The Green Lantern Corps Podcast

Phillip Kennedy Johnson, the writer behind Green Lantern: War Journal, joins the Green Lantern Corps Cast for a candid conversation about John Stewart and the Lanterns series. He talks about why he almost turned down John, the conversation with Geoffrey Thorne that changed his mind, and the Neal Adams panel that still shapes how he sees the character. He's open about his issues with the show's Hal Jordan, including the car scene and a death he thinks came too easily, and also points to what the series got right. We also get into whether War Journal counts as horror and how his John compares to Superman, including a story from his own time in the Army. Plus, he pitches a Constantine and Doctor Strange team-up that really needs to exist. Find us on YouTube at http://youtube.com/glspotlightMusic: “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle“Sector 2814” by The Roy Clark Method

It's season finale time! Naaim and Brandan talk "Dirt and Stars," walking through the whole thing beat by beat: what landed, what didn't, and one very specific creative choice at the end of the episode that we may have had thoughts about. Along the way we get into the season as a whole – the front half versus the back half, the ring-construct budget, whether this works as a John Stewart origin story or just as prestige TV with a lantern on the poster, argue about superhero ethics until we somehow end up relitigating the Mutant Registration Act, and look ahead to Man of Tomorrow and what James Gunn's DCU might mean for John going forward. There's also a brief, unresolved mystery about Paula Patton that we never quite put to bed.Find us on YouTube at http://youtube.com/glspotlightMusic: “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle“Sector 2814” by The Roy Clark Method

Naaim and Brandan break down the penultimate episode of Lanterns "The Jordan Boys Legacy." One episode left. Hal's a hologram, John's a mess, Sinestro's on the loose, Noah's giving off Manhunter vibes, and we have theories about all of it. Plus, some theories for a potential Season 2 and does this show work without Kyle Chandler?Find us on YouTube at http://youtube.com/glspotlightMusic: “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle“Sector 2814” by The Roy Clark Method

Naaim and Brandan dig into "Bad Optics" from the John/Hal café confrontation and Hal's broken nose, to Guy Gardner finally showing up five and a half episodes into an eight-episode season. With two episodes still to go in HBO's Lanterns, they recap where the season stands, react to the episode's biggest turns, and get into the bigger question hanging over the final stretch: can the show still deliver on the Hal-and-John partnership it promised, or did that arc quietly slip away a few episodes back?Find us on YouTube at http://youtube.com/glspotlightMusic: “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle“Sector 2814” by The Roy Clark Method

Naaim and Brandan break down episode 5 of HBO's Lanterns, the one where Hal finally gets to do some real Green Lantern stuff and John's arc takes a big step forward.We dig into Hal's performance on the job (and mount a full defense), what the episode says about creativity and what it really means to be a Green Lantern, and John's push-and-pull with the mantle. Then a beat-by-beat on one of the season's tensest scenes.Find us on YouTube at http://youtube.com/glspotlightMusic: “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle“Sector 2814” by The Roy Clark Method