Chapter Summaries

Dane and the Justice League fought the Parallax monster as Seaside City descended into panic and the U.S. military struggled to respond. After their combined attack only wounded it, Hector approached the monster, and Hawkman rushed to stop him.

• Amanda survived Hector's attack, then warned her superiors that Seaside City might need a nuclear strike.
• Dane directed the Justice League to evacuate civilians and attack the Parallax monster, but it began consuming their life force and fear.
• The U.S. president ordered the military to deploy, but a carrier strike group's missile failed to harm the monster, which nearly caught a pilot before Dane intervened.
• Dane, Diana, Superman, J'onn, and the Bat-Family struck the monster together, injuring it but failing to stop it from feeding on the city's fear.
• Amanda warned Hawkman that Hector had escaped and was heading for the monster, so Hawkman jumped from his fighter and prepared to confront him.

Hector merged with Parallax and unleashed countless fear-feeding copies across Seaside City while hiding his main body. As the Justice League and military struggled to protect civilians, General Ryan urged the military to prepare for the worst and prevent the catastrophe from spreading.

• Hector absorbed Parallax's power, overwhelmed Hawkman with telekinesis, and was slammed into the ground by Diana and Dane.
• Hector's body produced swarms of Parallax Bugs that attacked civilians, forcing the Justice League to fight the creatures while Superman and Martian Manhunter searched for him.
• Dane warned the heroes that the military planned to clear the area, and they began evacuating civilians as Amanda headed into Seaside City by helicopter.
• Amanda learned that the monsters kept coming despite attacks, while military aircraft and Ferris drones destroyed many bugs without stopping the swarm.
• General Ryan briefed military leaders on Psimon's fear-feeding powers using intelligence passed from Hawkman through Amanda, then called for preparations to prevent the crisis from reaching other cities.

General Ryan’s nuclear strike plan was approved by the President, and Dane exposed the launch as a warhead headed for Seaside City. Hal returned to the devastated city, learned his family was safe, and set out to find Hector while Dane focused on the incoming nuclear weapon.

• General Ryan proposed nuking Seaside City, and the President reluctantly authorized the launch after being told the military could not stop Psimon’s forces.
• Dane learned of the launch from Cortana, exposed it through Vanguard’s social media platforms, and warned the JLA that the warhead would arrive in a little over ten minutes.
• Hawkman confronted Amanda Waller about the strike, but Amanda denied knowing about it and left by helicopter.
• Hal returned to Seaside City, feared his mother and Carol were dead, and learned from Dane that the League had evacuated them to Justice Hall.
• Dane explained that Hector had fused with Parallax and urged Hal to use his connection to the colored lights to find him, while Dane turned his attention to the nuclear weapon.

Dane and the Justice League survived the military’s nuclear strike on Seaside City, while the city’s people learned about and rallied behind the League. As the remaining Parallax Bugs stopped multiplying, Hal emerged from beneath the city to confront Hector, who had begun transforming into a monster.

• Dane explained that Enchantress’s curse had pushed military and government officials toward disastrous decisions, and that exposing them could help the Justice League gain public trust and independence.
• The military launched a nuclear missile at Seaside City, and a livestreamer told the refugees and viewers around the world that the Justice League would save them.
• Dane caught the missile, carried it above the clouds, and survived its explosion, drawing cheers from the city and relief from his teammates.
• The Justice League continued fighting the remaining Parallax Bugs, while Batman and Cortana confirmed that the swarm had stopped growing.
• Hal burst out from beneath Seaside City as Hector emerged in a monstrous form, and Hal called on him to stop and face the destruction of their hometown.

Hector’s jealousy and desperation drove him to fight Hal, but Parallax abandoned him and possessed Hal instead. Dane, Constantine, and Zatanna began a spell to seal Parallax in Hal’s Green Lantern Ring, and they managed to extract the energy creature from him.

• Hector recreated weapons with yellow energy and fought Hal while the Justice League held off his conjured aircraft.
• Hal removed his Green Lantern Ring and challenged Hector to fight without their powers, prompting Parallax to transfer itself from Hector to Hal.
• Dane summoned Constantine and Zatanna to help seal Parallax, and they used Hal’s Green Lantern Ring as the spell’s container.
• Dane, Constantine, and Zatanna cast the sealing spell as Hal struggled to suppress Parallax.
• The spell extracted Parallax from Hal, leaving him in agony while the magicians continued their work.

