Gundambae cosplayer presents her comics-accurate version of the Green Lantern known as Sojourner “Jo” Mullein of Far Sector fame.
A Green Lantern cosplayer has shared an astonishingly accurate take on Sojourner “Jo” Mullein, the main lead from NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell. far sector.
On Instagram, cosplayer Ony aka gundambae posted her Jo Mullein costume, which features a faithful recreation of the character’s suit, gloves, and even visor-like glasses that almost seem to float in front of her face. Ony revealed exactly how the glasses stay on: “dress tape and a prayer.” She also published some artwork from far sector, as well as a photo of herself holding the first issue of the series. Ony cites Campbell’s art as one of her favorite aspects of her book.
Created by Jemisin and Campbell, Jo Mullein/Green Lantern first appeared in far sector #1, which was published under DC’s Young Animal imprint in November 2019. Written by Jemisin and illustrated by Campbell with lyrics by Deron Bennett, far sector it ran for a total of 12 issues through June 2021. After her debut in Jemisin and Campbell’s Young Animal series, Jo began appearing elsewhere under the main DC banner.
A profile of the character appeared in Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular, which was published in mid-2020, confirming that Jo Mullein was part of the main DC Universe. She also took into account Generations: Shattered one shot and the future state event in early 2021. Around the same time, it appeared as a vision in an issue of Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s Green Lantern: Season Two. A little later, she took into account infinite border #0.
Since then, Jo has been featured in several issues of DC’s flagship magazine. Green Lantern series, which was relaunched in mid-2021. He also appeared in the 2021 DC pride anthology and is scheduled to return for the 2022 issue, even appearing on the cover this time. More recently, far sector‘s Green Lantern has graced the pages of suicide squad.
In a 2019 interview with gizmodoJemisin credited Young Animal curator Gerard Way with having the idea from Jo Mullein. “He contacted me and said, ‘Do you want to do a Green Lantern? Basically a Young Animal-style Green Lantern.’ And he wanted to call them far sector — I already had the name in mind. ‘And we want it to involve the earliest known Green Lanterns in this unique society,'” she said.
Jemisin went on to discuss his approach to the Green Lantern mythos and Jo Mullein, a former police officer who had become disillusioned with the NYPD. “My first thought is that they are a giant police organization, so I need to treat them like a giant police organization,” she said. “Although Jo is effectively going to be the border sheriff compared to the rest of them, she’s not in contact with the rest of the Lantern Corps right now.”
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