War of the Green Lanterns
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"War of the Green Lanterns" is a ten-issue American comic book
American comic book
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 crossover
Fictional crossover
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 storyline published by DC Comics
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 that spans across the Green Lantern
Green Lantern (comic book)
Green Lantern is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics heroes of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Alan Scott, appeared in All-American Comics #16, and was later spun off into the first volume of Green Lantern in 1941. That series was canceled in 1949 after 39 issues...

, Green Lantern Corps
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The Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa...

, and Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors series. It was written by each series' writer, Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns
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, Tony Bedard
Tony Bedard
Antony "Tony" J. L. Bedard is a writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early '90s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.-Career:Tony...

, and Peter Tomasi
Peter Tomasi
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 respectively, and drawn by Doug Mahnke
Doug Mahnke
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, Tyler Kirkham, and Fernando Pasarin
Fernando Pasarin
-Biography:Pasarin got his start in the Franco-Belgian comics market. He pencilled such series as Strangers and Phenix for Semic Comics, as well as Les Fils de la Louve for Le Lombard...

.

The story focuses around the Green Lanterns Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan is a DC Comics superhero known as Green Lantern, the first human shown to join the Green Lantern Corps and a founding member of the Justice League of America. Jordan is the second DC Comics character to adopt the Green Lantern moniker...

, Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner (comics)
Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern...

, John Stewart
John Stewart (comics)
John Stewart is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2, #87 , and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams.-Publication history:...

, Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually in those starring the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which Rayner is a member. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol...

, Kilowog
Kilowog
Kilowog is a fictional superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps.-Origins:A towering alien with a brutish and porcine appearance, Kilowog is renowned throughout the Green Lantern Corps as the primary trainer of the Corps' newest recruits...

, and Ganthet
Ganthet
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 as they face off against their mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...

led fellow Green Lanterns and stop the renegade Guardian, Krona
Krona (comics)
Krona is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Green Lantern #40 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane.-Fictional character biography:...

 from taking over the universe.

Publication history

The story arc's run was between March and June 2011, starting with a prologue in Green Lantern
Green Lantern (comic book)
Green Lantern is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics heroes of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Alan Scott, appeared in All-American Comics #16, and was later spun off into the first volume of Green Lantern in 1941. That series was canceled in 1949 after 39 issues...

vol. 4 #63 before continuing in that title's issues #64-67 and across Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern Corps
The Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa...

#58-60 and Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8-10.

A two-issue mini-series
Limited series
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 following the events of War of the Green Lanterns, titled War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath, was published and ran in the Summer 2011 in place of the Green Lantern main series.

Plot synopsis

The story starts at multiple locations across the DC Universe
DC Universe
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 with some events happening simultaneously between the different series. A group of Green Lanterns are on their way towards the planet Ryut to arrest Hal Jordan for working alongside Atrocitus
Atrocitus
Atrocitus is a fictional character, an alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, Atrocitus is an enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern. He first appears in Green Lantern vol...

, Larfleeze
Larfleeze
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, Sinestro
Sinestro
Thaal Sinestro is a fictional character, an alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, Sinestro is the former mentor of Hal Jordan and the arch-nemesis of the entire Green Lantern Corps. Sinestro first appears in Green Lantern #7 . In 2009, Sinestro was...

, Saint Walker
Saint Walker
Saint Walker is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. Created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver for the Green Lantern series, Saint Walker is an alien member of the intergalactic Blue Lantern Corps, an organization dedicated to spreading peace and harmony...

, Indigo-1, and Carol Ferris
Carol Ferris
Caroline "Carol" Ferris is a character in the . She is one of many characters who has used the name Star Sapphire, and is a long-time love interest of Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern. Her original design was based on Elizabeth Taylor...

, who have been pursuing the renegade guardian Krona
Krona (comics)
Krona is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Green Lantern #40 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane.-Fictional character biography:...

. Hal and the group come across The Book of the Black and are attacked by Lyssa Drak
Lyssa Drak
Lyssa Drak is a fictional alien supervillainess published by DC Comics. First appearing in Green Lantern vol. 4 #18 , she was created by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons.-Fictional character biography:...

, who starts pulling them into the book. Meanwhile on Oa
Oa
Oa is a fictional planet that lies at the center of the DC Comics universe. Since its inception, Oa has been the planetary citadel of the Guardians of the Universe and the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps...

