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Agreed. There's a lot of meat on that bone. From John's earliest training with Hal, to his subsequent mentorship under Katma Tui, there's so much to explore and re-examine under a more modern lens.
I know poor Redjack has a lot on his plate trying to service so many characters and fulfil all those editorial mandates, in addition to trying to forward John's story, but it would be nice at some point to really zero in on John's journey up till now beyond the usual Cosmic Odyssey rehashes. Perhaps after a 2nd GL book gets launched (if that's indeed in the cards), they'll be less focus on the BIG COSMIC EVENTS and more time to let readers know who John Stewart is and what his journey has been. Van Jensen's New 52 origin was interesting, but it felt undercooked because it omitted so much great stuff from the O'Neil/Adams origin, like his early tension with Hal over protecting that racist politician and, of course, John's pitch-perfect introduction chastising cops for hassling a bunch of kids for simply playing chess. The New 52 origin was far too generic superhero for my tastes. Racial politics is baked into the character. It can't be removed so that the corporate bean-counters as less nervous about him.