r/John_Stewart

So I’m fairly newer to the character of John Stewart and my only real exposure to him was through JL/JLU. I see how based on this first episode of Lanterns we see that he’s been working on becoming a GL his entire life, is very disciplined, respects/obeys the chain of command, and says he doesn’t trust anyone. Then he does a quick truck hookup?

I couldn’t help but feel that this was inconsistent with what’s been shown and I wanted to ask fans more knowledgeable about him if he’d do something like this. My problem isn’t with the sexual content. I loved Peacemaker and enjoyed Game of Thrones, my issue is when it’s out of character for someone to do something. Honestly I feel like Guy would have done this while he was in training.

Hey all - I’ve owned or read almost every major GL story thru 2018. I love show and have a few thoughts.

- Lanterns is an HBO prestige show first, and a DCU show 2nd. It’s clear watching the show, reading the interviews and listening to official podcast the show’s format and direction is as an HBO prestige drama. Most traditional comic book tropes won’t likely happen and spectacle will be 2nd to story. I’d also expect multiple seasons (2-4). The storyline also will be original and not draw directly from any specific storyline.
- Hal is dead and will stay dead. Similar to other HBO prestige format shows, Hal’s death will remain for at least the rest of the season, but probably indefinitely. Hal will still appear in the past, as a ring construct, and an alien imposter. The shows tension of 1 ring for 2 guys will continue in the past and not be resolved until at least episode 5.
- The Story. Looking at the story elements, it will still be an original story, but I think elements are coming from the GL origin story. NOT Emerald Dawn, but GL Secret Origins. I believe the mystery will reveal Abin Sur died after starting to uncover the sins of the Guardians. The villains will be the Five Inversions (led by Atrocious), the lone survivors of the Manhunter massacre. Rather than Ysmault, I think the Lanterns Five Inversions fled to Earth. Manhunters will be involved but won’t be the true villains, the true villains will be revealed to be the Guardians and the cover-up. The loyal duty driven John Stewart is sought out by the Guardians as they trust ring selected GLS less, as they (Abin Sur, Sinestro and Hal) have uncovered more of the secrecy of the Guardians failure rather than “doing their job.” Waylon Sanders and others are Manhunters coming to Earth to finish the job. Zoe Macon, Anton and others will be the hunted Five Inversions.

This Five Inversions start builds the structure to allow for a continued unfolding mystery and conspiracy but opens up a path to Sinestro Corp all the way to the Blackest Night.

SOURCE: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcJQyKTDvDI/

Earth has many green lanterns from Hal Jordan to Jo Mullein, but if we rank them from the strongest to the weakest this is my list:

1-Hal Jordan

2- Kyle Rayner

3- John Stewart

4-Guy Gardner

5- Jessica Cruz

6- Simon BAZ

7- Jo Mullein

SOURCE: https://www.tumblr.com/liviedoodles/150721080609/from-the-shoulder-beyond-my-wrist-look-out

SOURCE: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lanterns