college kids than elementary school children were reading them. The stories themselves started to deal with more mature subjects and complex characterizations—especially at DC’s rival Marvel Comics. So in 1970, DC tasked young writer/artist duo Dennis O’Neil and Neil Adams, who also reinvented Batman, with reinventing Green Lantern as a socially relevant series. And they brought on Green Arrow as a co-lead, creating one of the comics’ best bromances. Green Lantern officially changed to Green Lantern/Green Arrow with issue #76.

During O’Neil and Adams’ “Hard Travellin’ Heroes” run, Hal Jordan represented conservative, establishment America. Oliver Queen’s Green Arrow was recreated as an almost hippy, hyper-leftist superhero. The two were oil and water, and they traveled America facing the issues of the day, like racism and drug abuse. Even Manson-like cults! Sometimes the writing was a bit preachy and on the nose, but the artwork and dynamic storytelling from O’Neil and Adams always sold it. This run saw the introduction of John Stewart, another reason it’s a milestone series. Hal and Ollie would remain partners for the entire ‘70s. Yet it was the O’Neil/Adams run that is the gold standard, even still.

Issues in Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams’ Green Lantern/Green Arrow Run:

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76-89 (1970-1972)

2. Green Lantern (Vol. 3)

by Ron Marz and Daryl Banks, Paul Pelletier

In 1994, the comic book industry took a giant hit when the so-called comic book crash happened. Sales on once-popular franchises like Green Lantern, which a couple of years prior had three titles and a quarterly, were in freefall. So DC gambled. As a result of events during their Death and Return of Superman storyline, Hal Jordan lost his marbles, killed what remained of the GL Corps, and became the villain Parallax. All in the mere span of 3 issues. Only one power ring remained, and it went to a twenty-something slacker in a Nine Inch Nails t-shirt. And with that, Green Lantern was reborn.

In 1994’s Green Lantern #50, the last Guardian of the Universe gave out-of-work artist Kyle Rayner the last Power Ring, and he shaped himself into the universe’s last Green Lantern. A total 180 from Hal Jordan, Kyle was more like the readers—young, relatable, and more interested in art than airplanes. Ron Marz took on writing chores with Daryl Banks on pencils, and together they created a hero for the ‘90s that remains a fan favorite. Kyle had Spider-Man levels of average-guy superhero soap opera, all while trying to live up to a legendary legacy. Marz wrote the first issues, during much of which Green Lantern was once again a backbone of DC’s publishing line. Hal returned a decade later, but Kyle’s run as GL is undeniable.

Issues in Ron Marz’s Green Lantern Run:

Green Lantern vol. 3 #48-125 (1994-2000)

1. Green Lantern (vol. 4, vol. 5)

by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Doug Mahnke

When it comes to Green Lantern comic book runs, few would argue that writer Geoff Johns‘ nearly ten-year run on the title is the GOAT. When Johns came on board for GL in 2004, the character was in a downturn. Kyle Rayner was still the main Lantern, but the series had lost steam after a decade. Especially without Rayner’s creator Ron Marz at the helm. Hal Jordan had gone from villain to dead to the ghostly hero the Spectre. The Corps was disbanded. It was a bit of a broken franchise. Writer Geoff Johns fixed all that almost overnight, starting with the blockbuster mini-series Green Lantern: Rebirth.

In Green Lantern: Rebirth, Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver re-energized the series by bringing Hal Jordan back from the dead, as well as his main rival Sinestro. They also created a plausible explanation for Hal’s turn to the dark side a decade earlier, creating the fear entity Parallax, which we learned possessed Hal. During the Johns run, alongside artists like Ivan Reis and Doug Mahnke, they expanded the Green Lantern mythology like no ever had before. Together, they created some of the best ongoing superhero yarn-spinning of the last few decades.

During his tenure, Johns created the Sinestro Corps, introduced the concepts of the Emotional Spectrum, the other colored Lantern Corps, like the rage-fueled Red Lanterns, the Third Army, and maybe the peak of the franchise, Blackest Night. This mini-series introduced the zombie-like Black Lantern Corps, made up of the animated corpses of dead DC characters. Geoff Johns’ run on Green Lantern was so epic, that no writer since has ever been able to top it. For a brief time, Geoff Johns turned Green Lantern into DC’s second-biggest franchise after Batman. And it will be a long time before its light goes out in the hearts of fandom.

Issues in Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern Run:

Green Lantern: Rebirth #1–6 (2004–2005), Green Lantern vol. 4 #1–67 (2005–2011) Green Lantern vol. 5 #0–20 (2011–2013) Blackest Night #0-9 (2009-2010)

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In a real “didn’t we already know this?” piece of news, HBO has officially greenlit the DCU drama series Lanterns based on the Green Lantern comics. This was one of the titles James Gunn mentioned in his now infamous DCU slate video in early 2023. That certainly made it seem like it was a sure thing. However, given how fickle Warner Bros. is these days, I suppose it wasn’t. At any rate, HBO has given an eight-episode, direct-to-series order to Lanterns. Emmy-nominee Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country; Ozark) will serve as showrunner.

The synopsis of the series says it follows “new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Pretty interesting concept for a Green Lantern series. Intergalactic cops solving an mystery on Earth. Definitely has True Detective vibes.

Joining Mundy in the writing of the show are none other than heavy hitters Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) and comic writer Tom King (Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow). James Gunn and Peter Safran said of the announcement: “We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and Lanterns brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we’re launching next summer with Superman.”

No word yet on when the series will debut. We will, of course, keep you up to date on any casting news as it develops.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Instagram and Letterboxd.

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When people think of DC Comics hero Green Lantern, they tend to think of one of two characters — Hal Jordan, or John Stewart. But there’s another Lantern from the planet Earth who debuted after Hal, who has his fair share of fans, and has since the mid-‘80s. We’re talking about Guy Gardner, the loud-mouthed insufferable braggart with a power ring. And now, Firefly and Castle actor Nathan Fillion will play Guy Gardner in Superman: Legacy, and even beyond, according to James Gunn. But who is Guy Gardner, and why do people even like this big jerk?

Guy Gardner: Earth’s First Backup Green Lantern

Although he’s thought of as an ‘80s character primarily, Guy Gardner first appeared in 1968’s Green Lantern #59. In that issue, they established that the dying alien Abin Sur, who bequeathed his Green Lantern power ring to pilot Hal Jordan in his famous origin story, only gave it to him due to close proximity. Guy Gardner was Abin’s other choice, but was simply too far away to be eligible for selection. In this early appearance, Guy was a physical education teacher, and also a football player. He’s chosen as Hal’s backup as Green Lantern of Sector 2814 whenever Hal was incapacitated, but his time as Hal’s replacement was short-lived.

Guy Gardner ended up hit by a bus while trying to save one of his students during an earthquake, resulting in a brain injury. Hal’s new backup Lantern then became John Stewart, who was far more popular with readers. Guy only made a handful of appearances for much of the next decade following John’s introduction. He was eventually knocked into the Phantom Zone, home of Kryptonian criminals like General Zod, who tormented him for an undetermined period of time. Although he was eventually rescued by Superman and Hal Jordan, his mind was shattered. He ended up in a deep coma for years.

Guy Gardner Becomes the Green Lantern of the ’80s

During the ‘80s, Hal Jordan quit the Green Lantern Corps, and John Stewart became the permanent ring slinger of Sector 2814 (which included Earth). Guy was all but forgotten by DC writers, left to languish in a permanent off-panel coma. But during the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Guy awakened finally. The Guardians of the Universe, the Green Lantern Corps’ immortal alien bosses from the planet Oa, offered Guy a permanent power ring at last.

However, Guy’s traumas—his head injury, his time in the Phantom Zone, and his subsequent coma—had left him brain-damaged. He was also not happy to find that Hal Jordan was dating his girlfriend Kari Limbo when he was gone. During this era, they also revealed that he suffered an abusive childhood at the hands of his father while growing up in Michigan. His personality was no longer that of a kindly teacher. He was now brash, antagonist, and rude. They gave Guy a new costume, designed by artist Joe Staton, and he really became a whole new character. One with a fairly ridiculous (yet iconic) new bowl cut to match his new attitude.

Guy Gardner Becomes the Justice League’s Useful Idiot

Guy became super jingoistic, a parody of “rah-rah” ‘80s Americanism. He loved to quote Ronald Reagan, and tried to emulate the action movie characters of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. The other members of Earth’s Green Lantern Corps all couldn’t stand him, so he joined the newly formed Justice League International in 1987. There, Guy’s popularity soared, mainly as the member readers loved to hate. He constantly rallied to be elected leader of the team, even if no one else wanted it in the slightest.

His braggart, bullying ways constantly got on his fellow Leaguers’ nerves, until finally, Batman sucker punched him. Guy awoke from this latest head injury now a sweet, kindly sap. Irritating his fellow Leaguers in all new ways. But eventually, his “jerk” persona reemerged. Despite this, he began a romance with Ice, the only JLI member who saw Guy’s good side buried underneath the bravado. JLI writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis wrote Guy as the butt of the joke, but one that readers grew to love regardless.

Warrior: Guy Gardner’s New Superhero Alias

In the ‘90s, Guy underwent several transformations. He decided he was tired of being second and third fiddle to Earth Lanterns like Hal Jordan and John Stewart. He challenged Hal Jordan to a ring-free fistfight over who is the greatest Green Lantern. Hal won, leaving Guy humiliated and defeated. He turned in his power ring, and his role in the Corps. But he was later able to procure the villain Sinestro’s yellow power ring, and became a superhero once more. Finally, wearing the old yellow-powered Sinestro ring, he got his own ongoing series, simply titled Guy Gardner.

Although this iteration of Guy Gardner with the Sinestro ring lasted a few years, even helping Superman fight the monster Doomsday. Passed over to be Earth’s Green Lantern for new kid Kyle Rayner, eventually Guy received yet another makeover in the mid-90s. It was revealed to him that he had alien DNA, passed down from a race called the Vuldarians. These Vuldarians had tampered with mankind’s genetic code, particularly those of Gardner’s ancestors. With the genetic code unlocked, Gardner could now shapeshift his body into literal weapons. The unlocking of his code also cured him of many of his personality disorders, making him far less of a jerk than before. He took on the codename Warrior, and they changed his series to Guy Gardner: Warrior. He also opened a bar for the superhero crowd, appropriately named Warrior’s.

Guy Gardner Undergoes His Own Green Lantern: Rebirth

In the early 2000s, writer Geoff Johns reinvigorated the Green Lantern franchise, turning it into one of DC’s biggest sellers, right next to the Batman titles. He brought Hal Jordan back to life in Green Lantern: Rebirth, after ten years of being dead. He also removed all traces of the Vuldarian DNA from Guy Gardner, and returned him to Green Lantern status. This included his classic costume as well. Guy was brash again, but less of an outright jerk and bully. The Guardians of the Universe tasked Guy with training the next generation of Lanterns, and he reluctantly agreed. He fought in several significant battles during this era, like the Sinestro Corps War, the Blackest Night, and others.

Guy Gardner Trades a Green Ring For a Red One

During this time, Guy Gardner joined the Red Lantern Corps. Rage fueled the Red Lantern rings, much as pure willpower fueled the Green Lantern rings. Although he was seemingly a member of these anger-fueled ring bearers, he was actually still working undercover for the Green Lantern Corps, under orders from his frenemy Hal Jordan. He was a main character in the series Red Lanterns, where he tried to turn the crimson warriors into a force for good. Not long after, he was able to wield both red and green rings. But eventually, Guy’s Green Lantern ring purges the red energy, and Guy became a true Green Lantern again.

Nathan Fillion Will Play Green Lantern Guy Gardner in James Gunn’s DCU

Guy has had limited exposure in most outside comics media. Hal Jordan was the Green Lantern in the Super Friends cartoon, while John Stewart was the resident Lantern of the Justice League animated series. However, Guy Gardner has made a few appearances over the years, including guest starring roles in series like Young Justice, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and the 2011 Green Lantern animated show on Cartoon Network. But now, he’s about to get this biggest audience of all time, thanks to the Man of Steel.

After many years of fans dream casting Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern Hal Jordan, he played the role in animation eventually three times. First in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, then in Justice League: Doom, and Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. Now, James Gunn has cast his old friend in Superman: Legacy. That means Fillion will be the first big screen Lantern since the 2011 Ryan Reynolds movie.

Fillion recently shared of his DCU role:

The reality is that people have flaws. We all have quirks. We all have vulnerabilities. You could have the most wonderful family, but be like, ‘Oh, my God, my dad drives me nuts. He’s got this one thing.’ Everybody’s got something, and I love to lean into those faults and flaws. It’s what makes people real and what allows audiences to relate, because we all know what that is. We all have our own. We witness it in other people. Guy Gardner is 90% flawed and doesn’t care. That’s one of his flaws. I think there’s a real freedom in playing that. So, for a guy who likes to play flaws and flawed people, Guy Gardner is a gold mine.

Gunn has promised that Fillion’s Guy Gardner would continue on in the DCU. Although the upcoming Lanterns series will focus on Hal Jordan and John Stewart, it seems that Fillion will at least appear on it once. For someone once viewed as the “third most famous Green Lantern,” Guy Gardner has a bright future ahead.

Originally published on July 13, 2023.

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In the DC Universe, many worthy heroes have wielded the power of the Green Lantern power ring. Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, to name but a few. And of course, alien Lanterns like Kilowog. Once, an entire living planet was a Green Lantern, named Mogo. Well, DC’s latest G.L. isn’t quite as big as a planet. But he’s big enough to climb the Empire State Building. Yes, in the upcoming series finale of Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, issue #7, King Kong will become a Green Lantern. You can see him glow with the emerald power of Oa in the image from DC Comics and Legendary Comics below:

You can read the official synopsis for Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong’s final issue, by Brian Buccellato, Christian Duce, and Luis Guerrero, right here:

On June 25, the crossover that no one expected reaches its climax with the release of Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #7, available at participating comic book shops and e-tailers. In this series finale, two worlds face annihilation in an all-out war between the DCU and Leg­endary’s Monsterverse! With the help of Godzilla and Kong, can the Justice League win a battle against a re-formed Mechagodzilla and a new, even more deadly, hybrid Titan—a byproduct of two worlds, the likes of which neither universe has ever seen!

Luckily for Kong, he doesn’t have to wear a giant silly domino mask as Green Lantern. So how will everyone’s favorite big hairy ape earn the power ring? Well, traditionally in DC lore, to earn the power of a Lantern ring, one has to be almost totally fearless. The Guardians of the Universe choose only those without fear to represent their sector of space. Considering that Kong has taken on Godzilla multiple times, and now heroes like Superman and the Flash, we think he’s safely earned the title “fearless.” We just want to know how he recited the Green Lantern oath. Is it just roars?

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #7 arrives on June 25.

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New Year’s resolutions. Almost everyone makes them. Very few people hold to them. But what about superheroes? If you’ve got the powers of a god and you make a resolution to “eat less dairy,” do you have a bigger obligation to keep to it? Well, we may never get an answer to that question. But via DC Comics’ official Instagram, we did get the New Year’s resolutions to several of the company’s most iconic heroes. In fact, six of the seven main members of the Justice League all revealed their New Year’s resolutions going into 2024. Sorry, Martian Manhunter, maybe next year. You can check them all out down below:

Ok, so all of these Justice League New Year’s resolutions were very tongue-in-cheek. Although some of these are ones we think the actual characters might actually have in the comics. Wonder Woman vowing to “mediate daily on the freeing power of truth?” is very on brand for her. And, “Revise the contingency plan for my contingency plan’s contingency plan?” That sounds very Batman. Hey Bruce, how about no more contingency plans on how to stop your fellow Justice Leaguers in case they go bad without telling them first? That never goes well.

Speaking of being mind-controlled and going bad, we kind of love that Superman has “Make it the full year without being mind-controlled and going evil” as part of his resolutions. The world would surely be a better place if that happened less, Clark. We have enough “evil Supermans” on The Boys and Invincible. Some major DC Comics characters didn’t get to reveal their New Year’s resolutions alongside the Justice League. But we’d like to think Nightwing’s is, “Stop competing with my father figure.” Maybe Black Canary’s resolution is, “Stop raising my voice to Green Arrow, it makes his ears bleed.” Hopefully, next year we find out the DC Villains’ New Year’s Resolutions. Although we admit, we’re a wee bit scared to see the Joker’s.

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2023 is already at a close, and it’s time to look back on this momentous year for comic books. This year, fan-favorite heroes were killed off, horror comics continued to thrive, and DSTLRY launched a new approach to creator-owned comics. Without further ado, here are the very best comics that came out this year. 

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The Incredible Hulk

The Hulk has been around since 1962, and it’s about time he starred in his own Southern Gothic body horror story. This year, The Incredible Hulk quite literally exploded his way to becoming one of Marvel’s strongest books. Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein delivered a haunting and lyrical tale of Bruce Banner and a spunky teenager named Charlie traveling through the American South. There’s creepy church songs, creatures exploding out of bodies, abandoned mining towns, and a brand new Ghost Rider – what more could you want? Horror comics are popular right now, but The Incredible Hulk has its own corner of the market because of its Southern Gothic specificity. Johnson and Klein are one of the finest creative teams at Marvel today, so don’t miss out. 

Immortal Thor

One of the most powerful things that can happen while reading a superhero book is being reminded of why you love, or loved, a character so much. Immortal Thor by Al Ewing and Martín Cóccolo presents this type of awakening. Al Ewing has stated that his favorite kind of Thor is a smiling Thor. And seeing the god of thunder smile in Immortal Thor #1 breaks down any sense of separation we might feel from this arguably unrelatable character. Thor is at his best when you can feel chummy with him, even if you don’t quite understand the life he lives. Under Ewing and Cóccolo’s stewardship, Thor feels like your best friend who also happens to be a god. He sparks enough joy to pass the Marie Kondo test. How lucky we are to have him. 

Star Wars: Dark Droids

If you are anything of a Star Wars fan yourself, run – don’t walk – to Marvel’s Star Wars comics. The ongoing Dark Droids event highlights the strength of the Star Wars line in its entirety, between the title series by Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov, Bounty Hunters by Ethan Sacks and Davide Tinto, Doctor Aphra by Alyssa Wong and Mingkyu Jung, and Darth Vader by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco. Dark Droids poses the simple question of what would happen if all of the droids and cyborgs in the galaxy were corrupted by an evil virus. Considering how widespread droids are, it’s a genius question. Not even Vader is safe. 

The X-Cellent

As algorithms continue to sway the course of popular culture, the X-Statix have never felt more relevant. The X-Statix are an X-Men team created by Peter Milligan, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred. Unlike other X-Men teams, the X-Statix have always had a strong satirical bent, as they are reality stars more than honest superheroes. The X-Cellent by Milligan and the Allreds is their latest adventure, where Mr. Sensitive’s team battles their vomiting foe, Zeitgeist, once again (yes, you read that right). The X-Statix are just about the most dysfunctional superhero team around, and The X-Cellent highlights everything that makes them so refreshing.  

She-Hulk/The Sensational She-Hulk

The world is a better place when She-Hulk has an ongoing series. The Sensational She-Hulk is a continuation of Rainbow Rowell and Andrés Genolet’s She-Hulk series that wrapped up earlier this year. Rowell and Genolet’s love for the character shines through with their work, as it has more of a slice-of-life feel than most superhero stories. In a genre overcrowded by insanely high, universe-shattering stakes, The Sensational She-Hulk provides the rare opportunity to sit down on a comfortable couch and listen to characters have conversations with each other. She-Hulk is such a wonderful character that she makes every issue a gift. 

DC

Green Lantern

Jeremy Adams and Xermánico’s Green Lantern is the Top Gun: Maverick of Hal Jordan stories. It’s effortless, impeccably executed, heavy on “hang-out” time with the characters, and there’s a motorcycle or two. This isn’t your typical Hal Jordan story, as he’s living out of a trailer and his old flame, Carol Ferris, has moved on. Regardless of what your feelings about Hal Jordan are, Green Lantern will give you a reason to root for this guy. Additionally, Xermánico continues to prove that he is one of the most versatile artists working in comics today. He nails soft, bright, emotional scenes alongside pulse-pounding, gritty action sequences. The sky is the limit in Green Lantern.

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville is the female-led buddy comedy we’ve always needed. For those who aren’t familiar, Fire and Ice were on the Justice League back in the late 1980s and 1990s. Despite being one of DC’s best friendships, the two superheroines haven’t gotten their due. But now, thanks to Joanne Starer and Natacha Bustos, Fire and Ice shine as they set up their own hair salon in Smallville, Kansas. Each issue will make you fall in love with this dynamic duo even more, and there’s some hilarious cameos sprinkled throughout.

The Vigil

If you’re a fan of morally-grey superheroes, look no further than The Vigil by Ram V and Lalit Kumar Sharma. A brand new team composed of metahumans from India, The Vigil are built in a similar vein to the WildC.A.T.S. from the 1990s, except they’re even cooler. There’s a kid on the team named Castle who is so terrifyingly smart that The Vigil would rather have him on their team than risk the chance of someone else scooping him up. The evocative character designs by Sharma hint at the interesting backstories for each character, with Saya’s mask being an instantly iconic look. V and Sharma’s miniseries proves that The Vigil have immense potential in the DC Universe, so now is a good time to jump aboard! 

Peacemaker Tries Hard! 

If you’ve haven’t cried from laughter while reading a comic, you haven’t lived. Peacemaker Tries Hard! by Kyle Starks and Steve Pugh is one of the funniest books of the year. Kyle Starks launches one-liners like a potato gun, executed with precision by Steve Pugh’s gorgeous and expressive artwork. What makes Peacemaker such a delight is that he is not very good at being a superhero, and he lacks any sense of self-awareness. Coupled with the fact that he has an adorable puppy named Bruce Wayne, it doesn’t get much funnier than Peacemaker Tries Hard! 

Action Comics

2023 was the year that Action Comics became a book celebrating the entire Superman Family. With new costumes designed by artist Dan Mora, the Super-Family has never felt more central to the evolving DC mythos. Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson has consistently transformed a different Superman villain with every arc on Action Comics. Under the pen of artist Rafa Sandoval, Metallo reached new heights as a villain, with the story focusing on his chances for redemption. It’s the perfect model for Superman’s values in restorative justice, while also providing a counter to Action’s more clear-cut evildoers, like Mongul and Lex Luthor. 

INDIE PUBLISHERS

Phantom Road

Image Comics’ Phantom Road is written by one of the most distinctive voices in horror comics today, Jeff Lemire. Together with artist Gabriel H. Walta and colorist Jordie Bellaire, Lemire takes us on a highway to hell with haunting images we can never unsee. The story follows a trucker named Dom who stumbles across a stretch of highway where desiccated zombie-like creatures roam. What ensues is like if Resident Evil 2 met Kentucky Route Zero. Walta’s grimy artwork is not to be missed. 

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

Every once and a while, we are lucky enough to find a series that has us screaming, “WHAT IN TARNATION?!” at the end of the first issue. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees from IDW Publishing is one of those series. Written and drawn by Patrick Horvath, Beneath the Trees has an adorable aesthetic that doesn’t hide the grisly habits of its protagonist, a serial killer named Samantha. However, Samantha is a very cuddly-looking bear, living in a quaint town with other animals, not unlike your own island in Animal Crossing. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees has a gleefully macabre sense of humor and eye-popping visuals. Don’t miss it. 

Killadelphia 

If you haven’t read even a bit of Image Comics’ Killadelphia, you’re missing out on one of the greatest horror books of the past decade. Written by Rodney Barnes with art by Jason Shawn Alexander, Killadelphia explores the sins of America’s past and present through vampires. Only, these aren’t your typical vampires, they’re figures like Former President George Washington. Killadelphia continues to be a thought-provoking look at American history. Alexander’s art captures the violence at the center of it all with gritty excellence. Come for the vampire former Presidents, stay for the heartfelt meditations on family. 

Carmilla: The First Vampire 

Between Killadelphia and Carmilla: The First Vampire, vampires have never felt more fresh in comics. Amy Chu and Soo Lee’s graphic novel is set in 1996 in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Social worker Athena Loo is pulled into a web of mystery after a number of her clients are murdered. Chu’s writing beautifully captures the everyday culture of Manhattan Chinatown, seamlessly weaving the dangers of gentrification with the vampire metaphor. The title of the graphic novel comes from Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella of the same name, and it stays true to the original as a lesbian vampire story. But make no mistake, Carmilla: The First Vampire has its own unique story to tell. 

