DC Relaunch: Green Lantern Corps

As you might imagine, the space sectors that each Lantern is assigned to gets pretty big. There’s usually a secondary or a backup assigned. Due to a number of odd occurrences over the years, the Green Lantern Corps have had a number of representatives from Earth. Not to let the fans of these characters be without their favorite Lantern, the Green Lantern titles expanded outward. It also gave a good opportunity to explore other Corps members from around the universe, as well as larger threats while Hal Jordan stayed closer to Earth.

The two Earthen lanterns we see focused here are Guy Gardner and John Stewart, the first two backups for Earth’s sector. While there are a number of extraterrestrial lanterns that will likely be focused on in the series, I want to focus on the two men that will likely be our guides in Green Lantern Corps. Guy Gardner is extremely dedicated to the Corps. He’s also way more hard-nosed than Hal is, which all in all, makes for an interesting combination. In the past, he’s fought Hal to be Green Lantern, and he loves what he does. He’s also got rage issues, which has lead him into dark territory and alliances with the Red Lanterns. John is back and forth in his dedication, and has gone through some extremely rough times as a Lantern. He’s a former marine, and an established architect, all of which come in to play in how he approaches situations and how his structures are built. Both of these Lanterns are interesting in that their ring structures reflect their personalities more than Hal’s usually do. Gardner’s ring is said to spark when he uses it, as if his use of will is overflowing. John’s structures are highly functional, down to the bolts. The two of them together should prove interesting, and both have been spending a lot of time off Earth as members of the Green Lantern Honor Guard.

Pete Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin will be working on the book. Pete Tomasi was a long time editor on the Bat-books before taking the pen in writing the Green Lantern Corps, taking over from previous writer Dave Gibbons. He’s written the further adventures of Guy Gardners in Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors with Pasarin on art, and he’s also written along with Geoff Johns Brightest Day. He’s written Dick Grayson as both Nightwing and Batman, and will be writing Batman & Robin with the relaunch. Fernando Pasarin has worked for the GL universe previously doing a few fill-ins for the Ion book. He also has worked on The Outsiders and Justice Society of America (with Geoff Johns for the story “The Lightning Saga”).

As far as John Stewart and Guy Gardner are concerned, here are a few of their best recent stories. Though very complicated and weird, I also have a soft spot for the John Stewart series Green Lantern: Mosaic.

Green Lantern Corps: Recharge
Green Lantern Corps: The Darker Side of the Green
Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors vol. 1

Tomorrow we’ll be looking at Green Lantern: The New Guardians, which will give us an opportunity to talk more about the various Corps of the color/emotional spectrum, and our final Earth Lantern, Kyle Rayner.