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Green Lanternwill soon join DC ’s highly successful Absolute Universe , but John Stewart wo n’t be the one handle the gang . Instead , Jo Mullein has carry midway leg in this revamp continuity as the master character of Green Lantern ’s upcoming comic . Some readers may be surprise by this excerpt , so the author of this fresh Green Lantern serial has explain his decision to play up Sojourner or else of John Stewart .
In an interview withThe Comics Pals , Absolute Green Lanternwriter Al Ewing discusses why he ’ll be focusing on Sojourner as opposed to a more wide know torpedo like John Stewart . He reveals that he had deal John Stewart for the chief persona , only to change his mind in the end .
to begin with , I was thinking John Stewart would be the lead . My concept of John in this book … he ’s advertise 40 . He ’s an older guy cable , and I think , ' Do I really want to write a book about an previous man because I am an quondam man and I am not that interesting ' so I had to look through the Green Lanterns .
In the end , John Stewart ’s long time caused him to curve away from that concept and look for out a Green Lantern who could appeal to more readers and be more " interesting " from a narrative view . Thus , Sojourner " Jo " Mullein became DC ’s top selection to bring willpower to the Absolute Universe .
Absolute Green Lantern Will Focus on Sojourner Mullein, Not John Stewart
Sojourner’s Youth Makes Her the Perfect Lantern for DC’s Absolute Universe
Jo Mullein- also called Sojourner - was create by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell in 2019 ’s hitFar Sectorseries , a severely - hitting science fiction adventure that sends the fledgling Green Lantern to the furthermost reaches of the world to protect the City Enduring . When the metropolis is faced with its first execution in C , Jo gets wrapped up in an investigation that force her to challenge the political structure around her , squirm with the part she plays in maintain corrupt system of rules of index as aGreen Lantern and former copper . Though she ’s comparatively novel to the Corps , Jo ’s willpower grants her the might of a genuine Green Lantern .
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Jo ’s rawness and deficiency of confidence compare to longtime Green Lanterns like John Stewart is not to her detriment . Instead , that youthfulness is what drove Al Ewing to select her as the protagonist in his and Jahnoy Lindsay’sAbsolute Green Lantern .
Sojourner really hopped out at me because I had read Far Sector recently and it ’s fantastic . I thought this is a really interesting fictitious character , and I would like to give them a second of a different lifespan . This is a mortal who ’s going to have the Green Power and will be the main character of the script … It just seemed right .
Ewing believe that John Stewart would be too honest-to-goodness for reader to relate to , so from his view , Sojourner is a more refreshing take on Green Lantern . Furthermore , as a new submarine who has n’t been adapted as frequently as John , she comes with the contribute bonus of being various and therefore an ideal pick to re - ideate for theAbsolute Universe .
John Stewart, Hal Jordan, and More Will Also Join DC’s Absolute Universe
Fan-Favorite Green Lanterns Are Confirmed to Appear Alongside Sojourner
Although John Stewart wo n’t be the virtuoso ofAbsolute Green Lantern , Ewing aver that he - and a few other familiar font - will still be a key player as the patch unfolds .
People love to see Hal so he ’s also a big part of it . John is a big part of it still so they all have their roles to play . Guy Gardner will be there .
Hal Jordan , John Stewart , and Guy Gardner will all be joining the Absolute Universe , and Ewing also tantalize the likely inclusion body of other Green Lanterns in the future . He mention Alan Scott in peculiar as a character he hop to integrate , signal that more Lanterns may be fold up into the narrative over time . John Stewart may not be the focus in this new continuity , but he and his peer remain integral toGreen Lantern ’s story .
Absolute Green Lantern#1will be usable on April 2nd , 2025 from DC Comics !
Source : The Comics Pals
