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In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night

Brightest Day
Photo-A-Day #2211

Today I received a box of Green Lantern stuff. I got two power rings, a DVD called Green Lantern: First Flight, a Hardcover Secret Origin: Green Lantern Graphic Novel, a Colossal Cannon Blaster and a Hal Jordan action figure with a Battle Shifters: Blade Attack toy. Green Lantern is one of those characters that got his start in the 1940s and then was revived and revamped in the 1950s. Most people probably know the 1950s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan more than any other Green Lantern before or since. Hal Jordan was a second generation test pilot and was a man who was utterly honest and born without fear. That is the man who was sought by a dying alien named Abin Sir when Sir crash landed on earth. Between what I knew already about the character and what I learned by watching the First Flight DVD and Brightest Day Graphic Novel I am now pretty well versed in Green Lantern Lore. I’m also very excited for the upcoming Green Lantern Movie. Continue reading In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night

Bubbly Afternoon Thanks to Little Kids Inc.

A Bubbly Day
Photo-A-Day #2171

Eva’s ready for the majors. She’s already got a powerful little swing after I showed her once how to hold the bat. She’s holding a Junk Ball bat. The bat is a Glow in the Dark one and so is the ball. I haven’t had a chance to play with it in the dark yet but I can’t wait. Continue reading Bubbly Afternoon Thanks to Little Kids Inc.