Green Lantern Corps #10 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (story), Fernando Pasarin (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Gabe Eltaeb (colors)

The Story: Generally, it’s not a good idea for prosecutors and judges to be one and the same.

The Review: I think I’ve said this before about a couple characters, but the reserved, purposeful type of people can be difficult to connect to.  Let’s not mince words here; most of us are impulsive, confrontational, part-time morons.  We like to stand out somewhere in the spotlight, rather than linger in the shadows.  We flail around, making a ruckus, and get a lot of attention, while the reserved, purposeful people actually make the sacrifices to get the job done.

John Stewart easily lands in this category.  Think about it.  He’s an architect, so the whole of his work involves not only having a vision of his end product, but figuring out the means to make it come to be—and ultimately, people will admire the results more than the work or worker that goes into it.  He’s also a soldier, so his instinct is to think through even the most chaotic situation before making a move, and he knows when to lay down his life for the greater good.