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Dave Gibbons
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns revitalizes the Green Lantern mythos, exploring themes of courage, fear, and willpower across the cosmos. This series expands the Green Lantern Corps, introducing new Lantern factions and cosmic threats that challenge the very nature of their power.
The series is best read in publication order, as it builds a continuous narrative across multiple major storylines and introduces new characters and concepts progressively. While some arcs have distinct focuses, the overarching plot benefits from a chronological approach.
This series is a cornerstone of the DC Universe during its run, deeply integrating with major crossover events like Infinite Crisis and Blackest Night. Characters and events from other DC titles frequently impact the Green Lantern Corps, and vice versa.
The series spawned several significant spin-off titles, most notably Green Lantern Corps and Red Lanterns, which expand on the universe and follow other characters introduced within Johns' main run. These often run concurrently and enrich the overall narrative.
Geoff Johns' tenure is widely credited with revitalizing the Green Lantern franchise, re-establishing Hal Jordan as a central hero, and introducing the emotional spectrum and various Lantern Corps, fundamentally reshaping the mythology for decades to come.