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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

GREEN LANTERN WRITER ROBERT VENDITTI TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON "LIGHTS OUT"

From CosmicBookNews.com

The guard has changed and now writer Robert Venditti and the new creators of DC’s Green Lantern franchise are ready to show they too can create exciting cosmic events but with personal moments, hated but sympathetic villains, and surprises galore.

It starts in October with the month-long Lights Out event. To discover more about this first effort by Venditti and crew, Cosmic Book News Managing Editor Byron Brewer exclusively cornered the scribe in a sciencell doing “research” and filed this interview.

Cosmic Book News: Is there any nervousness about launching the first big Green Lantern crossover post-Geoff Johns? Expectations must be high.

Robert Venditti: I get nervous about every story I write, but I try not to dwell on that.  All I can do is tell the kind of stories I like to tell, the way I know how to tell them.  Hopefully, readers will enjoy the result.

CBN: Tell us what Lights Out is, if you will, and how will it effect Hal Jordan and the rest of the Lanterns short term and long term.

Robert Venditti: Lights Out is a single storyline that begins in Green Lantern #24 and continues in the October issues of Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians, and Red Lanterns.  The finale will be in Green Lantern Annual #2, shipping the last week of the month.

The story will see the Green Lanterns going head to head against Relic, a new villain who’s uniquely suited to take the fight to Lanterns of every color.  Lights Out is big, cosmic, and risky.  It isn’t a safe story by any means, but if we execute it the way we hope to, it’ll bring a new status quo to all the titles involved.  There’ll be concrete, lasting changes, some immediately obvious, and others that won’t become clear until next year.

CBN: We already know Relic seems to recognize "the light" from his own before-universe. Will we learn about why he fears/hates it?

Robert Venditti: Absolutely.  In September, Relic’s origin will be revealed in the Villains Month story Relic: Fall of the Lightsmiths.  Tons of questions will be answered in that issue, including what drives him to hunt and kill Lanterns.

CBN: Relic learned much about the power rings from Kyle Rayner but seemed shocked over his white light. Will this give Kyle an advantage over Relic other Lanterns do not have?

Robert Venditti: The power Kyle does or doesn’t have over Relic will be shown in the story.  But I will say that we’re going to see a new set of abilities for Kyle.  Simply put, he’ll discover he’s able to do something no other being in existence is able to do.  It just might make him the key to everything.

CBN: What part will the Templar Guardians play in this drama, since it was they who kind of awoke a sleeping giant literally?

Robert Venditti: The Templar Guardians will be a consistent presence throughout the crossover.  They left Oa in search of knowledge and discovery, and they’re going to get much more of that than they bargained for.

CBN: We know Relic will cause the rallying cry but are there any other big-bads here?

Robert Venditti: Relic is the focus.  Lights Out is his story and his time to shine.  Each of the books is seeding future storylines, though, so you’ll be able to come back to Lights Out and see where a lot of plots and subplots originated.

CBN: I assume the other ring slingers, even the Tribe of Indigo, will be involved in Lights Out?

Robert Venditti: Most, but not all, of the Corps will be involved in one form or another.

CBN: So why a crossover event so soon? Why not let each book get its identity under new creative teams for a few issues?

Robert Venditti: I think if you read the four titles, they already have separate identities.  Each title almost falls into its own subgenre of science fiction.  This is really just a matter of having a good story to tell and this being a good time to tell it.

CBN: Will this event burst out into any other books in the DCU other than the Lantern franchise?

Robert Venditti: This is a Lantern-centric story, so no other books will be involved.

CBN: At event's end, what would you like readers to take away from Lights Out?

Robert Venditti: More than anything, I want them to come out of October feeling like they read a good story.  Beyond that, I hope they see the Green Lantern franchise as a place filled with books that are going to surprise and entertain them.  There are plenty of interesting things in the works. Lights Out is only the beginning.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Play Imaginative Super Alloy Green Lantern


SDCC spy pics from the floor, this time it’s the Play Imaginative Super Alloy Green Lantern diecast 12″ figure…with tons of accessories!

