Did you know that the Gorn have lips?
Evidence presented in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode "Arena" might stand counter to that assertion, as the mask worn by (alternately) Bobby Clark, Gary Combs, and Bill Blackburn didn't have an articulated jaw or mouth. Indeed, the Gorn mask has been widely giggled at by Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike. The fight between the Gorn captain and Captain Kirk (William Shatner) is usually considered broadly campy, what with its stiffness and slowness.
But the Gorn -- an aggressive reptilian species -- actually do speak their own language. In "Arena," the Gorn captain (voiced by Ted Cassidy) spoke to Captain Kirk using a miniature, hand-held translation device. He explained that the Federation had set up a colony on Cestus III, which was unknowingly a Gorn world. The Gorn, rather than negotiate or file a complaint, merely laid waste to the colony and killed everyone living there.
Evidence presented in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode "Arena" might stand counter to that assertion, as the mask worn by (alternately) Bobby Clark, Gary Combs, and Bill Blackburn didn't have an articulated jaw or mouth. Indeed, the Gorn mask has been widely giggled at by Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike. The fight between the Gorn captain and Captain Kirk (William Shatner) is usually considered broadly campy, what with its stiffness and slowness.
But the Gorn -- an aggressive reptilian species -- actually do speak their own language. In "Arena," the Gorn captain (voiced by Ted Cassidy) spoke to Captain Kirk using a miniature, hand-held translation device. He explained that the Federation had set up a colony on Cestus III, which was unknowingly a Gorn world. The Gorn, rather than negotiate or file a complaint, merely laid waste to the colony and killed everyone living there.
- 8/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
David S. Goyer ("Man Of Steel") and Justin Rhodes are writing the screenplay for a "Green Lantern Corps" feature, based on the DC Comics' characters, targeting a 2020 release date:
Warners will back the new feature, focusing on 'Green Lantern' superheroes 'Hal Jordan' and 'John Stewart', to be produced by Goyer, with DC's Geoff Johns and Jon Berg executive producing.
Created in 1959 for DC Comics, by writer John Broome and illustrator Gil Kane...
...the 'Green Lantern Corps' patrol the 'DC Universe' on behalf of the 'Guardians', a race of immortals residing on the planet 'Oa'.
The Corps, in existence for three billion years, survive multiple conflicts both internal and foreign.
Currently operating in pairs, among the 3600 'sectors' of the universe, there are 7202 'Green Lantern' members, two for every sector except sector 2814 which has 4 members.
Each Green Lantern is given a 'power ring' weapon granting...
Warners will back the new feature, focusing on 'Green Lantern' superheroes 'Hal Jordan' and 'John Stewart', to be produced by Goyer, with DC's Geoff Johns and Jon Berg executive producing.
Created in 1959 for DC Comics, by writer John Broome and illustrator Gil Kane...
...the 'Green Lantern Corps' patrol the 'DC Universe' on behalf of the 'Guardians', a race of immortals residing on the planet 'Oa'.
The Corps, in existence for three billion years, survive multiple conflicts both internal and foreign.
Currently operating in pairs, among the 3600 'sectors' of the universe, there are 7202 'Green Lantern' members, two for every sector except sector 2814 which has 4 members.
Each Green Lantern is given a 'power ring' weapon granting...
- 11/20/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
One aspect of the upcoming season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow that has everybody talking is that of the introduction of comics’ first superhero team, the Justice Society of America. While the group played a significant role in the unforgettable “Absolute Justice” episode of Smallville, they were already retired. This time, however, we expect to see them in all their crimefighting glory given that LoT is a time travelling show.
Of the various characters set to be included – Stargirl, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Hourman, to name a few – one that I’m looking forward to seeing is Obsidian, mainly because the older version of him will be played by science fiction and horror film legend Lance Henriksen. It’s also worth noting the character is the son of Green Lantern Alan Scott, whom I will discuss more in a moment.
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Of the various characters set to be included – Stargirl, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Hourman, to name a few – one that I’m looking forward to seeing is Obsidian, mainly because the older version of him will be played by science fiction and horror film legend Lance Henriksen. It’s also worth noting the character is the son of Green Lantern Alan Scott, whom I will discuss more in a moment.
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- 10/1/2016
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
When it was first announced that Obsidian would be featured on DC's Legends of Tomorrow and that he would be played by Lance Henriksen, many comic book fans assumed the character would be fulfilling the Alan Scott role on the show's version of the Jsa. However, recent news that LoT would be featuring both an older and younger version of Obsidian led to yet more speculation and fan theories regarding the plot of the show's sophomore season. Well, a recent interview with Henriksen has shed some new light as the actor confirmed that the show's take on Obsidian is still the son of Alan Scott and homosexual. "It’s all in there. It’s all in there, every bit of it. Yeah, being Green Lantern’s son and all that stuff and him being gay is all in there. It’s treated, honestly, kind of ungently. It’s a real thing…...
- 9/30/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
According to TV Line, Dan Payne (Strange Empire, Watchmen) will be playing a younger version of Obsidian in season 2 of Legends of Tomorrow. The site further clarifies that when the Legends of Tomorrow team first meet the character, he'll be played by Payne, while a future version of the character is played by Lance Henriksen (Millennium, Aliens). This is a pretty interesting development as there are currently no older versions of the 1940s Jsa besides Obsidian. Is there some big, climactic showdown with the Legion of Doom that leaves the shadow-wielding superhero as the only survivor? About Obsidian Obsidian is a DC Comics superhero who first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 (1983). Created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway, Todd James Rice is the son of original Green Lantern, Alan Scott and Golden Age super-villain Thorn. With metahumans for parents, it was only natural for Todd to be born with powers of his own.
- 9/15/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
According to DC Entertainment, DC Comics' 'Green Lantern' and the 'Green Lantern Corps' will appear in the upcoming 'Justice League' films, fighting evil with the aid of 'power-rings':
"We've been to the bottom of the ocean," said DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns. "We've been to ancient Greek mythology, we've been to the past and future with the 'Flash' and to the digital world with 'Cyborg'.
"Now we still got to go to space. So the 'Green Lanterns' and the 'Green Lantern Corps' are coming to join the 'Justice League' universe."
'Alan Scott', the first 'Green Lantern', was created in 1940 during the initial popularity of superheroes,. fighting criminals in New York City with the aid of his magic ring.
In 1959, to capitalize on the booming popularity of science fiction, 'Green Lantern' was reinvented as 'Hal Jordan', an officer for an interstellar law enforcement agency,...
"We've been to the bottom of the ocean," said DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns. "We've been to ancient Greek mythology, we've been to the past and future with the 'Flash' and to the digital world with 'Cyborg'.
"Now we still got to go to space. So the 'Green Lanterns' and the 'Green Lantern Corps' are coming to join the 'Justice League' universe."
'Alan Scott', the first 'Green Lantern', was created in 1940 during the initial popularity of superheroes,. fighting criminals in New York City with the aid of his magic ring.
In 1959, to capitalize on the booming popularity of science fiction, 'Green Lantern' was reinvented as 'Hal Jordan', an officer for an interstellar law enforcement agency,...
- 8/14/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The CW really isn’t fooling around today when it comes to news pertaining to DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Despite having an all-star team of superheroes leading the charge each week, that doesn’t mean the producers are afraid to squeeze in a few more guests culled from around the DC Universe.
