Once again, Joshua Hale Fialkov has taken part in an interview about his upcoming debut on Green Lantern Corps and Red Lanterns. This time around, its with ComicVine. Check out some choice quotes below as Fialkov talks about what lanterns will get the spotlight, the status quo post-Johns era and more.

 

Fialkov remains vague on the status quo post “Wrath of the First Lantern”:

 

I can say that the results of Geoff and Co.’s run will be felt across these books for years and years to come. They’ve really created something special that we’re lucky enough to walk in the footsteps of.

Fialkov on the rotating spotlight for the GLC cast:

I want to focus on the two Corps as whole units, so, we’ll get a bit more variety in terms of our leads from issue to issue. I’m especially partial to Kilowog, Stel, and Soranik Natu, so, expect lots from them.

 

Fialkov on John Stewart’s role:

 

He’s one of my main guys. He’s absolutely essential to the story of BOTH books, and, he’s got to be one of my favorite GL characters. I think a lot of kids grew up only knowing John as Green Lantern thanks to the cartoons, so, bringing him front and center and really focusing on the rich story of his life is a high priority for me.

Fialkov plans on telling one story with two different views:

…this is one story told across two books. Or, more succinctly one story told from two very different points of view. Imagine if there were two police forces with very different methodologies, but very similar goals. They’d constantly be one-upping each other and getting in each others’ ways. Then when one of those forces is out to actively destroy the other… Well, you get the idea.

 

…If you’re reading GLC you better be reading RL.

Fialkov explains what draws him to Red Lanterns:

It’s not so much ‘rage’ as ‘outrage’ for me. They come off as vengeful, EXCEPT, their vengeance is ACTIVE. Their rings are drawn to people in their moment of despair in a way that allows for intervention rather than just retribution. That’s something that Geoff explored in the early version of the characters that I want to get back to.