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The original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, first appeared in All-American Comics #16 in 1940. Armed with a magic ring and a multi-colored costume, he was a far cry from later sci-fi Green Lanterns like Hal Jordan and John Stewart. But as the first bearer of the name, he still has iconic status. In recent years, DC has reinvented Alan as a hero who struggled to keep his gay identity a secret. Now, writer Tim Sheridan (Teen Titans Academy, Masters of the Universe: Revelation) is exploring the original Lantern’s secret past, in the new mini-series Alan Scott: Green Lantern.

Nerdist: Many write most LGBTQ characters these days from a very 21st-century perspective. But in your new series, you’re approaching it from a mid-20th-century POV, where things were completely different. Being discovered as gay could literally cause you to lose everything, even your life. How different was it writing a queer character from this perspective over say, a Gen Z gay in 2023?

Tim Sheridan: Well, there’s no way around the fact that I am reporting from 2023. So some of my sensibilities, are going to find their way into it. It’s not a historical document, right? It’s a comic book, and there are some slight liberties we take in trying to keep within as honest a historical framework. But I think that this period we’re dealing with wasn’t just a difficult period to be a closeted queer person. I think if you weren’t a straight white man during that period, there was a lot of adversity. There were a lot of things that you came up against.

In some ways, Alan is a lot like I was when I was growing up. Where you’re able to hide in the light, and people look at you and they don’t necessarily know that you have a secret identity. And so that’s something that Alan is grappling with, and I think a lot of people in that period would’ve grappled with. I wish I could say that that wasn’t the case today, but I think today people are still dealing with coming out of the closet, and being honest about who they are. If it’s not something that you wear on your skin or with the way you outwardly present to the world, you have a choice. And it can be a very tragic choice. Certainly, the consequences in the 1930s and 1940s were dire for someone like Alan Scott.

But the other side of that coin is Alan Scott’s a hero, and he’s a born hero. So what does that mean for someone like him in that period of time? Those are the things that I was thinking about. And like I said, there’s no way to completely divorce ourselves. We know that we’re looking back through a window in time with all of the advantages of living in the present.

Alan Scott had a circuitous route to becoming an LGBTQ character. First, his son Obsidian came out as gay in the ‘90s. And then an alternate Earth version of him was a gay man in the New 52 era. Now, the original version of Alan is a gay man. Before his very late in life coming out, did you perceive Alan as a queer hero who was basically closeted? Or did it come as a surprise when DC made the decision to make him a queer hero?

Sheridan: I think I was surprised that they were willing to do it. Surprised in a good way. I never considered it. I’m a big Obsidian fan and a big Infinity Inc. fan, and I love that character and I love what they introduced with that character. I think in a lot of ways, I hunger for more stories about Obsidian and what his life’s been like. I didn’t expect it, and it was a delight for me because I think it makes a lot of sense.

On the Watchmen TV series, they dealt with and touched on the idea of being closeted gay heroes during the golden age. And so the idea of taking a character like that and introducing this new layer of information about everything that they were dealing with during all of those adventures and all of that time and all the things we saw play out for them? I just think it opens up an incredible new level of storytelling that we can reach with this character. And a new audience that we can really talk to about this character.

So, like I said, I was surprised and delighted. I never dreamed that I would get a chance to add my voice to Alan’s and to the canon. And it was only because Geoff Johns, when we worked on Flashpoint Beyond, started setting up this concept for the new Golden Age. And he called me and said, “I think you should write a story about Alan Scott as a closeted gay superhero in the 1940s. I think you’re the one to do it.” Honestly, I was completely terrified. Because I’ve never written a story with a lead character who was gay first of all, but also who was like me in any way, really. And so I said, “Okay, let’s do it. Let’s see what we can do.”

In the old ‘40s Green Lantern comics, Alan had a sidekick named Derby “Doiby” Dickles. He was a taxi driver with an ultra-thick New York accent. Not to give away a big spoiler, but in this mini-series, you reveal that he’s fully aware of Alan’s sexuality. Even though he’s a ‘40s street tough kinda guy, he accepts him. What made you decide Derby knew, and that Derby would be ok with it despite the times?

Sheridan: Well, for me, knowing how Derby, aka Doiby, knowing the way he worships the Green Lantern, as an inseparable sidekick, I wanted Alan to have some kind of confidant. Somebody who knew more about him than everyone else, the way that Doiby always did. They were tight. So for me, it made sense to have Doiby be a sort of sounding board and a confidant for Alan Scott.

He’s outside the world of superheroes. He’s outside the world of the JSA. These are things that remain complicated for Alan at this point in the story. The JSA has just formed. He is terrified that he is endangering the Justice Society by being, as he sees it, by the laws of the day, a criminal. He’s a criminal in his own bedroom. And he knows he stands for the law, and here he is, someone who is breaking it and knows that he’s breaking it. So to have somebody like Doiby outside of that circle as a sounding board for him was important for me in terms of how to tell the story.

Doiby represents that. A glimmer of hope for a world that could eventually accept someone like Alan. He’s a rarity, certainly in 1941, Doiby Dickles. But this book is about a beacon of hope. And the Green Lantern himself should be a beacon of hope. And I think his inextricable partner, Doiby Dickel, should also represent that hope for a better future

Cian Tormey’s art is incredible in this. It has a throwback flavor while still looking modern. His illustrations of Alan and his boyfriend really convey how these two characters really love each other.

Sheridan: I don’t think I’m overselling it when I say that he’s doing the best work of his career on this book. And he’s somebody who even from issue to issue, or from the six-page DC Pride story that we did, and then to issue one and issue two, his work just gets richer, and better. And more emotional. The storytelling gets better. He really has locked into something, and I’m very happy for that for him. I’m very happy to see that for him. But I’m thrilled and relieved that it’s happening in our book.

I’m very grateful that he signed on, and our relationship has been amazing. We didn’t know each other before and we just kind of threw ourselves in and we started having four-hour conversations, just talking about the character, talking about the world. He’s a huge history buff, and specifically US history. Cian was born in Ireland and he lives in Spain, but he’s a huge of US history and is well-read, so it’s been a joy to get to say things to him and have him bounce some ideas back.

As the first superhero named Green Lantern, Alan Scott retains a kind of prestige at DC. But he’s also often cast aside, or thought of as a footnote to the overall Green Lantern mythology. What do you plan to do to fight people’s notions of Alan as just the “rough draft“ of Green Lantern?

Sheridan: I’ve seen people say that before, the “rough draft Green Lantern,” oh my gosh. I don’t think about Alan that way, and I’ve never thought of Alan Scott that way. I believe there’s so much great work done over decades to connect and flesh out the connection to the mythology. But I think that work has been done, and I think he’s an integral part of Green Lantern history. He is an inspiration to the ones who come after him. And I think that’s the exciting thing about doing a story about a golden age hero that we know is going to be someone who inspires other heroes, not just the public.

There has always been room to expand upon the lore and mythology surrounding Alan’s Green Lantern. And that’s where Geoff Johns’ creation of the Golden Age Red Lantern character, Alan’s arch nemesis, the Soviet answer to the Green Lantern, comes in. Vladimir Sokov is his name, and that’s where that gets really exciting. Geoff created a dynamic where this character, this important figure in Alan’s life became removed from time. And then in a very sort of huge Geoff Johnsy way, reinserted back into the timeline. This book takes place in and around the origins of Alan, and also the origin of the arch nemesis relationship between the Red Lantern and the Green Lantern. And so it’s incredibly exciting to add to the lore and the mythology like this.

Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1, the first of a six-issue mini-series by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey, is on sale now.

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On the surface, it doesn’t seem like DC Comics’ Green Lantern mythology and the Star Wars saga have a ton in common, aside from both being space opera adventures. But upon closer inspection, both of these franchises have had incredible parallels, going back to their very beginnings. Was George Lucas influenced by Green Lantern comics when creating the Jedi, or coming up with Anakin Skywalker’s arc? Honestly, we’d say probably not. But nevertheless, the similarities are striking, And it’s been an ongoing thing for decades.

The Green Lantern Corps and the Jedi Order

In DC Comics lore, the Green Lantern Corps has been a peacekeeping force for literally hundreds of thousands of years. With their emerald power rings, they can channel energy from the Emotional Spectrum because of their innate willpower to create constructs and energy weapons. They draw their power from an energy that has existed since the dawn of creation. Also, they are usually paired with another Lantern, in a senior officer and rookie partnership. Every time they charge their rings, they take a solemn vow to the Corps, in the form of a spoken oath.

In Star Wars, the Jedi Order has also existed for thousands of generations, with a select few thousand acting as guardians of the peace for trillions of beings. Only a very select handful of sentient beings who can wield the Force had have allowance to train as Jedi. Similarly, potential Green Lanterns must be innately special for the ring to choose them. And not every sentient being can wield a ring, just as not every sentient being has an aptitude for the Force. Like the Lanterns, after initial training, they pair Jedi in a master/apprentice relationship. And like the Green Lanterns, they must also take a vow to the order. Of course, one of their own once decimated both the Lanterns and the Jedi Order, only for them to rebuild again.

Oa and Coruscant, the Bright Centers of the Galaxy

The home world of the Green Lantern Corps is the ancient planet Oa, the center of the known universe. There, the immortal Guardians of the Universe preside over their intergalactic representatives and issue orders to their Green Lanterns. Oa, in more recent comics, has also become the home of the United Planets, an intergalactic governing body. At the center of the Star Wars galaxy is Coruscant, which is home to the Jedi Temple and has been for centuries. The same Temple where the Jedi Council presides over its thousands of Jedi Knights, in a similar manner to Oa’s Guardians. Like Oa, Coruscant is also the seat of galactic government, first with the Republic, and later, the Empire.

The Fall of Hal Jordan, the Fall of Anakin Skywalker

The Star Wars saga centered on the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. But we didn’t see his actual transition into Darth Vader until the prequels. But the Green Lantern comics gave their premiere ring wielder, Hal Jordan, almost the same arc as Anakin would have, over a decade earlier. The Guardians of the Universe considered Hal Jordan to be the greatest Green Lantern of all time, a gifted pilot even before he received the power ring. Eventually, though, things went very sour.

When an alien despot destroyed his hometown of Coast City, killing millions, Hal suffered an unbearable loss. And he wanted more power from the Green Lantern central battery to undo it all. When the Guardians denied him, telling him he must accept loss, he went on a rampage and killed almost the entire Green Lantern Corps. He siphoned all the power from the main battery on Oa, emerging as the villain Parallax. After a few years as a bad guy, he ultimately redeemed himself, and died saving the Earth during the Final Night event, reigniting a dying sun.

Sound familiar? Anakin Skywalker was already a great pilot when he became Jedi, and as the Chosen One, many considered him the most powerful Jedi ever. When he was asked to let go of loss by wiser Jedi, he decided he couldn’t, and needed more power to save his wife from death. He kills all the Jedi in their temple, and becomes Darth Vader. As we know, in his final act in Return of the Jedi, he ultimately redeemed himself. Of course, Hal Jordan’s dark side turn was later retconned as a possession. And Hal got to come back to life with a clean slate. But for over a decade, Hal Jordan was DC’s Anakin Skywalker analogue.

The “Last” Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, and the “Last” Jedi, Luke Skywalker

When the Jedi Order fell, eventually one farm boy named Luke Skywalker picked up a lightsaber and embarked on a journey that would make him the last Jedi. But Luke Skywalker’s world-famous story was somewhat reflected in the Green Lantern comics of the early ‘90s, when a new, younger Lantern named Kyle Rayner became to the Green Lantern Corps what Luke Skywalker was to the Jedi Order — the last of his kind. Or, depending on your point of view, the first of a new kind of Jedi.

When Hal Jordan broke bad and destroyed the Corps, only one ring remained. The last Guardian went to Earth and gave the final power ring to a young slacker named Kyle Rayner. He became the “Torchbearer” for the whole Lantern Corps, the only Lantern left, much like how for years Luke was the last Jedi. Kyle even spent some time under the mentorship of former Lantern John Stewart, in an Obi-Wan/Luke-style relationship. He eventually reignited the Green Lantern Corps again after a decade. And he had an epic battle with Hal Jordan, who became his nemesis, much as Luke did with Vader. And thanks to some time-traveling adventures, Hal became like a father figure to Kyle, completing the Luke/Vader parallels.

Multi-Colored Power Rings, Multi-Colored Lightsabers

In the Green Lantern mythology, each color ring represents a different aspect of the Emotional Spectrum. Green is willpower/courage, while blue is hope, purple is love, and indigo is compassion. All of these same colors represent the lightsaber hues of members of the benevolent Jedi Order. And these are all emotions and attributes a Jedi must display. Of course, in the DC Universe, the different colored rings each have a separate corps of their own. And there is only one Jedi Order in Star Wars. But their colors match the “good guy” rings in the pages of DC Comics.

Meanwhile, the emotion of rage fuels the Red Lantern rings. In Star Wars, only a Sith wields crimson blades. But the emotion of rage powers both the Red Lanterns and the Sith. In the Green Lantern comics, greed fuels the orange power rings. In Star Wars: Ahsoka, we see our first orange lightsabers, held by mercenaries who were former Jedi. As mercenaries, they’re in it for the money, so we’d say orange sabers represent greed as well. In both DC and Star Wars, white and black power rings/lightsabers are coveted and rare, worn by few (or one). The only colored lightsaber that’s doesn’t really line up with a corresponding power ring is yellow. In Green Lantern comics, yellow represents fear. In Star Wars, Jedi Temple guards hold yellow sabers, as does Rey eventually.

Will we see more Green Lantern and Star Wars parallels in the future? If the past several decades have been any indication, we think the answer is a definite yes. In the comics, we’ve seen Green Lantern and Star Trek crossover. Here’s hoping we see some power rings ignite next to some lightsabers. How fun would that be?

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Superman: Legacy is going to have a few more superheroes in it than just the Man of Steel. After the recent news that David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been cast as Clark Kent and Lois Lane, respectively, Vanity Fair has revealed that new actors have joined the cast as prominent members of DC’s Justice League. It appears that this opening episode of James Gunn’s DCU Chapter 1 is going to set up a lot more than just happenings in Metropolis. Gunn has also confirmed that these newly cast actors will definitely continue to play the characters throughout the DCU. Let us break down each addition to the cast:

Isabela Merced Will Play Hawkgirl in Superman: Legacy

First, Isabela Merced, whose credits include Sicario: Day of the Soldado and the title character in Dora and the Lost City of Gold, will play Hawkgirl. The Winged Wonder is going solo, without her paramour Hawkman (Last seen in Black Adam). There have been several versions of Hawkgirl in the comics. There’s the reincarnated Egyptian princess Shiera Hall from DC’s Justice Society. Then, the alien warrior from Thanagar from the Justice League. In recent years, another Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders, has taken up the name. The Hawkgirl known to most general audiences was the alien version, who was a prominent member of the animated Justice League series.

Edi Gathegi Will Be Playing Mister Terrific in Superman: Legacy

James Gunn has been teasing Mister Terrific since he took over DC Studios with Peter Safran. And now we know why. Actor Edi Gathegi, perhaps best known for the Twilight films, will play Mister Terrific in Superman: Legacy. In the comics, Michael Holt was known as “the third smartest man in the world,” right behind Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne. On the verge of ending his own life after several personal tragedies, the Spectre intervened and showed Holt what he could do with his intellect and wealth to help others.

Holt used his genius to become the new Mister Terrific, naming himself after an old-time hero. He created all kinds of badass high-tech weapons, like his multi-purpose T-Spheres. Gathegi once played another hero, the mutant Darwin, in X-Men: First Class. But his character was ridiculously killed off, something that is memed to this day. Hopefully, Mister Terrific has a longer life on screen than poor Darwin. He deserved better.

Nathan Fillion Will Play Green Lantern Guy Gardner in Superman: Legacy

Longtime James Gunn collaborator and friend Nathan Fillion, who has appeared in Gunn projects like Slither, The Suicide Squad, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, will play Green Lantern, Guy Gardner. The loud-mouthed, egotistical Gardner is one of several Earth-based Green Lanterns, and was a prominent member of the Justice League International. He’s a big jerk, and most of the other superheroes in the DC Universe can’t stand him. Particularly Batman, who once punched him in the face. He’s not the main Lantern for Sector 2814, those duties fall on Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Both of whom will be in the new DCU in the series Lanterns. Gunn has also promised we’ll see Nathan Fillion rock Guy Gardner’s Green Lantern bowl cut in the DCU. That’s a lot to look forward to.

Anthony Carrigan Will Play Metamorpho the Element Man in Superman: Legacy

Barry actor Anthony Carrigan also joins the cast as off-the-wall 1960s hero Metamorpho, the Element Man. Metamorpho sports one of the weirdest design aesthetics in all of comics, and has been around since 1965. In reality, he’s Rex Mason, a soldier of fortune. Rex was cursed by the Orb of Ra in an Egyptian tomb, and gained the ability to shapeshift and change his body into any element or combination of elements. Metamorpho had his own series in the sixties, which spawned a very groovy vinyl record with a catchy theme song. Over the years, he’s been a member of teams like the Justice League, Batman’s Outsiders, the Doom Patrol, and most recently the Terrifics, Mister Terrific’s own team.

Originally published on July 11, 2023.

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A Green Lantern series for HBO Max has been in the works since 2019. It was originally meant to focus on many members of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps. But then it was announced that the series would focus on one character—Green Lantern John Stewart. Now, it appears the final iteration of an HBO Max Green Lantern series has arrived. As part of their master plan for the on-screen DC Universe, James Gunn and Peter Safran announced a new DC television series called Lanterns. This live-action Green Lantern DCU entry will star Hal Jordan and John Stewart. According to the DC duo, this is “a True Detective-type mystery with our two Lanterns. A terrestrial-based mystery… that leads into the overall story… We find this ancient horror on Earth, and these guys are basically supercops on ‘Precinct Earth.'”

Many of you out there might think Green Lantern is just that guy infamously played by Ryan Reynolds once. But we’re here to tell you all about the 50-year legacy of John Stewart. And why he’s one of DC Comics’ most important characters.

John Stewart, contrary to popular belief, was not DC Comics’ first Black superhero. That honor belongs to Mal Duncan, one of the early members of the Teen Titans. A few months before Stewart appeared, Jack Kirby’s Forever People hit newsstands, which included the character Vykin the Black. Regardless, it’s safe to say that John Stewart’s Green Lantern is DC’s most prominent African-American superhero today. He has totally eclipsed the earlier debuting characters.

John Stewart’s Historic DC Comics Debut

The creative power duo of writer Denny O’Neil and artist Neal Adams created John Stewart, appearing in 1971’s Green Lantern/Green Arrow #87. This creative team reinvigorated the Green Lantern comics starting in 1970, making it more socially relevant (and allowing DC to compete with Marvel). Despite the existence of the Black superheroes previously mentioned, there was no one headlining a book, even for an issue. John Stewart did that, making his debut historic as Green Lantern.

The story “Beware My Power” introduced John Stewart as a headstrong young man, an architect who had a distaste for authority. So Green Lantern Hal Jordan and John butted heads from the very start. Especially seeing as how Hal was essentially a space cop. But because of John Stewart’s fearlessness, the Guardians of Oa chose him as Hal’s backup Green Lantern. Hal’s backup at the time, Guy Gardner, sustained serious injuries and couldn’t fill the role.

One of John Stewart’s first assignments as Green Lantern was to protect a racist politician. Despite his personal issues with the politician, Stewart completed the mission successfully. And he exposed the same politician for various crimes while doing so. This impressed Hal Jordan, who then realized the Guardians of the Universe made the right choice in selecting Stewart as Green Lantern. Sadly, readers wouldn’t see much of John Stewart after this debut on a regular basis. At least not for some time.

John Stewart Becomes Earth’s Primary Green Lantern in the DC Universe

After that issue, for much of the 1970s, John Stewart only appeared sporadically. DC had created a cool new character but didn’t seem to know what to do with him. Finally, in the early 1980s, Hal Jordan quit the Green Lantern Corps. This meant John Stewart became the Green Lantern for Sector 2814 full-time. John Stewart headlined the Green Lantern series and was the prominent Green Lantern of Earth during Crisis on Infinite Earths. It was during this time that John ditched the mask and secret identity. And he let the entire world know who he really was. He also began a romance with a fellow Lantern, Katma Tui, from the planet Korugar.

After this point, no one would ever sideline John Stewart again at DC Comics. John Stewart headlined the Green Lantern Corps team book, which put him side by side with Hal Jordan and other Lanterns. After his wife Katma was murdered, John lost his way. In his arrogance, he accidentally let a planet die during the DC event series Cosmic Odyssey. The weight of these actions would bear heavily on him for years. He finally headlined his own series in the early ’90s, Green Lantern: Mosaic. There he became the guardian of the patchwork world of Oa. And he achieved nearly godlike powers. Although it only lasted 18 issues, this series was critically acclaimed.

From Green Lantern to Darkstar, and back to Green Lantern Again

In the mid-’90s, John Stewart and all other Green Lanterns became depowered, when Hal Jordan lost control and became the villain Parallax. He destroyed all the power rings but one, which went to a new character, Kyle Rayner. For a few years, Rayner was the only Green Lantern in the universe. But as Green Lantern, he sought mentorship from John Stewart, preserving his presence in the DC Universe. Stewart was now part of another intergalactic peacekeeping force, the Darkstars. But When Rayner decided to create new rings and expand the Corps, one of the first people to get a new ring was Stewart.

Justice League and Mainstream Stardom for Green Lantern John Stewart

John Stewart’s biggest boost in popularity came in 2001. After several years of waiting, the creators of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series brought the DC heroes together for Justice League. When they were deciding which Green Lantern to use for the team, series creator Bruce Timm chose John Stewart. He reinvented the character, making him a no-nonsense ex-marine. (The comics would later adopt this aspect of John Stewart’s backstory.) The popularity and wider reach of the TV series made it so, for many kids, John Stewart was the Green Lantern. After nearly 30 years since his creation, John Stewart finally broke into the mainstream consciousness,

An Entire Generation’s Green Lantern

The arrival of the Justice League cartoon coincided with a surge in popularity for the Green Lantern brand at DC Comics. Stewart became the lead in a new Green Lantern Corps series and was a central figure in company-wide events like Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night. Using his architectural skills, he even designed the new Hall of Justice for the Justice League. Although he was only mentioned at the end of the only season of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, John Stewart appeared across other media, such as in Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, and several animated films. Just this year, he starred in his own movie, Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Interestingly, Aldis Hodge, who played another DC hero, Hawkman, in Black Adam, provided his voice.

John Stewart as a Live-Action DC Universe Green Lantern

When John Stewart’s Green Lantern arrives on HBO Max as part of the DC Universe, it could be the biggest spotlight the character has ever had in media. We don’t know too much about who John Stewart will be in Lanterns. But it sounds like he’ll be part of an epic adventure.

A well-deserved reward for a character who was once just thought of as another hero’s “backup guy.” John Stewart long ago outgrew that and is now one of the most prominent heroes of the DC Universe.

Originally published on October 26, 2022.

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With James Gunn’s big reveal about the DC Studios slate, we are both very excited and have lots of questions about this new cinematic DCU. Although Gunn and Peter Safran have been very open about what their plans are going forward, as well as their DC Comics inspirations, it doesn’t mean we don’t have some thoughts on the new direction. Here are some aspects of the DC comics we hope to see make it into the first chapter now officially known as “Gods and Monsters.”

Superman: Legacy

We already know that James Gunn is a big fan of writer Grant Morrison’s seminal All-Star Superman, and even tweeted a copy of the graphic novel recently. Although we doubt that story will be directly adapted, as it’s a kind of “Death of Superman” story, we think a lot of elements will make it into Superman: Legacy. With a name like Legacy, we expect it to deal with Kal-El’s Kryptonian heritage.

In All-Star Superman, Kal comes face to face with his Kryptonian ancestor Bar-El. Turns out, he was pretty awful, which for Clark was like finding out he was related to Charles Manson. We’d love to see that story in a film. A basic comics concept to play with too is the eternal “is Superman more alien or more human?” We hope this movie tackles this concept, seen in many a comic book, but in a fun and positive way that never dims the Man of Steel’s inner light. We also hope we see Superman’s #2 villain, Brainiac, at long last. He’s overdue.

The Brave and the Bold

We know The Brave and the Bold is going to focus on the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin, with Robin being Bruce Wayne’s son Damian Wayne. But Gunn and Safran have also mentioned that this is a “Bat-family” movie. This means we’ll likely see more of the Gotham Knights than just Damian. As Safran said about the Bat-family, “we feel like they’ve been left out of the Batman stories in the theater for far too long.” We heartily concur.

