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4/20/12

Simone, Van Sciver on Green Lantern Graphic Novel

4/20/2012

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Gail Simone

In a new interview with Major Spoilers, DC Comics writer Gail Simone revealed some information about the top secret project that she and artist Ethan Van Sciver are working on - an original Green Lantern graphic novel. While Gail doesn't give up much information about the new ninety page project she does indicate that the story will stand on its own, however it doesn't necessarilly mean that it's a part of the current continuity. As Gail says, "this event could take place somewhere in time in the DCU".

MAD takes on Green Lantern

4/16/2012

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MAD has a new short spoofing Green Lantern and the emotional spectrum as Hal Jordan is chosen to be....the Green Care Bear! Too funny!

Major Green Lantern Event Coming Soon

4/05/2012

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There have been some subtle and not so subtle hints that there may something big brewing in the Green Lantern corner of the DC universe and we now have some confirmation that there is a major story coming this year. Newsarama featured an interview with DC's Senior Vice President of Sales Bob Wayne was joined by DC's Vice President of Marketing John Cunningham in which Cunningham tells the site that there is something big enough coming from the creative teams that they expect a sizeable jump in sales for the books.

"When we look at the March numbers and see where we are on issue #7, after September, and the numbers continue to be as strong as they are, and in the cases of things like the "Night of the Owls" crossover, where we see sales numbers increasing right before the next Green Lantern storyline kicks off. And those numbers will go up." - DC's Vice President of Marketing John Cunningham

Who is the First Lantern?

2/02/2012

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Perhaps the most intriguing mystery coming out of the first story arcs in the Green Lantern titles is the coming of the Third Army and the return of the First Lantern. Recently on the Podcast of Oa and in our new feature, Green Lantern 101, there was talk of the first Green Lantern, Rori Dag. For several reasons the first Green Lantern is not likely to be the aforementioned First Lantern, but then again this is comics and one can never be too sure about anything. So just who is the First Lantern if it's not Rori Dag? There are some fascinating clues that Geoff Johns has been sprinkling in the comics since issue 62 about this individual and piecing them together helps narrow down the likely scenarios.

The first and most obvious choice for the First Lantern is indeed Rori Dag since that plays to the continuity that was established way back in 1969's Green Lantern volume 2 issue 67. Rori Dag's role as the first Green Lantern has been alluded to several times throughout the Green Lantern mythology, but a few things lead to him being discounted as the First Lantern. For one thing Rori Dag died and his body is included in the crypts of Oa and identified as resting there in the diagram of the crypts included in the Sinestro Corps Secret Files special.

While the circumstances of Rori Dag's death remains a mystery and it wouldn't be the first time someone we were led to believe were dead wasn't, there are a couple of things which would make this quite a stretch. The first is that Rori Dag appeared during Blackest Night as one of the Green Lanterns turned into a Black Lantern, or at least someone who bears a striking resemblance to Dag did, but the likelihood is very slim that he is to be the leader of the Third Army.

Rori Dag is likely to stay dead.

What is really the last nail in Dag's coffin is something that we've learned since Blackest Night, and that's the fact that there were indeed two other beings harnessing the power of will before him - Krona and the First Lantern. During the War of the Green Lanterns the four Earth Lanterns discover a secret chamber that houses several artifacts, one of which is a will powered gauntlet that we previously saw Krona use in a flashback sequence in Green Lantern number 63. While we're led to believe that Krona forged the gauntlet, the inscription on the display case indicates something different; that the gauntlet originally belonged to the First Lantern - note that this person isn't called the first Green Lantern which leaves our Silver Age continuity intact.

In Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #9 we learn the true origin of the will gauntlet.

This sense of time placement is reinforced by a another panel from the comics and reveals that someone harnessed the power of will before Krona and before the birth of the Green Lantern Corps. The Guardians in this panel give us the historical order of the failure of their greatest champions putting the First Lantern directly in front of Krona.

A scene from Green Lantern #64

Clearly this is not Rori Dag unless there is a far different story being told, and I personally doubt that. We also know that, according to Krona, the Guardians betrayed the First Lantern for some reason, and I would say that this betrayal is detaining him or her in the Chamber of Shadows as mentioned in Green Lantern #5.

A climatic scene from Green Lantern #67 where Krona lists the Guardians' mistakes, indicating a betrayal of the First Lantern.

