DC Unveils John Stewart Green Lantern Statue In Burbank

John Stewart is joining Batman and Wonder Woman in Burbank’s rapidly expanding DC statue garden. The seven-and-a-half-foot-tall bronze statue of the iconic DC Comics character was unveiled today at Empire Center’s Hangar 28 in Burbank, in a ceremony attended by Burbank Vice Mayor Nikki Perez, DC President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee, and DC writers Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton and Tim Sheridan.

“John Stewart represents an important milestone in DC history as our first modern Black costumed superhero, debuting in Green Lantern #87, published in October of 1971,” said Lee via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “For writer Dennis O’Neil and artist Neal Adams to create a character like John Stewart was nothing short of visionary, as it broke a lot of the usual conventions when it came to superheroes, including his being one of the few to not wear a mask in his role as a Green Lantern to hide who he is. He’s John Stewart, period.”

The 600-pound statue was inspired by art by Jamal Campbell, and crafted by Burbank’s American Fine Arts Foundry and Fabrication. In addition to the statue, Visit Burbank also commissioned a comic book, Green Lantern John Stewart, Global Guardian, written by John Ridley and Charlotte Fullerton McDuffie with art by Amancay Nahuelpan, CHRISCROSS, and Jordi Tarragona and cover art by Jamal Campbell.

“His adventures in comic books and animation with Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and Green Lantern: Beware My Power have become an enduring part of DC’s storytelling legacy,” Lee continued. “And with the character’s upcoming live-action debut on DC Studios’ Lanterns TV series, John Stewart’s future couldn’t be brighter.”

The Green Lantern statue can be viewed 24 hours a day at Empire Center’s Hangar 28 at 1775 N Victory Place, Burbank, CA. It joins a Batman statue which is in downtown Burbank, and a Wonder Woman statue that stands at the entrance to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour.

Check out photos from the event, as well as the cover of the custom comic, below. Click for larger versions.

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