We really hope that The Brave and the Bold also introduces us to Nightwing, a.k.a. Dick Grayson, a.k.a. the first Robin. And we also hope we see Barbara Gordon as Batgirl. They are both pillars of the DC Comics Universe, and need to be on the big screen. It’s unlikely that Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe will ever include the sidekicks. So this is a great way to differentiate the two distinct Caped Crusaders.

Lanterns

One of the best parts of DC’s Green Lantern mythos is the sheer amount of Lanterns actually out there. So it’s smart that our first GL project in the new DCU focuses on more than one space cop, in the form of Hal Jordan and John Stewart. But don’t forget the other Lanterns in this project, please. We hope that this series also introduces other iconic Earth Lanterns, like Guy Gardner, Alan Scott, Simon Baz, and Jessica Cruz. Remember, it’s a Green Lantern Corps. The focus should be on the two leads, but we want to see other ring-slingers too.

Paradise Lost

An Amazons series that takes place in the distant past is the perfect place to do a true Greek mythology show set in the DC Universe, drawing from versions we’ve seen in DC Comics. Obviously, we’d see famous Amazons from the Wonder Woman mythos like Queen Hippolyta and Antiope. But we’d also want to see them fight things like Gorgons and Minotaurs, and not just each other. The 2017 Wonder Woman movie lightly touched upon the Gods, but besides Ares, we didn’t really see any. Paradise Lost could rectify that. This chapter is called “Gods and Monsters” after all. Live up to that name.

Booster Gold

Booster Gold, real name Michael John Carter, is DC’s most lovable loser. But he’s also secretly its biggest asset. One of the cooler aspects of his character introduced in the past several years in the comics was that Booster was made a guardian of the time stream, insuring that history flows properly. Yes, similar to Marvel’s TVA. But because everyone in the world thinks of Booster as a doofus attention-hog hero, it becomes easier for him to hide his true noble mission in plain sight. It’s a great angle for the character, and one we hope the TV series picks up on. And of course, we hope to see Booster interact with his BFF Blue Beetle at least once.

The Authority

In many ways, the original Wildstorm series The Authority was the template for later “bad superheroes” in pop culture. Think the Seven from The Boys, or Omni-Man from Invincible. Although the characters from the book are less straightforwardly bad than those guys are, and actually have noble intent. They may do terrible things, but they think they’re doing the right thing.

What we really hope for is that DC Studios doesn’t shy away from the Authority’s two gay lead characters, Apollo and Midnighter, and their complex relationship. In the comics, these two are more than just “gay Superman and gay Batman.” Although yes, they did start as just that. They even got their own comic book series eventually, which the filmmakers should definitely look at. Just make sure they stay front and center, and also don’t water them down.

Waller

Waller seems to be an extension of Peacemaker, so in a way, we have no notes. Peacemaker was pretty much perfect. Maybe her role in the organization Checkmate from the comics could be explored further? But truly, the one thing we hope to see is a show that doesn’t soften Amanda Waller up. She’s not just a hardass, but a very morally compromised character. And yet, she’s one we still root for. Think Walter White in the early seasons of Breaking Bad, only with a superheroic arsenal at her beck and call. We know that Viola Davis will deliver.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is one of the most celebrated runs of the character ever, if not the most celebrated run. And it’s not even two years old! So it makes sense for DC Studios to use that outer space adventure as a template. But as James Gunn said in his slate reveal, Supergirl grew up in a different world than her cousin Kal. Kara Zor-El actually remembers Krypton and Kryptonian culture firsthand, unlike Superman. So hopefully, we’ll see a lot of the more out-there aspects of the Superman family/Krypton mythology. We’re talking Bottle Cities, Phantom Zone projectors, and lots of flying pets. We can’t get enough of those super pets.

Swamp Thing

The relatively recent Swamp Thing show on the short-lived DC Universe streaming service actually did the comics justice, despite airing for only one truncated season. (They really did that show dirty.) But we think the upcoming movie could lean even more heavily into the original Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson comics from the 1970s. Gunn has said that some of the new DCU movies will be R-rated, and we can’t think of a better one to go that route than the horror-infused story of Alec Holland.

The Creature Commandos

The Creature Commandos don’t have a very big amount of comics to draw from in terms of inspiration. The first appeared in Weird War Tales in the early ’80s, as a mash-up of World War II action stories with classic Universal Monster archetypes. Think Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman as soldiers. Since then, they’ve had a handful of mini-series here and there. So our only wish for this project is to let the unlimited budget animation provides allow for Gunn’s imagination to go wild. Make it as bloody and over-the-top as a cartoon might allow.

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For a while in the mid-to-late aughts, DC title Green Lantern and its offshoots was the title for the company. Geoff Johns’ run reintroduced Silver Age Lantern Hal Jordan and birthed a whole rainbow of other Lantern corps each with its own roster of characters. It was a great time to be a comics fan. Unfortunately, the 2009 Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds was not only a flop but a critical punching bag. As such, it seems like every announced GL live action project has hit a host of issues. Add another one to that list.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the proposed Green Lantern TV series from Arrowverse creator Greg Berlanti for HBO Max is getting reformatted. The series will no longer focus on Lanterns Guy Gardner and Alan Scott but instead will star John Stewart, the 1970s iteration who rose to prominence thanks to the Justice League animated series. Writer Seth Grahame-Smith had already written eight episodes in the original format and has now exited the project.

The Green Lantern title had been on DC’s slate for a long time. First it was to be one of the many now-jettisoned DCEU films. Later, it was going to be an HBO series called Green Lantern Corps. As of 2019, the show became an HBO Max exclusive and would lost the Corps in the title. Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine had already joined the series as Gardner and Scott, respectively. Alan Scott, the original Golden Age Green Lantern, had come out as gay in the comics and the series would have focused on that.

John Stewart debuted in 1971 as one of DC’s first Black superheroes. Initially his arrival was part of the wave of Blaxploitation titles in film, TV, and comics in the decade. The same reason Marvel introduced Luke Cage. In the decades since, however, John Stewart became one of DC’s standout characters. Despite the fact that the current comic book Lantern was Kyle Rayner, it was Stewart Bruce Timm and company chose to be on Justice League. This introduced him to a generation of young fans. For many—myself included—Stewart is the Green Lantern, despite Hal Jordan’s return.

The THR report hastens to add this turnaround of Green Lantern has nothing to do with Tuesday’s news of James Gunn and Peter Safran coming on as DC Studios co-heads. Hopefully we’ll still see Guy Gardner, Alan Scott, and Hal Jordan on the show. I’d also love newer Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz to appear as well. But giving the lead to Stewart seems like a smart choice indeed.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Instagram and Letterboxd.

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Warner Bros. Discovery is about to make big changes to their big screen DC Universe. At least, that’s what they are telling us. During their investor call on August 4, just one day after canceling the already completed Batgirl film, as well as Wonder Twins, CEO David Zaslav revealed the following:

“We have done a reset. We’ve restructured the business where we’re going to focus, where there will be a team with a ten-year plan focusing just on DC. It’s very similar to the structure that Alan Horn and Bob Iger put together very effectively with Kevin Feige at Disney.”

There’s a lot to unpack in that brief statement. First off, Marvel Studios’ big plan that led to the MCU worked because they had Kevin Feige. They had someone who understood the intricacies of making movies and that is also a fan of the source material. DC’s strategy in the past nine years has been incredibly scattershot, because there was no one in charge who was both of those things. If you find that person, make sure they have a real vision for what this new DC shared universe is, and how it fits together. Simply put, that’s not what we had before. Otherwise, it’s just cool logos together up on a screen with release dates.

Secondly, focus on getting it right immediately out the gate. The MCU worked because the first Iron Man was amazing, and knocked it out of the park. People wanted to see more, because the first one was almost universally beloved. If your starting point is divisive, it’s hard to build a universe on that. Yes, it’s good to have a plan, but make sure you focus on one movie at a time. Otherwise, you are constructing a house on a faulty foundation. But if DC Films are indeed committed to a “master plan” over ten years, then we believe it should look something like this. And in this release order. No exceptions!

Superman

The DC comics universe began with Superman as its first hero, and so did the DCEU. It always starts with the Last Son of Krypton. And for whatever this new shared DC cinematic universe is, it should also start with Supes. While we don’t need yet another origin story again, maybe they should take the Spider-Man: Homecoming route with Kal-El as a young but already established hero in Metropolis, having adventures alongside Lois Lane.

The most important thing is to make a Superman film bright, fun, and most of all, inspiring. We need a Superman that is a beacon of hope in a hopeless world again. Also, one with big sci-fi ideas and concepts. And while we all love Henry Cavill and felt he got done dirty, if you’re going to start fresh, it’s time for a new Man of Steel. And as for what you call this movie? Sometimes you just need to keep things simple. You just call it Superman.

Superman & Batman: World’s Finest

Batman already has his own film series with Matt Reeves, one that definitely does not exist in a world with superpowered heroes in it. And it should stay that way. The Dark Knight doesn’t need the DC heroes to work. But any shared DC universe does need a Batman. And sorry, Michael Keaton is too old to anchor a new continuing universe (Keep him as “Old Man Bruce for an eventual Batman Beyond film though).

Instead, introduce our new DC shared universe Bruce Wayne much as Superman: The Animated Series did. Yes, the two heroes will come into some conflict, but please, no plot about Batman trying to kill Superman. No “vs.” here. They need to find out each other’s secret identities in a fun tit-for-tat way as the animated shows did. And then they need to put aside their difference for the greater good and work together, as the World’s Finest team. And for the love of Krypton, don’t mention Martha. Oh, and Superman’s name comes first.

Wonder Woman: The Amazing Amazon

The 2017 Wonder Woman film is one of the best superhero origin story films ever, and Gal Gadot is the perfect Diana of Themyscira. But if we’re going to make a clean break, that probably means a new Wonder Woman too. Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins probably deserve at least one more solo film before this reset sets in. But after that, let’s see a new version of the Amazing Amazon for a new era. Of course, seeing as Gal is popular, maybe DC films do what Marvel Studios is rumored to be doing for Daredevil; keeping the actor but rebooting the universe they are in.

We’ve seen Diana enter the outside world during World War I, but we’ve never seen her as a true contemporary of the other members of the Trinity, Superman and Batman. These three should be roughly the same age at the same time, and come up together. In fact, they should have the same dynamic as the original Star Wars trilogy heroes. The idealistic farmboy, the sarcastic scoundrel with the cool ride, and the powerful princess. Hopefully this time, we also get a tad more Greek mythology too. Not just badass Amazons (though we need those) but also Medusas and minotaurs. The fully Olympian treatment.

Gotham Knights

With Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe still going, you don’t need another solo Batman movie in any new DC shared universe. But one thing the Reeves movies (and the Nolan films before them) didn’t do was explore Batman’s partners. So let the DC shared universe Batman’s movie be a team movie, which showcases Batman and his family of heroes. We haven’t had a big screen Robin since the ‘90s, and certainly not a very faithful one.

In addition, Batgirl needs big screen representation, especially after what just happened. If there’s a shred of decency in the world, they’ll offer the part to Leslie Grace. Let the Gotham Knights fight the kind of sci-fi villains that Reeves would likely never touch, like Man-Bat and Clayface. And while we’re at it, let Batman wear his navy blue and gray. Something to really differentiate him from the grim and gritty world of Battinson. The Multiverse is big enough for both. And yes, we know there is a CW show with the name Gotham Knights coming soon. We don’t expect that to be an issue by the time this comes out.

Green Lantern Corps

No iconic DC hero has gotten a raw deal on screen as much as Green Lantern. His 2011 movie was so disliked, even its star Ryan Reynolds regularly mocks it. And we know an HBO Max series was announced, but we have a feeling that is going to fall by the wayside now. But it’s been a decade, and it’s time to start over with GL. Because GL is one of the cornerstones of the DC universe, and a key to any future Justice League.

But instead of a solo movie, it’s a more prudent move to make a total intergalactic adventure with several Lanterns. Instead of one GL, use all the most popular ones as a team. Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Jessica Cruz, and Simon Baz. (This would also make for a diverse cast). One or more of them could eventually be the Lantern stationed on Earth, once we get to Justice League. But for a return to the big screen, give us a grouping of the best and brightest together in a big space opera.

The Flash: Fastest Man Alive

Yes, the Flash is about to get his first solo movie, and the character is also ending a 9-year run on TV. But a new DC shared universe needs the Scarlet Speedster. And one thing the new Flash movie isn’t going to be is a proper origin story for Barry Allen, but a retelling of Flashpoint. Give us a proper Flash movie, one without Batman and tons of other DC characters, that just focuses on how lightning struck a young police scientist, and connected him to the Speed Force. The Flash TV show captured that lightning in a bottle (no pun intended) in the first season, but let’s see what a big-budget version of that would look like. And maybe it goes without saying at this point, but definitely recast the lead.

The Justice League

Now that all your major iconic heroes have been reintroduced on the big screen, then you bring them together as the Justice League. But not before. You could also add a few heroes who didn’t get their own solo films, much the same way Black Widow and Hawkeye were original Avengers. Who the villain is, or what exactly brings them together, is all secondary to making sure that we love each of these iconic heroes already, so once they get together, it’s an event. A Justice League movie deserves to be a true, earned event, not something rushed. Because we tried that once, and the results were what they were. Time to do it right. Let it take as long as it takes to get there.

The Teen Titans

Aside from the Justice League, DC’s other most iconic team is the Teen Titans. If you were a Gen X kid who grew up in the 80s, you knew them from being DC’s biggest comic series. If you were a Millennial, you probably loved the 2000’s Cartoon Network show. They are that big, and deserve the big screen treatment. The Titans series on HBO Max is too dark, and Teen Titans Go! is way too silly. But a Teen Titans movie could deliver something in the tone of the comics with the grand scale it deserves. They could also use this film to transition Robin into Nightwing. That’s something everyone has been hoping to see on screen for years.

The blueprint for a shared DC Universe on screen already exists, and it’s not just the MCU. In the ’90s, Warner Animation created the DC animated universe, ultimately resulting in Justice League Unlimited. The Arrowverse connected six shows over 35 seasons of TV in just a decade. It can be done. It has been done. You just need the right people who really care about this mythology beyond their “brand value” to put it together.

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10 one-hour episodes will make up the first season. Initial reports about a possible show based on the famed Corps date back to October 2019. But it was unclear exactly what that would look like. Now with the series formally heading into production, Warner Bros. has shared details about what fans can expect.

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According to Variety, the show will follow “the adventures of a multitude of Lanterns.” That will include Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and Alan Scott. Scott’s inclusion is especially notable. He was Earth’s first Green Lantern and in the comics is gay. Other popular characters viewers can expect to see include Sinestro and Kilowog. But the series will also introduce new members of the Green Lantern Corps.

Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and Marc Guggenheim (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and :ahem: the 2011 Green Lantern movie with Ryan Reynolds) will co-write and executive produce the series. Grahame-Smith will also serve as showrunner. Berlanti Productions will produce along side Warner Bros. Television.

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There are two notable exceptions from the list of announced Green Lanterns though: Hal Jordan and John Stewart. There exclusions are a strong indicator they are both being “saved” for future movie appearances in the DCEU. (Possibly even in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Fans have long speculated one of the two was meant to be the seventh member of the superhero team.)

Not that the show will need either to be successful. There are lots of Lanterns stories worth telling, on both the big and small screen.

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Originally published on October 9, 2020 with updates on April 30, 2021.

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Comics have always been a space for telling important stories about real life. From the introduction of the world’s most famous immigrant, Superman, by two Jewish creators to the simple (if sometimes flawed) exploration of civil rights through the lens of the X-Men, comics are full of politically analogous tales which seek to inform and educate their readers. Lilliam Rivera and Steph C.’s new DC graphic novel Unearthed about Green Lantern Jessica Cruz continues that legacy. It’s a timely and important story about racism, immigration laws, and the threat of I.C.E. Check out our chat with Rivera and some exclusive art from Unearthed below.

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It was a story that made instant sense for author Rivera. “I’ve always been a DC Comics fan,” she told us over email. “As a kid, I was always searching for Latinx superheroes to latch onto. When I was presented with this opportunity, I knew I wanted to explore Jessica Cruz’s origin story; specifically her teen life living in Coast City before she officially becomes part of the Green Lantern universe. Unearthed is not only a story of an everyday teenager doing her best with friends that love her, it’s also a story of immigration and how Jessica will question her role in a sometimes unforgiving and harsh world while trying to keep her family together.”

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Because this is a story of one of DC’s most beloved Green Lanterns, making it a comic was of course the only way to go. But for Rivera it also felt like the most powerful medium for the tale. “There’s something quite freeing in working in a medium where words are not the only way to express emotion,” Rivera shared. “With Unearthed, we are able to dig deep into Jessica’s point of view and visually see her joys and fears. Another highlight for me was working with an all Latinx team, Mexican artist Steph C. and associate editor Diego Lopez.”

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For her story about Jessica Cruz before she becomes a member of the Green Lantern corps, Rivera focused on the real experiences of Latinx people in America. In this young adult comic, Cruz is a DACA recipient and her parents are undocumented. That struggle becomes bigger when a racist, anti-immigrant mayor runs for office in Coast City. It was a chance to shine a light on the realities of living through racist policies and also showing how communities find hope even in the most dire situations. “If you look at the current headlines, you’ll see the same talking points being made about a ‘border crisis’ that lacks empathy and truth,” Rivera explained. “With Jessica, we are able to follow how these inherently racist political takes affect one family and explore the idea of hope within your community.”

Like most of DC’s younger readers and YA titles, the art is delightfully unique. Unearthed looks more like an indie anthology tale than a Big Two superhero book. Rivera was just as much of a fan of her collaborator as we were. “This is all because of Mexican artist Steph C.’s true talent!” Rivera enthused. “The illustrations she created are so cinematic and wondrous. Each time I received new artwork I would get teary-eyed from how she was able to capture the world. I feel as if we spoke the same language. Readers are going to be amazed at what she created.”

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With the story available for pre-order now, Rivera is excited for readers to discover the team’s vision. “I really hope readers will enjoy the breath-taking artwork and fall in love with Jessica Cruz, an inspiring Latina who is at the very edge of discovering her true power.”

Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story hits shelves on September 14 and you can preorder it now.

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And even I have to admit it was more enjoyable than the actual movie.

While we very much doubt Reynolds’ St. Patrick’s Day viewing was his first ever of the film, it didn’t much matter. His insights and jokes about the much maligned movie were wildly entertaining.

Right off the bat, Reynolds really nailed what made Hal Jordan such a rogue we can root for.

As he also pointed out, Taika Waititi is in this film. (Though they both want us to forget that.) No movie can be that bad when he’s in it!

The family that makes hated movies together stays together.

Speaking of this scene, Waititi also chimed in with some memories about this awkward moment.

This is either an amazing joke about his co-star Mark Strong or Ryan Reynolds was real deep into the gin at this point.

One thing everyone can agree on with Green Lantern: it had an amazing cast.

Actually, there are many things about this film everyone can agree one.

Especially this. (The part about missing Michael Clarke Duncan. NOT all the CGI.)

Oh, yeah, the, uh, villains. Probably can’t avoid the giant headed elephant in the room. Or the floating yellow cloud either.

Genuine LOL here.

But for me the best tweet of the night came when he was done watching.

Exactly! I enjoy Green Lantern exactly because it’s not a total tragedy.When something is only a near tragedy that usually means everyone walked away with a fun story. Even if that storu definitely didn’t need a CGI suit.

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The Green Lantern Corps will soon be shining their lights again in live-action, as HBO Max has officially greenlit (no pun intended) a Green Lantern series. Based on what we know so far, the show will focus on several well known members of the Corps from the pages of the comics: Alan Scott, Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and the aliens Kilowog and Sinestro.

Notably missing are the most famous Lanterns, Hal Jordan and John Stewart. But rumors about that those two are being reserved for a Green Lantern Corps “buddy cop” movie being developed alongside the series by Warner Bros. But that still leaves lots of Green Lanterns from the comics we want to see take the oath. Here are seven Emerald Warriors we hope to see pop up in this new series.

Kyle Rayner

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The series’ list of names seems like a laundry list of exactly the most popular Green Lanterns you’d expect not named Hal Jordan or John Stewart. But there is one glaring omission: Kyle Rayner. He is the sole Green Lantern in the universe for years during a time the Corps is decimated. Later, the Corps gives him the nickname “the Torchbearer” for keeping the flame burning during the Corps’ darkest days. Hopefully his name not being included in the original report was an omission, because Kyle needs his time in the spotlight.

Jo Mullein

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One of the most recent additions to the Green Lanterns mythos is Sojourner  “Jo” Mullein from Earth. Introduced only last year, she is an African-American woman recruited to keep the peace on a planet in sector of space so distant that it’s literally off the books. Most of the Green Lantern Corps don’t know the area even exists. Created for the series Far Sector, Jo is investigating a murder in a section of the universe where a homicide has not been committed for 500 years. The character’s visual look was based on the Afro-futuristic styles of singer/actress Janelle Monáe, so why not just get Monáe to play her?

Mogo

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One of the coolest and weirdest members of the Green Lantern Corps is Mogo, who is also by far the biggest member. First created by Alan Moore way back in the day when he didn’t hate superheroes or comics, Mogo is actually a living and sentient planet. Who just so happens to be able to channel the green energy as well. (Talk about OP). In more recent comics, Mogo served as the home base for the Green Lantern Corps after the destruction of their longtime home planet of Oa. Superhero shows are adapting the weirdest aspects of the comics now, so why not Mogo?

Katma Tui

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The planet Korugar is famous as the home to Sinestro, the only Green Lantern to go rogue and get dismissed from the Corps. Now, imagine having to replace that infamous Lantern on your home planet. That was Katma Tui’s job, who was tasked with redeeming her home planet’s reputation in the galaxy. Famously, she marries her fellow Lantern John Stewart and is eventually “fridged”—meaning killed off for the sake of her romantic partner’s storyline. But since John isn’t in this series, maybe TV can give Katma a better fate than the one she has in the comics.

Stel

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Stel has a unique position in the Green Lantern Corps as its only non-organic lifeform. Millions of years before they created the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe had a robotic army called the Manhunters. The Manhunter programming went all Terminator, and they killed organic life on a massive scale. Deactivated by their creators, the Guardians harbored a bias against A.I. But Stel was an exception to that rule. The robotic Lantern receives training from Sinestro, which is fodder for all kinds of interesting conflict down the line.

Boodikka

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Another ’90s era Lantern, Boodikka is a powerful Amazonian alien bounty hunter from the planet Bellatrix. Her defiant attitude made her an unlikely fit for the Corps, but she later proved her worth. Coming from a warrior culture, she relishes battle more than the average member. This caused a lot of friction with her fellow Lanterns. Boodikka proves how truly badass she is after losing her hand in battle. Instead of getting a robotic replacement, she actually created a new hand permanently out of pure will power.

Ch’p

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Look, if Marvel can make us all accept and love an alien raccoon as a superhero, then DC can give us a lovable Green Lantern that’s a sentient chipmunk from outer space. Just please… let him keep his bow tie.

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The collective jaws of DC fandom dropped with the announcement that Ben Affleck would return as Batman for the big screen Flash movie. Even more exciting: his Batman will appear alongside Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight. In the Vanity Fair article that dropped the news, director Andy Muschietti suggested that the world of Tim Burton’s Batman isn’t the only alternate Earth we’d see. Here’s what he had to say:

“This movie is a bit of a hinge in the sense that it presents a story that implies a unified universe where all the cinematic iterations that we’ve seen before are valid. It’s inclusive in the sense that it is saying all that you’ve seen exists, and everything that you will see exists, in the same unified multiverse.”

This quote suggests that we’ll see more than just one alternate DC Earth in the film. While I think it’s likely that only Keaton’s Batman will play a larger role in the narrative, the Flash film could rival last year’s CW Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover for sheer amount of DC live-action cameos. Down below are seven we’d love to see the most.

The Arrowverse Flash

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The most likely DC live-action universe to appear would have to be that of the CW’s Arrowverse. And who better to represent the six CW DC-based shows than Grant Gustin as the Flash? After all, Ezra Miller and Gustin’s Flashes already met once in Crisis on Infinite Earths, establishing the big screen DCEU as part of a larger Multiverse. I’d say it’s time for a reunion. Besides, after seven seasons playing the Scarlet Speedster on TV, it is only fair to Gustin that he make some kind of contribution to any cinematic Flash endeavor.

The 1990s Flash

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If Grant Gustin’s Flash gets to show up, then I think that the original live-action version of Barry Allen should too. I’m talking about John Wesley Shipp, who played him for one season of The Flash TV series in 1990-91. Now, fans who watched the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover last year know that Shipp’s version of the Flash died saving the Multiverse. However, a new Multiverse reformed after the events of Crisis, meaning another version of 1990 Flash may exist out there somewhere. If Grant Gustin shows up, we think Shipp should too.

