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A review by dantastic
Green Arrow, Vol. 1: Quiver by Kevin Smith
5.0
When Green Arrow finds himself once again among the land of the living, he has a lot of unanswered questions...
I was a tremendous Kevin Smith fan when I was in my early twenties but I've never managed to read this until now.
I wasn't super impressed with my reread of Kevin Smith's Daredevil but I loved the shit out of this. Green Arrow is alive again but can't remember anything past his road trip with Green Lantern in the '70s. As Green Arrow fights crime and goes about his business, he befriends a wayward girl named Mia and gets reacquainted with people who thought he was dead. So who is responsible for Green Arrow returning to life and why can't he remember his life past a certain point?
Phil Hester and Ande Park do a masterful job here. I wasn't super excited about a Green Arrow not drawn by Neal Adams or Mike Grell but they did a great job. More than most art from the time period, it holds up very well today. It's moody but not too moody and cartoony without being too cartoony. Right in my wheelhouse.
Kevin Smith's writing feels a lot more natural in this, probably because Daredevil sold a kajillion copies and no one ran him out of town. It's much less wordy, more focused, and just better in general. He also showed some deep knowledge of the DC universe. I didn't expect some of the references and I was floored by a couple of them.
I'm glad I have the next volume on deck and this one will NOT be going to Half Price Books any time soon. Five out of five stars.
I was a tremendous Kevin Smith fan when I was in my early twenties but I've never managed to read this until now.
I wasn't super impressed with my reread of Kevin Smith's Daredevil but I loved the shit out of this. Green Arrow is alive again but can't remember anything past his road trip with Green Lantern in the '70s. As Green Arrow fights crime and goes about his business, he befriends a wayward girl named Mia and gets reacquainted with people who thought he was dead. So who is responsible for Green Arrow returning to life and why can't he remember his life past a certain point?
Phil Hester and Ande Park do a masterful job here. I wasn't super excited about a Green Arrow not drawn by Neal Adams or Mike Grell but they did a great job. More than most art from the time period, it holds up very well today. It's moody but not too moody and cartoony without being too cartoony. Right in my wheelhouse.
Kevin Smith's writing feels a lot more natural in this, probably because Daredevil sold a kajillion copies and no one ran him out of town. It's much less wordy, more focused, and just better in general. He also showed some deep knowledge of the DC universe. I didn't expect some of the references and I was floored by a couple of them.
I'm glad I have the next volume on deck and this one will NOT be going to Half Price Books any time soon. Five out of five stars.