Spoilers ahead for Green Lantern #6!
The name Lonar may not mean much to casual comic book fans, but this forgotten enemy of Darkseid is traveling the DC multiverse, pursuing a secret agenda. He appeared on Earth-3 in the recently-concluded Crime Syndicate miniseries and has been appearing on Earth-0 in the Green Lantern comics, now he appears again in Green Lantern #6, on sale now in print and digital, with a cryptic message for John Stewart.
Lonar is a resident of New Genesis, and part of the larger Fourth World Saga, a sprawling epic that told the saga of the New Gods and their struggles against Darkseid, the embodiment of evil. Created by the legendary Jack Kirby, Lonar is an explorer and helped discover the first signs of the Old Gods of the Third World. In recent months, Lonar has been making moves across the newly-reformed multiverse. He first appeared on Oa not long after the Central Battery was destroyed and made cryptic comments about the Emotional Spectrum before vanishing. Lonar appeared again on Earth-3 as a member of Alex Luthor’s Legion of Justice, a team formed in opposition to the Crime Syndicate. Now, Lonar has appeared once again on Earth-0, with a warning for John Stewart. Green Lantern #6 is written by Geoffrey Thorne, with art by Marco Santucci and Tom Raney, with colors by Mike Atiyeh and letters by Simon Bowland.
John Stewart is preparing to embark on a dangerous mission to stop the Gold Centurions, the servants of the Lightbringer. As John buckles into the transport ship, a voice off-panel tells him the “real journey” is beginning. John remembers Lonar from earlier, and angrily asks why he is following him around. Lonar smiles, noting that John Stewart is “already much stronger.” After identifying himself as Lonar of New Genesis, the issue ends on a cliffhanger as Lonar tells him he has come to watch him either save the universe or destroy it.
Lonar is a minor member of the New Genesis pantheon, but in recent months DC has made him a bigger player, moving him from universe to universe, pursuing some mysterious agenda. When Lonar was on Earth-3, he was a member of the Legion of Justice, the “good guys” of that Earth. Why he was there was never explained—does the Crime Syndicate play some larger role in all of this as well? And how does Darkseid factor into this?
Lonar is part of New Genesis which stands in opposition to everything Darkseid stands for. The Lord of Apokolips himself has been making moves across the multiverse during the Infinite Frontier event, attempting to harness the Great Darkness that lies beyond—Lonar is obviously trying to stop him, but what is his plan?Lonar, the forgotten enemy of Darkseid, and minor denizen of New Genesis, has a secret plan for the multiverse and only time will tell what it is.