GREEN LANTERN #1 TO FEATURE SPECTACULAR VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS!

With the new GREEN LANTERN #1 just over a month away, DC Comics announces that this hotly anticipated debut issue will sport a spectacular variant cover painted by superstar artist Alex Ross!

"I'm not sure whether I was asked to do this cover or I volunteered, because I'm so devoted to Hal Jordan, but I'm thrilled to be a part of this project," says Ross. "GREEN LANTERN has what I look for in comics: a respect for the past and an embracing of an archetypal character."

Ross's cover serves as a companion piece to the cover by series artists Carlos Pacheco & jingle Merino. Retailers will receive the two covers in a 50% split.

GREEN LANTERN #1 (MAR050403) is written by Geoff Johns, with interior art by Carlos Pacheco & jingle Merino. It is solicited in the March Previews (Volume XV #3) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 25.

Other issues of GREEN LANTERN and related projects are available as follows:

* GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1 Fourth Printing (SEP048399), #3 (OCT040283), #4 (NOV040272) and #5 (DEC040261) all are available for reorder.

* GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #2 Third Printing (FEB058371) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 20.

* GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #6 (JAN050302) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 11.

* GREEN LANTERN SECRET FILES 2005 (FEB050279) is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 18.

* GREEN LANTERN #1 (MAR050403) is solicited in the March Previews (Volume XV #3) and is is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 25.

* GREEN LANTERN #2 (APR050338) is solicited in the April Previews (Volume XV #4) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 15.

Hal and Alex Ross?

Yes Please!

Man, the return of Hal is the first thing in comics in AGES that has me feeling like a fanboy again!

I'm so lame I have a GL medallion hangin on my cellphone and a Hal wallpaper on the screen!

SpyMagician

Because Ross is involved maybe that means more Green Lantern related figures.