Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light Follows an Older, Imprisoned Hal Jordan

Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light is a five-issue DC Black Label miniseries by writer Jason Aaron and artist Tirso, announced for 2027. Revealed at the October 8 New York Comic Con Black Label/Vertigo panel, it follows an older Hal Jordan, imprisoned in space with a power ring that is barely functioning.

The Beat reports a March launch, while Bleeding Cool identifies the year as 2027. That makes March 2027 the reported window; an exact publisher-confirmed on-sale day was not established in the sources checked on October 10.

What is The Dying of the Light about?

AIPT’s on-site recap places the story twenty years into an alternate future. Its Hal Jordan is past his prime, locked in prison and carrying a ring whose power is fading. The Beat describes a galactic prison and a barely working ring, corroborating the central predicament.

Those details describe a future setting and Hal’s situation within it. They do not establish that he has spent all twenty years behind bars, identify who imprisoned him or explain what happened to the rest of the Green Lantern Corps.

The ring’s condition is a significant part of the pitch. AIPT describes a limitation that pushes Hal to be creative with his constructs. The story is therefore being introduced around an experienced Lantern with diminished resources, rather than a new recruit learning to use a fully powered ring. The reports do not reveal how that problem is resolved.

Who is making the five-issue series?

Jason Aaron writes; Tirso illustrates. The project is a limited series under DC Black Label, separate from the 48-page Black Label one-shots also discussed at the panel. Its announced five-issue format should not be confused with that other publishing program.

The Beat reports that Aaron compared his approach to The Dark Knight Returns, imagining a similar treatment for Hal Jordan. That comparison describes the creative ambition and older-hero premise. It does not announce a Batman crossover or establish that the comic shares Frank Miller’s story continuity.

When will it be released?

2027 is the year in the announcement coverage. March is the more specific timing reported by The Beat. Readers still need an official issue listing before treating a particular day as settled or planning an issue-by-issue release schedule.

The panel reports checked here do not provide a verified price, complete supporting cast, international translation schedule or final first-issue solicitation. We also have not established a publisher-designated final cover, so the image above shows the announced writer in a clearly dated 2017 photograph.

Is this connected to HBO’s Lanterns?

No narrative connection to HBO’s Lanterns is announced in these reports. This project is a future-set Black Label comic. An older Hal or a grittier tone does not, by itself, make it an adaptation of the television series.

Nor does an alternate-future premise announce that the regular DC Universe’s Hal Jordan is being replaced. Black Label branding should also not be read as an automatic placement in the Absolute Universe.

For background, our Hal Jordan and John Stewart explainer separates the comics characters from their screen versions, while our Oa and the Guardians guide explains the Corps’ wider structure. Both contain spoilers for existing stories; neither is an announced prerequisite for this new miniseries.

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