DC has been teasing a whole bunch of new upcoming “events” for us today, and among them was the very ominous “War of the Green Lanterns.” Check out the brief bit of news we have below:
From REBIRTH to SINESTRO CORPS to BLACKEST NIGHT, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner have stood by each other and fought together to save our universe. After all that, what could possibly tear them apart? We’ll find out in WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS starting in March’s WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS #1 and throughout the Green Lantern titles in March, April and May. Every Green Lantern is about to be tested – and tested against one another.
This was originally “announced” at NYCC when Johns and Tomasi admitted that with Bedard they’d be doing a massive crossover. Some have wondered why Green Lantern needed a third book, and I’d imagine that part of this will play into the upcoming War. It probably doesn’t hurt that DC has a movie to promote as well, and they tend to not create a million mini-series to help promote the character like Marvel usually does. It’s also interesting to note that last year, DC had the War of the Supermen as a month long event, including a FCBD prelude. Perhaps with this, that, and the Aquawar, DC is just ready for a universe shattering explosion.
So – what is the War of the Green Lanterns? Is it safe to assume that perhaps there can only be one Green Lantern from Earth from now on?
