May 2012 ~ The Blog of OA

5/31/12

Warner Brothers Annouces New DC Videogame

5/31/2012

Warner Brothers Interactive announced today that they have partnered with legendary videogame producer Ed Boon to put together a new DC Universe fighting game. Not a sequel to the 2008 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Injustice promises to deliver a whole new experience to gamers by the makers of the Mortal Kombat series of games. Here is the official press release from Warner Brothers Interactive:

Green Lantern: New Guardians #9 Review

5/30/2012

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The Blue Lanterns have probably been the most highly regarded of the new groups from Geoff Johns' exploration of the emotional spectrum yet they have not been given a lot of page time outside of Saint Walker. With Green Lantern: New Guardians #9 the embodiment of all the Hope in the universe takes center stage as their base of operations comes under attack from the Reach.

Animated Series Episode 13 Review - "Homecoming"

5/28/2012

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For weeks now Green Lantern: The Animated Series has built to a crescendo and this week fans got to experience what we all hoped for - a finale filled with epic moments that illustrate what we love most about the Green Lantern mythology. Like all the episodes before it, not a moment was wasted on screen during the thirteenth episode, "Homecoming", and in fact there was more to the story than the creators could fit in according a tweet by the episode's director, Sam Liu, who said that there were some great moments that had to be eliminated prior to the episode reaching the animation stage. It's hard to imagine this episode being much better because the finished product is near perfect.

Clips for Animated Series Episode "Homecoming"

5/25/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the May 26th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, "Homecoming". This is the final episode for this first "mini-season" of thirteen and features the debut of a blue wearing Saint Walker.

Here's the synopsis of the episode:

Atrocitus wreaks vengeance on Oa, as the Red Lantern armada crosses into Green Lantern space – with only Kilowog to stop them. It’s up to Hal to take the shortcut back to Earth by teleporting across the universe from the Star Sapphires’ homeworld of Zamora and stop Atrocitus and Zilius Zox from killing the Guardians.

Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs on the Cartoon Network Saturday mornings at 10am and is available for digital download from Amazon on Demand, iTunes, PSN and the Zune Marketplace on the Xbox 360.

Green Lantern Corps #9 Review

5/21/2012

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It was only a matter of time before John Stewart's decision making was going to get him in trouble, and right or wrong he has ended up on the wrong end of the Alpha Lanterns. Green Lantern Corps #9 forces John to acknowledge what really happened to Kirrt back in issue 6. With his actions now in question as well as his character, things are looking too good for John Stewart.

Animated Series Episode 12 Review "Invasion"

5/20/2012

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"Invasion" leaves us with just one more episode left in the first "mini-season" of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and like any great show it's all been building up to a crescendo that will be unleashed on fan next week. The latest episode continues to move the Red Lanterns and Green Lanterns to the point of no return and as the title implies the invasion by Atrocitus' forces has begun.

Green Lantern #9 Review

5/19/2012

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We know that there's a lot of things in store for the Green Lantern universe based on the August solicitations and the reveal on Free Comic Book Day that there's a new member of the Corps on Earth that was originally drawn to be Hal Jordan but changed. I've speculated that the new Green Lantern might be Black Hand and recently on our podcast indicated that I have a hunch that Carol Ferris is going to meet an unfortunate end. While I'm loving all the things we have to speculate about I'm geeking out more about the overall quality of the Green Lantern books. With issue nine in the post-relaunch Green Lantern series we have some history that's been played at since Blackest Night finally realized in what it the penultimate chapter in "The Secret of the Indigo Tribe".

5/19/2012

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Since the very beginning of the Red Lanterns series there has been a slow, and some would say too slow, buildup towards a confrontation between Atrocitus and Bleez for control of the Red Lantern Corps. Issue nine brings us a head to head confrontation between the two, but whether or not it is a satisfying confrontation or not depends on what the reader is hoping to see happen.

More on the Mysterious New Lantern

5/18/2012

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Some new information about the mysterious new Green Lantern shown in the "New 52" Free Comic Book Day giveaway has come to light thanks to both MTV Geek and Bleeding Cool. MTV Geek recently posted several videos of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee talking about the book in which Johns mentions that readers will see the new character in the Green Lantern books "very soon".

5/18/2012

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In this episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey discuss Red Lanterns #9 and how the events of this series might connect to the rest of the Green Lantern books. “The Secret of the Indigo Tribe” was revealed in Green Lantern #9 which prompts our newest contest. Post your own Green Lantern themed “Nok Nok” joke on our Facebook group before the end of May and you could win a digital copy of Green Lantern #9.

Clips for Green Lantern Animated Series Episode "Invasion"

5/17/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the May 19th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, "Invasion". This is the next to the last episode for this first "mini-season" of thirteen and features the return of Saint Walker and Mogo. Here's the synopsis of the episode:

Hal and the Green Lanterns travel to one of the Ancient Wonders of the Galaxy – the Lighthouse – so they can seal off any path through The Maelstrom and prevent the Red Lantern armada from getting through. Atrocitus, the Red Lantern leader, sets a trap for Hal and manages to steal the ship so that he may finally have his vengeance on the Guardians.