A key image from Green Lantern #62

There's also some key information to be gleaned from two more panels from Green Lantern #62 which provide some interesting information for us to consider. First there is a flashback image of Ganthet and Krona in the days before Krona's research into the nature of the emotional spectrum. Both Maltusans are in a room of some sort in front of a hooded being in chains. Ganthet proclaims that the being is far too dangerous to be let loose while Krona begs to differ saying that the captive could teach them about the emotional entities rather than being left there. Notice that here, and in the other flashback that opens the same issue the Guardians wear the insignia of the White Lantern on their robes. Later in the issue when they confront Krona they still wear the White Lantern logo, but they have evolved and no longer have the same height they had earlier, indicating that significant time has passed.

So we know that there is someone chained up somewhere on Oa that knew more about the emotional spectrum and that this being's knowledge may well be what pushed Krona down the path that led him to his destiny. We also know that the Guardians had been doing something with the white light for an untold number of years during which time they evolved into the diminutive beings we know today and eventually chose to focus on the power of Will. I'm going to say that the person in chains we see here is indeed the First Lantern and that the will gauntlet was one of perhaps several that he or she created - perhaps one for each color as each emotion was being studied.

This leads me to one other image from Green Lantern #62 that I think we're going to see again in the near future. Take a look:

Hal's vision from Green Lantern #62

This is one of the visions that Hal Jordan has when he is blasted by Krona just prior to the War of the Green Lanterns. We see the Guardians in a very similar location to the one from the flashback image of Ganthet and Krona, albeit one that's in far worse shape. When this issue came out everyone including myself paid particular attention to the line from Ganthet about the loss of the one of the Earth Lanterns assuming that one of them would die in the story.

What I believe is that this event takes place in the near future and we have lost one of the four Earth Lanterns, Kyle Rayner, who was basically kicked out of the Corps in Green Lantern: New Guardians #4. This is same being who was imprisoned eons before in the very same location which we will come to know as the Chamber of Shadows, now the worse for wear after all these years. Hal is now the most dangerous because of his ability to kill Krona, his ability to wield several of the different rings, and then there's the matter of his body possibly being altered by his experience in Sinestro's power battery in Green Lantern #4.

So in my opinion the First Lantern will have been this person who predated Krona in his or her ability to harness the emotional spectrum and was able to create weapons that could channel their various energies. This will be someone completely new to the Green Lantern mythology, but whose story and revelations his or her emergence will cause will likely change what we know about the origins of the all of the corps of the emotional spectrum.

Ryan Reynolds Discusses Green Lantern - No Sequel News

2/01/2012

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MTV News was interviewing Ryan Reynolds about his new film Safe House when they asked him to reflect on the Green Lantern film. His response was classy and demonstrates his approach to his work. When asked about a sequel he had no more information than he did when the film came out.

Source: MTV Splashpage

Green Lantern Wins People's Choice Award

1/12/2012

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Last night during the People's Choice Awards Ryan Reynolds won the award for Favorite Movie Superhero for his portrayal of Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movie. The awards are given based on public vote and this year over 230 million people voted in a broad range of categories covering film, television and music. Other nominees for the award were Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), James McAvoy (X-men: First Class) and Jennifer Lawrence (X-men: First Class).

Sinestro Corps War Getting the Absolute Treatment - Updated

12/18/2011

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The DC Source Blog posted recently that coming in September of 2012 they will be publishing an Absolute Edition of the highly successful Sinestro Corps War event. The over-sized collector's edition will include Green Lantern #21-25, Green Lantern Corps #14-19 and Green Lantern Sinestro Corps Special 1. Some of the one-shot specials will not be included in the edition and the announcement does not make mention of any extra content.

Update - the Absolute Edition will be released on September 26, 2012 and will contain 368 pages retailing at $99.

Source: DC Source Blog

The Sea Foam Lantern Corps Sighted

12/16/2011

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If you've been listening to the Podcast of Oa, back in episode 5 Bill Giancoli quipped about the existence of the Sea Foam Lantern Corps representing Anxiety since all the primary colors were taken. A listener from Illinois, Brian, picked up on the idea and made us a couple of wonderful t-shirts complete with a custom designed logos which we received in our ninth episode. Thanks again, Brian, for an awesome gift!

The Justice League Meets its Doom on February 28th

12/12/2011

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Warner Home Video issued a press release today for the upcoming Justice League: Doom home animated feature. Based on the Mark Waid "Tower of Babel" storyline from his run on the Justice League, the next animated film also marks the last script penned by the late Dwayne McDuffie and the home video release will include a tribute to the late writer who passed away in 2011.

Justice League: Doom is the latest in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line from Warner Home Video.