, the Guardians of the Universe
Guardians of the Universe
The Guardians of the Universe, alternatively known as the Guardians or Oans are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #1 , and were created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Here they do not reveal their existence to Hal, bringing his...

 are conversing over how members of the Green Lantern Corps that disobey them like Hal Jordan and Sinestro, until they are interrupted by Krona, who teleports in with the seven emotional entities who possess them. With Jordan and Sinestro being the only two not to be captured by the book, in a last attempt to save themselves, they combine the energy of their rings to create an explosion, freeing Hal Jordan. The book teleports away, leaving behind only the rings of the book's captives. Hal Jordan then encounters the other Green Lanterns sent to arrest him. Unfortunately at the same time, Parallax climbs into the Central Power Battery on Oa and broadcasts out to all the members of the Green Lantern Corps "Impurity Restored". Hal Jordan hears Parallax telepathically speaking to him and is then attacked by his fellow corpsmen and is forced to flee.

Simultaneously, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Ganthet, Soranik Natu
Soranik Natu
Soranik Natu is a fictional character, a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the . She first appears in Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1 , and was created by writers Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, and artist Patrick Gleason. Sora is an extraterrestrial from the planet Korugar...

, The Alpha Lantern Boodikka
Boodikka
Boodikka is a fictional character featured in comic books published by DC Comics. Boodikka is a tall, well-muscled humanoid alien female with pink skin and reddish black hair...

, and Hannu head to Oa after a battle with the Sinestro Corps
Sinestro Corps
The Sinestro Corps is a group of fictional characters, a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. It is led by the supervillain Thaal Sinestro.-Before the Corps:...

 on Qward
Qward
Qward is a fictional world existing within an antimatter universe that is part of the . It was first mentioned in Green Lantern # 2 .-Fictional history:...

. However when they arrive, they find the other Alpha Lanterns floating above Oa and Boodikka as well. Shortly after, Parallax enters the Central Power Battery and the group feel his presence. While John, Kyle, and Ganthet are not immediately affected by the impurity, Hannu and Soranik are and fly off. Kyle begins to chase after them, but John stops him, saying that it's a trap. The impurity begins to take its effect and the two start to fight. Ganthet overloads his power ring trying to remove Kyle's and John's, causing Ganthet's ring to explode, taking his hand with it. With them freed from Parallax's influence, they discover that the reason they have not been affected the same way is due to their previous encounters with Parallax. Off in the distance, the three see a group of Green Lanterns forming a search party. Ganthet tells the others to run away since while they can no longer be traced by their rings, Ganthet can still be traced by his own power and makes them take refuge under the surface of Oa while he faces off against an army of Lanterns.

Also at the same time, Guy Gardner, Kilowog, and Arisia are heading to Oa to tell the Guardians about Zardor, a telepathic enemy of the Guardians who had taken over Sodam Yat
Sodam Yat
Sodam Yat is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 , and was created by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill...

. They also feel Parallax's influence and see Arisia flying. While Guy and Kilowog try to restrain her, she overpowers them as they are attacked by a group of Lanterns. Kilowog helps Guy escape, telling him to head to a place called the Green House, deciding to stay close and look over the Lanterns. Guy tries to contact other members of the Corps, but only gets through to Hal Jordan and tells him to head to the Green House. The two eventually meet up at the Green House and also come to the conclusion that their previous exposure to Parallax has helped them resist the initial effects of the impurity. However, the two begin to argue and under the effects of the impurity, begin to fight. Fortunately, their fighting causes them to drain their rings of energy and calm themselves down. The two put their differences aside.

On Oa, Krona talks to an imprisoned Kilowog, who learns of some members' immunity to Parallax's effects and uses his own power to take over Kilowog. On the Green House, Hal and Guy fall into the underground hangar containing an old Manhunter transport called, The Interceptor. They assume that John and Kyle must have also been able to resist the impurity and head off the Oa. The two reach Oa shortly; however, they are then intercepted by a group of Lanterns that make short work of The Interceptor as Hal and Guy slip away in an escape pod. The pod crashes through the surface of Oa and they meet up with Kyle and John as they hide in the bowels of Oa. The group plans to go save Ganthet, but realize that they are underpowered, until Hal reveals that he still has the rings of Atrocitus, Larfleeze, Sinestro, Saint Walker, Indigo-1, and Carrol Ferris. Hal, Guy, John, and Kyle choose the Yellow, Red, Indigo, and Blue rings respectively.

They are then interrupted by incoming Lanterns and do their best to stop them but Kyle's ring starts to supercharge the brainwashed Lanterns' rings. Unable to stand against their super-charged enemies, they fly off to find Ganthet. When they find him, Ganthet is angry at their decisions on using the different rings since they are unprepared and ill-suited to fend off their enemies. The corrupted Lanterns clear away to make way for the corrupted Mogo
Mogo
Mogo is a fictional character and planet in the DC Universe, a member of the Green Lantern Corps. It first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2 #188 , in a story titled "Mogo Doesn't Socialize." Mogo was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons....

