WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FROM ARROW!!
The Canary still cries - louder than ever, apparently! In a recent poll taken by Comic Book Resources, fans were encouraged to vote for their favorite DC Comics TV Hero […] when the dust settled, one character was the clear winner. With a startling 33,922 votes, Arrow’s Black Canary soared ahead of the competition in the thousands, leaving headlining superheroes The Flash, Supergirl and even the Green Arrow in her trail. That’s almost a third of the overall votes!
…. Decimating the competition, this victory for Black Canary only proves what fans knew all along - Arrow made a GRAVE mistake by killing off the character. For the past four years, Katie Cassidy delivered a strong performance on Arrow as Laurel Lance. Over the series, Laurel was faced with so many trials and tragedies. But she managed to overcome everything that was thrown at her and became the Black Canary. The shocking decision to kill her off received an enormous amount of backlash from comic book fans, who have since launched two petitions to revive Laurel which can be signed here and here. The series has received a lot of criticism lately (and declining ratings) for its alleged subpar storytelling, soap-opera elements and disappointing finale which fans responded to in a most unique fashion. But no decision was more criticised than its “creative” decision to kill off the beloved Black Canary.
Although Katie Cassidy kicked ass over on The Flash as Black Siren, fans have been calling for her revival on Arrow, providing some strong arguments in their defense […] The character was one of the only Green Arrow characters left on Arrow and many felt that she should have been treated with more respect. In their defense, Black Canary is a badass strong female character and shouldn’t have been considered expendable for anyone - no matter what “rich storylines” her death could provide for other characters.
This victory comes after the recent comic book reboot “Green Arrow: Rebirth” received overwhelming praise, particularly for its portrayal of both Green Arrow and Black Canary. On an interesting note, DC Comics’ Chief Creative Officer (and Co-Chief of DC Films Division) Geoff Johns recently made some supportive comments about both the comic book and potential future film iterations of the character. His interview with Inverse states:
“Let’s say you’ve been given the position of writing Green Arrow from scratch…Clean slate. You might say, ‘Okay, I’m going to write this new character,’ and when someone says, ‘Well, what about Black Canary,’ you might say… ‘nope.’ That means you completely misunderstand these characters.” For Johns, to love superheroes is to know what they love, whether it’s a romantic pairing, or a specific hope for their world.
Many fans have taken this comment to be an indirect response to Arrow’s questionable treatment of the character […] Changing the lore doesn’t seem to reflect Johns’ beliefs of understanding who or what superheroes love.
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