ENEMIES AT EVERY TURN …

EXECUTING A PLAN CONCEIVED FROM WITHIN

GET READY FOR THE NEXT ALL-NEW DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE

JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM

COMING FEBRUARY 28, 2012 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO

Primetime TV stars & Justice League cartoon alums fill stellar voice cast led by Nathan Fillion, Tim Daly and Michael Rosenbaum;

Available as Blu-rayTM Combo Pack & DVD

Earth’s greatest super heroes face foes on all fronts – using a plan initiated from within – in the all-new Justice League: Doom, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), On Demand and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy.

Justice League: Doom finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight’s “contingency plans” for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid’s much-heralded JLA: Tower of Babel.

Primetime television stars Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Tim Daly (Private Practice), the reigning voices of Green Lantern and Superman, respectively, join a group of eight actors reprising their famed Justice League cartoon roles. Fillion made his debut as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan in the recent Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and took his initial DC Universe movie bow as the voice of Steve Trevor in the 2008 hit Wonder Woman. Daly originated his role as Superman’s voice in the landmark cartoon, Superman: The Animated Series. He has reprised the role in two DC Universe films: the 2009 extravaganza Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and the 2010 thriller Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.

The grand reunion of actors who provided the voices of the Justice League for the cartoon of the same name and its follow-up, Justice League Unlimited, includes Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville, Breaking In) as Flash, Susan Eisenberg (Superman/Batman: Apocalypse) as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly (Alias) as J’onn J’onzz/Martian Manhunter. Bumper Robinson (A Different World, Transformers: Animated) joins the cast as Cyborg.

Olivia d'Abo returns as Star Sapphire

The Justice League faces two sets of villainous teams in the film – The Royal Flush Gang and a sextet of notable evildoers. The latter group includes three voice acting alumni of the Justice League animated series: Phil Morris (Smallville, Seinfeld) as Vandal Savage, Olivia d’Abo (The Wonder Years) as Star Sapphire, and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Mirror Master. Also opposing our heroes are Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files) as Metallo, and Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) as Cheetah.

David Kaufman (Danny Phantom) also reprises his Justice League role of Jimmy Olsen.

The film is executive produced by Bruce Timm (Batman: Year One), and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One), who is also credited as producer alongside Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series). Justice League: Doom is the final DC Universe film script from the late Dwayne McDuffie (All-Star Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths), who passed away in February 2011. Casting and dialogue direction is once again in the capable hands of Andrea Romano (Batman: Year One, Justice League).

“Justice League: Doom has all the classic ingredients of a great super hero film – a cavalcade of dynamic villains, internal strife amongst our heroes, treacherous twists and turns, and a cast that brings together some of today’s popular primetime television actors with many of the fans’ favorite voices from the original series,” said Hersin Magante, Warner Home Video Marketing Director, Family & Animation. “I think fans will embrace Dwayne’s McDuffie’s final DCU script, particularly as it has been nuanced by Bruce Timm and the Warner Bros. Animation team. Warner Home Video is proud to distribute Justice League: Doom as the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.”

Justice League: Doom Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack has 3 hours of exciting content, including:

Standard and high definition versions of the feature film
UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy,
Sneak Peak at Superman vs. The Elite, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Featurette – “A Legion of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story” – The skilled writer penned some of the best stories which consistently entertained fans. From his early writing career to adapting the popular work of All-Star Superman, this is the story of Dwayne McDuffie, as told by his family and friends.
Featurette – “Guarding the Balance: Batman and the JLA” – Everyone has a weakness and so do superheroes, yet when they go rogue, their power can topple more than a few egos, they can shatter worlds. The Justice League is the most powerful organization of superheroes on the planet, but what if the Justice League went rogue, and decided to use their power for harm?
Mini-featurette – “Their Time Has Come: Cyborg and the DC Universe’s New Diversity” – 2011 will go down in DC Comics storied history as a year when a rich diversity of characters were re-introduced into the spotlight alongside Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. One of the most celebrated of the re-imagined characters is Cyborg, who became the new Man of Steel in Geoff Johns’ altered universe storyline, Flashpoint.
Creative team commentary
Two bonus episodes from the Justice League animated series handpicked by Bruce Timm: Wild Cards, Part 1 and 2, written by Stan Berkowitz and Dwayne McDuffie
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About Warner Premiere:

Warner Premiere, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, specializes in the development and production of both features and digital content for home entertainment platforms. Past projects include Another Cinderella Story, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Batman: Under the Red Hood, as well as the digital series Watchmen Motion Comics. Warner Premiere is at the creative forefront in the made-for-home entertainment marketplace, producing properties that exemplify the commitment to story, production and brand equity for which Warner Bros. is known.

