9 Reasons Green Lanterns Are the Universe's Worst Protectors

This is the oath of the Green Lantern Corps: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight!” It’s a lot better than “We are terrible at our job of being space cops,” but it’s less accurate, too, unfortunately.

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Geoff Johns says goodbye to Green Lantern in This Week’s Comics

Yes, after being in charge of Green Lantern for nearly a decade, revitalizing the title, and adding more to the DC universe mythos than anybody besides Jack Kirby, Geoff Johns has penned his final issue. Plus Godzilla, sex, a sword-wielding Little Red Riding Hood and more, all in this week’s comics!

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DC's Geoff Johns reveals if Arrow will ever fire the boxing glove arrow

Chief Creative Officer and comics writer extraordinaire Geoff Johns doesn't just write comics; he has also written TV episodes for shows based on comics. In fact, he's penned tonight's episode of the hit CW series Arrow, "Dead to Rights," in which Ollie must keep his mom from assassinating his best friend's dad as an…

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How Geoff Johns Changed Green Lantern Forever

Yesterday, a man retired. He is a man who has been idolized by many, and hated by others. This man was elected by men to rule a universe, to decide good and evil, right from wrong, and to guide his children in the light. I'm speaking, of course, of long-time Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns. What, did someone else…

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When Atrocitus says "Can't we all get along?" you know things have gotten …

Check out a brand new preview from Red Lanterns #16, where Atrocitus recruits the most surprising army possible to fight a brand new galactic threat. If you've been following all the various Green Lantern comics lately, you'll know the superpowered blue aliens have created a new third army that has some very unpleasant …

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How I Designed Batman's First Costume

For the graphic novel Batman: Earth One, illustrator Gary Frank (Supreme Power) collaborated with author Geoff Johns to tell the story of a younger Batman from an alternate reality trying his hand at crime-solving. Frank schooled io9 on his design philosophy for creating a costume for a Batman who has absolutely no…

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In this sneak preview of Aquaman, Black Manta goes nutzoid!

Here's a first look at the next week's issue of Aquaman, a series which sees author Geoff Johns delve into old animosities between the titular superhero and his arch-nemesis Black Manta. Here's an exclusive sneak peek at the first five pages of Aquaman #11, which hits stores next Wednesday, July 25. The synopsis:

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No New DC Comics Movies For "At Least 3 Years" Besides Batman and…

Marvel Entertainment is coming off a string of successful films, culminating in The Avengers — but meanwhile, its counterpart DC Entertainment can't get a non-Batman, non-Superman film off the ground. A new article in the L.A. Times reports that it will be "at least three years" before another DC movie hits our screens,…

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We have a very spoilery discussion about Justice League with Geoff…

At DC Comics' relaunch party in Times Square last night, we caught up with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, the creative team behind DC Comics' brand new Justice League comic. With Justice League hitting the stands today, io9 asked the creators about the issue's big reveals. Spoilers on!

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