The ’70s Wonder Woman

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Speaking of Crisis on Infinite Earths, that TV crossover made reference to almost every single DC Comics-based TV series. From Batman ’66 to the 2002 Birds of Prey, almost everything got a shout-out… with the big exception of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman. Word was they were saving Carter’s Wonder Woman for something bigger. Could it this upcoming Flash film give Carter the chance to twirl her lasso like it’s 1977? We’ll forgive her not being in Crisis if she gets a big screen appearance in The Flash!

Richard Donner’s Superman

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Richer Donner’s Superman: The Movie started it all back in 1978, so some kind of nod to that film should be in order. Obviously, Christopher Reeve is no longer with us, and we hope Warner Bros. isn’t tempted to bring back Reeve as Kal-El via CGI.  They have a solution staring them in the kisser: Brandon Routh played an older version of the Donner-verse Man of Steel already in Superman Returns.

Last year he reprised that role in last year’s CW Crisis on Infinite Earths event. That storyline explains how Superman became a darker version of the character based on the comic book series Kingdom Come. As the Multiverse is reformed at the end of the crossover, Routh’s Superman is seen again, smiling and wearing his traditional colors. Let’s see that version of Superman—complete with John Williams’ music—make an appearance in The Flash. Fans would lose their minds.

Christopher Nolan’s Batman

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It’s highly doubtful that Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy will get heavily referenced in The Flash, or that Christian Bale would make any kind of cameo. Bale seems very done with playing Batman, having once said that he felt that The Dark Knight Rises was a perfect ending for his iteration of Bruce Wayne. Nevertheless, the final movie in the Nolan saga did set up Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character to take over as Gotham’s new Batman. So why not fulfill that promise and give us a JGL cameo as the Caped Crusader of his own universe?

The Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern

Warner Bros.

As we’ve seen from Deadpool 2 and his own social media account, Ryan Reynolds has no problem poking fun at his big movie bomb Green Lantern. Based on how good-natured he is about it all, we think he’d hop on board for a cameo as Hal Jordan if it offered another opportunity to be self-deprecating about the whole experience. Just please, whatever they wind up doing, make that CGI costume looks better than it did in the actual Green Lantern film.

Joel Schumacher’s Batman

Warner Bros.

Like Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney has had no trouble making fun of the fact that his take on the Dark Knight in 1997’s Batman and Robin buried that franchise for years. Seeing as how he has a good sense of humor about it all, why not show up for a brief appearance as the Shchumacher-verse version of the Dark Knight? Or should that be the “Bright Knight”? And while we’re at it, bring along Chris O’Donnell as an older Robin. We’re pretty sure audiences would get a huge kick out of this.

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Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool is one of cinema’s best comic book adaptations. But the star also has two of the least popular superhero portrayals on his resume, too. That includes the first time he played Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which may be the worst character introduction in movie history. And he also played the legendary DC hero Hal Jordan in Green Lantern, a film its own stars don’t want to remember. Or at least they didn’t before. Reynolds has now released his very own “secret” cut of the film, and it takes care of most of the movie’s problems.

Mainly by eliminating more than 99 percent of it and casting Tom Cruise in the titular role.

Reynolds shared the special Green Lantern cut on Twitter. And it’s quite literally hard to find fault with this updated version of the movie. The whole thing only lasts 27 seconds (with credits). That’s considerably shorter than the 2011′ film’s two hour and three minute runtime, which many felt lasted forever.

Not all of the “secret” cut footage is even from the movie. Reynolds’ untimely execution at the start while reading the Green Lantern script was a post-credits scene from Deadpool 2, when Wade Wilson used Cable’s time traveling device to go back and fix previous mistakes. Also, of course, Tom Cruise was not actually in Green Lantern. That funny edit is a reference to reports Warner Bros. was trying to recruit the star to the Lantern Corps.

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And the last four seconds features a scene from Justice League. It’s Reynolds’ clever nod to the (very likely true) theory Green Lantern was going to/will appear in Zack Snyder’s cut of the film.

That doesn’t mean Reynolds is returning to the role, though. No one expects him to ever put on that weird CGI suit again.

Or that Tom Cruise ever will.

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In lieu of both San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic-Con being cancelled this year due to COVID-19, DC Entertainment has chosen to have their own big convention. All done virtually, of course. The first ever DC FanDome: Global Experience is scheduled for August 22 and will feature panels and announcements from every aspect of DC Comics-based media. All available to fans for 24 hours.

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Among them are 24 different movies and TV series currently in production. But on the official website, it asked for fan questions regarding for two “Secret Films.” Which, of course, suggests that at least two mystery projects are going to be formally announced at the event. The options for Secret Film 1 and 2 have since been removed, once sites such as The Direct noticed them. But they were definitely there. Seems like the cat is out of the bag.

What could these two “Secret Movies” actually be? Luckily, there have been enough announcements over the past few years that we can venture at least a few good guesses. Here are our top 5 picks for DC FanDome’s potential films that could make huge headlines sometime next month.

The New Gods (Probability: 8/10)

DC Comics

A live-action film based on Jack Kirby’s seminal saga was announced as being in development a couple of years ago, with Selma director Ava Duvernay at the helm. Last year, she recruited Mister Miracle writer Tom King to join her as screenwriter. Not much has been said about the project since then, but it would not be shocking if Warner Brothers formally used the FanDome event to announce production and a release date for the big screen adaptation of the Fourth World saga. Zack Snyder’s Justice League might not be the only place that Darkseid shows up in.

Green Lantern Corps (Probability: 7/10)

DC Comics

Although a Green Lantern series is coming to HBO Max, produced by Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns, there are still plans for a live-action big screen adventure. It’s entirely possible that the HBO Max series is a prelude to whatever Warner Brothers and DC plan on cooking up as feature film. It could be that the streaming series focuses on just a handful of Lanterns, while the movie features a big outer space team, similar to Guardians of the Galaxy. This DC FanDome event might be the best place to announced a much larger Green Lantern based initiative involving both TV and films.

Batgirl (Probability: 6/10)

DC Comics

This is another film that has been in development seemingly forever. It started with a live-action film that Joss Whedon would have directed, but he dropped out after a year. Then a new screenwriter was announced: Birds of Prey’s Christina Hodson. But since that announcement, nothing much has been heard about the project. Now might be the time to change that.

Barbara Gordon is one of DC’s most high profile heroes who currently doesn’t appear in any live-action media. And it seems like it’s high time to correct that. Rumors suggest that a returning Michael Keaton might act as a mentor to her in a potential film. But while Batman should appear, Babs has never been one of his Robins. She was always more “inspired by the Dark Knight” than actually partnered with him. Hopefully that’s not the case. However, Bruce Wayne as mentor should be the premise for our next entry.

Batman Beyond (Probability: 6/10)

Warner Brothers Animation

A film adaptation of the Bruce Timm animated series has been rumored for years, and is something fans have wanted to see forever. Nearly twenty years ago, a movie version of the 1999-2001 cartoon was in active development, but it got dropped in favor of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. With the news of Michael Keaton possibly returning as Batman, this has made those rumors take on some new heat. Keaton is just about the right age to take on the role of an elderly Bruce Wayne training his replacement, teenager Terry McGinnis. This seems like a no-brainer. I still think it’s a few years away, but an announcement wouldn’t be out of the question.

J.J. Abrams’ Superman Film (Probability: 3/10)

Warner Brothers

This is another one that seems a little “pie-in-the-sky.” But stranger things have happened. Right now, there are a lot of different pieces moving around that seem to indicate this could become a reality, and it would certainly be a huge reveal that would break the internet. For starters, J.J. Abrams recently signed a huge development deal with Warner Brothers, and working on “big IP” is part what they want Abrams in on. Justice League Dark for HBO Max is said to be one of those. But we know WB has bigger things in mind for J.J.

Most importantly, we know J.J. is a big Superman fan. He wrote a script for a movie about the Man of Steel called Superman: Flyby nearly twenty years ago. In Hollywood, Abrams is the king of the “soft reboot,” meaning he could do a whole new take on Superman that still has Henry Cavill in the role. That’s something a large majority of fans want. The probability for this one is kinda low…but it sure would be a big headline for this event, wouldn’t it?

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You don’t need any knowledge of the Green Lantern Corps‘ considerable history to get started. Far Sector introduces a new Lantern from Earth named Sojourner  “Jo” Mullein, who has been recruited to keep the peace on a planet in the farthest reaches of known space. The story begins as the first murder victim in 500 years is discovered in the City Enduring, and Jo is called in to help with the investigation.

Far Sector is a unique book: completely standalone but still very much part of the DC Universe. Jo, the newest Green Lantern, doesn’t have a grand origin story that was covered in the pages of some huge crossover event. Instead, her history and charismatic personality are revealed slowly in each issue. And while Jo’s background is fictional, it’s a story for this very real moment in time. It’s a story about protestors, police, and making suppressed voices heard.

DC Comics

Jemisin has crafted a society that feels both alien and familiar—technologically advanced but still divided by race and oppression. Campbell’s art, both the line work and coloring, is nothing short of stunning. The world of Far Sector feels strange and almost fantastical thanks the vibrant designs of both the alien races and the metropolis they inhabit.

Jo is immediately likable, confident, and capable. But she is not without fears of her own. Her Green Lantern powers don’t come from her will. They come instead from her drive to see justice done. There are hints that her tenure as a Lantern is temporary, but here’s hoping that she becomes as much of a vital part of the Corps as her cohorts Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

The DC Universe needs her.

Far Sector is now available at your local comic shop and on ComiXology.

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Kelly Knox is a freelance writer in Seattle, WA who writes for Star Wars, DC Comics, and more. Follow her on Twitter.

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It’s been a strange month and staying at home can be really tough, especially if you have little ones around. Luckily, all kinds of amazing interactive digital entertainment has popped up and DC Comics are the latest company to get involved. The newly announced DC Kids Camp features an impressive roster of comics creators and superhero themed activities for fans of all ages.

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In a press release, DC Comics revealed their expansive plans for the digital programming, explaining “with DC Kids Camp, kids will learn how to draw their favorite DC Super Heroes, gain inspiration and skills to make their own comics, and unlock their creativity with fun, off-the-wall how-to videos like draw-alongs with Agnes Garbowska (DC Super Hero Girls), origami tutorials with Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan), make-your-own Green Lantern ring demonstrations with Minh Lê (Green Lantern: Legacy), and many more captivating activities!” All of these activities will accessible via the publisher’s social media presence.

DC Kids Camp began this morning with Make a Green Lantern Ring with Minh Lê. You can watch the rad tutorial below.

The rest of this week’s programming will take place at 10am PT each morning on the @dccomicskids Twitter account and the @dckids Instagram account. Tomorrow, award-winning cartoonist Gene Luen Yang will be teaching us how to make Superman origami, and on Friday you can learn to make your own superhero with Dustin Hansen. That’s not all. You can also access activity sheets, coloring pages, blank comic book pages, middle grade graphic novel previews, and additional downloadable content from the DC Kids social media, or get all of that straight to your inbox by signing up for the DC Family newsletter.

In the coming weeks, DC Comics has a lot more planned for DC Kids Camp with an impressive roster of artists including Franco Aureliani, Art Baltazar (Superman of Smallville), Meg Cabot (Black Canary: Ignite), Matthew Cody (Zatanna and the House of Secrets), Amanda Deibert (DC Super Hero Girls), Shea Fontana (Batman: Overdrive), Agnes Garbowska (DC Super Hero Girls), Shannon Hale, Dean Hale (Diana: Princess of the Amazons), Michael Northrop (Dear Justice League), Kirk Scroggs (The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid), and Brittney Williams (Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge.)

DC Comics, art by Gustavo Duarte 

This is such an exciting and cool way of utilizing the talents and community of comics to entertain and educate. And though it’s called DC Kids Camp, we’re definitely going to be tuning in and making some cool stuff whilst we’re stuck at home!

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Last year, it was announced that a Green Lantern live-action series was coming to the new HBO Max streaming service. This series was announced as being brought to us by DC television guru Greg Berlanti, who is the man behind just about every DC series on the CW and the DC Universe streaming service.

Aside from the fact that this show was said to have a healthy budget, and be at least partially set in space, we knew nothing about it. In fact, we didn’t know if it would even feature a Green Lantern at all, as they said it would showcase the “Green Lantern mythology.” For all we knew, it could have been about Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern.

But at the TCA Winter Tour, HBO Max confirmed (via Deadline), that the series would “span several decades on focus on two stories about Green Lanterns on Earth” as well as one in space “going into the Sinestro story.”

DC Comics

Well, that actually tells us a LOT. That’s two Earth Lanterns, and a new iteration of Sinestro. Given his status as Green Lantern’s number one enemy, it makes sense to focus on him as well. An intriguing factoid in this piece of news is the idea that the show would span several decades. I think we could be seeing two separate Lanterns in two totally different eras, with their stories converging at the end. This would be ambitious, and a different way to approach a superhero series.

But which two Earth Lanterns will make the cut? There have been several over the course of the past eighty years. Here are our guesses as to which Lanterns could soon become TV stars.

Alan Scott 

DC Comics

Comics’ first Green Lantern debuted way back in 1940, and quickly became one of DC’s top characters. But he was very different from the Lanterns who would come later. His ring was magic, not alien science. And there was no Green Lantern Corps. But the basics were all there. He said a mysterious oath, charged his ring with a lantern power battery, and created green constructs with his ring. He largely disappeared after the ’40s, mostly showing up in second tier roles since then.

Probability:  Low

He’s not connected to the overall Green Lantern Corps mythos, and if you change that aspect of him, you might as well just use another Green Lantern. An updated modern version of Alan Scott appeared in recent years, now an out gay man. Maybe a combination of the two, a closeted gay man in a prejudiced WWII-era America could be interesting? So I wouldn’t totally rule him out.

Hal Jordan

DC Comics

The cocky Air Force test pilot is considered to be the Green Lantern by most fans. His appearance made the character relevant for a new generation of Atomic Age kids, who loved the sci-fi angle to his stories. It was the Hal Jordan version which introduced reader to the larger world of the Green Lantern Corps space cops, as well the Guardians of the Universe. All key elements of the mythology to this day.

Probability: High

He’s the most well known and well merchandised version of the character ever, having been around now for sixty years and counting. Also, his origins really tie in to the whole Air Force, The Right Stuff era of test pilots and astronauts. So if they wanted to create a period piece set in this time period, using the character of Hal in that era would be an ideal way to go.

John Stewart

DC Comics 

John Stewart is DC Comics’ first prominent African-American hero. He became Hal Jordan’s back-up Lantern in the early ’70s. And then later, replaced him entirely. It should also be noted that John Stewart was the GL for the Justice League animated series, making him the prime Lantern for a whole generation of kids. Had the George Miller Justice League movie gone through, he would have been our first live-action Green Lantern,

Probability: High

If the series is going the period piece route, then it would be amazing to see John Stewart as Vietnam war era Marine, who is recruited into this space cop force. Also, having an African-American man become a champion of justice in the era when the Civil Rights movement was just beginning to bear fruit might be an interesting angle to explore if we are going with a show that spans decades. He also has a good “buddy cop” dynamic with Hal Jordan.

Guy Gardner

DC Comics

The second “back up” Lantern for Hal Jordan, this red-headed “tough guy” became popular as the brash and opinionated jerk of the Justice League back in the ’80s. He’s mostly famous for the running joke of constantly getting head injuries resulting in different personalities for him. But he usually reverted to loud mouth blue collar guy.

Probability: Low

He’s good for comic relief, but his arrogant ways make him hard to be a central character on any series. But fans do love him, so he does have shot. I’d say he’s a prime candidate for a guest spot or a recurring character, but not as one of the series’ two leads.

Kyle Rayner 

’90s kids have soft spot for Kyle, as he was the GL of Earth for nearly a decade in the ’90s/early 2000s. Kyle was a slacker-type artist who is gifted the ring when Hal Jordan goes bad (he was actually possessed, but that’s a whole other story). As an illustrator, Kyle made all kinds of interesting and imaginative constructs with his ring. When Hal goes bad and destroys the Corps, Kyle is the only active GL for years.

Probability: Low

Unfortunately, Kyle’s origins as a hero are too closely tied with Hal’s turn as a villain, so I would be surprised if they introduce Kyle as a co-lead on a series. He feels like a character who should come along in later seasons, should there be any. However, if the show covers the ’90s era, few things are more popular than ’90s nostalgia these days. So it is possible.

Simon Baz

DC Comics

Simon Baz is significant because he was one of the few prominent Arab-American Muslim superheroes in comics. Created by writer Geoff Johns, Baz was victim of discrimination in a post 9/11 America, and was wrongly convicted of attempted domestic terrorism. When gifted with a Green Lantern ring, he at first doesn’t trust it, choosing to also carry a gun at all times. But Batman convinced him to drop the whole gun thing (Bruce doesn’t like those much.)

Probability: Medium

Simon Baz has since become a popular GL, and has even served with the Justice League for several years. Given that Johns is a producer on this series and is his creator, there is a chance we’ll see him. But given his ties to more recent American history, it would be surprising if only because this show “spans decades.” But having a non-white lead would be a plus to be sure.

Jessica Cruz

DC Comics

Another recent GL, Jessica Cruz is important because she is Earth’s first female Lantern of note. She is also only the second Lantern of Latin descent, after Kyle Rayner, who is half-Mexican. She has in interesting backstory, as she gained the ring while being a recluse suffering from PTSD. She survived a murder attempt, and can barely overcome her fear of leaving her own apartment. And then finds herself having to overcome much greater fears by becoming a champion of Earth.

Probability: Medium

Much like Baz, her inclusion would signify a much needed attempt at diversity. In the comics, she and Simon are a team, so a show having her as a co-lead would be fascinating. But also like Baz, she’s perhaps too modern a hero to be in a show that spans several decades. I think she and Simon might be being saved for a future Green Lantern Corps ensemble movie.

Of course, the producers of this series could surprise us and create all-new Lanterns for the series. But given the popularity of the comics, it seems unlikely. Hopefully we’ll find out soon which of DC’s Emerald Gladiators is chosen to represent the brand on television.

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Welcome back, Wednesday Warriors! It’s the best day of the week, the one day we all feverishly look forward to, the day that makes life worth living! That’s right—it’s new comic book day, and we are pumped for all overload of rad comics hitting the shelves! As usual, there is a crap ton of awesome comics coming out this week, so, if you are a big spender, we have a complete list of this week’s releases. There are huge milestones to check out and new issues of some hot new series. Get thee to the comic book store, kiddos.

As usual, we will touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, friends.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #100

IDW Comics

Written By: Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, and Tom Waltz
Art By: Dave Watcher, Michael Dialynas, and more
Colors By: Ronda Pattison and Bill Crabtree
Letters By: Shawn Lee

Even after a hundred issues, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is still a blistering thrill ride that not only pays homage to the beloved franchise, it also builds upon the mythos in new and exciting ways. It’s action-packed, fun, and shockingly heartfelt. This massive milestone has really gut-punch of an ending that will leave your jaw on the floor and anxious to see where this title takes things. Dave Watcher and Michael Dialynas’ art is awesome, especially in the moments when the crap really hits the fan and the battles get intense. All while Tom Waltz’s script makes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 feel like it’s the end of an era and the dawning of a new age for our shellshocked heroes, and that’s something to be excited about.

FAR SECTOR #2

DC Comics

Written By: N.K. Jemisin
Art By: Jamal Campbell
Colors By: Jamal Campbell
Letters By: Deron Bennett

Far Sector is easily DC’s most exciting new series. It’s a sexy crime drama with style to burn. Seriously, nothing else on the shelves is this cool. Nothing else is even close. N. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell are building the sort of world you want to get lost in and with each issue, it just gets more and more engaging. Sojourner Mullein is not only the coolest Green Lantern ever, she’s one of the best characters DC is currently publishing. The murder Mullein is trying to solve is getting more and more complicated and the danger is getting closer and closer to her. Honestly, if you aren’t reading Far Sector you need to seriously think about the choices you’ve made in life that lead you down this dark path. Reading Far Sector is pure joy, don’t deny yourself that pleasure.

CAPTAIN MARVEL #13

Marvel Comics

Written By: Kelly Thompson
Art By: Lee Garbett
Colors By: Tamra Bonvillain
Letters By: VC’s Clayton Cowles

Kelly Thompson, Lee Garbett, and Tamra Bonvillain are absolutely killing it on Captain Marvel. This series is as fresh and exhilarating as it’s been in a long time and that’s all thanks to this creative team’s willingness to constantly take the character in new directions. Captain Marvel #13 is a banger of an issue—that opening scene with Iron Man is all kinds of awesome—and it really shows off just what Thompson, Garbett, Bonvillain, and letterer Clayton Cowles can do. The stakes are high in Captain Marvel and we’re loving every single second of it.

RAI #2

Valiant Comics

Written By: Dan Abnett
Art By: Juan Jose Ryp
Colors By: Andrew Dalhouse
Letters By: Dave Sharpe

Rai is Gorgeous, rich, and incredibly weird. The road trip adventure of two robots (well, sorta robots) making their way across the twisted remnants the world is equal parts kickass action comic and total bizarre vision of a severely jacked up future. In this issue, Dan Abnett and Juan Juan Ryp have Rai and his small companion battle a house. Like, a nice suburban home. So, yeah, like we said, it’s incredibly weird and that is exactly what we love about it. Make room on your pull list because Rai is sure to be your new comic book obsession.

DEADLY CLASS #42

Image Comics

Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: Wes Craig
Colors By: Jordan Boyd
Letters By: Rus Wooton

Every time we check in with an issue of Deadly Class we are reminded just how brilliant this book is. Remender’s scripts are bitter, dark, and sadistically funny (just read the last scene in this issue to see what we mean). Wes Craig is probably the most exciting storyteller in comics right now, unleashing page after page of incredible work that is nothing short of masterful. Jordan Boyd’s colors are smooth and unlike anything you’ll find in a popular comic. Rus Wooton is the best letterer in the biz, hands down. Deadly Class is consistently great and often amazing. Drop a superhero issue that you are buying out of habit and read Deadly Class, you’ll be better off, trust us.

Okay, kiddos, that’s it for us this week! Sound off in the comments on your favorite comics hitting shelves!

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DYNAMITE

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IDW PUBLISHING

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IMAGE COMICS

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MARVEL COMICS

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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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AUG192169	DARK AGE #4	$3.95
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SEP191421	FEAST OR FAMINE TP	$9.95
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AUG191514	GOON #7 ROB JONES CARDSTOCK VAR CVR	$5.99
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Welcome, Wednesday Warriors! It’s the best day of the week, the one day we all feverishly look forward to, the day that makes life worth living! That’s right—it’s new comic book day, and we are pumped for all the insanely rad books hitting the shelves! Get thee to the comic store and bring some joy into your life. But first, arm yourself with a few recommendations. This week, we’ve got a trio of debuts that we highly suggest you check out! Or if you are a big spender, we also have a complete list of this week’s releases. Maybe you’ll just buy one of everything. That’s cool, too. You do you.

As usual, we will touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, friends.

PUNISHER SOVIET #1

Marvel Comics

Written By: Garth Ennis
Art By: Jacen Burrows with Guillermo Ortego
Colors By: Nolan Woodard
Letters By: Rob Steen

Garth Ennis just can’t seem to quit the Punisher, which is a good thing. Every time Ennis jumps back into Frank Castles’ world, we get some truly awesome comics, like this newly released Punisher Soviet. This particular series is set in the MAX Universe, which is Marvel’s adult imprint and the home of one of the greatest runs in comic book history.

It was here that Ennis unleashed his massive run that was unlike anything Marvel had ever published. Complex, dark, and violent, Punisher under the direction of Ennis was a slow-burn crime drama with a body count in the thousands. Punisher Soviet captures that same tone, which makes this comic a must-read for fans of Ennis’ previous work on the character.

Jacen Burrows’ artwork is stellar and his narrative structure is reminiscent of Steve Dillon, which is just about the biggest compliment we can pay any Punisher artist. Burrows draws Frank Castle has an emotionless, square-jawed husk of a man. Ennis relies heavily on Burrows’ character work and it pays off. There are long scenes in this issue that are merely two men talking, but Burrows brings weight and gravitas to every panel. It’s always engaging and finely detailed, even during the quietest moments.