ComicBook.com reports that legendary genre actor Lance Henriksen has been cast to play Obsidian, a member of the Justice Society of America. They’re quick to point out that an older actor was cast because this iteration of Obsidian’s heyday was during World War II and the crew of the Waverider will be meeting a present day or future version of him. Whether or not he’s the son of Green Lantern Alan Scott remains to be seen.
In related news, the first image of the new-old Vixen has been revealed via social media (seen...
ComicBook.com reports that legendary genre actor Lance Henriksen has been cast to play Obsidian, a member of the Justice Society of America. They’re quick to point out that an older actor was cast because this iteration of Obsidian’s heyday was during World War II and the crew of the Waverider will be meeting a present day or future version of him. Whether or not he’s the son of Green Lantern Alan Scott remains to be seen.
In related news, the first image of the new-old Vixen has been revealed via social media (seen...
- 8/11/2016
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Legends Of Tomorrow Season 2 Will Feature The Legion Of Doom; Jsa Roster Features Some Big Surprises
Following the Legends of Tomorrow panel at this year's Comic-Con, The CW has announced some major new additions to the second season of the hit series. For starters, we now know who will be joining Hourman as members of the Justice Society of America. Though they've yet to be cast, he'll be fighting alongside Stargirl (the youthful hero who gains super powers after she inherits the powerful Cosmic Staff from Starman), Obsidian (the son of Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott who possesses the capability to become a powerful shadow), and Dr. Mid-Nite (his identity is currently unknown). Between them and the Legends, that's a pretty damn powerful team, but they're going to need to be because squaring off against them will be the Legion of Doom! This version is going to feature some familiar faces to fans of the DC TV Universe as the roster will include Malcolm Merlyn...
- 7/24/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
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Legends Of Tomorrow ended its first season with a big ol’ hint of things to come. With spoilers, here’s what it meant...
This article contains spoilers for Legends Of Tomorrow’s season 1 finale, as well as revealing Zoom from The Flash’s secret identity.
Vandal Savage is dead; murdered at three different points in time. (Even some serious ashes-tampering by Malcolm Merlyn surely couldn’t undo that... could it?) But the story of Rip Hunter and The Waverider crew - now sans Kendra and Carter - is far from finished.
Legends Of Tomorrow will return for a second season as part of The CW’s fall 2016-2017 line up. As such, season 1 ended with a standard-issue tease of things to come. Shortly after Dominic Purcell’s Mick mentioned being hungry for chicken and the gang began wandering away, another Waverider crash landed from the sky in a big puff of smoke.
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Legends Of Tomorrow ended its first season with a big ol’ hint of things to come. With spoilers, here’s what it meant...
This article contains spoilers for Legends Of Tomorrow’s season 1 finale, as well as revealing Zoom from The Flash’s secret identity.
Vandal Savage is dead; murdered at three different points in time. (Even some serious ashes-tampering by Malcolm Merlyn surely couldn’t undo that... could it?) But the story of Rip Hunter and The Waverider crew - now sans Kendra and Carter - is far from finished.
Legends Of Tomorrow will return for a second season as part of The CW’s fall 2016-2017 line up. As such, season 1 ended with a standard-issue tease of things to come. Shortly after Dominic Purcell’s Mick mentioned being hungry for chicken and the gang began wandering away, another Waverider crash landed from the sky in a big puff of smoke.
- 5/24/2016
- Den of Geek
Now that DC’s two biggest heroes have duked it out on the silver screen, Warner Bros. will soon bring us solo adventures for some of the more obscure characters in the DC lore. One such movie that has us incredibly excited is Green Lantern Corps, which will (hopefully) right the wrongs of the 2011 Ryan Reynolds effort. We’ve known for quite some time that multiple Lanterns would make appearances in the film, but now it seems that DC’s going as far back as the Golden Age for inspiration. A new report from Cbr has just hit the web, and it seems to indicate that DC has every intention of bringing Alan Scott to the Dceu during the events of Green Lantern Corps. Anyone with a knowledge of DC comic book lore will instantly recognize Scott as the Golden Age Green Lantern -- which DC ...
- 5/20/2016
- cinemablend.com
After having definitively dealt with Vandal Savage on last night’s season finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, it looks like The CW’s elite team of superheroes will be faced with even greater threats come this fall. Our biggest teaser for what’s to come came in the form of Rex Tyler/Hourman’s arrival as he made a dramatic entrance and warned the team not to embark on their next mission, for it will certainly prove fatal.
Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to tease what we have to look forward to in Season 2, and the first thing he had to address was Hourman’s namedropping of the Justice Society of America.
“With his final words in the finale, he planted a pretty deep flag about where we’re headed in season two, which is not just introducing Hourman but introducing his...
Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to tease what we have to look forward to in Season 2, and the first thing he had to address was Hourman’s namedropping of the Justice Society of America.
“With his final words in the finale, he planted a pretty deep flag about where we’re headed in season two, which is not just introducing Hourman but introducing his...
- 5/20/2016
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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Black Siren comes to Central City in a dreadful episode of The Flash season 2. Our Us chums step in to cover review duties...
This review contains spoilers.
2.22 Invincible
Alarm bells started ringing within seconds of "Invincible" kicking off. For one thing, the "metapocalypse" (which is an inexcusable word) didn't look all that intimidating. It looked less like Central City was under siege than it did a block or so in Vancouver. It was all downhill from there.
"Invincible" was so poorly written as to be completely baffling. What in the world was the point of "healing" Barry in "The Runaway Dinosaur" only to take everything away from him again an episode later? I was certain that Barry's bizarre, almost zen-like overconfidence was a mask for something deeper. When other characters started commenting on it, I figured it had to be a "Barry knows something we don't" situation.
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Black Siren comes to Central City in a dreadful episode of The Flash season 2. Our Us chums step in to cover review duties...
This review contains spoilers.
2.22 Invincible
Alarm bells started ringing within seconds of "Invincible" kicking off. For one thing, the "metapocalypse" (which is an inexcusable word) didn't look all that intimidating. It looked less like Central City was under siege than it did a block or so in Vancouver. It was all downhill from there.
"Invincible" was so poorly written as to be completely baffling. What in the world was the point of "healing" Barry in "The Runaway Dinosaur" only to take everything away from him again an episode later? I was certain that Barry's bizarre, almost zen-like overconfidence was a mask for something deeper. When other characters started commenting on it, I figured it had to be a "Barry knows something we don't" situation.
- 5/18/2016
- Den of Geek
Last night it was announced that Suits actor Patrick J. Adams had been cast as a mysterious DC character who’s set to make his debut in the season finale of The CW’s Legends Of Tomorrow, and now, thanks to a new rumor from Bleeding Cool, we might just know who it is.
All we had to go on prior to this was a hint that the mysterious hero would be a “fun character the fans will love,” and should this turn out to be true, that’s certainly accurate: word is Adams will be playing none other than original ’40s era Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
Scott was reinvented for DC’s New 52 as a much younger man, who also happened to be gay. This would be a great opportunity for The CW to introduce another Lgbt character, but it remains to be seen if they go with that...
