It’s Friday LIVE on Mostly Superheroes! Logan Janis dives into DC’s Lanterns, gives his spoiler-filled thoughts on X-Men ’97 Season 2, breaks down the latest D23 Marvel news, and recommends the official Marvel podcast Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday.

First up: Lanterns. After being tough on the first episode, Logan explains why Episode 2 changed his mind, why the show feels like a mix of Yellowstone and True Detective, and what he wants to see from the Green Lantern story going forward.

Then it’s X-Men ’97 Season 2. Logan looks back at the incredible first season, the Apocalypse storyline, Cable, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Gambit, Rogue and the emotional finale. He also explains why he rates Season 2 slightly below Season 1 despite still loving the series.

Plus: D23 announcements including Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, Vision Quest, Ultron, the upcoming X-Men movie, Ghost Rider, Star Wars: Starfighter and more.

Logan also talks about trailer culture, why he thinks studios are showing too much, and his rule for watching movie trailers in 2026.

Finally, get the latest on Team Jakey Fest, happening September 19, 2026 in Florissant, Missouri.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome to Friday LIVE 01:47 Tonight’s topics: Lanterns, X-Men ’97 & D23 05:21 Lanterns and the new DC Universe 08:17 Lanterns Episodes 1 & 2 10:23 Does Lanterns work for non-comic readers? 12:22 Making superhero stories accessible 14:19 Why Logan was hard on Lanterns 16:25 Logan is officially “in” on Lanterns 18:14 Green Lantern lore, Hal Jordan & Jon Stewart 20:23 Sinestro, the Yellow Ring & Lanterns theories 21:29 Why Logan hates movie trailers 25:05 The one-trailer rule 28:19 X-Men ’97 Season 2 29:21 Season 1 vs. Season 2 32:56 X-Men ’97 Season 2 spoilers 34:45 Apocalypse, Cable & the Season 2 story 36:06 Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler & the finale 37:45 Logan’s Season 2 rating 38:23 Behind-the-scenes X-Men ’97 discussion 41:28 Possible conversation with Beau DeMayo 42:33 D23 Marvel announcements 43:21 Avengers: Doomsday & Avengers: Endgame Encore 44:12 Vision Quest & Ultron 45:23 X-Men, Avengers: Secret Wars & Ghost Rider 46:57 The Road to Doomsday 47:53 Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast 50:15 What’s next on Mostly Superheroes 50:58 Team Jakey Fest 52:35 The Team Jakey mission 53:00 Mental health resources & 988 53:55 Support Mostly Superheroes

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