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All the Green Lantern books continue their collision course for what will be a very eventful August and the coming arrival of the Third Army. For Green Lantern Corps part, John Stewart stands guilty of murder and ready to face the harshest of punishments for actions shown be taken out of the context which might show his justification. John has seemingly accepted the verdict and waits in the gallows, but the big question going into issue ten is whether Guy Gardner will stand by and do nothing to protect his new found status in the Corps, or will he stand defiant against the Alpha Lanterns and provide the Guardians with the reason they need to get him off the playing board?
We continue to celebrate the first year anniversary of the Podcast of Oa with episode 24. Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey talk about Red Lanterns #10 and for the first time since the launch of the book both hosts are not filled with rage! Green Lantern #10 concludes the "Secret of the Indigo Tribe" arc in epic fashion. Myron and Bill share their opinions on Alan Scott's sexual preference and the recent news about the Justice League movie, plus we look back on one "Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan" which helped pave the way for the return of the Green Lantern Corps.
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Show Links:Raging Bullets Show Notes
00:00:00 Intro
00:06:25 Red Lanterns #10
00:17:49 Alan Scott and Earth 2 #2
00:36:27 Justice League Movie
01:13:00 Green Lantern #10
01:31:43 Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
01:52:22 Closing
Bill Giancoli and I recently had the great opportunity to have a conversation with Giancarlo Volpe, producer of "Green Lantern: The Animated" series to talk about the show for our Podcast of Oa 1st anniversary episode. Giancarlo spent the hour sharing some of the behind the scenes decision making that went into the show's creation as well as some of the tough decisions that had to be made to remain faithful to the source material while still fitting the time and budgetary constraints they are faced with. Along the way we find out some things that we cut from the "Homecoming" finale, his thoughts on the feature film, what the censors had to say about the Star Sapphires and hints of what's to come this fall when the second batch of episodes begin airing.
In this very special episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey celebrate the first year of the show by spending an hour with Giancarlo Volpe, Producer on the Green Lantern animated series airing on the Carttoon Network. In our exclusive conversation with Giancarlo we talk about some of the high points from the first season, some of the tough creative choices that the show's producers had to make, and a little bit about what we can expect from the second half of the first seaon.
There's some previously never before heard information from Giancarlo about the show including some of what was cut from the finale episode, "Homecoming" as well as confirmation on the appearance of a couple of characters and tease about the villain we'll see this fall when episodes resume. All this and some great talk about Razer, Aya, Carol Ferris' cleavage and Goggan fart humor highlight this very special episode!
You can also read the transcript of our conversation here.
The Podcast of Oa is the official podcast of the Blog of Oa and a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Share your comments and questions by calling the show’s voicemail line at 406-PODOFOA (406-763-6362) while Skype users can leave a voicemail on the show's account, blogofoa. Send your emails to greenlantern@stny.rr.com. You can also find the Blog and Podcast of Oa on Facebook and Google+.
Green Lantern and other related characters are the copyrighted property of DC Comics Inc. and are used without permission. The Blog of Oa and the Podcast of Oa are fan productions and do not claim any ownership over the Green Lantern or any other copyrighted properties.
Show Notes
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:28 Giancarlo Volpe Conversation
01:13:09 Closing
Green Lantern number ten concludes “The Secret of the Indigo Tribe” arc and while we don’t get to learn much more about the language of the Tribe in the conclusion of the story there are more than enough moments to make this one of the more memorable stories since Blackest Night. When we last left Hal Jordan and Sinestro they were surrounded by the rest of the Indigo Tribe, restored to their original sociopathic lives by the destruction of the Indigo Central Battery in issue nine.
I was recently invited to join X and the Cuban over on the Alt3red Egos podcast for a fun discussion about Green Lantern. For anyone new to the Green Lantern universe this episode will give you the low down on some Green Lantern history before we dive head long into what's going on in the books right now and where we think things might be headed.
So head over to Alt3red Egos and check out their show. You can listen to the episode right here as well.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series fans are due for a treat before the next thirteen episodes debut on the Cartoon Network. Amazon has revealed that a CD will be released on August 21st from La-La Land Records, the company behind many film and television soundtrack releases. While La-La Land Records has no information about an upcoming release, the Amazon listing notes that the CD will contain more than seventy minutes of material from the series.
