Of all the problems present with DC's Lantern, this one seems the biggest pitfall.
To date, the publisher has spotlighted six human Lanterns at any one point in time. They head to space and interact with all sorts of colourful aliens, but in the end their roots are all planted firmly on Earth. That in itself is fine - the book has constantly put forward a compelling case for that focus - but what about the beloved supporting cast of aliens?
The likes of Kilowog, Tomar-Re, Laira and Katma-Tui have all developed followings over the years, and there are all sorts of weird and wonderful aliens to have served on the Corps.
In the grand scheme of things human Lanterns are only a recent phenomenon, and while it's understandable as to why storytellers elect for human voices in their GL books, what about all the weird and wonderful extra-terrestrials? Is it not time they got their own chance to shine (more regularly) in the spotlight?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
