Obviously, more dverse voices in the industry would be helpful (RIP McDuffie), but it's got to be more than that considering that most of the cartoon writers were white. It's a difference in editorial. Like, why didn't Didio ask Morrison to write a John Stewart book, or why don't we hear about editorial soliciting pitches for John?
That's the main issue that I have. Despite the character's success as being one of the top minority heroes at DC, they don't look at him as a priority. They refused to capitalize on his success. They would rather take risks by creating a new minority character than exploring a character that has a good sizable fanbase. That's why some John Stewart fans created conspiracies on the matter. There's nothing wrong creating new minority characters, which is great, but it's rather strange not use existing ones that has potential. Although Ethan Van Sciver made legitimate excuses on why John hasn't starred or been the more focused hero in books by writers, he wouldn't answer reasoning on why editorial didn't solicit pitches for a John Stewart focused book.
I could be wrong here and just speculating, but since Scott Snyder has been a a fan of the JL/JLU cartoons, he probably thought John was overlooked (like what Van Jensen stated) and how they never used him as a full potential, despite his big success, so he thought it would be wise to place John Stewart in his book and develop him further since he said he always wanted to write him. He did a terrific job with the character so far.
I love me some John Stewart. What a badass character. Because of his unforgettable role in the old Justice League Animated series, I view him as MY GREEN LANTERN (no Hal Jordan for me).
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Welcome to the John Stewart Appreciation thread!
John Stewart is totally badass indeed He was an awesome character in the Justice League animated series. He had cool showdowns with villains, great relationships with other leaguers, and played vital roles in the series. I don't think the execs could've done any more than that to raise a character.
This is my beef with DC when it comes to John. They have a great character that they choose not to use at a higher degree. Just think how awesome a solo of John by Morrison and Fabok would be? Or any great creative team? I just wish DC would give John a solo book like he deserves.
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We all share the same sentiments here. John Stewart more than deserves a book, but I think it should be written by a high profile team. In these cases, DC editorial shouldn't have the attitude by using some writer for a John Stewart solo. Because I get the impression that they're not giving the effort to push the character to his full potential like they did in the Justice League cartoons. They need to give him a high profile creative team. If they could get one of DC's top writers like Grant Morrison to write a Hal Jordan book, (which Morrison declined at first and changed his mind later on), then there shouldn't be any excuses here.
John Stewart in the JLA by Paolo Rivera
John Stewart looks awesome in this artwork.
That's a great piece-- thought it was official until I saw some of the costumes, haha.
Is Hawkgirl staring at John Stewart's space ship? John Stewart did have a space ship from issue #2.
John Stewart's space ship is something that we haven't really discussed before. It would be nice if John created his own ship that he created, since he's an architect. This could be potentially in the upcoming issue, since Scott Snyder said this issue is going to focus on the Hall of Justice and character relationships.
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Can't help imagining a John Stewart version of this trailer--
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Excited to see the lunchroom interactions in #9. Think John was supposed to do something don't remember the solicit.