All we had to go on prior to this was a hint that the mysterious hero would be a “fun character the fans will love,” and should this turn out to be true, that’s certainly accurate: word is Adams will be playing none other than original ’40s era Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
Scott was reinvented for DC’s New 52 as a much younger man, who also happened to be gay. This would be a great opportunity for The CW to introduce another Lgbt character, but it remains to be seen if they go with that...
- 4/2/2016
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
Recently came word that The CW would introduce a beloved DC Comics character during the first season finale of its "DC's Legends of Tomorrow". Many fans are speculating as to whom it might be.
Then came word yesterday via EW that "Suits" star Patrick J. Adams would be taking on the role, whatever it might be, a part described as a "fun character the fans will love". The character also has a mysterious agenda which serves as the launching off point for the second season.
Adams' character is reportedly set to appear in the season one finale and season two premiere with an option to become a recurring character. Now, Bleeding Cool claims to have found out whom he'll be playing - the original 1940s Green Lantern himself Alan Scott.
Scott, who was reintroduced in the New 52 continuity as a young gay man, is amongst several possibilities that have been...
Then came word yesterday via EW that "Suits" star Patrick J. Adams would be taking on the role, whatever it might be, a part described as a "fun character the fans will love". The character also has a mysterious agenda which serves as the launching off point for the second season.
Adams' character is reportedly set to appear in the season one finale and season two premiere with an option to become a recurring character. Now, Bleeding Cool claims to have found out whom he'll be playing - the original 1940s Green Lantern himself Alan Scott.
Scott, who was reintroduced in the New 52 continuity as a young gay man, is amongst several possibilities that have been...
- 4/1/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ever since it was announced that the CW would be introducing a beloved DC Comics character during the season 1 finale of Legends of Tomorrow, fans have been speculating about who that could be. The most popular theories seemed to be Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and Hal Jordon/Green lantern - and it turns out the latter may have been nearest the mark. According to Bleeding Cool, it's going to be none other than original '40s Green Lantern Alan Scott that Suits actor Patrick J. Adams will be playing. Scott was reintroduced to DC's New 52 continuity as a younger gay man, though it remains to be seen which version the show goes with - or indeed if this even turns out to be on the level. What do you guys think? The season finale of Legends of Tomorrow is set to air on May 19.
- 4/1/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Unsurprisingly, the DC Extended Universe is dominating the internet today, after the DC Films Special aired on The CW last night. Hosted by filmmaker and renowned comic book fan Kevin Smith, the show featured DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns discussing plans for movies up to the year 2020, while introducing featurettes about the various projects. Though each segment amplified excitement for the coming releases, it was the final, exclusive announcement that confirmed the hopes of many fans – that Green Lantern and, more importantly, the Green Lantern Corps will be included in the Justice League Universe.
“We’ve been to the bottom of the oceans, we’ve been to ancient Greek mythology, we’ve been to the past and the future with The Flash, and to the digital world with Cyborg. We’ve still got to go to space. So the Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps will be coming...
“We’ve been to the bottom of the oceans, we’ve been to ancient Greek mythology, we’ve been to the past and the future with The Flash, and to the digital world with Cyborg. We’ve still got to go to space. So the Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps will be coming...
- 1/20/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Marc leans back on his heels as the audience hoops and hollers. His co-band leaders John Linnell and John Flansburgh wrap up their intro song, a peppy reprise of “Ana Ng.” The auditorium simmers down a tad as the music fades.
So… uhh… have you heard the news lately? Have you seen this? Seems that Fox News was amazed that Captain America wasn’t as pro-conservative as they’d thought. Have you heard about this? Yeah! It seems they missed the whole Civil War too!
The band hits a quick rim-shot and sting of “Doctor Worm.”
Ehh, don’t blame me if you didn’t laugh. My writers stink. And to totally honest, when I read this story I didn’t laugh either. Not only because it wasn’t surprising that Fox News blew something out of proportion without vetting their sources, but because I’ve never found that channel to be funny at all.
So… uhh… have you heard the news lately? Have you seen this? Seems that Fox News was amazed that Captain America wasn’t as pro-conservative as they’d thought. Have you heard about this? Yeah! It seems they missed the whole Civil War too!
The band hits a quick rim-shot and sting of “Doctor Worm.”
Ehh, don’t blame me if you didn’t laugh. My writers stink. And to totally honest, when I read this story I didn’t laugh either. Not only because it wasn’t surprising that Fox News blew something out of proportion without vetting their sources, but because I’ve never found that channel to be funny at all.
- 10/24/2015
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
DC Comics’ Green Lantern series has been popular ever since its conception in 1940. Alan Scott, Hal Jordon and others have all used their magical rings to fight evil in Coast City. Now, the fight against crime has moved from the streets to online – casino.netbet.co.uk to be precise. Here, fans of the comic series can play the new Green Lantern slot game that’s taking the world by storm.
Bearing all the trademarks of the DC Comics company, the game flawlessly replicates the characters from the original comics, so fans can see their favourite fictional superheroes come to life with help from some impressive computer generated imagery and immaculate graphics.
But the visuals are just the start – it’s when players click spin for the first time they’ll get to see the real magic. The game’s paytable is extremely generous – much like the characters the comics...
Bearing all the trademarks of the DC Comics company, the game flawlessly replicates the characters from the original comics, so fans can see their favourite fictional superheroes come to life with help from some impressive computer generated imagery and immaculate graphics.
But the visuals are just the start – it’s when players click spin for the first time they’ll get to see the real magic. The game’s paytable is extremely generous – much like the characters the comics...
- 8/21/2015
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Final Crisis #1-7 (2008-2009)
Written by Grant MorrisonPenciled by J.G. Jones, Marco Rudy, Doug Mahnke, Carlos Pacheco
Inked by Jesus Merino, Christian Alamy and others
Colored by Alex Sinclair, Pete Pantazis, Tony Avila
Published by DC Comics
On the surface, the title of Final Crisis feels like a misnomer. How can there even be a “final” crisis? There will always be a DC Universe, there will always be earth-shattering dangers, and there will always be heroes to ensure the end is never really the end. But the strength of Final Crisis lies in that it recognizes this, and uses this fact as the crux of the entire event: the promotional tagline was, after all, “Heroes die. Legends live forever.” The characters and stories of the DC Universe are timeless, never-ending, and very much alive in the way that language can be said to be alive. It’s from this angle...
Written by Grant MorrisonPenciled by J.G. Jones, Marco Rudy, Doug Mahnke, Carlos Pacheco
Inked by Jesus Merino, Christian Alamy and others
Colored by Alex Sinclair, Pete Pantazis, Tony Avila
Published by DC Comics
On the surface, the title of Final Crisis feels like a misnomer. How can there even be a “final” crisis? There will always be a DC Universe, there will always be earth-shattering dangers, and there will always be heroes to ensure the end is never really the end. But the strength of Final Crisis lies in that it recognizes this, and uses this fact as the crux of the entire event: the promotional tagline was, after all, “Heroes die. Legends live forever.” The characters and stories of the DC Universe are timeless, never-ending, and very much alive in the way that language can be said to be alive. It’s from this angle...