FAMILY TREE #1

Image Comics

Written By: Jeff Lemire
Art By: Phil Hester with Eric Gapstur
Colors By: Ryan Cody
Letters By: Steve Wands

Family Tree is a weird comic book. You could call it a family drama, which it most certainly is, right up until it gets seriously horrifying and bizarre. Jeff Lemire and Phil Hester’s new series moves like a Stephen King, slowly unfolding the complicated life of our characters while an unspeakable menace grows (literally) all around them. Lemire does family drama better than just about anybody in the business, and Family Tree has lots of that.

Phil Hester is one of the best storytellers in comics, which means the pacing and characters in this issue are absolutely perfect. He’s working with Eric Gapstur and Ryan Cody here and the results are stunning. We’re not going to give any of the story away here, so you’ll just have to trust us when we say you absolutely need to check out Family Tree. It’s weird, twisted, and masterfully executed.

FAR SECTOR #1

DC Comics

Written By: N.K. Jemisin
Art By: Jamal Campbell
Colors By: Jamal Campbell
Letters By: Deron Bennett

The year is almost over, but we’ve got more contender for the Best of 2019 sneaking in under the wire. N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell just dropped a freaking perfect comic book in our laps and it’s easily one this year’s best debuts. Far Sector #1 is a gorgeous science-fiction drama that is equal parts political thriller and murder mystery. The dialogue is sharp, the story engaging, and the visuals beautiful.

It’s hard to believe that Jemisin is a newcomer to comic books because she clearly has a fantastic grasp on the medium. Seriously, give her more comics to write right away, DC! Campbell is an unparalleled talent who did amazing work previously on DC’s Naomi, but his work in Far Sector is some next-level stuff. This issue is a jaw-dropper, folks, and you can expect to see it on all sorts of “Best of” lists very soon.

Okay, kiddos, that’s it for us this week! Sound off in the comments on your favorite comics hitting shelves!

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After years of being sidelined by his fellow Justice Leaguers, Green Lantern will be coming back in a big way for a new HBO Max series. I’ve suggested in the past that the Green Lantern mythology would be far better suited for a prestige, big budget episodic series. But there are certain elements we think a Green Lantern series—or more likely, a Green Lantern Corps series—should showcase. And here are what I think are the essentials which would ensure success.

Go Full Cosmic 

DC Comics

Although we exist in a virtual dream world of comic book TV shows right now, just about every single one of them is Earthbound. Because of budgetary reasons, most television shows actively stay away from getting too cosmic on us. But outer space adventure is baked into the very concept of the Green Lantern mythology. They are defined as being space cops, after all.

While a handful of adventures could (and should) take place on Earth, what we really want to see is action in space and stories set on weird alien worlds. This would have all been too cost prohibitive once upon a time, but recent big budget shows like Star Trek: Discovery and Lost in Space have proven you can do a space-based series that actually looks good.

Focus on Geoff Johns’ Seminal Comic Book Run

DC Comics

The entire Green Lantern Corps mythology began in 1959 with the introduction of Hal Jordan as the Silver Age Lantern. Over the years, we’d meet many other Corps members and the lore would expand. But in 2004, DC Comics writer Geoff Johns took over the title, and during his decade-long run on the book would he greatly expand the Green Lantern’s canvas. And he would make Green Lantern a central part of the DC Universe in a way he never had been before.

During Johns’ run, he introduced larger concepts like the differently colored Lantern corps, reveal many secrets of the Guardians of the Universe, and give DC Comics one of its biggest epic storylines ever, The Blackest Night. His run is as important to Green Lantern as a series as Chris Claremont’s Uncanny X-Men run was to Marvel. Johns run should 100% be the basis for any Green Lantern TV series. The new series would be wise to have a heavy dose of Johns’ input.

Explore the Emotional Spectrum

DC Comics

One of the key components of Geoff Johns’ seminal run on Green Lantern was the creation of the Emotional Spectrum, and it should be at the core of any new series. The Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum is an energy field fueled by the emotions of all sentient beings across the universe. The different Lantern corps have channeled and created seven powerful forms of energy based on their emotions, with a different color from the spectrum unique to those emotions.

Green is pure willpower (which one can also describe as courage), while yellow represents fear, and violet is love. Red is anger, while blue is hope. Indigo represents compassion, and orange symbolizes greed. The ultimate endgame of introducing these different corps would be to introduce the Black and White Lantern corps as well, which wield the power of life and death. This allows for several different corps with different agendas, all of which made for a decade’s worth of amazing comics stories. The Emotional Spectrum should be a key component to any mythology contained in the series.

Expand on the Guardians of Oa and Their Many Secrets

DC Comics

In the Green Lantern mythology, the Guardians of the Universe are the billion-year-old aliens who govern the Green Lantern Corps from the planet Oa. Technically, they are benevolent beings who want what is best for the universe. However, it has long been a staple of the comics that the Guardians have many skeletons in their closet. Among them are the Manhunters, a robotic police force that predated the Green Lanterns and went rogue. They were also responsible for unleashing entropy itself on the universe billions of years ago, which is why they decided to police reality in the first place. The many secrets of the Guardians of the Universe could fuel several seasons of storytelling.

Don’t Forget the Original Green Lantern, Alan Scott

DC Comics

I’ve suggested before that any Green Lantern Corps television series has got to take full advantage of the many Green Lanterns that are out there, and not just Hal Jordan. There’s not only John Stewart, but also Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, and dozens of alien lanterns we’ve met in the comics. But the Green Lantern character actually began in 1940, with Alan Scott. And although he was a very different kind of Lantern than we’re used to, including him would open up cool new possibilities for story.

Alan Scott was the first DC hero who called himself Green Lantern, and his ring was magic-based and not powered by alien science. After the early ’50s, he became a bit player in DC Comics, as the Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan totally overshadowed his predecessor. But in the New 52 reboot, DC reinvented Scott as a gay man in the modern day, who lives on an alternate Earth. His ring is still magic, and he is his universe’s only Green Lantern. Including him would be a great way to pay homage to DC’s first ring bearer, and include his story in the larger Green Lantern tapestry.

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While Disney+ has had our streaming attention rapt by announcing Marvel limited series and showing us great looking footage from The Mandalorian, its competitors aren’t willing to sit idly by. HBO Max, the Warner Bros. proprietary streaming service launching next year, has already announced a roster of library content but in a massive press conference on Tuesday, announced a bevy of new programs, reflecting all of WarnerMedia’s respective media companies. One of those companies is DC Comics, and DC television mega-producer Greg Berlanti took the stage to announce two projects. One, an anthology series called Strange Adventures; the other, a Green Lantern inspired series.

First, let’s discuss Strange Adventures, since we actually know some things about that one. The show will be a bit like The Twilight Zone but for superheroes. It’ll feature characters from across DC canon, according to Berlanti. The one-hour drama will explore “close-ended morality tales” about the intersecting lives of normal humans and super-powered beings. This seems like a really cool idea and will allow for writers and producers to really get into the nitty gritty of superhero psychology. Also, the impact those people have on the greater society, without the added baggage of continued storytelling.

Strange Adventures also has a pretty impressive roster of producers and writers in place. Berlanti, Sarah Schechter (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Titans, Doom Patrol); and showrunner/writer John Stephens (Gotham, Gossip Girl) serve as executive producers. Charlie Huston (Powers, Gotham) is a co-executive producer; Brigitte Hales (Once Upon a Time) is a producer; and Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child, The Twilight Zone) is a consulting producer.

The Green Lantern now is very mysterious. Said Berlanti, “in what promises to be our biggest DC show ever made, we will be going to space with a Green Lantern television series, but I can’t reveal any more about that just yet.”

Berlanti and co have gone to space a few times in the past; the CW series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is all about that time-and-space life. But to promise the biggest DC series we’ve ever seen, and with the entire universe of space cops to follow, this could conceivably be HBO Max’s biggest contender to Disney+’s space opera crown. And should be!

Green Lantern has been one of the DC film universe’s trickiest titles. The initial Ryan Reynolds outing proved supremely disappointing. However, the idea was to reintroduce the Green Lantern Corps to movie screens at some point. But the DCEU is in upheaval following a few massive critical and audience failures (*cough* Justice League *cough*), and WarnerMedia is willing to cough up big bucks to ensure streaming success. Not to mention to the track record of Berlanti with DC TV series; this might just be the most exciting and essential title DC TV has yet.

We still won’t know much more until at least next year. When we do we’ll be sure to tell you. Exactly what this means for the DC Universe streaming service is also a mystery. Though with its best series, Doom Patrol, getting a dual premiere on HBO Max, I’m guessing it won’t last as its own thing for too much longer.

HBO Max is expected to launch May 2020.

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It’s New York Comic Con, the biggest pop-culture convention in the world pretty much brings the con season to an end and with it plenty of big news. A surprise reveal today is the new sci-fi comedy from Shawn Levy, Free Guy, and though the film itself sounds great, we’re currently more interested in this hilarious “Meet the Cast” video that Fox unleashed on fans today at NYCC.

Directed by Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy, the intriguing film stars Ryan Reynolds (Guy), Jodie Comer (Millie/Molotov Girl), Lil Rel Howery (Buddy), Joe Keery (Keys) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (Mouser). So, sorry Waititi fans but no word yet on who Taika will be playing yet. Free Guy centers on “the unconventional story of a lonely bank teller who discovers he is actually a background character in the brutal open-world videogame Free City.” This plot line might sound slightly familiar to anyone who watched the super-weird fishing noir flick Serenity, but seems to center on a Grand Theft Auto-style game rather than an extreme fishing one. Though little more is known about the film right now, this is a killer cast so we cannot wait to see what unfolds.

That interesting twist is all well and good, but honestly, we’re just obsessed with this hilarious bit that sees Comer and Keery disbelievingly try to remind Waititi and Reynolds about their previous collaboration on the despised DC Comics turkey, Green Lantern. It helps that the pair are two of the most charming actors working at the moment so they sell the gag incredibly well and it’s a smart move as they can basically just recycle this joke until the film is released next year without ever worrying about spoiling the details of the high concept sci-fi flick.

Free Guy will hit screens in July 2020.

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Welcome, Wednesday Warriors! It’s the best day of the week, the one day we all feverishly look forward to, the day that makes life worth living! That’s right—it’s new comic book day, and we are pumped for all the awesomeness hitting the shelves! Get thee to the comic store and bring some joy into your life. But first, arm yourself with a few recommendations. (We’ve never steered you wrong before, right?) Or, if you are a big spender, we also have a complete list of this week’s releases. There are some rad new series debuting this week, so it’s a perfect time to try something new!

As usual, we will touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, friends.

GHOST RIDER #1

Marvel Comics

Written By: Ed Brisson
Art By: Aaron Kuder
Colors By: Jason Keith
Letters By: VC’s Joe Caramagna

Ed Brisson and Aaron Kuder are swinging for the fences with this one. Ghost Rider #1 features Johnny Blaze in his new role as King of Hell and Danny Ketchum in his new role as local drunk. Both men still contain the fury of Ghost Rider and it’s pretty clear that they are on a collision course that can only end in fire and death. Brisson is one of the best writers in Marvel’s stables these days, pumping out awesome books like his recent run with Dylan Burnett on X-Force. Aaron Kuder is probably the most explosive and dynamic artist in superhero comics, which obviously makes him a perfect fit for Ghost Rider. This creative team clearly has big things planned for this book and they are off to one (ahem) hell of a good start. Shout out to colorist Jason Keith, too, who delivers flames that will melt the flesh from your face. This is a high-octane debut that’ll leave you seared and begging for more.

THE GREEN LANTERN #12

DC Comics

Written By: Grant Morrison
Art By: Liam Sharpe
Colors By: Steve Oliff
Letters By: Tom Orzechowski

The final issue of Grant Morrison and Liam Sharpe’s first season of The Green Lantern is a real gut punch. This ending, if you wanna call it and ending, is bleak and brutal; a twisted vision of warped reality that flips everything Hal Jordan knows upside down. Morrison and Sharpe’s work on this book is going to be something we look back on with reverence and awe. They captured the feeling of classic, spinner-rack monthlies while embracing truly strange sensibilities. It all connects and works together, but each issue is it’s own strange little trip to some corner of the galaxy. With this final chapter, the are connecting all the dots and culminating the dark path the Lanterns have been on in an epic battle that has an ending you’ll never see coming. The Green Lantern season 2 can’t get here fast enough.

COPRA #1

Copra Press

Written By: Michel Fiffe
Art By: Michel Fiffe
Colors By: Michel Fiffe
Letters By: Michel Fiffe

Copra, for those new to the series, is a bit like Suicide Squad, only weirder, more human, and considerably edgier. If you’ve never read any of Michel Fiffe’s work, you should probably just pick up this comic and correct your grave error. Fiffe crafts comics unlike anybody else in the mainstream; books with a singular vision that he completely produces. His characters are unique and engaging, his pacing is perfect, and his art is kinetic and fluid. This issue comes with some heavy baggage from the previous series, but Fiffe doesn’t waste time with long info dumps or heavy exposition. Copra #1 just goes and that’s what makes it work so damn well. You get just enough to enjoy the ride and the details are doled out later. This book is really, truly unlike any other comics being published today so you owe it to yourself to at least give it a shot. It’s worth it, trust us.

STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #1

BOOM! Studios

Written By: Jeff Loveness
Art By: Lisandro Estherren
Colors By: Patricio Delpeche
Letters By: Steve Wands

The first issue of Strange Skies Over East Berlin unfolds like a great Steven Spielberg drama from the ’80s or ’90s. It’s a character-driven piece that moves fast and peppers in a mystery that can only be described as otherworldly. In 1973, the Berlin Wall has created an intense surveillance state in East Germany, which means there are spies everywhere, and our main character is a spy spying on the spies. He’s a double agent embedded in the ranks of the Soviet Union who’s job is somewhat mundane until the night a bright light shoots across the sky and sets off a chain of unsettling events. It’s high drama with a science fiction twist. Jeff Loveness writes a tight script that is nothing short of superb, heavy on atmosphere with a tone that feels film noir in nature. Lisandro Estherren and Patricio Delpeche produce gorgeous visuals bathe the world in shadows, drawing you in at just the right moment with a panel focused on a character’s eyes or menacing silhouette. It’s amazing stuff and easily one of the best debuts this year. Strange Skies Over East Berlin is destined for greatness, it’s only a matter of time before the whole world discovers how brilliant this comic is.

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From Avengers: Endgame to Wonder Woman, comic book movies reign supreme at the box office. But not every movie based on a comic book managed to go up, up, and away. Some of them never made it past the development stage. Others languished for years before unceremoniously dying. Join Dan Casey on a brand new episode of Explainiac as he dives deep into 10 comic book movies that almost got made…but ultimately didn’t.

Sources:

X-Men (http://bit.ly/2TYjQxm)
Green Lantern (http://bit.ly/2TQ3YNl; http://bit.ly/2TQ3c2T)
The Sandman (http://bit.ly/2TTp1yu)
Doctor Strange (http://bit.ly/2TWlX4O)
Justice League Dark (http://bit.ly/33OaMj5)
Daredevil (http://bit.ly/2TSZjKl)
Catwoman (http://bit.ly/2TS6zGj)
Spider-Man 4 (http://bit.ly/2TStZeE, https://yhoo.it/2TTpcKa)
Spider-Man (http://bit.ly/2TS6Jxp)
Y: The Last Man (http://bit.ly/33QELqH)

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The perfect example of how DC is handling their new place direction is Suicide Squad. The 2016 film was box office hit, but fans and critics mostly hated it. Yet the movie is getting a redemption sequel/reboot, with James Gunn at the helm and a few of the same actors returning, including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn (who will also star in Birds of Prey). Given this approach, we think there are several DC films that could use the same kind of “redemption movie.” Some very old, others quite recent. Here are our top five picks for DC films that need a do-over.

Supergirl

The massive success of the Christopher Reeve Superman didn’t lead to a wave of superhero movies, but it did lead to a spin-off for Superman’s cousin in Supergirl. Kara Zor-El got a fairly comics-accurate film all her own in 1984. But while it stuck close to the mythos, the whole thing was a extremely cheesy affair even by ’80s standards. The main plot of the film essentially has Helen Slater’s Girl of Steel fight a campy Faye Dunaway over the affections of a hunky gardener. Yes, really.

But Supergirl has received a twenty-first century upgrade on television, and maybe it’s time for her to receive a big screen redemption as well. While the CW show has to keep things small, a movie could give us a big sci-fi epic featuring Kara that truly focuses on her nature as an alien refugee. Maybe it’s time to tell Kara’s story in movie form with the proper respect she deserves. And not just having her fighting with a female villain over some dude.

Catwoman

The world’s greatest cat burglar has had many incredible live-action incarnations. But when she finally got her own film with 2004’s Catwoman, it was a critical and box office disaster. It didn’t help that Halle Berry’s incarnation wasn’t Selina Kyle, but instead a new unrelated character created just for the movies. In the same vein as Supergirl, the studio decided the only way to do a female hero on screen was to go the camp route.

But the true comic book version of Selina deserves her own movie, and not just as supporting role to Batman. The story of Gotham City’s premiere thief and her own role as the champion of the downtrodden would make for an amazing solo film. Rumors abound that Catwoman will be a featured player in Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman. If so, they should cast her with an eye on her getting her own spin-off film in the near future.

Green Lantern

The Green Lantern mythology has been an integral part of DC Comics since 1940. But Warner Bros’ 2011 big screen adaptation starring Ryan Reynolds seriously underperformed, killing the franchise before it started. Maybe the biggest nail in its coffin was its utter lack of scope. If it had embraced its crazy comic book world the way Aquaman did, it could have been a massive global hit. Instead, it felt like an expensive television pilot.

But as one of DC’s most famous heroes, Green Lantern deserves another shot. This time, they must explore the universe in grand fashion instead of keeping almost everything set on Earth. Bring in the other famous members of the Green Lantern Corps (which would make things more diverse in casting as well). Find a filmmaker who commits to the comic book world the way James Wan did with Aquaman. The final product might not be Citizen Kane, but it could be DC’s own epic space fantasy.

Superman

It feels weird saying that Superman needs cinematic redemption, given that his last solo outing Man of Steel performed decently at the box office back in 2013. But its follow-ups, Batman V Superman and Justice League, seemingly killed Superman’s chances at a second solo film. It seems those films’ perceived failures landed squarely on Kal-El’s shoulders, for unknown reasons (he’s barely in either film, even if one has his name on it).

While Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel was divisive, almost everyone agreed that Henry Cavill was a nearly perfect Superman. The Man of Tomorrow deserves a movie where he is the bright positive beacon of hope that the DCEU needs. Superman is the foundation of DC Comics, and should never be cast aside. If there is to be any kind of on screen DC Universe, it needs a Superman in it. Whether its a returning Cavill or yet another actor in the part, the world needs Superman.

Justice League

As the most recent film on this list, this one is still fresh in our minds. While the film’s box office and reviews disappointed, the truth is the final take of $229 million domestic is a number that a lot of franchise films wish they were making this summer. If Suicide Squad is getting another shot, how can the World’s Greatest Superheroes not get the same second chance?

Say what you want about Snyder/Whedon Justice League, it got the origin story material out of the way. Wherever we pick up next can just show the team up and running without any explanation needed. Instead of trying to copy Avengers, look to the JLA comics of Grant Morrison and Scott Snyder, and the JLU animated show. Think BIG, thing COSMIC, think the Gods of Olympus in their orbiting satellite above the Earth. We are likely never going to see the original Avengers together again on screen, but we could have DC’s biggest icons together once more. And if done properly, it could blow us all away.

Images: Warner Bros

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The second episode of season eight of Game of Thrones, “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” was the calm before the storm. And that storm is coming in episode three, when the Night King’s army of the dead makes its siege against Winterfell. And though we don’t quite know how it’ll play out, many signs point to Game of Thrones‘ biggest battle yet sharing a few parallels with a classic DC Comics story.

While the Night King’s approaching hordes might just be a bunch of anonymous corpses, a lot of fans are speculating that we are about to see a ton of famous faces from the show’s past—characters who died untimely deaths in previous seasons—reborn as soldiers of the White Walker army. After all, what better form of psychological warfare could the Night King wage than forcing his adversaries to kill their undead loved ones? Should this scenario take place, does that mean that Game of Thrones’ executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and perhaps even George R.R. Martin himself, were influenced by a fairly recent comic book epic?

Back in 2009, DC Comics released one of their most popular crossover events ever, Blackest Night. Centered on Green Lantern but spilling into the entire line of comics, Blackest Night shook the characters of the DC Universe to their cores.

Much like Game of Thrones’ current season is, Geoff Johns’ Blackest Night was the culmination of years of stortytelling. It all dates back to when he started writing Green Lantern some five years earlier, at which point he began to plant the seeds. At the basis of this story is the entity known as Nekron, the personification of death itself, seeking to eliminate all life from the universe.

To achieve these goals, he creates a “Black Lantern Corps” with black power rings that reanimate the shambling corpses of the deceased. Most of the corpses that come back are the allies and loved ones of the DC heroes, reanimated to throw the heroes off balance in battle. In some instances, those corpses also have super powers, which doesn’t exactly hurt Nekron’s odds.

Even more disturbing than the concept of dead Justice League and Teen Titans members coming back as zombies to fight their old allies, there are many instances when a hero’s friends and family are used against them in macabre ways. Nightwing has to fight his murdered parents! In a twisted take on Pet Sematary, both Aquaman and the former Wonder Girl contend with the reanimated corpses of their dead children. Yup, Blackest Night went there. And just as Blackest Night was one of the most memorable events for the DC Universe, Arya and Jon Snow fighting their beloved family members who rise from the Winterfell crypts could be one of the most harrowing moments in the show’s history.

But could the end of Blackest Night give us some clues as to how this entire scenario could end for Westeros? The two stories are already different in that the zombie Black Lanterns have the memories of the dead, and can talk. So far, the Wights are speechless. But we think it’s possible the end of the DC epic could be very telling on how Game of Thrones comes to its conclusion.

Blackest Night ended with a triumph for the DC heroes, when the White Energy of Life brings back several of the Black Lantern corpses as true living beings once more. The power of life conquers Nekron and his army of the dead. Game of Thrones has the option of a similar path thanks to the Lord of Light. We could see many dead heroes return properly if Melisandre comes back and pulls a last minute save, as many fans suspect. Lord of Light vs. Army of Night anyone?

Now, I don’t see long dead characters like Ned or Hodor coming back to life for real thanks to the Lord of Light. But if we lose some of our favorites in battle in episode three, maybe they get a “Brightest Day” ending to their very own “Blackest Night.” After all everyone has been through, we think the heroes of Westeros has earned their own Brightest Day!

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Welcome, Wednesday Warriors! It’s new comic book day! It’s the beginning of a new month and the start of Marvel’s next big event. Other than that, it’s a relatively light week, so you should definitely check out some recommendations below and try something new! We have a full list of all of this week’s books too, so don’t be afraid to do some deep digging and find a hidden gem or two. Life isn’t all about variant covers, folks. Sometimes, you gotta stop and read the comics.

As usual, we will touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, friends!

THE WAR OF THE REALMS #1

Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Russell Dauterman
Colors By: Matthew Wilson
Letters By: VC’s Joe Sabino

Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman really know how to start an event. The War of the Realms #1 feels massive, and not just because it’s a culmination of years’ worth of storytelling. In fact, whether you’ve been following Aaron’s epic run on Thor or not (and you really should be), you’ll have a blast with The War of the Realms #1. There’s some buildup and a tiny bit of stage-setting, but it doesn’t take long for fire demons and trolls and dark elves to start rampaging through the streets of New York. This comic also features one of the best “Avengers, assemble!’ moments ever, so it’s worth picking up for that alone.

Dauterman is at the top of his game, delivering beautifully rendered pages that are filled with movement and life. The action is the selling point here, no doubt, so Aaron and Dauterman don’t waste time before unleashing all hell. Plus, Matthew Wilson, man. That dude can color a comic. He seriously elevates everything he touches. We’ll see if The War of the Realms can keep up this pace, but for now, we’re strongly in the “This comic is awesome!” column.

THE GREEN LANTERN #6

Written By: Grant Morrison
Art By: Liam Sharp
Colors By: Steve Oliff
Letters By: Steve Wands

The Green Lantern is a dispatch from another era. It feels like it was meant for the newsstand or spinner rack. It’s the kind of book that begs to be read issue to issue. It’s dense but accessible. They just don’t make superhero comics like this anymore.  Morrison and Sharp’s space cop adventure just gets better and better. In this issue, Hal’s “undercover” mission gets more harrowing and the stakes are as big as ever. Morrison is so on point in this run and Sharpe is the perfect partner, bring his smooth storytelling and detailed line art to Morrison’s insane scripts. It’s all just a ton of fun and certainly the best cosmic superhero book on the stands. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, The Green Lantern is the best series about Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps ever. Period.

