Green Lantern (Vol. 1)

==Issues==
===#0-12===
GREEN LANTERN #0
Plotter by EXCITER
Writer by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
”THE COLOR OF WILL”
Hal Jordan of Earth. You have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps.
It seems to Hal that it was a lifetime ago that he heard those words. Since then, he has faced down tyrants and genocidal madmen. Pulled dead and mangled bodies from wreckage. Gotten into firefights. Tried both in vain and successfully to save the critically injured. Lied to people as they were dying, telling them it would be okay if they just held on. Been attacked by oppressed people after liberating them from their oppressors. Chased fugitives through wormholes, asteroid belts, and supernova. Created constructs for children who didn’t have much to play with, and watched them pretend to be Lanterns. Sent people to prison. Gave others breaks. Missed Christmas and all major holidays. Every Lantern he knows shares these experiences... and their reward is a short life expectancy.
We can easily forget that there are people behind the rings, and that’s why Hal agreed to let a reporter from Interstellar News fly with him for a day. Prepare for the ultimate ride-along and a taste of life in the Green Lantern Corps!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …FREE
GREEN LANTERN #1
Plotter by EXCITER
Writerby MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
”THE THIN GREEN LINE”
In brightest day...
Hal Jordan of Sector 2814, and his partner John Stewart, receive the Green Lantern Corps’ highest honor for extraordinary bravery in the line of duty. Yet their work is far from over...
In blackest night...
Twelve entire galaxies, but only one domineering will. That impossibly large swath of space, and everyone within it... controlled by a starfish spore. But Starro isn’t finished - for the Conqueror seeks to expand.
No evil shall escape my sight...
The ultimate unstoppable weapon, he sleeps in stasis awaiting someone stupid enough to release him. Some petty warlord somewhere who foolishly wants his rivals obliterated. It’s only a matter of time - someone will unleash Doomsday!
Let those who worship evil’s might...
In his cell on the Takron-Galtos prison planet, Despero counts down the days. He arrived a scrawny telepath, but he’ll leave a hulking juggernaut - enhanced in all ways by the “Flames of Py'tar.” He grew his criminal empire even while confined, and soon he’ll claim his revenge upon the lowly human that put him away five years ago...
Beware my power...
The main man, Lobo, uses forged documents to renew his bail enforcement agent license on Oa. The last Czarnian interprets that to mean he’s officially cleared to frag bastiches in every sector - and he’s not shy about collateral damage!
Green Lantern’s Light!
There’s a universe of threats out there... and the only thing between them and you is a thin green line!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #2
Plotter by EXCITER
Writer by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“MAXIMUM PENALTY”
Despero of Kalanor. You have reached the maximum release date for your sentence corresponding to convictions on twenty-three counts of Unlawful Mental Coercion and Psychic Domination. Welcome to discharge from imprisonment.
Never one to waste time, Despero gives a press conference at the spaceport leaving the Takron-Galtos prison planet and lambasts the Green Lantern Corps as usurpers of Kalanorian sovereignty. There is a sincerely held religious belief that rare three-eyed members of his species, like Despero himself, have the divine right and, indeed, the obligation to mind-control others. He believes the Guardians of the Universe have no right to criminalize and judge their faith based on alien norms and values! To combat this “oppression,” Despero boldly declares his candidacy for Prime Minister of Kalanor - and announces a platform centering on withdrawal from the United Planets and revocation of Green Lantern jurisdiction within their home solar system! The scary thing is... it looks like the ex-con might win!
Hal Jordan put Despero away five years ago. Despite knowing the fin-headed fiend oversaw a vast criminal empire, all the Green Lantern Corps could prove in Space Court was that he abused his psychic powers. Hal still can’t prove that Despero has blood on his hands... but a surveillance construct just might discover something he can use. Technically, as long as it only records movements in public spaces Hal doesn’t need a warrant. But will that technicality protect him when Despero learns he’s being watched??
Meanwhile, Jon Stewart picks up the slack in Sector 2814 by investigating the universe’s greatest act of vandalism. Who etched a continent-sized phallus and scrotum on Omnicron Ceti IV’s moon?
Plus, one of Guy Gardner’s informants tips him off about the location of a Khund fugitive. Unfortunately, intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is already on the case! Will these two infamously foul-mouthed hot-heads clash violently - or is this the start of a brutal bromance?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #3
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“POWER MOVES”
People of Kungoirus, a Starro warning has been issued for your system by the Green Lantern Corps. Your local governments are mandating immediate evacuation. A temporary reception center has been established on Lantern Station 1701-A. Stay tuned to local media sources and the Interstellar News Network for further instructions.
A full-scale Starro invasion is akin to a planet-wide natural disaster. You cannot fight it, you can only hope to flee before it arrives. Typically your world’s greatest defenders have already been subjugated by advance infiltrators, leaving you vulnerable. When Starro itself finally arrives, your sun is blocked out by millions of starfish spores, each seeking a living being to mentally enslave. Your friends who are struck first turn against you, becoming instruments of Starro’s will. It is a nightmare that has happened to twelve entire galaxies already, and Kungoirus is the next inhabited planet in Starro’s projected path. As Kilowog supervises the evacuation, he’s left pondering Starro’s strange behavior - its forces have been idle for an unusual amount of time. What, or who, is it waiting for?
On Oa, Ganthet points to a harassment complaint filed by Despero and insists Hal Jordan cease his investigation into the politically-influential Kalanorian. But Hal knows Despero is dirty... will he take desperate measures to uncover the truth?
Meanwhile, Despero finds it increasingly difficult to secretly operate his criminal enterprises. He wants Jordan off his back. He needs him distracted. To that end, he sells a particularly dangerous WMD to the government of Klackdor VII, rivals of Klackdor VI. Good thing the Klackdor system is far from Kalanor, because Despero doesn’t want to be anywhere near where those fools open the stasis chamber that holds... Doomsday!
Plus, John Stewart always tries to work with local law enforcement. When on Earth, it usually means he works with United States Director of Homeland Security John Jones - better known to a select handful as J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter! The shapeshifter from the red planet is keen to protect Earth from alien threats... and a big one just landed in Stewart’s hometown of Detroit!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #4
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION”
Warning! A state of emergency has been declared on the planet Klackdor VII. It is hereby declared a no-go zone by the authority of the Green Lantern Corps.
Doomsday is here. The seemingly unstoppable monster destroyed most of Klackdor VI before hitching a ride on a retaliatory missile fired at Klackdor VII - the planet who released Doomsday in the first place as a weapon against their intersystem enemies. Now they face the monster’s indiscriminate wrath.
The best the Corps can do is try to contain Doomsday on the planet via a space blockade: no vessels in or out. Any ship leaving Klackdor VII could be boarded by Doomsday - which seriously imperils the rest of the universe. But Hal Jordan isn’t prepared to stop innocent spacecrafts fleeing the surface... will he defy orders yet again?
Over twenty Green Lantern first-responders are already down, including Guy Gardner. But John Stewart is a former United States Marine - and he never leaves a man behind. He’s going in to pull them out of the fire. Oorah! But is even he prepared for what he’ll find?
Plus, at least one vessel dares to break the blockade: a customized SpazFrag666 Spacehog. A private party has paid Lobo handsomely to eliminate the big bony bastich by any means necessary - and that’s just what he intends to do! They say Doomsday can’t be killed the same way twice, and that’s cool with the main man - he’s creative! But has the last Czarnian finally bit off more than even his mouth can chew?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #5
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“A HISTORY OF ULTRA-VIOLENCE”
Like the eye of a hurricane, there is now a lull in Doomsday’s rampage - and it’s thanks to Lobo’s reckless decision to break the Green Lantern’s planetary barricade and engage the monster. As Lobo can’t be killed, the single-minded destroyer Doomsday is trapped in a repetitious loop. He brutally slaughters Lobo, Lobo regenerates, Doomsday brutally slaughters him again, Lobo regenerates again, ad infinitum. This buys the Corps precious time to regroup.
Hal Jordon and John Stewart confront Ganthet, demanding that the Guardians of the Universe declassify all information on Doomsday - and they might not like what they find...
Accessing comprehensive historical records, subject: Doomsday of Krypton.
Entry 1. Green Lantern dispatched to a pre-civilization planet, subsequently designated Krypton, to investigate reports of alleged unlawful experiments. A mad scientist was studying “reactive evolution” - the ability to die and then spontaneously resurrect with an immunity to whatever killed you; effective immortality and invulnerability. To do this, he was brutally murdering a test subject... over and over, countless times. Could the Lantern save this innocent victim? What would be left to save?
Entry 989. Green Lantern Corps dispatched to Graxos IV to facilitate evacuation and containment. Doomsday escaped and is ravaging the world’s primitive elf-like inhabitants. Can the lanterns work with the native Rrab family to prevent a genocide?
Entry 5789.All lanterns, alpha priority recall to Oa. Doomsday has reached the Green Lantern’s planetary HQ at the center of the universe - and not even the Guardians may be able to stop him...
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #6
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“HEARTS AND MINDS”
Attention, an all points bulletin has been issued for Doomsday of Krypton. Suspect is humanoid bipedal, 7’0” tall, 615 lbs., red eyes, grey skin with white bone protrusions. Last seen on Klackdor VII. To be considered extremely dangerous. Wanted for devastating two planets and killing or injuring 27 Green Lantern Corpsmen.
Doomsday is gone! After causing untold devastation, the monster disappeared from behind a Green Lantern planetary blockade. Hal Jordan is assigned to find out where the beast went... for none can rest easily until Doomsday is found and contained. But his investigation may point to an even greater disaster looming on the horizon. Did someone hide a Starro spore in Lobo’s Space Hog before he broke the blockade?
