Lanterns Writer Fires Back at People Calling John Stewart’s Story ‘Woke’

Lanterns Writer Reacts To People Complaining John Stewart Is Too ‘Woke’

Lanterns writer Vanessa Baden Kelly spoke about "woke" backlash related to John Stewart's backstory from Episode 3 "Outkast."

Lanterns Writer Fires Back at People Calling John Stewart’s Story ‘Woke’

Photo Credit: HBO Max Lanterns writer Vanessa Baden Kelly had the perfect response to fans calling the show “woke.” The Episode 3 writer addressed the online backlash head-on by pointing directly to the character’s own decades-long comic book history. Vanessa Baden Kelly responds to ‘woke’ Lanterns backlash Lanterns Episode 3 writer Vanessa Baden Kelly addressed the “woke” backlash against HBO Max’s DC series in an interview with TheWrap. Baden …

Lanterns Cast and Writer Praise John Stewart's Mother as a “Superhero Without the Cape” - Geeks + Gamers

Whenever fans criticize Lanterns for framing Hal Jordan’s selection as Green Lantern through the lens of racial privilege, the same defense inevitably appears: Bernadette Stewart is a flawed character, her opinions are not necessarily those of the writers, and viewers are not supposed to approve of what she does to her son. It's an argument […] The post Lanterns Cast and Writer Praise John Stewart’s Mother as a “Superhero Without the Cape” appea…

'Lanterns' Writer Vanessa Baden Kelly Responds to the Overwhelming Reaction to Episode Three

HBO’s ‘Lanterns‘ has spent its first two episodes carefully building out a slow-burn mystery, but episode three arrived like a gut punch few viewers saw coming. Titled “OutKast,” the hour handed its entire runtime over to John Stewart’s origin story, and the response from fans and critics alike has been loud enough that even the... The post ‘Lanterns’ Writer Vanessa Baden Kelly Responds to the Overwhelming Reaction to Episode Three appeared firs…