Green Lantern: Futures End #1 2014 NM

Green Lantern: Futures End #1 (2014) is a one-shot comic released on September 3, 2014, as part of DC Comics’ line-wide "Futures End" event. Set five years into a potential future, the story depicts a retired Hal Jordan returning to action to face a resurrected Black Lantern Corps led by a new master. 

Plot and Major Events

The issue, titled "The Next Life," explores a grim fate for Hal Jordan in the "Five Years Later" continuity. 

• The Threat: Hal Jordan has abandoned his role as a Green Lantern and is living a quiet life in Coast City. He is visited by the ghost of his father, Martin Jordan, now a Black Lantern, who warns him that the dead are rising under the command of Krona.
• Uneasy Alliance: To defeat the Black Lanterns, Hal teams up with his former enemy, the ancient scientist Relic, who possesses a deep understanding of the emotional spectrum.
• The Final Battle: Hal and Relic use combinations of colored light to battle Krona's forces. Hal eventually sacrifices himself by drawing Krona and several Black Lanterns into a containment bubble, which Relic then blasts with full power to destroy them.
• The Ending: Fatally wounded in the blast, Hal is taken by his father's spirit to the Source Wall. To preserve his life until a cure can be found, Hal is placed into the wall, effectively freezing him in stone. 

Creative Team

• Writer: Robert Venditti.
• Artists: Martin Coccolo and Aaron Lopresti (pencils/inks).
• Colorist: Alex Sinclair.
• Cover Artist: Billy Tan (standard and 3D lenticular covers). 

Key Characters

• Hal Jordan: The retired former Corps leader who takes up the ring one last time.
• Relic: A giant from a previous universe who serves as Hal's tactical ally.
• Krona: The primary antagonist who has seized control of the Black Lantern Corps.
• Martin Jordan: Hal’s deceased father, appearing as a Black Lantern who retains his personality to guide his son.
• Black Lantern Corps: Features undead versions of deceased characters such as Boodikka, Ch'p, and Tomar-Re.