Lanterns reveals John Stewart's father was Guardians' first choice before Hal Jordan
The DCU series Lanterns adopts a True Detective–style, grounded detective premise, focusing on John Stewart’s origin and the hidden Manhunter mystery while revealing Hal Jordan’s uneasy role as Earth’s veteran Lantern and the Guardians’ involvement in selecting successors. Critics are debating Hal’s portrayal, which threads through Parallax backstory implications, and the show emphasizes a practical, tactile Hal Jordan costume as part of a broader shift to a more grounded aesthetic.
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About John Stewart
John Marshall Stewart is one of the superheroes known as Green Lantern that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. One of the first African-American superheroes to appear in DC Comics, the character was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, and first appeared in Green Lantern #87. The concept for the character came from Adams' idea of a substitute Green Lantern that better reflected the racial makeup of the world's population. John Stewart, a college graduate and architect, was conceived by Adams to portray a better representation of black people in America, with Adams also diverging from the usual lighter coloring of black characters to depict him as dark-skinned, basing Stewart's design on actor Sidney Poitier. Stewart was introduced in his debut issue and origin story as an anti-authority figure symbolizing Black Power politics. He notably refused to wear a mask, breaking superhero tradition. The early 1980s saw Stewart become the main Green Lantern. In 2007, Geoff Johns changed the character to be a former U.S. Marine in Green Lantern #26 following his 2001 Justice League cartoon depiction, with which Bruce Timm removed Stewart's original "militant", "Black Panther Party"-esque characterization in favor of a military background.
Everything about John Stewart →- Occupation
- soldier, superhero, architect, military officer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Website
- https://www.dccomics.com/characters/john-stewart