Summary
DC’s Elseworlds imprint is back to introduce a newGreen Lantern. Dating back to 1989 (or further, counting theSuperman story that coined “Imaginary Stories”), Elseworlds serves as DC’s non-canon imprint that tells stories that exist outside the DC Universe’s main continuity.
In October 2024, DC’s latest Elseworlds title,Green Lantern Darkby Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera, arrives. Directly below, readers can find the main cover by Dell’Edera and new preview pages to boot. Further, readers can find variant covers by Homare, David Nakayama, and Dan Jurgens with Norm Rapmund and Alex Sinclair.
October 23rd, 2024
Variant Covers:
Homare, David Nakayama, Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund
On a post-apocalyptic Earth overrun by monsters, the battle between good and evil ended long ago—and evil won. Now darkness prevails as humanity struggles to survive in the corrupted wasteland that remains. Only one hero is said to haunt what’s left of our shadowed cities, the one who wields the mystical green flame that could return light to a dark world—The Green Lantern. But she’s been missing for years, and on the isolated island of New England, Solomon Grundy’s undead army only grows larger and more powerful every night… Celebrated horror artist of smash hit Something is Killing the Children Werther Dell’Edera teams with rising-star writer Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) to bring you a chilling tale of desperation, hope, and resurrection from the bitter remains of the fan-favorite Tangent Universe!
The seven-part bimonthly limited series willintroduce Rina Mori as the next Green Lantern. Words from the creative team and DC’s October solicitations hint at what kind of hero Mori could be — and why she may be less than thrilled with having to save the world.
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Meet Rina Mori, Elseworld’s Next Green Lantern
Green Lantern Dark#1 Releases on October 23rd, 2024
Rina Mori’sintroduction into Green Lantern lorehappens in the middle of a post-apocalyptic future where the Earth is overrun by zombies, per DC’s issue summary. In New England specifically,Solomon Grundy is leading a zombie army that continues to grow in size.As humanity struggles to survive in a world conquered by evil, the once dormant Green Lantern will eventually return after being missing for years. As writer Brombal says about Rina Mori:
Werther and I are reimagining what a Green Lantern can be and do with this comic book, and we are so proud to introduce the world to Rina Mori. She’s tired. She’s grumpy. The last thing she wants to do is save the world, but she’ll have to get up out of bed and do it anyhow. I promise you won’t want to miss it.
Artist Dell’Edera adds thatRina Mori is"the most rotten, grumpy, and adorable Green Lantern since Guy Gardner.“It sounds like Rina is going to be playing into the reluctant hero trope. It remains to be seen if such a mindset for her was caused by something that happened between her initial time as a Lantern and her mysterious disappearance, or if that’s just how her personality is. Ifthe Guy Gardner comparisonis anything to go off, then Rina may be the type of person to not make the best moralistic decision, may be a little too self-centered, but has a heart of gold at the end of the day.
Fans of both DC Comics and fantasy stories should check out another now-classic Elseworlds universe inDark Knights of Steelby Tom Talor and Yasmine Putri, available now both digitally and in collected editions from DC Comics.
Lore Can Change Outside of DC Canon
For those who fear that the stakes won’t feel as high for a story that exists outside of DC’s main canon, think again. With both Brombal and Dell’Edera promising to reimagine what Green Lanterns can do, there’s a chanceDarkwinds up being influential in the same regard. If successful, the creative team’s showcase of the endless possibilities could influence canonicalGreen Lanternstories while introducing audiences to a new, fantastical hero.
Green Lantern Dark#1is available October 23rd, 2024, from DC Comics.
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.
