Green Lantern Spotlight Podcast Episode #41

Join the Green Lantern Spotlight gang as they discuss each and every "resurrected" DC Comics title in honor of Blackest Night. From what they hated to what they really loved, the gang cover it all. 8 issues worth of content, jam packed into one great podcast. Also, this happens to be the final episode of Colton "Mewzard" Clayton. We wish him well.

Larfleeze during the Brighest Day

  With a lot of talk about Larfleeze getting his own mini series possibly this year or next. Not to mention all the talk about the "New Guardians" starting after Blackest Night in the main Green Lantern title. It seems we'll be seeing a more concreate Orange Lantern Corps instead of Larfleeze sending the "souls" of his previous victims to catch other lantern rings. I'm thinking that Sayd will cross over and being the Orange Lanterns main guardian with Larfleeze. Trying to snatch up all the various "greedy" members of the universe and keep them in check. Kind of like a criminal corps of theives or something like that. We'll find out in a couple of months once Blackest Night wraps up.

Smallville: Absolute Justice

 Star-Spangled Kid! Sandman! Cameos by Atom, Wildcat, Green Lantern! Checkmate! The Fate Transformation! It's safe to say this episode packed a heavy comicbook punch, but how did it play out for you?

  

  I really enjoyed the 2 hours episode, it was great seeing my favorite Justice Society characters show up on the small screen. I also thought Michael Shanks nailed the character of Carter Hall very well. You can also tell that Courtney was a main focus, which is how she should have been. I also enjoyed Icicle and the introduction of Checkmate. Leaves a nice little twist to the world of Smallville, whether this is the final season or not. 

Manhunter's Return

  Just the other day, DCU's Blog showed the preview for next week's issue of Secret Six, which features the return of the Manhunter robot from the first post Green Lantern: Rebirth arc. I have to say this is a very interesting twist to things. I'm glad that they decided to give the Manhunters and Cyborg-Superman a rest after the Sinestro Corps War. We all know that Hank Henshaw and the Manhunters are returning post Blackest Night. Especially if Sinestro is running his corps again. The whole individule Manhunter idea has been done before. However, leave it to Gail Simone to give us a more fresh and interesting approach to the idea. The Manhunters have been shown to act as individules before, they aren't the Borg.
  If this Manhunter ends up a new member of the Six, it would be very interesting to see where it goes, similar to how Parademon was used during the original Villains United mini during Infinite Crisis. I just hope Gail ties things in with Brightest Day very well with the story even if it's the Blackest Night tie in.

Anti-Monitor of Sector -1... RISE!

On DCU Blog The Source today, the Greg Horn variant cover to Green Lantern Corps #46 was revealed by Editor Adam Schlagman. The cover features a major new Black Lantern, the villain that started the cycle of mega-Crises in the DC Multiverse, and arguably the ultimate evil of the DCU.
As Schlagman said, "Peter J. Tomasi & Patrick Gleason" found a way to "make things worse for our Emerald Warriors" by having the Anti-Monitor, the villain at the center of Crisis on Infinite Earths return with a black ring. Find out what new tricks this villain has up his sleeve with his new power ring in GLC #46

 
   This is a great twist coming up, while many speculated (myself included) that the Anti-monitor would be freed from the Black Lantern Central Power Battery and go after Nekron or be freed again after the Blackest Night was over. Seeing him as a Black Lantern is a major twist but at the same time. You have to wonder if the the former Guardian of the Sinestro Corps mind will break through Nekron's influence and reject the Black Lantern Corps. I'm pretty excited and damn... do I want this cover framed.

WizKids announces the DC Comics Blackest Night Heroclix

Available 05/12/10

The War of the Light comes to HeroClix with the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game! As the Blackest Night encompasses the world, heroes and villains alike are deputized into the Lantern Corps to fight back against the legions of Black Lanterns. Choose a team of lanterns and take them into battle! This starter game includes everything a player needs to play HeroClix, including figures, map, rules and more. The DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game will be in stores May 12, 2010. For more information please visit www.HeroClix.com.



Contents:

◊ Seven 3D HeroClix miniatures, each with a character card (Green Lantern – Hal Jordan, Lex Luthor, Mera, Scarecrow, Wonder Woman, The Flash and The Atom in their deputy lantern costumes)



◊ All-new Green Lantern Sciencells Map

◊ 2010 HeroClix Complete Rulebook

◊ Six Object Tokens

◊ Twelve Terrain Markers

◊ Two 6-sided dice

The Green Lantern Spotlight Podcast episodes 39 & 40

  The guys celebrate one year since the Green Lantern Spotlight Podcast started. In episode 39 the guys talk about the latest Blackest Night tie ins with Green Lantern #50 and JSA. With Brightest Day news and a bit of movie news. Then we celebrate a one year of GLSP as I return as guest host for episode 40.

http://www.thegreenlanterncorps.com/podcasts/GLSpotlight_Episode-39.mp3

http://www.thegreenlanterncorps.com/podcasts/GLSpotlight_Episode-40.mp3