John Stewart, An Architect As Well As Marine, in the Dawn Of DC

Once upon a time, DC Studios head James Gunn retweeted and replied to Bleeding Cool information that sure DC Comics collections of comics had bought out and have been going again to print, because of his information about which characters and which comedian guide tales could be receiving film and TV therapy from DC going forwards, In response, one DC Comics fan Philip Desmonds added “When you make green Lantern please actually make John Stewart an architect and a marine. We need less one-dimensional black characters. It’s important to inspire young black kids, there’s stuff other than rap, or sports.”

Well, the author of the upcoming John Stewart Green Lantern comedian guide collection from DC Comics, and the upcoming backups with the character in the Green Lantern collection, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, has been speaking to Gregg Katzman of CBR about the upcoming Dawn Of DC publishing initiative at DC Comics. And talked about his strategy to the character and DC Comics characters as a complete. And we all know that James Gunn has been studying. Phillip Kennedy Johnson is quoted as saying;

“They’re bigger than they are. John Stewart is that for me, too. John Stewart is too often painted as a little one-note, in my opinion. Sometimes he just comes off like he spits out military jargon. I get it. You’re writing a team book. You got to give everyone little lines like, “How do I make this really feel like this particular person?” Superman is hopeful, you know? Diana’s peaceful, Batman scowls, Flash’s fast and quippy! And you know, John Stewart used to be a marine. I want to see more.”

“I see John as the architect that he was in the beginning and the person who gives their life for the greater good — the thing larger than himself. His being a marine was part of that, but he’s the consummate Lantern — the one who always should have been a Lantern — not just with his military background but with his brilliant architect’s mind that has been fettered by the concept of three-dimensional space. He’s no longer fettered. He’s the perfect Lantern, so I’m telling the story of John Stewart that is meant to feel like mythology. I’m telling a story of a Greek god who became a man.”

And as Phillip Kennedy Johnson says about James Gunn,

“I think it’s clear that the multimedia stuff is being led and made by a superfan. I’m just very hopeful that we’re going to see a time of unprecedented cohesion and sharing between source material and all the other media coming out of Warners.”

Philip Desmonds could also be hopeful too. Green Lantern #1 is printed by DC Comics in May with Gree Lantern: Hal Jordan to observe later in the yr.

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(W) Jeremy Adams, Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Xermanico, Montos (CA) Ariel Colon
Spinning out of the occasions of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the coronary heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, house of the planet Earth—and its champion together with it! A heartbreaking defeat has despatched Hal reeling, returning house to rediscover his roots…and discover the man accountable for ruining his life: Sinestro. From the visionary staff of Jeremy Adams and Xermanico (who introduced you the epic Flashpoint Beyond) comes a story of redemption, loss, and discovering out that possibly…simply possibly…you possibly can go house once more. At least in the event you’re prepared to hot-wire an influence ring to do it. Also that includes half one among John Stewart: War Journal from author Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Montos! Retail: $5.99 In-Store Date: 5/9/2023