Dane trapped Parallax inside Emerald Space and used the Wizard Staff to drain its fear energy. As Justice League footage spread online, Gotham’s gangs learned Batman and Red Hood had powerful allies and began scaling back their operations.

• Dane lured Parallax into Emerald Space’s floating city and used it as a prison.
• Dane discovered that the Wizard Staff could drain Parallax’s fear energy, weakening it until it could no longer escape.
• Videos of the Justice League and Shazam spread across news outlets and online trending lists, revealing the heroes’ identities and abilities to the public.
• The Yamaguchi-gumi boss watched the footage, feared the Justice League’s power, and ordered his gang to keep a low profile and stop dealing drugs.
• Gotham’s gangs and human traffickers scaled back their operations after recognizing Batman and Red Hood among the Justice League.
• Penguin and Two-Face debated whether to lie low before the heroes became a threat to them.

Dane sealed Parallax and helped Hal realize that Sinestro had manipulated him into opposing his rule on Korugar. Sinestro, rescued into the Anti-Matter Universe, joined Weapon Master’s plan to create a Yellow Lantern Corps, while news of the Justice League’s superheroes spread across the world.

• Dane returned Hal’s Green Lantern Ring and warned him that Parallax was sealed inside it and that he should return to Oa to recharge it.
• Dane and Batman explained that Sinestro had likely used Hal by showing him a one-sided picture of Korugar, and Hal began to question his actions.
• Dane suspected Sinestro had escaped to the Anti-Matter Universe, where Sinestro had indeed been rescued by Weapon Master.
• Weapon Master planned for Sinestro to lead a Yellow Lantern Corps, but Sinestro declared that he would rule a corps called the Sinestro Corps.
• After the Seaside City incident, online discussions and a popularity ranking made superheroes famous, with Shazam taking the top spot and his powers prompting debate about the gods.

After Rich N exposed Diana’s identity, Dane cast a Confusion Spell to keep people from recognizing her, then spent an ordinary day shopping and going out with her. On their way home, they encountered six armed robbers, and Dane stopped a bullet between his fingers.

• Dane explained that his magic kept people from connecting his public and private identities, then cast an improved Confusion Spell on Diana.
• Dane and Diana tested the spell while shopping, and he reassured her that people were looking because she was beautiful, not because they recognized her as Wonder Woman.
• Dane and Diana spent the day together eating, watching a movie, and talking, then left a bar after drinking.
• Six Black youths tried to rob Dane and Diana, and one of them threatened to take Diana with him.
• Dane caught the robber’s bullet between his fingers, leaving the six men stunned.

Dane and Diana spent the night together after he rescued her from thugs, while Sinestro completed the Yellow Lantern Ring and began building his fear-powered corps on Kowad Star. Sinestro ended the chapter as Kowad’s undisputed ruler, with the planet’s core fused to his Central Power Battery and recruits chosen for the Sinestro Corps.

• Dane crushed the hands of the thug who had harassed Diana, silenced him, and used magic to punish the remaining men without killing them.
• Diana invited Dane to her home, where they spent the night together and continued their contest at the Rock of Eternity.
• Sinestro claimed the completed Yellow Lantern Ring by overcoming its visions of fear and declared himself the embodiment of fear.
• Sinestro killed Weapon Master, activated the yellow Central Power Battery, and drove Kowad’s people into fear.
• Sinestro selected prospective corps members from the Thunder Corps and fused the Central Power Battery with Kowad Star’s core, becoming the planet’s undisputed king.

Sinestro led a newly forged Yellow Lantern army through a wormhole into the positive matter universe, while Green Lanterns received an urgent warning that Oa Star faced danger. Hal Jordan suspected Sinestro was behind it, and Dane considered intervening for his own reasons as the threat approached.

• Sinestro ordered the Weapon Holders to forge Yellow Lantern Rings, then led the assembled Corps through a wormhole after they were converted to survive in the positive matter universe.
• The Green Lantern energy center summoned the Corps to Oa Star, alarming Kilowog and Tomare while Boodikka privately welcomed the prospect of Dane's lord arriving.
• Hal Jordan received the warning while shopping with Carol, upset her by remaining distracted, and flew to Justice Hall after escorting her home.
• Dane examined a Green Lantern Ring when it flashed an alarm, and Hal arrived to report that the rings warned of a drastic change at Oa Star.
• Hal suspected Sinestro was responsible but struggled with whether to fight his former teacher, while Dane decided that helping Oa Star could protect Earth and let him exploit the aftermath.

