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[Dr. Naysay Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Dr. Naysay]

It's like they don't know what to do with John so they just go with the popular flow. JLU put GL on the map for practically all of the newer fans so Johns probably felt it would be in the character's best interest to incorprate JLU's background with the comics.

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[Mosaic Star Sapphire's Love Slave Find all posts View Profile Close Mosaic]

I like the retcon. It perfectly worked in the Justice League animated series. Ooh Rah! And John has still kept his architect background. But I don't want to see him reduced to a sniper only. That get's lame after a while and doesn't fit for a GL that he only constructs sniper rifles.

[akutabi Alan's Drycleaner Find all posts View Profile Close akutabi]

I like the retcon. It perfectly worked in the Justice League animated series. Ooh Rah! And John has still kept his architect background. But I don't want to see him reduced to a sniper only. That get's lame after a while and doesn't fit for a GL that he only constructs sniper rifles.

Absolutely, I thought that was the point of him being an architect. There should also be a level of creativity to his constructs.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

I have liked John since Englhart put some effort into him back in the 80s. There are problems with the character in that he's not clearly defined enough; at least to the writers. Angy black man. Architect. Willing student. Over confident failure. Apartheid activist. Cripple. Marine. Streisand fan.

I think his backstory and inconsistant personality, along with the lack of an iconic origin like Hal, is what has always kept him on the back burner. If not for those, he would have had his shot in '94 and they wouldn't have needed to invent Kyle.

[Gonza2814 Green Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Gonza2814]

Yeah, I don't link much the military tone and the structure of the the Green Gestapo Corps.

[Gauntlet101010 Alpha-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Gauntlet101010]

Now that it's mentioned I agree that it's lame John's always just making guns. His ring can make anything!

I don't quite agree that the military retcons is holding him back, though. It's just another take on a character who has had so many different interpretations anyway.

[TazzMission Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close TazzMission]

:waits for the john should be racist agaisnt all planets idea:

[Mosaic Star Sapphire's Love Slave Find all posts View Profile Close Mosaic]

His ring can make anything!

The ring itself makes nothing. The power rings are only tools for the minds of the bearers. The sniper rifle thing worked good for disabling Bedovian in the Sinestro Corps War. But they started to over emphasize that rifle thing. We all know now that he has sharpshooting abilities.

[Mosaic Star Sapphire's Love Slave Find all posts View Profile Close Mosaic]

JPart of what made the Green Lanterns so appealing to me growing up was that they specifically were not soldiers.

[Lantern2814.20850 Green Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern2814.20850]

I remember in rebirth they emphasized the Architectural side of John and how you could see every nut and bolt holding his constructs. That was really cool I also though they were gonna revisit that route when they were reconstructing Oa with Ganthet's input on ancient Oan architectural designs "They were far "sturdier.""

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

I would have sworn I replied to this thread before. Maybe there was another like it.

My view is that it is FINE to add the Marines into John's background as flavor, and to perhaps explain a skill like his sniper ability, but it bugs the heck out of me that, all of the sudden, it isn't just that he was a Marine, but that his being a Marine has become the defining element of his character. So many of his constructs now come from that, and when we read his internal narration, THAT is the primary way he seems to identify himself.

I'm fine with him being an architect who served in the Marines, but not too thrilled about him being a Marine who just happens to have an architecture degree...

[Gauntlet101010 Alpha-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Gauntlet101010]

I would have sworn I replied to this thread before. Maybe there was another like it.

My view is that it is FINE to add the Marines into John's background as flavor, and to perhaps explain a skill like his sniper ability, but it bugs the heck out of me that, all of the sudden, it isn't just that he was a Marine, but that his being a Marine has become the defining element of his character. So many of his constructs now come from that, and when we read his internal narration, THAT is the primary way he seems to identify himself.

I'm fine with him being an architect who served in the Marines, but not too thrilled about him being a Marine who just happens to have an architecture degree...

They did a subtle retcon with him. You'll notice in a past issue he talks about time in Iraq. So he had a fairly recent tour of duty. Could still be at the forefront of his mind.

[Emerald Warrior JStewart Major Force's Dinner Date Find all posts View Profile Close Emerald Warrior JStewart]

If theyre gonna use his Marine background as his main image, they should be able to come up with more cool constructs for him than just a sniper type rifile. Arent there more weapons in war than just a rifile? SMMFH