

Will he be elsewhere? Jordan: There are plans for Saint Walker, but I can’t disclose them right now.

IGN: Will he be a main part of the cast again? Jordan: In New Guardians? No. IGN: That leaves Saint Walker as the lone survivor of the Blue Lanterns, right? Jordan: Yes. IGN: Yeah, and Relic took out “hope” first, so that also has symbolic and emotional resonance. In an ideal world, it would have been nice to have them not lose their planet twice in a year, but that’s just bad luck for the Blue Lanterns, man. On the other hand, they need something to be hopeful against. It’s definitely one of those things that, yeah, it kinda sucks that the Blue Lanterns keep getting run out of each of their home planets. As it said in issue #23 of New Guardians, if you’re doing what Relic is doing, which is stopping people from using the light, going after the people that, A.) there are only a handful of, B.) are kind of vulnerable on their own, and C.) can supercharge other Lanterns’ abilities, that would have been my first thought, too. What gives? Why are the Blues such a big target? Justin Jordan: In this particular case, it’s because the Blue Lanterns are arguably the most powerful of the Lanterns. Now in your prelude to Lights Out in New Guardians, the Blue Lanterns are invaded and they lose their battery and their planet. Not too long ago when Tony Bedard was writing Green Lantern: New Guardians, the Blue Lanterns were invaded and they lost their battery and their planet.

The fact that he’s isolated in many ways - emotionally, physically, geographically - from the rest of the people he’s been working with for so many years plays a big role in Lights Out. What’s it going to be like for him to react to what’s happening in Lights Out by himself? Soule: He is off by himself. IGN: Guy is cut off and doesn’t know what’s happening and doesn’t know about Relic.
