Collected edition
Green Lantern Vol. 1: Sinestro (The New 52)
The New 52 opening volume brings Hal Jordan and Sinestro into an uneasy partnership.
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The New 52 Era
The universe reboots; the Corps starts over.
2011 – 2015
Start with Green Lantern (vol. 5) #1.
The story
In 2011, the New 52 relaunched DC's titles with new first issues, but Green Lantern retained the core of Geoff Johns' ongoing story. Following War of the Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan was expelled from the Corps and Sinestro became a Green Lantern again. The new numbering marks a publishing relaunch, not a fresh origin for the Corps.
It was a messy, fascinating era. Geoff Johns closed out his run with the Third Army and the First Lantern sagas, then handed the reins to a new generation of writers. The Red Lanterns got their own ongoing series — with Guy Gardner, of all people, leading it. Sinestro headlined a solo book that asked whether the universe's greatest tyrant could be its savior.
What to know going in: the opening arcs continue Johns' earlier run, so War of the Green Lanterns provides useful context. DC's continuity explainer describes why Green Lantern and Batman were exceptions to the broader reset.
Key series
- Green Lantern (vol. 5) #1–52
- Green Lantern Corps (vol. 3)
- Red Lanterns #1–40
- Sinestro #1–23
- Green Lantern: New Guardians
Key characters
Green Lantern (2011) #1 — Sinestro main-cover artwork with red-background treatment. Ivan Reis (original cover pencils); Joe Prado (original cover inks); Rod Reis (original cover colors). Artwork source & details.
Artwork credits (4 images)
Credits refer to the illustrations shown here. Open a record for sources, adaptations and unresolved details. Some artwork and source pages contain story spoilers.
- New52 — Green Lantern (2011) #1 — Sinestro main-cover artwork with red-background treatment. Ivan Reis (original cover pencils); Joe Prado (original cover inks); Rod Reis (original cover colors).
- Hal Jordan — Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45 (2018), Tyler Kirkham variant cover, cropped detail. Tyler Kirkham (cover pencils and inks); Arif Prianto (cover colors).
- Sinestro — Green Lantern (2011) #52 (2016), New 52 homage variant cover artwork. Billy Tan (variant cover pencils and inks); Alex Sinclair (variant cover colors).
- Guy Gardner — Artist credit unconfirmed.
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