Summary
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John Stewart now wields the powerful Dark Star Ring, an aspect of the Old God Olgrun’s willpower.
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The Dark Star Ring poses a great responsibility on Green Lantern, as it can lead to rebirth and an age of darkness if in unworthy hands.
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With the new godlike power in his possession, John Stewart must face insidious enemies gunning for the Dark Star Ring.
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Green Lantern: War Journal #11!As if it wasn’t enough for John Stewart to be the most powerful Green Lantern In the DC Universe, he now possesses the strongest power ring ever created. In the cold reaches of space, the Emerald Knight fights harder than ever to defeat the Radiant Dead and their master, Olgrun.
For months, John has been pursued by the Radiant Dead, a corrupt army of undead monsters, led by the vengeful old god Olgrun. John’s journey led him to the ends of the galaxy, where he discovered a relic that not only could end Olgrun’s reign of terror, but make Green Lantern the most powerful hero the DC Universe has ever seen.
Green Lantern’s new power ring is the willpower of an old god
in Green Lantern: War Journal #11 By Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Montos, Adriano Lucas and Dave Sharpe, John traveled through the Dark Star of the Fen and was captured by Olgrun. As Olgrun remakes John’s physical form with the Old God’s corrupted light, John revives Olgrun’s memories and bonds with Olgrun’s family, including his daughter, Queen Ajna. However, Olgrun’s brother and Green Lantern’s ally, Billow-Esh, talks to John mentally and warns him that Olgrun is close to turning Green Lantern into Olgrun’s personal ship.
With two power rings in hand, Green Lantern prepares for his final stand.
Outside of the fantasy, the undead Ajna urges John to help her find Bayla so they can destroy the gravity storm he projected and allow Olgrun’s power to spread to the rest of the DC Universe. Thankfully, John is still in control of himself and shakes off the corrupting light that Olgrun has placed on him. Green Lantern reveals that he ventured into the Dark Star to learn about it and the necropolis that once existed in its place. Now that he knows how everything is connected, Green Lantern escapes with the Dark Star Ring still on his finger.
Outside the Dark Star, Beyla and the other survivors run for their lives as the Radiant Host attacks them. However, John emerges from the Dark Star and uses his divine power to re-shape the Necropolis that shattered millennia ago. An enraged Ajna went out to Green Lantern, Telling him that the Dark Star Ring is an aspect of her father, specifically the willpower of Olgrun. Ajna vows to retrieve the ring, but before she can mount her attack, John is joined by Guy Gardner and Caolan Shepherd. With two power rings in hand, Green Lantern prepares for his final stand.
What the aspects of Olgrun are and how Green Lantern is involved
Once Olgrun was the most powerful god that existed, and he could create the most beautiful worlds and worlds. However, tragedy came to Olgrun’s world when his brother, Bjoltr, tricked Olgrun into killing his daughter. Olgrun was consumed with rage and went mad, slaughtering everything in his path. The Old Gods fought with Olgrun and defeated them, but due to his overwhelming power, they could not kill him. instead, They fractured his power and split it into seven aspects of the Old God that were scattered throughout the DC Universe..
The story of Olgrun is first brought in Action Comics #1043 (2022)!
These aspects were hidden away for eons and Olgrun was largely forgotten. That is until Superman ventured to Warworld to free his people from Mongul’s rule. There, Clark hears the story of Olgrun and discovers that Warworld is hiding one such aspect, the Fire of Olgrun. Superman ventured into the heart of the planet and successfully retrieved the aspect. But Instead of using Olgrun’s power to repair Clark’s waning power, Superman used it to revive Osul-RaA young Faelasian boy who looked up to the man of steel.
Not too long after that, the Radiant Dead emerged from elsewhere in the multiverse, solely focused on finding John Stewart and corrupting him to make him a vessel for Olgrun’s lingering presence to possess. The Green Lantern was kidnapped and trapped outside of the Dark Star, the realm where Olgrun resided. John meets Bayla, who informs him that the Dark Star was born from Queen Ajna’s ring. with no other choice, Green Lantern ventured into the Dark Star, intent on taking the Ring and ending the threat of Olgrun for good..
What an aspect of Olgrun means for Green Lantern
The last person to try and claim the Dark Star Ring was an ancient Malthusian whose body became nothing more than a puppet for Olgrun to control. But that was because the ring embodies Olgrun’s willpower and if there’s one thing John Stewart has a lot of, it’s willpower. Green Lantern has proven himself worthy of possessing the Dark Star Ring And all the power that comes with it. John is already the strongest active Green Lantern, but Olguns wants to do more than put him over the top.
But if these aspects were found by an unworthy person, Olgrun would be reborn and help in an age of darkness.
It should be noted that even though John has the Dark Star Ring now, many people in the DC Universe will want it for themselves. DC Comics’ October batch of solicitations revealed the Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1 And his provided information revealed that Lord Premier Tharos, the current head of the Green Lantern Corps, wants the Dark Star Ring. Fans who have been keeping up with Green Lantern Know that there is absolutely no depth that Taoros will not sink to in order to get what he wants.
It is also important to note that this is the second aspect of Olgrun that has been found. On Warworld, Superman was told that if these aspects were found and reunited by someone worthy, they would be reborn “as the hero he was meant to be”. But if these aspects were found by an unworthy person, Olgrun would be reborn and help in an age of darkness. John is no doubt a worthy man, however Green Lantern has a huge responsibility to walk with the new, godlike power in his hands.
What’s next for Green Lantern now that he has Olgrun’s willpower?
Although the Radiant Dead have been hounding John for months, he finally has the power to defeat them for good. However, once word gets out about the Dark Star Ring, the most insidious people in the DC Universe will be gunning for it. There are few who can really challenge John, but he will want to keep his guard up from here on out. Now that Green Lantern Has one of the mightiest power rings to ever exist, it’s up to him to ensure it stays in the right hands.
Green Lantern: War Journal #11 is available now from DC Comics.
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