Starting up todays Super Showcase is another one in the line of the galactic police force, Green Lantern Corps. Today, I bring John Stewart. John Stewart was an architect who was selected by the Guardians of the Universe as Hal Jordans backup after Guy Gardner was seriously injured in a disaster. Although, Jordan objected after seeing that Stewart had a belligerent attitude to authority figures, the Guardians stood by their selection. Jordan complied and recruited and equipped Stewart with the standard uniform and power ring. To Jordan, Stewarts first mission began badly with the assignment of protecting a racist politician and Stewart took advantage of averting an accident to embarrass him in the process. However, Stewart soon proved his worth when an apparent African American assassin shot at the politician, but Stewart refused to intervene with Jordan to move in response to the attack. However, Stewart had good reasons for this apparent dereliction of duty when he stopped a gunman from killing a police officer in the outside parking lot at the event while Jordan was pursuing a decoy. When Jordan confronted Stewart for his actions, Stewart effectively explained the situation of the ruse and the fact the politician staged it for political advantage. With that adventure, Jordan concluded that Stewart was an excellent recruit after all. For some time, Stewart occasionally filled in for him as Green Lantern when Jordan was unavailable, including some missions of the Justice League. After Jordan gave up being Green Lantern, the Guardians selected Stewart to full time duty. Stewart filled that role for some years, during which time he married Katma Tui, the Green Lantern of the planet Korugar. After Tui’s murder, Stewart became the administrator of the “Mosaic World,” a patchwork of communities from multiple planets that had been brought to Oa by an insane Guardian. From this position, Stewart eventually ascended to Guardianhood, which he later relinquished. After a brief period of paraplegia, he became Green Lantern once again and became a member of the JLA. Stewart was also a member of the Darkstars for some time. He regained his power ring during Kyle Rayners tenure as Earths main Green Lantern, and remained his backup for years, until Hal Jordan was resurrected after his spirit was freed from Parallax and the Spectre, after which Jordan took over Rayners role as Rayner went to serve an administrative position in the Green Lantern Corps in Oa. John has been a part of some of the most major events in DC, mainly Blackest Night and Brightest Day. His abilities with construct making is said to be the strongest, because he imagines and builds them from the inside out, right down to the last bolt. What else would you expect from an architect? Stewart has been featured prominently in the New 52 GL Corps line, where his story changes a bit. He has his own Zero Hour story when he was a marine. I believe that due to Stewarts nature and leadership abilities, he is one of the top Lanterns. Everyone knows about Green Lanterns, but John Stewarts dedication and tactical expertise set him apart in battle from the others. Beware his power! -Doctor Fate
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:00:01 +0000