Darkseid War and Hal Jordan's religion

“This was a story about God and will power, so prior to getting started, I researched the seemingly simple question of what was [Hal Jordan’s] religion,” [Tom King] told us. “There were quite a few (conflicting) answers, but I found some compelling blogs that argued that he was half Catholic and half Jewish, though this had never been explicitly stated. I’m half Jewish and half Protestant myself, and I’m married to a lovely woman who is half Jewish and half Catholic, and we have some lovely half Jewish children—so this idea appealed to me.

“I wrote this origin into the script and I never heard another word about it from editorial. I’m insanely proud that I got to add this to Hal’s legacy, though I think it’s important to note that the idea itself comes from the character’s history as culled together by his fans.”

- Tom King on Darkseid War: Green Lantern (x)
Yo, gang, this might be a shoutout to our sleuthwork from a couple of years back?

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