Meanwhile, Oa’s medical technology repaired the physical injuries Guy Gardner sustained on Klackdor VII - but mental wounds are harder to heal. Guy doesn’t believe in all that psycho-babble crap, but the Corps’ “wellness policy” mandates he attend counseling sessions and be cleared by a therapist before he can return to duty. Xudarian psychiatrist Dr. Sigmar-Fe might not know what she’s in for...
Elsewhere, J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter, secretly U.S. Director of Homeland Security, reaches out to John Stewart with concerns. Apparently, immigrants from Earth are being actively courted... by Warworld!?! Mongul promises them financial security, a high standard of living, and quality education for their children. But can Stewart find out why Mongul really wants humans living on his weaponized planetoid?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #7
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE”
With anger hot and filled with hate...
Guy Gardner attempted to apprehend a Khund gang of murderers and larcenists. In the process, the gang’s ship - the Firefist - was destroyed. A forensic analysis subsequently revealed that the Firefist had no weapons systems...
For your crimes we retaliate...
Massive protests around Oa and elsewhere erupt. “Remember the Firefist” becomes a rallying cry for those opposed to the Green Lantern Corps’ “heavy handed” enforcement of law. Facing mounting pressure from member worlds of the United Planets, the Guardians of the Universe are left with no choice... but to ask for Guy’s resignation.
If in evil you engage...
Cackling from Kalanor, Despero’s plan to force his enemy from power by falsifying the forensic report on the Firefist is a success! But Guy Gardner still has the will to fight injustice, albeit now mixed with righteous anger. That makes him the perfect recruit for another Lantern Corps that’s more concerned with ensuring criminals get what they deserve than about civil rights...
Beware our wrath - Red Lantern’s rage!
Plus, John Stewart visits the human settlers on Mongul’s Warworld. They appear to be honest immigrants, assimilating to their new home’s culture and finding peace through superior firepower. But John just can’t bring himself to trust Mongul... will this cause the humans to turn on their would-be protector?
Meanwhile, Hal Jordan confirms his worst fear... Starro has gained control of Doomsday!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #8
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“DEAD BEAT”
Attention, an all points bulletin has been issued for Non of Krypton. Suspect is humanoid bipedal, 6’6” tall, 280 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair and beard. Last seen on Circadia. To be considered extremely dangerous. Wanted for 3,216 counts of Failure to Pay Space Court-Ordered Child Support.
Most regarded him as nothing more than General Zod’s muscle - and perhaps he did lack his General’s devious intellect. But Non was a Kryptonian who understood his strengths: he could fight, and he could f@$&! And once he found himself on his own, he quickly put both of those skills to use. Finding many willing lovers among the insectoid Circadians of Circadia, Non was able to father multiple clutches of half-Kryptonian eggs... hatching into an army of half-bug super-boys! And let’s just say that Non isn’t the most positive role-model... with many of his children scattering to the stars, forming gangs, and engaging in all manner of crimes, can Hal Jordan of the Green Lantern Corps do some community intervention and reach out to these super-powered at-risk youths?
Meanwhile, all galactic prognosticators believe a massive Starro invasion is imminent. In the spirit of cooperation, many unlikely worlds are working with the Green Lantern Corps to facilitate system-wide evacuations and organize defenses. The most unlikely of those new allies? Warworld! Will Mongul and his new lover, the Star Sapphire Carol Ferris (see NEXT DAWN VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1), help these desperate refugees? Or is a distrustful John Stewart right about their ulterior motives? And how long can John prevent Hal from learning that his ex is now hooked up with a space tyrant?
Plus, Guy continues to thrive within the Red Lantern Corps - and takes out his rage on the cosmic equivalent of Jeffrey Epstein! This guy definitely didn’t kill himself...
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #9
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“SHOOTING STARRO”
Warning! All vessels seeking entrance into Sector 0, the system containing Oa and the Green Lantern Corps Headquarters, must submit to a thorough scan and physical inspection to ensure that no Starro spores are present in or on any life-forms.
Twelve entire galaxies are under the control of Starro. As an invasion looms, Kilowogg continues to supervise an evacuation of the sectors in Starro’s projected path. The planet Klax, however, refuses to evacuate. Normally they would be free to take their chances - but they’re a strong people, and everyone who falls to the spore swarm becomes another mentally-enslaved weapon in Starro’s arsenal. Kilowogg must make the Klax retreat, one way... or another!
Meanwhile, the panic caused by Starro is proving dangerous itself. Is there a spore on your neighbor? On your wife? On... you? Who can you trust? As John Stewart desperately tries to maintain order, the authoritarian regime of one particular planet is making it uniquely well-suited to resist the Starro invasion. Warworld is now one of the safest places in the universe, with Mongul welcoming scores of refugees... on the condition that they assimilate to Warworld’s militaristic culture. Has the universal balance of power just shifted?
And in a desperate attempt to discover Starro’s plans, Hal Jordan prepares to go undercover. The Corps has outfitted him with a “neutered” Starro spore that should allow him to infiltrate the swarm undetected. As a single spore is analogous to a single cell in a body, the plan is to avoid Starro’s notice while clandestinely recovering intel. But sometimes a small itch does get noticed... and sometimes it gets scratched!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #10
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“NON THE ESSENTIAL”
Travel Advisory: Level 4. Do not travel. Circadia.
The strength of Non, a Kryptonian grunt, made him very popular among the insectoid women of Circadia. He fathered numerous clutches of half-bug super-boys... then abandoned them. But Hal Jordan’s lecture about the responsibilities of fatherhood (see GREEN LANTERN #8), might have been more effective than he intended... because Non’s back in their lives and assembling his unruly nuclear family into a conquering army! All hail King Non the Essential, ruler of Circadia, and his thousands of invincible heirs to the throne!
Kryptonians have certain weaknesses... among them, red light causes them to lose their powers. So if John Stewart wants to liberate Circadia, he’ll need units capable of wielding red light. That means he has no choice but to call upon his old partner, now a leader among the Red Lantern Corps, the rage-filled Guy Gardner! But Guy didn’t exactly leave the Green Lantern Corps on the best of terms... Will John’s solution turn out to be worse than the problem?
Meanwhile, Hal went undercover into the Galaxy-spanning Starro swarm to discover why it hasn’t advanced on Oa yet... but discovers that it already has! Starro weakens those in its path by sending spores to gain mental control over powerful defenders. So who on Oa is already infected?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #11
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“OA HAS FALLEN”
This is the Green Lantern Corps. To any who can receive this message, Oa has fallen. Repeat, Oa has fallen. Nowhere is safe.
Hal Jordan was too late. His supervisor Ganthet, secretly possessed by Starro, systematically weakened the planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps and left it vulnerable. Starro’s legions, comprised of warriors from twelve entire galaxies, surge forth and swarm. The universe has never seen a fleet of such vast enormity.
Hal, John Stewart, and Kilowog risk everything to evacuate Oa, safeguard the remaining Guardians of the Universe, and relocate the Central Power Battery. Without that Battery, Lanterns cannot recharge their rings and will eventually become powerless... which is exactly what Starro wants!
With a mind-controlled Doomsday as the tip of Starro’s proverbial spear, the Corps faces odds that are more than overwhelming! But they must fight on, for without Green Lanterns to hold the line, Starro may be unstoppable...
And Starro’s next target is Earth!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #12 *Starro Wars Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“NO RESISTANCE”
Attention friends! This is Ganthet, Guardian of the Universe, with an important message: All is well! The benevolent Starro the Peacemaker has arrived and is here to help! I ask you all to join Starro’s cause voluntarily, as Oa has, and to make your galaxy safe and secure!
The Green Lantern Corps has lost control of the Universe. Starro’s enormous fleet of mind-controlled minions has taken Oa, and now looks to Earth. Many Lanterns, and all the Guardians of the Universe, are under Starro’s control.
Worse still, unless the Central Battery can be set up somewhere safe, the remaining Green Lanterns can’t recharge their power rings... and it’s only a matter of time before they are all powerless. There’s only two possible locations defended well enough to even consider temporarily relocating the Battery... and neither option is good. Will John Stewart and Hal Jordan accept Mongul’s offer to host them on Warworld, or Guy Gardner’s offer to host them on the new Red Lantern HQ planet Gofuckyaself?
Meanwhile, the Martian Manhunter prepares to defend Earth as both a superhero and, in his human guise, the U.S. Director of Homeland Security! His telepathy enables him to locate individuals mentally dominated by Starro, but can even he act fast enough to prevent Starro from securing a foothold on the planet? Will he out himself as a Martian, sacrificing his secret identity, in order to save his adopted homeworld?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
===#13-24===
 
GREEN LANTERN #13 *Starro Wars Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
"THE LAST STAND AT WAR WORLD”
Attention friends! This is Ganthet, Guardian of the Universe, with an important message: Your security is under threat! Rogue warmongering and fascist elements within the Green Lantern Corps violently oppose the peaceful operations of our inspiration, our humble friend Starro! They have allied with the vile, murderous Mongul and his illegal planet-sized weapon, War World. We have no choice but to take action against this clear and present danger to galactic peace! Will you join us?
This is it. With the Green Lanterns forced to relocate their Central Battery to War World after the fall of Oa, the weaponized planetoid is now the only obstacle standing between Starro’s legions and Earth. If Starro claims Earth’s rich population of metahumans, it will become unstoppable...
Can Hal Jordan and the remnants of his Corps coexist with Mongul’s horde to fight a desperate battle against a common enemy? This task will demand all Hal’s considerable willpower since his ex, Carol “Star Sapphire” Ferris, is now dating Mongul! Talk about a dangerous love triangle!
Meanwhile, John Stewart returns to Earth to prepare his home-world for invasion... but is it already too late!?!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #14 *Starro Wars Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“LOW BATTERY”
Obey.... Obey... Obey...
The line did not hold. Starro now advances towards Earth with the full might of its seemingly endless swarm. In its wake, the Green Lantern’s Central Power Battery has been destroyed. Unable to recharge, the Corps only has the energy left within their rings. Once that is used up, the Corps is powerless. The Green Lanterns... have been blown out.