Here's a list of specs for the new figure:
Approximately 12 inches in height.
Developed based on computer 3D model from DC Comics, ensuring accuracy of proportions.
More than 90% die-cast material
Showroom glossy metallic paints, matte metallic paints and polished metal with protective coating.
One (1) interchangeable head of The New 52 Green Lantern.
Each head sculpt is individually hand-painted, with authentic, detailed and comic accurate facial features.
Die-cast metal torso, arms and legs.
Figurine with more than 25 points of articulation.
Double jointed elbows and knees.
Ball jointed wrists and groin.
Double jointed body, bendable at upper torso.
Spring-loaded articulated waist.
Ball jointed ankles with bendable boot front.
One (1) pair of relaxed hands.
One (1) pair of fists.
One (1) pair of flying pose hands.
One (1) pair of semi-clenched hands.
One (1) pointing hand
One (1) lantern-holding hand
LED lights in eyes and chest emblem (batteries included).
LED light in ring on fist only (batteries included, not controlled by remote).
Die-cast remote control to control selected LED lights in figurine (batteries included).
Die-cast lantern with LED lights (batteries included, not controlled by remote).
Transparent green full body armour construct with LED lights (batteries included, not controlled by remote).
Base stand with claw comes with adjustable height.
Foldable backdrop with plastic angle supports to enhance display of figurine.
Packaging comes with metal plate logo.
Microfibre cleaning cloth for cleaning off fingerprint marks on alloy parts.
Tests performed – Oxidation, paint chipping, paint fading, electronic and battery tests.

The Exclusive Edition comes with additional

One (1) interchangeable head of The New 52 Green Lantern with angered expression (battle damaged).
LED light in head with angered expression (batteries included).
Transparent green armour construct (battle damaged). Body, right arm and both thighs only.


Sunday, July 14, 2013

Batjeepster Alan Scott Ring

My friend and ring maker Chris has made a cool one of a kind, or five of a kind as it is, Alan Scott Green Lantern ring and is auctioning it off on ebay check it out.



Friday, July 12, 2013

23 Heroes Who Would Make Incredible Green Lanterns

From BuzzFeed they posted 23 comic book characters as Lanterns, and they stole my AquaLantern idea sort of. Here are a few favorites.

The Green Nova Corps

The Emerald Knight

Aqualantern

Blackest Night and Brightest Day

Preview : Green Lantern #23 Pencils And Inks

Monday, July 8, 2013

Final Cover To Absolute Blackest Night


Green Lantern October 2013 Solicitations


GREEN LANTERN #24
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by BILLY TAN
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BILLY TAN
On sale OCTOBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
“LIGHTS OUT” part one! Relic arrives on Oa as this massive story kicks off! Can the different Lantern Corps come together to stop this powerful enemy? Lights Out will see Lanterns die, others change allegiances—and nothing will be the same ever again! Trust us: We MEAN IT!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24
Written by VAN JENSEN and ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by J.G. JONES
1:25 B&W Variant cover by J.G. JONES
On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
“LIGHTS OUT” part two! John Stewart must lead a group of GLs in a last-ditch effort to save Oa and protect the other Lanterns as they retreat from Relic’s attack!


GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #24
Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 B&W Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale OCTOBER 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
“LIGHTS OUT” part three! Enter The White Lantern! Pushed to the limit by Relic’s assault, the loyalties of Hal, Kyle and the others are tested!


RED LANTERNS #24
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
1:25 B&W Variant cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On sale OCTOBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
“LIGHTS OUT” part four! Can the Lanterns cooperate with each other long enough to defeat Relic? If Hal Jordan thought Guy Gardner was difficult before, just wait till he meets Guy Gardner—RED LANTERN!


LARFLEEZE #4
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
On sale OCTOBER 23• 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
No longer an army of one, the Orange Lantern Corps declares war on Larfleeze! But the greedy Agent Orange won’t let his possessions go easily! “Revolt of The Orange Lanterns” begins here!


GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #2
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by SEAN CHEN
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Don’t miss the stunning conclusion of “Lights Out!” Can Relic be defeated? Who lives? Who dies? The new status quo for the Lanterns is revealed here!

Preview : Green Lantern Corps #22









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