Green Lantern

, he argues with another character about who knows more about Green Lantern.
*In "The Simpsons Movie", when asked by Marge about the significance of "EPA," Comic Book Guy mistakes it for the scream made by Green Lantern when thrown into a vat of acid by Sinestro.
*In the English TV series "Whoops Apocalypse", the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Home Secretary briefly dress up as Green Lantern, Hawkman and the Flash.
*In the "Challenge of the Superfriends" series, with the exception of the episode: "Revenge on Gorilla City", he was seen in every episode and had spoken lines in fifteen out of the sixteen episodes of the series. His arch enemy was Sinestro. It should also be noted that he was one of the three most powerful members of the Justice League, as mentioned in the episode: "Secret Origins of the Superfriends." That episode itself, told the story on how Green Lantern (Hal Jordan version) got his powers.

Music

*Green Lantern is mentioned in the hit 1966 song "Sunshine Superman" by Scottish folk musician Donovan.
*The New Zealand band the Mutton Birds has a song called "Green Lantern", about someone whose status in life has diminished. The refrain has the narrator assuring the subject, "you're still the Green Lantern to me."
*The German rock band Blue Harvest composed a song called Green Lantern, which named and described all the Earthborn Lanterns from Alan Scott to Kyle Rayner. The song is listed as track 15 on their album "Rub the Slave"
*Hardcore band, Kids Like Us have a song called Lantern Corps, in which they recite the Green Lantern Oath.
*HipHop DJ DJ Green Lantern named himself after the character and is wearing a green hooded sweater with the Green Lantern insignia on the chest on the cover art for his "Alive On Arrival" CD.
*Green Lantern is the dance name, (nickname), of Popper/Hip Hop Dancer Manny Simmons. Earlier in his career it was spelled "Green Lanturn" as a pun for the multiple turns he would do as well as his interests in the comics.

Movie

Warner Bros. plans to make a movie based on Green Lantern, with a tentative release in 2010. Matt Kohler is assigned to direct the film. Ryan Gosling is now signed on to play the lead role, but the film is likely to focus on Hal Jordan becoming the Green Lantern as well as his first assignment as a member of the Green Lantern Corps [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974886.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 "Berlanti Lights Up 'Green Lantern'", Variety, October 28, 2007] ] . The film is being produced by De Line Pictures [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974886.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 "Berlanti Lights Up 'Green Lantern'", Variety, October 28, 2007] ] .

John Stewart, Hal Jordan's backup Green Lantern, was slated to appear in Warner Bros' 2009 live action Justice League movie, before it was shelved in April 2008. [ [http://screenrant.com/archives/justice-league-is-mortal-as-in-1584.html Justice League IS Mortal... As In: Dead - Screen Rant ] ]

Other

*The Hurricane - World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s character. Gregory Helms is a comics fan and has a Green Lantern tattoo on his right shoulder. His love of comics was turned into a wrestling character or "gimmick". His favorite Lantern is Kyle Rayner.
*The Star Knights in the Mutants and Masterminds Role-playing game are a homage to the Green Lantern Corps.
*The protagonist of "No More Magic", a novel by Avi, is an avid reader of comic books, and in particular, a fan of the Green Lantern series.
*Green Lantern is a featured character in the short fan films "Losing Lois Lane" and "Grayson". Although these fan films are based respectively on the Superman and Batman mythos, Green Lantern is presumably featured for his long-time membership in the Justice League of America).
*Liberal pundit and blogger Matthew Yglesias has ascribed to conservative advocates of U.S. military intervention in the Middle East the "Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics." Yglesias characterized adherents to this "theory" as people who believe "American military might" is like a Green Lantern's power ring, "that, roughly speaking, we can accomplish absolutely anything in the world through the application of sufficient military force. The only thing limiting us is a lack of willpower." [Yglesias, Matthew. " [http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=11732 Triumph of the Will] ." "The American Prospect," 18 July 2006.] "The Green Lantern Theory" has since become an meme among liberal bloggers. [Quiggin, John. " [http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/21/the-empirical-basis-of-the-green-lantern-theory/ The Empirical Basis of the Green Lantern Theory] ." "Crooked Timber," 21 December 2006.]
*In the movie "I Am Legend" the bottom of a Green Lantern movie poster can be seen in the background accompanied by a Teen Titans movie poster above the "Box Sets" shelves behind a family of mannequins (a woman in white, a man in brown and two children) and a second Green Lantern poster can be seen on a column above two female mannequins as Will Smith is walking out of a store. (since the movie is set in the future this was put in as an easter egg by the director as possible movies to be madeFact|date=February 2008)
*In the videogame "Astroseries", the Rubitek warriors wear green clothing and have power rings capable of causing several different attacks.

ee also

*List of Green Lanterns
*Green Lantern Corps
*Power Ring
*Doctor Spectrum a Marvel superhero based on the Green Lantern as a homage.
*Sinestro Corps
*List of Green Lantern enemies

Footnotes

References

* [http://glcorps.dcuguide.com/book2.php The Book of OA]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~Lantern_light/ The Green Lantern Shrine]
* [http://www.glcorps.org/ The Unofficial Green Lantern Corps Web Page]
* [http://www.gammabase.com/rebirth/ Green Lantern Rebirth]
* [http://www.jlresource.com/good/glc.php Green Lantern Corps. JLResource.com entry]
* [http://darkmark6.tripod.com/green_lantern_index.html Index of Hal Jordan's (and John Stewart's) Earth-1 adventures]
* [http://www.emeralddawn.com/ Emerald Dawn]

External links

* [http://emerald-warrior.tripod.com/ The Emerald Warrior]
* [http://www.monitorduty.com/mdarchives/2006/02/alan_kistlers_p_4.shtml Profile by Alan Kistler]
* [http://home.aol.com/MG4273/glantern.htm Classic Comic Books: The Golden Age Green Lantern]
* [http://home.aol.com/MG4273/lantern.htm Classic Comic Books: The Silver Age Green Lantern]