Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern: War Journal No. 12 follow!
Summary
- It is inevitable that John Stewart and Superman will clash over Olgrun’s power, which will have cosmic consequences for both heroes.
- The aspects of Olgrun are split between John Stewart and Superman’s son Osul-Ra, setting the stage for a multiversal battle.
- A clash between these two heirs to Olgrun’s power would be a crisis-level event due to their godlike abilities.
Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s cross-series Olgrun saga has shaken up DC history on a grand scale, with cosmic implications for both Green Lantern And Superman equally. As more and more fragments of the dead god seep into DC continuity, a conflict between these two titans seems increasingly inevitable.
In Green Lantern: War Diary #12 – the final issue of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos’ monumental John Stewart series – John faces his arch-nemesis, the Revenant Queen. Here, the Queen drops a bombshell and claims that John Stewart was chosen as Olgrun’s reincarnation since time immemorial.
“Your fate is inevitable, John Stewart. Olgrun chose you as his vessel before your earth was formed,” she boasts. If that is the case, it means that Anyone who possesses an aspect of Olgrun’s power will inevitably come into conflict with John Stewart Olgrun should manifest through him.
Green Lantern and Superman seem destined to fight for Olgrun’s power
Continuation of the story of Superman: The Warworld Saga by Johnson, Daniel Sampere and Riccardo Federici
According to Olgrun lore, the mad god was split into seven different parts to prevent him from destroying all of existence. Green Lantern: War Diary #12 culminates in John Stewart gains control of Olgrun’s ring and thus command of all of Olgrun’s armed forces.However, the first aspect of Olgrun (the fire of Olgrun) was given to Superman’s adopted son Osul-Ra, in Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1. The fire of Olgrun, also in the form of a sword, is a source of incredible power, making Osul-Ra one of the most dangerous beings in the multiverse – guarded by Superman himself.
See Osul-Ra receiving the fire from Olgrun in
Superman: Warworld Apocalypse
#1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Will Conrad, Brandon Peterson, Miguel Mendonca, Max Raynor, Lee Loughridge and Dave Sharpe.
A clash between these two heirs of Olgrun would be devastating. John Stewart has already achieved functional godhood since Green Lantern #12 and is one of the most capable Green Lanterns to ever exist. Superman’s powers are also unmatched since his absorption of Genesis energy at the end of. Warworld Sagawho once admitted to Lex Luthor that “Concepts like weight, distance, temperature, and even space-time have largely lost their meaning for me.” A battle between John Stewart and Superman would represent a power struggle of a magnitude that normally only occurs in crises.
Follow John Stewart’s rise to godhood in
Green Lantern
#12 by Geoffrey Thorne, Tom Raney, Marco Santucci, Michael Atiyeh and Rob Leigh. Meanwhile, Superman’s full power is revealed in
Action Comics
#1050 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tom Taylor, Joshua Williamson, Clayton Henry, Mike Perkins, Nick Dragotta, Alex Sinclair, Frank Martin and Dave Sharpe.
Superman vs. Green Lantern would be a battle of multiversal proportions
Two of Olgrun’s aspects have entered DC continuity, but crucially, if John Stewart is Olgrun’s chosen vessel, Stewart must either collect those aspects or they must come to him for Olgrun to be whole. This means that for Olgrun to be whole, John Stewart would have to claim the Fire of Olgrun from Osul-Ra, something Superman would never allow. Yet as Olgrun’s broken pieces continue to reveal themselves, the return of the Mad God feels slow but inevitable – and with it the ultimate battle between Green Lantern And Superman.
Green Lantern: War Diary #12 is now available from DC Comics.
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Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower and create unique ghostly objects to oppose their enemies. Although some Green Lanterns have aided the Justice League, they are primarily part of the Green Lantern Corps.
- Created by
- Martin Nodell, Bill Finger, John Broome, Gil Kane, Dennis O’Neil, Neal Adams
- First appearance
- Purely American comics
- Alias
- Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, Sojourner Mullein
- alliance
- Justice League, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern Corps
- Comic books
- Green Lantern #1
Summary
Since the character was created for DC Comics in the 1940s, several people have taken on the name, powers, and duties of the Green Lantern. But no matter who takes on the name, members of the Green Lanterns, an intergalactic protection and justice force, seek to eradicate evil and protect Earth (and other planets).
Superman
The icon who gave birth to the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton, escaped his dying world to crash on Earth and grow up as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, leader of the Justice League, and the most recognizable hero in the DC Comics universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton battles enemies small and cosmic in his endless quest for truth, justice, and a better future.
- Created by
- Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel
- First appearance
- Action Comics
- Alias
- Kal-El, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent
- alliance
- Justice League, Superman Family
- Race
- Kryptonian
Summary
The icon who gave birth to the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton, escaped his dying world to crash on Earth and grow up as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, leader of the Justice League, and the most recognizable hero in the DC Comics universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton battles enemies small and cosmic in his endless quest for truth, justice, and a better future.
