DC's Young Animal imprint, developed in 2016 by Umbrella Academy writer Gerard Way, gave visionary creators a platform to put their stamp on existing DC properties.

As part of this initiative, Way recruited acclaimed sci-fi author N.K. Jemisin to spin up her unique take on the Green Lantern mythos. Her take: Sojourner Mullein, a young black woman who grew up in post 9/11 NYC and who went through the ringer both in the army and as a member of the NYPD.

A rookie Green Lantern whose ring is powered very differently than her peers', Mullein is dispatched to the furthest reaches of space, alone, to investigate a homicide. In Mullein, Jemisin has brought to live perhaps the most unique and distinct Green Lanterns ever. She might be a space cop but Lantern Mullein is very much a product of America's inability to deal equitably with issues of race.