Page by page, panel by panel annotations of DC Comics' summer events and crossovers
And how old am I?
Couldn’t resist. đŸ™‚
It’s the start of my annual two week holiday where I kick back and do next to nothing . . . except this year, Mrs Earth-Prime and I plan to have some day trips amid the work continuing on the house.
But hey, I won’t be in work, so there’s that.
Regular scheduled posts will continue but won’t be around much beyond that.
See you in September, people!
I remember seeing the cover of the first issue of the new GREEN LANTERN series – the one showing Teen Lantern facing off against the Guardians of the Universe – and thinking this looks like it could be fun!
Four issues in, and there’s not much fun to be had. Instead, with the Central Power Battery destroyed and Lanterns throughout the universe left without their power rings, bounty hunters and other killers have been taking their toll, giving us this heavy double spread where Lanterns are named among the dead or missing:
Having been a long-time Green Lantern fan, there’s plenty of names there that I recognised (including NautKeLoi, one of the earliest alien Lanterns to appear in Hal Jordan’s original series back in the 1960s) but one name caught me by surprise:
Arisia Rrabb, teen Lantern who used her ring to age herself so she could date Hal Jordan
and who forged a new career after the events of Emerald Twilight (and made some weird fashion choices)
and who was killed by Major Force before reviving and rejoining the Corps, as a kick ass Lantern
and who has been a fan favourite for many years . . . has apparently been killed off screen.
That sucks.
She’s been dead before and has managed to come back, so who knows? But for now, it’s farewell to one of the longest serving Lanterns.
More casting news from the Netflix production of The Sandman:
I really enjoyed the Audible adaptation last year so have high hopes for this, though it’s a shame we won’t get to see Kat Dennings as Death on screen. That said, I’d just like to say that Stephen Fry as Gilbert is perfect casting!
Crisis on Earth-Prime 