Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern #16The Green Lantern Kors is usually a unified force that maintains order in the DC Universe, but one of its strongest members just went from ally to enemy. A Green Lantern was transformed into a Red LanternAnd they have already wiped out an entire planet in their war. Now, it’s up to Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart to take them down before even more planets succumb to their explosive wrath.
The preview for Green Lantern #16 by Jeremy Adams, Xermánico, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Dave Sharpe pit Hal Jordan against a formidable threat to the Cosmos. The planet of Thanagar is destroyed, with the remaining survivors taking refuge on a Raanian spaceship after being rescued by Green Lantern. The source of this destruction is Mogo, a former Green Lantern who became a Red Lantern In a shocking turn that endangers the entire universe.
With a planetary powerhouse bearing the brunt of a Red Lantern, Green Lantern faces a danger unlike any other that could lead to the destruction of countless worlds. Mogo’s power has been a critical asset to the Green Lantern Corps in the past, but now he may be their most daunting opponent of all time.
A former Green Lantern becomes the most destructive Red Lantern
panel from Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Jeremy Adams, Salvador Larroca, Luis Guerrero and Dave Sharpe
Mogo the Living Planet was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in 1985, in a short story entitled “Mogo Doesn’t Socialize” from Green Lantern #188. As his appearance suggests, Mogo is a sentient planet, and he has taken on many roles for the Green Lantern Corps. He served as a sanctuary for lanterns, sometimes becoming a base of operations. His primary purpose was guiding Green Lantern rings to new hosts and allowing the Corps to expand rather than Dwindle. over the years, Mogo has become invaluable to the Green LanternsSo his Red Lantern conversion is a devastating loss for them.
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Although Mogo has historically been a Green Lantern, his allegiances have shifted after the events of Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1. In this one-shot, Hal Jordan and John Stewart, joined by fledgling superhero star Sapphire, travel to Thanagar to expose Lord Premier Tharos as a fraud. Hal and John manage to defeat him, but in his final moments, Tharos channels his rage into Mogo and turns the planet into an unstoppable Red Lantern. Mogo now lays waste to every planet in his path, and only his Green Lantern teammates can oppose him.
Green Lantern prepares to fight the New Red Lantern
Hal Jordan gathers his allies to protect the DC Universe
Mogo’s switch from Green Lantern to Red Lantern kicks off a cosmic battle in the DC Universe that has been brewing for some time. After Thaaros’ takeover of the United Planets and then monopoly over the emotional spectrum, his latest gambit is nothing short of a declaration of war. The Green Lanterns may be backed into a corner with Mogo unleashed, but no matter how bleak the odds look, Hal Jordan’s willpower remains as steadfast as ever. With John Stewart at his side, Green Lantern Is ready to take a stand in this civil war and stop Red Lantern Mogo at any cost.
Green Lantern #16 Is available October 16, 2024 from DC Comics.