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Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos Turns Hal Jordan Against Humanity’s Empire
Dan Watters and Kyle Hotz’s Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos starts January 20, 2027. Check the six-issue Elseworlds premise and its separate continuity.
By Aram Anwar2 min read
Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos begins January 20, 2027, as a six-issue Elseworlds series from writer Dan Watters and artist Kyle Hotz. DC’s announcement places Hal Jordan inside an alternate universe where humanity is a conquering galactic power.
This Hal was a soldier of the Empire of Humanity. After Oliver Queen betrays him and leaves him for dead, the Green Lantern Corps rescues and deprograms him. He becomes its only human warrior against his former side. That is the forthcoming story’s premise, not a change to mainline Hal Jordan’s history.
Doomed Cosmos at a glance
| Detail | DC’s announcement |
|---|---|
| First issue | January 20, 2027 |
| Format and continuity | Six-issue Elseworlds series |
| Creative team | Dan Watters, Kyle Hotz, colorist Dan Brown and letterer Steve Wands |
Hotz supplies the main cover. Issue #1 is 32 pages, with announced US cover prices of $4.99, $5.99 for cardstock variants and $7.99 for the foil variant. Local retailer prices and availability may differ.
Is this The Dying of the Light or Lanterns?
No. The projects have different titles and creative teams. Our earlier coverage of Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light concerns the separate Jason Aaron and Tirso project. The Hal Jordan and John Stewart guide for Lanterns follows the screen adaptation’s leads.
The practical distinction is the Elseworlds label on Doomed Cosmos: read its empire, allegiances and character history as this story’s own setup. The premise does not tell readers what will happen in the television series, and the shared Green Lantern name does not make the two comics interchangeable. Look for Doomed Cosmos #1 and the Watters–Hotz credits when following this announcement.
Sources
- DC — Doomed Cosmos premise, team and solicitation — October 19, 2026
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Aram Anwar founded Red Reactions and writes across comics, gaming, movies and television. His work includes franchise guides and large Lore / Explained features, with an emphasis on separating confirmed details from reports, theory and speculation.
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