Geekscape Comics: Geoff Johns Discusses The “First Lantern”

The upcoming “Rise Of The Third Army” story-arc begins in this month’s Green Lantern #13 and will cross over into Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians and Red Lanterns. This event will follow the quite shocking events seen in Green Lantern Annual #1 in which we saw what appeared to be the death of Hal Jordan and Sinestro. Then again, it is comics so no one is ever definitely dead. If you have already read the issue, you also witnessed the introduction of the First Lantern. DC Comic’s The Source sat down with Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns to discuss the mysterious character.

“Who the First Lantern is and what his role will be in the upcoming Green Lantern universe will come into play very, very quickly,” teased the writer. “The being inside has been imprisoned there for a long, long time. The Guardians consider him their greatest threat, but also their greatest source of power. Whether he’s friend or foe will be up for debate, but regardless he is one of the potentially most dangerous beings in existence.”

Green Lantern editor Matt Idelson also added:

“In GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1, readers got their first glimpse at the First Lantern, someone who’s been locked away for a very long time—for a VERY good reason! His presence in this story is the catalyst for something very bad, and yet his story is only going to grow from here.”

It appears this character will be playing a big role in the upcoming “Rise Of The Third Army”. But, just who is this character and what will his significance be?