Obey.... Obey... Obey...
After the furious battle, Hal Jordan’s ring sits at 7%. He needs power to keep fighting, and after seeing Starro’s path of destruction and conquest, he’s just angry enough to consider a change in color. To save the universe, will he take the Red Lantern Oath?
Meanwhile, John Stewart’s fallback position on Earth has led him to join the Justice League on a Hail Mary mission to defeat Starro. But he doesn’t know he won’t be able to recharge his ring when it’s power runs out...
Obey.... Obey... Obey...
Plus, the unscrupulous alien Despero uses his mental powers to protect his home planet, Kalanor, from Starro’s wrath. Willing to overlook his criminal past given this feat, his people now view Despero as a hero... which is exactly what he wanted given the upcoming election for Prime Minister! He’s confident Earth’s heroes will defeat Starro, and when they do... Kalanor, under his iron fist, will be there to fill the power vacuum!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #15 Starro Wars Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE”
This is John Stewart of the Green Lantern Corps. We are about to make our last plausible strike against Starro. If you can, I call upon you now to fight. Hit Starro’s forces in your area with all you can muster. Distract it, buy us the time we need. Because if you can hear this broadcast... you’re part of the Corps now. Oorah.
John Stewart has to keep the Martian Manhunter and Aquaman alive while they telepathically fight Starro in the creature’s mindscape. He’s working with gods, Wonder Woman and Superman, but his ring is now completely depleted and powerless and he cannot recharge after the Central Battery was destroyed on Oa. A mere man cannot survive long against Starro’s legions, especially when they include mind-controlled powerhouses like Lobo. Good thing Stewart’s no mere man...he’s a United States Marine! The Javelin-7 spaceship was packed with conventional weapons, so it’s time to make his final stand!
This is Hal Jordan... of the Red Lantern Corps. Time to f*** s*** up!
Dealing with his own dead battery, Hal has swapped ring colors. Now a Red Lantern, he leads the rage-filled Corps head-on into Starro’s front lines as they advance on Earth. He’s got to buy time for the Justice League to do its thing, so the mission is kill echinoderms... or die trying!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #16
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“POWERLESS”
Ring Battery... 0%.
The STARRO WARS have ended, but the cost of victory was high - especially for the Green Lantern Corps. Not only did they suffer high casualties, but their planetary base of operations, Oa, was devastated. Worse still, their Central Battery was destroyed... leaving the entire Corps with no way to recharge their rings. The remaining Guardians of the Universe estimate that building a new Battery, if even possible, will take years. But just because their rings don’t have power doesn’t mean the Corps is powerless...
Laser guns. Traditional spacecraft. Guts and grit. The Green Lanterns are going to continue their mission without rings. Is this suicide? John Stewart and Hal Jordan are about to find out as they board the G.L.C.S. Interceptor for their next assignment: execute a warrant for the arrest of Brawlark, a Khund criminal victimizing innocent refugees in Starro’s wake. But Brawlark is not only armed and extremely dangerous... he also plans to resist!
Meanwhile, Guy Gardner’s Red Lantern Corps is stronger than ever (though, unsurprisingly, pissed that Jordan left them). But while a Corps fueled by rage is super effective when there’s an enemy to fight, its not as good at rendering humanitarian aid. They $&@# stuff up, not build stuff up, you know? Guy’s gotta direct his people’s anger at a punchable target before they fall apart... and he’s found one: the corrupt yet duly-elected Prime Minister of Kalanor, Despero! This certainly won’t cause more problems than it solves...
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #17
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“ULTIMATUM”
“Attention members of the United Planets, this is Despero, duly elected Prime Minister of Kalanor. I am in your mind. I reach out psychically to make you all aware of a grave transgression. Myself, and my world, have been attacked by a brutal criminal: the vile earthling Guy Gardner.
Last year, this human abuser destroyed an innocent Khund ship with all hands, but was not imprisoned: the Green Lantern Corps merely accepted his resignation (see GREEN LANTERN #7). Because the Corps let this murderer walk free, he assembled a gang of violent extremists and empowered them with rings. His Red Lantern Corps attempted a coup on Kalanor, an effort to unseat me and destabilize my homeworld. I prevented it. Know this, Guy Gardner will be given a fair trial and, if convicted, will be executed for his terroristic acts. But that is not enough.
On behalf of the sovereign world of Kalanor, I hereby demand that the United Planets fully defund the Green Lantern Corps and revoke its interstellar jurisdiction. The Corps must be replaced with space law enforcement that is subject to proper oversight. I will be submitting a formal application to the United Planets Council shortly. Until it is voted upon, I demand the Green Lantern Corps immediately cease all operations. If any are found entering Kalanorian space... there will be consequences.”
Despero’s long-term plan to rid himself of the Green Lanterns is finally bearing fruit. After losing their central power battery in the Starro Wars, the Corps has never been more vulnerable - and Despero seeks to deliver the killing blow. The trap is set, for he knows that...
Hal Jordan and John Stewart won’t abandon their friend to death! They’re certain that Guy has been setup from the beginning, they just can’t prove it. Nor can they just fly into Kalanor on pure willpower, seeing as their energy rings cannot be recharged. Plus, they’re under orders not to. Their boss, Ganthet, is feeling massive political pressure to temporarily capitulate to Despero’s demands. In its rebuilding phase, the Corps needs funding from the United Planets more than ever. Rash action could easily lead to a vote that makes it impossible to ever reconstruct their central battery. But rash action is what Earth’s Green Lanterns specialize in...
No rings. No powers. No jurisdiction. Hal and John are going to Kalanor. They just might not be coming back!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #18
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“DON’T CRY FOR ME, KALANOR”
Press Release, Oa. Ganthet: Hal Jordan of Earth and John Stewart of Earth have both been indefinitely suspended from the Green Lantern Corps. Any actions they may subsequently take, whether reflective of the ability to overcome great fear or otherwise, are not endorsed by and do not represent the position the Green Lantern Corps, nor of the Guardians of the Universe. We are currently conducting a full investigation into whether these actions warrant permanent termination. We will announce the results of that investigation when we have them.
Without Power Rings due to the Central Battery’s destruction, John and Hal leaned on a friend to acquire a spaceship, flew it to Kalanor, and attempted to rescue their old teammate Guy Gardner before his summary execution... just what Kalanor’s Prime Minister and religious leader, the three-eyed and vengeful Despero, wanted! But that obvious trap was obvious... so the former Lanterns didn’t just borrow any ship from any friend! They borrowed the Javelin-7, heroic vessel of the Justice League during the Starro Wars, and the ship was only made available on the condition that their friend could accompany them! Enter, the Martian Manhunter!
Despero versus J'onn J'onzz, two super-strong psychic aliens in one epic throw down! But empowered by the mysterious “Flames of Py'tar” and with half a planet zealously behind him, can even the Martian Manhunter dethrone the cosmic criminal turned divisive politician?
Meanwhile, the depowered Lanterns find support of their own. Turns out, the other half of Kalanor totally hates Despero! They think his third eye is just a mutation, not a messianic marker, dislike his policies that leave them largely unprotected from crime, and resent how he returned the planet to an age of superstition, tribalism, and fear! Can the humans stir a popular uprising? Vive la Révolution!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #19
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BATTERY ASSAULT” part one “SEE RED”
Press Release, Oa. Ganthet: As the Universe continues to reel from the fallout of the Starro Wars, it is with great regret that I am forced to announce the temporary cessation of all Green Lantern Corps law enforcement activities. The Corps simply cannot function without a Central Battery, which we do not currently have the means to rebuild. It has been the greatest honor of my billions of years of life to supervise the safeguarding of the Universe. I hope that perhaps, one day, the Corps can return.
Lanterns never say die. After deposing Despero on Kalanor, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner agree to go on the most important assignment of their careers. Along with the Martian Manhunter, Kilowog, and other depowered Lanterns, the team boards the Javelin-7 and sets out to restore the Green Lantern Central Power Battery... at any cost!
A Central Power Battery is a reservoir capable of holding all of the combined cosmic power based on the Green Light of Will in the Emotional Spectrum. The first step to creating one is to obtain a vessel even remotely capable of holding such vast power... and Guy knows where one might be: the home of his former crew, the Red Lantern Corps - planet Gofuckyaself! But can a cadre of ringless heroes with only a spaceship and some blasters actually repossess a Central Battery from a fully-powered Red Lantern Corps? You’re about to find out!
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GREEN LANTERN #20[/COLOR]
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BATTERY ASSAULT” part two “OLD MEN, CATS, AND GREEN ENERGY”
They don’t have powered rings, but they’re still a Corps. Hal Jordan, John Stewart and a crew of former Green Lanterns have successfully stolen the Central Power Battery from the Red Lantern’s planet Gofuckyaself - and they did it with just a spaceship and their inherent power to overcome great fear. Their mission now? Empower it with the green Light of Will. Restore the Corps. To do that, though, they’ll need to rely on the beings who empowered it in the first place: the Guardians of the Universe.
Problem: Ganthet and the Guardians chose to dissolve the Corps after caving to intergalactic pressure instigated by Despero. Sure, Hal and John can take on an army of mind-controlling starfish or beat down a squad of half-Kryptonian insects, but can they possibly convince the oldest and most stubborn beings in existence to change their minds and see the value in rebuilding the Green Lantern Corps? Time to twist some tiny arms!
Meanwhile, at least one Red Lantern isn’t letting his Central Battery go that easily. Dex-Starr, a rage-filled house cat, stowed away on the Javelin-7 spacecraft. Prowling in the shadows, he plans to claw out a victory... and prevent any possible Green Lantern Rebirth!
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GREEN LANTERN #21
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BATTERY ASSAULT” part three “GO GREEN OR GO HOME”
Everything has been building to this! Either the Central Battery gets restored, or the Green Lantern Corps dies trying!
