Start here without the ending: The premise and reading plan below avoid the resolution. Plot history and later continuity changes are in a closed section.
At a glance
Core issuesGreen Lantern (2005) #63–67; Green Lantern Corps (2006) #58–60; Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8–10
Publication2011
WritersGeoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi and Tony Bedard
ArtDoug Mahnke, Fernando Pasarin, Tyler Kirkham and collaborators
FormatA prologue in Green Lantern #63, followed by ten crossover chapters
This is the last crossover before the 2011 relaunch, not the end of Johns’ run. DC explains that Green Lantern continuity carried into the New 52. The story continues through the 2013 finale.
Why read it?
Krona turns the Corps’ shared power system against its members. Hal, John, Guy and Kyle must find a way to act when their usual rings are no longer safe. Because the action moves among three series, the correct order matters more here than it does for a self-contained event miniseries.
Watch for: the four Earth Lanterns’ different responses to the same emergency. Their disagreements expose the cost of treating willpower as an answer to every problem. Ganthet is also part of the resistance; the four humans are the central viewpoints, not the only beings who resist.
Before, during and after
- Before — recommended: Green Lantern #53–62, collected as Green Lantern: Brightest Day. Emerald Warriors #1–7 supplies Guy’s lead-in; #7 directly precedes the crossover.
- Core: follow the eleven-stop issue order across all three titles, including the prologue. Reading only Green Lantern skips numbered middle chapters.
- Optional afterward: War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1–2, Green Lantern Corps #61–63 and Emerald Warriors #11–13.
- Next: Green Lantern (2011) #1 begins the next phase. Follow the New 52 continuation to Wrath of the First Lantern.
The DC collection listing incorrectly stops its advertised Green Lantern range at #66. DC’s #67 page identifies it as the conclusion; include it. The Aftermath collection is separate.
People to follow
Story history and aftermath — major spoilers
How Krona takes control
In Green Lantern #64, Krona forces six emotional entities into the Guardians and sends Parallax into the Central Power Battery. The resulting corruption spreads through the green rings. The other entities are therefore not all imprisoned inside the Battery. See the opening chapter and its detailed issue index.
The humans initially switch to four other colors: Hal uses yellow, Guy red, John indigo and Kyle blue. They have to learn the limits and emotional demands of unfamiliar rings. The war’s consequences include John killing the compromised Mogo to stop the spread of corrupted rings.
The victory creates a new conflict
Hal kills Krona, and Sinestro receives a green ring. The Guardians respond by removing Hal from the Corps. Those changes are the immediate bridge into Green Lantern (2011) #1, where the Hal–Sinestro relationship drives the next arc. The Guardians’ later Third Army plan belongs to that subsequent phase, not the resolution of this event.
Green Lantern (2005) #63 — main cover. Gary Frank (cover art). Artwork source & details.
Reading priorities and commentary are our editorial guidance. Issue ranges and publication context are checked against the linked publisher records. Reviewed November 4, 2026.
Artwork credits (6 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.
- Wotgl — Green Lantern (2005) #63 — main cover. Gary Frank (cover art).
- 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).
- Guy Gardner — Artist credit unconfirmed.
- John Stewart — Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 (2020), Stanley “Artgerm” Lau John Stewart variant cover, cropped detail. Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (cover art and colors).
- Kyle Rayner — Green Lantern (2023) #33 / legacy #600 (2026), David Nakayama variant cover, cropped detail. David Nakayama (cover art and colors).
- Ganthet — Ganthet (Earth-27 fan project), commission (2018). Phil Cho (illustration).
