Sojourner Mullein is up there with Jessica Cruz as being fully realized characters who's time as Lanterns lets us dive deep into the complexities of who they are as people, exploring and expressing their internal conflicts in a way that doesn't happen nearly enough considering how many Lantern protagonists we have. I hope these two set the tone for all leading Lanterns going forward.
Batman once said, " I'm going to beat you so bad that when you are one inch from death's door, I will drag you back the slow and painful way back into the land of the living. Then I will drag you back to death's door, open the door push you in, right before you are completely through death's door I will pull you by the ankle to slow and painful way back into life, then repeat this time over and over this time with a sludge hammer. Now where is Joker before I lose my patience? 😐
I keep seeing far sector pop up on a lot of “must read” lists for green lantern and I’m pretty excited to check her stories out! She seems like a character that’s got a lot of fun style which translates well to the powers of the green lanterns!
Jamal Campbell needs to work on the upcoming Static title his art is legend status. Will there ever be books about human lanterns from the other cores? It would be cool to see a Blue Lanterns have a book.
There should be, and it'd be really easy. The blue entity took a Human host for a little while, a young girl named Nicole, and she hasn't been seen since the entity left. He's the perfect candidate for a blue ring, and she'd be our Human pov character in a Blue Lantern series.
I'm sooooo glad you covered this book. I picked up the first issue based off it being a Black character on the cover. Great writing, great art, and socially conscious without being preachy. You my man 100K grand!
A very complex character. Very different type for a lantern. Her power set is intriguing. An depth to her character feels very thought out. Have to see..
It's crazy to think about how much depth and complexity Jo has when she's only been around for a year, compared to someone like Hal who's been around SIXTY years. She's an incredibly strong character right out of the gate, and she's got an unbelievable head start compared to every classic Lantern character.
@@MosaicComics I can already see the Mary sue shoes about to be put on her. Like a lot of Black characters. Her powers are either too powerful or too complex to be used properly in a story. I see her being used just cosmically. But,I hope they give her a real chance in the continuity..
@@georgetinker1292 I don’t see how she even could be a Mary Sue, since not only is her ring weaker than the average Green Lantern, but there’s been an incredible amount of time spent on giving her a backstory that explains every facet of who and what she is. A Mary Sue is hollow power fantasy, Jo’s the exact opposite.
@@BlerdWithoutFear It seems like DC wants to push her. She's part of the Future State Justice League, she's showing up in one of the last Death Metal tie-ins, and she's on the cover to The Green Lantern #11. Hopefully this means there's a plan for what to do with her once Far Sector ends in a few months.
I'm definitely checking out this character now. What he says at the end about how Jo resonates in the way she is written is what was sometimes lacking with Miles Morales and Ganke too under Bendis... he had Miles say things that are about colorblindness that could definitely be something a Afro-Latino might think and feel but it's uncomfortable knowing that it's from a white writer. It's ideal, perhaps, but a person of color can pretend or be unware of prejudices but if white person decides to judge them based on those prejudices and has the power to enforce those prejudices it doesn't matter what the PoC believes or knows. I'm of the mind that Marvel needs to let Ta-Nashi Coates have a go at writing the X-Men especially now.
Thanks for this, brother!!! I had no idea about her. New Green Lantern characters have been hit and miss over the last 20 years. Their books have fallen off of my comic book list because of it. However, this book looks like a Great Read! I will definitely buy the series for my girls (11 & 13) as well. Thanks Again, Peace!
First i'm hearing about the character but she sounds awesome. Pretty obvious the Janelle Monae similarities were done on purpose but I dig it. Definitely wanna check this out.
Jemisin has acknowledged that Janelle was an influence. I think they did a great job of taking inspiration from Monae's style while still making Jo a distinct character 💚
Thank you for doing this video. I only saw her on the image of Future State Justice League cover you showed in the video. It has been floating around for a good minute. I was very curious about her and wanted to know more about her. I am going to look forward to reading the Far Sector and learning more about her character.
