Yes, the Van Jensen interview blitz continues! Just in case you didn’t know, Van Jensen will be taking over Green Lantern Corps with issue #21 in June. Speaking with Uproxx, Jensen discussed new roles for Green Lanterns including the Guardians right(left, right and left again) hand man Salaak. Check out what he said below.

Van on who the series will focus on:

Really early, the big focus, we decided, was going to be on John Stewart. He’s had a strong presence, but hasn’t been the leading character of a book in the new 52. It’s exciting for me because he’s a character I’ve long enjoyed and admired. He’s had a horrific history; he’s got the destruction of two planets on his conscience. He’s also in his background as an architect and Marine in a unique place to rebuild the corps. He wants to rebuild it, but he also feels betrayed by it. He’s asking himself if he wants to dedicate his life to rebuilding or doing something new.

Taking on the Green Lantern Corps affects the amount of sleep I get! (laughs) I was a crime reporter and editor, and it really helps with dialogue, listening to the way people speak. Currently I edit Georgia Tech’s alumni magazine, and there’s all sorts of extremely experimental stuff in the science going on there right now. I want Green Lantern Corps to have an SF edge, and that science is food for thought for developing plots and ideas.

Spotlighting new and old characters, including the mildly used Salaak:

We’re going to see a handful of new characters, and that’s really exciting to me. That’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid. There are a lot of existing characters, though. I went through the special issue profiling all of the Lanterns, I reread the past decade or so of books, and there are just some really really cool characters out there. One character who will have some focus is Salaak. He was the right hand man to the Guardians, so he takes their betrayal harder than anyone. But at the same time the Corps doesn’t trust him, so he’s in a really awkward new position. It’s like dealing with fallout, there’s a lot of raw emotion that characters are trying to deal with and process, and that’ll come through in major characters and minor ones.