Sep 07

Flashpoint Review: DCU’s Final Event Before DCnU

FLASHPOINT REVIEW: I admit that I did not read FLASHPOINT until the event completed. My buddy dropped off all 61 crossover issues and I was so engrossed with them I read them all in around 3-4 days. Plotwise, FLASHPOINT is … Continue reading

Aug 31

What is DCnU: is DC’s New 52 In Continuity?

All of DC Comics are being rebooted to #1 in September 2011. DC hyped this up as the mother of all events and Editor in Chief Dan DiDio and Jim Lee truly were optimistic about DC’s New 52 at the … Continue reading

Aug 26

What’s Going On With Green Lantern Comics and GLC (Green Lantern 67 Review)

What’s Going On With Green Lantern Comics? How did Green Lantern end? I haven’t written about Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern run in a while (I’ve already read every Green Lantern comic that was ever published). So to recap this year’s … Continue reading

May 01

Green Lantern Emotional Spectrum Explained

One central theme of best-selling DC Comics writer Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern run is the “emotional spectrum”. For some close-minded comic book message board mutants, all they can see is a retcon or a lame excuse to have different colored … Continue reading

Apr 19

Green Lantern: Blackest Night Review

Blackest Night has concluded my journey: to read every Green Lantern and Green Lantern related comic book series since 1959. I am now caught up fully and a walking GL encyclopedia- my ring is fully charged. But I digress…this post … Continue reading

Dec 28

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn Review

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn review. Although DC’s CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS rebooted the DC Universe in 1985/1986, management waited until 1989 to retell Hal Jordan’s origin. I remember how confused I was when I read Emerald Dawn when it first … Continue reading

Nov 02

Green Lantern #76 Green Arrow Denny O’Neil + Neal Adams

Silver Age Green Lantern, for the first 75 issues, was all about Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) defending the earth from bug eyed aliens and exploring his power ring and the other Green Lanterns from other planets. Before April 1970, writers … Continue reading

Oct 21

Stan Lee’s No-Prize copied from DC’s Julius Schwartz?

Stan Lee is credited with inventing the No-Prize which Wikipedia defines as: A No-Prize is a faux award given out by Marvel Comics to readers. Originally for those who spotted continuity errors in the comics, the current “No-Prizes” are given … Continue reading

Jul 26

Green Lantern First Flight Review (Green Lantern animated)

DC Comics and Warner Brothers released Green Lantern: First Flight straight to DVD, Blu-Ray, PPV, and OnDemand. It is an animated cartoon showing the first appearance of Hal Jordan (Green Lantern). As someone who owns every Green Lantern comic that … Continue reading

May 28

Review: DC Comics Final Crisis #1 (SPOILERS)

The somewhat misleading cover to FINAL CRISIS #1 I read FINAL CRISIS #1 today. This was the beginning of the much-hyped DC 7-issue limited series that was supposed to wrap up the Crisis that has been happening since 1985 (or … Continue reading