Green Lantern Chronological reading order based on my Green Lanterns binds.
A map of the trades is located in the second post.
Want to see some pictures of my binds?
Vol 1: Lanterns Recharged
Green Lantern Rebirth 1-5
Green Lantern 1-6
Green Lantern Corps: Recharged 1-5
Green Lantern 7-9
Green Lantern Corps 1-6
Ion 1-3
Vol 2: Darker Green
Ion 4-8
Green Lantern Corps 7-9
Ion 9
Green Lantern 10-17
Ion 10-12
Green Lantern Corps 10-13
Green Lantern 18-20
*There should be some Guy Gardner one-shots or mini series that may fit in this volume.
Vol 3: Sinestro Corps War
Sinestro Corps War Special
Green Lantern 21
Green Lantern Corps 14
Green Lantern 22
Green Lantern Corps 15
Green Lantern 23
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax
Green Lantern Corps 16
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman
Green Lantern 24
Green Lantern Corps 17
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime
Green Lantern Corps 18
Green Lantern 25
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps: Ion
Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2008
Green Lantern Corps 19
Green Lantern 26
Green Lantern 27
Green Lantern 28
Green Lantern Corps 21
Green Lantern Corps 22
You can also add Blue Beetle 20 after Green Lantern Corps 17 like Dry Bones did.
Vol 4: War of Light
Green Lantern Corps 20, 23-28
DC Universe: Halloween Special 2008 (Kyle story)
Green Lantern 29-35
Booster Gold 2 (Guy Origin, Sinestro shows up)
DC Universe 0
Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns
Green Lantern Corps 29-30
Green Lantern 36-38
Green Lantern Corps 31-33
Green Lantern 39-40
Green Lantern Corps 34-36
Green Lantern 41
Green Lantern Corps 37
Green Lantern 42
Green Lantern Corps 38
DC Universe Halloween 2009 Special (Guy story…doesn’t fit in continuity…)
Vol 5: Blackest Night
Tales of the Corps 1- Saint Walker/Blue Lantern Corps page
Tales of the Corps 3- Kilowog
Tales of the Corps 2- Bleeze:RLC/Carol:Star Sapphires/Blume:OLC
Tales of the Corps 1- Mongul/Sinestro Corps
Tales of the Corps 1- Indigo 1:Indigo Tribe/GLC
Tales of the Corps 3- Arisia
Green Lantern 43 then the Black Lantern Corps page
Tales of the Corps 2- Ethan Van Sciver interview
Blackest Night 0
Blackest Night 1
Green Lantern Corps 39
Green Lantern 44
Blackest Night 2
Green Lantern 45
Green Lantern Corps 40
Blackest Night 3
Green Lantern 46
Green Lantern Corps 41
Green Lantern 47
Blackest Night 4
Blackest Night: JSA 1-3 (Remove BN7 ad from 3)
Blackest Night: Flash 1
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 1
Green Lantern Corps 42
Green Lantern 48
Blackest Night 0 Directors cut
Blackest Night DCU- can be skipped if you're not interested in anything non Lantern
Outsiders 24 (1/2) 1st four pages
Blackest Night: Titans 1-3
Blackest Night: Batman 1-3
Outsiders 24 (2/2) – 25
Catwoman 83
Superman 1-3
Power of Shazam! 48
Adventure Comics 4-5
Superman/Batman 66-67
The Question 37
Titans 77-78
Starman 81
Suicide Squad 67
Secret Six 17-18
Booster Gold 26-27
Weird Western Tales 71
Justice League of America 39-40
Doom Patrol 4-5
R.E.B.E.L.S 10-11
Vol 6: Blackest Night pt 2
Blackest Night 5
Green Lantern 49 Atom story
Green Arrow 30 (Remove BN7 ad!)
Adventure Comics 7
Phantom Stranger 42 (Remove BN7 ad!)
Green Lantern Corps 43-44
Green Lantern 49 John Stewart story
Blackest Night 6 (1/3) stop Mera rage
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 2 (1/2) stop WW flies off leaving Mera
Blackest Night 6 (2/3) stop WW “stay away”
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 2 (2/2)
Blackest Night 6 (3/3)
Blackest Night: Flash 2-3
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 3
Green Lantern 50 (1/2) stop Scarecrow, “All I just need this ring.”