The score for the animated series pilot was previously nominated for an Annie Award last December, however it did not win the honor. Composer Frederik Wiedmann's work on the series is available now from Amazon for pre-order for $18.04.
It's hard not to get excited about the news that DC is going to move forward with a Justice League film, but then again we've been here before so the cynic in many fans has their enthusiasm on hold until they actually see a trailer for the film. But what's different this time is the huge success Marvel's Avengers film and Warner Brothers in a position to either get the DC film universe rolling to turn their back on the notion of cashing in on the characters they own and ceding the superhero film genre to others. There's a sense of reality about this one, notions stoked by various rumor that lead me to think that we will get a movie this time and I think that the future of the Green Lantern on film is definitely hitched to the Justice League wagon.
With Ed Benes gone the Red Lanterns start a new era with the book's new regular artist, Miguel Sepulveda. Sepulveda brings a fresh take on the Red Lantern Corps and this debut issue is an indication of things to come I think we are in for a treat in the coming months. Issue ten of Red Lanterns is the second part of a crossover with Stormwatch, another book that features the Peter Milligan / Miguel Sepulveda creative team. In Stormwatch issue nine Skallox met up with the Stormwatch team and didn't fair too well, losing his ring hand and ring in the process before being put in stasis for observation. Red Lanterns issue ten follows up on this plot while also advancing some of the other subplots that Milligan has been juggling for several months now.
The September 2012 solictations from DC Comics for the Green Lantern family of books has been released for the one year anniversary of the relaunch of the DC Universe. All the issues for this month are "zero issues" focusing in many of the books on what changes were made to the origins and backgrounds of DC characters before returning to the regular numbers next month.
Among the more intriguing plotlines for "zero month" is the rest of the origin of Pandora in Justice League and what information about the upcoming Trinity War, plus the debut of the mysterious new Green Lantern from the Free Comic Book Day issue. The publication schedule has also been changed for the Green Lantern titles, with Red Lanterns moving to the end of the month and the rest of the book moving forward a week to fill in the gap. Whether this is a permanent change or something unique to "zero month" in unknown, but the description for Red Lanterns hints that the prophecy revealed in that issue might be kick off to the Third Army arc and might explain the schedule change.
I've been sitting back and watching the events surrounding the announcement of Alan Scott's sexual orientation with a number of different feelings, and being an uber Green Lantern fan and knowing that people do come to this site for Green Lantern news and information I feel the obligation to discuss my own views on the topic. I feel a little conflicted to be honest, but more over the way we as a society respond to the subject more than the topic itself.
To the issue of Alan Scott's homosexuality my opinion is a resounding "I don't really care". After forty seven years on this planet and nearly twenty five years of marriage I'm pretty secure in my own heterosexuality and I'm not terribly intimidated by it, nor do I find it worthy of much energy in stressing over it. I'm also well beyond the stage of thinking I need a character "just like me" to relate to because, quite frankly, that's too much of a juvenile egocentric notion for me to subscribe to.
In this episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey discuss Green Lantern Corps #9 and Green Lantern: New Guardians #9 and how all the books are on a collision course this summer before everything comes to a head in August’s Green Lantern Annual. We also talk about the epic final two episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and how well Warner Brothers Animation has captured the essence of the Green Lantern universe.
While this episode was recorded before the announcement about Alan Scott’s sexual preference we have a conversation about the notion of a homosexual Green Lantern, plus we reveal the winner to last episode’s “Nok Nok” joke contest and share comments from listeners and followers on our Facebook page.
The Podcast of Oa is the official podcast of the Blog of Oa and a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Share your comments and questions by calling the show’s voicemail line at 406-PODOFOA (406-763-6362) while Skype users can leave a voicemail on the show's account, blogofoa. Send your emails to greenlantern@stny.rr.com. You can also find the Blog and Podcast of Oa on Facebook and Google+.
Green Lantern and other related characters are the copyrighted property of DC Comics Inc. and are used without permission. The Blog of Oa and the Podcast of Oa are fan productions and do not claim any ownership over the Green Lantern or any other copyrighted properties.
Show Notes
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:10 Green Lantern Corps #9
00:15:42 Green Lantern: New Guardians #9
00:37:14 Animated Series Finale
01:00:22 Green Lantern News and feedback
01:22:40 Nok Nok Joke Contest Winner
01:24:21 Closing
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