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group:

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.

About DC Entertainment:

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.

BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. (s11)

About Warner Bros. Animation:

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, with an innovative and talent-rich roster boasting some of the most accomplished writers, producers and artists working today. The studio is on the cutting edge of animation technology and has both CG and traditionally animated projects in current production and development. For TV, WBA produces series such as Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, ThunderCats and Young Justice, for Cartoon Network. WBA will also produce series and additional original content for Cartoon Network’s multiplatform branded DC Nation programming block, which debuts in 2012. In addition to TV series, WBA produces theatrically released CG cartoon shorts featuring iconic Looney Tunes characters, rendered in stereoscopic 3D. The first three shorts premiered in 2010; the most recent short — I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat — was released in November 2011; and two additional cartoons will debut in 2012. WBA also creates the highly successful series of DC Universe Original Animated Movies for DVD. Producing for multiple platforms including TV, digital and home entertainment both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the Studio’s rich cartoon heritage. It is also the home of the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has been honored with six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

12/12/2011

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Here are the covers and solicitation descriptions for the March 2012 Green Lantern titles, including both Justice League and Justice League International. This post may be updated with more products from DC Comics and/of DC Direct as more information about the March 2012 solicitations are made.

RED LANTERNS #7

Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER
Cover by ED BENES
On sale MARCH 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
It’s Green Lantern Guy Gardner vs. the first Red Lantern of Earth! Rancorr – once the human John Moore – was born in the fires of heartbreak and rage, but why are his powers work unlike any other Red Lantern’s? And why will he be such an important player in the upcoming Red Lantern civil war?

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #7

Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN
Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale MARCH 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
With the Signal Men defeated and Earth saved from certain annihilation, the members of Justice League International expected to bask in glory and appreciation. Such is not the case as a new threat, one far more dangerous than anyone dared suspect, emerges and attacks with dire results, forever altering the team and sending it in a bold, new and unexpected direction.

GREEN LANTERN #7

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
Variant cover by IAN CHURCHILL
1:200 B&W variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
"The Secret of the Indigo Tribe," part 1! The GL team of Hal Jordan and Sinestro must investigate a crime that leads them to the Indigo homeworld in deep space. And what they find there will not only shock them, but also change the way you look at Lantern lore!

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #7

Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by CLAUDE ST. AUBIN and SCOTT HANNA
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale MARCH 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
In the aftermath of the bloody first arc of the series, John Stewart must bring the body of a fallen Lantern back to his family. But how can John tell them the truth: that he caused this Lantern’s death?

JUSTICE LEAGUE #7

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by GENE HA and GARY FRANK
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
1:25 Variant cover by GARY FRANK
1:200 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale MARCH 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Now that the team’s origin story is complete, starting with this issue we shift to the present-day Justice League! What has changed? Who has joined the team since? Featuring artwork by Gene Ha, the story also reintroduces the team’s greatest champion: Steve Trevor!
Also starting in this issue: "The Curse of Shazam!" featuring a story by Geoff Johns and art by Gary Frank! Discover Billy Batson’s place in DC Comics – The New 52 as we reveal his all-new origin story!

GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #7

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 MARCH 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
World breaker and sun killer: Invictus has come to remake us all into his vision of perfection – he just needs to burn everything in his path first. In the New Guardians’ most desperate hour, Red Lantern Bleez returns, but is even her rage a match for the wrath of a living god? All this and the origin of Invictus – and how it all ties back to Larfleeze!

Enter for Your Chance to Win our Party Supplies Giveaway

12/07/2011

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We've really gotten into the holiday spirit this week and this post launches our third contest today as a way to thank everyone who's taken the time to make this site and our podcast a part of your Green Lantern fan experience. Thanks to the great people over at Discount Party Supplies we have a great prize package that they are providing for Green Lantern fans.

The prize package consists of a sampling of their Green Lantern party supply items including a Green Lantern Standard Party Pack, a Green Lantern Deluxe Favor Pack, a Green Lantern Balloon, and a Green Lantern Table Cover.

There are three ways to enter the drawing for the prize package:

Comment on this post (include an email address)
Leave a comment on the contest's wall post on our Facebook group page
Leave a comment on the contest's post on our Google+ page

As an added bonus, anyone who entered the Kilowog Challenge or the digital comics contest announced during episode 11 of the Podcast of Oa will automatically get their name added to the drawing for each entry, giving everyone nine chances to enter. The contest ends at 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) on December 16th. The winner will be drawn at random and we'll contact the winner to get shipping information which we'll provide to Discount Party Supplies who will be shipping the prize package directly to the winner.

