DC Sets Green Lantern Doomed Cosmos for January 2027

DC Comics will introduce an alternate version of its Green Lantern universe on January 20, 2027, with Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos, a six-issue series written by Dan Watters and illustrated by Kyle Hotz. Published under the Elseworlds imprint, the story follows Hal Jordan as he joins the Green Lantern Corps to fight an empire built on humanity's conquest of the cosmos.

According to previews reported by Screen Rant, ICv2, and AIPT on October 20, 2026, the series depicts a universe in which human forces have spent centuries conquering planets and subjugating alien civilizations. The heavily militarized Green Lantern Corps remains one of the few forces resisting the expansion, but its prolonged war has left its soldiers struggling to survive.

Jordan's position makes him central to the conflict. Once a soldier serving humanity's empire, he was betrayed by his former battle-brother Oliver Queen and abandoned on an alien world. The Green Lantern Corps subsequently rescued Jordan and freed him from the empire's indoctrination, making him its only human warrior and a valuable strategic asset against his former allies.

The series will also fundamentally alter the relationship between Jordan and Queen, traditionally close allies in the DC Universe. According to DC's official synopsis, Queen's betrayal sets Jordan on a mission through a devastated universe, where familiar characters, locations, and alliances have been reshaped by generations of warfare.

Hotz said his visual approach draws on war films and aims to balance large-scale science fiction spectacle with the emotional consequences of prolonged combat.

"Visually, I am trying to walk the line between over-the-top space opera and the emotional beats of the story," said Hotz.

The artist explained that he studied prominent war films while preparing for the project and wanted the Green Lantern Corps to appear exhausted, damaged, and outmatched. He described the soldiers as approaching the end of their fight, with cracked armor and weapons held together by improvised repairs.

DC's preview artwork presents a darker interpretation of the franchise, replacing the Corps' conventional image of strength and authority with that of a battered military organization resisting a vastly expanding empire. Dan Brown will provide the colors, while Steve Wands will handle lettering.

The debut issue will feature a main cover by Hotz and variant covers by Björn Barends, Steve Beach, and Ashley Wood. Barends will also provide a foil variant edition, according to the published previews.

DC has priced the 32-page first issue at $4.99 in the United States. Card stock variant editions will cost $5.99, while the foil variant will sell for $7.99. The issue is scheduled to arrive at participating comic book shops and digital retailers on January 20, 2027.