The #DawnofDC initiative set a new status quo for the #DCUniverse, with multiple generations of heroes now sharing one reality. This new tone is perfectly exemplified in a recent team-up featuring #GreenLantern and #theFlash.
The #PowerRing of a #GreenLantern is one of the most versatile weapons in the #DCUniverse. However, the ring created by #HalJordan recently revealed a power that he never had before.
In 2011, the New 52 reboot made its revamped, younger version of Alan Scott an out gay man (despite killing off his boyfriend in his second appearance... sigh).
As one of the few redeeming ideas the New 52 had, Alan's sexuality has been kept even after they brought back the original version some years later. (Including a story where Alan comes out to his two kids, Jade and Obsidian... the latter who's also gay.)
Chuck Patton is an African American comic artist (including a stretch on the JLA comic) turned animator. Thus maybe the "Black Mastodon" hashtag could've been used.
Yes, Alan's ring doesn't work on anything made of wood (versus the traditional Silver Age GL weakness of yellow).