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Ah, gather 'round, cosmic problem-lovers! This Tuesday, April 16th, DC is dropping Green Lantern: War Journal #8, ensuring our weekly dose of space opera shenanigans with a side of familial dysfunction gets served hot Here's what's on the galactic menu: Questioning his loyalty to the Green Lantern Corps and stranded on a terrifying new world, John[...]

This Tuesday, April 9th, DC is dropping Green Lantern #10, and evidently, Hal Jordan is making a quick stop at Oa Costco to pick up some wholesale-priced energy for his ring Not exactly the epic quest you'd expect, but then again, when was the last time the Lantern Corps did the expected? HOUSE OF BRAINIAC TIE-IN![...]

In today's Alan Scott: Green Lantern #5, published by DC Comics today, Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey have a new history to tell for the origin of the character's power and the way it ties into the Guardians Of The Universe But while addressing one continuity problem, have they caused another? The final issue of Wesley Dodds: The Sandman[...]

Originally, the first Green Lantern, Alan Scott, was the inheritor of a mystical "green flame" that fell to Earth in ancient China as a meteor, thousands of years ago.  Created by Martin Nodell, and first written with Bill Finger in 1940, for All-American Comics #16, Green Lantern was originally Alan Scott, a mystically-based superhero, whose[...]

Well, well, well, if it isn't time for another bout of emotional dysfunction and lantern-wielding mayhem hitting shelves this Tuesday as Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #5 lands in comic shops It's a classic throwdown that promises all the subtlety of a sledgehammer at a tea party. Alan Scott and the Red Lantern come to blows![...]

Well, folks, it's that magical time of the month again when the green-tinted messiah of space-time himself, John Stewart, gets into more bizarre cosmic shenanigans in Green Lantern: War Journal #7 Clear your schedules for Tuesday, March 19th, because this galactic roadshow of existential nonsense promises some serious head-scratchers. AN EPIC NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE![...]

Green Lantern's light glows brightly once again at McFarlane Toys as a brand new DC Multiverse figure is on the way Coming to life from the hit JLA comic run from DC Comics, John Stewart is back and ready for action This marks the third version of John Stewart to arrive from McFarlane with a[...]

Any excuse to drag out the old logos, right? Tomorrow's Green Lantern #9 from Jeremy Adams, Sam Humphries, Xermanico and Yasmin Flores Montanez, has a chance to revisit Millennium, the weekly crossover from 1988 by Steve Englehart, Joe Staton and Ian Gibson, which saw The Guardians of the Universe announced to the world that they[...]

So here we are again, folks, with the latest cosmic shackles drama: Green Lantern #9, set to hit stores this Tuesday, March 12th Hal Jordan, Earth's Green Lantern, a man famed for traveling at light speed, is now bound by the cruel chains of Earth's atmosphere Has Hal forgotten his frequent flyer miles, or has[...]

Well, well, well, if it isn't time for the end-all, be-all, kitchen-sink-throwing finale of Green Lantern: War Journal #6 Hitting stores this Tuesday, February 20th, this issue promises that one journey ends just so another can sprout up like a game of intergalactic whack-a-mole And surely, nothing says "climactic conclusion" quite like hurling our emerald[...]

Embark on a cosmic journey through the Silver Age of comics with the legendary Green Lantern known as Hal Jordan The greatest Lantern that has been a part of the Corps has returned to McFarlane Toys with a brand new DC Multiverse release The fearless test pilot chosen by the Guardians of the Universe to[...]

Build up your Corps collection with Green Lantern's Kyle Rayner and Kilowag for Amazon's exclusive 2-Pack set This dynamic duo is destined to defend the cosmos against the forces of evil and is packed with some impressive detail This set does mark the return of Kyle Rayner in the DC Multiverse with a Lantern accessory,[...]

Green Lantern #8 swoops in on Tuesday, and it's about as subtle as a supernova in its subtlety You know, because getting busted for spectrum energy abuse in comic books is as commonplace as a hipster in a coffee shop Let me just lay the synopsis on you, and you'll catch my drift: After the revelations[...]

Kilowog made his first appearance in DC Comics Green Lantern #201 back in 1986 He comes from the planet Bolovax Vik and serves as the Lantern of Sector 674 Kilowog plays an essential role in the Corps as he is one of the primary trainers for new Green Lantern recruits He is quite a powerhouse[...]