Sinestro returned to Korugar and crushed its rebellions before turning his attention toward Oa. Dane and Hal decided to scout Oa first, while Dane prepared to leave Earth and promised Zatanna he would return.

• Sinestro and the Yellow Corps arrived on Korugar, annihilated the rebel forces, and restored his rule under harsher laws.
• Sinestro set his sights on Oa and planned to capture its strongest Green Lantern for the value she could offer his Corps.
• Dane told the Justice League about Hal’s warning, and the members debated whether to intervene in the conflict.
• Dane and Hal chose to scout Oa before asking the League for further help, while Clark offered to join if needed.
• Dane visited Diana, Harley, Poison Ivy, Zatanna, and Joan before leaving Earth, and he promised Zatanna he would come back.

Dane and Hal traveled to Oa after Dane spent five days with June Moone, where Dane revealed Sinestro’s abandoned Green Lantern Ring to Kilowog. He challenged Oa’s prejudice against humans and questioned whether the Corps truly regarded Hal as one of its own.

• Dane left June Moone after five fulfilling days and told the exhausted Hal to show more moderation.
• Dane and Hal flew through a wormhole to Oa, and Dane reminded Hal not to overuse his ring while Parallax remained sealed inside it.
• Several Green Lanterns confronted Dane as an unauthorized outsider, but Dane magically sealed their mouths until Kilowog intervened.
• Dane drew Kilowog aside and showed him Sinestro’s ring, explaining that Sinestro had abandoned it and Hal had witnessed the event.
• Dane told Kilowog that he had not wanted to come to Oa and accused the Corps of treating Hal and humans with prejudice.

Dane and Hal brought Sinestro’s power ring and betrayal to the Guardians of the Universe on Oa, warning them that Sinestro could wield yellow light. Dane revealed his Old God power to convince the Guardians to take him seriously, then asked about the stolen Yellow Element.

• Dane pressured Kilowog to introduce him and Hal to the Guardians, and the Guardians agreed to meet them.
• Dane claimed Oa faced a bloody calamity, then summoned Sinestro’s power ring despite not being a Green Lantern.
• Dane accused Sinestro of betraying the Corps, and Hal recounted their pursuit of Sinestro on Korugar.
• Dane warned that Sinestro might wield yellow light, startling the Guardians, then released an Old God aura that changed Oa’s weather.
• The Guardians accepted Dane’s warning, and he asked whether the Yellow Element they had sealed away had been stolen.

Dane reached Oa and offered to help the Guardians, but Sinestro launched a devastating attack with the Yellow Element and his Sinestro Corps. Sinestro returned to Oa, defeated Kilowog, and demanded that the Green Lanterns kneel or die.

• Dane told the Guardians that Hal intended to fulfill his Green Lantern duty and offered to join the fight, but they refused his help.
• A yellow celestial body descended on Oa, breaking through the Green Lanterns' shield and destroying much of the planet while killing nearly a hundred Lanterns and countless recruits.
• Sinestro emerged from a yellow wormhole with Boodikka, revealing that she had joined his side and that the attack had devastated Oa.
• The Guardians protected themselves and Dane, Hal, and the others inside the central council chamber, while Ganthet realized someone in the Corps had betrayed them.
• Sinestro and his Yellow Lantern army arrived over Oa, and Kilowog charged him in grief and anger.
• Sinestro struck Kilowog into the ruins and ordered the Green Lanterns to kneel or die.

The Green Lantern Corps battled Sinestro and the Sinestro Corps as fear and defections weakened their ranks, while Mogo arrived to turn the tide. The chapter ended with Kilowog fighting the brainwashed Tomare and Sinestro trapping Hal Jordan in a yellow-light explosion.

• Dane agreed to help Ganthet in exchange for access to Guardians technology, intervening only if the Green Lantern Corps could not turn the battle around.
• Sinestro nearly killed Kilowog, but Hal Jordan appeared and fought him with a powerful green shield.
• Tomare accepted a Yellow Lantern Ring, and other Green Lanterns followed, becoming Sinestro's loyal followers under its influence.
• Mogo arrived near Oa, while Boodikka ordered the Sinestro Corps to execute Plan B and Kilowog fought Tomare.
• Kilowog wounded Tomare with a Sacrificial Strike as they crashed into the ground, while Sinestro trapped Hal with yellow-light doubles and blasted him with an explosion.

Hal and Sinestro fought over the Central Power Battery, while Dane devastated the Yellow Lantern forces and Korugar attacked Mogo. Sinestro released Parallax and fused with it, then struck Hal down, but Hal trapped him in a green-light cage.

