The Best Storylines That Feature Green Lantern

Story Found In: Blackest Night #0-8

As the war between the numerous Lantern Corps rages on across the cosmos, the mysterious prophecy of the Blackest Night comes to pass. The living must now face a legion of the undead—many of whom are the fallen villains and allies of the superheroes of the DC Universe!

With the rise of the Black Lantern Corps, it's up to the living to literally fight for their lives. Hal Jordan takes the lead in the fight against death itself as the Blackest Night rages throughout the universe. Will he survive and lead the Green Lantern Corps to victory, or will death take over the living and bring about the end of all things? This amazing crossover event is one of the most harrowing to hit the Green Lantern Corps in its history, and it was brilliantly written and illustrated by the amazing team of Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis.

Story Found In: Green Lantern:Rebirth #1-6 and Green Lantern #1-4

When Hal Jordan went mad and destroyed the Green Lantern Corps, he appeared to be unredeemable, but comics rarely keep a hero down. It turned out, he was possessed by the cosmic entity known as Parallax, the representation of Fear. When he finally reappeared and sacrificed himself to rid his mind and body of Fear, he became the Spectre, the literal Wrath of God in the DC Universe.

For years, Hal Jordan/Spectre roamed the Earth trying to redeem his reputation. This book details how he finds a way to rebuild his life and his reputation among the heroes of the DC Universe. The events of "Rebirth" set the stage for the ultimate battle that becomes "Blackest Night," the foretold doom of the universe as prophesized in the Book of Oa.

Story Found In: Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1, Green Lantern #21-25, and Green Lantern Corps #14-19

For years, Sinestro has been Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps' greatest enemy, but once he gathered an army of like-minded warriors on his side, a war broke out between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps. The Sinestro Corps War spanned the entire cosmos, and thanks to the likes of Cyborg-Superman, Arkillo, Karu-Sil, and hundreds more, this was not a war that could easily be won.

What's worse, Kyle Rayner becomes possessed by the entity known as Parallax, a being of pure fear who powers the emotional spectrum of yellow! With Rayner on his side, Sinestro and his Corps are certain to wreak havoc across the universe, but on the horizon, an even greater threat looms in the form of a prophecy foretold in the Book of Oa...

Story Found In: Green Lantern #29-35

Over the years, new writers and artists have come on board to reshape and retell the origin of numerous characters, and Green Lantern is no exception. If you've read his original origin story, you know that Hal Jordan found Abin Sur as he lay dying. He then received his Green Lantern Battery and Ring to become the Green Lantern of Sector 2814.

That origin story has been fleshed out in greater detail thanks to "Secret Origin," which was told across a six-issue span of the Green Lantern series. In it, the reasons why Jordan was chosen are explored as are the details of Abin Sur's death. Also covered is the story of Sinestro, Jordan's mentor-turned-enemy who became obsessed with a prophecy of a universal apocalypse called "the Blackest Night."

Story Found In: Green Lantern #10-13

Hal Jordan is back as the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and he's determined to be the hero he once was. When he discovers that the Green Lanterns long believed dead are actually alive, he launches a mission to save them and set them free.

Not only does Jordan discover that the Lanterns are alive, it turns out, they are the ones he defeated when he was possessed as Parallax! He must travel with his remaining Lanterns to Biot to battle the likes of Cyborg-Superman and the Manhunters to save the Lost Lanterns and restore the Green Lantern Corps to its former glory.

Story Found In: Green Lantern #48-55

Green Lantern Emerald Twilight and New Dawn are, what has to be, the biggest shakeup to the Green Lantern Corps. In the story, Hal Jordan is torn apart as his hometown is destroyed. He recreates the entire town and its citizens using his ring, which angers the Guardians of the Universe who insist he stops what he is doing. Instead of complying, Hal Jordan goes mad with grief and assaults Oa and the Green Lantern Corps itself!

Using all of his might, he conquers the Corps and destroys all but one Guardian who then travels to Earth to find a new Green Lantern in Kyle Rayner! This new Lantern must pick up the pieces of the Corps that Hal Jordan left behind and return the galaxy to order in the way only a Green Lantern can. This book changed everything, and it would have a lasting impact on the DC Universe for years to come.