Haven't finished this comic yet and I completely forgot to keep up with it! Thanks for this video, I have to get back to reading it! Being Nigerian and seeing more and more black and brown characters is making me enjoy comics again!
Idc if she’s black...I like that she’s a character who happens to be black. Great character and I’m really enjoying this series. I like the idea of characters of being from different backgrounds in general.
Green Lantern? More like Gurren Lantern. She legit giving me off Gurren Lagann vibes with those Kamina shades and cape. Obviously her and Kyle would get along just fine.
Isn't this a reworking of the Jessica Cruz character? Jessica Cruz was all about fear and overcoming it and living with it. And because Jessica was so damn fearful she shouldn't even have been able to become official Green lantern
Im didn't know anything about her and I love the Green Lanterns definitely picking this up. I wonder what happened in the future to change how the rings work. This story could get real deep
I love the art and the character. The new setting and serjourner being a new black character and having a story really separate from everything else. Everything new and unknown . I picked up far sector when it came out
ngl she basically can do what every lantern can that and the fact that they try to say what she accept fear as a will drive is what literally every Green lantern must learn to do that not special the only this that special about her is that her ring can self charge and even that is not a good thing.
@@tinymxnticore He’s actually been showing up a lot ever since the Justice/Doom War brought back the JSA. He’s been in Justice League, Death Metal, Hawkman, Injustice, the lead story in the GL 80th Anniversary issue...at this point, all they haven’t done is put him in his own ongoing book.
@@MosaicComics Good to know. Usually, DC only references Golden Age characters if they want to contrast how old-fashioned they are compared to modern heroes (like the Justice Guild in the DCAU).
I would pick Kelly Rowland, she is versatile enough, and she's sexually riskay, lol, plus I would love to see her back in a film, she could use something like this, It would get good for her
I liked this character up until the 7min mark when I realized she’s just a social statement: she stood against police brutality, became associated with BLM; she’s a pan sexual or bisexual or any of the LGBT letters; she was at ground zero during 9/11... A little on the nose. I bet she’s also an advocate for climate change and gun control. Before anyone assume anything, I’m neither a republican or a democrat, and I’m black. I just hate when reality corrupts fiction in such an obvious and angry way.
And I will reiterate what I clearly said in the video. "I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL ALL 12 ISSUES WERE OUT BUT THEN COVID HAPPENED AND THE COMIC WAS DELAYED SO.... WHATEVS...." Besides.... Being accurate and informative is better and more important than being "first"
@@BlerdWithoutFear Still ... i couldnt help but express my dissappointment as i was forced to watch others who i might add are not as good as you show at least a part one waiting for a part two. i will note though this is not one of the more popular storylines. i just like it cause she looks just like my daughter.
I am all for the BLM movements message, but that immediately turned me off her character( I don’t like politics in my media I use it as an escape) but I hope stories are written that are good for her character I just learned about her from green lantern issue 8 where she meet Kyle Rayner like the costume don’t like the glasses, but I was intrigued I do like her more than Simon tho
No thanks. I will pass on the SJW Lantern and this WOKE narrative. The character design and the way she uses her power is awsome though, the art and the setting is great. But I can stand the politics.
The glasses have to be that size because they're a direct reference to the character of Kamina from the anime Gurren Lagann. She's flying her nerd flag proudly.
Omfg.....why are they always GREEEEN can we just get any new lanterns that aren't greeeen. Red lantern super girl may have been hated idk didn't read it but wanted to, where's the rest? Can I get Blue or a damn orange lantern anti here shit....
I admit more black characters work for me. I hope the future will bring more mixed varieties of black characters to base too.