The Atom & Hawkman 46
Green Lantern 50 (2/2)
Green Lantern Corps 45
Green Lantern 51
Blackest Night 7
Green Lantern Corps 46
Green Lantern 52
Blackest Night 8
Blackest Night 6 covers for “returned books”
Brightest Day cover ads
Green Lantern Corps 47
Blackest Night Director’s Cut
Tiny Titans 25
Brightest Day
Brightest Day 0-24
Search for.... 1-3
Vol 7: Brightest Day
Brightest Day 0
DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 (John Stewart)
Green Lantern 53
Green Lantern Corps 48
Brightest Day 1*
Green Lantern 54-55
Brightest Day 3**
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 1
Green Lantern Corps 49-52
Green Lantern 56-57
Brightest Day 7***
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 2-4
Green Lantern Corps 53-54
Untold Tales of Blackest Night
Green Lantern 58-61
Green Lantern Corps 55-56
Green Lantern Corps 57
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 5-7
Green Lantern 62
Larfleeze Christmas Special
Important parts:
-Brightest Day #1
*First three pages
-Brightest Day #3
**Deadman Vs Anti-Monitor
-Brightest Day #7
***take out Hawkman/Hawkgirl stuff (totally confusing if you keep.), you will lose an Aqua Man page but it doesn’t matter
Flashpoint (GL-centric)
FP: Abin Sur 1
FP: Hal Jordan 1
Flashpoint 1
FP: Abin Sur 2 (1/2 Stop Abin & Cyborg shaking hands)
Flashpoint 1
FP: Hal Jordan 1
Flashpoint 2
Flashpoint 3
FP: Hal Jordan 2
Flashpoint 4 (1/2 stop Flash/Batman/Cyborg break into Marvel's house)
FP: Hal Jordan 3
Flashpoint 4 (2/2 start Flash on couch)
FP: Abin Sur 2 (2/2 start flying from White House)
FP: Abin Sur 3
Flashpoint 5
Vol 8: War of the Green Lanterns
Green Lantern 63-64
Green Lantern Corps 58
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 8
Green Lantern 65
Green Lantern Corps 59
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 9
Green Lantern 66
Green Lantern Corps 60
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 10
Green Lantern 67
War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath 1
War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath 2
Green Lantern Corps 62
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 12
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 11
Green Lantern Corps 61- placed this here to give Guy some time on his R&R before coming back to his story
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 13
Green Lantern Corps 63
FLASHPOINT (You can go read Flashpoint here or just continue on)
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 1
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 2
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 4
Green Lantern 1
Green Lantern 2
Green Lantern 3
Green Lantern New Guardians 1
Green Lantern New Guardians 2
Green Lantern New Guardians 3
Green Lantern New Guardians 4
Green Lantern 4
Green Lantern 5
Red Lanterns 1
Red Lanterns 2
Green Lantern New Guardians 5
Red Lanterns 3
Vol 9: Fall of the Corps
Green Lantern Corps 1
Green Lantern Corps 2
Red Lanterns 4
Red Lanterns 5
Green Lantern Corps 3
Green Lantern Corps 4
Green Lantern Corps 5
Green Lantern Corps 6
Red Lanterns 6
Red Lanterns 7
Red Lanterns 8
Green Lantern New Guardians 6
Green Lantern New Guardians 7
Stormwatch 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 8
Blue Beetle 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 10
Green Lantern Corps 7
Green Lantern New Guardians 11
Green Lantern New Guardians 12
Red Lanterns 9
Green Lantern 6
Red Lanterns 10
Red Lanterns 11
Red Lanterns 12
Green Lantern Corps 8
Green Lantern Corps 9
Green Lantern 7
Green Lantern 8
Green Lantern Corps 10
Green Lantern Corps 11
Green Lantern Corps 12
Green Lantern 9
Green Lantern 10
Green Lantern 11
Green Lantern 12
Green Lantern Corps 0
Red Lanterns 0
Vol 10: Rise of The Third Army
Green Lantern Annual 1
Green Lantern New Guardians 0
Green Lantern 0
Green Lantern 13
Green Lantern New Guardians 13
Red Lanterns 13
Red Lanterns 14
Green Lantern New Guardians 14
Green Lantern Corps 13
Green Lantern Corps 14
Green Lantern 14
Green Lantern 15
Green Lantern Corps 15
Green Lantern New Guardians 15
Red Lanterns 15
Red Lanterns 16
Green Lantern New Guardians Annual 1
Green Lantern 16
Green Lantern Corps 16
Green Lantern New Guardians 16
Green Lantern Corps Annual 1
Green Lantern 17
Green Lantern Corps 17
Green Lantern New Guardians 17
Red Lanterns 17
Green Lantern 18
Green Lantern Corps 18
Green Lantern Corps 19
Green Lantern New Guardians 18
Red Lanterns 18
Red Lanterns 19
Green Lantern 19
Green Lantern New Guardians 19
Green Lantern 20
Red Lanterns 20
Green Lantern Corps 20
Green Lantern New Guardians 20
A map of the trades is located in the second post.