SECTION ZERO #1

Written By: Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett
Art By: Tom Grummett and Karl Kesel
Colors By: Ben Dimagmaliw
Letters By: Comicraft’s Richard Starkings

Whatever you think you’re going to get in Section Zero #1, you are probably dead wrong. It’s a book that takes place in the year 2000 and it feels like that’s when it was produced. The lead character has a katana and goatee; he straight up looks like a character that would’ve been super cool in the X-Men circa 1998. It’s goofy, and really weird, but also incredibly well done and a really engaging. Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett seem to be making a comic book about a time when comics weren’t about selling a concept off for a movie or TV series. I mean, the bulk of the story takes place at night and the lead character never takes his sunglasses off. ‘Cause he’s a badass. Section Zero is definitely worth checking out, especially if you were raised on the early days of Image Comics. Also, major bonus points for having a Walter Simonson cover. That’ll always get our attention.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5

Written By: Jason Aaron
Art By: Mahmud Asrar
Colors By: Matthew Wilson
Letters By: VC’s Travis Lanham

Oh, look, another Matthew Wilson joint. We’re not kidding when we say that everything the man colors is awesome. He’s like the icing on a cinnamon roll. Sure, it helps if the roll itself is tasty, but the icing is what makes it. Matthew Wilson is some damn fine icing. Mahmud Asrar is also brilliant, so that certainly has helped this new Conan run become must-read material. That and the fact that Jason Aaron is probably the perfect writer for the character. He gets it, man. When Marvel announced this series, we knew it would be good, but we were not prepared for it to be this freaking perfect. Conan the Barbarian #5 is brutally divine and absolutely essential reading.

Okay, that’s it for us this week! Let us know what comics you are picking up in the comments below!

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Welcome back, Wednesday Warriors! Do you smell that? It smells like new comic book day and that is a truly delicious aroma! We know you are rushing out the door to the comic shop, but before you go, arm yourself with a few recommendations. After all, reading comic books will help you live longer, that’s a fact. So, if it’s immortality you crave, we also have a complete list of this week’s releases, and you should just buy one of everything.

As usual, we will touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, comrades!

ASTRO HUSTLE #1

Written By: Jai Nitz
Art By: Tom Reilly
Colors By: Ursula Decay
Letters By: Crank!

There’s nothing quite like picking up the first issue of a new comic book series and instantly falling head over heels in love. Without a doubt, Astro Hustle #1 will leave you smitten and give you that butterflies in your tummy feeling. Jai Nitz, Tom Reilly, and Ursula Decay have produced a groovy space adventure filled with pirates, orgies, extreme violence, bizarre humor, and insane action.

Reilly’s art is awesome—like a mixture of Doc Shaner and Chris Samnee—while Decay’s vibrant and smooth color palette gives the issue a major throwback vibe. Nitz is leaning into his weird side here, and hard, which only serves to elevate Astro Hustle to a level of awesomeness so pure you’ll wanna snort a line of it before hitting a dance floor bathed in neon lights and drenched in disco sass. Buy this comic book and buy it now.

DEADLY CLASS #37

Written By: Rick Remender
Art By: Wes Craig
Colors By: Jordan Boyd
Letters By: Rus Wooton

Deadly Class has become a real emotional roller coaster. Rick Remender and Wes Craig need to stop killing characters, tricking us and revealing they aren’t really dead, only to then kill off more characters for real. As you can tell from the cover, Saya is back and she is freaking pissed, which makes for some awesome action and chaotic gore, the likes of which only Wes Craig can produce. Everything we love about Deadly Class is packed into this issue, including a jaw-dropping ending that will make you gasp. This comic is just as dark and beautiful as it has been from the beginning, but the tangled web of betrayal and death has only gotten more and more engaging. We’re hooked on this series and seriously never want it to end.

STAR WARS: VADER DARK VISIONS #1

Written By: Dennis Hallum
Art By: Paolo Villanelli
Colors By: Arif Prianto
Letters By: VC’s Joe Caramagna

Just look at the cover of this comic book. Gaze upon Darth freaking Vader riding some sort of horse, armed with a shield and his lightsaber. He’s death incarnate. Look at that cover and just know that the glory it promises is delivered tenfold on the pages contained within it. Dennis Hallum (formerly Dennis Hopeless) and artist Paolo Villanelli use this done-in-one issue to unleash Vader and the results are bloody and glorious.

The premise is pretty simple: Vader crash-lands on a planet and ends up fighting a giant monster while waiting for his ride to come pick him up. Hallum moves the story at lightning speed but still manages to add layers of depth and emotion by telling the story through the eyes of one of the planet’s inhabitants. Villanelli is a superstar who produces page after page of gorgeous Star Wars madness. This is exactly the kind of Star Wars comic book we want to read, so more of this please, Marvel.

CEMETERY BEACH #7

Written By: Warren Ellis
Art By: Jason Howard
Colors By: Jason Howard
Letters By: Fonografiks

The final issue of Cemetery Beach moves with the same relentless pace of the issues that preceded it, perhaps even more so. This series has been one big, violent chase sequence that dropped nuggets of story along the way but never at the sacrifice of the chase. First and foremost, Cemetery Beach is an action set piece, a symphony of death, speed, and fire that pummeled readers in the face for seven issues.

Warren Ellis and Jason Howard obviously delight in this cacophony of mayhem and we love them for it. Overall, Cemetery Beach is so bleak and mean, that when you all but guaranteed to be shocked by the heartfelt last few pages. We certainly were. This is the sort of comic book you should gift to a friend who is unfamiliar with the medium. It’ll show them the sort of divine chaos and inspired insanity that you can only find in comic books.

THE GREEN LANTERN #5

Written By: Grant Morrison
Art By: Liam Sharp
Colors By: Steve Oliff
Letters By: Tom Orzechowski

This is your scheduled reminder that The Green Lantern by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp is the greatest Green Lantern comic book series ever. Yes, it’s better than the one you just shouted out. And that other one you are yelling about? It’s better than that, too. It embraces the inherent silliness of the character and ramps all the space cop melodrama up to eleven. This show starts with Hal Jordan muttering, “A ghost train as big as a planet. Okay,” and then proceeds to get stranger from there. It’s just so pure and so fun while still have some real heart and drama. The Green Lantern is a showcase for everything the character can and should be.

Okay, that’s it for us this week! Let us know what comics you are picking up in the comments below!

Featured Image: Dark Horse Comics 

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Sometimes it feels like there’s a crisis going on in the DC Extended Universe, and I’m not talking about one that takes place on Infinite Earths. The shared cinematic universe inhabited by the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League has gotten off to a rocky start, but it seems like DC is finally hitting its stride. But with so many movies being announced, delayed, and shuffled around, it can be difficult to keep track of what will actually make its way to the big screen. So to help you make sense of it all, today’s episode of The Dan Cave is expanding on Kyle Anderson’s original DCEU round-up and will tell you all about everything that Warner Bros. and DC have coming down the pipeline.

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Release date: December 21, 2018Christmas is coming early in the form of Jason Momoa’s whiskey-chuggin’, denim-in-the-ocean-wearin’, “MY MAN”-yellin’ Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Rockquaman. Based on DC Comics’ New 52 reboot from Geoff Johns, Aquaman leans pretty heavily into the Throne of Atlantis storyline. It has everything you never knew you wanted in a comic book movie, which is to say an octopus playing the drums and Julie Andrews voicing a kraken. Plus there’s already a sequel on the way, so buckle up for the long haul!

Read our review!

Shazam

Release date: April 5, 2019

What if a child who wanted to be an adult didn’t turn into Tom Hanks, but rather Zachary Levi in a muscle suit? That’s the core conceit behind Shazam (and no, I’m not talking about that apocryphal Sinbad genie movie). It’s about a foster kid who is imbued with incredible powers by an ancient wizard and has to stop the evil Dr. Sivana from destroying the world. Honestly, this movie looks like a total blast and gives off major Sam Raimi Spider-Man vibes in the best way possible.

Joker

Release date: October 4, 2019

While the idea of a Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker movie directed by the guy who made The Hangover and produced by Martin Scorsese sounds like an elaborate prank, it isn’t. It’s a hard-boiled 1980s thriller that shows how the Joker went from nameless nobody to the Clown Prince of Crime. Honestly, the bigger challenge here will be explaining how Joaquin Phoenix transforms into Jared Leto.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Release date: February 7, 2020

In a Gotham City without Batman, who can stand up to the nefarious evil of organized crime? Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Huntress, Black Canary, and Detective Renee Montoya, that’s who! Based on the comic of the same name, Birds of Prey follows this band of badass ladies as they try to stop the murderous crime lord known as The Black Mask. DC also continues to dunk on Marvel by hiring female directors while Kevin Feige spins his wheels, tapping Sundance standout Cathy Yan to bring the film to life. They also now have 100 percent more Ewan McGregor in their cinematic universe, giving them the superheroic high ground. And to answer your question, yes that subtitle is very real.

Cyborg

Release date: April 3, 2020

He’s part man, part computer, all superhero. He’s Cyborg and the only thing I really know about him in the DCEU is how prominently Dr. Pepper factored into his origin story. Remember those shots in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice? There was Dr. Pepper in every single shot of Cyborg and his dad. What’s the message here? Dr. Pepper: Drink us while your child is on his deathbed? In all seriousness though, right now apart from star Ray Fisher, the Cyborg movie is a bigger question mark than the ones on Matthew Lesko’s suit.

Wonder Woman 1984

Release date: June 5, 2020

The year 1984 was a watershed moment in human history. It gave us Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the NES Zapper gun peripheral, and everyone’s favorite soda, Slice. Now it’s giving us a Cold War-era Wonder Woman story with shoulder pads galore, Kristen Wiig as the feline fatale villain Cheetah, and Steve Trevor’s ghost doing his body weight in cocaine! Actually, I’m not positive that last one is true, but I have no good explanation as to why Steve is back from his ill-fated flight. Maybe it’s an elaborate Weekend at Bernie’s situation? Maybe he’s Earth-2 Steve?

The Flash

Release date: LOL good one

Come closer, child, and let me tell you about the legend of Flashpoint. Some people say that on a dark and stormy night, just like this, there will be a live-action Flash movie about one of the wildest storylines of all time. It stars professional cosplayer Ezra Miller, has between one and 30 directors at any given time, and has the power to completely reimagine the DC Extended Universe. But somehow, much like Godot, we have to keep on waiting for it.And waiting.And waiting.Seriously, though, will we ever get this movie? Last we heard, WB tapped Spider-Man: Homecoming co-writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to direct the film, which is purported to adapt the story arc about Barry Allen going back in time to save his mom’s life only to accidentally create an alternate timeline where everyone is killing each other and the world is on the verge of destruction. But hey, crazier things have happened. Specifically the fact that Gorilla Grodd has appeared on TV multiple times before this movie ever came out.

The Batman

Release date: TBD

Much like there must always be a Stark in Winterfell, there must always be a Batman movie looming on the horizon. And Bruce almighty does this movie loom. Originally, the film was centered on a battle between the master assassin Deathstroke, played by Joe Manganiello, and Batfleck. But that version has been scrapped as creative differences brew behind the scenes between Ben Affleck and director Matthew Reeves over how to proceed. Reeves reportedly wants to pull a Joker and cast a younger actor to play Batman at an earlier time in Bruce’s career, but Ben Affleck keeps flip-flopping on whether or not he’s ready to hang up the cape. To put things in perspective, you will literally see an Alfred prequel TV series before this movie ever comes out. Reeves is a great director so it’ll be worth the wait, but that’s a yikes from me.

Justice League Part Two

Release date: TBD

This time, Henry Cavill has a soul patch that he can’t shave. It will look just as weird. The real Apokolips is whatever CG monstrosity they put on top of his real mouth. All jokes aside, this film feels like it’s in limbo until DC gets its cinematic universe in order. We’ll definitely get another one at some point, but whether it pits our heroes against Darkseid remains to be seen. Whatever happens, though, it will almost undoubtedly be without Zack Snyder at the helm.

Deathstroke

Release date: TBD

While it sounds like something they’d call masturbation in an abstinence-only sex ed class, Deathstroke is in fact a master assassin, murderer extraordinaire, and nemesis to the Teen Titans, Arrow, and basically every major DC hero at one point or another. So far all we’ve seen of Deathstroke is Joe Manganiello chilling on Lex Luthor’s yacht at the end of Justice League. Warner Bros. had reportedly entered into talks with The Raid director Gareth Evans to bring this antiheroic assassin saga to life, but right now it feels like Deathstroke is sadly stuck on the island from the beginning of the CW’s Arrow with no Oliver or better beard dye in sight.

Lobo

Release date: TBD

I would say that no one wants a Lobo movie, but then again I didn’t expect Venom to shatter box office records in October either. Lobo is basically a sentient Monster Energy drink. He is an intergalactic motorcycle-riding bounty hunter who was intended to be a parody of overly grim and gritty comic book storytelling. Guy Ritchie was attached to direct at one point, and more recently Michael Bay’s name was being bandied about. If done right, this could be DC’s answer to Deadpool. If done wrong, it could be DC’s answer to Ghost Rider. Either way, I guess I’ll see it.

Justice League Dark

Release date: TBD

They should rename this movie Justice League Dank because it sounds pretty siiiick. (Sorry about that.) Basically, this is the version of the Justice League that combats occult forces, the paranormal, and all manner of magic-based mayhem. Made up of characters like John Constantine, Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Etrigan the Demon, and Madame Xanadu, Justice League Dark fights the forces of evil too stygian and sinister for the regular Justice League. Unfortunately the film seems to be hexed against keeping a solid creative team in place. Guillermo del Toro wrote a script for it in 2013, and Edge of Tomorrow’s Doug Liman joined to direct in 2016, but left the next year.

Green Lantern Corps

Look, there’s no way this can possibly be any worse than what Ryan Reynolds subjected us to in 2011. It’s just impossible. With a script being penned by Geoff Johns, a writer known in particular for his excellent Green Lantern comics, and a tone rumored to be basically Lethal Weapon in space, this sounds like a recipe for success. All you have to do is avoid making your villain a giant cloud. Also put Guy Gardner in this movie, you cowards.

Suicide Squad 2

That’s right, folks, Twoicide Squad is happening and it might be the most anticipated movie in DC’s current lineup thanks to Warner Bros. poaching James Gunn after Marvel kicked him to the curb over some old tweets. Will Gunn include even more helicopter crashes than the first one? And set to the sweet strains of 1970s yacht rock? Will someone answer Will Smith’s question about what kind of squad we are? Will Jai Courtney finally win his Oscar for Captain Boomerang? The answers to all of these and more…probably won’t be coming any time soon. So let’s all resume trying to guess which obscure villains and B-sides we’ll eventually get when Gunn sticks it to Marvel in the wildest redemption story imaginable.

Booster Gold and Blue Beetle

Release date: TBD

It’s the story of a disgraced football star from the future who travels back in time to be a superhero and a tech genius who wears a highly advanced beetle costume must team up to save the day, presumably first and foremost from themselves. Oh, and did I mention there’s a snarky robot named Skeets? Because there’s a snarky robot named Skeets. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle is being directed by DCTV mega-producer Greg Berlanti and is eyeing Zak Penn to write the script. Little is known about it at this point apart from that it’ll be a comedy-heavy superhero buddy cop movie. Fingers crossed they’ll keep Skeets as a secret villain though, because what could be more terrifying than an evil Alexa?

Blue Beetle

Release date: TBD

Because one movie is never enough, a Blue Beetle movie is also being developed for the Jaime Reyes version of the character. Reyes, a Mexican-American teenager, is the third character in the DC Universe to don the mantle of Blue Beetle. In the comics, he discovered a mysterious scarab that came from an alien culture which had belonged to the previous Blue Beetles, and it gives him a special suit of armor that grants him superhuman abilities. Scarface remake writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer is penning the screenplay and producer Zev Forman is shepherding the project. Little is know at this time, but the movie is exciting in that it would mark the first standalone DC movie with a Latino lead.

Gotham City Sirens

Release date: TBD

No, this isn’t the story of a bunch of EMTs called to clean up after Batman, administering splints to fractured bad guy bones. It’s the movie adaptation of a comic starring Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. Suicide Squad director David Ayer is supposed to helm the film. He posted a mysterious picture of the villain Black Mask to his Twitter feed and also shared a photo of him with Harley Quinn creator Paul Dini. But given what we know about Birds of Prey, it seems like Harley Quinn has left this girl group behind, making it increasingly unlikely that this film will ever come to pass. Hey, at least we’ll always have Bright 2: Too Damn Bright.

Man of Steel 2

Release date: TBD

In the immortal words of that old McDonald’s commercial, Hey, it could happen! But probably not. At least we’ll always have The Witcher and Henry Cavill’s mysterious Instagram posts about maybe getting a tattoo made out of his dog. If you don’t believe me, look it up.

Deadshot

Release date: TBD

So that’s it, huh? We’re some sort of spin-off-icide squad? That’s right, folks, Will Smith’s Deadshot, the man who is handsome at aiming, could get his very own movie. Smith revealed he is in talks with WB about the movie on Instagram while bungee jumping in the Grand Canyon to celebrate his 50th birthday because that’s how you celebrate half a century of life in the Biggest Willie Style possible.

Nightwing

Release date: TBD

While Nightwing might be overshadowed recently by a certain four-letter word from Robin on Titans, dink Grayson is still set to get his very own big-screen adventure. Directed by The LEGO Batman Movie director Chris McKay and written by Bill Dubuque, Nightwing is said to be a badass action version of everyone’s favorite former circus boi. Actually, we should just call him a snackrobat because Nightwing is thicc as hell. But I digress. Chris McKay is also working on a Dungeons & Dragons movie too, so it mostly just feels like he read through my Google search history and is turning it into movies. Good luck, buddy. It’s about to get real weird.

Batgirl

Release date: TBD

For years, fans have asked DC Comics to give them what they truly wanted: a Batgirl solo film on the big screen. And then in 2017 DC said, Okay, sure, but Joss Whedon is going to make it. And a great darkness spread over the land for about a year or so until Joss realized he didn’t have a story, so he left. And there was much rejoicing. A new scribe, Bumblebee’s Christina Hodson, was brought on board to record the tale of Barbara Gordon. When we’ll actually see it is a subject of much mystery, but hey, good things take time.

Black Adam

Release date: TBD

Black Adam stars Dwayne The Rock Johnson as the corrupted predecessor to Shazam, Teth-Adam. We don’t know whether we’ll see Black Adam as an out-and-out villain or as more of an antihero, but something tells me this will be at least as good as the Rock’s last trip to Egyptian-infused mysticism, The Scorpion King. Production is tentatively set to start in 2019, but considering we have been waiting since 1945 to see Black Adam’s big screen debut, I think we can wait a little while longer if need be.

Supergirl

Release date: TBD

We haven’t had a Supergirl movie since 1984, but this time we’re going back in time even further with an origin story rumored to take place in the 1970s and a script from The Cloverfield Paradox writer Oren Uziel. Here’s hoping that chicken restaurants factor just as prominently into the marketing stills for this one too.

The Joker

Release date: TBD

Because much like Pringles, with Joker movies, once you pop, you can’t stop. And Warner Bros. clearly cannot stop making Joker movies. Hopefully this movie will just be comprised of all the unused footage of Jared Leto from Suicide Squad, including a 16-minute one-take scene of him meticulously laying all those guns and knives on the floor before making weird snow angels in the middle of them. Or maybe it won’t happen at all. Leto is supposed to be playing Morbius the Living Vampire in Sony’s Marvel Universe, a role which will hopefully require him to be far less in-character all the time always.

New Gods

Release date: TBD

Jack Kirby was a deeply talented and deeply weird guy, and one of the weirdest things he ever created was the Fourth World for DC. New Gods was an epic story about the godlike inhabitants of two far-flung planets, the paradisiacal New Genesis and the nightmarish Apokolips. We’ve seen inklings of the Fourth World in the DCEU so far through Justice League’s Steppenwolf and its many, many Parademons, which are military forces from Apokolips, but now director Ava DuVernay is looking to tell us a story about the New Gods on their home turf. Hopefully this means we’ll get to see Mister Miracle, Orion, and Big Barda grace the big screen. And hopefully we won’t get a post-credits scene of that time Superman and Big Barda accidentally shot a porno. It’s very real. And very uncomfortable.

Plastic Man

Release date: TBD

DC is planning to follow up Shazam with another more comedic take on the superhero genre: Plastic Man. With a script penned by Amanda Idoko and former New Line co-founder Bob Shaye producing the project, Plastic Man will look to adapt the story of Patrick “Eel” O’Brien, a gang member who gets doused with a mysterious chemical during a heist gone wrong that gives him the power to stretch his limbs to superhuman degrees. With his newfound powers, O’Brien breaks good and becomes a police officer, using his stretchiness to be the longest arm of the law humanly possible.

Harley Quinn vs. The Joker

TBD: Oh god, who knows?

Oh, you thought I was done talking about movies with Harley Quinn and the Joker? Ha ha ha, that’s rich. Like Jeff Bezos showering in truffle oil. No, my sweet summer child, this article will never end, because there will always be between one and seventeen more variations on Gotham City’s worst couple. The film, written and directed by Bad Santa writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, is said to explore the toxic relationship between these two characters, which sounds like code for a big-screen version of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm’s Mad Love comic. And honestly, I don’t hate the sound of that. I’d just rather rewatch The New Batman Adventures version instead.And those are all the DC Comics movies currently in development that we know about. But tell me — which of these do you most want to see? What would you add to this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Welcome, Wednesday Warriors! It’s new comic book day! But before you head to the local comic shop, arm yourself with a few recommendations—add a new title or two to your list. And for you big spenders out there, we also have a complete list of this week’s releases. This week, we’ve some awesome debuts and we’re checking in with some old favorites. Lots of good stuff any way you cut it.As usual, we may touch on a plot detail or two below, which means you are officially entering spoiler territory. You’ve been warned, friends!

THE GREEN LANTERN #1

OUTER DARKNESS #1

BLACKBIRD #2

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: HOTEL OBLIVION #2

LEVIATHAN #3

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Almost 15 years ago, writer Geoff Johns dusted the mothballs off of Hal Jordan and put him back in the spotlight, making Green Lantern one of DC Comics’ most viable franchises once again. But in the past few years since Johns left the title, the Green Lantern comics have been expanding the mythology ever outwards, with bigger space armies and bigger superhero action. But now, comics legend Grant Morrison is taking a crack at Hal Jordan, and giving us a whole new interpretation with this week’s The Green Lantern #1. Together with artist Liam Sharp, they plan to make the universe Green Lantern inhabits wild and strange once again. We recently got the chance to chat with Morrison about his new take on one of  DC Comics’ longest running franchises.“The idea of doing this came from the notion of taking it back to the space cops/space opera, to take it back to the roots of the original concept,” Morrison said. “Once I knew Liam Sharp was involved, we talked about what we wanted to do to make it seem different from the last ten years of Green Lantern comics, and one of those things was to bring a European influence to it.”Morrison continued, “Liam was really influenced by French graphic novels, and by British comics as well. So you will see see the influence of 2000 AD. It gives the whole thing a different look, and it almost takes it away from being a superhero comic, and makes it very much a sci-fi one. Liam’s art kind of encouraged me to go even crazier with the locations and the planets and the alien creatures, because I know he can handle it, and because I know he can also do stuff that we haven’t seen before.”But with so many members of the Green Lantern Corps out there—at least five from Earth—why focus on good ol’ Hal Jordan again? For one thing, Hal’s consistent history is unique among DC’s superheroes. “The Hal Jordan character has been around since the 1950s, and is one of the few characters whose history has kind of gone pretty much unchanged through this whole time,” Morrison said. “But his personality has changed quite radically. He’s gone from being this test pilot to an insurance investigator, but then he gets tired of that and becomes a toy salesman. And none of these things seem to relate to each other at all. But I love that sense of disconnection and dislocation.”As it turns out, Morrison looked to real life astronauts and their life stories for inspiration for Hal. “[I’ve been] reading about some of the American astronauts like Buzz Aldrin, who have talked about coming back from space and finding it really difficult to deal with life on Earth again after seeing the world from up there. It changed their perspective, and that was the only from seeing it from the Moon! This is a guy who has seen the entire galaxy.”Cool cosmic elements aside, it’s Hal Jordan’s personal journey that Morrison finds the most compelling. “It’s like coming home to a village, this ‘mud hut’ that is Earth,” Morrison said of Hal’s time back home. “How do you really reintegrate? He probably can’t really tell the difference between people anymore. They’re all just humans to him.”Morrison stops short of calling Hal Jordan the ultimate evolved human being, but he does add, “He has embraced a kind of diversity in a way that’s beyond anything that we have on Earth, and when he comes home again, we’re all one species to him. He doesn’t see the differences.” Given the world today, maybe Green Lantern really deserves be comics’ biggest superhero. And if anyone can make GL the buzzed about book again, we have a hunch telling us it’s going to be Grant Morrison.The Green Lantern #1 by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp hits comic book stores on Wednesday, November 7.Are you excited for this comic book legend to tackle one of DC’s greatest heroes? Be sure to let us know your thoughts down below in the comments.

