The Darkstars are on the prowl, but can the Green Lantern Corps save the universe from their rule when the universe doesn't want saving? That's the question Hal and company look to answer in our preview of this week's Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45.

Writer Robert Venditti and artist Ethan Van Sciver team up for the next chapter in the ongoing "Darkstars Rising" arc, and while the Green Lanterns have been able to overcome major obstacles before, they've never faced a threat quite like this new iteration of the Darkstars. After all, Hal wouldn't seek the aid of Hector Hammond if the situation didn't truly warrant it.

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Check out the issue’s solicitation text and CBR’s exclusive preview below:

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #45

  • ROBERT VENDITTI (W) • ETHAN VAN SCIVER (A)
  • Cover by DOUGH MAHNKE
  • Variant Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
  • “DARKSTARS RISING” part four! The Green Lantern Corps must fight to hold on to a universe that is quickly being seized by the Darkstars’ rule—but does the universe still want the Corps’ protection?!
  • 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

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