You're pumped for the upcoming Green Lantern feature film, and Green Lantern: First Flight didn't do it for you? Redemption is around the corner, and it's coming in the form of the hero of all geek casting choices…
His royal Mal-ness, Nathan Fillion. Now, settle down.
You've seen the trailer, and now on June 7, you'll be able to bring home Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, featuring 6 interwoven tales of the origins of the Green Lantern Corps. You've been waiting to hear Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Moss as Arisa, along with stories about Abin Sur, Kilowog, Laira, and Mogo (he's the planet). Available on DVD, Blu-Ray, On Demand, and available for download.
Seriously, some day, I'm going to have to look into this Fillion guy. It seems like someone I should know something about working on a comic book website.
Anyway, here's what you'll find on the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and its 2 1/2 hours of content:
Feature film (est. 75 min)
Sneak Peak at Batman: Year One, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Behind-the-Scenes look at All-Star Superman
Featurette: “Only the Bravest: Tales of The Green Lantern Corps” – Bravery is the unique, identifying characteristic of each Green Lantern. Yet what does it mean to be brave? How has the world of Green Lantern and the Corps made bravery into something we can all relate to? This story reveals and defines the bond that holds together the Green Lanterns’ affection for the ring, and the ring’s unwavering loyalty in return.
Featurette: “Why Green Lantern Matters: The Talent of Geoff Johns” – Geoff Johns is a force to be reckoned with. He’s not only the Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment, he’s a New York Times bestselling writer with a fresh and vibrant storytelling perspective. Johns discusses his contemporary take on the Green Lantern character and why that character resonates in our culture.
Pod: From Comic Book to Screen: Abin Sur – Take a peek into Geoff John’s “Green Lantern Secret Origin” book which, for the first time, showed fans what really happened to Abin Sur before he crashed landed on Earth, and passed his ring to Hal Jordan.
Pod: Beautiful … But Deadly – From Comic Book to Screen: Laira Omoto – Green Lantern: Emerald Knights again creatively weaved a riveting comic book short story into the intricate plot of the film while introducing the honorable Green Lantern, Laira Omoto. Known as one of the Green Lantern Corps’ fiercest warriors, this mini-featurette takes a deeper look into the history and origin of this humanoid marital artist and her family feud with the Golden Dragon!
Audio Commentary: Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns
“Green Lantern” Digital Comic Book · Two bonus episodes from animated television series handpicked by Bruce Timm.
Standard and high definition versions of the feature film
Digital copy on disc of the feature film
I'd like to point out that for all the charges that publishers do nothing to promote the comic books, this is fairly well made for a comic book fan, and has lots of ways for a non-comic book fan to find out about the comics. If anyone's gonna make people excited about reading a comic book, it might very well be Geoff Johns.
Take one more look at the trailer while we're at it:
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I’m very excited for this.
Henry Rollins as Kilowog sold it for me
Batman Year One! Awww Yeah!
Was that Liam Neeson as Abin Sur?
@IroncladMerc That’s Arnold Vosloo as Abin Sur. Best known as the Mummy from the Mummy movies.
Definitely looking forward to this. I’m glad we’re at least getting Fillion as Hal in animated form.
And you’re right, Josh. If we’re going to bash the publishers when they drop the ball in promoting the comics, we should commend then when they don’t. The DC DVD’s always include special features that delve quite a bit into the source material and usually spotlight a specific storyline or collection.
I don’t think there’s any doubt that people out there like (or even love) these characters. I just don’t think they have any interest in reading comics. I know someone who loves the Iron Man films and could tell you quite a bit of Stark’s history (presumably from Wikipedia) but has never picked up a comic book. I gave him Extremis by Ellis and Granov and the dude still hasn’t touched it.
Other folks will read the comics I put in front of their face but they fail to spark any interest in seeking out comics on their own.
We’ve got a long ways to go.
Man…the oath, played over almost anything, makes shit SO epic! Wasnt excited, NOW I AM!
Arnold Vosloo rocks. I totally hear his voice whenever I read Black Adam in anything now. Great casting choices.
Yeah that Captain Marvel cartoon was pretty solid.
I love the special features on these DVDs and this one looks loaded. Win.