Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern: War Journal #11 ahead!
Summary
John Stewart is known across the DC Universe as one of the most powerfulGreen Lanterns- and for very good reason. Stewart’s latest act of mastery over his power is so over-the-top and precise that if it doesn’t convert readers into Green Lantern fans, then doing so is simply beyond the scope of the franchise.
Machinations of cosmic proportions unfold inGreen Lantern: War Journal#11 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos. When the Revenant Queen attempts to turn John Stewart into an avatar of the Mad God Olgrun, Stewart reveals that he was never under her control and simply wanted to study her power from the inside. Breaking free, he proceeds toshow the Revenant Queenwhat he can really do.
In a dazzling display,Stewart blueprints every single detail and element of the Revenant Queen’s long-destroyed tomb-prison,recreating the cosmic architecture with power rivaling DC’s old gods.
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Beware His Power!
John Stewart is undoubtedly the most powerful Green Lantern in existence.As one of the few beings in all of DC to achieve “ascension,“Stewart literally wields godlike powerin addition to his already formidable skills as a Green Lantern. This massive power is starkly highlighted inDark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League - Green Lantern#1, as Stewart becomes the deific Emerald Knight — a figure so powerful that Shepherd, a Green Lantern from another universe who knows of the Emerald Knight’s power, comes to the mainstream DC Universe to seek Stewart’s aid.
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But Stewart’s godlike abilitiesaren’t his greatest strength; rather, it is his skill as a talented architect.Green Lantern constructs become more powerful the more completely the construct can be envisioned in the Lantern’s mind; this makes architects and artists such as John Stewart and Kyle Rayner such powerful figures. Stewart has shown himself to be capable of channeling constructs of incredible scope through his ring, all envisioned down to the smallest detail — which makes him capable of near impossible feats.
John Stewart’s Latest Act Shows a Green Lantern’s Godlike Power
The Knight, the Guardian, the Builder
The display of power inGreen Lantern: War Journal#11 is so incredible because it shows Stewart’s mastery over every tiniest fragment of Old God architecture: structures imbued with power beyond mortal understanding. Whereas other Green Lanterns may use their rings to pick up bricks and beams and physically repair a structure, Stewart holds every piece together in his mind and wills the Revenant Queen’s tomb back into existence in a cosmic act of creation. This one panel is an incredible showcase of raw power -— and one of the most breathtakingGreen Lanternmoments in years.
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.