Want to see some pictures of my binds?
Vol 1: Lanterns Recharged
Green Lantern Rebirth 1-5
Green Lantern 1-6
Green Lantern Corps: Recharged 1-5
Green Lantern 7-9
Green Lantern Corps 1-6
Ion 1-3
Vol 2: Darker Green
Ion 4-8
Green Lantern Corps 7-9
Ion 9
Green Lantern 10-17
Ion 10-12
Green Lantern Corps 10-13
Green Lantern 18-20
*There should be some Guy Gardner one-shots or mini series that may fit in this volume.
Vol 3: Sinestro Corps War
Sinestro Corps War Special
Green Lantern 21
Green Lantern Corps 14
Green Lantern 22
Green Lantern Corps 15
Green Lantern 23
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax
Green Lantern Corps 16
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman
Green Lantern 24
Green Lantern Corps 17
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime
Green Lantern Corps 18
Green Lantern 25
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps: Ion
Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2008
Green Lantern Corps 19
Green Lantern 26
Green Lantern 27
Green Lantern 28
Green Lantern Corps 21
Green Lantern Corps 22
You can also add Blue Beetle 20 after Green Lantern Corps 17 like Dry Bones did.
Vol 4: War of Light
Green Lantern Corps 20, 23-28
DC Universe: Halloween Special 2008 (Kyle story)
Green Lantern 29-35
Booster Gold 2 (Guy Origin, Sinestro shows up)
DC Universe 0
Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns
Green Lantern Corps 29-30
Green Lantern 36-38
Green Lantern Corps 31-33
Green Lantern 39-40
Green Lantern Corps 34-36
Green Lantern 41
Green Lantern Corps 37
Green Lantern 42
Green Lantern Corps 38
DC Universe Halloween 2009 Special (Guy story…doesn’t fit in continuity…)
Vol 5: Blackest Night
Tales of the Corps 1- Saint Walker/Blue Lantern Corps page
Tales of the Corps 3- Kilowog
Tales of the Corps 2- Bleeze:RLC/Carol:Star Sapphires/Blume:OLC
Tales of the Corps 1- Mongul/Sinestro Corps
Tales of the Corps 1- Indigo 1:Indigo Tribe/GLC
Tales of the Corps 3- Arisia
Green Lantern 43 then the Black Lantern Corps page
Tales of the Corps 2- Ethan Van Sciver interview
Blackest Night 0
Blackest Night 1
Green Lantern Corps 39
Green Lantern 44
Blackest Night 2
Green Lantern 45
Green Lantern Corps 40
Blackest Night 3
Green Lantern 46
Green Lantern Corps 41
Green Lantern 47
Blackest Night 4
Blackest Night: JSA 1-3 (Remove BN7 ad from 3)
Blackest Night: Flash 1
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 1
Green Lantern Corps 42
Green Lantern 48
Blackest Night 0 Directors cut
Blackest Night DCU- can be skipped if you're not interested in anything non Lantern
Outsiders 24 (1/2) 1st four pages
Blackest Night: Titans 1-3
Blackest Night: Batman 1-3
Outsiders 24 (2/2) – 25
Catwoman 83
Superman 1-3
Power of Shazam! 48
Adventure Comics 4-5
Superman/Batman 66-67
The Question 37
Titans 77-78
Starman 81
Suicide Squad 67
Secret Six 17-18
Booster Gold 26-27
Weird Western Tales 71
Justice League of America 39-40
Doom Patrol 4-5
R.E.B.E.L.S 10-11
Vol 6: Blackest Night pt 2
Blackest Night 5
Green Lantern 49 Atom story
Green Arrow 30 (Remove BN7 ad!)
Adventure Comics 7
Phantom Stranger 42 (Remove BN7 ad!)
Green Lantern Corps 43-44
Green Lantern 49 John Stewart story
Blackest Night 6 (1/3) stop Mera rage
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 2 (1/2) stop WW flies off leaving Mera
Blackest Night 6 (2/3) stop WW “stay away”
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 2 (2/2)
Blackest Night 6 (3/3)
Blackest Night: Flash 2-3
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman 3
Green Lantern 50 (1/2) stop Scarecrow, “All I just need this ring.”