Fingers crossed. I think it will happen. Hopefully sooner rather than later
@@BlerdWithoutFear bro what's your email I'm writing a marvel concept of BLM involving mixture culture
And this is the reason comics suck now
@@flores4377please stop with this half ass board lazy argument
@@mizushogun no u
I love the character, the art is on point, will definitely pick this up
Its definitely worth the pick up! Jo is out here!
Lover and her character. She and Kyle rayner would get along as anime nerds
Thats why I kind of want her to cross over and have Kyle be her partner. It would be amazing
She needs her own animation series Netflix or Hulu.😎
Yes, grow her character!!!
Sojourner Mullein is up there with Jessica Cruz as being fully realized characters who's time as Lanterns lets us dive deep into the complexities of who they are as people, exploring and expressing their internal conflicts in a way that doesn't happen nearly enough considering how many Lantern protagonists we have. I hope these two set the tone for all leading Lanterns going forward.
For a vast universe there certainly are a lot of human green lanterns.
Earth is the center of it
Agreed, but it is the center. Which is a good writing tool to explain the self centered approach of everything . Creative control.
Batman once said, " I'm going to beat you so bad that when you are one inch from death's door, I will drag you back the slow and painful way back into the land of the living. Then I will drag you back to death's door, open the door push you in, right before you are completely through death's door I will pull you by the ankle to slow and painful way back into life, then repeat this time over and over this time with a sludge hammer. Now where is Joker before I lose my patience? 😐
Too many human GL imo.
@@daingermouz2077 way too many
I keep seeing far sector pop up on a lot of “must read” lists for green lantern and I’m pretty excited to check her stories out! She seems like a character that’s got a lot of fun style which translates well to the powers of the green lanterns!
Jamal Campbell needs to work on the upcoming Static title his art is legend status. Will there ever be books about human lanterns from the other cores? It would be cool to see a Blue Lanterns have a book.
There should be, and it'd be really easy. The blue entity took a Human host for a little while, a young girl named Nicole, and she hasn't been seen since the entity left. He's the perfect candidate for a blue ring, and she'd be our Human pov character in a Blue Lantern series.
She's dope. Im getting the book
Far Sector is legit worth it!
Jamal Campbell’s art is dope.
SAME!!!! I read the first issue way back and was like... Well damn, John Stewart... you got some comp for favorite Lantern lol
She is fly as hell. And I love the art
Never been a Green Lantern Fan but I like this character 👌 maybe I'll give far sector a try and future state justice leauge
Oh my thickness
That cake... Lawdamercy
So Jeanelle Monet becomes a Green Lantern
I'm sooooo glad you covered this book. I picked up the first issue based off it being a Black character on the cover. Great writing, great art, and socially conscious without being preachy. You my man 100K grand!
Anytime, playa! It really is an amazing work. I love how awesome Jo is. She reminds me so much of a friend of mine its not even funny lol
If the Voice of God and Barry White had a party with Commander Sisko from Star Trek:DS9, you'd have Mike Pondsmith
I cosign this. Because its true.
this is my first time but she sounds awesome and looking forward to checking out her story.
A very complex character. Very different type for a lantern. Her power set is intriguing. An depth to her character feels very thought out. Have to see..
NK Jemisin has done such a good job with her. I'm ready to see more of this character. I bet she'd give the rest of the Corps fits
@@BlerdWithoutFear there haven't been a lot of stand out lady lanterns lately since Thaal Sinestro's daughter.
It's crazy to think about how much depth and complexity Jo has when she's only been around for a year, compared to someone like Hal who's been around SIXTY years. She's an incredibly strong character right out of the gate, and she's got an unbelievable head start compared to every classic Lantern character.
@@MosaicComics I can already see the Mary sue shoes about to be put on her. Like a lot of Black characters. Her powers are either too powerful or too complex to be used properly in a story. I see her being used just cosmically. But,I hope they give her a real chance in the continuity..
