Green Lantern #9 Review

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".

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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 21

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.

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Who's the "New Guy" in the New 52 FCBD issue?

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.

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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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Green Lantern News From C2E2

Ethan Van Sciver returns!

While there hasn't been a lot of Green Lantern news coming out of this weekend's C2E2 convention there have been a couple bits of news of note about the Green Lantern universe.  Among all the DC universe news is that when pressed for the Orange Lantern Oath Geoff Johns indicated that we'll be seeing much more from Larfleeze in the future.

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Green Lantern 8 Review

We know that there a very big story on the horizon for the Green Lantern books but right now both Hal and Sinestro have a bit of a problem that goes by the name of the Indigo Tribe to deal with.  When last we read in issue seven both men were being held prisoner and Sinestro looked like he was about the get indoctrinated into the Tribe.  This issue takes us to the midway point in the "Secret of the Indigo Tribe" story arc and as one would expect, things are about to get a lot worse before they get any better.

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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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Green Lantern #7 Review

The Secret of the Indigo Tribe is a story arc I've really be looking forward to since Geoff Johns first mentioned it a while ago.  Of all the groups making use of the power of the emotional spectrum the enigmatic Indigo Tribe has really sparked my curiosity with their unusual language and the way in which they are chosen and, well, perhaps indoctrinated into the group.  Plus there's the intriguing connection between the Tribe and Abin Sur that  sparks a bit of creative speculation about how Hal's predecessor might connect to them which fuels me between issues.  This week the seventh issue of the post relaunch Green Lantern title kicks off the new story arc and it looks like we are in for another spectacular journey.

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Green Lantern #6 Review

The Sinestro Corps has been defeated and Hal Jordan is holding hands with Carol Ferris again, so all's quiet in the Green Lantern universe, right?  Yeah we know that's not true with the Guardians scheming to replace the Green Lantern Corps with the Third Army to be led by the mysterious First Lantern, plus there's the matter of the Keepers and Invictus in other corners of the galaxy as threats looming on the horizon.  But Geoff Johns takes the sixth issue as a break from all the cosmic hubbub to let us catch our breath, stopping to smell the roses for a moment before plunging Hal Jordan and readers back into the fight.

The Story -

Hal's drug of choice

Hal and Carol are deep in love again with Hal able to finally put her before the ring, but it's not all as wonderful as it seems when Hal uses Carol's bathroom break as a chance to get his adrenaline fix by getting in a fight that lasts just long enough for him to get back in time before Carol can get suspicious.  

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