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Green Lantern: The Animated Series- The Complete Series Blu-ray Review

“Green Lantern: The Animated Series” will appeal to fans of the comic book character.

In the first and only season of “Green Lantern: The Animated Series,” viewers get 26 episodes of adventures (primarily) with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Kilowog. Throughout the season, there are stories about Green Lantern death investigations, Razer (a Red Lantern who joins Hal and company), Aya (an AI), a war between Green Lanterns and Red Lanterns, the planet Mogo, Atrocitus (a vengeful villain), Star Sapphires, Queen Iolande and her brother Ragnar, the Guardians of the Universe, Guy Gardner, Anti-Monitor, Manhunters, Blue Lantern Corps, other Green Lantern (such as Tomar-Re and Sinestro), Carol Ferris, and Larfleeze (the Orange Lantern).

If you’re looking to forget about the unwatchable live-action film, this recent animated series should help with that as this is a far better take on the DC Comics character. Not only is the series loaded with comic references (and even some comic story adaptations), but it’s a very respectful adaptation that adds some new elements that fans have never seen before (such as the Razer character). “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” is also peppered with humor mostly provided by the scene stealing Kilowog. Not only does his character prove to be the most interesting and personable of the Lanterns, but he also tends to have the most memorable lines and scenes from the pilot episode on.

As faithful as the series is to the comics, I have to admit that I never quite connected with “Green Lantern.” Granted, I love space operas and fantastical universes, but “Green Lantern” always lacked the heart of other space opera classics and was always bogged down by over-the-top powers, silly ring creations, and absurd universe rules (the color yellow weakness anyone?). I prefer my sci-fi stories to be more grounded in reality and I never feel like ‘Green’ is both with this animated series and the comic series.

Video/Audio:

Presentation: 1.78:1 1080p. How does it look? The CGI animation is a bit cheap looking at times, but the character models are generally spot on (Guy Gardner looks a bit off). With that said, the colors and animation look so much sharper in 1080p than they did on TV.

Audio Track: 2.0 DTS-HD MA. How does it sound? A bit soft. This series deserves a 5.1 track considering all of the sci-fi action this series has.

No extras have been included.

May 10, 2014 - Posted by nicklyons1 | Blu-Ray review | Green Lantern Movie, Green Lantern Season 1, Green Lantern: The Animated Series- The Complete Series Blu-ray Review, Green Lanterns, Kilowog, Red Lanterns, Sinestro, Star Sapphire