August 2012 Green Lantern Solicitations..Updated

5/14/2012

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The August 2012 solictations from DC Comics for the Green Lantern family of books has been released which includes a shock ending to this month's Justice League issue and the final issue of Justice League International which features Guy Gardner. There's a lot to look forward to this month with so many plotlines wrapping up, and that's probably no coincidence with the Green Lantern Annual promising to change a lot of things in the Green Lantern universe.

Animated Series Episode 11 Review "Flight Club"

5/12/2012

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The first season of Green Lantern: The Animated Series continues to build upon the foundation built by earlier episodes as it pushes ever closer to the end of the first "mini-season" and the inevitable explosive conflict between the Red and Green Lanterns. "Flight Club" calls back to the prison planet run by Myglom and the Spider Guild in the series third episode, "Razer's Edge". While "Flight Club" maintains a lighter tone throughout there's a sense of the dark days that are on the horizon for the crew of the Interceptor.

5/12/2012

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When Warner Brothers was promoting the Green Lantern movie last year there were a lot of comparisons being made to Star Wars. While the film didn't match that comparison in the minds of many I think anyone watching Green Lantern: The Animated Series would have a hard time not seeing the magnitude of the universe being explored by the show's producers. As we prepare to enter the end of the first "mini season" of thirteen episodes the overarching narrative reaches a major turning point with the tenth episode, "Regime Change."

Clips for Green Lantern Animated Series Episode "Flight Club"

5/11/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the May 12th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Flight Club" which features the appearance of Thanagarians. Here's the description for the new episode and a preview clip:

The Green Lanterns travel to a prison asteroid to find a legendary code that holds the key to crossing an impenetrable asteroid barrier called “The Maelstrom” before Atrocitus and his Red Lantern armada can do so. Unfortunately, a Thanagarian prisoner named Byth Rok is the only one that knows the code.

Green Lantern Animated Series to Get DVD Release in August

5/07/2012

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Warner Home Video has released initial information for a new two-disc DVD collection of the first thirteen Green Lantern: The Animated Series episodes. The new release, titled "Green Lantern: The Animated Series - Season One, Part One: Rise of the Red Lanterns" is scheduled to be released on August 28th, 2012. The collection will retail with an SRP of $19.97 Warner Brothers also released a trade ad in support of the home video release, shown at right (click on the image to zoom in). There is no information available about a high definition blu-ray release however Warners Home Video seems to have adopted a DVD only strategy to keep the price point lower so it would be surprising to see anything beyond a DVD collection.

Episode List

Beware My Power…Green Lantern's Light (Part One)

Beware My Power…Green Lantern's Light (Part Two)

Razer's Edge

Ghost in the Machine

Heir Apparent

Lost Planet

Reckoning

Nothing to Fear

…In Love and War

Regime Change

Flight Club

Invasion

Homecoming

To promote all of their upcoming animated series DVD releases Warner Brothers has also produced at promotional trailer.

The Podcast of Oa Episode 21

5/04/2012

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In this episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey talk about DC's Free Comic Book Day offering and what it might mean for Green Lantern. Issue 8 of both Green Lantern Corps and Green Lantern: New Guardians continue to impress with the first chapter in the "Alpha War" begins and the New Guardians go their separate ways.

Plus we talk about the "Fear Itself" and "...In Love and War" episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and how the show continues to mine the rich history of the Green Lantern universe with the most recent episodes playing up other parts of the emotional spectrum.

5/04/2012

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The DC New 52 book for Free Comic Book Day featured a tantalizing glimpse at some upcoming events with the main focus the big reveal of a big event for 2013 entitled "Trinity War". DC released the gatefold center spread early, intentionally leaking the end of the book and an interesting image of a future event, but for Green Lantern fans there is an additional bit of information to be gleaned from that image (shown below). Don't read past the image if you don't want an advance spoiler prior to reading the issue for yourself.

Clips for Green Lantern Animated Series Episode "Regime Change"

5/03/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the May 5th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, "Regime Change" and it appears that the Red Lanterns are on the move! Here's the description for the new episode:

Hal and the crew of the Interceptor must return to the planet Betrassus to help Queen Iolande defend her world. Her brother Ragnar has received a red power ring and eagerly accepts it. Now, Hal, Kilowog and the rest of the crew must save Queen Iolande and Betrassus before Ragnar takes over the planet... or destroys it altogether.

Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs on the Cartoon Network Saturday mornings at 10am and is available for digital download from Amazon on Demand, iTunes, PSN and the Zune Marketplace on the Xbox 360.

Animated Series Episode 9 Review "...In Love and War"

5/01/2012

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It seems that each week we see a little morality play unfold during the newest episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and this week continues the trend by delving into the nature of love and how it can consume us if we're not careful. The latest entry in the series, "...In Love and War" follows up on plot threads that begun both in the two part debut and last week's episode, "Fear Itself" while introducing the Star Sapphires to the Green Lantern animated universe.