DC Unveils First Image Of Green Lantern's Armored Redesign

Published Jul 22, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. DC reveals a new Green Lantern design, with a suit of space armor and a futuristic helmet that conceals the hero's identity. Every Green Lantern is immediately recognizable as a member of the same intergalactic police force thanks to their unmistakable emerald color scheme and chest emblem, regardless of their wildly different physical appearances. At the same time, each Lantern incorporates subtle style differences that reflect their own species and personality. Lanterns from the same planet can have radically different takes on the same uniform, with varying masks, bodysuits, and even accessories than their colleagues lack. The Green Lantern rings provide a clean in-universe explanation for their costume designs, as the Lanterns' uniforms are an energy construct generated by the ring. Each Lantern can alter the appearance of their suit instantly and change details such as armor plating, masks, collars, insignias, gloves, and boots at will to match their personal preference or the tactical needs of the situation. Kyle Rayner famously personalized his costume with a distinctive thick mask, while Jo Mullein picked a stylish pair of sunglasses and Guy Gardner added rebellious flourish to his costume with a high-collared vest. Since the power rings create the costumes directly from their users' willpower, every redesign feels completely natural within DC lore, and artists get extraordinary creative freedom when coming up with dramatic visual updates that fit seamlessly into the mythos of the Green Lantern Corps. Green Lantern Debuts A Futuristic Armor Among DC's New WildCATS Team Superman: Father Of Tomorrow #3; Written By Kenny Porter; Art By Danny Earls And Nick Filardi The utopian world created by Jor-El in Superman: Father of Tomorrow begins to crack in issue #3, where the titular Superman realizes his attempt to turn human society into a paradise isn't enough to guarantee peace across the Earth. Superman's efforts arise suspicion among human characters like Lex Luthor and General Lane. To stop Superman, Luthor becomes a powerful sorcerer, and Lane becomes Captain Atom and assembles a strike team, the WildCATs, which include Grifter, Void, Deathstroke, Zealot, GI Robot Mark II, and a fully armored Green Lantern. This Green Lantern's identity is yet to be revealed, but they wear a heavy-duty suit of armor and helmet that suggest they're both seasoned in battle or prepared for a potentially catastrophic war against the Father of Tomorrow. Although the Green Lanterns' suits are usually created by themselves using their power rings, this Green Lantern wears similar armor to their fellow WildCATs, which suggests that General Lane provided them with special upgrades. Grifter and Deathstroke, in particular, also sport suits with a much more heavily-armored design than usual. Green Lantern's Heavy-Duty Armor Is Rare For A Reason Lanterns Don't Need Space Suits In Outer Space A Green Lantern appearing in a fully enclosed armored space suit immediately suggests that the mission ahead falls far outside the Corps' normal operations. Green Lantern rings usually protect their users from the vacuum of space and from extreme conditions like extreme temperatures, radiation, and toxic atmospheres through regular jumpsuits and energy fields. Even during wars against the Sinestro Corps, the Black Lanterns, the Darkstars, and the Manhunters, most Green Lanterns rely on their standard uniforms and the ring's protective aura. A reinforced Green Lantern suit suggests extraordinary caution from a hero who shouldn't show hesitation in the face of overwhelming odds. This new Green Lantern seems prepared for an enemy capable of breaching regular constructs or disrupting their ring's energy. Jor-El has created state-of-the-art technology, meaning that he may possess both the tech and the sheer strength needed to neutralize a regular Green Lantern in seconds. On the other hand, this new armor might be a symbol of overreach from General Lane, who adopts a Captain Atom suit of armor himself and designs similar suits for his WildCATs in preparation for a brutal battle with a remarkably pacific version of Superman. Which Green Lantern design is your favorite? Superman: Father of Tomorrow #3 is now available from DC Comics Created By Martin Nodell, Bill Finger, John Broome, Gil Kane, Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams First Appearance All-American Comics Alias Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, Sojourner Mullein Alliance Justice League, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern Corps Movies Green Lantern Franchise D.C.