So I found a reading order some time ago and recently rediscovered it. I wanted to know which issues are collected in the individual trades Martin Ralya listed, so I created a list here on CV.
Would you mind giving your opinions on this? I'm especially unsure when it comes to the issue order of the Blackest Night arc.
Here goes "my" list:
A reading order of Geoff Johns' run of Green Lantern and the concurrent books. Johns' run started in 2004 and lasted until 2013. This list is based on the trade reading order put together by Martin Ralya (http://www.martinralya.com/).
I just listed the single issues collected in these trades for convenience, since I already owned some of these collected issues and wanted to save as much money as possible by not having to buy every single trade. Luckily the out of print issues/trades are much more affordable if they're bought on comixology.
You can also check out the original reading order by Martin Ralya:
http://www.martinralya.com/comics/green-lantern-trade-reading-order-geoff-johns-run-and-all-concurrent-lantern-tpbs/
Green Lantern: Secret Origin (2008)
- Green Lantern (2005) #029-035
DC Universe by Alan Moore (2012)
- Green Lantern (1985) #188
- Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual (1986) #2
- Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual (1987) #3
Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004)
- Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #001-006
Green Lantern: No Fear (2006)
- Green Lantern (2005) #001-006
- Green Lantern Secret Files (2005) #001
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2006)
- Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2005) #001-005
Green Lantern: Revenge of the Green Lanterns (2006)
- Green Lantern (2005) #007-013
Green Lantern Corps: To be a Lantern (2007)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #001-006
Green Lantern - Wanted: Hal Jordan (2007)
- Green Lantern (2005) #014-020
Ion: The Torchbearer (2007)
- Ion: Guardian of the Universe (2007) #001-006
Green Lantern Corps: The Dark Side of the Green (2007)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #007-013
Ion: The Dying Flame (2007)
- Ion: Guardian of the Universe (2007) #007-012
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War - Volume 01 (2008)
- Green Lantern (2005) #021-023
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #014-015
- Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (2007) #001
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War - Volume 02 (2008)
- Green Lantern (2005) #024-025
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #016-019
Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps
- Material from Green Lantern (2005) #018-020
- Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (2007) #001
- Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax (2007) #001
- Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman (2007) #001
- Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime (2007) #001
- Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion (2007) #001
- Sinestro Corps: Secret Files (2008) #001
"Tales of the Sinestro Corps should technically be interspersed with the preceding two Sinestro Corps titles, but I read it afterwards and enjoyed it that way."
Martin Ralya
Green Lantern Corps: Ring Quest (2008)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #019-020
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #023-026
Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns (2009)
- Green Lantern (2005) #026-028
- Green Lantern (2005) #036-038
- Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns (2008) #001
Green Lantern Corps: Sins of the Star Sapphire (2009)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #027-032
Green Lantern: Agent Orange (2009)
- Green Lantern (2005) #039-042
- Material from Blackest Night #000
Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse (2009)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #033-038
The following three trades (for the Blackest Night arc) have to be read alternating the collected issues; starting with the first issue of Green Lantern, following with Blackest Night and then Green Lantern Corps. I'll list the single issues in the correct order below.
Blackest Night: Green Lantern (2010)
Collects: Green Lantern (2005) #043-052
Blackest Night (2010)
Collects: Blackest Night (2009) #000-008
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps (2010)
Collects: Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #039-047
Reading order for the Blackest Night arc:
- Green Lantern (2005) #043
- Blackest Night (2009) #000
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #039
- Green Lantern (2005) #044
- Blackest Night (2009) #001
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #040
- Green Lantern (2005) #045
- Blackest Night (2009) #002
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #041
- Green Lantern (2005) #046
- Blackest Night (2009) #003
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #042
- Green Lantern (2005) #047
- Blackest Night (2009) #004
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #043
- Green Lantern (2005) #048
- Blackest Night (2009) #005
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #044
- Green Lantern (2005) #049
- Blackest Night (2009) #006
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #045
- Green Lantern (2005) #050
- Blackest Night (2009) #007
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #046
- Green Lantern (2005) #051
- Blackest Night (2009) #008
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #047
- Green Lantern (2005) #052
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps (2009)
- Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps (2009) #001-003
"Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps should be woven in with the three previous titles, but I read it on its own afterwards and it was fine."
Martin Ralya
Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns (2011)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #021-022
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #048-052
Green Lantern: Brightest Day (2011)
- Green Lantern (2005) #053-062
Green Lantern Corps: The Weaponer (2011)
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #053-057
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010) #001-013
War of the Green Lanterns (2011)
- Green Lantern (2005) #063-067
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #058-060
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (2011)
- War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (2011) #001-002
- Green Lantern Corps v2 (2006) #061-063
NEW 52
Green Lantern: Sinestro (2012)
- Green Lantern (2011) #001-006
Green Lantern Corps: Fearsome (2012)
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #001-007
Green Lantern: New Guardians - The Ringbearer (2012)
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #001-007
Red Lanterns: Blood and Rage (2012)
- Red Lanterns (2011) #001-007
Green Lantern: Revenge of the Black Hand (2013)
- Green Lantern (2011) #007-012
- Green Lantern Annual (2012) #001
Green Lantern Corps: Alpha War (2013)
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #000
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #008-014
Green Lantern: New Guardians - Beyond Hope (2013)
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #008-012
- Blue Beetle (2011) #009
Red Lanterns: The Death of the Red Lanterns (2013)
- Red Lanterns (2011) #008-012
- Stormwatch (2011) #009
The following four trades (for the arcs Rise of the Third Army & Wrath of the First Lantern) have to be read alternating the issues again. The order is not as consistent as with Blackest Night, though. I'll list the individual trades first and put the issue-by-issue reading order below.
Green Lantern: The End (2013)
Collects: Green Lantern (2011) #000 + #013-020
Green Lantern Corps: Willpower (2013)
Collects: Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #015-020 + Green Lantern Corps Annual (2013) #001
Red Lanterns: The Second Prophecy (2013)
Collects: Red Lanterns (2011) #000 + #013-020
Green Lantern: New Guardians - Love and Death (2014)
Collects: Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #000 + #013-020
Reading order for the arcs "Rise of the Third Army" & "Wrath of the First Lantern":
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #000
- Green Lantern (2011) #000
- Green Lantern (2011) #013
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #013
- Red Lanterns (2011) #000
- Red Lanterns (2011) #013
- Green Lantern (2011) #014
- Red Lanterns (2011) #014
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #014
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #015
- Green Lantern (2011) #015
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #015
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #016
- Red Lanterns (2011) #015
- Green Lantern (2011) #016
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #016
- Red Lanterns (2011) #016
- Green Lantern Corps Annual (2013) #001
- Green Lantern (2011) #017
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #017
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #017
- Red Lanterns (2011) #017
- Green Lantern (2011) #018
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #018
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #018
- Red Lanterns (2011) #018
- Green Lantern (2011) #019
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #019
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #019
- Red Lanterns (2011) #019
- Green Lantern (2011) #020
- Green Lantern Corps v3 (2011) #020
- Red Lanterns (2011) #020
- Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #020
That's about it. Please feel free to report any mistakes. I'm currently reading Revenge of the Green Lanterns, so I don't know if the order is correct that way.
I just wanted an overview of the issues collected within these trades for me, so why not share it with you guys? Maybe it will be useful to some people.
Credit goes (of course) to Martin Ralya, who put the trades in order.
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