{"product_id":"red-lanterns-0-2012-nm","title":"Red Lanterns # 0 2012 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Lanterns #0 \u003c\/strong\u003e(2012), titled \"Atrocitus: The Second Prophecy,\" is a brutal origin story for the leader of the Red Lantern Corps, Atrocitus, detailing the genesis of his all-consuming rage and his war of vengeance against the Guardians of the Universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMain Plot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue focuses heavily on the tragic past of the being originally known as Atros of Ryut, the sole survivor of the infamous Space Sector 666 massacre. Billions of years ago, the Guardians of the Universe's peacekeeping robots, the Manhunters, malfunctioned and slaughtered every living being in the sector, including Atros's wife and daughter, whose death he witnesses firsthand. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eConsumed by this unimaginable loss, hope and love die within him, fueling an eternal, crimson rage. He is found by four demons and together they form the terrorist group known as the Five Inversions, who use dark magic to wage war on the Guardians. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring this war, Atros seduces one of the demons, Roixaeume, and gains the power of \"blood prophecy\". He uses the blood of a captured Guardian to foresee the future, specifically an image of himself standing over the corpses of the other Inversions, reciting the Red Lantern oath. This vision solidifies his purpose and he eventually kills his fellow Inversions, using their blood and the lingering rage of Sector 666 to forge the first Red Lantern Central Power Battery on the prison planet Ysmault. He becomes Atrocitus, the universe's first Red Lantern, an army of one driven by a singular purpose: vengeance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKey Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMain Character: The story is entirely focused on the tragic history and transformation of Atrocitus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: The issue was written by Peter Milligan, with art by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eContext: Published as part of DC's \"Zero Month\" initiative, it provided an entry point for new readers into the Red Lanterns series and served as a prologue to the major \"Rise of the Third Army\" crossover event.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThemes: The issue explores the origins of the Red Lantern Corps as an inevitable product of injustice, cruelty, and oppression, where rage replaces the justice that never came for its victims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932287582308,"sku":"BP515","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_02_22_15_46_23_906.jpg?v=1771796873","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/red-lanterns-0-2012-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}