The Guardians of the Universe have been convinced: they will channel all their considerable power into Oa’s new Central Battery in order to effectively “jumpstart” it. Rings will finally be rechargeable. The Corps can finally return!
The only hitch is that this will take time... and while the Guardians channel their energy, all of Oa will be vulnerable. They’ll need to be protected until the process is complete. It’s a good thing that Hal, John, Guy, and the rest didn’t make numerous powerful enemies on their mission to restore the Battery. Oh wait, they did!
Despero had seized control of his planet, Kalanor. He ruled as a governmental and religious leader... until the meddlesome Lanterns intervened and led an uprising to depose him (see GREEN LANTERN #17-18). Now he leads his remaining loyalists to Oa with one goal... revenge!
Guy Gardner became the leader of the Red Lantern Corps before being ousted for failure. Then he helped his old friends steal the Red Lantern Central Battery (see GREEN LANTERN #19). The Reds were already full of rage... now they’re completely incensed and heading right for Oa in a last gasp of fury before their rings burn out!
And oh yeah, remember when Doomsday was unleashed to fight in the Starro Wars? (see STARRO WARS: RED LANTERN #3). Well... he’s back!
And the Green Lantern Corps rings are all at 0%. Is there enough willpower in the entire universe to overcome these odds?
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GREEN LANTERN #22 *Earth-2 Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“GREEN MAGIC MEN”
Earth-2.
In eons past, after a seemingly endless war, the mysterious Guardians finally defeated the sorcerous Empire of Tears through great sacrifice - draining all magic from the universe and imprisoning it within the heart of a star. That magic eventually spat out a burning emerald chunk of itself, falling to Earth in the Orient where it was fashioned... into a Lantern! Since then, those who touch metal rings to the Lantern, if possessed of sufficient will, can wield the magic of the green flame! Sworn to use this power for good, a group of caretakers arose. Wizards. Vigilantes. Heroes. They are... the Green Lantern Society!
1965.
Operation Rolling Thunder. The USAF’s sustained aerial bombardment campaign against the North Vietnamese. Nobody, and I mean nobody, was better behind the stick of a Douglas A-1 Skyraider than ace pilot Hal Jordan. But not even he was prepared for the Viet Cong to summon Lạc Long Quân, king of dragons! No plane could stand against the flying serpent, and Jordan quickly found himself recovering from a near fatal crash. That’s when his life would forever change thanks to a visit from an old wizard named Alan Scott, a veteran himself. Scott understood that Hal was a rare soul possessed of great will... the kind that would allow him to become a Green Lantern!
Hal’s first test, however, is not to slay a dragon... but to liberate it! Lạc Long Quân is not acting of his own volition - he’s been enslaved by a group of Viet Cong wielding mystical weapons provided by a malevolent cult called Qward, sorcerers who consider themselves the true heirs of the lost Empire of Tears.
Can Hal, stepping into a completely foreign world of magic and mysticism, overcome great fear and save both a legendary dragon and his fellow airmen? Moreover, can Hal prove himself a worthy successor to the Green Lantern mantle?
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GREEN LANTERN #23 *Earth-2 Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“GREEN FELLAS”
Earth-2. Boston, Massachusetts. 1983.
Mafiosos have infested the city, scavenging it’s wealth and forcing its people into a life of fear. Only one hot-headed, hard-nosed cop stands in their way. He’s Guy Gardner and he never plays by the rules!
Traditional gangsters he can handle, but when the crime families start leveraging magic from the cult of Qward, Guy is in over his head! That’s when Vietnam veteran Hal Jordan recognizes that Guy is uniquely possessed of great will... and welcomes him into the Green Lantern Society!
Guy’s first foray into the esoteric world of emerald magic is a continuation of his current gig. The mob needs to be busted, and one mobster in particular. One who has bedeviled the Green Lantern Society since 1901. One uniquely suited to exploit the Lantern’s singular weakness: wood. A carving imbued with life in Tuscany, 1881, embittered by time and inclined to organized criminality.... Pinocchio is back, and this time he’s pulling the Mafia’s strings! Can Hal and Guy bring down the puppet master? Or will they both be pumped full of mahogany?
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GREEN LANTERN #24 *Earth-2 Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME”
Earth 2. 2021.
Hal Jordan. Guy Gardner. John Stewart. Fools, the lot of them! None are worthy to wield the ancient magic. None have devoted their life to the flame as I have! For only I, Xìng Sinestro, am worthy! It was my ancestor who first fashioned the lantern before it was stolen away to America. It is my lineage that truly understands what it is... the key to unlocking the Empire of Tear’s greatest creation... the unstoppable judgment of humanity... the demon Doomsday WILL rise again to purify the land! And from my position among their ranks, a wolf among the sheep, I will make sure that happens!
Unaware of Sinestro’s conspiracy, Jessica Cruz fulfills her duties as the most recent Green Lantern Society inductee, using the emerald magic to protect the planet from evil! Yet during a battle with a band of urban anarchists empowered by magic from the Cult of Qward, Jessica encounters the unexpected. A guy who purports to be some kind of cosmic law enforcement officer with a sci-fi ring. Says he’s from another Earth. Looks a lot like a younger version of the Green Lantern Society’s elder statesmen, Hal Jordan. And, oh yeah, he calls himself… the Green Lantern!
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===#25-36===
GREEN LANTERN #25 *Earth-2 Tie-In*
“WE LIVE IN A JUSTICE SOCIETY” part seven “FALL OF SOCIETY”
Earth-2. 2021.
The late wizard Hal Jordan would be proud. When reinforcements from the mystical Green Lantern Society arrive, including Guy Gardner and John Stewart, the tides finally turn and the newly assembled Justice Society prevails!
The Carcharodons, with their King Shark in custody, surrender. The Stel are driven from their hiding place at General Motors and forced to retreat. The malevolent gods Ngi and Madfet have been imprisoned in Tartarus. The Memer, Desperado Despero, and Pinocchio, along with all of his mafiosos, are ready to be put behind bars. The Cult of Qward has scattered. And the Black Racer has vanished, having been denied the mass death it craved.
But none of that matters to Xìng Sinestro. His Legion of Doom allies were just a means to an end… the end of all things. The chaos they wrought bought Sinestro time to complete the complicated ancient rites - time to finally release the world-cleansing demon created by the fabled Empire of Tears! The inevitable DOOMSDAY is upon Earth-2!
Can even the triumphant Justice Society stop Doomsday now? Is this why they needed to recruit the Parasite, and can they really rely on that slacker? Or will Hal Jordan and Bruce Wayne of Earth-0 never escape the crisis of another Earth?
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GREEN LANTERN #26
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“THE DOOM THAT CAME TO JORDAN”
In brightest DOOM...
With an assist from our Hal Jordan (and Batman), the Justice Society of Earth-2 defeated Doomsday and saved their world! Hal, however, had to quickly enter the portal back home or risk being trapped on Earth-2 forever.
In blackest DOOM...
Finding himself back on his own Earth for the first time since defending it from the Starro invasion, he should be happy… but instead he feels irritable. Aggressive. Violent…
No evil shall escape my DOOM...
Too late, the ring confirms it. When Doomsday died, the creature stealthily infected Hal with spores. He’s now a carrier of the Doomsday Virus that mutates the infected… into Doomsday!
Let those who worship evil’s DOOM...
Not even Hal’s legendary willpower can keep the beast inside him in check! He’s got to isolate himself… Got to warn someone…
Beware my DOOM...
Hal’s intergalactic warning reaches Oa. John Stewart and Jessica Cruz race back to Earth to subdue a friend. Will they be fast enough?
Hal’s local warning causes the U.S. Government to release its own solution to potential Doomsday attacks: U.S. Army solider Ethan Avery, codename: Damage! For one hour, once a day, Ethan can transform into a behemoth on par or stronger than Doomsday himself. That hour starts now… and he’s not looking to waste time!
DOOM Lantern’s Light!
Doom Lantern is upon us! Can he be stopped? And who else has he infected?
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GREEN LANTERN #27
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“CONTAINMENT PROTOCOLS”
Green Lantern HQ, Oa. Incident report: Ganthet, Supervising Guardian. With the help of local Earth government’s secret weapon, a metahuman code-named Damage, Corps members Stewart, Gardner, and Cruz were able to subdue Corpsman Jordan, who had lost control of his faculties after infection with the extremely dangerous mutagenic disease designated the “Doomsday Virus.” The origin of this virus is currently believed to be extra-universal, though a nearly identical variant exists in our universe and is suspected of being engineered in a Kryptonian Laboratory. Corpsman Jordan has been removed from Earth and admitted to the rehabilitation and treatment center on prison-planet Takron-Galtos for observation. However, a planetwide state of emergency is still in place on Earth. Despite containment protocols, the virus has spread…
People are getting sick and turning into unstoppable killing machines. Even one Doomsday Virus infection is enough to cause massive destruction. Can John Stewart and his team find a cure? Or at least stop the spread?
Meanwhile, Hal Jordan - now hugely muscled and covered in protruding bone spikes - uses all his considerable willpower to keep the Doomsday Virus’ violent influence in check while in confinement. This is no easy task, as he is constantly antagonized by an ever-vexatious detainee with a serious personal vendetta… the deposed alien dictator Despero! If Hal gives in to his rage, he may lose himself forever - and Despero knows it!
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GREEN LANTERN #28
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“YOU MAY ALREADY BE DOOMED”
Arthur “Artie” Masculo of Earth: You have the ability to overcome great DOOM.
Artie is a ten-year-old boy from Coast City. His mother contracted the Doomsday Virus and spread it to both Artie and his father. The entire family mutated into unstoppable killing machines. In response, the United States Government unleashed their enhanced metahuman Damage to assist their field leader, Captain Atom, in containing the threat. Artie’s mother and father did not survive. Green Lantern Corpsmen Stewart, Gardner, and Cruz supplied backup and were able to subdue Artie alive and bring him to the emergency medical facility on Oa. There, the Green Lantern Corps Rapid Medical Response Team has utilized knowledge gained from countless millennia of virology research to synthesize a cure using Artie’s antibodies combined with anti-matter. But with hundreds of Doomsdays breaking out on Earth every day, becoming more powerful as the virus takes greater hold, can the team distribute it in time?
