Red Lanterns #9 Review

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.

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Podcast of Oa Episode 22

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.

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August 2012 Green Lantern Solicitations..Updated

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.

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The Podcast of Oa Episode 20

In this episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey talk about Red Lanterns #8 and Green Lantern #8 and what the connection between the Indigo Tribe and Abin Sur might be. Myron shares Green Lantern news and they have a lengthy conversation about the latest episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. All that and listener feedback round out our twentieth episode.

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Red Lanterns #8 Review

It's no secret that I've felt that Red Lanterns has been a bit of a let down and I've made it a point to try to let it stand on its own merits and not color my opinion with my own preconceived notion of what the title should be by focusing on what it is.  I really felt that issue 7 was a step in the right direction and that the book had finally found a focus with the arrival of Rankorr and a brewing civil war.  Issue 8 adds another plot to the mix which could render the civil war a meaningless affair as the ghosts of Atrocitus' past comes back to haunt him in a most volatile way.

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July 2012 Green Lantern Solicitations

The July 2012 solictations from DC Comics for the Green Lantern family of books has been released and the start of the "Revenge of the Black Hand" story that Geoff Johns talked about to Newsarama recently as all roads for the Green Lantern books lead to the coming of the Third Army.  Alan Scott also gets his post-relaunch origin and Larfleeze takes on the New Guardians while the "Alpha War" wraps up in the pages of the Green Lantern Corps.

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Podcast of Oa Episode 18

In this episode of the Podcast of Oa hosts Bill Giancoli and Myron Rumsey talk about the latest episode of the new Green Lantern animated series, “Razer’s Edge”. Things pickup with the seventh issue of Red Lanterns with Bleez leading the team while Atrocitus confronts some of the demons from his past and Rankorr makes his entrance on Ysmault.

We also discuss the start to the “Secret of the Indigo Tribe” story in the pages of Green Lantern #7 and share some Green Lantern news, plus we get an audio response to our last Kilowog Challenge.

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Red Lanterns #7 Review

There have been a lot of plots running through the Red Lanterns series but as many fans will point out there doesn't seem to have been a traditionally defined storyline through the first six issues.  That's not to say that the book has been completely scatter-shot as we've started to see some cross between the various plotlines.  In issue six most of the pages were dedicated to establishing Rankorr as the second Red Lantern of Earth, but unlike Dex-Starr the human recruit has shown to be a little different than most members of the rage brigade.  This issue starts to pull some of these subplots together and it seems that we are on a collision course for a major upheaval in the ranks of the Red Lanterns.

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May 2012 Green Lantern Solicitations - Updated

The May 2012 solictations from DC Comics for the Green Lantern family of books has been released, revealing that the answers to some of the mysteries of the Indigo Tribe are going to be revealed, John Stewart gets himself into some hot water, and more.

This has been updated to include Blue Beetle #9 featuring a crossover with Green Lantern: New Guardians.

RED LANTERNS #9

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER

Cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA

On sale MAY 2 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+

No RED LANTERN is safe! ATROCITUS discovers a conspiracy behind the awakening of the terror that is ABYSMUS, which threatens to kill every member of his corps!

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9

Written by DAN JURGENS

Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN

Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale MAY 2 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

It’s the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL against O.M.A.C in a fight to the finish! Special crossover with this month’s FIRESTORM #9!

GREEN LANTERN #9

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY

Cover by DOUG MAHNKE

Variant cover by GARY FRANK

1:200 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE

On sale MAY 9 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

Combo pack edition: $3.99 US

This issue will ship with three covers.

“THE SECRET OF THE INDIGO TRIBE” part three! HAL JORDAN and SINESTRO learn the horrific truth behind the members of the Indigo Tribe and their connection to ABIN SUR Also, the GUARDIANS begin their plan to replace the Green Lantern Corps – at any cost!

This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #9

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Backup story art by GARY FRANK

1:25 Variant cover by CARLOS D’ANDA

1:200 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale MAY 16 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

“THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY” begins here! Part one of a story introducing an all-new major nemesis for the Justice League by GEOFF JOHNS and JIM LEE!

In part three of the SHAZAM! backup story, Billy Batson attempts to get used to his new life, new school and new family as Sivana unleashes an ancient evil imprisoned long ago.

This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and SCOTT HANNA

On sale MAY 16 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

“ALPHA WAR” part one! JOHN STEWART is put on trial for the murder of a fellow GREEN LANTERN by the ALPHA LANTERNS!

BLUE BEETLE #9 
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

BLUE BEETLE squares off against GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER and THE NEW GUARDIANS!  If Beetle and the Lanterns don’t kill each other, the bounty hunter packing Oan technology will be happy to do it for them. Wait…OAN technology?! Continued this month in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9!


GREEN LANTERN ANIMATED #2
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

Hal Jordan and Kilowog patrol the limits of the galaxy in their “borrowed” Green Lantern ship! Has Hal learned the lessons Kilowog’s been teaching him? We’ll find out as they run into an old foe: the Invisible Destroyer!

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #9

Written by JOE HARRIS and ETHAN VAN SCIVER

Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and NORM RAPMUND

Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

On sale MAY 23 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

Don’t miss this crossover with JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9! RONNIE seeks information – but is the price he must pay too high?

GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9

Written by TONY BEDARD

Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

On sale MAY 23 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

ODYM, homeworld of the BLUE LANTERNS, is under attack by the alien conquerors known as THE REACH! The combined power of the different Lantern Corps might not be enough to defeat The Reach! To make matters worse, they may have been betrayed by one of their own! Continued from BLUE BEETLE #9.

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