The Green Lantern franchise loves a crossover. They seem to happen on a regular basis. Although, this crossover seems to be huge as the Green Lantern Corps are forced to go up against literal (New) Gods. After the events of Lights Out, in which the barrier of the universe were breach and secrets of the universe were stolen, the leader of the New Gods, Highfather, is desperate to do the same. In order to do so, he is attempting to collect one of each power rings of the emotional spectrum. Based on the image above, it looks like part of his plan this is all part of his plan to try to defeat Darkseid, who is an evil New God and general DC Universe big bad. Due to this, the events of this crossover might have ripples throughout the DC Universe later in the future.
In typical Green Lantern fashion, this crossover involves all the titles in the Green Lantern family and will run weekly throughout October, November and December. Each month is an act in the narrative, which means that this story looks to be quite large. Due to it’s connection to the New Gods franchise Infinity Man and the Forever People will tie-in with this crossover. Although, this seems to be an optional read but could be interesting if you want to read another perspective in the conflict.
Below I have created a Green Lantern: Godhead Reading Order checklist which gives the recommended reading order based on what DC Comics has solicited. Additionally, I have also included the release dates and creative teams to make this reading order checklist extra helpful.
Happy reading!
October: Act One
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1 (Part 1) – October 1st
Written by Robert Venditti, Charles Soule, Cullen Bunn, Van Jensen and Justin Jordan. Art by Pete Woods, Billy Tan and Rags Morales.
Green Lantern #35 (Part 2) – October 1st
Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Billy Tan and Rob Hunter.
Green Lantern Corps #35 (Part 3) – October 8th
Written by Van Jensen. Art by Bernard Chang.
Green Lantern: New Guardians #35 (Part 4) – October 8th
Written by Justin Jordan. Art by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy.
Infinity Man and the Forever People #4 (tie-in) – October 8th
Written by Dan Didio and Kieth Giffen. Art by Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Red Lanterns #35 (Part 5) – October 22nd
Written by Charles Soule. Art by J. Calafiore.
Infinity Man And The Forever People #5 (tie-in) – November 12th
Written by Dan Didio and Kieth Giffen. Art by Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Sinestro #6 (Part 6) – October 29th
Written by Cullen Bunn, Art by Dale Eaglesham.
November: Act Two:
Green Lantern #36 (Part 7) – November 5th
Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Francis Portela.
Green Lantern Corps #36 (Part 8) – November 12th
Written by Van Jensen. Art by Bernard Chang.
Green Lantern: New Guardians #36 (Part 9) – November 19th
Written by Justin Jordan. Art by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy.
Red Lanterns #36 (Part 10) – November 26th
Written by Charles Soule. Art by J. Calafiore.
Sinestro #7 (Part 11) – November 26th
Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Rags Morales.
December: Act 3
Green Lantern #37 (Part 12) – December 3rd
Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Francis Portela.
Green Lantern Corps #37 (Part 13) – December 10th
Written by Van Jensen. Art by Bernard Chang.
Infinity Man And The Forever People #6 (tie-in) – December 10th
Written by Dan Didio and Kieth Giffen. Art by Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Green Lantern: New Guardians #37 (Part 14) – December 17th
Written by Justin Jordan. Art by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy.
Red Lanterns #37 (Part 15) – December 24th
Written by Charles Soule. Art by J. Calafiore.
Sinestro #8 (Part 16) – December 24th
Written by Cullen Bunn, Art by Dale Eaglesham.
Green Lantern Annual #3 – December 24th
Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Billy Tan and Rob Hunter.
Green Lantern: Godhead Collected Editions
This Green Lantern crossover is available in both hardcover (released September 9th, 2015) and trade paperback (released May 31st, 2016). It collects the following:
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1, Green Lantern #35-37, Green Lantern Corps #35-37, Green Lantern New Guardians #35-37, Red Lanterns #35-37, Sinestro #6-8 and Green Lantern Annual #3
Will you be Reading Green Lantern: Godhead?
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So I bought Godhead in hardcover now I just missing the Infinity man and the forever people tie ins. When I buy a event like this I want it all, even if the tie in aren’t that important.
This is really late to the discussion….but I’m thinking about reading Sinestro. Can I read Sinestro 1-10 on its own without worrying about the tie-ins, or will I be completely lost?
Thanks.
Probably skip anything that ties-in to a crossover as those issues are chapters of a larger story. You could always read the wikipedia entry on Godhead if you don’t want to read it.
The first Infinity Man comic says it takes place after Red Lanterns 35.
Thanks! I’ve updated the reading order with this correction 🙂
You said you updated the reading order with that correction but you actually didn’t.
It must not have hit save when I lasted updated, my mistake! I’ve updated it now.
Thank you very much! Am reading this at the moment and I quite like it.
Not a problem! I am glad that you are digging the crossover.
Yeah, after Blackest Night (which was awesome) GL was kind of jumping the shark. Liking that you’re finally getting a good look at the New Gods
Very helpful, thank you. Comprehensive list without a lot of BS.
Thank you for this list. Did not know that the Infinity Man comic book had some tie-in issues with the GODHEAD story arc. This was very helpful.