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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable but little to disjointed for me.
This volume contains 3 different arcs. First was all about Emi. Second about the island. Third about Canary, Diggle, and Oliver on a moving train filled with people and an assassin trying to kill an important figure.
Emi's story arc was fun at first but kind of a letdown. I love her character, she's badass and awesome fighter. However they didn't do her justice here. Just a lot of backstabbing and silly fights that really added to nothing. This felt like a origin story or a build up story without a good payoff. This was the weakest of the bunch.
The Island arc was good but that's about it. What do you expect? Oliver trying to save diggle. Canary helping out. It's good old fashion fun but feels rushed and just kind of middle ground.
The last arc is the best. Because it's funny, each character (well kind of diggle) gets to shine. And the art is damn amazing. So for sheer fact that it's a easy read, looks great, and made me smile makes it the best story of the bunch.
I believe I liked volume 1 more. This felt kind of disjointed and not as well put together. Still, Green Arrow volume 2 is a fun read regardless. I just expect better is all. A 3/5.
This volume contains 3 different arcs. First was all about Emi. Second about the island. Third about Canary, Diggle, and Oliver on a moving train filled with people and an assassin trying to kill an important figure.
Emi's story arc was fun at first but kind of a letdown. I love her character, she's badass and awesome fighter. However they didn't do her justice here. Just a lot of backstabbing and silly fights that really added to nothing. This felt like a origin story or a build up story without a good payoff. This was the weakest of the bunch.
The Island arc was good but that's about it. What do you expect? Oliver trying to save diggle. Canary helping out. It's good old fashion fun but feels rushed and just kind of middle ground.
The last arc is the best. Because it's funny, each character (well kind of diggle) gets to shine. And the art is damn amazing. So for sheer fact that it's a easy read, looks great, and made me smile makes it the best story of the bunch.
I believe I liked volume 1 more. This felt kind of disjointed and not as well put together. Still, Green Arrow volume 2 is a fun read regardless. I just expect better is all. A 3/5.
This was an improvement from Volume 1. Things are going in the right direction. I'm beginning to recognize the characters again.
I've been out of Green Arrow comics for quite a while, but this run is winning me back.
We discuss this arc further in a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-228-2020-page-to-screen-adaptations
I've been out of Green Arrow comics for quite a while, but this run is winning me back.
We discuss this arc further in a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-228-2020-page-to-screen-adaptations
This one was not as good as the first one. I loved learning more about Emiko Queen and some of her backstory with her mom and Oliver. I also liked the black canary and green arrow working together with diggle on the train. I feel like a chunk of story is missing; like there was a "issue" missing in this volume to explain who the assassin on the train was.
This was marginally better than the last volume. I quite enjoyed that one but it wasn't super impressive. This one is a bit more cohesive, the storyline is more interesting, and there's a bit more of the Dinah I know and love in it.
This one starts with the end of Emiko Queen's story with her mother. It features a flashback to a villain using pacemakers to control children and, later, Oliver. It was a pretty cool plot though it confused me because it seems Percy can't make up his mind about whether Emi is a help or a burden to Oliver. The last volume was all about her seemingly betraying him and then rescuing him. Why start this one in pretty much the same vein? Anyway, she's considered a wild card and I liked that. She later helps her mother and that was cool. She's an awesome character and I hope to see more of her. Honestly, I would read a solo book.
The next plot continues Oliver v. Broderick. Honestly, I forgot a lot of what happened with that at the end of the last trade. This was a very solid arc, though. I love this version of Oliver. He's funny, charming, and a defender of the downtrodden. He doesn't just burst into communities and consider himself the savior. He takes time to listen and asks whether he's really going to be a help to them. It's a really considerate way to sidestep the typical white savior trope. I applaud Percy for it.
So, this version of Oliver is super lovable. I love watching him with Emi and Diggle. I'm half and half on watching him with Dinah. I've said it before: I'm not 100% sold on Rebirth Dinah. She seems to switch moods at the flip of a coin, her actions don't always make sense, and she's unnecessarily mean to Oliver. She's nothing like the awesome badass I know and love from pre 52 Birds of Prey or even the New 52 Dinah that was fine. That being said, she's tolerable in this book. I love how much Oliver loves her so that's something, I guess.
I'm looking forward to continuing this series.
4 stars.
This one starts with the end of Emiko Queen's story with her mother. It features a flashback to a villain using pacemakers to control children and, later, Oliver. It was a pretty cool plot though it confused me because it seems Percy can't make up his mind about whether Emi is a help or a burden to Oliver. The last volume was all about her seemingly betraying him and then rescuing him. Why start this one in pretty much the same vein? Anyway, she's considered a wild card and I liked that. She later helps her mother and that was cool. She's an awesome character and I hope to see more of her. Honestly, I would read a solo book.
The next plot continues Oliver v. Broderick. Honestly, I forgot a lot of what happened with that at the end of the last trade. This was a very solid arc, though. I love this version of Oliver. He's funny, charming, and a defender of the downtrodden. He doesn't just burst into communities and consider himself the savior. He takes time to listen and asks whether he's really going to be a help to them. It's a really considerate way to sidestep the typical white savior trope. I applaud Percy for it.
So, this version of Oliver is super lovable. I love watching him with Emi and Diggle. I'm half and half on watching him with Dinah. I've said it before: I'm not 100% sold on Rebirth Dinah. She seems to switch moods at the flip of a coin, her actions don't always make sense, and she's unnecessarily mean to Oliver. She's nothing like the awesome badass I know and love from pre 52 Birds of Prey or even the New 52 Dinah that was fine. That being said, she's tolerable in this book. I love how much Oliver loves her so that's something, I guess.
I'm looking forward to continuing this series.
4 stars.
Really excellent artwork. The collection of stories was good, I just really dislike time skip back and fourth, so had to knock off a star. But overall very good.
Arrow continues playing to its strengths - featuring the relationship burgeoning relationship between Green Arrow and Black Canary. (If only their TV counterparts had.) Much like the TV show, an issue uses the flashback technique to give some interesting back story to a couple of the characters, filling out their relationship. Plenty of action, some striking artwork, and a promising cliffhanger make me interested to find out what happens in Volume 3.
I loved seeing what happened next after the last volume with Oliver and his sister.