Sojourner Mullein

Sojourner "Jo" Mullein
Sojourner "Jo" Mullein
	Sojourner Mullein as Green Lantern, art by Sanford Greene
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Far Sector #1 (January 2020)
Created by	N. K. Jemisin; Jamal Campbell
In-story information
Full name	Sojourner Mullein
Species	Human
Team affiliations	U.S. Army; N.Y.P.D.; Green Lantern Corps; Justice League
Notable aliases	Green Lantern; Lantern Mullein
Abilities	Use of power ring grants: Flight; Force field generation; Generation of hard-light constructs; Omnilinguasm; Space & time travel; Crystalization; Energy twin projection & absorption; Holographic projection; Emerald sight; Will empowerment; Limited cellular regeneration;

Sojourner "Jo" Mullein, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Hugo Award-winning author N. K. Jemisin with artwork by Jamal Campbell.^[1]^[2]

Mullein debuted in the Young Animal miniseries Far Sector, of which she is the main protagonist.

Publication history

Sojourner Mullein first appeared in Far Sector #1, a 12-issue comic series where she starred as the main protagonist. It was published on November 13, 2019, with a cover date of January 2020. Far Sector won the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic.^[3] Mullein began appearing in mainstream Green Lantern comics following the "Infinite Frontier" relaunch, debuting in the sixth volume of Green Lantern in 2021.

Fictional character biography

Early life

Jo Mullein was raised a child of divorce in New York City. After witnessing the 9/11 attacks, Jo was inspired to make a difference in the world, graduating valedictorian in her high school and joining the United States Army, and later the New York City Police Department. During her police career, she witnessed her partner beat a suspect nearly to death. Before being able to turn him in, Jo was suddenly fired after being tagged in a Black Lives Matter Facebook post. After being fired, Jo was approached by a Guardian of the Universe, who issued her a Power ring and a challenge: "One year to make a difference."^[4]

Infinite Frontier

Following Infinite Frontier, Mullein began appearing in mainstream Green Lantern comics, becoming a main Green Lantern alongside Hal Jordan, John Stewart, etc.

Powers and abilities

Other versions

A possible future variant of Sojourner Mullein appears in Future State: Justice League #1 as the leader of the Justice League.^[5]
An alternate universe variant of Jo Mullein from the Absolute Universe appears in Absolute Green Lantern.^[6]

In other media

A teenage Jo Mullein makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the DC Super Hero Girls episode "#CruzControl".

Collected editions


Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Far Sector	Far Sector #1-12	October 9, 2021	ISBN 978-1779512055

References

^ Betancourt, David (November 13, 2019). "'Far Sector' introduces DC's newest Green Lantern in an Afro-futuristic murder mystery". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ Holub, Christian (October 29, 2021). "How N.K. Jemisin's Green Lantern comic taught her to think visually". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "2022 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story or Comic - Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)". Hugo Awards. September 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.
^ Far Sector #5 (March 2020)
^ Future State: Justice League #1 (March 2021)
^ Aguilar, Matthew (October 19, 2024). "Absolute Martian Manhunter and Absolute Green Lantern Details Announced by DC". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[The_Washington_Post_-_November_13,_2019_-_'Far_Sector'_introduces_DC's_newest_Green_Lantern_in_an_Afro-futuristic_murder_mystery-1] Betancourt, David (November 13, 2019). "'Far Sector' introduces DC's newest Green Lantern in an Afro-futuristic murder mystery". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[2] Holub, Christian (October 29, 2021). "How N.K. Jemisin's Green Lantern comic taught her to think visually". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[3] "2022 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story or Comic - Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)". Hugo Awards. September 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.

[4] Far Sector #5 (March 2020)

[5] Future State: Justice League #1 (March 2021)

[6] Aguilar, Matthew (October 19, 2024). "Absolute Martian Manhunter and Absolute Green Lantern Details Announced by DC". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

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