Whatever Happened to the Lantern Corps?

The new 52, some love it, others absolutely despise it. However, something was recently pointed out to me concerning the Lantern books. Throughout the emotional spectrum, the Lanterns' main job is to protect the universe, with the Green Lanterns being at the center of it all. But almost since the launch of the new 52 two years ago, the Lanterns haven't been fighting for the universe, but for themselves -- war between Lanterns, the first one, the new one, the guardians. What was once a cool and unique take on the Lantern mythos soon became old and incredibly overplayed. I was optimistic at first, thinking this may be a plot point with the Justice League or just heroes in general realizing that the Lanterns aren't protecting anyone but themselves, but it hasn't.

Now don't get me wrong, there are some aspects of the new 52 Lantern books that I absolutely love. For instance, Larfleeze getting his own well deserved book, Kyle Rayner (my favorite Lantern) becoming a White Lantern and taking center stage after being overshadowed by Hal Jordan for a number of years, Guy Gardener becoming a Red Lantern (that made so much sense I don't know why I didn't think of that). But I think the cons outweigh the pros here. What good are great character developments if the stories don't do your heroes justice? This interdepartmental bickering has run its course, and yet that seems to be the only future in these space-faring books. With the recent conclusion of Lights Out, Lanterns throughout the universe are openly rebelling against the corps due to the finite amount of energy, which brings up more cause for Lantern versus Lantern storylines. I want our universe to be protected, not become a warzone bewtween the Lantern Corps. 

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