Dexter Soy's John Stewart looks badass:
Looks like this is a John Stewart tease for the upcoming Green Lantern #1
John looks like his picture should be the definition of "Badass"'s official entry in the dictionary.
I understand the frustration, but I think it would be a PERFECT time to explain the reasoning behind John's tattoo ring, now that John Stewart has his own ongoing series (man, it feels good saying that). There was just too much going on in Death Metal and then you have so many characters crammed in that event to the point where it would've been a little difficult for them explaining it. By John having his own solo now, it gives the writer more freedom to tell the story about John's tattoo ring. Perhaps, it was probably a good thing that they didn't expand that story in Scott Snyder's run and save it for his own book.
I'm hoping that some of the alien lanterns play some roles and not just the other human lanterns.