DC’s Most Powerful Red Lantern Officially Debuts (& They’re a Former Green Lantern Hero)

Warning! Spoiler ahead for Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1!A powerful new Red Lantern is about to make things very difficult for the already struggling members of the Green Lantern Corps. Things have been going to hell under Lord Premier Thaaros’ leadership, but a furious new Lantern is about to kick things up a notch.

Lord Premier Thaaros has spent the last several months attacking the Emotional Spectrum and even discovered a way for his Lanterns to tap into other parts of the Spectrum. But now that the heroes have survived Absolute Power, Hal Jordan and his friends are out to make Thaaros pay. Unfortunately, he’s saved his best, and biggest, plan for last.

Green Lantern Mogo Goes Red in Shocking Twist

Thaaros Unleashes a Literal Planet of Rage in Final Attack

In Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1 by Jeremy Adams, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, Luis Guerrero, and Dave Sharpe, John Stewart is robbed of the Dark Star Ring by his old ally Kilowog, who isn’t just alive, but also a Yellow Lantern. John is found by his fellow Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, and Caolán Shepherd, as well as Star Sapphire Carol Ferris. After receiving a new set of Power Rings, the Green Lantern decides to head to Thanagar and inform the planet’s government of Lord Premier Thaaros’ treachery.

Kilowog was thought to be dead after the Sinestro Power Battery exploded in
Green Lantern #7 (2024)
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Unfortunately, by the time the Lanterns get to Thanagar, Thaaros is already there, and he’s convinced everyone that Hal and his associates are criminals. To make matters worse, Thaaros is also in possession of the Dark Star ring that Kilowog stole. Thankfully, the team manages to prove their innocence by revealing one of Thaaros’ double agents. But with Thaaros’ plans exposed, he unleashes the power of the Dark Star ring on the Green Lanterns. Thaaros unleashes Olgrun’s power in every direction, putting everyone on Thanagar in danger.

Thaaros summons his trump card, the planet Green Lantern Mogo…

Surprisingly, several members from Thaaros’ planet Durla have planned for this and unleash a powerful monster known as the Star Shroud on Thaaros. The Star Shroud fatally wounds Thaaros then moves on to try and get revenge against John. Amid the battle, Thaaros clings to life, swearing vengeance against those who have wronged him. With his last bits of life, Thaaros summons his trump card, the planet Green Lantern Mogo, who arrives in Thanagar’s orbit. However, the once gentle and noble Green Lantern is surrounded by flames and bears the Red Lantern symbol.

The DC Universe Has Found Its Most Powerful Red Lantern Ever

Mogo Doesn’t Socialize…It Destroys

It’s no secret that the Red Lanterns are one of the strongest in the entire Emotional Spectrum. They’re powered by rage and when the Crimson Light consumes them, they become unhinged, bordering on feral. While most Red Lanterns can think straight enough to form constructs, they do spew a corrosive bile that’s strong enough to burn through any construct a Green Lantern can create. That being said, Green Lanterns with strong enough willpower (like Hal Jordan) have been able to hold onto their sanity when taken by a Red Power Ring and become greater threats than standard Red Lanterns.

…it has the potential to raze thousands of Lanterns in a crimson fury.

Don’t be fooled by Mogo’s appearance. Yes, Mogo is a planet, but it’s sentient and capable of generating constructs just like any other Lantern. In fact, Mogo has often been one of the Corps’ most vital Lanterns, not only because of its size but its powerful psychic abilities. For years, Mogo was what ensured the Green Lantern Power Rings would find new owners. But Mogo wasn’t merely a transportation system. Mogo is a hardened warrior who served in numerous battles alongside his fellow Green Lanterns, including the Sinestro Corps War.

Mogo’s past with the Corps makes his sudden turn all the more tragic. Though he’s not officially switched allegiances, Thaaros has Mogo literally seeing red. Whenever Thaaros shifts his Lanterns into new areas of the Emotional Spectrum, they have all the powers (and flaws) of their corresponding light. So not only will the planet hardly remember its former allies, it has the potential to raze thousands of Lanterns in a crimson fury. An average-sized Red Lantern can take out a few Green Lanterns, but one that’s Mogo’s size could take out Green Lanterns as powerful as Hal or John.

Can the Green Lanterns Save Mogo From Red Lantern Fury?

Or Will the Beloved Corps Member Lose What’s Left of Its Mind?

Unfortunately, the Green Lanterns still have no clue how Thaaros was able to change his soldiers from one shade to another. Thanks to all the damage the Emotional Spectrum has suffered, there’s no telling how, Mogo can go back to the way it was (especially since Thaaros did this right before he died). Mogo might be stuck in its new form, and if that’s the case, everyone on Thanagar and the Green Lanterns are in serious danger of being destroyed by the most powerful Red Lantern that’s ever existed.

Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1 is available now from DC Comics.