@@georgetinker1292 I don’t see how she even could be a Mary Sue, since not only is her ring weaker than the average Green Lantern, but there’s been an incredible amount of time spent on giving her a backstory that explains every facet of who and what she is. A Mary Sue is hollow power fantasy, Jo’s the exact opposite.
Cyberpunk is a black creation!!!!??!??!!
Yup! Mike Pondsmith created the tabletop RPG way back and the game thats coming out next month is based on his work. My mans getting that BAG!
Blew my mind when I found out lol. Almost as much as when I found out the guy who made Ben10 was black
Never heard of her, but now I would like to see more of her.
I wish she were in more comics I loved the first 8 issues so far!
Ikr?! They've been amazing
I'm hoping they do more with her after DC Future State. She deserves to be in the main books
@@BlerdWithoutFear It seems like DC wants to push her. She's part of the Future State Justice League, she's showing up in one of the last Death Metal tie-ins, and she's on the cover to The Green Lantern #11. Hopefully this means there's a plan for what to do with her once Far Sector ends in a few months.
I'm buying this comic, this character looks extremely interesting (and the art is super dope)
Its really good and worth it! you will not be disappointed 😊
I love this book...she is one of the best new characters of 2020
All Far Sector has to do at this point is stick the landing and it'll be one of my absolute favorite Green Lantern runs of all time, easily.
I'm definitely checking out this character now. What he says at the end about how Jo resonates in the way she is written is what was sometimes lacking with Miles Morales and Ganke too under Bendis... he had Miles say things that are about colorblindness that could definitely be something a Afro-Latino might think and feel but it's uncomfortable knowing that it's from a white writer. It's ideal, perhaps, but a person of color can pretend or be unware of prejudices but if white person decides to judge them based on those prejudices and has the power to enforce those prejudices it doesn't matter what the PoC believes or knows. I'm of the mind that Marvel needs to let Ta-Nashi Coates have a go at writing the X-Men especially now.
Dating guys and women is not being pansexual, that's being Bisexual lol
One of the best series DC has out on the stands
Thanks for this, brother!!! I had no idea about her. New Green Lantern characters have been hit and miss over the last 20 years. Their books have fallen off of my comic book list because of it. However, this book looks like a Great Read! I will definitely buy the series for my girls (11 & 13) as well. Thanks Again, Peace!
Yep today years old finding out about this. Thanks, man!!
Always glad to shine light on greatness! Hope you enjoyed!
She's soooooo dope been waiting for more of her...
I pick up the 1st issue at the beginning of the year. I was into it but forgot about it. Thanks to you bro I'm going to check it out more.
Jo is part of the new Mosaic Saga...we'll find out later that the Guardian was actually herself from a possible future... Love it!!
As a Green Lantern fan, I love this!
I love the idea that her will to live WITH her fear powers her ring. I'm a fan now
I dig this character. She sounds cool and the art is awesome. Might pick this up soon. Thanks for the intro to the character.
Anytime! Always glad to shine light on characters like this. She's so awesome. Plus she stays having me laughing
wireless charging does have its down sides
True dat. Never again
I would agree, but I really want her to portray storm.
YASSS! I've wanted this video since I started Far Sector last december!
It took a long time to get here, but thats ok cause we're gonna make folks RESPECK Jo Mullein 😎
@@BlerdWithoutFear im here for it! 👍🏿
First i'm hearing about the character but she sounds awesome. Pretty obvious the Janelle Monae similarities were done on purpose but I dig it. Definitely wanna check this out.
Jemisin has acknowledged that Janelle was an influence. I think they did a great job of taking inspiration from Monae's style while still making Jo a distinct character 💚
not only is this my first hearing about her but you as well sir. allow me to to play catch up on your other videos. subscriber gain +1
I so appreciate your videos.
She's so dope!!!!!!! She's my favourite green lantern!!!
I'm gonna give it a try
Thank you for doing this video. I only saw her on the image of Future State Justice League cover you showed in the video. It has been floating around for a good minute. I was very curious about her and wanted to know more about her. I am going to look forward to reading the Far Sector and learning more about her character.