- 6/30/2015
- by Luke Dorian Blackwood
- SoundOnSight
Tyrese Gibson's campaign to play Green Lantern in the DC Cinematic Universe went dormant for a time before a recent report from Latino Review, which stated that their sources were telling the site that Pine was not playing Steve Trevor in the standalone Wonder Woman movie, but instead, was actually Hal Jordan. The site further reported that the Dccu would be looking to introduce the full Green Lantern Corps. right off the bat, instead of focusing on an origin story for Hal. This would include debuts for John Stewart and potentially Guy Gardner as well (no word on Alan Scott, Kyle Ranner or Simon Baz). Well, this latest rumor seems to have reunited Gibson's campaign. He appears to definitely be taking a page out of his Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel's playbook, as Diesel teased involvement with Marvel Studios Long before he'd ever even had a meeting with Kevin Feige.
- 6/27/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Earth-2: Society #1
Writer – Daniel H. Wilson
Art – Jorge Jimenez
Colors – John Rauch
Letters – Travis Lanham
Publisher – DC Comics
Being a travel agent on Earth-2 definitely has to be the Seventh Circle of Hell of careers. Sure the folks on the Nazi Earth or the Crime Syndicate Earth have their jobs cut out for them trying to convince anyone that their universe is a nice place to visit for even a nanosecond. But as Highfather’s sacrificial lamb to keep Darkseid from preying upon the whole of existence, Earth-2 makes a pretty strong case for having it the worst of all. That’s not the breaks, that’s just harsh beyond measure. But now Convergence has ushered in a whole new world — in the most literal way possible. Taking these characters in a completely new direction, Earth-2: Society makes a bold attempt at getting the Earth-2 line to hit...
Writer – Daniel H. Wilson
Art – Jorge Jimenez
Colors – John Rauch
Letters – Travis Lanham
Publisher – DC Comics
Being a travel agent on Earth-2 definitely has to be the Seventh Circle of Hell of careers. Sure the folks on the Nazi Earth or the Crime Syndicate Earth have their jobs cut out for them trying to convince anyone that their universe is a nice place to visit for even a nanosecond. But as Highfather’s sacrificial lamb to keep Darkseid from preying upon the whole of existence, Earth-2 makes a pretty strong case for having it the worst of all. That’s not the breaks, that’s just harsh beyond measure. But now Convergence has ushered in a whole new world — in the most literal way possible. Taking these characters in a completely new direction, Earth-2: Society makes a bold attempt at getting the Earth-2 line to hit...
- 6/12/2015
- by Luke Dorian Blackwood
- SoundOnSight
One of the best things about The Flash is its complete devotion to its high-concept roots, as the series chooses to embrace all of the weird science fiction present in the source material. In just the first season, we’ve been treated to such things as Gorilla Grodd and time travel, and next year, it may get even crazier.
Series star Grant Gustin recently opened up a bit about what we can expect to see in the show’s second season,and hinted that The Flash may begin exploring alternate dimensions and diving into DC Comics’ famous “Multiverse.”
“What’s fun about this show is that there’s going to be multiple timelines as we move forward. I think we’re going to start showing Earth-One and Earth-Two in the near future. There will be kind of different dimensions going on.”
The Multiverse can be complex and sometimes frustrating, but...
Series star Grant Gustin recently opened up a bit about what we can expect to see in the show’s second season,and hinted that The Flash may begin exploring alternate dimensions and diving into DC Comics’ famous “Multiverse.”
“What’s fun about this show is that there’s going to be multiple timelines as we move forward. I think we’re going to start showing Earth-One and Earth-Two in the near future. There will be kind of different dimensions going on.”
The Multiverse can be complex and sometimes frustrating, but...
- 5/19/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Convergence #5
Written by Jeff King
Pencils by Andy Kubert; inks by Sandra Hope
Colors by Brad Anderson
Published by DC Comics
DC’s big event comic of the spring continues. Sad to say that there is not much to be excited about as most of its problems remain. The major change up this week is the takeover of art duties by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope.
Despite all of the major hang-ups, one genuine improvement is the overall plot. Deimos, infamous sorcerer of Skartaris, has used his captive time travelers to summon the defeated Brainiac. Now able to glimpse into past, present, and future, Deimos reveals the true origins of Telos and mocks the heroes of Earth 2 as he knows what fate has in store for them. Telos’ vicious Battle Royale rip off finally ends but the captives of Convergence are far from safe. That redirection is honestly the...
Written by Jeff King
Pencils by Andy Kubert; inks by Sandra Hope
Colors by Brad Anderson
Published by DC Comics
DC’s big event comic of the spring continues. Sad to say that there is not much to be excited about as most of its problems remain. The major change up this week is the takeover of art duties by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope.
Despite all of the major hang-ups, one genuine improvement is the overall plot. Deimos, infamous sorcerer of Skartaris, has used his captive time travelers to summon the defeated Brainiac. Now able to glimpse into past, present, and future, Deimos reveals the true origins of Telos and mocks the heroes of Earth 2 as he knows what fate has in store for them. Telos’ vicious Battle Royale rip off finally ends but the captives of Convergence are far from safe. That redirection is honestly the...
- 5/10/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Convergence #1
Written Jeff King & Scott Lobdell
Pencils by Carlo Pagulayan; inks by Jason Paz
Colors by Aspen Mlt’s John Starr & Peter Steigerwald
Published by DC Comics
After a rather uneventful #0 issue, DC’s big Convergence event starts in full. For those not in the know, Telos, a living planet, has served as Brainiac’s dumping ground captured cities. With Brainiac dead, Telos takes his master’s plan in a new sinister direction sets the cities to full-scale war with each other and only one may survive. What throws a wrench into the works is the arrival of Val-Zod, Thomas Wayne, Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Dick Grayson, and Yolanda Montez. They’ve been saved from death at the hands of Darkseid but now find themselves at the center of Convergence. Given they’ve been trapped in Earth 2: World’s End for six months, this must be like a holiday for them.
Written Jeff King & Scott Lobdell
Pencils by Carlo Pagulayan; inks by Jason Paz
Colors by Aspen Mlt’s John Starr & Peter Steigerwald
Published by DC Comics
After a rather uneventful #0 issue, DC’s big Convergence event starts in full. For those not in the know, Telos, a living planet, has served as Brainiac’s dumping ground captured cities. With Brainiac dead, Telos takes his master’s plan in a new sinister direction sets the cities to full-scale war with each other and only one may survive. What throws a wrench into the works is the arrival of Val-Zod, Thomas Wayne, Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Dick Grayson, and Yolanda Montez. They’ve been saved from death at the hands of Darkseid but now find themselves at the center of Convergence. Given they’ve been trapped in Earth 2: World’s End for six months, this must be like a holiday for them.
- 4/8/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #26
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica & Julio Ferreira, R. B. Silva & Marc Deering, Tyler Kirkham, Jorge Jimenez, Scott Cohn & Walden Wong, Pascal Alixe, Juan Jose RyP & Paulo Siqueira
Colors by Hi-Fi, Andrew Dalhouse, & Ulises Arreola
Published by DC Comics
It’s finally come down to this, the end of World’s End. This drawn out excuse of a weekly has been going on for a good half a year and now the oversized creative crew gets to do their final send off to the book and this entire world. It’s about as disappointing as one would expect.
If there is one thing this issue does right, it’s that it finds the closest thing to a focus point in Alan Scott. It’s a very fitting choice as his narration...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica & Julio Ferreira, R. B. Silva & Marc Deering, Tyler Kirkham, Jorge Jimenez, Scott Cohn & Walden Wong, Pascal Alixe, Juan Jose RyP & Paulo Siqueira
Colors by Hi-Fi, Andrew Dalhouse, & Ulises Arreola
Published by DC Comics
It’s finally come down to this, the end of World’s End. This drawn out excuse of a weekly has been going on for a good half a year and now the oversized creative crew gets to do their final send off to the book and this entire world. It’s about as disappointing as one would expect.
