Rage Is The New Black In 2011

"With blood and rage of crimson red,
Ripped from a corpse so freshly dead,
Together with our hellish hate,
We'll burn you all--That is your fate!"

I feel much better after reciting that and spewing bloody vomit into the sky. The Red Lantern Corps is a favorite amongst Green Lantern fans. How could it not be though? Everyone has days of rage and anger boiling at the tips of their fingers waiting to be released. Fans will be able to suppress that rage this year as the Red Lanterns are getting an ongoing series. No artist has been named for the project yet but Ethan Van Sciver or Dough Mahnke would be excellent choices.

Peter Milligan gave some insight to DC Comic's news blog, The Source:

“Everybody who has read 'Green Lantern' and its associated books for any time probably knows why Atrocitus is angry. His entire race was almost wiped out by marauding Manhunters," said Milligan in a brief statement.

“But after Geoff Johns asked if I was interested in writing The Red Lantern Corps I started thinking about Atrocitus and his anger. Because it’s not just anger. It is RAGE. A crimson red rage that still consumes him after all this time. And when you think about it, the Manhunter massacre happened an awful long time ago. Eons ago. Okay, you’d never get over something like that. But Atrocitus’ rage hasn’t weakened. It is just as immense and awesome as it was all those centuries ago. I wanted to know why. I wanted to know how."

“In the first storyline of 'The Red Lantern Corps' we look for an answer to these questions," continued Milligan. "And the answer lies in part on the far side of the prison planet Ysmault. It is here where we’ll see why and how the rage of Atrocitus is just as all-consuming as it ever was. We’ll also begin to learn what goes on in the boiling brains of his napalm-blooded corps. Can the proud Bleeze remain a loyal servant? How does the angry cat DEXTAR try to feed its beloved master? And what horrors lie at the bed of the ocean of blood?”

-Peter Milligan