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Recently rumors have been swirling that a Green Lantern Corps movie is being fast tracked, by none other than Mission Impossible writer/director Chris McQuarrie. Although the film is said to be about a veteran Lantern, in this case Hal Jordan, training younger rookie Lantern John Stewart, we think that the film should open itself up to all the Lanterns from Earth. This would make for a big team movie in space, a DC Comics version of Guardians of the Galaxy. But who should be cast as the Emerald Gladiators? Here are our choices for the actors we most want to see saying the Green Lantern oath on the big screen.

Hal Jordan – Tom Cruise

While his star might have dimmed somewhat in the last ten years, Tom Cruise is still one of the biggest stars on the planet, and he has yet to play a superhero. Well, considering his role in Top Gun is basically a young Hal Jordan, and the fact that this Green Lantern Corps script apparently calls for a Hal that is between 40 and 50 (OK, so Cruise is 55, but a pretty young looking 55!) we think this is a match made in heaven. Besides, if Chris McQuarrie is directing this, then he will probably want to re-team with his Mission Impossible buddy.

John Stewart – Ricky Whittle

Although there are plenty of young African-American actors who could play former Marine sniper turned architect turned Green Lantern John Stewart, we think none have the perfect blend of gravitas and sexiness as American Gods‘ own Shadow Moon, Ricky Whittle. Add to that, he almost looks like the animated Justice League Unlimited version of John come to life. We believe this was meant to be.

Jessica Cruz – Gina Rodriguez

The star of the CW hit Jane the Virgin, actress Gina Rodriguez has proven that she has the chops for more than just light TV comedy in movies like Annihilation and Deepwater Horizon. She could easily play the part of trauma survivor and PTSD sufferer Jessica Cruz, the Lantern who must push through her own personal tragedy to become a hero.

Simon Baz – Firass Dirani

To portray the young Green Lantern recruit Simon Baz, one of the more recent additions to the Corps, we nominate Hacksaw Ridge actor Firass Dirani. Like the character he portrays, Dirani is of Lebanese descent, and has the necessary intensity to play the broody young Lantern. Although the Australian born actor hasn’t had a ton of big roles, this could be the perfect vehicle to introduce him to a wider audience.

Kyle Rayner – Steven Yeun

Although he is of indeterminate ethnicity in the comics, comic book artists have always tended to draw Kyle Rayner as possibly of Asian descent, so I think casting an Asian actor would make sense in this role. We all miss Steven Yeun on The Walking Dead,  where he was the heart of the group of survivors on that show. In many ways, Kyle is the heart of the Corps, so I say we give the former Walking Dead actor the part of the young graphic artist turned Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.

Guy Gardner – Kevin McKidd

Most fans know him best as a bit of a loose cannon in movies like Trainspotting, or from TV series like Grey’s Anatomy and Rome, but actor Kevin McKidd’s energy is perfect for the slightly unhinged, blue collar Lantern, Guy Gardner. McKidd is pretty much the tailor made actor to portray someone who we could see get into a bar brawl one minute, and then save the galaxy the next.

Alan Scott – Bill Skarsgård

Although he terrified us all last year as Pennywise the Clown in It, actor Bill Skarsgård is as handsome and tall as his older brother Alexander, and just oozes self confidence. This would make him the perfect actor to play original GL, Alan Scott. Now, I know that technically Scott isn’t a part of the Green Lantern Corps, instead the solitary Lantern from Earth-2, but we can change things up for the movies, as it would be nice to finally have an LGBT superhero on the big screen.

Arisia – Amanda Seyfried

Although Earth only has one female Green Lantern, I simply couldn’t make this list have only one female representative of the Corps. So we’ve chosen the alien pixie like Lantern Arisia, who received her power ring at age 13, but then later aged herself into an adult to to fit in better with the other members of the corps. Arisia comes across as sweet, but is no one to underestimate  either. We think the perfect mix of cute and strong is Amanda Seyfried, who is our #1 choice to bring Arisia to life.

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Green Lantern is one of DC Comics’ biggest properties, going back decades. But after his 2011 film debut with Ryan Reynolds was less than a success, any and all follow ups were stalled. As the comic book genre has dominated this past decade, the emerald warrior has been sidelined. But that is finally about to change, as a new Green Lantern series has been announced for the HBO Max streaming service.

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The new series is said to take place in space, and is “Green Lantern inspired,” which suggests to us this show will be about the Green Lantern Corps, not a singular hero. And we definitely welcome this property to a serialized format. Yes, another Green Lantern related movie could have been cool. But here are seven reasons why we think the GL mythos are better suited for a series format.

TV Has Room for More Characters

The great thing about Green Lantern Corps as a concept is all the different characters who get to wear the ring. Unfortunately, in a movie, you’d only really be able to focus on one or two at best, probably Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Everyone else would have to be relegated to minor roles that don’t really do justice to those characters or their fandoms. With a TV series, even if you start with Hal and John, over the course of several seasons you can introduce Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, and all the rest, and really flesh them out over a long period of time.

 TV Allows for Classic Comic Book Storylines

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Over the past several years, the Green Lantern series has produced some true comic book epics, stories like Hal Jordan’s fall from grace in “Emerald Twilight,” his return in “Rebirth,” to “Sinestro Corps Wars,” and “Blackest Night.” All of these stories would be much better served over several years of television seasons than a handful of films that would truncate all these classics and reduce them to a Cliff’s Notes version.

 The Multi-Colored Lanterns Could Appear

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One of the great things that writer Geoff Johns has added to the Green Lantern mythos over the past 15 years is the idea of the Emotional Spectrum, and how there are several other Lantern Corps in the universe based on different colors in that spectrum. While we might get cameos from some of those other Corps in a film, truth is, in a television series you would be able to explore them in far greater depth.

 Crossover Potential with other DC Properties

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Although you wouldn’t necessarily need to air this show on the CW, tying a Green Lantern series into the network’s “Arrowverse” would allow for a great opportunity: the union of Hal Jordan with his two best friends from the comics, Green Arrow/Oliver Queen and The Flash/Barry Allen. It’s not like these series are at all averse to crossovers! Or, even better. Make this the first DCEU live-action series, and introduce your future Justice League Lantern right here.

Proper Character Development for Sinestro

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Sinestro is considered one of the great villains because we got to see him transform from Hal Jordan’s stern but successful trainer into an evil megalomaniac, best exemplified in the pages of Green Lantern: Secret Origin. Although actor Mark Strong was well cast in the movie version, his character’s transformation from good veteran Lantern to villain to the leader of his own Corp is a storyline that should be spread out over several seasons.

TV Gives Greg Berlanti a Chance for a Do-Over

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Although DC TV guru Greg Berlanti was credited as the screenwriter for the 2011 Green Lantern movie, the project was all but totally taken away from him. Warner Bros. heavily rewrote his script and handed the directorial reins over to Martin Campbell. After the movie tanked, as a “sorry, we screwed up,” WB gave Berlanti the chance to make a DC TV series, and the result was Arrow. Five DC shows later, maybe it’s time to give Greg Berlanti a chance to do the Green Lantern mythos justice the way we now know he can.

A TV Series Would Give DC a Truly Diverse Ensemble

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While the DC TV shows have been great when it comes to casting diversity, the main characters, until Black Lightning, have all been white people. Green Lantern Corps’ ensemble would entail leading roles for a black character (John Stewart), two Mexican-American characters (Kyle Rayner and Jessica Cruz), and a Muslim character (Simon Baz). If we’re roping Earth-2 canon into the mix, we’d have that realm’s LGBTQ Lantern Alan Scott. The best part: none of these individuals would be relegated to a “sidekick” position. They’re all Lanterns in their own right.

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After years of waiting, and many ups and downs, the Justice League is finally making it to the big screen. Seeing the movie exploits Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of DC Comics’ #1 team might put you in the mood for more League adventures in the comics, but with sixty years of history, where should you start?

Here are our picks for the 11 greatest Justice League comic book storylines, spanning the last several decades and many incarnations of the team. Oh, and just so there is no confusion, this list is for comics with the words “Justice League” actually in the title — hence, no Kingdom Come or New Frontier, which are sort of/kind of  Justice League stories, but not actually labelled as such.

Justice League of America #183-85 (1980)

“Crisis on New Genesis,” “Crisis Between 2 Earths,” and “Crisis on Apokolips”Writer: Gerry Conway / Artists: Dick Dillin, George Perez

Ten years after Jack Kirby created him, Darkseid finally made his presence known to the Justice League. And it took the combined forces of the Justice League of America along with the Justice Society and the New Gods of New Genesis to stop him. In this three part story, Darkseid attempts to destroy the JSA’s home of Earth-2 and replace it with Apokolips. Issue #183 was the last issue of the series drawn by Dick Dillin, who had drawn 115 issues of JLA since 1968, due to his untimely death. The storyline was finished by new series artist George Perez.

Justice League of America #200 (1982)

“A League Divided” 

Writer: Gerry Conway / Artists: George Perez, various others

The super-sized JLA #200 honored two decades plus of stories by pitting the team up against the aliens from their 1960 origin story, and features a showdown between the original seven Leaguers and their teammates who joined later. The all star artist line-up featured chapters drawn by several comics legends, with the rest of the issue illustrated by George Pérez, who provided the amazing wrap around cover. This is as good as Bronze Age era JLA gets.

Justice League International 

Writers: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis / Artist: Kevin Maguire

Justice League #1-7, Justice League International #8-24, Justice League America #25-30, Justice League Europe #1-6 (1987-89)

By focusing on comedy and hilarious and heartfelt team interactions, the Justice League under this creative team of writers Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire became a huge hit, and spawned a spin-off book Justice League Europe. No other creative team has really been able to make a line up of the League mostly populated with C-list heroes ever really work, with this notable exception. I can’t think of one story arc here that encapsulates it all, so I suggest getting the recently released Justice League International Omnibus.

JLA: New World Order

originally run in JLA #1-4 (1997)

Writer: Grant Morrison / Artist: Howard Porter

After years of various spin off titles like Extreme Justice with C and D list heroes, DC hired writer Grant Morrison and artist Howard Porter to bring back the original “Big 7” of the League once again, for the first time in over a decade. In the first arc, alien heroes called the Hyperclan come to Earth offering to solve all of its problems, making the JLA seem like ineffective heroes. But these aliens have a secret, a secret tied to one of the JLA’s members, and which only Batman knows. A true return to glory for the team, this arc started the greatest run in the League’s nearly 60 year history.

JLA: Rock of Ages

Originally run in JLA #10-15 (1997-98)

Writer: Grant Morrison / Artist: Howard Porter

Look, Grant Morrison’s entire run on JLA is worth reading, but if you ask me, this story was the highlight, and encapsulates everything great about his Justice League. “Rock of Ages” has Lex Luthor come into possession of the the Worlogog, an incarnation of all space/time. These six issues feature the JLA fighting hard light versions of themselves, the Injustice Gang (including the Joker), the super-gods of Wonderworld, and the Leaguers time traveling to a future where Darkseid has uncovered the secrets of the anti-life equation, and rules the world from his throne in Las Vegas.

JLA Year One

Originally run as JLA: Year One #1-12, (1998-99)

Writer: Mark Waid / Artist: Barry Kitson

This 12 issue series was a modern re-telling of the early years of the League, by the creative team of Mark Waid and Barry Kitson. Focusing on the heroes who were not the Trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, this series sees GL Hal Jordan, Flash/Barry Allen, Aquaman, Black Canary, and J’onn J’onzz form the world’s greatest super team while still learning to be heroes.

Justice League of America: The Nail

Originally run as JLA: The Nail #1-3 (1999)

Writer/Artist: Alan Davis, with Mark Farmer

Imagine a world where a random nail on the road gave Ma and Pa Kent’s truck a flat tire on that fateful day when a Kryptonian ship landed in Kansas, preventing them from finding baby Kal-El and raising him to be Superman. What is the League on an Earth with no Man of Steel to inspire it? We find out in this excellent Elseworlds tale from writer/artist Alan Davis about a JLA in a world where there never was a Superman.

JLA: Tower of Babel

Originally run as JLA #42-45 (2000)

Writer: Mark Waid / Artist: Howard Porter

Grant Morrison was a tough act to follow on JLA, but Mark Waid came out of the gate swinging with this storyline, which found Ra’s al Ghul using Batman’s own emergency protocols to disable the League one by one. How will the team react when they find out the tools of their downfall came from one of their own? This was the inspiration for the animated film Justice League: Doom, but thw original comic is still better.

JLA: A League of One (2000)

Written and Illustrated by Christopher Moeller

Want to know why Wonder Woman is the greatest Leaguer ever? In this graphic novel, the Amazon princess finds out an ancient prophecy foretells that the League will fall at the hands of a powerful dragon. So instead of sacrificing her friends, she defeats and incapacitates each of them, and makes sure she is the only Justice League member left standing to fulfill the prophecy. This would make for a great Wonder Woman movie sequel.

JLA/Avengers #1-4 (2003-04)

Writer: Kurt Busiek / Artist: George Perez

The plot for this one is all over the place, but you won’t care. Writer Kurt Busiek knows the DC and Marvel Comics Universes intimately, and managed to create a story that is fun as hell to read for longtime fans. This series has spectacular art from George Perez, who was born to draw this comic (and actually started drawing it 20 years earlier, before it was paused.) Featuring every character who was ever a Leaguer and an Avenger, this books is amazing fanboy/fangirl fare. Sadly, the collection is out of print, but if you can find a copy on Ebay, get it.

Justice #1-12 (2005-07)

Writer: Alex Ross / Artists: Alex Ross and Dougie Braithwaite

If you were a kid who grew up on Saturday morning cartoons in the ’70s and ’80s, then your introduction to the team was actually the delightfully cheesy animated Super Friends cartoon. As an homage to the show, creator Alex Ross plotted, inked and provided covers for the 12-issue series, which had a Bronze Age JLA against the Legion of Doom. This is so Super Friends you may want to read it with a bowl of cereal.

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We all know DC‘s most famous stories: the alien baby raised by kind farmers, the billionaire orphan driven to a life of fighting crime, the amazonian goddess raised by cool lesbians who has to save men from themselves. But now Warner Bros has announced (read about it here) a brand new Joker origin story which will take place outside of the already established DCEU and might even be inspired by a set of DC stories that fall under the banner Elseworlds. Though many of us might be asking “Who needs a Joker origin story?” the mention of Elseworlds is actually incredibly exciting.

Established in 1989 as an imprint of DC Comics, these books allowed creators to imagine a world outside of the ongoing continuity and archetypical backstory that fans already knew. This led to some of the most outrageously imaginative and often iconic stories that the company has ever released. Opening up the idea of an Elseworlds movie universe gives Warner Bros a huge advantage. It allows them to escape the restrictions of an MCU style shared universe and produce multiple separate movies at any one time, with almost three decades of wildly eclectic comics to take inspiration from. With the greater DCEU continuity now called into question, we thought it was time to put together a list of some of the best that DC’s imaginative imprint has to offer for your reading pleasure.

Batman: Vampire

What if Batman was a vampire? Haven’t we all asked ourselves this pressing question at least once in our lives? Well, luckily in 1991 Kelley Jones and Doug Moench answered our prayers with this trinity of miniseries that leaned into Batman’s gothic roots and took his bat connection to a whole other level. A sprawling horror epic that throws Batman into the greatest moral struggle of his now immortal life, this is a cult classic Bat-book.

Red Son

Easily the most iconic and beloved of the Elseworlds books, Mark Millar and Dave Johnson imagined a world where Supes crash landed in a Ukrainian collective farm rather than with the Kents in Kansas. Though we’re probably a long way from seeing communist Superman brought to the screen, this book does introduce some incredibly fun paradoxes and plot points that would be a great addition to any Elseworlds DC movie.

Gotham by Gaslight

A likely contender for (at least visual) inspiration in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, this is one of the few Big Two comics drawn by Hellboy auteur, Mike Mignola. That’s right, before raising hell with his iconic creator-owned comic, he drew this gorgeous Gothic vision of Gotham in the Victorian era. Here we find Bruce battling Jack the Ripper himself, struggling to prove his own innocence in the face of a spate of serial killings.

Castle of the Bat

In a world where the DCEU is making a Flashpoint movie, introducing the potential for Thomas Wayne’s Batman, this ’94 oddity now seems a little more likely to make it to the screen. In this Frankenstein-inspired tale by Bo Hampton and Jack C. Harris, a desolate and disturbed Bruce brings his father back from the dead, inadvertently creating the terrifying Bat-Man.

Batman: I, Joker

A dystopian future where a once revered hero has become a fascistic figure head? No, we’re not talking about Batman’s wild dream from Batman v Superman but rather this ’98 cyberpunk tale. In a world where “The Bruce” rules all and makes people fight to the death to take his place, we join an descendant of the Joker as he leads a rebel group of Batmen to take down the cult of The Bruce.

Superman: Secret Identity

This masterclass in meta storytelling introduces us to Clark Kent, a boy named after the fictional hero Superman. Our protagonist soon finds out that he has the powers of his namesake in this Stuart Immonen and Kurt Busiek book. It’s a perfect wish fulfillment fantasy that would make a gorgeous kids movie if DC/WB ever decide to stray from the grim and gritty light and go down that route.

Kingdom Come

Alex Ross’ iconic painted interiors make this book a fan favorite. It tells the story of a Watchmen-esque world where traditional superheroes battle with new radical vigilantes, some of whom are the children of the legacy heroes themselves. The gritty, emotionally resonant style would fit in with DC/WB’s aesthetic and would be a solid bit of fan service if they ever decide to adapt this contemporary classic, which even inspired the name of Jay-Z’s comeback album.

Which Elseworlds book would you love to see adapted? Which one of our picks can you not wait to read? Fly into the comments and let us know!

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This year’s Star Trek/Green Lantern crossover series from the folks at IDW Entertainment and DC Comics is taking last year’s epic meeting between the fabled space cops and Starfleet’s finest, and making it all look like basic training on the planet Oa (or is that basic training at Starfleet Academy?)

And things are about to get even crazier, as IDW has revealed to us exclusively that in Star Trek/Green Lantern #2, which hits comic shops on Wednesday, January 25 (today!), the version of Khan Noonien Singh as played by Benedict Cumberbatch will be making his first return to Trek lore since being put on ice at the end of Star Trek Into Darkness. 

Series writer Mike Johnson confirmed that the Star Trek franchise’s #1 villain of all time will be making his comeback for the very first time since Into Darkness came out in theaters back in 2013, and had this to say about the genetically engineered tyrant’s return to make life hell for those living in the Alpha Quadrant:

“This series is all about playing with the best toys in both universes. It’s time to un-thaw the most dangerous popsicle in the galaxy and give him a power ring. What’s the worst that could happen? Let’s find out!”

You can see the cover for issue #2 below, featuring the Green Lantern Corps’ most notorious nemesis Sinestro, as well as the official description of the issue from publisher IDW.

Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol 2 #2 (of 6)

Mike Johnson (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)

STRANGER WORLDS PART TWO! With their power rings running low and no power batteries left to recharge them, the surviving heroes of the Lantern Corps join with Starfleet in the ultimate battle with Sinestro and the resurgent Klingons… until the arrival of an unexpected visitor from the Lanterns’ past changes the game entirely!

And below is the page from issue #2 which reveals the long awaited return of Khan, and it appears that the genetically engineered despot has found a power ring of his own — the Red Lantern ring of rage. As Khan’s wrath is fairly legendary, one might say, you can bet this isn’t good news for Starfleet or the Green Lantern Corps.

What do you think of the long awaited return of Khan to Star Trek lore? Let us know your thoughts down below in the comments!

Images: IDW Entertainment / DC Comics

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Warner Brothers’ first venture into non-Superman or Batman DC Comics superheroes on the big screen didn’t exactly set the world on fire five years ago when it came out. When Green Lantern hit theaters in the summer of 2011, it was both a critical and commercial dud, sinking the studio’s attempts at building a DC film universe (and sinking Ryan Reynolds‘ career for some time). But Green Lantern has been one of DC’s biggest superhero properties for 75 years, and it was too important to leave on the sidelines forever.

Now, thanks to Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, the DC movie universe is, at least commercially,  successful, and Warner Brothers is giving the Emerald Gladiator another shot at big screen fame. But this time it’ll be Green Lanterns, plural — just announced via Deadline, the studio has given the go ahead for a Green Lantern Corps movie script from veteran comic book movie scribe David S. Goyer and Justin Rhodes. Goyer will be producing, alongside his former Justice Society of America writing partner Geoff Johns. Nerdist has reached out to a source close to the project who confirmed, however Warner Bros had no official comment.According to the report, this new version is described as “Lethal Weapon in space”, and the two main characters will be veteran Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Stewart is described as “an African American Marine sniper before he joined the Lantern Corps” and the story very much focuses on his relationship with Jordan and the Corps. The story was conceived by Goyer and Johns. Johns of course is maybe the most famous Green Lantern comic book writer of the modern era — starting with Green Lantern: Rebirth back in 2004, he began a nearly ten year run on the character that redefined his universe and mythology and made Green Lantern one of DC’s biggest success stories.

Not terribly long ago, the Green Lantern Corps movie was given a release date of 2020, but it’s unknown if they plan to stick to that release date. The title also suggests we will see more than just two Lanterns — a duo does not a Corps make, so it’s possible we could see other famous Lanterns make up the rest of the titular team. It could stand to become Warner Brothers most diverse movie if they follow the comics, because other famous Lanterns include the Latin-American characters Jessica Cruz and Kyle Rayner, the LGBT version of original Lantern Alan Scott (who is not a Corps member per se in the comics, but they can change that for the movies), the Lebanese Simon Baz, and more.

There is no shortage of great Green Lantern stories from the comics to choose from for material, mostly from the Geoff Johns run in the past decade. The storyline in Green Lantern: Secret Origin shows how both Hal Jordan and John Stewart knew one another before their careers as space cops, as both men were members of the military before being recruited into the Corps. Also, both characters were key players in the epic Sinestro Corps Wars storyline, which featured Hal Jordan’s evil counterpart Sinestro building his own fear-based Corps. Another epic Green Lantern storyline is 2009’s Blackest Night, which featured the Black Lantern Corps, which were essentially zombie Lanterns based on dead heroes well known to the members of the Green Lantern Corps.

Another question looming over this reboot is whether or not the actors who play Hal Jordan and John Stewart will be introduced in another movie first – namely Justice League. Rumors abound that one or more members of the Corps will make a surprise cameo appearance in the climax of the Justice League movie which comes out this fall. It’s unusual for the Justice League to have no Green Lantern presence at all, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see our two newest Lantern make their debut as early as this year.

Which comic book stories would you like to see adapted for the big screen? And which actors are your ideal Hal Jordan and John Stewart? Let us know down below in the comments!

Images: Warner Brothers / DC Comics

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Hal Jordan is the most famous of any hero to ever go by the name Green Lantern, and has been for nearly sixty years. Currently, he’s the only hero at DC Comics whose civilian name is above a title, in the currently running Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps series. In 75 years, there has yet to be a Bruce Wayne: Batman or Clark Kent: Superman comic for example. But no matter how beloved Hal is to comic book fans though, one poorly received movie can do a lot of damage to a character’s reputation in the mainstream, as we witnessed in the fallout of the 2011 Green Lantern flop starring Ryan Reynolds.

Ever since that ill-fated film, the character has been basically punished in the media. Or, at the very least, exiled. The excellent Green Lantern Cartoon Network animated series ended prematurely, and the Justice League movie that comes out next year doesn’t seem to have a Lantern in the initial line-up, although reliable rumors persist that a member of the Green Lantern Corps will join the team at the end of the film. However, it will more than likely be the John Stewart version, thanks to the character’s long standing association with the Justice League Unlimited animated series, not to mention adding more diversity to the film. But again, this all probably leaves out the “greatest Green Lantern ever,” as Hal Jordan will almost certainly be nowhere to be found until at least a Green Lantern Corps movie. And then only maybe.

