Atom
Black Lightning
Blue Beetle
Dr. Fate
Dr. Light
Mr. Terrific
Vibe
Aquaman (Jackson Hyde)
Atom (Ryan Choi)
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
Cyborg (Victor Stone)
Dr Fate (Khalid Nassour)
Dr Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)
Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)
Green Lantern (John Stewart)
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)
Mr Terrific (Michael Holt)
Steel (John Henry Irons)
Vibe (Cisco Ramon)
Vixen (Mari McCabe)
Wonder Woman (Nubia)
Atom
Black Lightning
Blue Beetle
Dr. Fate
Dr. Light
Mr. Terrific
Vibe
The fact that most of the choices are just knock off of other characters while original characters like Skyrocket are no where to be seen just makes me sad for DC readers.
Skyrocket might be original, but the simple fact is that the majority of DC fans haven't read anything with her in it. We don't really know her, or anything about her, and to be honest, don't really care, either. The best possible way for her to be associated with the Justice League is if you start the League off with a roster of characters most fans know and care about first, and that's true whether it's a POC Justice League or not.
I voted for Mister Terrific, Green Lantern Stewart, Doctor Light, Doctor Fate, Blue Beetle, Cyborg, and Aquaman.
Actually I wish there could be more - I've never been big on the 7 Leaguer limit. I really wanted others, especially Steel and Vixen, but not to the exclusion of these guys.
"You know the deal, Metropolis. Treat people right or expect a visit from me."
Black Lightning, Cyborg, Dr Light, Katana, Vibe and Vixen are all original creations. Steel is his own character even if he technically spun off from the Super franchise. Jaime and Michael are the definitive versions of Blue Beetle and Mr Terrific respectively, long surpassing their predecessors, also they have different powers so they might as well be original creations.
There were more original creations mentions like Bumblebee, Black Condor, Fire, Static and Black Adam but they were a few votes off from making the list. Bumblebee and Black Condor specifically only needed one more vote to knock Dr Fate off the list. Nubia and Jackson were at the tail end of the list as well.
John and Jessica however, will always be at the top of lists like this, it’s inevitable.
With 30 votes so far:
1. Vixen (Mari McCabe)- 25 votes
2. Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)- 23 votes
3. Dr Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)- 22 votes
4. Green Lantern (John Stewart)- 20 votes
5. Mr Terrific (Michael Holt)- 19 votes
6. Atom (Ryan Choi)- 17 votes
7. Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)- 15 votes
Next up would be Katana (12 votes) and Steel (11 votes).
That is a very intelligent group of heroes and I’d totally read a book with all 9 of those characters! I feel like John Stewart would be the natural leader of the team, with his military background and Vixen would be a strong second in command, with her history of leading the JLA. Jefferson and Tatsu have a lot of history together so they’d be a natural pairing, while Kimiyo, Ryan, Michael and John Henry would bond over science and technology. Jaime would be the new rookie member and the audience surrogate.
Vixen (Leader)
Mr. T
Cyborg
Vibe
BB
Atom
Dr. Light
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
Image: Killadelphia, Nightmare Blog
Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
Black Lightning
Mr. Terrific
Vixen
Atom
Dr. Fate
Dr. Light
Jessica Cruz
John Stewart is a former US Marine, so it’s not just the animated series that made him a veteran.
I believe Vixen led the most recent JLA book, the one that included Lobo, Frost, Ray, Atom, Aztek and Black Canary. She also led the team back in day when Black Camry resigned. So she’s been a leader twice
Edit: I voted for John Stewart, Vixen, Black Lightning, Dr Light, Atom, Blue Beetle and Vibe
Last edited by El_Gato; 04-19-2021 at 08:14 AM.
Done with DC. Can't handle the constant whiplash! Time to go on a hiatus!
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Nubia
Onyx
Sojourner Mullein
Extraño
Vixen
Mr. Terrific
Steel
Doctor Light
Black Lightning
El Dorado
Element Woman
Owlwoman
Aqualad
Blue Beetle
Atom