So Justin Hartley got a comicbook based on his role of Oliver Queen on Smallville. Not really, but I did look to see if Chloe Sullivan was anywhere in the book. Really, I have heard some talk here and there about the age regression for Green Arrow. It means no Conner Hawke I guess, well, at least not as any type of grown up. I mean Conner could be a baby out there somewhere. Others bemoan the loss of the older and grizzled JLA member. One thing about this book, the age thing works in this opening story.
Ollie is a young man that is balancing a corporate legacy while on a quest to put down punks that harm people. I like the quest aspect for this archer. He has a decidedly non-Batman feel to him as we see his story unfold. The fight scene was awesome and had some crazy opponents. It just really resonated with me on some levels. Made me think of my Halloween costume from last year and the possibility of working on sharpening it up for HeroesCon.
This is a different Green Lantern for most people. I am old, but still not really old enough for all those classic Green arrow stories. This could be one of the sleeper successes of the DCnU. I will have to say that it is on my possible pull list with a strong lead on the other possibles. I want to see where this story is going.
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I'm one who missed older Ollie but I did enjoy this different take. The only thing is that this feels like it could have been a new hero - there's nothing here that screams 'Green Arrow' to me.
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The change to Green Arrow is kind of disappointing for me. I agree with Rich saying it doesn't feel like the same character at all. I'm curious to see if this is just the beginning of his story and he develops back into the Green Arrow we are used to. I do like the new array of trick arrows though.
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