Thanks again for visiting the Blog of Oa and taking the time to listen to the Podcast of Oa.

Have the best of holidays in this great season!

12/07/2011

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Earlier this year the great folks at Mattel shipped some of their movie products when they kicked on their promotion of their Green Lantern movie line of toys. We're happy to pass these goodies along in our first major contest, the Kilowog Challenge!

For anyone who listens to our podcast, The Podcast of Oa, we've had a fairly regular segment where my co-host, Bill Giancoli, poses a situation to me and I have a few seconds to decide what I would do if I were a Green Lantern in that predicament. So for our contest we are turning our attention to you and what you would do in the following situation:

At the end of Green Lantern Corps #3 John Stewart was left stranded on the planet Xabas with a team of Green Lanterns surrounded by a battalion of the Keeper's warriors who we've dubbed "Will Ninjas". The challenge: your job is to cover John's back - how do you protect him?

To enter simply add a comment to this post with what you'd do in this situation by 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) on December 16th and include your email address in the post. You can also post a comment on the contest's wall post on our Facebook group and our Google+ page, giving you three chances to win. Bill and I will choose the response that we think is the best and contact the winner to arrange shipping.

What's up for grabs? A prize package of four Green Lantern movie figures and three Green Lantern Battle Shifter figures. Plus we'll throw in some other random Green Lantern surprises as well to sweeten the pot.

So put your thinking cap on and see if you're up to Kilowog's Challenge!

Green Lantern Nominated for Two Animation Awards

12/05/2011

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ASIFA-Hollywood, The International Animated Film Society, announced the nominees today for the 2011 Annie Awards, considered by most to be the highest honor in the animation industry. Among the nominees the Bruce Timm produced Green Lantern animated series garnered two nominations based on the Cartoon Network sneak peak for the new CGI animated show.

Green Lantern was nominated in the following categories:

Best General Audience Animated TV Production

Music in a Television Production (composer Frederik Wiedmann)

The 39th Annual Annie Awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.

Source: Annie Awards website

Updated Green Lantern Home Video Sales Numbers

11/27/2011

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The numbers for the United States sales of Green Lantern on the home video market continued their downward trend with the release of several Hollywood blockbusters, notably the final chapter of the Harry Potter film series. So big was the impact of the release of the last film that for the week of November 13th that seven of the eight films and a gift set jumped into the top twenty list and the one film that didn't, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was number twenty-one. On the blu-ray side of things five of the Harry Potter films and one gift set took six of the top ten places for the same week.

The impact of the Potter films may have actually helped Green Lantern's DVD sales with the title only dropping in sales by ten thousand copies from the week ending November 6th. Blu-ray sales are a bit harder to gauge since the Potter onslaught knocked Green Lantern out of the top ten and the figures are not readily available. Likewise we still have no numbers available for home rental and sales/rental information from the digital versions of the film. They may be a sales boost due to a number of retailers offering Green Lantern in blu-ray as a Black Friday special, but with the price being dropped to $9.99 the bump may not be a big for the dollars sold as much as the number of units purchased.

Here are the sales numbers for the United States up to November 13th with some adjustments made to previous weeks. The total sales dollars have nearly breached the $40 million without taking the unknown blu-ray sales figures into consideration. Those numbers are still considerably lower than the sales of the other three major comic book films of the summer of 2011.

Source: The Numbers

Green Lantern Wins Audio Award

11/14/2011

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While not one of the major Hollywood awards, the Post Alliance awards for the post production community recently recognized Green Lanterns for its achievements in sound. Warner Brothers Post Production Services (John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Rick Kline) and Soundelux (Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers) were recognized for their work on the film winning the in the Outstanding Sound - Feature Film category according to Variety.

Source: Variety

New Facebook Group for GL Fans

11/05/2011

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I decided today that it would be a good idea to create a Facebook group for the Blog of Oa and the Podcast of Oa to make it easier for Green Lantern fans to meet and interact with each other. So anyone who is interested in having ongoing conversations about the comics, movies or anything else Green Lantern feel free to join the group by clicking on the link or the one on the right side of the page under the twitter link. We'd love to hear from fellow fans about what you like as well as carry on any conversations that Bill and I have on the podcast - and hey, maybe you'll post something that will give us an idea for a show topic!