yeah i don't think this is coming out anymore
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Thought it was an okay issue, could have elaborated more, but it is what it is. DC is going to crap anyways, so I have no investment in the situation.
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Originally posted by Tarmode View PostThought it was an okay issue, could have elaborated more, but it is what it is. DC is going to crap anyways, so I have no investment in the situation.
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So there are two John Stewarts now? Am I understanding that correctly? So we can have one hanging out in the "Dark Sectors" dealing with Esak's mess, and still have one available to interact with the rest of the DCU? If so, that's weird, but I can't complain if it means his character doesn't just get shuffled off into obscurity.
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Picked this up the other day.
Is it really a one-shot? Comic store thought it was a series. If it's a one-shot I might have to get the variant cover
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Originally posted by sundrop View PostPicked this up the other day.
Is it really a one-shot? Comic store thought it was a series. If it's a one-shot I might have to get the variant cover
I got the base & variant covers. There's also a 1:25 variant and a foil variant that I'm hoping to snag.
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Originally posted by Emerald Enthusiast View Post
I got the base & variant covers. There's also a 1:25 variant and a foil variant that I'm hoping to snag.
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Originally posted by Space Cop View Post
I used to do that at the height of GL’s popularity in the Johns era, but I realized I was spending too much money and space on something I just looked at and filed away. Not saying it’s not worth it for others, though. We each have to decide where the line is for us. Even the most die-hard GL fan can’t have everything anymore.
We had Jay Hero, who did one of the variant covers, on our most recent Emerald Echo. That's getting edited now, and it was really cool to hear about the process of making a cover for a major comic.
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In this episode, Adam & Donnie review the John Stewart: The Emerald Knight #1 one-shot, by Geoffrey Thorne & Marco Santucci. In the second half of the show,...
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Just read Emerald Knight. One out of four stars.
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Just blurbs, not a real review.
- two years after the mess of 2021?
- extremely weak "orbs" that must be held, instead of rings powered by Ascended John's godlike powers. Of course the GL Remnants (my name) are dissatisfied.
- still fighting the evil guy sacrificing entire races (by the planet) to resurrect the New Gods that disappeared.
- Hypertime mentioned.
- Hypertime clones?
- a better solution than the "orbs" is made by John, but still - no rings!
- no mention of Earth, the other superheroes, or other GLs outside the Remnants. No Hal Jordan, etc.
- not a satisfying ending, even for a one-shot
Ugh. At least the artwork was decent throughout. Personalities were just barely touched upon, even by Kilowog. It's all John, John, John.
Chuck it to an alternate universe, quick.
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Originally posted by Space Cop View PostThe God of Nostalgia thing definitely felt like potshots at the crowd that hasn't been happy with recent GL (and I do get, as the podcast notes, that some of these critics have gone too far and too personal).
But these leftist liberal Communist art majors who get into major manufacturer comic book lines "just" to change decades-only characters to the "new, hip" propaganda of the day - what kind of reaction were they expecting, approval and enthusiasm? At the same time, these woke culture-changers demand applause. So blowback is normal.
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Originally posted by jhpace1 View Post
I had not even thought of that!
But these leftist liberal Communist art majors who get into major manufacturer comic book lines "just" to change decades-only characters to the "new, hip" propaganda of the day - what kind of reaction were they expecting, approval and enthusiasm? At the same time, these woke culture-changers demand applause. So blowback is normal.
Esak can be seen across many toxic fandoms, like the Star Wars crowd who harbor literal hate for George Lucas because he continued to make movies, and allowed other media to be made, after the original trilogy. Someone could write a book about the plethora of toxic fandoms out there. In GL terms, there seems to be a meltdown from some segment of GL fans (almost always older ones) regardless of who writes the story, which characters are used, or whether it's a big cosmic story or a smaller story based around character development. There's nothing wrong with just enjoying a specific version of Green Lantern, but there's a vocal minority who cross lines that shouldn't be crossed.
So what Thorne had to say was much more elaborate than just the left vs right argument. That being said, the term "woke" originated within the African-American community, and when it's used as a blanket term for anything that someone doesn't like, it's often viewed as very offensive to black people. Use that knowledge as you may.
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