ArsBrevis t1_itur914 wrote
I'm not sure how anyone would rather have a John Stewart series before a Hal Jordan series... guessing there's some committee meddling going on here.
wubbbalubbadubdub t1_itutpx8 wrote
John Stewart was actually my first green lantern because I watched the justice league cartoons.
I wouldn't mind a show with him as the MC at all.
WordsAreSomething t1_ituudph wrote
Yeah I was going to say, a lot of people's first introduction to Green Lantern is John Stewart and he's always been my favorite of the big 3
MiserableSnow t1_ituu1fr wrote
Most people know Green Lantern through the Justice League cartoon which was John Stewart. Only thing people know Hal Jordan from is that terrible live-action movie.
ThatIowanGuy t1_ituxah3 wrote
> Only thing people know Hal Jordan from is that terrible live-action movie.
We are living in a day and age knowing that there are Joker, Batman, and justice league movies all in separate universes but you don’t believe that people will understand that the Hal Jordan we saw is not canon to the current universe? Also don’t you think people might recognize him as the main Green Lantern in the comics?
tetoffens t1_itv0ree wrote
...and 60 years of being one of the best selling comic books on the planet.
Heckledeckledorkle t1_itvns9t wrote
Which still is only a few hundred thousand people. Comics are best selling with respect to other comics, not with the general audience.
People know Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman because they’ve had several beloved live action adaptions. Same with the flash. Green Lantern has one bad movie so far.
MiserableSnow t1_itvetq5 wrote
No one reads comics.
cosmoboy t1_ituvni0 wrote
GarlVinland4Astrea t1_itv5zc3 wrote
While this is true, GL worked in the context of being on an ensemble in that show.
Hal Jordan has the personal ties to the main villain (Sinestro) the second biggest villain (Star Sapphire) is the central figure in Emerald Twilight, Rebirth, Sinestro Corp and Blackest Night. He starts the GL legacy on Earth.
Also unlike Jon, Hal is pretty consistent character. Jon Stewart has been reworked and altered so much over the years
NockerJoe t1_itw9948 wrote
To be fair Hal was in cartoons before that and even appeared first in the DCAU in the Superman cartoon.
talkinpractice t1_itv2d08 wrote
John Stewart is a more interesting character than Hal Jordan (granted, neither one of them is all that interesting outside of their powers). And as has been said, a lot of the target audience grew up with John Stewart Green Lantern from the Justice League.
GarlVinland4Astrea t1_itv68ob wrote
Jon Stewart is not more interesting as a character. He literally doesn’t have a consistent character. He started out as an angry black man stereotype, then shifted between military hardass and ultra passive. He basically just is whatever the story requires
I like Jon Stewart, but he works way better when he’s in a supporting role like Justice League. Hal and Kyle are the only two that have succeeded as the main GL
talkinpractice t1_itv6qll wrote
And Batman started out using guns. Sometimes characters find their footing after their first appearance. I'm mostly referring to the JL version of the character.
GarlVinland4Astrea t1_itv7645 wrote
Batman changing methods and adding to the lore isn’t the same as radical character swings. Also the JL version has only succeeded in the context of being on a show with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. That show wouldn’t be any less well received if you put in literally any other Green Lantern. In fact the irony is they only put Jon in there to avoid a fan flame war with Hal and Kyle fans
talkinpractice t1_itv7iik wrote
I'm glad you have such strong opinions on this, but I really don't care.
John's a great character and a rare black superhero getting his own project. He is a more interesting subject for a GL series for me.
KingMondo1 t1_ituw000 wrote
>I'm not sure how anyone would rather have a John Stewart series before a Hal Jordan series
And what makes you say that?
Kevbot1000 t1_itv9fk5 wrote
John Stewart was the Green Lantern for a huge chunk of us.
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