The NEW OFFICIAL Green Arrow Thread!

[Memphis Slim]

The image at the end was a leap to now (though the now before the events of the new GA/BC series) - not his first appearance as GA

You sure??

I think they may be trying to keep that "gritty" feel. The red and green togs don't say "gritty".

 

[Kebab gud]

You sure??

I think they may be trying to keep that "gritty" feel. The red and green togs don't say "gritty".

his original costume has shown up several times in the wedding buildup.. so he still had it..


Ohh and I'm back.. now get used to it!

 

[Anubis]

who are you again?

 

[Dirt Like Me]

Anybody reading GA/BC?

I think the first three issues were alright. I like Chiang's artwork, and there's been some pretty funny dialogue (like how they explained Everyman and the wedding night), but

Spoiler

I think it kind of sucks that Connor got shot. Given the solict for #4 it's no surprise really, but if the idea is to make Ollie grieve why not get rid of Mia? (Insert HIV joke here).

 

[Joker]

Did anyone else get a copy of number 4 that was bound wrong? Mine had the same pages in it, twice...so I only got the first half of the issue...gonna have to return it tomorrow.

 

[BrianWilly]

You mean #3?

Green Arrow and Black Canary #3
Looking back, I can't really pinpoint the one precise moment when Judd Winick became a hack. As with most things, it was really a gradual process that slowly took over the grand design, each new flaw destroying any chance of turning back and proving itself incapable of recovery no matter how hard one tries.

Sort of like AIDS, if you will.

Don't get me wrong; I don't believe for a tiny instant that Connor is actually dead. That's not the issue at hand here. The hack move is the mere hype of death. By now, it's the most overdone, lazy, cheap, trite kind of emotional bullsht for a writer to pull, because it works. It gets people talking, it gets people pissed, and it's sure to do so by the mere merit of being what it is. It's so...Bendis.

And the best part of this? The fact that Winick JUST DID THIS. "This" was the entire premise of this series! I can't even imagine the kind of mindset that would take him from "hay let's tease Ollie's death" one month and then several months later go "hay let's tease Connor's death." It's so...it's so hack. There's no other way to say it.

To add insult to injury, this isn't even the first time this story has happened. Not that long ago, Kevin Smith wrote this exact story. So on top of being cheap and unoriginal to himself, Winick is also being cheap and unoriginal and unoriginal.

No thanks. I'm completely done with this series, in spite of it containing awesome art and four or five of my favorite characters.

(3 out of 10)

 

[chris moore]

An okay issue. Was hoping it'd go out with Ollie having to pull off some kind of amazing shot. As it is there was little point even bringing him him a spare bow.

Love the new outfit though. Good combo of the great old classic and the terrible OYL costume.

 

[sethcohen]

a) i couldnt tell the difference between his new costume and his OYL one
b)

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if winnick kills conner i will be dropping this book like a trapdoor at a hanging... *****, it seems like the only thing writers know how to do these days is kill of characters!

 

[Fledermaus]

Post some pics of the new costume.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yes, please do.

 

[Varient]

a) i couldnt tell the difference between his new costume and his OYL one
b)

Spoiler

if winnick kills conner i will be dropping this book like a trapdoor at a hanging... *****, it seems like the only thing writers know how to do these days is kill of characters!

Ah,... nice to see I'm not the only one tired of that mess.

Teen Titan's East,.... geez.

 

[sethcohen]

Post some pics of the new costume.

i totally would but i lack a scanner

 

[Manic]

If Connor dies, not only will I drop this book, but I'll scrap all plans I had to buy the early trades of Exiles. And I loved those early Exiles stories.

 

[WompuM]

I didnt notice a differnce either.

 

[chris moore]

I'm at work now so dont have the issue on me to scan. But basically its the Hester/JLU animated costume. But with the hood from the OYL costume. This is the only image out there I could find. But compare with these to see the amalgamation.

 

[sinewave]

why connor? i'd rather it was roy instead, if they had to kill any of them, which they didn't.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He'll probably be back, but gayer and with 30% more AIDS.

 

[sinewave]

He'll probably be back, but gayer and with 30% more AIDS.

sounds like a "winick" combination... man, that was a lame pun.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It really, really was.

 

[Darthphere]

why connor? i'd rather it was roy instead, if they had to kill any of them, which they didn't.

What is up with the Roy hate? Seriously?

Either way, God used a cloud sniper on Connor. It's his time to go.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

If Winick's going to be the one continuing to write him, then I agree. He's better off dead.

 

[sinewave]

What is up with the Roy hate? Seriously?

Either way, God used a cloud sniper on Connor. It's his time to go.

i don't hate roy, i just prefer connor.

 

[Darthphere]

If Winick's going to be the one continuing to write him, then I agree. He's better off dead.

Cloud Sniper is my new video game idea.

 

[sinewave]

Cloud Sniper is my new video game idea.

damn, i wish i could find a picture of grampa simpson shaking his fist at a cloud to post here.

 

[Darthphere]

damn, i wish i could find a picture of grampa simpson shaking his fist at a cloud to post here.