Green Lantern Mom joins the Corps with the powers she always deserved

Summary

John Stewart’s mother finally gets the Green Lantern powers she deserves, thanks to a fusion with a powerful construct.
Shirley Stewart faces the threat of Star Shroud with newfound strength and wisdom, ready to take on this formidable foe.
Despite lacking a power ring, Green Lantern’s mother proves to be a strong and capable hero in Green Lantern: War Journal #11.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Green Lantern: War Journal #11!She may not have a power ring, but John Stewart’s mother finally gets it Green Lantern Make her always deserved. With her son trapped on the far side of the universe, Shirley Stewart is under attack by a charming monster. Thankfully, Green Lantern’s mother is finally getting firepower that is long overdue.

in Green Lantern: War Journal #11 By Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos, John Henry Irons and Natasha work tirelessly to break into the Steelworks Tower, where Shirley is trapped inside and under attack from the Star Shroud. Shirley is protected by the construct of her deceased daughter, Ellie, who hides Shirley in a pocket dimension.

Eli builds fuses with Shirley Stewart to create a new Green Lantern DC

In their dimension, Eli tells Shirley how John was inspired by his mother’s strength. Although Eli does not have a power ring to give Shirley, she embraces her and the two fuses, Turning Shirley into a younger version of herself with Green Lantern powers.

Green Lantern’s mom finally gets the power her son wanted her to have

Green Lantern John Stewart talks to his mother, an elderly black woman with white curly hair, as she sleeps in a hospital bed.

The Green Lantern Corps went through massive changes when the organization’s leadership passed to the United Planet. Disagreeing with the changes Lord Premier Thaaros made, John chose to retire from active duty and returned home to take care of his sick mother. With Shirley struggling with dementia, John made his mother a construct of his sister to keep his mother safe and provide company. This was a smart move on John’s part as his mother was eventually targeted by the Star Shroud, The shape-shifting remnants of a Green Lantern that was corrupted by the Radiant Dead.

Fans only got to see Shirley Stewart in her twilight years, but even John Stewart admits that she deserves to be a Green Lantern over him. In her youth, Shirley was an active fighter for civil rights who faced challenge after challenge on top of raising John and Ellie. While Eli can’t officially induct Shirley into the Green Lantern Corps, it’s the next best thing. The Eli build is only a fragment of John’s power, but with his connection to the source, The fusion of Ali and Shirley makes John’s mother one of the strongest Green Lanterns around.

Will the Mother of Green Lantern beat the Star Shroud?

Green Lantern War Journal #9 cover with John Stewart's mother and Varron

The Star Shroud is a force unto itself and seemingly more powerful than any member of the Radiant Dead. However, John’s power was enough to beat Varron once, so there is little doubt that Eli has the power to defeat what is left of Varron. Plus, in her more lucid moments, Shirley has all the wisdom and grit that John Stewart is known for. It will be difficult because the Star Shroud is a phenomenon that even more seasoned superheroes have struggled against. But Green Lantern Mother may have everything she needs to beat her enemy.

Green Lantern: War Journal #11 is available now from DC Comics.