But as I watched the alien invasion crossover on the CW this week on Supergirl, Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, and saw all the heroes gather at the makeshift Hall of Justice from Super Friends, I realized what the CW version of the DC Universe needs right now more than anything is Hal Jordan. Not only is television the best place to rehabilitate characters that had less than stellar movie debuts (hey there Supergirl and Buffy, I’m looking at you), but Hal would be much better served by the CW DC multiverse due to his pre-existing relationships to the CW/DC characters in the comics.

Now, I’m not suggesting a Green Lantern series on the CW. A Green Lantern-centric show would require the character to spend a lot of time in space, and frankly, the CW simply can’t afford to do that. Not to throw shade, but they can barely afford to make Legends of Tomorrow not look cheap, so I really don’t need a low-rent Green Lantern series. Best to save the full-fledged GL reboot for the big screen (which is scheduled to happen in 2020 anyway). But if Hal Jordan just shows up as a recurring character (hanging out on Earth in between space missions) he could be really well utilized on almost all the CW shows, with the possible exception of Supergirl. But hey, she’s on another Earth, so it’s ok.

In the comics, Hal Jordan has two BFFs in the Justice League — Barry Allen and Oliver Queen. And who are the CW’s longest running superheroes? Hello! It’s almost pre-destined to happen! In the early-60s comics, Hal and Barry would team up all the time, and even go out on double dates with their then girlfriends, Iris West and Carol Ferris. In more recent stories of their early friendship, we find out that Hal Jordan even gave Kid Flash Wally West a power ring once and made him “Kid Lantern.” That’s something the TV show could totally play up now.

Hal Jordan and Oliver Queen share an even bigger connection in the comics. Their shared titles from the ’70s, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, showed the two heroes traveling across America and bonding. The two heroes couldn’t have been more different as characters, but that’s why the match was made in heaven (that, and they both have Green in their names, let’s not forget).

They shared a comic book for almost a decade, and for an entire generation, the two heroes became synonymous with each other. In fact, prior to his pairing with Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen was pretty much just a Robin Hood-themed Batman knock-off. (Not saying the Arrow TV version is that… Or am I??) But let’s be honest — after five seasons, Arrow needs a shot in the arm. The ratings aren’t what they once were, and shows like Flash and Supergirl keep stealing the show’s thunder, having semi-frequent team-ups with Hal, or maybe a half season adaptation of “Hard Travelling Heroes” would surely spice the show up.

And even Legends of Tomorrow has a Hal Jordan connection, as Ray Palmer, aka the Atom, and Martin Stein, aka Firestorm, also have deep comic book ties to Hal. A little less than Barry and Oliver, been enough for him to be showing up on the Waverider from time to time.

This year Arrow producers shot down the appearance of Hal Jordan on the show, but that’s for this season — season six is still to come. And both Hal Jordan’s hometown of Coast City and even Hal himself have been hinted at several times on The Flash. If WB can allow an alternate version of Superman to exist on occasion on Supergirl and in the movie universe, not to mention the Flash having a TV version and a movie version at the same time, then why on Oa not Hal Jordan? That’s even assuming he’s one of the Lanterns to appear in any of the future Justice League or Green Lantern Corps films. Here’s hoping that when all the heroes unite next year for the inevitable big CW crossover epic, Hal Jordan is standing next to them, ring glowing and ready to fight the bad guys with his buddies. It’s long overdue.

Do you feel Hal Jordan fits into the CW/DC Universe more than the films? Let us know what you think down below in the comments.

Image: DC Comics/CW Network

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Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, Saint Walker, and heck, even Mogo get mentioned when asked which ring-slinger is the best. But we’re not here to talk about any of them. We’re here to talk about Sinestro.

Within the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro was touted as the greatest lantern. After breaking with the Corps, the Green Lanterns  stopped referring to him as such, but that didn’t mean he stopped being the greatest. Nothing showcased this better than Geoff Johns’ take on the villain and occasional antihero, essentially creating a story arc that reads as a love letter to this distinguished and complicated character. Below are five reasons why Sinestro is truly the greatest lantern in comic book history.

Spoiler warning: if you haven’t read Geoff Johns’ run through the Green Lantern mythos in Blackest Night and associated tie-in comic (including New Guardians) or Injustice: Gods Among Us, there may be some showstopping spoilers below.

More to the point, you’re missing out on an incredible read. Stop right now, go read it and come back. This post will still be here for you.

Sinestro was right: the Guardians are a bunch of douchebags.

Sinestro never fully trusted the Guardians. He knew they didn’t teach new recruits the full potential of the rings, and he always suspected there was a nefarious side to the little blue men who sat in the circle, looking down upon their corps. Nobody else seemed to have that level of mistrust in the guardians. Of course he was right about them all along. Any group of people who would create the Manhunters and then decide to mulligan it and try again have something up their (oversized) sleeves.

He reverse-engineered his Green Lantern ring and created his own corps.

Sinestro’s yellow rings are incredible. Not only are they capable of making constructs like the green rings of the Guardians, he was able to add in his own failsafe into each of the rings (which he  programmed on a molecular level) to never harm him, as well as a failsafe in the yellow power battery to shut down if ever a Green Lantern should enter it (anticipating he may one day be reinstated as a Green Lantern, which he was also right about.) There’s a reason why his corps isn’t called the Yellow Lantern Corps, but rather the Sinestro Corps (megalomania notwithstanding).

He can do things with his ring (green or yellow) that are unfathomable to any other ringbearer.

Sinestro’s will and imagination are so boundless he’s actually broken 2 of his own rings. Hal Jordan didn’t even think such a thing was possible. Furthermore, because of his knowledge of the Green Lantern rings, he’s actually created constructs of GL rings.

He’s complicated. And that’s why he saved the universe.

He’s neither a hero nor a villain: he’s too complex in terms of morality to fit in such a constraining box. That personal complexity gives him the ability to harness the rings of every Lantern Corps of the emotional spectrum. Because he was the only person during Darkest Night capable of wielding all the rings of the emotional spectrum (red, yellow, orange, green, blue, violet, indigo), he was the first White Lantern and he is the reason there was an end to the Blackest Night.

He’s willing to make the hard, but right, decisions.

He mentored and taught Hal Jordan, and then spent an awful long time trying to kill him. Despite their many confrontations, Sinestro considers Hal his friend. It tells us that he was willing to kill a friend who stood in his way, but if you look at the history of those characters, whenever Sinestro needed help, it was Hal he reached out to.

Speaking of getting help from Hal, the help he needed was to destroy his own corps. The corps he founded, in the end, he fought and destroyed.

His tough decisions don’t always end in death. Yes, he killed nearly all of the Guardians, but he spared three. He gave one Guardian to the Red Lantern Atrocitus, whose family was murdered by the Guardians’ Manhunters (spoilers: that Guardian died by Atrocitus’ hand). The other two were Ganthet and Sayd. He negotiated Sayd’s freedom from Larfleeze by giving him a secret nobody else had: Ganthet was alive. He reunited the two Guardians and let them live together, as they were in love. Sinestro punished the Guardians for taking everything from him, but he spared Ganthet and Sayd, because he knew what it was to lose everything. He gave them a chance because he believed that love needs a chance.

The fact of the matter is that Sinestro isn’t a flat villain, but his willingness to do things where the ends justify the means prevents him from being hailed a hero. Hero or no, his abilities and his personal traits make him the greatest lantern, far and above.

Do you agree or disagree? Who is the greatest or your favourite lantern? let us know in the comments below!

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The key to any good Green Lantern cosplay isn’t the emerald power ring—anyone came make or buy or one of those. And nope, it’s not the white opera gloves that Hal Jordan wears, either. Or the domino mask. It’s the Oan power battery, which any member of the Green Lantern Corps needs to say their “In Brightest Day/In Blackest Night” oath as they charge up their ring.

Now, there are official Green Lantern power batteries available for sale out there, but frankly, they’re not all that cool, and many are made kind of cheaply. On top of that, they’re pricey as well. If you want a proper power battery lantern, you’ll probably have to make one yourself.Luckily, the folks at the DIY Prop Shop YouTube channel—the same guys that showed fans how to make their own Batman utility belt and Harley Quinn hammer—have got you covered when it comes to making a kick-ass Green Lantern battery. Their latest video, which you can view above, shows you exactly how to produce one for yourself. You might not have been able to debut it at Comic-Con in San Diego, but Halloween is just around the corner here.

It should be noted that the power battery design they’re going with in this video is the one from the pages of the classic DC Comics, not the 2011 Ryan Reynolds movie. Not sure why anyone would want to reflect that particular movie, but hey, I’ve seen Joel Schumacher-era Batman and Robin cosplay before, complete with nipples, so you just never know in this crazy world.

What do you think of this latest video? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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We’ve taken a look at three great episodes so far, but none of Justice League‘s infamously epic season finales. That changes today with “Starcrossed,” so seriously, if you want to avoid spoilers, turn back on this one.

Amazingly, this is only the second-worst thing that could happen to DC in 2016.

“Starcrossed” starts off with an alien starship attacking Washington DC, impervious to conventional weaponry. Fortunately, another starship appears and shoots this one down. The Earth’s rescuers are the Thanagarians, Hawkgirl’s people. They insist that their longtime enemies, the Gordanians, are preparing to invade Earth, and without their aid, the humans will perish. Despite reluctance, Earth agrees, and the Thanagarians begin building a massive shield generator in the Gobi Desert. However, the Justice League is taken aback, as it quickly becomes apparent that Hawkgirl has been lying.

Hurt and confused, her friends come to find that Hawkgirl is not a lost keeper of the peace but a military leader who arrived on Earth with intentions to scout it and to understand its people. A devastated John Stewart also soon discovers that Hawkgirl is betrothed to the Thanagarian general in charge of the Earth operation, Hro.

Hawkgirl’s betrayal of the Justice League’s trust forms the emotional core of the episode; how would you react if your best friend both turned out to be spying on you and started treating you like a second-class citizen all at once? The time we have spent with Hawkgirl, rooting for her and worrying for her and laughing with her, suddenly feels very hollow, and we realize we–the audience–have been lied to by extension. It hurts, in a way more effective than you’d imagine.

Even mortal enemies can’t resist color-coordinating from time to time.

And it only gets worse. A suspicious Batman boards the Thanagarian mothership and finds out the Gordanian invasion is a hoax perpetrated by the bird-people. Hro, however, catches Batman, and quickly puts his backup plan into play. The rest of the Justice League is captured with the help of Hawkgirl, and the entire Earth is suppressed by Thanagarian occupation forces. Our heroes make it a narrow escape and become fugitives, fighting with all their might to find a way to send the Thanagarians home. They must be quick, as the “shield generator” is actually a hyperspace bypass that is meant to launch the Thanagarians past the Gordanian homeworld defenses and allow them to attack their enemies at the source.

Meanwhile, Hawkgirl discovers that Hro’s plans will wipe out the entire planet, and she begins to feel guilty. Her struggle is well drawn and despite my anger, I couldn’t help but start to feel a little sympathy for her. Either she dooms an innocent planet and many of the people who loved and trusted her, or she completely cripples the only real plan the Thanagarians have to survive the war. Either way, she loses a very real part of herself.

Now’s a good time to ask how Hawkgirl gets her shirt on in the morning.

Later in the episode, this conflict blends into one between her feelings for Hro and for Green Lantern. Hro, insanely jealous, brings this to the surface, but by episode’s end there’s no denying that the love between Hawkgirl and Green Lantern played a part in the ultimate salvation of Earth.

Despite this, the ending is suitably dark for such a morally ambiguous episode. The Thanagarians, as expected, are spiritually crushed, and Hro orders them to leave Earth to attempt their mission elsewhere, a mission that is in grave danger of failing. Half the Justice League despises Hawkgirl, and the other half is still hurt and wary. They take a vote to determine her future membership, but she declines to hear the results and resigns on her own. In many ways, our superheroes have lost, and the seemingly unstoppable Justice League has suffered major setbacks. The Flash even muses that it might all be over.

Too…teary-eyed…can’t make…joke caption…

Two pivotal scenes with Hawkgirl close out the episode. The first has her meeting Alfred, Bruce Wayne’s long-suffering butler. Serving her tea while she waits outside her membership hearing, he promises that “whatever happens in that room, in my eyes, you’ll always be a hero.” Later, she says goodbye to Green Lantern as she departs for a quieter life of solitude. Before she goes, Hawkgirl says to Lantern, “I love you, John. I never lied about that.” He reciprocates, but only after she has flown out of earshot.

In just a few lines, Hawkgirl’s sacrifices have been acknowledged, and she is free to seek peace knowing she did good. But her heart and her sense of belonging, will undeniably remain shattered for a long time yet. It’s a moment of stunning maturity and emotional strife that marks Justice League as the classic series it is.

All images credit of: Warner Bros. Animation

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Thus far we’ve been looking at JLU episodes, so let’s turn to one of the highlights of the original Justice League run, “Wild Cards.” Coming near the end of the second season, the episode takes us to Las Vegas, where The Joker has planted a bomb somewhere in the city. The Justice League is dispatched to disarm the bomb, but things are complicated by Joker’s wily conniving.

Spoilers for Star Wars VIII

First, he unleashes his own personal team of super-powered crooks–the Royal Flush Gang, themed on classic playing cards–to distract the League. Later, it dawns on the League that Joker has planted not just a real bomb, but a dozen fakes. With a humorously subversive 22 minutes and 50 seconds on the clock, it’s going to be nearly impossible for even the Justice League to save the city.

This episode’s greatest strength is given away right in the title; it throws wild card after wild card at you to keep you constantly in suspense. An initially simple bomb threat is complicated by the Royal Flush Gang. The Justice League together is stronger than the Royal Flush Gang, but the fake bombs force everyone to split up. Most intriguingly, almost the entire two-parter is presented through Joker’s perspective, as he hosts a TV program documenting and mocking the Justice League’s search for the bomb. We hear him critique each League member’s costume, get cutaways to remotes with Harley Quinn in her chopper, and get the odds on each Justice League vs. Royal Flush Gang matchup from a corrupt Vegas bookie . It’s a very funny counterbalance to the mounting tension the episode provides, as the Justice League actually seems to be outmatched by The Joker.

It’s the story of a boy, a girl, and a cackling homicidal maniac.

There’s also a great deal of sexual tension with Green Lantern and Hawkgirl, whose feelings have been coming to the forefront in the last couple episodes. In this episode’s cold open, Green Lantern finally brings up the subject, but Hawkgirl refuses to discuss. When she almost loses Lantern in an explosion, however, she’s forced to admit her affection for him. It’s a wonderful moment that has Green Lantern remove her helmet for the first time, exposing her face alongside her heart. The unexpected conclusion to the long-running “will they, won’t they” plotline is definitely the episode’s most satisfying wild card.

But it’s not the most surprising. That award goes to Ace, the silent and wide-eyed member of the Royal Flush Gang who doesn’t fight with the others, but instead sits by Joker’s side in the TV studio. This creepy and clearly fractured teenage girl seems to be an irrelevant branch of the plot until the episode’s last 11 minutes finally reveal Ace’s superpower. From birth, her gaze had sent out hypnotic waves she could barely control, leaving her parents incurably insane. Though the government found her, they cruelly cut off all but her essential brain activity with a mind-dampening “headband” and left her locked up in a prison until Joker freed her.

Of course, I’ve gotten that look from a few ex-girlfriends.

In gratitude, a well-trained Ace has been making the show’s audience slowly go insane, and by the time Joker reveals this, everyone is too helpless to even look away. We see glimpses into the kinds of hallucinations Ace causes, and they are truly disturbing–especially once the tide changes and she turns them on Joker. What happens when you make an insane man insane-r? Nothing pretty. Ace is pitiable (especially when she re-appears in a later episode) but moreover truly terrifying, a rare feat for an animated TV villain. When Batman, too weak to even try to stop Ace, asks her where she’s going to go, she replies, “Nowhere,” with a smile. I get chills up and down my spine every time.

Part horror, part black comedy, part superhero action, and part sweet romance, “Wild Cards” is unpredictably weird in the best of ways. It’s also a fitting farewell to The Joker, who makes his last appearance in the DC Animated Universe here. Mark Hamill portrays him with the usual fantastic flair, and his presence honestly lends a lot to the episode. We spend more time in Joker’s brain than maybe any DCAU episode prior, and we get a front-row seat to his obsession with Batman, his abusive relationship with Harley Quinn, and even his deeply buried sense of melancholy. After all, his plan to use Ace had a very simple goal: to make the world a place where he would finally fit in.

I’ll be back to talk about “Starcrossed”, but in the meantime, we’d love to hear your Justice League memories in the comments!

All images credit of: Warner Bros. Animation

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Deck building games have picked up quite a few adherents over recent years, myself among them. My personal favorite happens to be the DC Deck Building Game by Cryptozoic, which, no surprise, is based on the DC characters we know and love. It’s a pretty straightforward and streamlined example of the deck-building genre, simple enough for anyone to play and win but deep enough to be replayable and offer you a host of different strategies. The game’s main distinction is that you can take on the roles of your favorite super-heroes and villains, each with their own special power to help guide your deck composition.

Once you get hooked on DC Deck Building, there’s plenty of modules and add-ons to pick up. It’s awesome, but also intimidating. The four main modules (Base Set, Heroes Unite, Forever Evil, and Teen Titans) have over 200 cards each as well as their own internal synergies and balances. Throw in all the Crisis and Crossover packs, and you’re dealing with an absolutely massive amount of cards. You can’t just throw ’em all in a pile and hope for the best! I’m here to offer you a few ways to start making the most of your collection and mix up the game after playing a few times.

Make Some Theme Decks

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With all four modules, you’re covering a pretty big selection of heroes, along with their associated adversaries, powers, and tools. If you group them into associated “families”, you can make decks based on the worlds of specific heroes. I worked up a decklist based on the classic Batman-Superman team-up, for example, using only cards associated with ol’ Bats and Kal-El. It’s a little trimmer than the typical deck, after subtracting cards that didn’t have any synergy, but considering most games don’t run out the deck anyway, that should be fine.

It’s easy to imagine other decklists along these lines. How about Green Lantern and Green Arrow? Or to take it to a slightly different direction, what about using the cards to fit a certain storyline? It would be really fun and totally possible to create a decklist using characters and villains important in the Justice League Unlimited cartoon!

Play Your Games With Some Variant Rules

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DC Deck Building really invites house rules and homebrewing; each module even comes with some suggestions for variant play. One of my personal favorite suggestions, which me and my friends tweaked just a bit, is the idea of the “Super Hero Draft” (which just gets crazier and more fun the more modules you have.)

Basically, you lay out all of the potential Super Hero and Super Villain characters for the game you’re about to play. You shouldn’t put out all of them, just 3-4 times the number of players, and no random picking – make sure the choices all have a chance to synergize with the deck you built. From there, every player rolls. Starting with the high roll, everyone eliminates a character from being picked. Then, you make one more round of eliminations. Finally, everyone gets to pick their character, but you pick in the reverse order of your eliminations (so low roll picks first).

If you have a smaller number of players (2-3), you could also try a variant where you pick two characters at the start of the game. Having two special abilities to coordinate allows for even crazier combos and a faster, more intense game that should make up for your emptier table. Or a two-player variant where one plays a Super Hero, the other a Super Villain. The hero destroys villains when they “purchase” them, rather than gaining them, and they instead gain 1 VP. The villain has a similar rule change, only they do so for heroes. Once you’ve got a few games under your belt, it’s fun and easy to come up with ideas like these.

Build Decks Based On Strategies

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This is definitely the trickiest and most time-consuming idea, so I’ve saved it for last. Each module, as I’ve said before, is built around some careful internal synergies. But there’s definitely overlap between the effects of cards in different sets, and if you take the time to pour through them, you can build cool combos between multiple sets. You can see my decklist here based on the destruction mechanic, a major part of Forever Evil but made more powerful and streamlined by introducing cards from other sets (flip through the tabs on the bottom if you can’t see it).

There’s other opportunity here too: could you make a deck that grants a boon to somewhat underpowered Super Heroes (like Robin and Kyle Rayner)? Or one that revolves around manipulating the top cards of your deck?

Be sure to share any cool ideas you’ve had for DC Deck Building in the comments!

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We all love to imagine weapons or objects from various universes that, when brought to our tabletop campaign, would effectively turn our characters into all-powerful gods. However, isn’t it more worthwhile to think about the fictional items that would, instead of breaking the game entirely, change one aspect of D&D to make it easier and more fun, yet still maintain the roleplay challenge we know and love? No? You want the god-weapons? I thought you might.

If you aren’t a party pooper, check out our short list of items from other fictional universes that break D&D just enough to get you that rush of power but not so much that the rest of your campaign essentially becomes a rather drawn-out inventory of your Scrooge McDuck hoard.

Green Lantern’s Power Ring | DC Universe

In brightest day, in blackest night, bandits beware the power of Green Lantern’s light! With almost endless capabilities (energy projections, force fields, and a radiation-powered laserbeam), the power ring would certainly be welcome in a pinch.

The ring has no race restrictions, so any party member could pop it on, and its force field protects the wearer from virtually any environment: goodbye difficult terrain! Low visibility in dim light or complete darkness? Forget it. He’s the Green Lantern. Plus, even when tugging the rest of the party along, the wearer of the ring can fly at twice the speed of sound, whizzing past any nearby aarakocra.

However, the ring’s might is limited by the wearer’s willpower. While any party member can wear it, the goliath barbarian with low wisdom and intelligence might have difficulty wielding the ring (sorry, Grog). Additionally, power rings run out of… well, power. Once they do, they need to be recharged; so you’d need a rest to bring the ring back to strength before facing Big Bad.

Poké Ball | Pokémon

“I choose you, Owlbear!” shouts the young cleric before the creature pounces out of the Poké Ball and ferociously pecks at his face. No, you probably wouldn’t want to release an owlbear if you’ve captured one, but a Poké Ball’s capabilities could allow players to safely transport a prisoner or postpone an opponent’s attack.

In a D&D campaign, the use of a Poké Ball wouldn’t be restricted to Pokémon but would rather apply to any living thing. Throwing the ball at something would automatically capture it, and it’d make a saving throw periodically to attempt to break free, with different rules in and out of combat. The being would have a catch rate, dependent on its level, health, and other relevant traits, which would determine whether or not it is trapped in the ball. So you should theoretically not even think about lobbing the ball in front of a Beholder, except to confuse it.

The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal | The Elder Scrolls

In Oblivion, the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal allows you to instantly become the Gray Fox, the most infamous thief in the land. While wearing the cowl, everything you do is attributed to the Gray Fox instead of to yourself. You can commit a murder, be arrested, take off the cowl in front of the guards, and be released with no questions asked.

With the cowl, deception becomes unnecessary. If you’re about to do something naughty, throw on the cowl and let the Gray Fox take the fall. Then, throw it off to make your escape (and by escape I mean casual stroll out of jail). However, for a character with a good alignment, it could become problematic. Without consequences for your crimes, how can you justify using the cowl? If you wear it in public, guards will attack you, and you have no option but to fight back or let yourself be captured. While you can take off the cowl and become unknown, your party has no such defense, and they were just seen collaborating with the Gray Fox.

Time-Turner | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It marks the hours, every one. Time-travel has always been unwieldy, and the wizarding world is no exception. When Harry, Ron, and Hermione travel back in time, the time-turner simply enables them to bring about the events that were always going to transpire. For D&D, the DM would have to decide how players can use the time-turner.

Could they use it like in the rescue of Buckbeak and help their past selves bring about what has already occurred? The DM would then have to decide how the campaign ends, which takes the element of chance out of the game. Any player wishing to look into this future should know that the party can’t change outcomes they already know. Being able to safely travel back a maximum of five hours, they could still make last-minute combat escapes or chain together several short rests.

Could they instead use it to actually alter the past, potentially causing devastating butterfly effects? Time-travel is powerful but dangerous, and this would hopefully inspire players to consider the consequences before turning time.

The Luggage | Discworld

Imagine a sentient bag of holding that follows you around and acts as your bodyguard. The Luggage not only defends its owner fiercely but is also generally homicidal, its victims disappearing somewhere into its TARDIS interior. However, were you to open the Luggage, you’d find not piles of mutilated bodies but your belongings just as you had placed them.

Because the Luggage moves on its own, you don’t have to worry about carry weight or a bag of holding. Having a mind of its own, of course, does not necessarily mean that it always obeys your will. Confronted with an obstacle, the Luggage will charge into it headlong instead of looking for a way around. It can always find its owner, but it has a tendency to get lost, like all luggage, and may disappear at inopportune moments in the campaign.

What fictional items would you like to use in D&D, and how would you incorporate them? Let us know in the comments!

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