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unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
"Billionaire playboy" is something Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark, and Oliver Queen all have in common, but that's more of a mask/facade for Batman, and a crutch for Iron Man. Green Arrow is really shown to be an egotistical coward who has cheated on his love several times and generally been an asshole for much of his life. And yet, the charm in his character, and in this book, are still intact.
Some really awful things happen when he and Black Canary finally arrange a big wedding - much of it downplaying the power and abilities of many other superheroes present in an unbelievable way - but details and biases aside, it's all set up to bring out some of the worst and best qualities in their strange family dynamic.
Some really awful things happen when he and Black Canary finally arrange a big wedding - much of it downplaying the power and abilities of many other superheroes present in an unbelievable way - but details and biases aside, it's all set up to bring out some of the worst and best qualities in their strange family dynamic.
captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
This is... pretty damn terrible, to be honest.
The art is gorgeous and lovely and that's the only thing I commend this book for.
Whatever my complaints about Rebirth Dinah, I still really like her relationship with Ollie. Everything I've read with these two from New 52 to Pre 52, I really like them together. If I'd read this book first, I would hate them. They are a complete trainwreck in this book and not in a cute way. They're screaming at each other, cursing at each other, Dinah even slaps him at one point. They behave like a trashy couple better suited for Jerry Springer than the Justice League. It's just gross and not at all endearing.
I've read a few different versions of Oliver Queen and in none of those did he call a bunch of women "bitches" or "broads". This is one of the worst representations of women I've read in quite some time. All of Dinah's actions are ruled by Ollie. Normally, a man getting fridged to further a woman's story means they get a story of their own with agency and personal character development (Hawthorne, RN or Agent Carter for example). However, because of the circumstances of this storyline, Dinah's still being ruled by Ollie's actions and this book does a very "empowering" thing of having women manipulate other women and take each other down for a man. Thanks, Judd. Really. All the awards in the world for that plot.
This dialogue is painful at times. Mia's tirade to the amazons about how she contracted HIV reads like Judd had no idea how insensitive he was being to sex workers and people with HIV. The plot with Connor was just stupid, in my opinion. Again, Ollie looks like trash in a lot of it and I realize Judd may have inherited quite a bit of that plot but he had control of the dialogue and that was terrible, too.
There's nothing really redeemable about this book, save for the art.
And that's sad because if you wanted to sell a book about DC's hottest couple getting married, you don't need half this shit to do that. Just have them be fun and flirty and in love. Why not let them be as healthy as Clark and Lois in 90% of their stuff. All this drama and fighting and slapping just doesn't need to be here.
I hope I forget I read this soon.
The art is gorgeous and lovely and that's the only thing I commend this book for.
Whatever my complaints about Rebirth Dinah, I still really like her relationship with Ollie. Everything I've read with these two from New 52 to Pre 52, I really like them together. If I'd read this book first, I would hate them. They are a complete trainwreck in this book and not in a cute way. They're screaming at each other, cursing at each other, Dinah even slaps him at one point. They behave like a trashy couple better suited for Jerry Springer than the Justice League. It's just gross and not at all endearing.
I've read a few different versions of Oliver Queen and in none of those did he call a bunch of women "bitches" or "broads". This is one of the worst representations of women I've read in quite some time. All of Dinah's actions are ruled by Ollie. Normally, a man getting fridged to further a woman's story means they get a story of their own with agency and personal character development (Hawthorne, RN or Agent Carter for example). However, because of the circumstances of this storyline, Dinah's still being ruled by Ollie's actions and this book does a very "empowering" thing of having women manipulate other women and take each other down for a man. Thanks, Judd. Really. All the awards in the world for that plot.
This dialogue is painful at times. Mia's tirade to the amazons about how she contracted HIV reads like Judd had no idea how insensitive he was being to sex workers and people with HIV. The plot with Connor was just stupid, in my opinion. Again, Ollie looks like trash in a lot of it and I realize Judd may have inherited quite a bit of that plot but he had control of the dialogue and that was terrible, too.
There's nothing really redeemable about this book, save for the art.
And that's sad because if you wanted to sell a book about DC's hottest couple getting married, you don't need half this shit to do that. Just have them be fun and flirty and in love. Why not let them be as healthy as Clark and Lois in 90% of their stuff. All this drama and fighting and slapping just doesn't need to be here.
I hope I forget I read this soon.
ubalstecha's review against another edition
Lovely to see them finally get married, even with all the twists and turns. Best parts were Superman's reaction to the wedding and Batman coming for the fight. Priceless.
charitytinnin's review against another edition
5.0
An Oliver finally confronting his own worst-enemy tendencies, Dinah fighting Amazons to get him back, Arrow family, humor, and a Bats I actually feel something for even as he's being a jerk? This could be my favorite series yet.
just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition
3.0
The wedding of Black Canary and Green Arrow of course goes awry. Mostly I enjoyed the storyline except making their sex life a plot point made me a little bit uncomfortable. Plus, do I really need to see Black Canary in lingerie? Can a fictional cartoon heroine have no dignity?
birdmanseven's review against another edition
4.0
Man, a lot happens in this volume! It's an exciting start to the series and does a lot of good character work for both Dinah and Oliver. I'm ready for volume 2!