The virus is especially dangerous when heroes are infected. Case in point, the Flash! The Corps can’t inoculate what they can’t catch… so beware the fastest Doom alive!
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GREEN LANTERN #29
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“DON’T SIGN UP EXPECTING GRATITUDE”
Oa: The Green Lantern Corps is pleased to announce that, thanks to a combined effort from multiple internal divisions and assistance from local authorities, the Corps has effectively stopped the spread of the Doomsday Virus on the planet Earth of Sector 2814.
The local authorities, however, aren’t exactly grateful for Corps’ efforts. In fact, Green Lanterns Stewart, Gardner, and Cruz are shocked when the Corps is blamed for causing the outbreak in the first place!
Hal Jordan was patient zero. He was infected by being in proximity to Earth-2 Doomsday when the monster was finally slain, and Hal unknowingly brought the virus back to this reality with him. The immense guilt he feels is bad enough, but things get worse when the newly synthesized cure isn’t fully effective on him: it stops Hal from transmitting the virus, but it doesn’t reverse its effects. He’s still huge, grey, has protruding bone spikes, and can barely control his rage!
So it’s just about the worst time for intergalactic despot Despero to organize a massive jailbreak from the prison planet Takron-Galtos where Hal’s being held! Does even the legendary ring-slinger Hal Jordan have the willpower to safeguard the corrections staff while also stopping the universe’s most heinous criminals from escaping without completely losing himself to the nearly uncontrollable Doomsday within?
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GREEN LANTERN #30
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“WHOA… W.O.A.H.”
United Nations, Earth. Speech of U.N. Secretary General Asmund Lindel:
The Doomsday Virus. Martian Infiltration. Starro Invasion. Most recently, the tragedy in Markovia. These are only a few examples of the seemingly endless non-human threats that endanger our world with ever-increasing frequency.
Despite our many differences, all the nations of Earth are truly united by at least one thing: our mutual humanity. When we work together, for the good of the species, there is nothing - nothing - that we cannot accomplish. It has become undeniably clear that we can no longer rely on so-called “Guardians of the Universe” or law enforcement beholden to aliens on alien worlds with alien agendas to protect mankind. We have to do it ourselves. And we can!
To that end, I am pleased to announce the formation of the World Organization for Advancement of Humanity! This international coalition is designed to protect all of mankind from myriad non-human threats, including invasive aliens, menacing demons, malevolent gods, and fearsome monsters. Through W.O.A.H., the human race will have defenders with one, singular and sacred mission: to keep us all safe.
To make that possible, W.O.A.H. will recruit our best and brightest, as well as courageous metahumans, whose voluntary service and special gifts can benefit us all in miraculous ways. And no one embodies the spirit of W.O.A.H. more than the man selected to lead it. He is a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the hero who most recently held the line during the Doomsday Virus outbreak. You may know him as “Captain Atom,” but it is my pleasure to introduce him as Nathaniel Christopher Adam, Director of W.O.A.H.!
John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Jessica Cruz watch on television as Captain Atom takes the stage and formalizes his new position. The Green Lantern Corps mission on Earth is about to change in more ways than they can anticipate. Is this the worst time for Atrocitus to make his presence known?
Meanwhile, Vandal Savage watches with a smile as everything goes according to plan…
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GREEN LANTERN #31
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“HIDE AND SEEK”
Hal Jordan of Earth, you are considered an extremely dangerous planetary-level threat. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps’ most wanted list.
Captain Atom, Director of the World Organization for Advancement of Humanity, has an ultimatum for Guy Gardner and the Green Lantern Corps: turn over Hal Jordan for trial on Earth… or else!
Jordan was patient zero for the Doomsday Virus, which the one-time ace pilot inadvertently brought back from Earth-2. Now, W.O.A.H. is demanding that Hal be held responsible for the destruction wrought by the outbreak. Guy doesn’t like Captain Atom’s attitude, but can even the Corps’ most hot-headed ringslinger survive trading blows with the super-strong Dilustel skinned G.I. combatant that has quantum field and energy manipulation powers, just to name a few? He’s gonna have to, because Guy’s only stalling - the Corps doesn’t even have Hal in custody to turn over! And right now they don’t exactly want the Earth authorities to know they screwed up and let him escape…
Star-systems away, John Stewart and Jessica Cruz rush to track down the escapees from Prison Planet Takron-Galtos. Chief among them: Hal Jordan, still all huge, grey, and spiky - but supposedly with a mind that reverted back to normal from its Doomsday-infected state. So, if Hal’s mind is restored, why in the blue blazes is he on the run from the Green Lantern Corps… with his arch-enemy Despero?
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GREEN LANTERN #32
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BANNED”
Press Release, World Organization for Advancement of Humanity: For an unknown period of time, an extraterrestrial self-styled law enforcement organization known as the Green Lantern Corps has engaged in operations within the borders of our sovereign nations. This organization simply presumed jurisdiction over our planet, without consent, and enforces laws that have not been ratified by any human government. Until recently, we have tolerated this incursion as the Corps operations have been largely benevolent. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. We have learned that the Corps, albeit inadvertently, was responsible for releasing the devastating Doomsday Virus. It further failed to detain the individual responsible for releasing it: Hal Jordan, the first human defector to the Corps. As a result, we have no choice but to ban the Green Lantern Corps from Earth.
Earth has a new emerald-colored defense squad: the Green Team, lead by “the Technocrat” Commodore Murphy. But his team’s not green for willpower - it’s green for money! Murphy’s unfathomably rich, righteously idealistic… and easily manipulated. Vandal Savage’s Light has him convinced that the Green Lantern Corps is legitimately bad, oppressive, and needs to go - and Murphy is going hard in the paint against them! He’s spent a fortune to get the public to support banning the Corps from the planet. As your can imagine, Guy Gardner isn’t too keen on that. Guy ducked out on his fight with Captain Atom to pay Murphy a visit - but is he underestimating the weapons that Technocrat’s money can buy?
Meanwhile, John Stewart and Jessica Cruz continue to pursue the escaped Hal Jordan and Despero. They’re about to get some unexpected help in the pursuit… from Sinestro?!?
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GREEN LANTERN #33
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“THE WILLPOWER VIRUS”
All Points Bulletin: Former Green Lantern Corpsman Hal Jordan of Earth has escaped custody at the Takron-Galtos Correctional Planet. Last seen in the company of Despero of Kalanor. Infected with a non-transmissible strain of the Doomsday Virus. Must be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
You may be asking, how did this happen?! At last: answers!
Hal and Despero were bitter enemies. In fact, Hal put Despero in space prison… twice! Yet as always, the psychic Despero’s greatest currency is information. With the help of the Green Lantern Corps Rapid Medical Response Team, Hal concocted a plan to both cure himself and stop Doomsday’s endless rampage… but only Despero knew where Doomsday went after the massive joint attack on Oa! (See GREEN LANTERN #21). The only solution for the greater good… was jailbreak!
Now the unlikely duo are approaching the remote galactic rim, where communication is difficult and for months Doomsday has been laying waste to entire planets! Can Hal complete his mission to cure himself by transferring the lingering Doomsday-molecules in his system back into the original source… while also stopping Doomsday with a virus of his own? You see, Doomsday is a beast of mindless, uncontrollable rage. The only hope to stop him is Hal’s hail-Mary bio-weapon… the Willpower Virus!
Meanwhile, Sinestro has forged an uneasy alliance with Jon Stewart and Jessica Cruz as they pursue the escapees. But despite promises, he’s not planning on bringing Hal back alive…
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GREEN LANTERN #34
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“PURE EVAL”
Jordan! My office, now!
Corpsman Hal Jordan went renegade… again. But god damn it, he gets results!
Doomsday was a seemingly unstoppable engine of destruction that bedeviled the entire universe since he was first unlawfully created on primordial Krypton all those millennia ago. He was all rage but utterly lacked the one thing that Green Lanterns have in abundance: will power. That is, until Hal bent the rules to find a way to give him some…. But, despite that, Hal still caused Earth to effectively revoke the Green Lantern Corp’s jurisdiction to operate on the planet after (inadvertently) introducing the Doomsday Virus to the world (which he contracted while saving Earth-2). He then escaped a secure detention center with a convicted space felon, Despero, who subsequently disappeared.
So, what is Ganthet, Hal’s direct supervisor and esteemed Guardian of the Universe, going to do? Do Hal's pros outweigh his cons? Hal will certainly need to have the ability to overcome great fear as he must endure the rigors of… a performance evaluation!
Plus, can the newly in-control Doomsday actually be a force for good? Kilowog thinks so… if the poozer can make it through basic training! But with Doomsday’s history, will others ever allow him the chance at redemption?
Meanwhile, with the Lanterns restricted from Earth… wheels begin moving without their knowledge. Wheels that may spin humanity into the universe’s dominant species. Wheels greased… by Vandal Savage!
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GREEN LANTERN #35
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“MISDIRECTION”
Attention: All Green Lantern Corpsman from Sector 2814, covering planet Earth of the Sol System, are to report to Oa for assignment reassessment immediately.
The Green Lantern Corps may have accepted Hal Jordan back into their ranks, but Earth has not! The United Nations, with subtle and not-so-subtle influence by the illuminatus Vandal Savage, has send a firm “revocation of jurisdiction” to Oa. Earth no longer wants the Green Lanterns to have any operational authority in their system… so what’s to become of Hal, John, Guy, and Jessica?
