Time to discuss the season finale of Lanterns. Murderers revealed, oaths stated, and territories divided! Check out Woody and Kurt’s discussion of everything that happens, and what it means for the characters we’ve followed, and will continue to follow in the ongoing DCU.
I was proven wrong. They didn’t say this once…Neither of them.
We name a few suspects in the murder of Hal Jordan, including Hal himself. Do we guess right? And also, what’s that yellow glow coming from down deep in the planet? Hear my theories in the penultimate Deep Dive of Lanterns with guest Woody Gaertner.
We don’t see him in the uniform this episode, but you never know what’s coming up…
Death of a Lantern. We dive into the mystery of who killed Hal Jordan, starting with a revelation about John and Hal meeting the night of the murder. We investigate all the clues, including meeting some new characters and an old…favorite? Well, let’s just say people have strong opinions both ways about this Guy.
This is the kind of funeral Hal thought he was getting (obviously not exactly the same, since Hal is one of the pallbearers in this one).
This mid-season episode felt like a season finale, with a massive battle in and for the town of Rushville. Guest Woody Gaertner and I have a lot to say, discussing not only this episode, but where things might go from here.
Doesn’t look like we’ll ever get a scene like this in the show…
This one, on the other hand, is fairly similar to a scene in this very episode.
Who Hunts the Manhunters? The Green Lanterns, of course! We reveal the mystery of who the Manhunter is this episode, but more questions are asked than answered in the halfway point of this Lanterns Deep Dive.
Who in the show is secretly one of these monstrosities? The answer…probably won’t surprise you, if you’ve been following online discussions.
How do you make a Green Lantern? That’s the question that John Stewart’s parents have in this episode of the show Lanterns, and that guest Woody Gaertner and I discuss for this episode of the podcast. We also touch quite a bit on John (and Woody’s) experience as a Black man in America, as that is a very important theme of this episode of Lanterns.
John Stewart’s first appearance in a Green Lantern costume. Rebelling from day one.
Once a Marine, always a Marine (unless it’s retconned into your history).
Continuing the Lanterns Deep Dive with my guest Woody Gaertner, we discuss Manhunters, Kanes, Mogo, and Sinestro. Find out the significance of all of those and more by taking a listen to this latest episode!
“No man escapes…the Manhunters” (Be prepared to hear that multiple times this series)
Well, look, maybe he does occasionally socialize, but it’s rare.
Any relation, Sheriff? (Probably not, but it’s fun to theorize)
Welcome Back to Welcome to Geektown! We return with a Deep Dive into the DC show Lanterns, currently airing on HBO. This first episode gives us mysteries aplenty, as well as the opportunity to discuss lots of comic book history. Take a listen!
Wake up, Junior.
Continuing the Green Lantern “Replacements” from last episode, we move on to the one that actually replaced Hal first, despite appearing after Guy Gardner. The Lantern so well loved, he was actually chosen over Hal for the Justice League cartoon in the DCAU, it’s John Stewart!
This is one of many cases where the cover image does not at all happen in the story.
Believe it or not…it gets worse.
Can you tell this costume was created in the 1990s?
After the show aired, the comics adapted John to fit this version even more.
Yes we can.
Continuing our ongoing “Replacements” feature, this is the first part of the Green Lantern franchise. Even with only covering those that directly replaced Hal Jordan, we’re still going to need multiple shows to discuss all the successors to the mantle, and what happened to them when Hal inevitably returned. We start with the first of those, Guy Gardner, a polarizing figure to say the least.
Ironically, he’s actually very nice in his first appearance, despite this cover.
Any man who dares walk the streets with that haircut has to be tough…
One of (a few) stints as a Red Lantern…
…or, in one case, a hybrid Green/Red (wouldn’t that be brown?).
My personal favorite Guy Gardner moment.
Continuing a recurring feature, “Death Becomes You” looks at some of the more unusual deaths in comic books. This time, we look closer at the unfortunate demise of Alex DeWitt, a brief supporting cast member in the Green Lantern title in the 90s. While her death hasn’t had much in the way of repercussions in the DCU, it has led to a new term in this one, and helped bring a new professional comic book writer into the fold. How did that happen? Take a listen and find out!
As promised in the episode, here is a link to the original Women in Refrigerators site inspired by Alex’s death, which helped lead to Gail Simone’s comic book career.
Alex’s first appearance.
And her last…(Thankfully, the colorists helped keep this from being too grotesque)