Green Lantern - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:54:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Green Lantern - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Where did Simon Baz go: A case for the return of the Muslim Green Lantern https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/10/simon-baz-green-lantern/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53758 DC Comics launched the New 52 in 2011 as a “soft” reboot of its superhero continuity. I was 8 years old at the time and just getting into comics. At 9, I attended New York Comic Con for the first time, and continued to attend the convention annually until 2020.  At that age, the only...

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]]> 53758 BatChat With Matt & Will: Elements, Guy and Chessboards. Oh, My! https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/17/batchat-with-matt-will-elements-guy-and-chessboards-oh-my/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53415 Superman was pretty great, huh? We wanted to keep the good times rolling this week with an episode featuring characters other than the big guy who appeared in the movie. I really wanted to do a Batman/Mr. Terrific team up, but outside team settings, there aren’t really any, so we instead went with a classic...

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]]> 53415 Black like me: On skin color and the casting of Aaron Pierre as Green Lantern John Stewart https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/20/aaron-pierre-john-stewart-lanterns/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50435 I don’t know that it’s an exclusively New Orleans thing, where the lineage of light-skinned Creoles and the history of discrimination for them and by them looms large.  I don’t know if it’s an exclusively Southern American thing, where, for literal centuries, skin tone unfairly but consistently determines opportunity and acceptance among Black people.  I...

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]]> 50435 WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/12/wmqa-episode-273-mystery-inc-with-alex-segura/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46536 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his contributions to AHOY Comics’ Project Cryptid, his recent Sinestro story in Knight Terrors: Green Lantern and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,...

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]]> 46536 Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2 featuring Green Lantern, Titans, and more! https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/12/dawn-of-dc-report-card-part-2-featuring-green-lantern-titans/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45959 We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches....

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]]> 45959 It’s Double the Sinestro in Green Lantern #6 and Annual 2021 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/its-double-the-sinestro-in-green-lantern-6-and-annual-2021/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33475 With the near total destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, it’s Yellow’s time to shine! Over in Green Lantern #6, while John Stewart is dealing with golden, mind-controlling centurions taking over the Dark Sector, Jo Mullein has her first confrontation with Sinestro himself to find out just what his intentions are for the universe at...

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]]> 33475 WMQ&A Episode 176: Our Son Kyle, a Green Lantern Podcast https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/07/wmqa-episode-176-our-son-kyle-a-green-lantern-podcast/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33369 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 176: Our Son Kyle, a Green Lantern Podcast ComicsXF staff writer Armaan Babu joins the show to tell us why Kyle Rayner is the best Green Lantern and one of his favorite characters. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,...

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]]> 33369 Green Lantern #5 Doesn’t Pick Its Battle https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/06/green-lantern-5-doesnt-pick-its-battle/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32442 Convinced that Sinestro is to blame for the devastating explosion on Oa, Teen Lantern flies to Korugar in an attempt to confront him, taking on the entire Sinestro Corps alone – though it’s another mysterious wielder of the light of Fear that keeps Keli alive. Meanwhile, in the Dark Sector, John convinces his new allies...

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]]> 32442 Things Aren’t Looking Good in Green Lantern #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/10/things-arent-looking-good-in-green-lantern-4/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30719 John Stewart goes head to head with the Qinoori. He may be alone in the Dark Sector without his ring to aid him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few tricks left up his sleeve. Back on Oa, Jo Mullein is trying to hold what’s left of the Corps together – and picks...

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]]> 30719 Alan Scott’s Quest, Nightcrawler’s Hangover and More Staff Picks for 6/23 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/21/alan-scotts-quest-nightcrawlers-hangover-and-more-staff-picks-for-6-23/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29840 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Infinite Frontier #1: When our heroes saved the DC Multiverse in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged. But Alan Scott has noticed some of his allies are still...

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]]> 29840 Is Green Lantern #3 Really Making the Best Use of Its Time? https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/04/is-green-lantern-3-really-making-the-best-use-of-its-time/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29006 The Central Battery has been destroyed – and most of Oa along with it. In the aftermath of this destruction, many Green Lanterns are left powerless, including John Stewart and the numerous Lanterns now stranded in the Dark Sector. In the meantime, new recruit Jo Mullein has arrived on Oa, and as one of the...

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]]> 29006 Chrises On Infinite Earths: One Care Bear (The Final Night) https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/21/chrises-on-infinite-earths-one-care-bear-the-final-night/ Fri, 21 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27676 Christi and Chris are joined by writer, editor, and DC Comics expert, Cori McCreery to discuss the DC event, The Final Night. Join us as Chris and Cori have intelligent discussion, and Christi learns about imaginary stories, gets tickets to the gun show, and discovers hot new prints in your area. Music Credits:  “Evening Melodrama”...

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]]> 27676 Green Lantern #2 Opens Up a New Universe for the Corps https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/07/green-lantern-2-opens-up-a-new-universe-for-the-corps/ Fri, 07 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26646 It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might...

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]]> 26646 Green Lantern #1 Throws Readers Into the Deep End https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/09/green-lantern-1-throws-readers-into-the-deep-end/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:00:10 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24683 John Stewart’s got his hands full. Between the United Planets voting on Oa’s membership, trying to solve the mystery of Teen Lantern’s mysterious gauntlet and the Guardians looking to him for advice, there’s a lot for him to handle even before the attack on Oa during an important diplomatic summit. John’s got his hands full...

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]]> 24683 Far Sector #11 Is In the Middle of Things https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/09/far-sector-11-is-in-the-middle-of-things/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24671 The action ramps up in the penultimate issue of DC Black Label’s Far Sector in a story written by N.K. Jemison with art by Jamal Campbell. In medias res is, without question, my favorite literary phrase. Latin for “in the middle of things,”  It’s a tacit acknowledgement of lives and loves, motivations and missions unbeknownst...

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]]> 24671 The Great Infinite Frontier #0 ComicsXF Roundtable https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/05/the-great-infinite-frontier-0-comicsxf-roundtable/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22477 Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXF’s roundtable discussion of DC’s new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. I’m Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and I’d like to start with everyone here sounding off. Let’s see who I’ve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, I’m Tony...

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]]> 22477 The X Spot: Pee Pee, Poo Poo, Woo Woo Batman is the Worst Batman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/13/the-x-spot-pee-pee-poo-poo-woo-woo-batman-is-the-worst-batman/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:33:10 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15164 We’re reading Artists, Writers and Artisans books this week, Loyal Content Consumer. And, yes, that’s the name of a real comic book publisher and not at all an attempt to game any sort of alphabetical listing system. Who are the Artisans who are not Artists? Letterers are artists, rights? Maybe it’s editors. Editing is a...

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]]> 15164 The X Spot: Am I Stupid? Also, Some Supreme Court News https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/16/the-x-spot-am-i-stupid-also-some-supreme-court-news/ Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13048 Years and years ago, in the days when I still lived at home and was fraught with teen mopiness, I had a blue overstuffed recliner in my room, a worn out hand-me-down that I loved until it literally fell apart. (If memory serves, I think the left arm gave out.) But in those days, I’d...

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]]> 13048 Bonus Reading Examines Socially Conscious Comics through the Decades https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/02/bonus-reading-examines-socially-conscious-comics-through-the-decades/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=6708 Welcome to Bonus Reading, a weekly feature in which Matthew Lazorwitz looks at four (or so) comics linked by a common character, creator or theme. Patreon backers of the WMQ&A podcast can request a custom Bonus Reading column built around their fave. Sign up here. Comics have always been political. Even during the years when...

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