MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN Reveals First Look at Jessica Cruz Before Her GREEN LANTERN Journey Begins
Adult Swim’s My Adventures With Superman is getting ready to expand its DC universe in a big way. Season 3 will introduce Jessica Cruz, the future Green Lantern, giving fans their first look at a character who is destined for much bigger things beyond the main series.
The character will make her debut in the season’s second episode, “Mobile Suit Toyman,” and she’ll be voiced by Auli’i Cravalho, best known for bringing the title character of Moana to life.
While Jessica’s arrival is exciting for a lot of fans, it’s only the beginning of her story. The character is also set to headline her own spin-off series, My Adventures With Green Lantern.
Before she earns a Power Ring and joins the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps, Jessica is being introduced as an ordinary high school student trying to navigate a world that has been dramatically changed by the arrival of powerful heroes and extraterrestrial threats.
According to the creative team, Jessica’s role in My Adventures With Superman is closely tied to Supergirl’s ongoing story. The series wanted a character who could offer a more grounded perspective on the larger-than-life events unfolding around her.
Showrunner Jake Wyatt explained: “We’d already planned for the second episode to showcase how Supergirl, in particular, was changing their world. We wanted to look at how different people had very different reactions to the same Kryptonian.
“So when word came down from the brass that Green Lantern was greenlit, we wanted our pre-Lantern Jessica Cruz to give us the girl-on-the-street view of Supergirl.
“How would a shy, relatively powerless teenager see this powerful, young super-woman out there changing the world? And what would it be like for Supergirl to see herself through Jess’s eyes?”
That approach feels like a good fit for Jessica Cruz, who has always stood apart from many other Green Lanterns because of her relatable struggles and personal fears. Rather than introducing her as an already established superhero, the series is allowing audiences to meet her before destiny comes calling.
Comic book fans know Jessica as the first human woman to join the Green Lantern Corps. Her upcoming spin-off, My Adventures With Green Lantern, will put her front and center after a mysterious Power Ring literally falls into her life.
The official synopsis teases: “Shy and kind-hearted high school student Jessica Cruz” has her life upended when a Power Ring falls from the sky and chooses her to be its new champion.
“Things get even worse when more debris from the Lanterns’ ancient space war arrives—along with their alien foes. To protect the Earth, Jess will have to overcome her fears, anxieties, and your typical teenage drama to lead a new Lantern Corps. against a terrifying foe.”
The creative team is embracing everything that has made My Adventures With Superman such a fun reinterpretation of DC characters. The series has built its reputation on taking iconic heroes and showing them through a younger, more personal lens, and Jessica Cruz seems perfectly suited for that style of storytelling.
With Supergirl continuing to reshape the world around her and Jessica Cruz preparing for her own cosmic adventure, Season 3 is shaping up to bring some exciting new energy to the animated series.
My Adventures With Superman Season 3, Episode 2, “Mobile Suit Toyman,” premieres on Adult Swim on June 20. For Green Lantern fans, it looks like the next great hero of this animated universe is about to make her entrance.
Source: Entertainment Weekly