Green Lantern Collected Edition Reading Order Lists

[Ch'psAcorn]

Hello everybody I'm new to the forums but have been a Green Lantern fan for awhile now. I wanted to put together a list that gives the proper order of reading GL. I know there are holes so help is appreciated. Help fitting in big DC events would also be great.

VOLUME 1
Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 (GL 1, AAC 16-30)
Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 2 (GL 2-3, AAC 31-38)

VOLUME 2
Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 1 (Showcase 22-24, GL 1-3)
Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 2 (GL 4-9)
Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 3 (GL 10-16)
Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 4 (GL 17-22)

VOLUME 3
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (1-6)
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II (1-6)
Green Lantern: The Road Back (GL 1-8)
Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale SC
Superman: The Return of Superman (GL 46)
Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight and New Dawn (GL 48-55)
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
Green Lantern: Baptism of Fire (GL 59, 66-75)
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire
Green Lantern: Emerald Allies (GL 76-77, 92)
The Final Night
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (GL 99-106)
Green Lantern: New Journey, Old Path (GL 129-136)
Green Lantern: Power of Ion (GL 142-150)
Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper (GL 151-155)
Green Lantern: Passing the Torch (GL 156, 158-161)

VOLUME 4
Green Lantern: Rebirth (1-6)
Green Lantern: No Fear (GL 1-6)
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (1-5)
Green Lantern: Revenge of the Green Lanterns (GL 7-12)
Green Lantern Corps: To be a Green Lantern (GLC 1-6)
The Rann-Thanagar War
Infinite Crisis
Ion: The Torchbearer (1-6)
Ion: The Dying Flame (7-12)
Green Lantern: Wanted – Hal Jordan (GL 13-20)
Green Lantern Corps: The Dark Side of Green (GLC 7-13)
Green Lantern The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1 (GL 21-23, GLC 14-15)
Green Lantern The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 2 (GL 24-25, GLC 17-19)
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 3 – Tales of the Sinestro Corps
Green Lantern Corps: Ring Quest (GLC 20-26)
Green Lantern: Secret Origins (GL 29-35)
Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns (GL 26-28, GL 36-38)
Green Lantern Corps: Sins of the Star Sapphire (GLC 27-32)
Green Lantern: Agent Orange (GL 39- 42)
Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse (GLC 33-39)
Blackest Night* (BN 0-8)
Blackest Night: Green Lantern (GL 43-52)
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps (GLC 39-47)
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps (BN:TotC 1-3, GL 49, AC 4-5)
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 (BN:Bat 1–3, BN:Super #1–3 and BN: Titans 1–3)
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2 (BN:WW 1-3, BN:JSA 1-3, BN:Flash 1-3)
Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lantern (Shazam! 48, Catwoman 83, Question 37, Phantom 42, Western Tales 71, Atom & Hawkman 46, AC 7, GA 30, Starman 81)
Brightest Day Vol. 1 (BD 0-7)
Brightest Day Vol. 2 (BD 8-16)
Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns (GLC 21-22 & 48-52)
Brightest Day: Green Lantern (GL 53-62)
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors Vol. 1 (GL:EW 1-7)
Brightest Day Vol. 3 (BD 17-24)
Green Lantern Corps: The Weaponer (GLC 53-57)
Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns (GL 63-67, GLC 58-60, GL:EW 8-10)
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (GLC 61-63, GL:EW 11-13, War Aftermath 1-2)

VOLUME 5
Justice League: Origin (JL 1-6)
Green Lantern: Sinestro (GL 1-6)
Red Lanterns: Blood and Rage (RL 1-7)
New Guardians: The Ring Bearer
Green Lantern Corps: Fearsome
Justice League: The Villain's Journey (JL 7-12)
Green Lantern: The Revenge of Black Hand (GL Annual 2012,7-12)



STAND ALONES
Green Lantern: Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
Legends of the DC Universe: Green Lantern: Traitor
Green Lantern: Willworld
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Knights
Green Lantern versus Aliens

*For a chronological reading order of Blackest Night:
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #43
Blackest Night - Prologue: Death Becomes Us
Blackest Night - Part One
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #39
Blackest Nigh: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #44
Blackest Night - Part Two
Blackest Nigh: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #45
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps - #40
Blackest Night - Part Three
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #46
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #41
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #47
Blackest Night - Part Four
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #42
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #48
Blackest Night - Part Five
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #43
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #49
Blackest Night - Part Six
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #44
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #50
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #51
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #45
Blackest Night - Part Seven
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #46
Blackest Night: Green Lantern - Green Lantern #52
Blackest Night - Part Eight
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps #47

You can read Tales of the Corps, Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 & 2, and Rise of the Black Lantern somewhere in the middle of that order since they occur during Blackest Night.

[supahskywalker]

Thank you! I've been looking for a good list to help me out. I started in volume 4 when I first got into green lantern, but this will help me back track.

[Janza Bowka]

You didnt mention Tales of the green lantern corp vol 1 to 3 which would go after GL/GA

New to the thread and starting out with VOL #4 not started out as a GL fan but started getting back into reading and GL really interested me, is this the most updated list and where does Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns go? My question is has anything changed since this was last updated in Feb?

[Ch'psAcorn]

Originally Posted by wolves1211

New to the thread and starting out with VOL #4 not started out as a GL fan but started getting back into reading and GL really interested me, is this the most updated list and where does Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns go? My question is has anything changed since this was last updated in Feb?

I updated the list. To be honest I forgot about it . I added Brightest Day storyline.

