In 1984, DC Comics introduced British artist Dave Gibbons to U.S. readers with GREEN LANTERN #172, the start of a popular run by Gibbons and writer Len Wein, best known as the creator of both Swamp Thing and Wolverine. Over the course of thirteen action packed issues, Green Lantern battled some of his greatest foes, clashed with the Guardians of the Universe, and was replaced by another human Green Lantern - John Stewart!
This title is a showcase for the art of Dave Gibbons, who moved straight from GREEN LANTERN to WATCHMEN, the best-selling graphic novel of all time. Gibbons returned to the world of GREEN LANTERN in 2007 as the writer of the new series GREEN LANTERN CORPS.
About the Author, Len Wein
Len Wein co-created SWAMP THING early in a writing career that has included work on every major hero and villain at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. As a writer, Wein is also credited with co-creating Wolverine for Marvel and Lucius Fox for DC. Wein was one of the editors on WATCHMEN, and has also been Editor-in-Chief at both Marvel Comics and Disney Comics before settling in to a successful career writing comic books and animation.
British artist Dave Gibbons began his comics career in 1973, working for IPC and DC Thompson and illustrating features the popular comics magazine 2000 AD. He also worked on the comic strip adventures of Doctor Who before being invited to illustrate for DC Comics, beginning with GREEN LANTERN. In 1985, he began collaborating with Alan Moore on numerous stories leading up to their best selling graphic novel WATCHMEN. As a writer and artist, Gibbons has also worked on GREEN LANTERN CORPS and his own graphic novel THE ORIGINALS. With Frank Miller, he produced the Martha Washington series.