Big Green Lantern Corps Changes

There was a major Green Lantern related announcement today regarding the Green Lantern Corps title and the launch of a third Green Lantern monthly book.

Over on the DCU blog, The Source, it was revealed that Pete Tomasi will be leaving the Green Lantern Corps title as well as artist Pat Gleason.  While that may sound like bad news, the good news is that Tomasi will be the writer of a third GL title, "Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors", that will star Guy Gardner with frequent appearances by Kilowog.  The art for the new book will be by Fernando Pasarin, who's done work with the JSA relaunch.  Pat Gleason will be one of the regular artists on the bi-weekly Brightest Day book.

Picking up the writing chores of the Green Lantern Corps will be Tony Bedard with art by Ardian Syaf, who did the artwork in the Blackest Night: Batman mini.  Guy Gardner leaves such a whole in the book that it will take two characters to fill it: John Stewart and Green Lantern Ganthet - yes, that's right, Ganthet remains a GL at the end of Blackest Night and does not return to being a Guardian. And...if John Stewart is stationed to Oa - does that mean that there will be a new Green Lantern for Sector 2814 as Hal's backup?

That's great news for fans who like John Stewart, since he's really gotten the short end of the stick and really deserves more time in the spotlight.  With Bedard on as the writer is lends more credence to the rumor that R.E.B.E.L.S. might be the previously announced co-feature in the book, although I still hold out hope that the co-feature will spotlight the other Corps in the emotional spectrum.

Posted in: Emerald Warriors, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kilowog, News, R.E.B.E.L.S., Tony Bedard