It hasn’t been easy finding a decent D.C. Comics live-action movie without the words “Bat” or “Knight” in the title nowadays. Luckily for fans of the veteran publishing house, the company has found other ways to bring their famous characters to life – direct-to-DVD animation. The latest is “Green Lantern: First Flight”, directed by Lauren Montgomery, who is no stranger to the D.C. verse, having previously helmed the company’s animated movies for Wonder Woman and Superman. There are good reasons to go this route while the live-action movie versions gestate in studio development hell: the animated form allows filmmakers to remain loyal to important facets of the source comic books without having to concern themselves with budget. In the case of the mostly space-set “Green Lantern: First Flight”, that’s a very good thing. Everything else, unfortunately, not so much.