If there is one thing this issue does right, it’s that it finds the closest thing to a focus point in Alan Scott. It’s a very fitting choice as his narration...
- 4/3/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #22
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Eduardo Pansica & Marc Deering, Jack Herbert & Vicente Cifuentes, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego
Colors by Gabe Eltaeb
Published by DC Comics
Well it’s a new week which means it’s time to look at another issue of Earth 2: World’s End (that’s comic book lingo for “disappointment and missed opportunities.”) While it is easy to rag on this series as it deserves a lot of its hard criticisms, this issue does at least attempt to redeem itself.
While the numerous go-nowhere story lines are out in full force, this issue marks the point where these narratives begin to come together. Heroes start collaborating instead of wasting their time in Dragon Ball Z styled fight scenes, somewhat. Alan Scott starts the closest thing...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Eduardo Pansica & Marc Deering, Jack Herbert & Vicente Cifuentes, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego
Colors by Gabe Eltaeb
Published by DC Comics
Well it’s a new week which means it’s time to look at another issue of Earth 2: World’s End (that’s comic book lingo for “disappointment and missed opportunities.”) While it is easy to rag on this series as it deserves a lot of its hard criticisms, this issue does at least attempt to redeem itself.
While the numerous go-nowhere story lines are out in full force, this issue marks the point where these narratives begin to come together. Heroes start collaborating instead of wasting their time in Dragon Ball Z styled fight scenes, somewhat. Alan Scott starts the closest thing...
- 3/6/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #20
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Rb Silva & Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego
Published by DC Comics
Once again Earth 2: World’s End rears its ugly, ugly head as the book is wont to do. The title has now entered its middle zone from being a complete waste of time to needing to tie into DC’s other weekly title Futures End. One has to wonder how that will work out. While Big Barda is an irredeemable villain in World’s End, she’s actually heroic in the other book. This review is going to be a bit on the skinny side as previous issues often have some plot point or character that proves impossibly frustrating, this outing is simply dull. Perhaps it’s simply with every terrible issue of this series,...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, & Cullen Bunn
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Rb Silva & Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego
Published by DC Comics
Once again Earth 2: World’s End rears its ugly, ugly head as the book is wont to do. The title has now entered its middle zone from being a complete waste of time to needing to tie into DC’s other weekly title Futures End. One has to wonder how that will work out. While Big Barda is an irredeemable villain in World’s End, she’s actually heroic in the other book. This review is going to be a bit on the skinny side as previous issues often have some plot point or character that proves impossibly frustrating, this outing is simply dull. Perhaps it’s simply with every terrible issue of this series,...
- 2/21/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #15
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson
Art by Scott McDaniel, Eduardo Pansica & Paul Neary, R.B. Silva & Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Tyler Kirkham, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira
Published by DC Comics
Another week, another issue of Earth 2: World’s End. Without repeating too much from any of last weeks’ reviews, the art is rushed and poorly organized, Dick Grayson’s segments are a particular eye sore, items and characters can acquire powers or abilities with no explanation, few characters have under gone any significant character change, the battle between the planetary forces of Earth and Apokolips has been going on for eight issues now and is more like a terrible fight scene from Dragonball Z, and despite being half way through the book’s run, very little has been accomplished. It’s long become clear...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson
Art by Scott McDaniel, Eduardo Pansica & Paul Neary, R.B. Silva & Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Tyler Kirkham, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira
Published by DC Comics
Another week, another issue of Earth 2: World’s End. Without repeating too much from any of last weeks’ reviews, the art is rushed and poorly organized, Dick Grayson’s segments are a particular eye sore, items and characters can acquire powers or abilities with no explanation, few characters have under gone any significant character change, the battle between the planetary forces of Earth and Apokolips has been going on for eight issues now and is more like a terrible fight scene from Dragonball Z, and despite being half way through the book’s run, very little has been accomplished. It’s long become clear...
- 1/19/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
In front of me stands Kyle Rayner, Saint Walker, and Guy Gardner, each behind their impenetrable clamshell wall. Next to them, Alan Scott’s power battery. It doesn’t grant me the power of the Starheart, but when we lost power last week it provided enough ambient light to get me to the staircase. Beside that, a 6” Orion and a 10” Sandman.
To be honest, I sit here, in my man cave a veritable kid in a toy store. The entire Ultraforce sits to my right. Behind me, a cache of Nerf weaponry that would be illegal in ten out of ten office wars. And sitting over my TV, in front of my faux mantle, is my prized possession: the mini replica of Kyle Rayner’s power battery. How coveted is it? It’s out of box and totally played with.
It seemingly goes hand-in-hand with our shared brand of nerditry,...
To be honest, I sit here, in my man cave a veritable kid in a toy store. The entire Ultraforce sits to my right. Behind me, a cache of Nerf weaponry that would be illegal in ten out of ten office wars. And sitting over my TV, in front of my faux mantle, is my prized possession: the mini replica of Kyle Rayner’s power battery. How coveted is it? It’s out of box and totally played with.
It seemingly goes hand-in-hand with our shared brand of nerditry,...
- 1/17/2015
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Earth 2 #30
Written by Marguerite Bennett & Mike Johnson
Art by Andy Smith & Trevor Scott, Tyler Kirkham, Cliff Richards & Thony Silas
Published by DC Comics
At this point, reviewing what is in theory Earth 2 seems like a moot point. If the last two issues say anything, it’s that this series is no longer meant to be a standalone title as much as it’s simply tie in material for DC Comics’ weekly book, Earth 2: World’s End. Issue #28 was little short of an origin anthology for the Furies of Apokolips while #29 was a pointless and disappointing side quest with what is by far World’s End’s weakest plot line. It’s depressing to see what was once one of the few series good enough to justify DC’s reboot be turned into event comic tie-in material and abandon the awe inspiring groundwork set by the legendary...
Written by Marguerite Bennett & Mike Johnson
Art by Andy Smith & Trevor Scott, Tyler Kirkham, Cliff Richards & Thony Silas
Published by DC Comics
At this point, reviewing what is in theory Earth 2 seems like a moot point. If the last two issues say anything, it’s that this series is no longer meant to be a standalone title as much as it’s simply tie in material for DC Comics’ weekly book, Earth 2: World’s End. Issue #28 was little short of an origin anthology for the Furies of Apokolips while #29 was a pointless and disappointing side quest with what is by far World’s End’s weakest plot line. It’s depressing to see what was once one of the few series good enough to justify DC’s reboot be turned into event comic tie-in material and abandon the awe inspiring groundwork set by the legendary...
- 1/10/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #13
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Jack Herbert & Vicente Cifuentes, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz
Published by DC Comics
With now thirteen issues out, Earth 2: World’s End has reached the halfway point until the series’ conclusion this March. Sad to say, this issue casts a poor image for the second half to come as it does absolutely nothing to improve any of World’s End’s flaws.
