Episode 151 – Green Lantern: Agent Orange and the Larfleeze Christmas Special

Larfleeze Navidad! Just in time for the holidays, we unwrap not one but TWO tales featuring everyone's ... favorite? ... DC Comics ring-slinger, Larfleeze, with a look at Green Lantern Vol 4 #39-42 and Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special! First, Hal Jordan struggles to wield the blue light of hope as he and the rest of the space cops in the Green Lantern Corps face off against the menacing (and somewhat comical) Larfleeze, wielder of the orange light of greed! Next, in a lighthearted change of pace, Larfleeze seeks vengeance on Santa Claus when the jolly old elf skips his house on Dec. 25! Can Hal Jordan unlock the sinister secret of his avaricious new adversary—and teach him the true meaning of Christmas? And can these salmon-tinged stocking stuffers find their way under the tree of graphic goodness known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode! Larfleeze and a certain Lord of the Rings character Don't get Hal Jordan for your Secret Santa Larfleeze by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis and Scott Kolins L'il Santa by Thierry Robin and Lewis Trondheim George Perez's recent cancer diagnosis New Teen Titans Vol. 4 Glen Weldon's beautiful appreciation of George Perez Join us in two weeks as we ring in 2022 with a look at another Green Lantern story: Far Sector by N.K.Jemisin and Jamal Campbell! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!