DC's New Red Lantern Destroys an Entire Planet, as a Former Green Lantern Turns Evil

Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern #16The Green Lantern Corps 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 has been converted to a Red Lantern, and they've already wiped out a whole planet on their warpath. 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 pits Hal Jordan against a dire threat to the cosmos. The planet of Thanagar is destroyed, with the remaining survivors taking refuge on a Raanian spaceship after being saved by Green Lantern. The source of this destruction is Mogo, a former Green Lantern who's become a Red Lantern in a shocking turn that endangers the entire universe.

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With a planetary powerhouse wielding the rage of a Red Lantern, Green Lantern faces a danger unlike any other that could lead to the obliteration of countless worlds. Mogo's power has been a crucial asset to the Green Lantern Corps in the past, but now, he could 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's taken on many roles for the Green Lantern Corps. He's served as a sanctuary for Lanterns, at times becoming a base of operations. His primary purpose has been 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 Lanterns, so 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 in order to expose Lord Premier Thaaros as a fraud. Hal and John manage to defeat him, but in his final moments, Thaaros channels his rage into Mogo and turns the planet into an unstoppable Red Lantern. Mogo now lays waste to every planet in his way, and only his Green Lantern teammates can oppose him.

Green Lantern Prepares to Fight the New Red Lantern

Hal Jordan Gathers His Allies to Defend the DC Universe

Mogo's switch from Green Lantern to Red Lantern kicks off a cosmic battle in the DC Universe that's been brewing for some time. After Thaaros' takeover of the United Planets and subsequent 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 resolute as ever. With John Stewart by 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 16th, 2024 from DC Comics.