To beat the dead horse once again, this series has major hang ups by delegating the pencil and ink duties of its massive team by subplots instead of whole issues. This week, like every last one, is a downright mess with constantly changing teams every two to six pages. Such a management style could have worked if it were not...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Jack Herbert & Vicente Cifuentes, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz
Published by DC Comics
With now thirteen issues out, Earth 2: World’s End has reached the halfway point until the series’ conclusion this March. Sad to say, this issue casts a poor image for the second half to come as it does absolutely nothing to improve any of World’s End’s flaws.
To beat the dead horse once again, this series has major hang ups by delegating the pencil and ink duties of its massive team by subplots instead of whole issues. This week, like every last one, is a downright mess with constantly changing teams every two to six pages. Such a management style could have worked if it were not...
- 1/6/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #9
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Arty by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham & John Livesay, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Eduardo Pansica & Walden Wong
Published by DC Comics
It’s time to do the regular ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ analysis again and unfortunately, not much has changed. The series continues to suffer from the overwhelming art team and terribly unengaging storylines. One thing of note is the addition to the art team, Scott McDaniel, who takes on the duty of panel breakdowns. However, what change he was to have brought is nigh invisible, save for some slightly better set up pages.
This week, the story involves the primal forces of the Earth seeking out their new avatars. After nearly deserting Solomon Grundy and Sam Zhao to hold off the falling fragments of the moon, Alan Scott returns...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Arty by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham & John Livesay, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Eduardo Pansica & Walden Wong
Published by DC Comics
It’s time to do the regular ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ analysis again and unfortunately, not much has changed. The series continues to suffer from the overwhelming art team and terribly unengaging storylines. One thing of note is the addition to the art team, Scott McDaniel, who takes on the duty of panel breakdowns. However, what change he was to have brought is nigh invisible, save for some slightly better set up pages.
This week, the story involves the primal forces of the Earth seeking out their new avatars. After nearly deserting Solomon Grundy and Sam Zhao to hold off the falling fragments of the moon, Alan Scott returns...
- 12/9/2014
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #7
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Jan Duursema & Keith Champagne, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Tyler Kirkham & Joe Weems, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz, & Jorge Jimenez
Published by DC Comics
The end of Earth 2 draws ever closer. The planet is under attack by the female furies of Apokolips, the Superman and Batman families search the fire pits for Huntress who has been taken by Desaad, Alan Scott has a mournful reunion with his newly raised boyfriend, Dr. Fate acts and speaks cryptically, and the World Army plans to take on Apokolips.
This week is unfortunately not as interesting as last time. It spends a lot of time focused on the Superman and Batman team fighting off monstrous clones of Clark Kent. However, the Furies arrive for the opening of this issue, meaning they still have a larger role to play.
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Jan Duursema & Keith Champagne, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Tyler Kirkham & Joe Weems, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz, & Jorge Jimenez
Published by DC Comics
The end of Earth 2 draws ever closer. The planet is under attack by the female furies of Apokolips, the Superman and Batman families search the fire pits for Huntress who has been taken by Desaad, Alan Scott has a mournful reunion with his newly raised boyfriend, Dr. Fate acts and speaks cryptically, and the World Army plans to take on Apokolips.
This week is unfortunately not as interesting as last time. It spends a lot of time focused on the Superman and Batman team fighting off monstrous clones of Clark Kent. However, the Furies arrive for the opening of this issue, meaning they still have a larger role to play.
- 11/26/2014
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Earth 2: World’s End #5
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Jan Duursema & Jonathon Glapion, Tyler Kirkham & Joe Weems, Eduardo Pansica & Jaime Mendoza, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira
Published by DC Comics
The world ending of World’s End continues on its way. Again, there’s a big old box of art teams, all spread thinly across this book. Having issues with the pencil and inks is a bit moot at this point, but it bear repeating. With DC publishing two other weekly titles with rotating artists who handle one issue a moth, it’s honestly inexcusable that they let this happen with such weak art.
World’s End continues with its stories. However, this week’s cover is deceptive, like last time. Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, does get some much missed panel time. He’s pitted against on of Earth 2’s first villains,...
Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson
Art by Jan Duursema & Jonathon Glapion, Tyler Kirkham & Joe Weems, Eduardo Pansica & Jaime Mendoza, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira
Published by DC Comics
The world ending of World’s End continues on its way. Again, there’s a big old box of art teams, all spread thinly across this book. Having issues with the pencil and inks is a bit moot at this point, but it bear repeating. With DC publishing two other weekly titles with rotating artists who handle one issue a moth, it’s honestly inexcusable that they let this happen with such weak art.
World’s End continues with its stories. However, this week’s cover is deceptive, like last time. Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, does get some much missed panel time. He’s pitted against on of Earth 2’s first villains,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Here's a fun video of Stan Lee visiting special effects house Legacy Studios. While there, character FX magicians showed Lee how they brought the Iron Man costumes to life for the movies. It's got to be so awesome for Lee to see the characters he created become a reality.
We recently filmed Stan's visit to Legacy, where co-founders John Rosengrant, Shane Mahan, Alan Scott, Lindsay Macgowan and the entire staff gave him a hands-on tour of the workshop, showing him step-by-step how they bring his legendary characters to life. It was an unforgettable day spent with a brilliant man and we're happy to share a glimpse of the visit in the video at the top of the page.
Thanks to Stan Winston School for the video!
We recently filmed Stan's visit to Legacy, where co-founders John Rosengrant, Shane Mahan, Alan Scott, Lindsay Macgowan and the entire staff gave him a hands-on tour of the workshop, showing him step-by-step how they bring his legendary characters to life. It was an unforgettable day spent with a brilliant man and we're happy to share a glimpse of the visit in the video at the top of the page.
Thanks to Stan Winston School for the video!
- 10/29/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Though the digital dinosaurs were a significant part of the appeal of the original Jurassic Park as that level of realism had never before been reached in cinema, many of the shots to feature dinosaurs were actually full-scale practical robotic creations, conceived and produced at Stan Winston Studio.
Two key artists at Stan Winston’s side from the early 1980s until his death in 2008 are Shane Mahan and John Rosengrant. Now, the pair of craftspeople is together in a new company called Legacy Effects, but 20 years ago, they were ready to release their most ambitious film to that point – Jurassic Park.
The team at Stan Winston Studio spent a year building all of the practical dinosaurs which would shoot live on the set of the film, directed by Steven Spielberg and photographed by Dean Cundey. After production wrapped, Industrial Light and Magic matched their computer-generated dinosaurs to Sws’ designs and...
Two key artists at Stan Winston’s side from the early 1980s until his death in 2008 are Shane Mahan and John Rosengrant. Now, the pair of craftspeople is together in a new company called Legacy Effects, but 20 years ago, they were ready to release their most ambitious film to that point – Jurassic Park.
The team at Stan Winston Studio spent a year building all of the practical dinosaurs which would shoot live on the set of the film, directed by Steven Spielberg and photographed by Dean Cundey. After production wrapped, Industrial Light and Magic matched their computer-generated dinosaurs to Sws’ designs and...
