When Peter Milligan hears the words “event” or “crossover,” his heart usually sinks like a “big heavy sack of porridge.”
But not this time.
Milligan, who writes Red Lanterns, promises that the upcoming Green Lantern event, “The Rise of the Third Army,” is a good one. And he’s utilizing the threat of the Third Army to explore some character-driven stories about his characters. Check out his interview with Newsarama.
“Who the First Lantern is and what his role will be in the upcoming Green Lantern universe will come into play very, very quickly,” hinted GREEN LANTERN writer Geoff Johns. “The being inside has been imprisoned there for a long, long time. The Guardians consider him their greatest threat, but also their greatest source of power. Whether he’s friend or foe will be up for debate, but regardless he is one of the potentially most dangerous beings in existence.”
“In GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1, readers got their first glimpse at the First Lantern, someone who’s been locked away for a very long time—for a VERY good reason!” teased editor Matt Idelson. “His presence in this story is the catalyst for something very bad, and yet his story is only going to grow from here.” via The Source
As the first year of the New 52 titles ended this week, the Green Lantern writers prepared for their first crossover event within the relaunched universe: “Rise of the Third Army.” But for Green Lantern: The New Guardians, the second year also sees a major shift for its lead character, as Kyle Rayner attempts to harness the power of the Emotional Spectrum. Tony Bedard discuss that and a lot more. Read what he had to say here.
On September 5th, the release of GREEN LANTERN #0 will introduce a brand new Green Lantern to the DC Universe. Then starting in October, the monumental crossover event, “Rise of The Third Army,” will span the pages of GREEN LANTERN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS, and RED LANTERNS. To help you prepare for these exciting adventures, we’ll be putting a spotlight on the Green Lantern universe and the upcoming events that will change it forever each day this week on THE SOURCE.
Today, take a front row seat as some of the writers of the titles involved in “Rise of Third Army” tease how this crossover will impact their respective series and discuss their creative processes, collaborating with one another, and more.
“The studio is very pleased with the work that Brett [Ratner] has done as a producer and director on past projects. They are now very interested in seeing what he can do with helping finally bring this group of iconic superheroes to the big screen!”
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Timed to the one year anniversary of the launch of the historic DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 initiative, DC Comics will introduce 0 month. Below, take a first look at the final covers of Green Lantern & Earth 2 for the 0 month issues hitting stores on September 5th!
David Finch spoke with CBR News about the already highly-anticipated series, specifically the team’s membership, the diversification of the roster and what new drawing techniques he’s utilizing on Justice League of America.
The DC Comics’ exclusive artist also discussed leaving his current series, Batman: The Dark Knight after two more issues, what it is that makes Katana so mysterious and why Stargirl and Vibe are as vital to the title’s success as more iconic JLAers like Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Hawkman.
@reading_hixthanks! I’m just doing the 10 page epilog. The main story art is by @ethanvansciver . His work is amazing in it!
— Pete Woods (@thatpetewoods) August 28, 2012
With its dripping, green-on-black cover, it’s clear that something ominous is going on in Green Lantern Annual #1, out this week from DC Comics. When I spoke with artist Ethan Van Sciver about the book by e-mail, he said that his latest collaboration with Geoff Johns represented something of an ending (and new beginning) for this particular part of the DCU. You know how these things go–the Flash: Rebirth and Green Lantern: Rebirth artist couldn’t give away the plot of this week’s 48-page annual, but he was able to give MTV a little insight into how the book will lead into October’s crossover, “The Rise of the Third Army.”