Great pick on the actress for Jo!
Man I just dropped what I was doing to watch this, lol. I get why you waited, but I'm so glad you did it when you did Ernie. One time for Jo! ✊🏾
Thank you, fam! I wish COVID wouldn't have delayed it cause it would've been done by now but man... This book was so good I said fuck it... LETS GO!!!
@@BlerdWithoutFear And im all for it brother 💯💯
Thanks for the cyberpunk history.✊
Anytime!!! always glad to put respect on Mike Pondsmith's name
So awesome! Great video
Today years old. She seems pretty bad ass, please keep us in the loop about her adventures.
Will do! I love this character. She's definitely has great things ahead of her
Haven't finished this comic yet and I completely forgot to keep up with it! Thanks for this video, I have to get back to reading it! Being Nigerian and seeing more and more black and brown characters is making me enjoy comics again!
Well damn... I'm so surprised I never heard about this. Just looking online at it & skimming the art is amazing & she seems like a good character.
Jamal Campbell is AMAZING. Trust me.... treat YOSELF!
Just found out about her today.
She's worth a look! Far Sector is a low key amazing DC book
As a GL fan, I gotta check this sista out!
Idc if she’s black...I like that she’s a character who happens to be black. Great character and I’m really enjoying this series. I like the idea of characters of being from different backgrounds in general.
Yessssss!!!!!! Finally!! So underrated!
Jo cannot be denied. She will get her propers!
Just read Far Sector and this story needs to be adapted on the big screen
Bought all the books when they came out but have yet to read them.
Green Lantern? More like Gurren Lantern. She legit giving me off Gurren Lagann vibes with those Kamina shades and cape. Obviously her and Kyle would get along just fine.
I really hope they keep her character
This like 2nd time im seeing this character
Oh yeah? Hopefully DC will do more with her and change that up! She's like... the one thing I'm looking forward to in DC future State.
@@BlerdWithoutFear yea someone different for a change unless all the universes die and they don't bother to fix it lol
Ngl the mecha she makes look like the Nirvash from Eureka Seven
I guess I’ll have to check her out.
As far as actresses go my brother you have some domineering taste I can dig it
Far sector is so dope 🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾
I love this title.
Im enjoying the series so far
Glad to hear it! Can't wait to see her make it to the main continuity
@@BlerdWithoutFear hope they add her to that GL series
I loved gundams fav is wing
Ashley I came to love in Dear White People. And I think she’d be perfect for the role
Isn't this a reworking of the Jessica Cruz character? Jessica Cruz was all about fear and overcoming it and living with it. And because Jessica was so damn fearful she shouldn't even have been able to become official Green lantern
I have finally given in to your command and have washed my hands.
Yes, yes, yes.... EXCELLENT >:)
Ashley is a good picc. I would also picc nafessa Williams from Blacc Lightning
I believe the comic just finished
Im didn't know anything about her and I love the Green Lanterns definitely picking this up. I wonder what happened in the future to change how the rings work. This story could get real deep
I love the art and the character. The new setting and serjourner being a new black character and having a story really separate from everything else. Everything new and unknown . I picked up far sector when it came out
I dont like her ring so far for the 5 day thing but so far she's kool
I’m sorry her ring is weaker?! She summoned a friggin gundam!!! I guess it’s just the application that counts
I always thought it’d be cool if there was a green lantern that study like bugs or some shit a profession mostly feared by people
Jon Stewart doesn't need to power up his ring anymore, because he doesn't have one the like Jordan they've became their rings.
Bout damn time
She is cool
ngl she basically can do what every lantern can that and the fact that they try to say what she accept fear as a will drive is what literally every Green lantern must learn to do that not special the only this that special about her is that her ring can self charge and even that is not a good thing.