- 4/11/2013
- by Scott Essman
- DreadCentral.com
While it may have been a controversial decision in the eyes of some fans, Earth-2 writer James Robinson was praised by most (including Gladd) for taking the character of Alan Scott in a bold new direction for his debut in "The New 52". However, while comic book fans are well versed in alernate realities and whatnot, Warner Bros. (the studio that develops DC's comic book movies) were a little confused when they learnt of the decision to make Green Lantern gay. The sexual orientation of Alan Scott didn’t faze DC publisher Dan Didio, who supported Robinson’s decision. Warner Brothers, however, was confused: did this mean that star Ryan Reynolds, who played Hal Jordan in the 2011 film adaptation of "Green Lantern," would be gay? "Geoff (Johns) had to go in and explain that there were lots of Green Lanterns, and this was just one of them," Robinson said. If Warner Bros.
- 3/3/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Puerto Rican featherweight star has announced that he's a 'proud gay man' -- congratulations! Boxer Orlando Cruz has come out -- and he's the first openly out athlete in the sport's history! Orlando, 31, released a statement on October 3 about his personal life, USA Today reports. "I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself," he said. "I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career. I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man." Orlando was selected for the 2000 Puerto Rican Olympic Team in Sydney, and he's on track to have a title shot this fall. We're so happy about this milestone. Congratulations to Orlando -- what a great role model!
- 10/5/2012
- by William Earl
- HollywoodLife
It has been a little over a year since DC Comics launched their “New 52”, an event where they retconned pretty much their entire universe to create a new jumping on point for new, younger readers. Marvel Comics, at the end of their massive event Avengers vs. X-Men series, is planning to do a similar, although smaller, retcon of their own, Marvel Now, for pretty much the same reason. I’m writing this letter to the bigwigs at Marvel to let them know just how the backbone of their sales, the older readers, feel about things like this.
First of all, let me be honest up front: I absolutely hate what DC has done. They have basically destroyed over 75 years worth of stories and continuity in order to attract “new readers”. I call bullshit on this. DC has stated that with all of the confusing continuity made it difficult for newer,...
First of all, let me be honest up front: I absolutely hate what DC has done. They have basically destroyed over 75 years worth of stories and continuity in order to attract “new readers”. I call bullshit on this. DC has stated that with all of the confusing continuity made it difficult for newer,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Clarence Justin Brown
- Obsessed with Film
Hey, remember when DC announced a few months ago that Alan Scott, the Green Lantern, was gay? The comment boards went crazy, the jokes flowed like wine on Twitter, and half the world was declaring that it was the apocalypse, and the other half just shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘Meh, I thought it was going to be Batman.’
Now that all the hullabaloo has died down, it just is what it is. The Green Lantern is gay. The world hasn’t stopped spinning on its axis, and it’s a step in the right direction for lesbian, gay, trans and bi recognition in comics. However, the Green Lantern’s outing hasn’t been without its criticisms. For example, DC said that it was going to be a ‘major’ character, and Alan Scott has been relegated to Earth Two. His partner Sam was bumped off early, so we never got to fully experience their relationship.
Now that all the hullabaloo has died down, it just is what it is. The Green Lantern is gay. The world hasn’t stopped spinning on its axis, and it’s a step in the right direction for lesbian, gay, trans and bi recognition in comics. However, the Green Lantern’s outing hasn’t been without its criticisms. For example, DC said that it was going to be a ‘major’ character, and Alan Scott has been relegated to Earth Two. His partner Sam was bumped off early, so we never got to fully experience their relationship.
- 9/12/2012
- by Amy Maynard
- Obsessed with Film
Think of Middle Eastern characters in popular comics and you'll get a long list of villains: like the Ten Rings organization in the recent film adaptation of Iron Man.
"In general, when you think about Arabs and Muslims in main roles in pop culture, they’re always the villains," says Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. "We're always the hijackers. We're always the bad people that the good American soldiers or CIA is trying to fight," Sarsour told the New York Daily News.
However, for the first time in comic-book history, America has an Arab-American superhero. Meet the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps: Simon Baz. The new Muslim-American superhero even has a cool Arabic tattoo on the same arm as his Lantern ring, further emphasizing his divergence from the more traditional mainstream DC Comics lineup. The tattoo means 'courage,' according to the Daily Mail.
"In general, when you think about Arabs and Muslims in main roles in pop culture, they’re always the villains," says Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. "We're always the hijackers. We're always the bad people that the good American soldiers or CIA is trying to fight," Sarsour told the New York Daily News.
However, for the first time in comic-book history, America has an Arab-American superhero. Meet the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps: Simon Baz. The new Muslim-American superhero even has a cool Arabic tattoo on the same arm as his Lantern ring, further emphasizing his divergence from the more traditional mainstream DC Comics lineup. The tattoo means 'courage,' according to the Daily Mail.
- 9/6/2012
- by Kevin Corley
- Huffington Post
Over at my Unshaven Comics facebook page (shameless plug, shameless plug), I wanted to tip the scales of our “likes” from the paltry 320 to 400 by the end of the summer. So, I begged and pleaded with our fan-base to pull in some like-minded friends to come like us. One of our fans (who I can safely say is in fact at this point just a friend… who happens to like my writing and art) joked with me about what I might do to see those extra 80 or so fans by the end the week. Well, I responded the only way I knew how; Shamelessly.
I told him “get me to 400 fans by the end of the week, and I’ll send you a topless calendar of me and Matt (also of Unshaven infamy). Did I mention this fan is gay? Well, he got the joke. And two days later we were at 407 fans.
I told him “get me to 400 fans by the end of the week, and I’ll send you a topless calendar of me and Matt (also of Unshaven infamy). Did I mention this fan is gay? Well, he got the joke. And two days later we were at 407 fans.
- 7/7/2012
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Kristin Bauer van Straten and Joe Manganiello at the premiere of Magic Mike
Birthday shoutouts go to Kathy Bates, who is 64, Felicia Day is 33, and Gilda Radner would have been 66. People Who Say They're Moving To Canada Because Of ObamaCare Speaking of which, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Genius!
this Photoshop masterpiece via andrewsullivan.com
Is Dynasty the next 80's soap to get a reboot? Well, it's from The National Enquirer, so probably not, but let's pretend it's true! Could the Stonewall Riots Be Staged as a Battle Reenactment in NYC? My favorite comment: "There was a re-enactment on the 20th anniversary in 1989. Drag queens, flying yellow foam rubber bricks (tip o' the hat to Judy), traffic on 7th Avenue was blocked for thirty minutes and we stormed the 6th Precinct. I think a window was broken too, but it was an accident. After half an hour or so we went out to eat.
Birthday shoutouts go to Kathy Bates, who is 64, Felicia Day is 33, and Gilda Radner would have been 66. People Who Say They're Moving To Canada Because Of ObamaCare Speaking of which, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Genius!
this Photoshop masterpiece via andrewsullivan.com
Is Dynasty the next 80's soap to get a reboot? Well, it's from The National Enquirer, so probably not, but let's pretend it's true! Could the Stonewall Riots Be Staged as a Battle Reenactment in NYC? My favorite comment: "There was a re-enactment on the 20th anniversary in 1989. Drag queens, flying yellow foam rubber bricks (tip o' the hat to Judy), traffic on 7th Avenue was blocked for thirty minutes and we stormed the 6th Precinct. I think a window was broken too, but it was an accident. After half an hour or so we went out to eat.
- 6/28/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
A little over a year ago I reported that DC and Warner Bros. were finally getting things in gear and going forward with a Justice League feature film. And now that the script has been handed to Will Beall (Castle, the Logan’s Run remake), it seems that the on again/off again project will finally see the light of day. There is also word that Warner Bros. has seven other DC movies in the works (not counting Man of Steel or any future Green Lantern or Batman film), which include Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Lobo, Suicide Squad and Shazam.