For more on this series tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QucL7PeD79c&feature=youtu.be
For more on this series tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QucL7PeD79c&feature=youtu.be
katieb94's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
This is... pretty damn terrible, to be honest.
The art is gorgeous and lovely and that's the only thing I commend this book for.
Whatever my complaints about Rebirth Dinah, I still really like her relationship with Ollie. Everything I've read with these two from New 52 to Pre 52, I really like them together. If I'd read this book first, I would hate them. They are a complete trainwreck in this book and not in a cute way. They're screaming at each other, cursing at each other, Dinah even slaps him at one point. They behave like a trashy couple better suited for Jerry Springer than the Justice League. It's just gross and not at all endearing.
I've read a few different versions of Oliver Queen and in none of those did he call a bunch of women "bitches" or "broads". This is one of the worst representations of women I've read in quite some time. All of Dinah's actions are ruled by Ollie. Normally, a man getting fridged to further a woman's story means they get a story of their own with agency and personal character development (Hawthorne, RN or Agent Carter for example). However, because of the circumstances of this storyline, Dinah's still being ruled by Ollie's actions and this book does a very "empowering" thing of having women manipulate other women and take each other down for a man. Thanks, Judd. Really. All the awards in the world for that plot.
This dialogue is painful at times. Mia's tirade to the amazons about how she contracted HIV reads like Judd had no idea how insensitive he was being to sex workers and people with HIV. The plot with Connor was just stupid, in my opinion. Again, Ollie looks like trash in a lot of it and I realize Judd may have inherited quite a bit of that plot but he had control of the dialogue and that was terrible, too.
There's nothing really redeemable about this book, save for the art.
And that's sad because if you wanted to sell a book about DC's hottest couple getting married, you don't need half this shit to do that. Just have them be fun and flirty and in love. Why not let them be as healthy as Clark and Lois in 90% of their stuff. All this drama and fighting and slapping just doesn't need to be here.
I hope I forget I read this soon.
The art is gorgeous and lovely and that's the only thing I commend this book for.
Whatever my complaints about Rebirth Dinah, I still really like her relationship with Ollie. Everything I've read with these two from New 52 to Pre 52, I really like them together. If I'd read this book first, I would hate them. They are a complete trainwreck in this book and not in a cute way. They're screaming at each other, cursing at each other, Dinah even slaps him at one point. They behave like a trashy couple better suited for Jerry Springer than the Justice League. It's just gross and not at all endearing.
I've read a few different versions of Oliver Queen and in none of those did he call a bunch of women "bitches" or "broads". This is one of the worst representations of women I've read in quite some time. All of Dinah's actions are ruled by Ollie. Normally, a man getting fridged to further a woman's story means they get a story of their own with agency and personal character development (Hawthorne, RN or Agent Carter for example). However, because of the circumstances of this storyline, Dinah's still being ruled by Ollie's actions and this book does a very "empowering" thing of having women manipulate other women and take each other down for a man. Thanks, Judd. Really. All the awards in the world for that plot.
This dialogue is painful at times. Mia's tirade to the amazons about how she contracted HIV reads like Judd had no idea how insensitive he was being to sex workers and people with HIV. The plot with Connor was just stupid, in my opinion. Again, Ollie looks like trash in a lot of it and I realize Judd may have inherited quite a bit of that plot but he had control of the dialogue and that was terrible, too.
There's nothing really redeemable about this book, save for the art.
And that's sad because if you wanted to sell a book about DC's hottest couple getting married, you don't need half this shit to do that. Just have them be fun and flirty and in love. Why not let them be as healthy as Clark and Lois in 90% of their stuff. All this drama and fighting and slapping just doesn't need to be here.
I hope I forget I read this soon.
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
1.0
Green Arrow, I kind of hate you in this book. Actually, I kind of hate half this book. And that it was cataloged as "Teen." Canary slapping Green Arrow in the face and then deciding to have sex with him? What an AWESOME and not at all confusing situation.
Then: Green Arrow getting angry because Canary wants to wait until their wedding to have sex? Awesome. Good job, Green Arrow. And don't think that sitting by your comatose son's bedside reading him stories redeems you for that.
This thing is kind of a mess. The covers are gorgeous, though.
Then: Green Arrow getting angry because Canary wants to wait until their wedding to have sex? Awesome. Good job, Green Arrow. And don't think that sitting by your comatose son's bedside reading him stories redeems you for that.
This thing is kind of a mess. The covers are gorgeous, though.
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