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The image provided by DC Entertainment shows the illustration for the cover of "Green Lantern" No. 20, due out in May, which is the last issue written by Geoff Johns. He is leaving the book after nearly nine years of writing Green Lantern titles to focus on DC Entertainment's family of Justice League titles and Aquaman, too. (AP Photo/DC Entertainment) ORG XMIT: NY129

DC Comics chief creative officer Geoff Johns will step down as writer of the company’s “Green Lantern” title, the Associated Press reports.

Johns has been the writer of “Green Lantern” since 2004, with the miniseries “Green Lantern: Rebirth.”   May’s issue No. 20 will be Johns’ last.

In this publicity mage released by DC Comics, DC Comics' chief creative officer Geoff Johns is shown. DC Comics is going back to the starting point in September, renumbering its entire lineup of DC Universe titles with No. 1 and retooling nearly all of its major characters, including Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman.(AP Photo/DC Comics) ORG XMIT: NYET786

“I’m really proud of all the stuff we’ve built with Green Lantern — from Larfleeze to the different corps,” Johns told the AP. “The universe has expanded and will live well past my run. It was more than just telling another story, but really giving back to the character by expanding and adding to their mythology.”

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