• Hal withdrew to find the Central Power Battery as Sinestro pursued him and left Boodikka in command of the Yellow Lanterns.
• The Yellow Lantern Corps opened a wormhole to Korugar, whose fleet and warriors invaded Mogo while the Green Lanterns were driven back.
• Ganthet asked Dane for help, and Dane massacred the Yellow Lanterns who attacked him, but their rings continued pursuing him.
• Sinestro followed Hal into the Central Power Battery chamber, attacked him, and entered the world inside Hal's ring.
• Sinestro released Parallax and fused with it, taking control of its power and striking Hal down.
• Hal trapped Sinestro in a cage of green light and told him he was not going anywhere.

Sinestro absorbed the Green Lantern Battery’s energy and Parallax’s power, then attacked Mogo while Dane negotiated a new agreement with the Guardians before confronting him. Dane and Sinestro traded blows in space as Sinestro drew more fear energy from Mogo.

• Sinestro entered the Green Lantern energy source, emerged empowered by its energy, and fled Oa after seeing Dane’s killing power.
• Kilowog knocked out Tomar and removed his yellow ring while Dane and Hal returned to the Guardians; Dane warned them that Sinestro had Parallax and could threaten Mogo.
• Dane demanded increased payment from Ganthet and made all the Guardians sign a revised magical contract before sending Hal to attack Kru'll’s fleet.
• Sinestro used Parallax to exploit Mogo’s fears and began subduing her as Dane flew to confront him.
• Dane battered Sinestro with electrically charged attacks and tore apart his yellow-light monsters, but Sinestro recovered quickly and fought back with manifested gauntlets.
• Dane realized Sinestro was growing stronger because Mogo was supplying him with fear energy.

Dane defeated Sinestro and captured Parallax, then encountered Death, one of The Endless, while claiming Sinestro’s soul. Death let Dane return to the battle, leaving him to wonder about the unexpected meeting.

• Sinestro trapped Dane in a super-bomb blast, but Dane survived, healed with lightning, and used the Wizard Staff to pull Parallax from Sinestro.
• Mogo overcame the Yellow Impurity and attacked the Kru'll fleet as Dane stabbed Sinestro with the Kiss of Death, killing him and claiming his soul.
• Death confronted Dane over the limits of his death-god Authority, but he used a Green Lantern’s light to see her face.
• Dane and Death spoke about death and whether they would meet again, and she sent him back to reality.
• Dane returned from the encounter and reflected that meeting one of The Endless so soon was an unexpected gift.

After Death gave Dane the power to grant life, Destiny warned that the timeline of the universe she had visited was being rewritten, possibly because of Dane’s future influence. Dane tested his new ability on a devil’s soul, then watched the Green Lanterns turn the tide against the Yellow Lantern Corps and the Kru'll fleet.

• Destiny showed Death that the past and future of the universe she had visited were changing, and suspected her gift to Dane might lead to the disruption.
• Dane discovered that Death had granted him the Gift of Life, letting him put souls into bodies and alter their memories.
• Dane purified a devil’s soul and absorbed its remaining energy to restore his divine power.
• Dane put away the Green Lantern Ring after considering its usefulness as a hidden trump card.
• Hal helped end the wormhole, leaving the Kru'll fleet without reinforcements, and Dane informed Ganthet.
• Ganthet sent Kilowog and the surviving Green Lanterns to join Hal and pursue the Yellow Lanterns and Kru'll fleet.

After the Green Lanterns defeated Sinestro’s forces, Dane persuaded the Guardians to let him keep Parallax sealed in his ring and provide him with a Green Lantern power source. He planned to explore Krypton while the Guardians prepared the new battery, while Hal stayed behind to help rebuild Oa Star.

• Hal thanked Dane for saving the Green Lantern Corps, buried Sinestro in a green coffin, and brought Dane back to Oa Star to meet Ganthet.
• Dane refused to return Parallax and proposed sealing it inside the Ring World in his ring, arguing that he could use Green Lantern energy to imprison it.
• Ganthet and Syd persuaded the Guardians to vote on Dane’s proposal, which passed by four votes to three, with two abstentions.
• Dane gained access to Oa Star’s knowledge, kept Parallax, and secured a Green Lantern energy source as he considered using Emotional Spectrum Power to replenish his divine energy.
• Dane invited Hal to travel with him, but Hal stayed on Oa Star to help with reconstruction, so Dane prepared to explore Krypton alone.