DC Comics Universe & May 2020 Solicitations Spoilers: Green Lantern 80th Anniversary Special Exposed! GL Season Two Continues! Far Sector’s GL Sojourner “Jo” Mullein Omitted Twice?

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DC Comics Universe andMay 2020 Solicitations Spoilers follows.

Green Lantern 80th Anniversary Special Exposed! GL Season Two Continues! Far Sector’s GL Sojourner “Jo” Mullein Omitted Twice?

Solicitations and covers follow.

      GREEN LANTERN 8OTH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1
      written by GEOFF JOHNS, MARIKO TAMAKI, PETER J. TOMASI, JEFF LEMIRE, ROBERT VENDITTI, DENNIS O’NEIL, SINA GRACE, CHARLOTTE FULLERTON, RON MARZ, JAMES TYNION IV, and others
      art by IVAN REIS, FERNANDO PASARIN, DARRYL BANKS, MIKE GRELL, RAFA SANDOVAL, and others
      cover by LIAM SHARP

      1940s variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT

      1950s variant cover by MATT TAYLOR

      1960s variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE

      1970s variant cover by NEAL ADAMS

      1980s variant cover by DAVID FINCH

      1990s variant cover by PHILIP TAN


      2000s variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

      2010s variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
      Blank variant cover

      In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil could ever escape their sight! The Green Lanterns are celebrating 80 years of keeping the DC Universe safe. Join us to see tales of all of the universe’s most legendary Green Lanterns: Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and appearances from other cosmic favorites! A legendary lineup of creators including Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi, Jeff Lemire, Ivan Reis, and others will be keeping the galaxy glowing bright!

      PRESTIGE FORMAT
      ON SALE 05.20.20
      $9.99 US | 96 PAGES
      FC | DC
      This issue will ship with 10 covers.
      Please see the order form for details.

Plus a hardcover celebratory title too.

      GREEN LANTERN: 80 YEARS OF THE EMERALD KNIGHT HC
      written by BILL FINGER, JOHN BROOME, DENNIS O’NEIL, LEN WEIN, ALAN MOORE, RON MARZ, GEOFF JOHNS, and others
      art by MARTIN NODELL, GIL KANE, NEAL ADAMS, DAVE GIBBONS, DARWYN COOKE, and others
      new cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

      DC celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Emerald Knight with this new hardcover collection of the best Green Lantern tales across the decades! This new hardcover celebrates the legacy of Green Lantern, from the debut of Alan Scott in 1940, to the character’s rebirth in 1959 as test pilot Hal Jordan—part of a vast Green Lantern Corps that serves justice across the galaxy—to John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Jessica Cruz, and beyond. Included in this title are some of the greatest Green Lantern tales ever, featuring stories and art by comics’ top talents.
      ON SALE 06.10.20

      $29.99 US | 7.062” x 10.875” 400 PAGES | FC
      ISBN: 978-1-77950-279-7

      We do have the core GL issue in May too.

      THE GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #4
      written by GRANT MORRISON
      art and cover by LIAM SHARP
      variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA

      Guest-starring the Flash, as the Emerald Warrior and Fastest Man Alive put their friendship on the line to fight for their lives on a world changed beyond all recognition! Is the world ready for an attack by ptechnodactyls and the ancient super-beings known as “the Golden Giants of Neo-Pangaea”?

      ON SALE 05.13.20
      $3.99 US | 4 OF 12 | 32 PAGES
      FC | DC
      This issue will ship with two covers.
      Please see the order form for details.

Not only is Far Sector’s Sojourner “Jo” Mullein omitted from that gorgeous Nicola Scott anniversary cover, but there is no Far Sector issue solicited for May 2020. The Far Sector series reached the 1/2 way point of its 12-issue run in April 2020.

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