List of Green Lantern creators

Throughout DC Comics history, the mythos of the fictional Green Lanterns has changed dramatically from the initial creation of Alan Scott to the thriving Green Lantern Corps of Hal Jordan. This list identifies some comics creators who made contributions with enduring impact.

Creators of Earth's Green Lantern Corps members

*Alan Scott
** Bill Finger - creator, writer
** Martin Nodell - creator, artist
*Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner
** John Broome - creator, writer
** Gil Kane - creator, artist
*John Stewart
** Dennis O'Neil - creator, writer
** Neal Adams - creator, artist
*Kyle Rayner
** Ron Marz - creator, writer
** Darryl Banks - creator, artist

Notable contributors

*Dave Gibbons - Worked with Alan Moore and started a new (and current) volume of "Green Lantern Corps".
*Geoff Johns - Wrote commercially successful "" [ [http://www.emeralddawn.com/news/news.htm Emerald Dawn -Green Lantern News ] ] [ [http://www.emeralddawn.com/whatsnew.htm Emerald Dawn -What's New? ] ] for which he was nominated for Wizard Fan Award: Best Writer [Wizard Magazine 12/04] , and launched ongoing monthly "Green Lantern," which he received a Wizard Fan Award: Best Writer [Wizard Magazine 12/05] . Johns followed with the commercial and critical success "Sinestro Corps War"cite news|last=Paggi|first=David|title=Market Watch: Comics - Jan. 3|publisher=Wizard Magazine|date=2008-01-03|url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/006942324.cfm|accessdate=2008-01-07] cite web|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=129652|title=Best Shots: JLA Wedding Special, DD 100, New Avengers, and more|last=Brownfield|first=Troy|publisher=Newsarama|date=2007-09-17|accessdate=2007-09-17] cite web|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=140352|title=The Lantern's Artists, I - Ethan van Sciver|last=Rogers|first=Vaneta|publisher=Newsarama|date=2007-12-20|accessdate=2007-12-20] which CBR name "Best of 2007" and named Johns "Best Writer of 2007."cite web|last=Renaud|first=Jeffrey|title=Geoff Johns Thinking Big in the DCU, Part I|publisher=Comic Book Resources|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12717|date=2008-01-09|accessdate=2008-01-11]
*Alan Moore - Most notably created GL Corps member Mogo, as well as Sodam Yat and the prophecy of the Blackest Night.
*Ivan Reis - Artist who worked with Geoff Johns for most of the fourth volume of "Green Lantern", for which he was nominated for a Wizard Fan Award: Breakout Talent [Wizard Magazine 12/06] , most notably on the "Sinestro Corps War".
*Peter Tomasi - Editor on the "Lantern" titles until he became a writer and succeeded Dave Gibbons as writer of "Green Lantern Corps", wrote epilogue parts of the "Sinestro Corps War" and fleshed out the character of Sodam Yat.
*Ethan Van Sciver - Penciler for "" which he was nominated for a Wizard Fan Award: Best Pencilarer [Wizard Magazine 12/04] and relaunched the monthly title with Geoff Johns.
*Judd Winick - Received media recognition [ [http://www.cbgxtra.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1191 Melby, Nathan; "Gay comics characters get media attention: Green Lantern writer Winick focuses on hate crimes, while Marvel’s Rawhide Kid is called out"; cbgextra.com] ] and 2 GLAAD Awards for his work as monthly writer to "Green Lantern. "

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