Originally Posted by
Vampire Savior
I find that Van Jensen's run wasn't bad, but it did not do a whole to address the problems that John Stewart has as a character. It did not elevate him, propel him, or even develop him all that much. When it ended, John was more or less in the same situation he was before, minus having Fatality around (for better or worse, depending on your view). It did not give him a supporting cast that stuck, and did not do anything defining for him. It did not develop a niche for him, or...well...anything. That's partially why the character is still suffering from the same problems he's always been suffering from. The dude's been around for like 50 years or something, and he's still way underdeveloped. It's pretty stupid.
Way back, I told people that a dumb power upgrade wasn't what John Stewart needed when they were marking out over that ultra violet thing. The fact that people are still complaining about much the same things right now kind of proves that. What did the power do for him? Like I predicted, it didn't do anything. Well, I guess it could help him establish his own niche somehow, but I knew that particular concept wasn't really good enough to be followed up on too much by others, similar to putting John in pink and making him a Star Sapphire wasn't really good enough to be followed up on. Some people want to act like I'm downplaying the character or whatever, but if they set aside fan-ish emotions for a second and listen to what I'm saying, they might find it makes sense. Otherwise, the stuff I say wouldn't keep happening and coming true.