Since their introduction, many fans have been wondering whether or not any of the other Lantern Corps that Geoff Johns introduced would be getting their own series (personally, I wanted a Blue Lantern ongoing with Kyle Rayner as one of those bringers of hope, but that’s neither here nor there). Today DC’s The Source announced that the lucky corps will be the Red Lanterns, who will be put under the pen of renowned writer Peter Milligan. The series will arrive at some point in the upcoming year, and my guess is that it will follow the upcoming War of the Green Lanterns. Milligan gave fans a bit of a clue concerning what to expect:
I started thinking about Atrocitus and his anger. Because it’s not just anger. It is RAGE. A crimson red rage that still consumes him after all this time. And when you think about it, the Manhunter massacre happened an awful long time ago. Eons ago. Okay, you’d never get over something like that. But Atrocitus’ rage hasn’t weakened. It is just as immense and awesome as it was all those centuries ago. I wanted to know why. I wanted to know how. In the first storyline of The Red Lantern Corps we look for an answer to these questions. And the answer lies in part on the far side of the prison planet Ysmault. It is here where we’ll see why and how the rage of Atrocitus is just as all-consuming as it ever was. We’ll also begin to learn what goes on in the boiling brains of his napalm-blooded corps. Can the proud Bleeze remain a loyal servant? How does the angry cat Dexstar try to feed its beloved master? And what horrors lie at the bed of the ocean of blood?
Certainly sounds interesting. As of yet, no artist has been announced, but we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we find out.
