![]() This isn’t Marvel’s thinly-veiled allegorical civil rights agenda. It may seem strange to say, but the most significant aspect of John Stewart’s first appearance is that DC did not shy away from writing their superhero Hal as being prejudiced against John simply because he was black. What DC did with the first interaction between Hal and John is pretty incredible, looking back. The comicvine article breaks down this relationship starting from his first appearance in 1971 in Green Lantern/Green Arrow #87, which is a good starting point, but this first appearance also deserves to be analyzed again in the context of John Stewart’s potential significance in the context of the DCU. This is the same generation that only knows Hal Jordan in the context of the Ryan Reynolds movie that Warner Bros (and probably Ryan Reynolds) would like to wipe from existence, so already John Stewart is a better choice in terms of not having to recast and re-mythologize Hal Jordan.īut the most important aspect of the choice of John Stewart is that John Stewart’s character has from the very beginning been a not-at-all-subtle attack against racism and systemic racism as embodied by the police. This recent article on comicvine highlights some of his awesomeness, and points out that for the younger generation, John Stewart might have been the first Green Lantern they knew, thanks to the Justice League animated series from 2001. Choosing to move forward with John Stewart is not only a great move in terms of diversity and getting more black superheroes into the DCU, but John Stewart himself is a better character than if they simply cast a black actor as Hal Jordan. The controversial casting of Jason Momoa ( the wet naked poster child for the narrative revolution) is the smartest thing Warner Bros has done in terms of diversifying the Justice League in years. Sourced.)Īs has been pointed out previously by astute women on this site, superhero movies by both DC and Marvel have been woefully white. ![]() ![]() (Sidenote: The guys on the show comment that people in their chat room are calling that casting “PC bullshit” and the host, to his discredit, actually says “I understand that comment,” and that gets me going in all the wrong ways, so don’t click on the link unless you enjoy being rageful, but it’s important to source the casting rumors, so. I’m not generally the type of person to get riled up about casting rumors, but the buzz dropped on Friday’s Popcorn Talk that Warner Bros is currently casting for John Stewart as Green Lantern and not Hal Jordan gets me going in all the good ways.
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