If This 1 Panel Doesn’t Make You Fall in Love with Green Lantern’s Powers, Nothing Will

Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern: War Journal #11 ahead!

Summary

• John Stewart’s godlike power as a Green Lantern shines through in
  Green Lantern: War Journal
  #11.
• Stewart’s mastery of construct architecture allows him to create incredible feats with his ring.
• Stewart’s ability to envision and create constructs down to the smallest detail sets him apart as one of the most powerful Green Lanterns.

John Stewart is known across the DC Universe as one of the most powerful Green Lanterns – and for very good reason. Stewart’s latest act of mastery over his power is so over-the-top and precise that if it doesn’t convert readers into Green Lantern fans, then doing so is simply beyond the scope of the franchise.

Machinations of cosmic proportions unfold in Green Lantern: War Journal #11 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos. When the Revenant Queen attempts to turn John Stewart into an avatar of the Mad God Olgrun, Stewart reveals that he was never under her control and simply wanted to study her power from the inside. Breaking free, he proceeds to show the Revenant Queen what he can really do.

In a dazzling display, Stewart blueprints every single detail and element of the Revenant Queen’s long-destroyed tomb-prison, recreating the cosmic architecture with power rivaling DC’s old gods.

John Stewart Is the Ultimate Green Lantern in This Wild Feat

Beware His Power!

John Stewart is undoubtedly the most powerful Green Lantern in existence. As one of the few beings in all of DC to achieve “ascension,” Stewart literally wields godlike power in addition to his already formidable skills as a Green Lantern. This massive power is starkly highlighted in Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League – Green Lantern #1, as Stewart becomes the deific Emerald Knight — a figure so powerful that Shepherd, a Green Lantern from another universe who knows of the Emerald Knight’s power, comes to the mainstream DC Universe to seek Stewart’s aid.

Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League – Green Lantern
#1 by Philip Kennedy Johnson, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire, and Troy Peteri is more than a showcase of the Emerald Knight’s power – it’s a can’t-miss prequel to
Green Lantern: War Journal
, too!

But Stewart’s godlike abilities aren’t his greatest strength; rather, it is his skill as a talented architect. Green Lantern constructs become more powerful the more completely the construct can be envisioned in the Lantern’s mind; this makes architects and artists such as John Stewart and Kyle Rayner such powerful figures. Stewart has shown himself to be capable of channeling constructs of incredible scope through his ring, all envisioned down to the smallest detail — which makes him capable of near impossible feats.

John Stewart’s Latest Act Shows a Green Lantern’s Godlike Power

The Knight, the Guardian, the Builder

The display of power in Green Lantern: War Journal #11 is so incredible because it shows Stewart’s mastery over every tiniest fragment of Old God architecture: structures imbued with power beyond mortal understanding. Whereas other Green Lanterns may use their rings to pick up bricks and beams and physically repair a structure, Stewart holds every piece together in his mind and wills the Revenant Queen’s tomb back into existence in a cosmic act of creation. This one panel is an incredible showcase of raw power -— and one of the most breathtaking Green Lantern moments in years.

Green Lantern: War Journal #11 is available now from DC Comics.