Entertainment Weekly is about to get the nerd following of its dreams.

The popular magazine has decided to post a first glance at the highly anticipated superhero film The Green Lantern that’s set to be out next summer.  DC Comics’ The Green Lantern follows the life of Hal Jordan, a cocky test pilot who becomes a ring wearing superhero.  The ring can conjure up anything Hal desires through will and imagination.

Ryan Reynolds is stepping into the role of Hal Jordan with Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) directing the flick.  Reynolds is no stranger to comic book movies as he played Deadpool in Marvel’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but playing Green Lantern proved to have its own unique challenges (like being hurled on a wire at 60 feet per second to simulate flying).

 “The first time you do it, you’re seriously considering an adult diaper,” Reynolds said to Entertainment Weekly.  The cover of the magazine shows Reynolds in his glowing Lantern uniform, a definite update from the comic green and white Jordan usually sports.

EW is featuring The Green Lantern now because it’s one of the big films coming to San Diego Comic Con next week.

As a comic book nerd to my very core I am thrilled to see Reynolds take the ring.  I certainly hope this movie lives up to the comics!