[Nowen]

Don't forget the Green Lantern and Plastic Man one shot

[Lantern2814.20850]

Don't Forget to add Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale. It belongs between the Road Back and Return of Superman

[W.West]

Originally Posted by Nowen

Don't forget the Green Lantern and Plastic Man one shot

Hasn't been collected.

Originally Posted by Lantern2814.20850

Don't Forget to add Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale. It belongs between the Road Back and Return of Superman

Sure. Prestige > Oneshot

[Ch'psAcorn]

I added Volume 5 and changed the Showcase Presents series to The Green Lantern Chronicles for Volume 1 collected editions.

[Kickb4ck]

Hi, im interested in reading the Final Crisis while im reading GL stuff where abouts does that series happen in relation to volume 4? I want to read that in the proper order.

[pryko]

I'm finally interested in starting this collection, but just wanted to know, in Volume 2, Showcase 22 is listed as the first comic, so is this the first comic Hal Jordan appears as Green Lantern?

[Space Cop]

Originally Posted by pryko

I'm finally interested in starting this collection, but just wanted to know, in Volume 2, Showcase 22 is listed as the first comic, so is this the first comic Hal Jordan appears as Green Lantern?

Yes.

[W.West]

Originally Posted by Kickb4ck

Hi, im interested in reading the Final Crisis while im reading GL stuff where abouts does that series happen in relation to volume 4? I want to read that in the proper order.

It doesn't really tie in, but during Rage of the Red Lanterns.

[Kickb4ck]

Awesome thanks

Originally Posted by W.West

It doesn't really tie in, but during Rage of the Red Lanterns.

[pryko]

Having properly inspected this now, I have another question regarding it.

Volume 4 lists GLC: Recharge as bein GLC issues 1-5 and To Be A Green Lantern is GLC issues 1-6. Are these different GLC comics?

[W.West]

Originally Posted by pryko

Having properly inspected this now, I have another question regarding it.

Volume 4 lists GLC: Recharge as bein GLC issues 1-5 and To Be A Green Lantern is GLC issues 1-6. Are these different GLC comics?

Yes. Recharge was a miniseries that was released before the ongoing Green Lantern Corps series debuted.

[Ch'psAcorn]

Originally Posted by pryko

Having properly inspected this now, I have another question regarding it.

Volume 4 lists GLC: Recharge as bein GLC issues 1-5 and To Be A Green Lantern is GLC issues 1-6. Are these different GLC comics?

W. West is right. Thanks for pointing it out though, I can try to clarify this so it isn't as confusing.

EDIT: Added under Volume 5 Red Lanterns and release dates for Green Lantern Corps and New Guardians.

[Big Blue Lantern]

Ah, nice to see a comprehensive list to fill in the blanks I've missed over the years. I think I'm going to love these boards.

[boshbright]

Thanks so much for the list!
This has helped me so much in gettin stuck into the Green Lantern world.

Just a quick question, where does the 2 issue Guy Gardner story Collatoral Damage fit? I thought it was around Ion somewhere?

Also in the New 52, do you think the #0 comics will be collected in the future? Either all together or as part of their individual continuity? Can't seem to find any info about it online.

Thanks

[Space Cop]

Originally Posted by boshbright

...Also in the New 52, do you think the #0 comics will be collected in the future? Either all together or as part of their individual continuity? Can't seem to find any info about it online...

DC to collect September’s ‘zero’ issues into one giant omnibus

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by boshbright

Thanks so much for the list!
This has helped me so much in gettin stuck into the Green Lantern world.

Just a quick question, where does the 2 issue Guy Gardner story Collatoral Damage fit? I thought it was around Ion somewhere?

Also in the New 52, do you think the #0 comics will be collected in the future? Either all together or as part of their individual continuity? Can't seem to find any info about it online.

Thanks

I would put it around Infinite Crisis probably after but I don't recall the state of Rann and Thanagar around that time.

[GLAustieBear]

On 4/2/13 Day of Judgement will be collected into a TPB...that should be thrown in before Rebirth

[W.West]

Should it? The one issue of GL (#118) that had the Day of Judgment banner isn't collected in this edition. And I'm legitimately asking because I've never read Day of Judgment, just going by what's collected, it doesn't seem like a great fit on a reading order list.

[GLAustieBear]

Originally Posted by W.West

Should it? The one issue of GL (#118) that had the Day of Judgment banner isn't collected in this edition. And I'm legitimately asking because I've never read Day of Judgment, just going by what's collected, it doesn't seem like a great fit on a reading order list.

Well it's got to be in there somewhere its when Hal Jordan becomes The Spectre. Without it, Hal just randomly shows up as the Spectre in Rebirth. I'm not saying it should be directly before Rebirth, but it definitely fits in somewhere before it, but that is for better minds than mine to figure out where.

[SocializingMogo]

Originally Posted by GLAustieBear

Well it's got to be in there somewhere its when Hal Jordan becomes The Spectre. Without it, Hal just randomly shows up as the Spectre in Rebirth. I'm not saying it should be directly before Rebirth, but it definitely fits in somewhere before it, but that is for better minds than mine to figure out where.

Even if GL #118 is missing, you'd put it right between these two trades:

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (GL 99-106)
-> Day of Judgement (the missing GL #118)
Green Lantern #119 (Hal already is the Spectre)
Green Lantern: New Journey, Old Path (GL 129-136)

It's a shame #118 (and #119) is missing. I'll probably get it from ebay or my favorite comic shop (if they have it).