This October, the “Rise of the Third Army” will spawn
across GREEN LANTERN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS and RED
LANTERNS.
To commemorate this exciting storyline, artist Ivan Reis
has created a stunning piece of artwork that will be split into 4
interconnecting covers for each of the books involved. Take an exclusive first
look below!
“This was the first time in my career that I’ve
illustrated 4 interconnecting covers,” Reis told THE SOURCE. “It’s also the
second time I’ve done a 4-page spread (the first one was in BLACKEST NIGHT).
That one had just 12 characters so I loved returning to the Green Lantern
universe to work on this image. I had too much fun working on these hundreds of
characters.”
So how will the “Rise of Third Army” play out in all of
these books? We asked the writers of each series to tease a little bit about
what to expect from their respective titles come this October.
GREEN LANTERN writer Geoff Johns:
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely--and the Guardians
time is finally here. The Lantern titles spent the first year of DC COMICS-THE
NEW 52 re-establishing themselves, but it all comes back together with year 2
starting with GREEN LANTERN #0 and leading into October's #13's - which share
an amazing cover by Ivan Reis. In October, the Guardians' Third Army rises to
replace the Green Lantern Corps - but how is horrifying and why will change the
Guardians and their ancient mission forever. As we discover what the Third Army
actually means, our strongest Lanterns are targeted for absolute destruction.
From Atrocitus to Guy Gardner to our newest Green Lantern from Earth - who may
have been wrongly chosen - all their darkest secrets and failures will come to
light. What is Sinestro's ultimate fate? Who is this new Green Lantern and why
was he chosen? What is the Third Army? What with Atrocitus sacrifice to take on
the Guardians? What will Larfleeze give up to find the one thing he wants? What
happens to Guy Gardner when he's targeted after Hal Jordan? And, most
importantly, who is the First Lantern?”
GREEN LANTERN CORPS writer Peter J. Tomasi:
“How sick is that cover?! C'mon, on your feet -- let's
give it up to Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Albert Oclair, and Rod Reis -- they've
earned their own power rings for the willpower to finish this masterpiece! The
Guardians and the Third Army want to break the Green Lantern Corps -- and
they've now got their sights on Guy Gardner and John Stewart! The question is
not IF the Guardians can accomplish their mission, but how horribly will they
shatter our ringslingers’ lives!”
GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS writer Tony Bedard:
“In GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS, Kyle Rayner has gathered
a team of Lanterns from all seven colors of the spectrum. As the Third Army
strikes, Kyle must combine all seven shades of power within himself. A bigger and badder lineup of New Guardians
will push Kyle to become our secret weapon against the onslaught of the Third
Army.”
And last but certainly not least, RED LANTERNS writer
Peter Milligan:
“The Red Lanterns are continuing their mission to bring
bloody vengeance to an unjust world when they run into (or are run into) a
mysterious enemy with no mouth and a curious resistance to death. One Red
Lantern succumbs to this new adversary, while Atrocitus finds a way to fight
back – which entails returning to a place of great pain and associating with an
ancient nemesis.”
Don’t miss the “Rise of the Third Army,” beginning with
GREEN LANTERN #13, in stores October 3.
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