
However, Guy Gardner and other fellow lanterns freed him before the execution, resulting in the destruction of the Alpha Lanterns when the Green Lanterns refused to allow John to be executed. He was found guilty of this crime and sentenced to death. John was approached by the Alpha Lantern to arrest him for the murder of a Green Lantern member. After being captured, John was forced to kill another Lantern who was about to give in to torture and reveal the access codes to the Oan defense network. New 52 Alpha WarĪfter Hal's expulsion and Kyle's departure, John Stewart joined Guy Gardner and others in investigating recent attacks in a distant sector of space, which were revealed to be the result of an old Guardian experiment. He was also wheelchair bound for a period of time, but seemingly recovered. Later, he joined the Darkstars, though he did not stay with the organization. During the destruction of the corps at the hands of a Parallax possessed Hal Jordan, John had Ganthet suppress the memory and his abilities, leaving him a mortal man. At some point, the Guardians made John a Guardian himself, giving him the duty of watching over the Mosaic.

During this struggle, John's failure resulted in the destruction of Xanshi, one of the Crux worlds of his universe.

Later AdventuresĮarly during his time as a Green Lantern, the heroes of Earth faced off against the Anti-Life Entity. However, the Guardians feared that if he had cause, he would even challenge the Guardians and the vowed to never reveal to John that they were the ones who sent the Manhunter to Earth. John was then brought to Oa, where he met the Guardians face-to-face, who lauded him for his desire for peace and his willingness to fight for it. He quickly mastered the ring and defeated the Manhunter. Without hesitation, John sprang into action to fight the Manhunter and his bravery earned him a Green Lantern Ring. They sent a Manhunter to the Ferris Air facility to test his worth. However, what he did not know was that since John was very young, the Guardians of the Universe had been keeping an eye him, believing he could be an invaluable member of the corps. After earning his degree, John was hired right out of school to oversee a project for Ferris Air. Wanting to build a better world, when John returned stateside he moved to California to study architecture in San Diego. For laying hands on a superior officer John was court-martialed, but due to his heroics at the Coliseum he was given an honorable discharge. Tasker confronted John for insubordination, which disillusioned him to the Corps and resulted in a physical altercation. He eventually took back control from Anarky and managed to save the day by keeping the peace. With the brash actions of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Tasker, who was willing to kill American citizens, escalating the the situation, John was forced to break rank and was able to defuse the conflict and swayed the crowd. The Coliseum's structural supports weren't built to withstand the storm's strong winds and the team found themselves in a tense confrontation with Anarky, who had been stirring up civil unrest among the evacuees.

He did one tour of duty in the middle east and soon rose to Sergeant, before being deployed to a storm-stricken Gotham City to help evacuate civilian's taking refuge in Seaside Coliseum.
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As a member of the USMC John excelled in full combat training and proved to be an exceptionally talented marksman. His mother didn't like it, fearing John would be contributing to the American military industrial complex, but John felt it was the only way to pay his way to college and that protest without action is not enough. Once he finished high school, John felt it was time to leave home and joined the U.S. He also had a little sister named Eleanor, who died when they were children. His mother was a community organizer, who tried to make things better, and inspired John to try and make the world a better place.