Meanwhile, Earth’s World Organization for Advancement of Humanity (W.O.A.H.), with its specialized teams of metahumans, is capitalizing on the Lantern’s bureaucratic quagmire. The Ungarans, space-faring aliens neighboring Earth’s system, have an observation station orbiting Neptune. The W.O.A.H. wants it gone. W.O.A.H. Agent Killer Frost leads her ED-1 (the elite unit of the Elemental Division) on a sortie to claim the outpost for Earth.
When the Green Lanterns from Earth receive the Ungaran S.O.S., will they take action and risk another intergalactic incident?
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GREEN LANTERN #36
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“HOME SWEET HOME”
Stranded on Earth. Cutoff from the Corps. Hunted by government-sponsored meta-human special-mission squads. And with less than 5% charge on all their rings… the humans Green Lanterns are in serious trouble!
Killer Frost, Agent of W.O.A.H., has vowed to bring in Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Jessica Cruz… hot or cold, it doesn’t matter to her! As the Lanterns are now considered traitors and part of an illegitimate alien organization that unlawfully exercised jurisdiction over Earth and the Sol system, their capture is a priority and Frost has the full metahuman resources of W.O.A.H. at her disposal! That includes: the Feral Division, animalistic soldiers led by Cheetah; the Brick Division, powerhouses led by the hulking behemoth Damage; and the Speedster Division, really fast types led by newcomer “Marathon Man.” Hmm, he seems kinda familiar…
For John, Guy, and Jessica, is there any escape from the superpowers of humanity? And just where did Hal disappear to?
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===#37-48===
GREEN LANTERN #37
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“HUNTING MANHUNTERS”
The Green Lantern Corps, as an intergalactic police force, was created by the Guardians of the Universe… but it wasn’t their first effort. Before the Guardians began empowering varied aliens, millions of years ago, they used machines. Robots. Manhunters.
As is common, eventually the unfeeling machines became too rigid in their application of “justice.” They came to view organics as inherently prone to crime and evil, in need of constant supervision… and control. The Guardians defeated them - or did they?
The enormous Manhunter Highmaster is two important things: (1) the leader of the remaining Manhunters, and (2) their primary manufacturing factory. Hidden on an obscure planet, the massive machine performs its ceaseless task: repopulating the Manhunter ranks. And it does this well. . Unfortunately for the Highmaster, Vandal Savage learned this.
The metahumans of W.O.A.H. - lead by secret members of the Light: Reverse Flash, Cheetah, and Killer Frost - are tasked with infiltrating the Manhunter planetoid and infecting the Highmaster with a virus that will allow them to assume control. With a legion of killer robots at his command, who could stand against Vandal Savage?
Meanwhile, the human Green Lantern Corpsmen are still stranded on Earth… but Hal Jordan had a contingency plan. What is his “Emerald City”?
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GREEN LANTERN #38
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“POWER SOURCES”
“In blackest day, in brightest night…”
Vandal Savage controls the largest assemblage of Earth’s metahumans via influence over the World Organization for Advancement of Humanity (W.O.A.H.). He also wields significant influence over many powerful countries on Earth, including America, China, Bialya, Markovia, Vlatava, and now possibly Atlantis, as well as over major corporations like Stagg Enterprises. As of last issue, he now also controls a vast army of robotic intergalactic peacekeepers built using Oan technology: the Manhunters.
“Beware your fears made into light…”
With these resources at his disposal, Savage now targets an even bigger prize: Warworld! He intends to permanently shift the power dynamic of the Universe and wrest control of the planet-sized weapon from its current ruler, Mongul… by any means necessary! But Mongul’s not giving up without a fight!
“Let those who try to stop what's right…”
With the Green Lanterns from Earth cut off from the Corps and their rings completely depleted, they get an unlikely offer of aid from an unexpected source: Sinestro! The Korugarian, villainous as he may be, is nonetheless no fan of Savage’s human-centric vision for the universe. He’s prepared to offer Hal, John, Guy, and Jessica yellow power rings with which to combat their enemies. But are they willing to take Sinestro’s oath to save the galaxy?
“Burn like my power... Yellow Lantern’s might!”
NEXT: HUMANITY FIRST!
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GREEN LANTERN #39 *Humanity First Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“S.O.S.”
Attention: This is Ganthet of the Guardians of the Universe. Oa, planetary headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, is under massive attack. The attackers hail from Earth and have already conquered the Warworld, which they now use against us. Should these Earthlings obtain Oa’s technology by force, it could spell disaster for the Universe. For millennia the Green Lantern Corps has served and protected every world, standing with you against overwhelming threats such as Starro. Now, in our hour of need, we ask you to stand with us. If you are capable of helping, we implore you to do so.
This is it! The Green Lantern Corps’ home planet is under siege - and Kilowog is prepared to fight these Earth poozers to the death! Unfortunately for him, he just might have to… but it’s a price he’s willing to pay!
They have the power to overcome great fear. They are the emerald knights. The masters of will. The ring-slingers. And they are ready to show Vandal Savage why he should beware their power!
It’s an all-out war as nearly the entire Green Lantern Corps goes to battle against the forces of Earth, which include the Light, W.O.A.H., the Manhunters, and Warworld! And despite all this, Vandal has yet another trick up his sleeve… and it involves his hand-picked team of supervillains getting the Parasite beyond enemy lines and into the Central Power Battery!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #40 *Humanity First Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“WHAT GUARDIANS GUARD”
The Guardians of the Universe, also known as Maltusians, were possibly the first intelligent life to arise in the cosmos. For their long, nearly immortal lives, they championed law and order amongst the stars. Countless aeons before humanity evolved on Earth, the Maltusians learned to harness the power of the emotional spectrum. They created the Green Lantern Corps. They terraformed Oa. Now, thanks to Vandal Savage, they’re almost all dead.
Only three yet live: Ranakar, Pazu Pinder Pol, and Ganthet. All are taken captive, as Vandal Savage attempts to wrest every last secret of Oa from their minds. And with the methods at Savage’s disposal, the question isn’t if the last Maltusians will break… but when!
Meanwhile, the human members of the Green Lantern Corps were cut-off from their power and stuck on Earth during the fall of Oa. Reluctantly, they’ve accepted Yellow Lantern rings from Sinestro. But what can they do with them?
Guy Gardner, hot-headedly, wants to rush to Oa. But Hal, John, and Jessica understand that they’d be no match for a force that defeated an entire Corps. No, their last, best chance to save the Universe is to rely on the real strength of humanity: its ability to make friends. They must call on those friends and recruit a league of the universe’s heroes mightier than any previously assembled…
Will there be Justice?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #41 *Humanity First Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“GOING BACK TO THE OFFICE”
Vandal Savage and his forces killed their friends, occupied their HQ planet, and stole their greatest weapons… but the Green Lantern Corpsmen of Earth are about to show Savage that, despite all that, he still must BEWARE THEIR POWER!
Using yellow rings on loan from unlikely ally Sinestro, Hal Jordan and John Stewart lead the freshly assembled Justice League! But with mighty foes like Count Vertigo and Technocrat now themselves further empowered by green rings - stolen green rings that are being funneled energy from the Parasite, who has firmly attached himself to the all-you-can-eat buffet that is the Central Battery on Oa - are Hal and John about to be hoisted by their own petard? Or can they pull the Parasite from their sacred Battery like the big, fat, metahuman tick that he is?
Meanwhile, Guy Gardner and Jessica Cruz take the fight directly to Manhunter Highmaster! The master mold of robotic Manhunters has found a seat on Warworld where it continuously pumps out legions of automaton soldiers. If Guy and Jess can’t destroy the Highmaster and stem the supply of Manhunters, then not even the Justice League can prevail! Will the unpredictable Star Sapphire help them?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #42 *Humanity First Tie-In*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BUILD BACK LANTERN”
Savage’s occupation of the HQ planet of the Green Lantern Corps has left it decimated. John Stewart, Jessica Cruz, and Guy Gardner liberate the sciencells and scour the wreckage. Who among their fellow corpsman survived… and who did not?
Meanwhile, the so-called “Guardians of the Universe” are now an endangered species. There are only three Maltusians on Oa left alive. The highest ranking amongst them, Ganthet, is forced to admit that he was wrong. Hal Jordan warned him, but after countless eons as an authority figure, Ganthet was too set in his ways to heed Jordan’s advice. Disaster followed. He won’t make that mistake again.
The Green Lantern Corps requires new management. It needs an inspirational leader who isn’t afraid to take risks. Someone brave and bold. It needs Hal Jordan. But is the guy who always spoke truth to power prepared to become the power himself?
Meanwhile, Sinestro loaned the corpsmen from Earth yellow power rings, which they used to assemble the Justice League and reclaim Oa. Now Sinestro is ready to cash in the favor he’s owed…
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #43
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
HUMANITY FIRST EPILOGUE
“UNITED”
After the events of Humanity First, Earth has proven itself to be a powerful, and dangerous, player on the intergalactic stage. Under the iron first of Vandal Savage, humans came close to subjugating the universe. Yet it was ultimately a coalition of species, led by heroes from Earth, that united to turn back the threat. It was working together that saved the day. The next step, therefore, is clear…
Earth is joining the UNITED PLANETS.
The influence of Vandal Savage and his illuminati, the Light, has been exposed - resulting in many arrests. The United Nations, embarrassed at being infiltrated and manipulated, seeks to rehabilitate Earth’s image in the eyes of the Galaxy. The vote is nearly unanimous. Earth is now part of the U.P.: a relatively new confederated organization of numerous intergalactic sovereignties, including Xudar, Bolovax Vik, Graxos IV, H'lven, and Noc'sag.
Earth’s representative to the U.P. also received a unanimous vote… Ambassador John Stewart now speaks for humanity! Is he up to the task?
And Earth isn’t alone! Mars has officially joined, with J’onn J’onzz as the red planet’s official representative. Could a major power like Thanagar be next to join?
