DC’s Green Lantern John Stewart Arrives in Burbank
Visit Burbank Sponsors Seven-And-A-Half-Foot Bronze Statue of DC’s Iconic Super Hero
Burbank, CA (November 14, 2024) – On November 14, 2024, Visit Burbank, along DC and Warner Bros. Discovery, unveiled a new seven-and-a-half-foot tall, 600-pound statue of Green Lantern John Stewart under Hangar 28 at Burbank Empire Center.
Funded by Visit Burbank, Green Lantern joins statues of Batman and Wonder Woman as ideal selfie spots in the City. The colossal statue will help showcase Burbank as a leading tourist destination and will exemplify the City’s status as the “Media Capital of the World.”
As a key member of DC’s Green Lantern Corps, John Stewart’s comic book exploits not only gained a legion of loyal comic book fans, but his animated appearances in DC and Warner Bros Animations Justice League and Justice League Unlimited provided a new generation of fans with a Green Lantern they could call their own. John Stewart represents an important milestone in DC history as our first modern Black costumed superhero, created by writer Denny O’Neil and artist Neal Adams, and first appearing in Green Lantern #87, published in October of 1971. The art for this statue was inspired by DC rising star, Jamal Campbell. The final larger-than-life statue, made from bronze, was built by skilled artisans at Burbank’s own American Fine Arts Foundry and Fabrication.