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Warning : spoiler ahead forAre You Afraid of Darkseid ? # 1
In DC Comics ' newAre You Afraid of Darkseid?one - guesswork arriving just in time for Halloween , a short story sees theGreen Lanternsinducting a literal ghost house into the Corps . Featuring John Stewart , the Green Lantern decides to face the Dark Fortress in a fib told by Lobo ’s girl Crush to her fellow Teen Titans around the campfire , catch as how the one - shot sees them tell scary stories to one another . However , Crush ’s scary narrative does have a happy ending ( albeit one that ’s also somewhat unusual ) .
do from author Dave Wielgosz and artist Pablo M. Collar , " Escape The Dark Fortress " is one of the short stories feature inAre You Afraid Of Darkseid ? # 1 , an anthology one - shot of scary campfire stories severalize by the Teen Titans . In this special story , John Stewarthas decide to enter the Dark Fortress in a obsessed home - theme narration tell by Crush . Existing on the fringes of sphere 666 , the Dark Fortress is a remainder of the lessen Empire of Tears . make by evil sorcerers , anyone who go in the fortress ' door is eat up whole , never to be heard from again .
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However , John Stewart is determined to enter the cosmic ghost business firm and remove the threat himself . When the sentient Dark Fortress begin scan and fake Stewart ’s memories , John realizes that that ’s what it ’s done to all of its victims , show them their greatest memories and keeping them happy in return for their life force . However , this has all been in the service of the Empire of Tears , which the Dark Fortress does n’t bonk was defeated long ago . Angered , the Fortress intends to use the power it has gained from its victims to send out a wave of death , though theGreen Lantern show to bemore than a mates for its power . Not only does John end the Fortress down , but he also rework it so that it can prosper on the light of willpower instead of life personnel . Stewart declare oneself the Dark Fortress a newfangled purpose , recruiting it as a new hostel which will tolerate Corps members to roost and convalesce when forth from Oa .
WhileJohn Stewart used his acquirement as a Green Lanternand designer in bicycle-built-for-two to give the Dark Fortress a new utility and purpose , it ’s passably bizarre that the Green Lantern Corps now has a living haunt sign among their ranks , even for an system that boasts a sentient computer virus , squirrel , and volcano among its ranks . what is more , it looks as though John got a refreshed purpose as well , experience as how he start new plan to flourish the Dark Fortress by the exit ’s end , inspired by its other attempts to face him with his as - yet unrealized goals .
This short story fromAre You Afraid Of Darkseid ? # 1does a great job remind readers about John Stewart ’s unique past as an architect , and how his attitude to the time to come allows him to labour by any failure or sorrow that would hold another hero back . While it ’s unclear if these tales are sanctioned , fictional , or a slight of both , theGreen Lantern Corpshas long made a habitof adding surprising members to its ranks , and the Dark Fortress will hopefully be seen again soon .
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