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aarhodes's review against another edition
3.0
Seems to lack a lot of the classic Ollie that I've come to expect from Green Arrow series.
peregrineace's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great jumping off point into the comics side of a character I already like. It's a concise story, terse & sparse in a way, with a realistic art style that I enjoyed. The idea of a hero's midlife crisis is handled well without being over the top. I'll definitely be looking up more of Mike Grell's Green Arrow work.
skolastic's review against another edition
3.0
Not really sure why this is considered an iconic Green Arrow story. This just feels average in every way. :\
tracisbooks's review against another edition
3.0
not my favorite of the green arrows but i read it anyway
velocitygirl14's review against another edition
5.0
This was given to me when I had just started to explore the backstory of the Green Arrow. Kevin Smith's "Quiver" led me to this book and for the time and setting, this book was mindblowing in every way.
The art, the plotline, the characterization was all done perfectly. This solidified my like of Green Arrow and made me appreciate his rich backstory. A must read for anyone just getting introduced to Green Arrow.
The art, the plotline, the characterization was all done perfectly. This solidified my like of Green Arrow and made me appreciate his rich backstory. A must read for anyone just getting introduced to Green Arrow.
hypops's review against another edition
2.0
Like a campy action movie from the late ‘80s, The Longbow Hunters is filled with dozens of tired cliches and regressive politics. It’s an also-also ran that was riding the then-popular wave of “serious” superhero comics characterized by puerile vigilantism, sadism, titillation, racism, misogyny, and so on (think: Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns).
For all that, it manages to be kind of a fun read as a “Saturday afternoon matinee” sort of book.
For all that, it manages to be kind of a fun read as a “Saturday afternoon matinee” sort of book.
hebrideanreader's review against another edition
3.0
I love Graphic Novels. I love Green Arrow. I did not love this. Yes I know it’s a classic and marked part of the re-emergence of DC into a tougher grittier world looking at big issues but there was something flat here.
The storyline was fine, a pretty standard underworld crime syndicate plot comprised of the usual megalomaniacs and with a revenge story thrown in for good measure. The relationship between Oliver and Dinah was very well written and one of the few notable highlights. They were funny and respectful of each other, and there was clearly a genuine fondness between them. Shado was intriguing and by far the most interesting character. But I suppose there lies the problem. I spent a Green Arrow story wishing I was reading a Shado story.
I felt as though Oliver was a passenger in his own story, although maybe not as much as Dinah was; When the author has to explain in the introduction why the main female character was put through such subjugating abuse despite being a heroine in her own right it’s not a good sign. I’m not sure I completely bought their motivations, except for Shado.
I’m very aware that I read The Longbow Hunters 30 years later than its time, but for a classic I’m not sure it’s held up that well. I found it…forgettable.
The storyline was fine, a pretty standard underworld crime syndicate plot comprised of the usual megalomaniacs and with a revenge story thrown in for good measure. The relationship between Oliver and Dinah was very well written and one of the few notable highlights. They were funny and respectful of each other, and there was clearly a genuine fondness between them. Shado was intriguing and by far the most interesting character. But I suppose there lies the problem. I spent a Green Arrow story wishing I was reading a Shado story.
I felt as though Oliver was a passenger in his own story, although maybe not as much as Dinah was; When the author has to explain in the introduction why the main female character was put through such subjugating abuse despite being a heroine in her own right it’s not a good sign. I’m not sure I completely bought their motivations, except for Shado.
I’m very aware that I read The Longbow Hunters 30 years later than its time, but for a classic I’m not sure it’s held up that well. I found it…forgettable.
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