The new DCU doesnâ t need to incorporate all eight human Green Lanterns, but it should understand how large of a role diversity plays in the Corps. With so much history under its belt ...
However, if DC wished to shake up the Green Lantern mythos, a non-human Lantern could be assigned to Earth. All Sector 2814 needs is a Lantern–there is nothing to say it must be human.
In Green Lantern #17, Hal Jordan and John Stewart face off against the United Planets and a transformed foe, while Star Sapphire confronts an unexpected blast from the past.