Ashley Blaine Featherson is fine asl! And is fantastic on Dear White People
So how many human green lanterns are they? 8?
Hal, Guy, John, Kyle, Jessica, Simon, Jo and Keli so.... yup! 8 humans out of 7,200 total Lanterns
@@BlerdWithoutFear Don't forget Alan. He's not GLC, but he's family.
@@MosaicComics But DC usually does 👀
@@tinymxnticore He’s actually been showing up a lot ever since the Justice/Doom War brought back the JSA. He’s been in Justice League, Death Metal, Hawkman, Injustice, the lead story in the GL 80th Anniversary issue...at this point, all they haven’t done is put him in his own ongoing book.
@@MosaicComics Good to know. Usually, DC only references Golden Age characters if they want to contrast how old-fashioned they are compared to modern heroes (like the Justice Guild in the DCAU).
Been reading since issue 1. Love this character she dope af
We need more of her. DC needs to act right.
Is it actually a gundam though? Seems more like the drill the universe robot or something.
@sjoutsider yeah that's the one. Thanks. Hope blerd sees this. Don't want him to make hasty generalisations on foreign cultural references.
Why are there so many terran green lanterns?
People don't understand ...... She dating Aliens , Women & Men ...... Yeah , she's pansexual
Joe is thicc and I'm honestly really looking forward to getting the traid pb
i think you picked a great casting for her. i didnt know the actresses name but i was thinking she would be dope. dear white people was so great
I would pick Kelly Rowland, she is versatile enough, and she's sexually riskay, lol, plus I would love to see her back in a film, she could use something like this, It would get good for her
see write new compelling characters not going around changing old ones .
I liked this character up until the 7min mark when I realized she’s just a social statement: she stood against police brutality, became associated with BLM; she’s a pan sexual or bisexual or any of the LGBT letters; she was at ground zero during 9/11... A little on the nose. I bet she’s also an advocate for climate change and gun control. Before anyone assume anything, I’m neither a republican or a democrat, and I’m black. I just hate when reality corrupts fiction in such an obvious and angry way.
Like seriously you took forever to cover this comic. Ive seen a million lesser storytellers cover this before you.
And I will reiterate what I clearly said in the video. "I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL ALL 12 ISSUES WERE OUT BUT THEN COVID HAPPENED AND THE COMIC WAS DELAYED SO.... WHATEVS...."
Besides.... Being accurate and informative is better and more important than being "first"
@@BlerdWithoutFear Still ... i couldnt help but express my dissappointment as i was forced to watch others who i might add are not as good as you show at least a part one waiting for a part two. i will note though this is not one of the more popular storylines. i just like it cause she looks just like my daughter.
The first woke lantern
I am all for the BLM movements message, but that immediately turned me off her character( I don’t like politics in my media I use it as an escape) but I hope stories are written that are good for her character I just learned about her from green lantern issue 8 where she meet Kyle Rayner like the costume don’t like the glasses, but I was intrigued I do like her more than Simon tho
No thanks.
I will pass on the SJW Lantern and this WOKE narrative. The character design and the way she uses her power is awsome though, the art and the setting is great. But I can stand the politics.
I think I like everything but the hair too much like Chris Tucker in fifth element. Just over the top. Shape of glasses yes size scale down.
Well, it ain't going anywhere so you either get used to it or don't lol. Its just comic books.
@@BlerdWithoutFear true.
The glasses have to be that size because they're a direct reference to the character of Kamina from the anime Gurren Lagann. She's flying her nerd flag proudly.
@@MosaicComics ok didn't know that.
Omfg.....why are they always GREEEEN can we just get any new lanterns that aren't greeeen.
Red lantern super girl may have been hated idk didn't read it but wanted to, where's the rest?
Can I get Blue or a damn orange lantern anti here shit....
Sign me up for a Carol Ferris Star Sapphire book. She deserves it.
Really a george carlin quote how pretentious.
Ah a liberal lantern.