Tag Archives: #lanterns

What Everyone is Missing About Lanterns – We’ve been Columboed

For four episodes now, influencers and commentators and YouTube talking heads have been trashing Hal Jordan, saying he’s old, bitter, an asshole, a drunk. They are all wrong. Hal Jordan is not old, he’s experienced in a crucial way that … Continue reading

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In brightest day or darkest night, no IP challenge shall escape my sight…

This Sunday, Tell The Damn Story dives into LANTERNS and the challenges of writing IPs. Alex Simmons and I will explore respecting legacy and the harrowing dangers of taking authorial risks with an IP that’s made some big company profits … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming Pop Culture: Lanterns is all slight-of-hand – darker truths about everything from apple shooting, to strip bars, to nine months ruined, to that Huxtables reference

Lanterns, episode 3 challenges the audience to pay attention in ways we may not be used to no matter who we are. In service of a superhero story, we are asked to wrestle with questions about what makes a hero, … Continue reading

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Lanterns, Episode 2 is a Beautiful Buffet…with a Tom King turd as a center piece

Props where they are due—Lanterns, episode 2 is a feast for fanboys, a delicious development of the detective plot, an exquisite expansion of the show’s super-hero elements, and a wonder of world building. And all of that splendor gets slightly … Continue reading

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A Green Lantern Eulogy… for Tom King’s Credibility

Brothers and sisters, let us bow our heads for a once gifted comics writer’s honor… Over the past decade or so, Tom King has arguably been one of comics’ best storytellers. He wrote outstanding tales including The Vision, Supergirl: Woman … Continue reading

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