Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light Puts an Aged Hal Jordan on the Run

DC used its New York Comic Con panel to announce Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light, a five-issue Black Label limited series from writer Jason Aaron and artist Tirso. It’s set to launch in March 2027 as an oversized prestige-format release, and Aaron has described it as his own take on The Dark Knight Returns, with Hal Jordan in the Batman role. The project has reportedly been in development for two years.

The story picks up with an older Hal after two decades in cosmic prison. He breaks out determined to clear his name, but he isn’t the Green Lantern readers remember. His power ring is cracked, unreliable, and running at roughly half strength. Sweeping constructs capable of wrecking alien fleets are off the table, so Hal has to get by on small, precise creations and tactical thinking.

Aaron also teased that his favorite DC villain will serve as the main antagonist. The character’s identity hasn’t been revealed.

The Black Label announcement was part of a broader NYCC showing for DC’s mature-readers lines, which also included news on the Vertigo slate. As a Black Label book, The Dying of the Light will sit outside mainline DC continuity, free to tell a harder-edged Hal story without worrying about the monthly books.