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern has reinvented the Golden Age DC Comics superhero, living in a darker 1940s than might otherwise have been depicted previously But in that darkness, he carries his lantern And it looks like it's not just Jai West who is getting time travel powers as part of his skill set; it[...]

Well, well, well, if it isn't time for our dear Alan Scott to shine a light on the seedier side of cosmic mood swings in Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #4, hitting stores this Tuesday Because in the comic book world, what's a Wednesday without angst, am I right? Alan Scott's learned the Red Lantern's dark[...]

The horrors of the Emerald Twilight Green Lantern Arc have returned as McFarlane Toys brings back Hal Jordan as Parallax This twisted Green Lantern was consumed by rage after the destruction of Coast City, leading him to a path of violence Under the influence of Parallax, Hal Jordan became a powerful force of fear as[...]

John Stewart, Green Lantern, has been testing the limits of his powers But he now goes where no Green Lantern has gone before Not like this, anyway Just as Hal Jordan has been testing his new abilities, so John Stewart takes that but goes far further, with his newly formed and experimental power ring Previously,[...]

But what about Alan Scott, the original Golden Age Green Lantern? Well, he seems to be stepping into someone else's shoes Once upon a time, with 5G, then-DC publisher Dan DiDio tried to return an earlier, older Superman to the DC Official Timeline It didn't happen Superman remained a Modern Age hero, though there were[...]

While Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Birds Of Prey and Harley Quinn come within the Bat symbol, Nightwing gets his own, separate from Batman and from Titans. Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Suicide Squad, Looney Tunes and Scooby Doo have their own, while the DC Power oneshot gets a Black History Month logo all to itself[...]

That's right, "Green Lantern: War Journal #5" drops this Tuesday, January 16th, and it's packing more green than a 1/27th percent Irish American on St Paddy's Day But what's this we have here? A fresh twist on the classic tale of a man, his jewelry, and the undead: THE HUNT BEGINS! Suited up with new armor[...]

in the Green Lantern series, by the upcoming Sinister Sons creative team Peter J Tomasi and David LaFuente and in next week's backup strip, that means taking on the big gang crime bosses. And it looks like he's got a new family to defend And a team to back him up. So just how will Lor-Zod fit[...]

This time, our unlucky victim is set to take their cosmic dirt nap in Green Lantern #7, which is scheduled to orbit your local comic shop this Tuesday But before you start lighting your green candles in memoriam, let's read their last rites, shall we? THE DEATH OF A MAJOR GREEN LANTERN CHARACTER REVEALED! After his[...]

Arkham/Lanterns: James Gunn reaffirmed who makes the (non-comics) DCU decisions and offered a "non-update" update on the Green Lantern series.

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? James Gunn/Green Lantern, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Disney+'s What If…?, Max's Clone High/Oreos, NBC's Night Court, BBC's Doctor Who, TNT's AEW Rampage, Disney+'s Echo, Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown/Jeremy Renner, SAG-AFTRA/AI, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty & Pop-Tarts, "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" series, and more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, BBC,[...]

Even with DC Studios co-head James Gunn ready to start filming on Superman: Legacy in a few months and the animated Creature Commandos set to kick off his & co-CEO Peter Safran's new DCU in 2024, we've been trying to keep our radars tuned to the other projects that were announced almost a year ago as[...]

Alan Scott's experience as the Golden Age Green Lantern, in an age that's not exactly golden, topped the Christmas Day reading charts at Bleeding Cool No matter what the world throws at you, at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The[...]

This time 'round, Alan Scott is dusting off the old power ring for a bit of a spiritual encounter in Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #3, hitting stores on Tuesday, December 26th If you thought the holidays brought awkward family dinners, wait till you see what's in store for the original emerald enforcer when he[...]

The new Alan Scott: Green Lantern series as part of the Golden Age line from DC Comics that was meant to be showrun by Geoff Johns, though he's going Ghost Machine-exclusive, has been looking at the life of a superhero, when he's a gay man in the nineteen forties It was a change that began[...]

When Green Lantern first came along with Alan Scott in the Golden Age, if was literally all about magic.  Reinvented for the Silver Age as Hal Jordan, it was now science fiction And today, in Green Lantern War Journal #4, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson tries to split the difference With John Henry Irons, Steel, working[...]