So who might be invited to the table when the Justice League finally comes together? Obviously, Batman and Superman would have to be part of it for popularity’s sake (even though, in the original comics, they were only honorary members, leaving it open for lesser known...
So who might be invited to the table when the Justice League finally comes together? Obviously, Batman and Superman would have to be part of it for popularity’s sake (even though, in the original comics, they were only honorary members, leaving it open for lesser known...
- 6/18/2012
- Shadowlocked
'Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore,' the 'Green Lantern' actress jokes to MTV News.
By Kara Warner
Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern"
Photo:
DC Comics broke some very progressive ground earlier this month when they announced that hero Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is gay. Naturally, the news made international headlines and was met with a myriad of different reactions, from outpourings of support to those of outrage and misunderstanding.When MTV News caught up with "Green Lantern" actress Blake Lively recently as she promoted her latest film, "Savages," we asked for her thoughts on the subject, which was news to her."Cool!" Lively said, expressing her support for DC's monumental decision. "Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore," she added with a smile.
Lively brings up an excellent point: Not that the new writers or artists...
By Kara Warner
Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern"
Photo:
DC Comics broke some very progressive ground earlier this month when they announced that hero Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is gay. Naturally, the news made international headlines and was met with a myriad of different reactions, from outpourings of support to those of outrage and misunderstanding.When MTV News caught up with "Green Lantern" actress Blake Lively recently as she promoted her latest film, "Savages," we asked for her thoughts on the subject, which was news to her."Cool!" Lively said, expressing her support for DC's monumental decision. "Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore," she added with a smile.
Lively brings up an excellent point: Not that the new writers or artists...
- 6/18/2012
- MTV Music News
'Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore,' the 'Green Lantern' actress jokes to MTV News.
By Kara Warner
Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern"
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DC Comics broke some very progressive ground earlier this month when they announced that hero Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is gay. Naturally, the news made international headlines and was met with a myriad of different reactions, from outpourings of support to those of outrage and misunderstanding.When MTV News caught up with "Green Lantern" actress Blake Lively recently as she promoted her latest film, "Savages," we asked for her thoughts on the subject, which was news to her."Cool!" Lively said, expressing her support for DC's monumental decision. "Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore," she added with a smile.
Lively brings up an excellent point: Not that the new writers or artists...
By Kara Warner
Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern"
Photo:
DC Comics broke some very progressive ground earlier this month when they announced that hero Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is gay. Naturally, the news made international headlines and was met with a myriad of different reactions, from outpourings of support to those of outrage and misunderstanding.When MTV News caught up with "Green Lantern" actress Blake Lively recently as she promoted her latest film, "Savages," we asked for her thoughts on the subject, which was news to her."Cool!" Lively said, expressing her support for DC's monumental decision. "Maybe he'll get a multicolored costume and won't be green anymore," she added with a smile.
Lively brings up an excellent point: Not that the new writers or artists...
- 6/18/2012
- MTV Movie News
Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma take MTV News behind the decision to kill one of the six protagonists of their 'Lost'-like hit comic book series.
By Josh Wigler
Zoe from "Morning Glories"
Photo: Image Comics
Warning: Major spoilers for "Morning Glories" #19 lie ahead.
Much has been made about the connections between "Lost" and "Morning Glories," the hit comic book about a group of students trapped inside a boarding school filled with dark and deadly secrets — not the least of which is the fandom of who penned a forward for the first "Glories" trade paperback. Here's something else that "Lost" and "Morning Glories" have in common: In both stories, dead is dead ... which means, sadly enough, that fan-favorite character Zoe is really and truly gone.
Writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma stunned fans of the Image Comics series by killing Zoe, one of the story's six protagonists, in the closing...
By Josh Wigler
Zoe from "Morning Glories"
Photo: Image Comics
Warning: Major spoilers for "Morning Glories" #19 lie ahead.
Much has been made about the connections between "Lost" and "Morning Glories," the hit comic book about a group of students trapped inside a boarding school filled with dark and deadly secrets — not the least of which is the fandom of who penned a forward for the first "Glories" trade paperback. Here's something else that "Lost" and "Morning Glories" have in common: In both stories, dead is dead ... which means, sadly enough, that fan-favorite character Zoe is really and truly gone.
Writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma stunned fans of the Image Comics series by killing Zoe, one of the story's six protagonists, in the closing...
- 6/13/2012
- MTV Music News
Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma take MTV News behind the decision to kill one of the six protagonists of their 'Lost'-like hit comic book series.
By Josh Wigler
Zoe from "Morning Glories"
Photo: Image Comics
Warning: Major spoilers for "Morning Glories" #19 lie ahead.
Much has been made about the connections between "Lost" and "Morning Glories," the hit comic book about a group of students trapped inside a boarding school filled with dark and deadly secrets — not the least of which is the fandom of who penned a forward for the first "Glories" trade paperback. Here's something else that "Lost" and "Morning Glories" have in common: In both stories, dead is dead ... which means, sadly enough, that fan-favorite character Zoe is really and truly gone.
Writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma stunned fans of the Image Comics series by killing Zoe, one of the story's six protagonists, in the closing...
By Josh Wigler
Zoe from "Morning Glories"
Photo: Image Comics
Warning: Major spoilers for "Morning Glories" #19 lie ahead.
Much has been made about the connections between "Lost" and "Morning Glories," the hit comic book about a group of students trapped inside a boarding school filled with dark and deadly secrets — not the least of which is the fandom of who penned a forward for the first "Glories" trade paperback. Here's something else that "Lost" and "Morning Glories" have in common: In both stories, dead is dead ... which means, sadly enough, that fan-favorite character Zoe is really and truly gone.
Writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma stunned fans of the Image Comics series by killing Zoe, one of the story's six protagonists, in the closing...
- 6/13/2012
- MTV Movie News
A Gay Superman? Dan Didio of DC Comics announced late last month that one of DC’s prominent characters would be changed from straight to gay in the coming month. Although he specified that it would Not be anyone who had already been introduced by the “New 52” reboot from last year, that didn’t stop Fox News from jumping to the conclusion that Superman could be that character. It turned out to be Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern from the 1940s, although this version was from another universe. Coupled with Marvel’s announcement that Northstar, an openly gay X-Men character, would be marrying his fiancé as well, this sparked a debate among gay advocates and the One Million Moms. For a full report, read...
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- 6/12/2012
- by Jeffrey Taylor
- Movies.com
You may have heard that henceforth, Green Lantern is gay. And if you think that.s a worthwhile change in the service of inclusiveness, I agree. But it doesn.t quite mean what some people imagine. The most prominent character called "Green Lantern" is Hal Jordan, the test pilot-turned-space cop portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in the recent live-action movie. The second most prominent is John Stewart, who wielded the power ring in the "Justice League" animated series and is a member of the same intergalactic peacekeeping force. But Hal, John and the 3,598 other members of the Green Lantern Corps aren.t the only characters to bear the name, nor are they the first. The first Green Lantern was Alan Scott, created by Martin Nodell in 1940. After some tinkering in the initial stories, Nodell ...
- 6/12/2012
- GeekNation.com
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