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In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night

Brightest Day
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Today I received a box of Green Lantern stuff. I got two power rings, a DVD called Green Lantern: First Flight, a Hardcover Secret Origin: Green Lantern Graphic Novel, a Colossal Cannon Blaster and a Hal Jordan action figure with a Battle Shifters: Blade Attack toy. Green Lantern is one of those characters that got his start in the 1940s and then was revived and revamped in the 1950s. Most people probably know the 1950s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan more than any other Green Lantern before or since. Hal Jordan was a second generation test pilot and was a man who was utterly honest and born without fear. That is the man who was sought by a dying alien named Abin Sir when Sir crash landed on earth. Between what I knew already about the character and what I learned by watching the First Flight DVD and Brightest Day Graphic Novel I am now pretty well versed in Green Lantern Lore. I’m also very excited for the upcoming Green Lantern Movie. Continue reading In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night

Review: Disney’s Tangled Dolls Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

Having just recently returned from the Disney parks on a family vacation and having seen the concept art for Disney’s upcoming movie Tangled I was pretty excited to receive these Tangled Dolls from Mattel. There are two dolls in this review, the Rapunzel Doll and the Flynn Rider Doll. Continue reading Review: Disney’s Tangled Dolls Rapunzel and Flynn Rider