The Atom & Hawkman 46
Green Lantern 50 (2/2)
Green Lantern Corps 45
Green Lantern 51
Blackest Night 7
Green Lantern Corps 46
Green Lantern 52
Blackest Night 8
Blackest Night 6 covers for “returned books”
Brightest Day cover ads
Green Lantern Corps 47
Blackest Night Director’s Cut
Tiny Titans 25
Brightest Day
Brightest Day 0-24
Search for.... 1-3
Vol 7: Brightest Day
Brightest Day 0
DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 (John Stewart)
Green Lantern 53
Green Lantern Corps 48
Brightest Day 1*
Green Lantern 54-55
Brightest Day 3**
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 1
Green Lantern Corps 49-52
Green Lantern 56-57
Brightest Day 7***
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 2-4
Green Lantern Corps 53-54
Untold Tales of Blackest Night
Green Lantern 58-61
Green Lantern Corps 55-56
Green Lantern Corps 57
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 5-7
Green Lantern 62
Larfleeze Christmas Special
Important parts:
-Brightest Day #1
*First three pages
-Brightest Day #3
**Deadman Vs Anti-Monitor
-Brightest Day #7
***take out Hawkman/Hawkgirl stuff (totally confusing if you keep.), you will lose an Aqua Man page but it doesn’t matter
Flashpoint (GL-centric)
FP: Abin Sur 1
FP: Hal Jordan 1
Flashpoint 1
FP: Abin Sur 2 (1/2 Stop Abin & Cyborg shaking hands)
Flashpoint 1
FP: Hal Jordan 1
Flashpoint 2
Flashpoint 3
FP: Hal Jordan 2
Flashpoint 4 (1/2 stop Flash/Batman/Cyborg break into Marvel's house)
FP: Hal Jordan 3
Flashpoint 4 (2/2 start Flash on couch)
FP: Abin Sur 2 (2/2 start flying from White House)
FP: Abin Sur 3
Flashpoint 5
Vol 8: War of the Green Lanterns
Green Lantern 63-64
Green Lantern Corps 58
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 8
Green Lantern 65
Green Lantern Corps 59
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 9
Green Lantern 66
Green Lantern Corps 60
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 10
Green Lantern 67
War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath 1
War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath 2
Green Lantern Corps 62
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 12
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 11
Green Lantern Corps 61- placed this here to give Guy some time on his R&R before coming back to his story
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors 13
Green Lantern Corps 63
FLASHPOINT (You can go read Flashpoint here or just continue on)
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 1
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 2
Abin Sur The Green Lantern 4
Green Lantern 1
Green Lantern 2
Green Lantern 3
Green Lantern New Guardians 1
Green Lantern New Guardians 2
Green Lantern New Guardians 3
Green Lantern New Guardians 4
Green Lantern 4
Green Lantern 5
Red Lanterns 1
Red Lanterns 2
Green Lantern New Guardians 5
Red Lanterns 3
Vol 9: Fall of the Corps
Green Lantern Corps 1
Green Lantern Corps 2
Red Lanterns 4
Red Lanterns 5
Green Lantern Corps 3
Green Lantern Corps 4
Green Lantern Corps 5
Green Lantern Corps 6
Red Lanterns 6
Red Lanterns 7
Red Lanterns 8
Green Lantern New Guardians 6
Green Lantern New Guardians 7
Stormwatch 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 8
Blue Beetle 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 9
Green Lantern New Guardians 10
Green Lantern Corps 7
Green Lantern New Guardians 11
Green Lantern New Guardians 12
Red Lanterns 9
Green Lantern 6
Red Lanterns 10
Red Lanterns 11
Red Lanterns 12
Green Lantern Corps 8
Green Lantern Corps 9
Green Lantern 7
Green Lantern 8
Green Lantern Corps 10
Green Lantern Corps 11
Green Lantern Corps 12
Green Lantern 9
Green Lantern 10
Green Lantern 11
Green Lantern 12
Green Lantern Corps 0
Red Lanterns 0
Vol 10: Rise of The Third Army
Green Lantern Annual 1
Green Lantern New Guardians 0
Green Lantern 0
Green Lantern 13
Green Lantern New Guardians 13
Red Lanterns 13
Red Lanterns 14
Green Lantern New Guardians 14
Green Lantern Corps 13
Green Lantern Corps 14
Green Lantern 14
Green Lantern 15
Green Lantern Corps 15
Green Lantern New Guardians 15
Red Lanterns 15
Red Lanterns 16
Green Lantern New Guardians Annual 1
Green Lantern 16
Green Lantern Corps 16
Green Lantern New Guardians 16
Green Lantern Corps Annual 1
Green Lantern 17
Green Lantern Corps 17
Green Lantern New Guardians 17
Red Lanterns 17
Green Lantern 18
Green Lantern Corps 18
Green Lantern Corps 19
Green Lantern New Guardians 18
Red Lanterns 18
Red Lanterns 19
Green Lantern 19
Green Lantern New Guardians 19
Green Lantern 20
Red Lanterns 20
Green Lantern Corps 20
Green Lantern New Guardians 20
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