The Green Lantern symbol means something different to everyone who wears it, and trust me when I say it means something to the bad guy who has to face it. 
- — Kilowog
Green Lantern Movie Prequel: Kilowog #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 2011. It was published on July 8, 2011.
Synopsis for "To Build a Better Lantern"
Green Lantern Kilowog trains the new rookies joining the Corps. While they fly through Oa's sky, Green Lantern Atey rushes past them to inform the Guardians of an urgent matter. Atey tells the Guardians that she's been experiencing visions about impending darkness that will threaten the Corps and the entire universe. Despite her insistence, the Guardians dismiss her claims, saying the Corps and the universe are always in jeopardy. After she leaves, they order Kilowog to prepare his class to enter their star sectors as soon as possible.
After an exhausting training session, the rookies barely have time to wind up when the Spider Guild attacks Oa. Kilowog orders them to destroy the ships, but they stay back to save him from the spiders overrunning him. Disappointed by how they disobey orders, Kilowog reveals the Spider Guild invasion was just a simulation and ends the training session. Kilowog lectures them on how they are supposed to protect the world, not individuals. Suddenly, Tomar-Re summons him, and he leaves the rookies to repeat the exercise until they do it right.
At the meeting point, Tomar-Re informs Kilowog that his mentor, Abin Sur, has died. Kilowog, who saw Abin as a father figure, enrages and demands to know how this happened, but they still don't have the full details. Instead, Tomar tells him that his successor is coming to Oa, and the Guardians want Kilowog to train him immediately due to his place of origin: Earth, a planet that never produced a Green Lantern before.
Appearing in "To Build a Better Lantern"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Guardians of the Universe
- Green Lantern Corps
- Abin Sur (Mentioned only)
- Amanita (Hologram)
- Apros (Hologram)
- Atey (First appearance)
- Boodikka (Hologram)
- Bzzd
- Daqqr (Mentioned only)
- G'Hu
- Galius Zed
- Hannu (Mentioned only)
- Iolande
- Isamot Kol
- Larvox
- NautKeLoi
- Norchavius
- Rot Lop Fan (Hologram)
- Salakk
- Toff (Mentioned only)
- Tomar-Re
- Voz
Antagonists:
- Spider Guild (As an illusion only)
Locations:
Items:
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