List of Green Lantern creators
Throughout
fictional Green Lanterns has changed dramatically from the initial creation of Alan Scott to the thriving Green Lantern Corps of Hal Jordan
. This list identifies some comics creators who made notable contributions with enduring impact.
Creators of Earth's Green Lantern Corps members
- Alan Scott
- Bill Finger - creator, writer
- Martin Nodell - creator, artist
- Guy Gardner
- John Broome - creator, writer
- Gil Kane - creator, artist
- John Stewart
- Dennis O'Neil - creator, writer
- Neal Adams - creator, artist
- Kyle Rayner
- Ron Marz - creator, writer
- Darryl Banks - creator, artist
- Simon Baz
- Geoff Johns - creator, writer
- Doug Mahnke - creator, artist
- Jessica Cruz
- Geoff Johns - creator, writer
- Ethan Van Sciver - creator, artist
- Sojourner Mullein
- N. K. Jemisin - creator, writer
- Jamal Campbell - creator, artist
Notable contributors
- Steve Englehart - created Kilowog and the current Guy Gardner with artist Joe Staton, and started the first volume of Green Lantern Corps.
- Dave Gibbons - worked with Alan Moore and started a new volume of Green Lantern Corps.
- Mike Grell - artist that took part with writer Dennis O'Neil in the Green Lantern/Green Arrow title, starting with #90 in 1976.
- Geoff Johns - wrote commercially successful Green Lantern: Rebirth[1][2] for which he was nominated for Wizard Fan Award: Best Writer,[3] and launched ongoing monthly Green Lantern, which he received a Wizard Fan Award: Best Writer.[4] Johns followed with the commercial and critical success Sinestro Corps War[5][6][7] which CBR name "Best of 2007" and named Johns "Best Writer of 2007".[8]
- Alan Moore - most notably created GL Corps member Mogo, as well as Sodam Yat and the prophecy of the Blackest Night.
- Ivan Reis - artist who worked with Geoff Johns for most of the fourth volume of Green Lantern, for which he was nominated for a Wizard Fan Award: Breakout Talent,[9] most notably on the Sinestro Corps War.
- Joe Staton - created Kilowog and the current Guy Gardner with writer Steve Englehart, and started the first volume of Green Lantern Corps.
- Peter Tomasi - editor on the Lantern titles until he became a writer and succeeded Dave Gibbons as writer of Green Lantern Corps, wrote epilogue parts of the Sinestro Corps War and fleshed out the character of Sodam Yat.
- Patrick Gleason - penciler of the current volume of Green Lantern Corps.
- Ethan Van Sciver - penciler for Green Lantern: Rebirth which he was nominated for a Wizard Fan Award: Best Penciller[3] and relaunched the monthly title with Geoff Johns.
- Gerard Jones - writer of Emerald Dawn 1 & 2 and creator of Boodikka and Tomar-Tu. He launched the third volume of Green Lantern in 1990.
See also
References
- ^ "Emerald Dawn -Green Lantern News". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Emerald Dawn -What's New?". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b Wizard Magazine 12/04
- ^ Wizard Magazine 12/05
- Wizard Magazine. Archived from the originalon 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Brownfield, Troy (2007-09-17). "Best Shots: JLA Wedding Special, DD 100, New Avengers, and more". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (2007-12-20). "The Lantern's Artists, I - Ethan van Sciver". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (2008-01-09). "Geoff Johns Thinking Big in the DCU, Part I". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Wizard Magazine 12/06