Hal Jordan Gets A New Origin In Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1

DC's Earth One universe has steadily drafted new characters, and the latest to make the jump is fan favorite Green Lantern Hal Jordan.

Coming from the talented team of Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, and Jordan Boyd, Green Lantern Earth One Vol. 1 reenvisions the fearless Lantern (via IGN). No longer is this the cocky air force pilot with a huge chip on his shoulder, but rather a curious and adventurous scientist who aches to explore the cosmos.

"Approaching this as an Earth One story gives us the opportunity to go back to the core concept of Green Lantern and interpret it through the lens of a modern, grounded sci-fi story while still being true to the Silver Age roots of Hal Jordan," Hardman said in a press release. "Having storyboarded Interstellar, this is an approach I'm comfortable with and have wanted to explore in comics. Realistic sci-fi is only the beginning of this story; we have something much more epic in store."

Earth One's Hal Jordan is an astronaut who spends his days prospecting asteroids for Ferris Galactic. Eventually, he finds a lone green ring and discovers the powerful artifact is from the fallen Green Lantern Corps.

In this world the Green Lantern Corps fell ages ago to the Manhunters, so Jordan sets out to reassemble the once powerful force. Fans will notice that this Hal has more in common with someone like John Stewart than Jordan's previous characterizations.

"Hal Jordan is a smart, capable person with a space and science background who has a lot of untapped potential even before he finds the ring," Bechko explained. "That means he's going to approach everything the ring does from the perspective of a scientist, but he's going to employ it for action and adventure. The result for us as writers is the opportunity to fully embrace the science fiction aspects of the story in a way that would be impossible with a lot of other characters."

As you can see in the gallery, the first book's cover is gorgeous and is the most recent in a long line of collaborations between Bechko and Hardman.

Fans can get their hands on Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1 on March 20, 2018, and you can view the book's cover in the gallery.

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