Red Lanterns #33 features a prominent John Stewart guest appearance, so it’s got the attention of .Co. Check out the review for this one.

“Good character interactions, an engrossing atmosphere, and fun dialogue make this issue worth checking out, but It seems like it’s biding its time for the Annual to hit next week, and the overarching plot of the story is rather stale.”

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As most of you are probably aware, San Diego Comic-Con is underway. I’m betting many John Stewart fans are excited about news regarding the character, so I’m here to help out. Remember that poll DC Comics ran that allowed fans to choose the next New 52 action figure? Well, it looks like John Stewart is the winner, because there is a New 52 figure of him on the way. Here’s some info courtesy of Comic Book Resources:

“DC also shared some special extra preview pieces not being displayed over Comic-Con weekend, including New 52 figures for Harley Quinn in her roller-derby glory; The Joker as re-imagined by Tony S. Daniel in “Detective Comics” #1; and the New 52 version of John Stewart.”

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I am definitely looking forward to seeing the figure. I hope it is based on Marcelo Maiolo and Bernard Chang’s art from Green Lantern Corps.

Speaking of Green Lantern Corps, the writer of the title, Van Jensen, attended a DC Universe panel and had some things to say about John Stewart. Also from CBR:

“Meanwhile in “Green Lantern Corps,” the long simmering plot of the character Fatality being replaced by a Durlan will come to a head in issue #33. “It was kind of hard to write in a way because it was such a tough wringer to run [John Stewart] through…this whole arc has been about him overcoming these past tragedies,” Jensen said, adding that the idea of the arc has largely been about who is more fit to the lead the Corps between Jordan and Stewart. “It’s a lot of big action combined with some really interesting spectacle and these intense character moments.” #33 focuses on Stewart’s hunt for the real Fatality, which Jensen joked, “It’s really nice to write a story without a thousand characters in it.”

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If you’re anxious to hear about movie information, that will likely happen on Saturday. GreenLantern.Co will keep you posted on the latest!

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The final part of “Uprising” has been released in Green Lantern Corps #33, and you know that GreenLantern.Co could never miss reviewing this one. Head over to the review to see how it measures up.

“First, what I appreciate most out of this is all the incredible work Van Jensen, Bernard Chang, and Marcelo Maiolo have done with John Stewart. This story arc has fleshed John out considerably, giving him a very solid supporting cast filled with fascinating characters like Von Daggle, Jruk, Feska, Arisia, and Fatality, and an expansion of his back story by showing some of his time in the Marine Corps, and shedding light on why he left. Jensen has made the most out of John’s relationship with Fatality, crafting a surprisingly compelling bond that adds several layers of enthrallment to this cosmic action story. In a years’ time, the GLC creative team has turned John Stewart from a present but empty character in recent comic continuity, to one of the most entrancing heroes of the DC Universe.”

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Quite a few interesting things have happened for Green Lantern John Stewart since the last update, and I’m here to talk about them. First up is the solicitation for Green Lantern Corps #35.

Written by VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
MONSTERS Variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale OCTOBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“GODHEAD” Act 1, Part 3: The New Gods are on the march, and the war against the ring-wielders has begun. John Stewart summons a strike team of Green Lanterns to go into battle against the fiercest of the New Gods, Uggha and his deadly warriors. But what good is the most powerful weapon in the universe when the Lanterns face the gods of the entire multiverse?!

Green Lantern Corps is being drawn into yet another cross over. I recall Van Jensen and/or Robert Venditti saying at one point that the books would break apart and go their own ways after the Durlan storyline wrapped up, but maybe there was a change of plans. Anyway, the only thing that currently piques my interest about this is that it is a clear opportunity for the creative teams to do away with the Emotional Spectrum or greatly lesson its influence in the Green Lantern books.

Last October the Green Lantern titles ran the “Lights Out” event in which the Blue Lanterns and Entities (barring Parallax) were wiped out. Perhaps the creators will continue to clean up the Spectrum with this next event. At the very least, there is really no good reason to have Larfleeze and the Indigo Tribe around. I have a feeling the creators will use this event as a means to move even further from the Geoff Johns take on Green Lantern, which would be very welcome to me.

The variant cover for the upcoming October issue has been released as well, and it’s a cool Halloween themed picture of Green Lantern John Stewart as a Black Lantern zombie!

Speaking of the variant covers, the cover for the upcoming August issue has been shown. The theme for the variants in August is selfie pictures, and Green Lantern Corps gets a cool image of John and Kilowog by Mike McKone.

Keeping with the subject, I would like to congratulate DC Comics on the hugely successful Bombshell variant covers that came out in June. They boosted sales by an incredible amount, and strong Green Lantern Corps sales are always good news to me. Green Lantern Corps‘ variant features a very lovely image of Arisia.

Some people seem to have a problem with these themed covers, but I find them to be really fun, and I wish DC all the best with them. The bombshell covers in particular are very well executed and every bit deserving of their success. The people who don’t like covers like these can simply not buy them.

Keep on the lookout for more Green Lantern John Stewart news. This is the month of San Diego Comic-Con, which means we may hear of some huge developments for the character. I also have more things to say about that, but I’ll save them for later.

Until next time…

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Green Lantern Corps Volume 4: Rebuild is out! This trade paperback collection contains Green Lantern Corps #21-27 and Annual #2, which is the start of the Van Jensen, Bernard Chang, and Marcelo Maiolo run of Green Lantern Corps. This is an absolute must have for Green Lantern John Stewart fans, being John Stewart’s first solo comic book series since Green Lantern: Mosaic, which was roughly a whopping twenty years ago.

At long last, the character made famous to millions from the Justice League animated series returns to the limelight, and in an incredibly strong showing that takes full advantage of his potential. Fans of John Stewart from the cartoon series who often lamented the character’s portrayal in Green Lantern comics will likely be very pleased, as the creative team brings that character, in all his greatness, to the printed page in his own adventures.

If you haven’t been following the periodicals, I can’t recommend this enough. And even if you have, I think picking this up is a good idea to support our favorite Green Lantern and have these stories in one neat package. Besides that, this story is just that satisfying to where it’s worth double dipping.

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Here is a classic Green Lantern John Stewart tribute from WONDER BOONE, which features clips from Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. This one has always been a favorite of mine. Enjoy!

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