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A review by unladylike
Arrow Vol. 2 by Marc Guggenheim
3.0
Continuing the format of the first volume, the Arrow comics are short backstories adding context to events of the show. They're written by the show's creators, so they seem very consistent, and add to the stories if you're already a fan.
This second volume ends with a disturbing tale of Oliver's actions during and immediately after the Merlyn-masterminded Quake in the Glades. So no worries about plot-spoilers from the comics if you've seen the first season of the show.
After a season and a half of the new, non-lethal Arrow, it felt a little sickening looking at detailed panels of Season One Oliver killing people left and right anytime he'd write someone off as a "thug." And the racist connotations of that term are not lost here.
I recommend skipping chapter 30, which was the grossest (and least essential to the broader story) example of how the plight and abuse of women is often used in this series as a plot device, especially to prop up the heroism of our uber-privileged protagonist.
This second volume ends with a disturbing tale of Oliver's actions during and immediately after the Merlyn-masterminded Quake in the Glades. So no worries about plot-spoilers from the comics if you've seen the first season of the show.
After a season and a half of the new, non-lethal Arrow, it felt a little sickening looking at detailed panels of Season One Oliver killing people left and right anytime he'd write someone off as a "thug." And the racist connotations of that term are not lost here.
I recommend skipping chapter 30, which was the grossest (and least essential to the broader story) example of how the plight and abuse of women is often used in this series as a plot device, especially to prop up the heroism of our uber-privileged protagonist.