Green Arrow

A trip to the future of the Arrowverse stalls the series’ momentum.

Legends of Tomorrow finally plays to its strengths in a high-stakes episode with a darker tone.

Arrow, Season 4, Episode 2, “The Candidate” Written by Marc Guggenheim & Keto Shimizu Directed by John Behring Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on The CW On the heels of an abundantly familiar Arrow premiere, “The Candidate” found itself in a tough position. How does a show re-tell a story it’s already told? Turns out the answer …

After a mediocre season finale that neatly pressed the ‘reset’ button, “Green Arrow” delivers mostly a carbon copy of previous season premieres, with a tacked on, laughably desperate ending to boot.

Ralph Dibny, the Elongated Man’s words echo throughout the entire Identity Crisis series. Even for a hero, who experiences the worst of humanity on a daily basis, it’s hard to believe that tragedy can strike home. “After all, it can happen out there, but it would never happen here. I’m home. I’m safe,” you think to yourself. Humans need to feel this sense of security. Unfortunately, for Ralph, tragedy does strike, shattering the illusion for all the heroes in the hardest way possible. Ralph’s wife Sue is murdered while she prepares his surprise party. This single crime would start a chain of events that throw the entire Justice League into turmoil.

The 80’s were a time far removed from our own, both in time and in attitude. Things were dark, rough, and edgy. Writers were encouraged to push the envelope more and more. It was during this era that fans read stories like Watchmen, The Killing Joke, and “Days of Future Past”. In 1987, Mike Grell pushed the envelope on his own with one of the greatest Green Arrow stories of all time. The Longbow Hunters was a landmark in the history of the DC universe.

The CW has been teasing the upcoming crossover episodes for The Flash and Arrow for a couple of weeks, and now they’ve finally released the first images from the episode online. Part one of the Flash vs. Arrow crossover event (which is technically an episode of The Flash) is directed by Glen Winter with a …

Warner Bros Pictures and DC Comics recently released their full slate of upcoming comic book movies through the year 2020. Outside of Justice League and Wonder Woman, two other announcements really stood out. The Flash and Aquaman will be getting their own films in 2018. With The Flash TV show just premiering to great numbers …

      Real Name Oliver “Ollie” Queen First Appearance More Fun Comics #73 (1941) Nicknames and Aliases The Emerald Archer, The Battling Bowman, The Arrow, The Hood. Powers and Abilities Green Arrow is a phenomenal archer, considered one of the best in the DC Universe, as well as an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant, swordsman, and detective. Weaknesses …

The television show Arrow has often been called a revenge or redemption story for Oliver Queen throughout the first two seasons. The angle many columnists have taken is that Oliver Queen is making up for the sins of his family by shutting down the crime in the city. This list Oliver used was the showrunners’s …

Green Arrow #27 Writer: Jeff Lemire Art: Andrea Sorrentino Colours: Marcelo Maiolo Letters: Rob Leigh Publisher: DC Comics Purchase: http://www.dccomics.com/comics/green-arrow-2011/green-arrow-27 Let’s pretend for a second that Jeff Lemire’s run on Green Arrow is the comic book equivalent of a ‘bullseye’. Every issue thus far has hit its mark and then some. So here we are now, …

In a controversial move, DC decided to forego publishing its regular line of books and put out 52 one-shot stories featuring some of its best villains. The one-shots range from extremely popular (Joker, Lex Luthor, Brainiac) to the newer and more obscure (Relic, Shadow Thief). They feature some veteran creators and some who have barely …

With Scott Snyder’s highly anticipated Batman: Zero Year just around the corner and Man of Steel hitting the box-office this month, I felt that it was a perfect time to delve into some of the best re-vamped origin stories in comic books. While many may fall flat (looking at you Marvel: Season Ones) some have …

After his death in Green Arrow 101, Oliver Queen is replaced as Green Arrow by his son Connor Hawke. The series lasted for 37 more issues before being cancelled in 1998. Connor Hawke also became a temporary member of the Justice League of America in Grant Morrison’s run on JLA even taking out the supervillain The Key with his …

Green Arrow is a perennial second string DC Comics character that has recently become more popular again through the successful CW show Arrow, whose premiere was the highest rated CW program in three years and was recently picked up for a second season. He also will be a playable character in the upcoming fighting video game Injustice: …

Over the last decade, superhero movies have seen a resurgence on the big screen. Television, however, has been slower to follow, with the long-running Smallville being the only notable success story in a field where few producers have attempted to play. The CW attempted to add another one to the fold in the Fall 2012 …

Green Arrow (2011) #17 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Published by DC Comics “Sometimes a man doesn’t know what he really has until he’s lost it all.” It’s not very often that an adaptation outshines its source material, let alone a television show, but this is the predicament that DC found itself in. Arrow …

Comic books are like wine, there is a bottle out there for everyone. The comic book medium has been around for over seventy years and is home to some of the most original and ground-breaking stories the world has ever seen. But knowing where to start is daunting, and jumping in blind can have some …

Arrow, Season 1, Episode 4: “An Innocent Man” Directed by Vincent Misiano Written by Moira Kirland and Lana Cho Airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on The CW The bulk of episode 4 continues Arrow’s quest to take down the evil businessmen whose names appear on “The List”. Only Oliver takes his job one step further …

  A sneak peek preview has been released for Arrow season one, episode 4, “An Innocent Man.” Potential spoilers are ahead, so if you don’t want to know what will happen on the show, don’t watch! –

Arrow, Season 1, Episode 2: “Honor Thy Father” Directed by David Barrett Written by Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim Airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on The CW The CW’s new superhero series debuted to big ratings last week, and while the pilot was not without problems, Arrow showed much promise. Whereas ‘Pilot’ had a lot …

Arrow, Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot” Directed by David Nutter Written by Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim Airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on The CW With the recent influx of superhero movies (namely reboots), origin stories have increasenly become less and less appealing. For decades, characters have been introduced to audiences by way of explaining …

Marvel Films are sitting pretty at the moment.  Their co-productions, dating back from 1998 with Blade to The Amazing Spiderman, the current reincarnation of the web-slinging hero, have dominated box-offices worldwide and reintroduced comic book superheroes to a new generation. In June 2012, Warner Bros. announced their intention to release a film based on DC Comics’ premier superhero …