.

Ganthet is quickly subdued while Hal, Guy, John, and Kyle retreat, unable to stand against Mogo's attacks. The four manage to escape into the caverns under Oa and head to the Central Power Battery underground. When they are two miles away from the battery, they come across a large facility containing various weapons and devices made by the Guardians as well as the foundry, where the Corps' batteries and rings are forged. They also come across a Green Lantern power gauntlet, originally created by Krona and the first device to harness green energy. Guy smashes the gauntlet's glass case, which alerts a creature lurking in the facility that attacks them. Kyle tells them to stand down and prove to the creature that they mean it no harm. The creature confirms their identities as Green Lanterns and hands over the Power Gauntlet to Guy before going back into the depths of Oa. John then comes across the a computer scanning the different sectors for new recruits to the Green Lantern Corps to be taken over. John says that Mogo is now more important as to stop the recruitment of more Green Lanterns and heads off, joined shortly after by Kyle. Hal and Guy continue alone on their way to the Central Battery. When they reach it, they are attacked by the possessed Guardians.

Hal and Guy are quickly defeated and taken to the Guardians' chamber. Meanwhile, Sinestro travels through the Book of the Black interacting with the memories of the book's prisoners until he is confronted by Krona, who tells him that he does not fit his purposes and shuts the book after burning the page Sinestro was in. He then explains that the Guardians have spent so long being emotionless that they are not fit to be the universe's protectors and begins to transform them into Guardians as Ganthet watches, strapped to a rock. Meanwhile, Kyle and John are heading to Mogo, who is sending off hundreds of rings to recruit more members. The two head down to Mogo's core until they are assaulted by more Green Lanterns, forcing them to teleport to Mogo's core. Kyle creates a construct of Mogo's friend, Bzzd, but it is destroyed by Black Lantern energy in Mogo's core from Blackest Night. Krona telepathically tells John that it is too late to stop Mogo and he will bring about a wave of murder across the universe. John absorbs the Black Lantern energy and uses it to blow up Mogo's core, killing him.

The Guardians feel the death of Mogo as parts of him start to fall down on Oa. Kyle and John argue over Mogo's death as Kyle tries to restart his core, but cannot and go off to help Hal and Guy stop Parallax. With Krona and the Guardians distracted, Hal and Guy run away with the Book of the Black and Ganthet. Kyle and John join them and attack the Central Power Battery as everyone else is unconscious. However, they are not able to damage it. Ganthet tells them that a combination of all the emotional rings should be able to crack the battery's shell, giving Hal and Guy the Orange Lantern and Star Sapphire rings respectively. Before they can get to Parallax, they are attacked by more Green Lanterns, forcing Hal, John, Kyle, and Ganthet fends them off as Guy uses the combined power of love and rage to extract Parallax. With the other Lanterns freed, they attack Parallax en masse. Kyle uses the blue energy of his ring to free Guy of his Red Lantern ring and the four of them join the fight as Green Lanterns. However, Krona arrives with the other Guardians and the two groups prepare to face off.

While the Green Lanterns fight Krona and the entity-possessed Guardians, Hal takes Kyle to the Book of the Black and makes him draw a picture of Carol, Sinestro, Atrocitus, Larfleeze, and Saint Walker and Indigo-1 (whose ring states her real name to be Iroque). This frees them from the Book, but their rings reject them and choose Krona as their wielders. Empowered by their rings, Krona attacks Hal. However, Sinestro attacks Krona. Before Krona can attack Sinestro, however, a Green Lantern ring chooses Sinestro as its wielder. Hal and Sinestro manage to overpower Krona, and Hal kills him, releasing the entities from the Guardians. With Krona dead, the rings from the other corps return to their former wielders. However, the Guardians expel them from Oa. Also, due to his recent 'rebellion' against them by working with the other ring-bearers, coupled with his recent murder of a Guardian, they now believe Hal to be the most dangerous Green Lantern. Despite Ganthet's attempt to defend him, they discharge him from the Corps, taking his ring and sending him back to Earth. Hal appears on a desert highway, saying it should not end like this.

Collected editions

The series is being collected in two individual volumes
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  • Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns (272 pages, DC Comics, hardcover, November 22 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3234-5)
  • Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (208 pages, DC Comics, hardcover, January 24 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3343-0)

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