"In brightest day, in blackest night, no vote shall escape my sight. Let those who worship Black Panther's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
Ladies and gentlemen, Green Lantern (John Stewart) is our new Character of the Month! For February's theme, we wanted to celebrate Black History Month and highlight one of DC or Marvel's more popular characters. Obviously there were many characters to choose from, but we didn't want to make the poll too crowded. Shortly after the poll went live, Black Panther took quite a lead and all of his competitors were eating his dust. Victory appeared to be certain for T'Challa. Then, John Stewart fans refused to give up hope and, thanks to some strong will power and spreading the word via social media, they were able to make John Stewart race past the brilliant hero from Marvel! Now, John Stewart has taken the victory and we're going to spend a month celebrating the ring-slinger!
Stewart's about to get a whole lot of love on the homepage. First, the dude will enter our Battle of the Week segment. There, we'll have him square off against a character he's never met before. Will he be able to defeat an opponent in a totally random encounter? That'll be up to you, the voters. It'll be tough to properly balance a Green Lantern, but we'll do our best. Be sure to check the homepage every Monday to see who he'll face! Secondly, we're going to highlight the character's history in comics. We'll praise some of his best covers, discuss one of his coolest action sequences, recommend some stories, and probably write an editorial or two about the dude. Seeing as many people grew to like the character because of the Justice League animated series, it's very possible we'll write something about the series as well. It's looking like we may even have some talent take some time to talk about the character! Last and absolutely not least, we encourage you -- yes, you -- to celebrate the character. His praise shouldn't be limited to our articles. This site has a huge forum, so no one is stopping you from creating your own John Stewart battles or writing about why you think the character is important. You can even create blogs or lists about the guy.
As stated above, John Stewart's fans really gave the hero a huge amount of support. At one point, he was trailing behind Black Panther just like everybody else, but then he quickly zipped ahead and held onto a comfortable lead. As the end of the poll came closer and closer, Stewart gained an even bigger lead over his competition and it was crystal clear that number one spot was his.
- John Stewart 30%
- Black Panther 21%
- Storm 13%
- Miles Morales 13%
- Cyborg 11%
- Blade 7%
- Luke Cage 6% (Maybe he'll get more love when his Netflix show is released?)
Why wait until February? Let's begin the John Stewart celebration right here, right now! Not only do we encourage you to say why you think the hero is awesome, but we also want you to share your favorite image of the him! Remember to check the homepage on Monday to see John Stewart's first Battle of the Week! Feel free to make opponent selections below.