The new leader of the Green Lantern Corps - Hal Jordan - has arranged for the GLC to become an official law enforcement branch of the U.P., working in conjunction with LEOs from member worlds. Unfortunately, thanks to Sinestro’s vital assistance during Humanity First, the Yellow Lantern Corps is also made an official peacekeeping branch of the U.P.! Can these two entities work together, especially when the GLC is in recovery mode and the YLC is more powerful than ever?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #44
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“STRANGE BEDFELLOWS”
Earth is now part of the United Planets, and John Stewart is Earth’s Representative. As a Marine and a Lantern, John has had some difficult deployments… but being stationed on Weber’s World, the artificial planetoid constructed to house the government and bureaucracy of the U.P., is definitely going to take some getting used to…
With important conferences upcoming, including a discussion on what to do with the salvaged Warworld, John endeavors to strengthen Earth’s position by making a good impression on the current President of the United Planets. Unfortunately for him, that happens to be President Arin Sur of Ungara - sister of Abin Sur, the fallen Green Lantern whose ring was originally transferred to Hal Jordan - and she blames the Corps, and those in it, for taking her brother away!
As if Arin’s enmity wasn’t dangerous enough, many aliens still harbor hostility towards humanity for the actions of Vandal Savage. Intelligence reports suggest that an assassination attempt will be made on Stewart before he can cast his first vote. The good (or bad) news, is that the Yellow Lantern Corps, now a sanctioned U.P. peacekeeping force, has sent a bodyguard - over John’s objection. Will the aggressive Arkillo protect John… or end up killing him himself?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #45
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“GREEN RUSH”
When the Justice League took the massive amount of life-force that Vandal Savage stole and returned it to the universe, it revitalized a dead planet (see THE FLASH #42)! That planet, now nicknamed Savagea, abounds with new and never-before-seen life forms. It’s also become the richest, most concentrated source of valuable minerals in the universe! That fact has started a new intergalactic “gold rush”!
On behalf of the United Planets, which now counts Earth as a member, Hal Jordan has deployed the Green Lantern Corps’ flagship, the G.L.C.S. Interceptor, to Savagea. Its mission is to find environmentally friendly ways to extract the crucial natural resources while preventing other galactic powers from strip-mining the new world and endangering all Savagea’s native life. Is the Interceptor’s new captain, Guy Gardner, up to the task? He better be, because both the Skel and the Khund have sent warships! Plus, the planet has its own surprises in store…
Earlier on Savagea. Kilowog opens his eyes for the first time since he was killed during the siege of Oa (see GREEN LANTERN #39)! Did he experience a Green Lantern rebirth along with the planet? Is he still the same surly Bolovaxian he always was, or has he been fundamentally changed? Will he be slain by the newly created sentient natives… or lead them? Welcome to Planet Poozer!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
 
GREEN LANTERN #46
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“A GATHERING OF OPPOSITION”
The United Planets has accepted Earth as a member and adopted the Green Lantern Corps, under Hal Jordan, as an official law enforcement branch. But this hasn’t been without controversy. Vandal Savage’s “Humanity First” campaign badly damaged Earth’s reputation. Despite John Stewart’s efforts, some within the United Planets resent humans… as do many more outside of it.
Currently, the planet Cargg is hosting a conference. Gathered are representatives from powers traditionally seen as individual rivals or enemies to the U.P., including the Dominators, the Khunds, and the Kroloteans. All were personally invited by the conference’s host: Despero, ruler of Kalanor before he was deposed (see GREEN LANTERN #17-18), who disappeared after Hal Jordan reluctantly helped him escape prison (see GREEN LANTERN #31-33). If he can convince the assembled powers to sign his “Cargg Accords,” a mutual defense treaty proposed in response to Earth’s U.P. membership acceptance, then Despero will have shifted the hierarchy of power in the universe and will be a founding father to the U.P.’s greatest threat!
But one conference invitee stands out from the rest… the representative from Czarnia (the last Czarnian, in fact!). Despero has every reason to believe that Lobo hates Earthlings, seeing as they set him up him for murder charges and detained him in an alien prison until he escaped (see THE FLASH #29-30, AQUAMAN #22). But is the Main Man really ready to sign on with these fraggin’ bastiches?
And, oh yeah, Jessica Cruz is attending the conference undercover as the representative from Savoth (which, unknown to Despero, was decimated in last month’s THE FLASH). Hopefully nobody recognizes her!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #47
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
”HUMANITARIAN FIRST”
New leader Hal Jordan has promised a different direction for the Green Lantern Corps: they will not just enforce the law, they will be a force for good and a symbol of hope for those in need. That’s why Hal is personally supervising the Corps’ humanitarian mission to the planet Savoth, which was recently devastated by the New God of Death: the Black Racer (see THE FLASH #45).
With most of the Savothian population killed, Hal and his team prioritize locating and rescuing survivors. Upon discovering the local hero S’kidd-Flash, Hal learns his friend and Justice League ally Barry Allen is the Black Racer’s new and unwilling host! Hal vows to dedicate all of the Corps’ resources to stopping the Black Racer and preventing another genocidal rampage from occurring. If possible, he also swears to rescue Barry. Unfortunately, Hal and S’kidd have more immediate problems…
In the wake of his devastation, the Black Racer seeded Savoth with a plague of insectoids: a viscous, carrion-eating offshoot of the “Bugs” that inhabit New Genesis. Their patriarch, the vile “energy vampire” Mantis, sends his newly hatched swarms of warrior drones to eliminate Savoth’s remaining survivors. He claims the planet as a colony world… the first of many!
It’s up to the Green Lantern Corps to fumigate!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #48 *Fire From Heaven tie-in*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“AGAINST THE WALL”
Based on troubling intelligence that the Thanagarian Empire was conducting experiments on the Source Wall, the Green Lantern Corps’ flagship, the G.L.C.S. Interceptor, is dispatched on a peacekeeping mission. Captain Guy Gardner arrives to find that Earth’s G-Men and the Omega Men were first on the scene and largely resolved the immediate threat before hastily leaving… but have they unleashed something worse?
Oan records said there were four Omega Titans inside the Source Wall. Those records need to be updated. There’s a lot more… and they’re all gone! With even one Omega Titan capable of untold destruction, can Guy track them all from their point of origin so that the Corps can formulate a response? Worse still, some Thanagarian Shadowlord loyalists haven’t vacated the region yet - and they’re not happy! It’s dark wings versus bright rings!
Meanwhile, the United Planets learns that the G-Men may have awoken the ancient entity known as Pyra. President Arin Sur seeks to keep that information confidential… for now. Earth was recently responsible for a massive universal catastrophe (see HUMANITY FIRST), and another so soon could be devastating for the world’s intergalactic standing. Sur consults Earth’s representative, John Stewart - whom, against all odds, she has taken a special interest in. The G-Men are Stewart’s people, so it must be his call. Should there be a preemptive strike or should the U.P. take a more circumspect approach, trusting the earthlings to prove that humanity can mitigate its own dangerousness? Which will John choose?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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GREEN LANTERN #49 *Fire From Heaven tie-in*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“OVERCOME GREAT FEAR”
John Stewart advised the President of the United Planets, Arin Sur, against a preemptive attack on Pyra. He chose to put his faith in the G-Men. But if Pyra really has bonded to a Zirandian, might John have made a terrible mistake?
Representative Bogar-Ve of Xudar, a member of Arin Sur’s inner circle and one of the few currently privy to the information about Pyra, thinks so. Millennia ago, a Zirandian was said to have destroyed her people’s original home-world and forced the refugees to resettle on Xudar. Finding Stewart’s lapse in judgement to be unforgivable, she clandestinely arranges for a “leak” of his personal security information to Stewart’s avowed enemies, the Dominators… and hopes they’ll remove her problem once and for all!
But the Dominators acquired their name for a reason… and they’re much more dangerous than mere hit men! But what is their greater plan?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #50 *Fire From Heaven tie-in*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“JOHN WENT WRONG”
The President of the United Planets, Arin Sur, contemplated a preemptive attack upon Pyra when she learned that the G-Man may have become host to a Zirandian, a primal force of universal destruction/rebirth. John Stewart, Earth’s U.P. representative, advised against it. Now Dark Pyra has been unleashed, and John Stewart may have made the greatest mistake of his life. He’s got to try and rectify this!
With Green Lantern Corps and U.P. support, Stewart organizes to blockade Earth and keep Dark Pyra from escaping. But it’s too late. As he approaches his home world , Pyra’s already left and her trajectory suggests she’s heading for the planet Xanshi! With billions of lives hanging in the balance, can Stewart stop her?
Speaking of regrets, Hal Jordan and Sinestro regret entering the body of the fallen Omega Titan of Fear on Qward… as it ignites in flame due uto Pyra’s wrath! Can they escape the giant burning man before they’re immolated?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #51 *Fire From Heaven tie-in*
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“ORBIT: DANGEROUS”
The Pegaron System and the planet Xanshi are gone… and it’s John Stewart’s fault! On Stewart’s advice, United Planets President Arin Sur made the call not to preemptively strike Pyra - and now Sur’s scrambling to address the fallout! She took the unprecedented step of authorizing a summary execution of Pyra, and even that was foiled by the G-Men’s invocation of a binding trial-by-combat clause in the Thanagar Treaty! (How did they discover that anyway? ). Arin Sur has lost serious credibility and support. The U.P. appears vulnerable…
And the Khunds are the first to take advantage of that vulnerability! With the destruction caused by Pyra, so soon after Vandal Savage’s genocidal campaign threatened the universe, the Khunds now have a self-defense justification to strike at Earth! The United Planets’ armada, including much of the Green Lantern Corps, is already parked in Earth’s orbit - conflict is inevitable! Can John Stewart vindicate himself by saving his home planet?
