{"id":2363,"date":"2009-11-30T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2009-11-29T01:49:47","modified_gmt":"2009-11-29T06:49:47","slug":"irredeemable-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/11\/30\/irredeemable-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"The Irredeemable Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I finally got around to visiting the comic shop this past weekend after nearly a month away.\u00a0 Awaiting me were my <em>Blackest Night<\/em> Green Lantern rings!\u00a0 I&#8217;m probably the millionth geek to relive this moment, but here it is anyway&#8230; my tribute to <em>Green Lantern<\/em> #49 (1994).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"The Irredeemable Lantern - Green Lantern Blackest Night rings\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/gl49_tribute.jpg\" 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