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Green Lantern August 2025 Solicitations
The full DC Comics solicitations for August 2024 are here, and of course it features month two of their summer event series, Absolute Power and the finale to Green Lantern: War Journal. Check below for everything Green Lantern related!
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“Green Lantern #1” by Jeremy Adams introduces readers to an electrifying narrative set in the expansive universe of the Green Lantern Corps. Adams crafts a compelling storyline filled with action, intrigue, and the exploration of newfound responsibilities. The issue gives us true beginnings of a classic down and out hero’s journey as the protagonist confronts both old problems and inner demons, ensuring a thrilling ride for readers.
Green Lantern HBO Max series being “redeveloped”
And will now focus solely around John Stewart. All scripts have been thrown out and presumably all of the previously cast actors have been released.
The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Max’s long-gestating Green Lantern TV series is changing gears.
The drama that has been in the works since late 2019 will now focus on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes. The series, from exec producer Greg Berlanti, was to originally have revolved around Guy Gardner and Alan Scott and had already cast Finn Wittrock (Ratched) and Jeremy Irvine (Treadstone) as the respective Green Lanterns.
As part of the creative overhaul, writer and showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith has departed the series after completing scripts for a full season of eight episodes. Sources say Grahame-Smith, who signed on as writer and showrunner a year after Green Lantern was announced, chose to leave the project after weathering a number of regime changes at HBO Max, its parent company, producers Warner Bros. Television and now DC Comics.
The decision to refocus Green Lantern arrives at a pivotal time for DC. Sources say the character of John Stewart was off the table to producers who envisioned the show as focusing on the first Green Lantern, the openly gay Alan Scott, and Guy Gardner as well as a “multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.” With DC Comics topper Walter Hamada’s recent exit, a decision was made to start over and build the show around John Stewart, the character who first appeared in the early 1970s and was modeled after Sidney Poitier. It’s worth noting that the Green Lantern creative overhaul has nothing to do with news this week that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tapped to lead film, TV and animation at DC Studios in a role similar to what Kevin Feige is doing at Marvel. (Gunn and Safran don’t start their new jobs until Nov. 1.)
Of the previous incarnation, only Berlanti and his Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Productions remain attached to Green Lantern. (Fellow exec producer Marc Guggenheim, who originally was poised to co-write the pilot alongside Grahame-Smith, was not recently involved with the show ahead of its retooling.)
When HBO Max announced plans for Green Lantern in October 2019, Berlanti described it as the “biggest DC show ever made,” with plans for the series to go to space. Insiders at the time said it was poised to be the most expensive show DC ever made and easily the largest for HBO Max with a budget estimated in the $120 million range. (House of the Dragon, by comparison, cost less than $200 million.)
The show’s budget going forward is expected to be significantly less as HBO Max, under David Zaslav’s combined Warner Bros. Discovery, is focusing on right-sizing its various assets. As part of the move to find an estimated $3 billion in cost savings, Zaslav and his division leaders have dropped a number of projects including Berlanti’s planned Strange Adventures anthology for HBO Max, J.J. Abrams’ HBO original series Demimonde and the already completed Batgirl feature film. (For Demimonde, HBO is said to have balked at Abrams’ request for a budget north of $200 million.)
WBD said in an SEC filing this week that it expects to take $2 billion to $2.5 billion in tax write-downs related to content. The eight previously completed Green Lantern scripts are expected to be included in those tax write-downs as sources maintain it wasn’t Grahame-Smith’s creative that ultimately doomed the first incarnation of the show but rather its price tag.
As for Wittrock and Irvine, neither remains signed on to Green Lantern. Sources indicate that Berlanti Productions is eager to work with both actors when and if the project, which currently has a script-to-series commitment, moves forward. In spring 2021, when Wittrock and Irvine were cast, the show was still being fast-tracked and was to begin shooting that same year. The project is now on a slower, more HBO-like, development track under Bloys and Warner Bros. TV topper Channing Dungey. A new logline for the series has not yet been determined as the project is back to being in early development.
Reps for HBO Max, Warners, Berlanti Productions and Grahame-Smith declined to comment.
The HBO Max take is Berlanti’s second stab at the world of Green Lantern. He previously penned the screenplay (alongside Michael Green, Guggenheim and Michael Goldenberg) for the 2011 DC-produced Ryan Reynolds starrer. That movie was met with negative reviews and was considered a flop. It grossed $219 million vs. a budget of $200 million.
Comic books are one of the greatest treasures we own. Some people are so crazy about collecting original collections of comic books that they will pay a fortune for that. If you are the owner of a considerable comic book collection, however, circumstances are asking you to get rid of them for various reasons, then you should know how to sell your most prized possession.
Selling your comic books is not a simple job. You should follow these simple guidelines to make sure that your collection lands with the right owner at the right price.
1. Find A Place To Sell Your Comic Books
First of all, you should know the right place to sell comic books. You can do so at two places,
- Comic book stores
- Online stores
Since comic books are trending again, many people visit comic book stores for new collections. Some book stores might be interested in buying old and vintage collections. If you have anything of the sort, you might be in luck. If you have simple comic books, old book stores might be a better option. It is not good money but it is something.
The second way of selling your comic collection is via online stores. You can put an advertisement and interested parties will contact you.
2. Know The Worth Of Your Comic Books
Before putting a price on your comic book, make sure you know its worth. Comic books that are early editions, or the issues you have introducing new superheroes may be worth millions. For example, original DC and Marvel books might make you super-rich.
However, if you have simpler editions that did just a normal business might not be worth much money.
3. Define Your Comic Book Correctly
When you put your comic book collection on sale, make sure you mention the issue number, publisher, and other useful information right. These pieces of information are important for defining the right price for your collection. It also creates a trusting relationship with the buyer.
When you are selling the books online, make sure that you provide information about the condition of the book. Spelling mistakes in books’ descriptions and any wrong information might skip your advertisement from the search engine.
4. Build Trust Among Online Buyers
It is extremely important to have a trusting relationship with the buyer, especially when you are selling online. You should take a picture of your comic books with your camera. Avoid using photos from the internet, as it can give the wrong impression.
Secondly, you should mention the correct issue number, comic book name, creators’ information, and other useful information with precision. If a potential buyer can trust you, they will buy from you at the asked price.
Final Words
Comic book collections can be treasures that can make you rich. However, not every edition is worth millions of dollars, or even thousands of dollars. Make sure you know the worth of your books and provide factual information to the buyer to make a transparent deal.
