Cyclops, you were a great Character of the Month, but it's time to say goodbye. The powerful mutant was selected as the champion when we went with an X-Men theme for the previous month, and now, the latest theme is a simple one: archers! Look, we're sure we could have populated the theme with several options, but we all know there's only two characters it would have come down to: Oliver Queen, a.k.a. Green Arrow, and Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye. So why break up the votes? We wanted to make it a closer race and have all of you choose between these two marksman. Seeing as you've read the article's title and you've already seen an image of Green Arrow, you obviously know by now that DC's archer has taken the victory!
Ollie took an impressive lead, receiving 63% of the votes. Despite an overwhelming amount of praise for Fraction and Aja's current volume, Hawkeye only earned 37%. Now that Green Arrow's our Character of the Month, that means you'll be seeing more of him on the homepage throughout the month of October. Sure, he's not scary so it isn't exactly topical, but that doesn't make him any less awesome or worthy of our praise! We'll highlight his best covers, praise his best battles, and promote some of his best stories. We'll even put him to the test in our Battle of the Week segment. Maybe -- just maybe -- we'll put him against a "scary" character when Halloween approaches. We may even write an editorial or two about the hero. And hey, if you're disappointed that Hawkeye didn't win, you're more than welcome to show the Avenger plenty of love and support in the forums.
Let's begin the Green Arrow celebration right now! Share your favorite image of the DC archer in the comments below.
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