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5/28/12

Animated Series Episode 13 Review - "Homecoming"

5/28/2012

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.

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.

Podcast of Oa Episode 22

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.

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.

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.

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.

May Episode Schedule for Green Lantern: The Animated Series

4/30/2012

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The Cartoon Network has released the following schedule of episodes for May for Green Lantern: The Animated Series:

May 5th, 2012 #10 - "Regime Change"
Hal and company go back to Betrassus, where Queen Iolande needs help from her evil brother, Prince Ragnor, who is now a Red Lantern!

May 12th, 2012 #11 - "Fight Club"
The Red Lanterns are on the move!

May 19th, 2012 #12 - "Invasion"
Hal and the crew are trying to stop the Red Lanterns from reaching Guardian Space.

May 26th, 2012 #13 - "Homecoming"
Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns breach Oa, can Hal get there in time?

Clips for Green Lantern Animated Series Episode "In Love and War"

4/25/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the April 28th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, "...In Love and War" and it looks like it's going to be another awesome episode! Here's the description for the new episode, although the clips look as though the official description isn't completely accurate:

The Green Lanterns save a different type of Lantern from an invading space monster. Grateful for their rescue, the Star Sapphires, whose power comes from love, invite everyone to their homeworld. It turns out, however, that the whole thing was a set-up to drain the Lanterns’ power rings by encasing them in crystals.

4/25/2012

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One of the things I've personally enjoyed about Green Lantern: The Animated Series is the way that the show's creators build in some nods to things like Star Trek or Lord of the Rings and so on. This week's episode, "Fear Itself" feels like a classic Star Trek episode where the crew encounters two races at odds with each other and it's not clear who is right and who's wrong. As the story unfolds we discover that everything isn't what it seems to be and in the end the two races are more alike than they thought.

The Podcast of Oa Episode 20

4/20/2012

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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.

Animated Series Episode 7 Review "Reckoning"

4/15/2012

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With episode seven of Green Lantern: The Animated Series we have the return of the greater underlying plot for the show's first season put squarely back into the limelight. "Reckoning" brings with it a lot of drama and action that puts our protagonists face to face with their red ringed adversaries and the crew of the Interceptor don't make it out unscathed.

After weeks of observing the Red Lantern base ship, Shard, Razer seemingly turns his back on the crew and sabotages the Interceptor to rejoin Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns. Razer's true goal is to rid the universe of Atrocitus but when his plan backfires it's up to the Green Lanterns to risk it all in order to save him. In the mayhem we learn the origins of the Red Lanterns and the truth behind Razer's loss with the show ending on a solemn note with the revelation of the plans that Atrocitus has put in motion.

Clips for Green Lantern Animated Series Episode "Reckoning"

4/13/2012

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The Cartoon Network has provided clips from the April 14th episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, "Reckoning". In the seventh episode of the series Razer seemingly betrays the Green Lanterns and returns to Atrocitus on the Red Lantern homeworld, Shard. He attempts to kill the Red Lantern leader but is found out. Hal, Kilowog, and Aya go behind enemy lines to rescue Razer and discover the secret of the Red Lantern armada. Bleez and Skallox both make their debut in this episode.