Plus, it was secretly Hal Jordan that searched Oa’s legal database, found the trial-by-combat clause, and transmitted it to Professor G. But why? Why would Hal help the G-Men?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #52
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“RACE AGAINST DEATH” part two “DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR”
After the “Fire From Heaven” event, United Planets’ President Arin Sur is scandalized. Her political enemies attack her as weak on security, especially after the destruction of Xanshi and the Pegaron System, and on criminal justice, as she was unable to carry out the judicially ordered execution of Penelope Pink, who chose to incinerate herself instead. At the same time Sur is seen as unreasonably protective of Earth, getting U.P. forces engaged in a conflict with the Khund Empire to protect the planet when many believed the Khund had justification for attacking. Her romantic relationship with the earthling John Stewart is blamed…
With elections coming up, President Sur needs a win - as does Stewart, the Representative of a now highly unpopular Earth. It is decided that stopping the Black Racer’s reign of terror must be that win!
Teaming with the Flash Family, John Stewart boards the G.L.C.S. Interceptor with Guy Gardner and the head of the Corps himself, Hal Jordan. They’re heading to the husk of Xanshi, the Black Racer’s last known location before communications were cut off. But what they find is so much worse than what they expected. The system is an absolute war zone!!
United Planets relief forces are nearly gone, overwhelmed by seemingly billions of the Black Racer’s insectoid carrion-fueled New Genesian Bugs! As the heroes join the fray of an impossibly intense battle, Stewart - overcome with guilt for allowing Xanshi to be destroyed, which in turn produced the mass death that empowered the Black Racer’s forces - rushes forth to challenge the God of Speed and Death! And he… is… touched!
My god, is John Stewart dead?!?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
THE FLASH #53
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
Barry Allen is gone, his body possessed by the Black Racer. Wally West has become the Flash, and now he must…
“RACE AGAINST DEATH” part three “NEW METHODS”
Our heroes regroup after a devastating defeat at the hands of the Black Racer and his legion of carrion-eating New Genesian Bugs. The Pegaron System belongs to the Racer, and his touch of death is spreading throughout the cosmos…
John Stewart heroically fell in battle while buying time for his allies to retreat. As is standard practice, his Green Lantern power ring automatically sought out a new wielder upon his death. It found the fastest man alive.
Wally West of Earth. You have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps.
Can the combination of the Speed Force and a Green Lantern Ring elevate Wally to a point where he can defeat the New God of Speed and Death? Hal Jordan has hope. He takes Wally back to Oa, the Green Lantern Corps’ HQ planet, for a rapid training session. Can the Guardian of the Universe, Ganthet, unlock Wally’s ultimate potential?
Meanwhile, the Deicide Squad starts working on a backup plan. Scandal Savage reveals that the reason her formerly immortal father, Vandal Savage, spent 50,000 years putting “humanity first” was to empower the species enough to defeat an alien god like the Black Racer. Vandal had weapons to kill both gods and speedsters which could be salvaged from his still-secret (but highly booby-trapped) base in the Ozarks. Combining ultra-rare Suspendium (nicknamed “Speedster Kryptonite”) and Radion (a substance fatally poisonous to New Gods) could result in a workable weapon. But if they used that weapon, it would also kill the Black Racer’s host. Are they willing to sacrifice Barry Allen?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
THE FLASH #54
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
Barry Allen is gone, his body possessed by the Black Racer. Wally West has become the Flash, and now he must…
“RACE AGAINST DEATH” part five “LAST LEG”
Wally West is now the fastest Green Lantern alive - and with his unique ability to summon energy constructs with the rapidity of the Speed Force, our heroes can finally take the fight to the Black Racer! The cosmic counter-offensive is on!
But is even Wally’s expeditious willpower enough to cut a path through the devastated Pegaron System and remove the Black Racer from his seat of power - the dead husk of the planet Xanshi?
It’s a massive conflagration as the entire Green Lantern Corps and the Flash Family, including the criminals that were recruited by Henry Allen to form the “Deicide Squad,” take on the endless carrion-eating New Genesian Bug hordes of the New God of Death and Speed!
But when all seems lost, hope comes from beyond the grave! John Stewart is back! And he’s at the vanguard of a Corps empowered by Death herself! The Black Racer must face the wrath… of the Black Lantern Corps! Will anyone survive?
But wait, what is Eobard Thawne - the Reverse Flash - doing on Xanshi?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #55
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“LIFE AFTER DEATH”
The Black Racer is defeated, and things can finally return to normal for the universe… whatever “normal” is!
As John Stewart is fully returned to life by Death of the Endless, his old Green Lantern Power Ring leaves a gracious Wally West’s finger and returns to its rightful bearer. At the same time, Death requests the return of her Black Lantern Power Ring: she’ll keep it safe until her Corps is needed again. But hey, John’s been really cool during this whole thing so she’s got a departing gift for him…
The spirits of Xanshi, including the ghost of their late ruler Yrra Vag'Iir, appear. Xanshi was first destroyed in the “Fire From Heaven” event; Stewart blames himself for not urging the United Planets to preemptively attack Pyra and maybe stop her path of destruction. The husk of Xanshi were used as the host planet of the Black Racer, who infested it with carrion-eating Bugs led by the now deceased Mantis. After their world suffered tragedy upon tragedy, will the spirits offer forgiveness? Or will they demand penance?
Meanwhile, inspired by his friend Barry Allen’s wedding proposal, Hal Jordan decides to reach out to his old flame Carol Ferris. After all they’ve been through, can this Lantern rekindle the romance?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #56
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“IN BRIGHTEST DEW”
After numerous cosmic wars against seemingly insurmountable enemies over the past five years, Hal Jordan had almost forgotten what it was like to have some extended down time on Earth. It’s great!
Back home in California, he’s got season tickets for the Coast City Clippers, a boat in the marina, and most importantly… the love of his life, Carol Ferris! After so long as Star Sapphire, she’s chosen to return to Earth for good. Yeah, life is sweet for Hal… and certain people take notice!
With his ability to make constructs of green energy, Hal Jordan draws the attention of a powerful entity… PepsiCo! The soft-drink giant thinks Hal would make the perfect fearless face of the “Mountain Dew” brand. Usually Hal tells would-be corporate sponsors to kick rocks, but the money is incredible… and the long-neglected Ferris Aircaft desperately needs a cash infusion to avoid bankruptcy. Will Hal take one for the team and become an advertising icon in order to help Carol re-acclimate to life on her home planet?
Meanwhile, a tiny, harmless-looking alien life-form that stowed away in Carol’s belongings emerges. But when it drinks a Mountain Dew, the refreshingly extreme citrus kick triggers a monstrous transformation! Can Hal calm down the ultra-caffeinated “Thirstquencher”?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #57
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD”
After some much-needed downtime on Earth, where he rekindled his relationship with Carol Ferris and became Mountain Dew’s official spokesman, the vacation is over for Green Lantern Corps Leader Hal Jordan. He finally returns to Oa. It seems, however, that there is no urgency. The universe is in a calm rebuilding phase after everything that happened with Pyra, the Omega Titans, and the Black Racer. It’s quiet… perhaps too quiet?
Case in point: there has been no contact with or sightings of the Dominators in months. As one of the United Planets’ most longstanding and consistent enemies, this is unusual. Typically they are very active… dominating things. Why the silence? What’s going on in Dominion Space that has them so occupied? Jessica Cruz is sent to investigate!
Unbeknownst to the universe at large, during the “Fire From Heaven” event, the Dominators captured the Omega Titan of Evolution. Given their cultural obsession with genetic enhancement, who knows what they’ve done with the knowledge extracted from such a being!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #58
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“DOMINATED”
Green Lantern Corpswoman Jessica Cruz was assigned a covert mission by Hal Jordan himself: infiltrate Dominator space and investigate their current activities. What she finds is unexpected…
Nothing. The worlds nearest the Dominator’s borders are completely dead. No bio-mass detected at all.
She pushes further into their territory…
Still nothing. Just dead and drained worlds. She encounters no resistance, right up to their home-world. Or, should we say, their former home-world.
Dominus One has become the host of a nightmarish threat to all organic life in the universe…
After it was freed from the Source Wall during the “Fire From Heaven” event, the Omega Titan of Evolution was captured by the Dominators. Obsessed as they were with evolving, the Dominators experimented on the Omega Titan. They wanted to upgrade their DNA, gaining the equivalent of a metagene. Instead, they created the ultimate super-organism: weaponized evolution made manifest, ever-growing with the ability to spawn warriors or tanks or space vessels or armies and fleets thereof as needed.
Jessica calls them the Dominoid.
An abysmal scourge, they consume all biological matter to fuel their own replication. Seek. Dominate. Recycle. This is their genetic impetus. They’ve consumed their creators and eaten everything within Dominator space - and now they are ready to spread outward!
Can Jessica escape their notice and warn the Corps? Or will she, too, be consumed and recycled?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #59
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“DOMINATED” part II
The all-consuming DOMINOID has been unleashed! If left unchecked, they will consume all organic life in the galaxy and use it to grow! Grow! GROW!
To escape them, Green Lantern Jessica Cruz was forced to flee into the great empty chasm between galaxies. There she finds unexpected allies… the last surviving Dominators?
Now refugees from their own home system, which has been rendered devoid of biological life, these fleeing Dominators include amongst their number the very scientists who first unleashed the cosmic horror of Dominoid by mixing Dominator DNA with material extracted from the Omega Titan of Evolution! They caused this nightmare… but perhaps they can offer a solution.
The Dominator scientists theorize that Dominoid’s internal cohesion, the lethal evolutionary ability that allows them to control armies made up of… themselves, can be disrupted. From one, many. Divide and conquer.
But to sever that cohesion, one must enter Dominoid’s very heart and extract the Omega Titan of Evolution from their digestive system. And one would have to do that before the Titan was fully metabolized and Dominoid becomes unstoppable. The mad scientists estimate that this will be within the next…. four hours!?!?
There’s no time to get backup from the Corps. Strap in, because it’s Jessica Cruz and some creepy Dominators on a suicide mission with the fate of the entire universe at stake!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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