Green Arrow #43

The future of the Green Arrow is a bright one with Julie and Shawna Benson. Read Full Review

Green Arrow #43 is a political book and it is not the least bit apologetic about that fact. There is a certain vocal minority in the comics-reading community who will hate this book on general principle. Thankfully, as satisfying as it might be to buy this book just to annoy them, it's a damn good action/adventure comic with powerful art and well worth reading for non-political reasons. Read Full Review

The Bensons and Javier Fernandez pull-off the difficult double task of redirecting Green Arrow's larger plot while keeping the book's characters grounded in the telling moments that marked Ben Percy's run. This is a great jumping on point for new/returning readers plus a smooth transition for those who never left. Read Full Review

With a new menacing villain and a classic Team Arrow paired with dynamic artwork, the new creative team quickly proves Green Arrow is in good hands. Read Full Review

A solid story, building to a very good tease for the next issue. Read Full Review

Anyone with a passing interest in the character should check this out. The art is stunning and the writing is tight and fun. This is the beginning of what could be a good run on the character, so jump on! Read Full Review

This sort of soft relaunch for Oliver Queen's world proves to be a pretty effective one, providing a perfect jumping off point for both new and returning readers. Read Full Review

This is a solid issue. The script is great; I think the Benson sisters knock it out of the park. The first part of the story immediately allows us to sympathize with Ollie due to how he's handling his renewed relationship with Roy and that's combined with powerful social commentary and a scary new villain. I'm genuinely excited about where this book is going. The art takes some of my personal enjoyment down because, stylistically, it doesn't do anything for me. But it's still a really good issue and worth checking out. Read Full Review

Other than me agonizing about Oliver Queen's faults, we have a solid issue. Javier Fernandez has a nice, loose-but-expressive style to his artwork. He also does great shadow work that makes the book look dark and gritty when it needs to be. The Citizen is a little bit of an Anarchy knockoff, however, he's still the kind of villain that matches the Green Arrow. They both have a similar goal just different ways of reaching it. Read Full Review

The Benson Sisters get off to a strong start with an issue and art that emphasizes personal connections, the wider DCU, and how those two things can cause friction. Read Full Review

It was a slower start than I expected, but thats not a bad thing. I can see seeds being laid that show the potential for this story to grow and develop over time in a way that has almost been lost in modern comics, which is something I can absolutely appreciate. I do have a feeling that this run may read at its best as a binge-read, but time will tell. Tune in next month! Read Full Review

Green Arrow #43 is another triumphant issue from Julie and Shawna Benson, and the Emerald Archer is shown to be safe in their hands. The characters are charming, the plot is interesting, and Fernandez and Kalisz do good work on the art. This one earns a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

The overall set-up & character work in this issue is great, but the main plot for this first arc isn't' quite engaging me at this point. Hopefully in issues to come the creative team can land some bullseyes, as the potential is definitely in sight! Read Full Review

From beginning to end Julie and Shawna Benson develop multiple storylines in Green Arrow #43 to start their run on this series on a high note. Everything that happens builds interest for both the life of Oliver Queen and Green Arrow. And in one issue Benson have already created a fascinating villain in the form of The Citizen to challenge Green Arrow. That all comes together to make Green Arrow #43 to be a good entry point for those looking to get into Oliver Queen's ongoing adventures. Read Full Review

The premise feels like it's been done before and the art is just fine but nothing that leaps off the page to grab my attention. Read Full Review

The Bensons start their run on Green Arrow and while it is not the most original beginnings, they check most of the Green Arrow boxes and the Ollie/Dinah dynamic is solid.  The art is serviceable but doesn't do anything to make it stick out.  I am cautiously optimistic for the Benson's run, but that's more than I can say about a lot of books these days. Read Full Review

Green Arrow is in good hands with a new creative team, that builds on the recent history of the character and his supporting cast. Read Full Review

Three issues ago was the introduction to this creative team with Green Arrow Annual 2. The issue was a bit campy and a little cheesy, but the story was fun and the connection to No Justice helped. The Benson's writing here did not read like the annual did. With the subject matter of this story, this book should have had a feeling of darkness, but never once did I feel that until the ending panels. The jokes unfortunately didn't hit right, and there was a panel with Black Canary at one point that made no sense, as if it had been edited in after the fact. The art was not the greatest in this issue, it gave off a mix feeling with what the tone of the issue was suppose to be. Read Full Review

Based on this first issue, this run wants to deal with heavy issues, but it's bitten off a lot more than it can chew. Read Full Review

egonnn244

Aug 02, 2018

Good start by a new creative team. After dealing with a cabal of evil bankers and Omega Titans Oliver is back on the streets. He is also back as a CEO of his company, really carefree CEO, which makes his lawyer quite mad. And his girlfriend is moving in with him. So, things are looking good. Until a guy calling himself The Citizen decides to take on the wealthiest 1%. He holds up the axe and people of Seattle decide, via the Internet, if he should swing it. Kinda fitting since today people on the Internet crucify others all the time over something they said or wrote on social media. Again, this is a good start. With good dialogue and good characterizations of the heroes. It's always good to see Arrow and Canary together. My only g ripe with this issue is the art. A couple of panels is good, but the rest seems kinda mediocre or at least a big step down from what the series got us accustomed too. Otto Schmidt and Juan Ferreyra were kicking butts in this department. But maybe it will get better. Maybe this was just a warmup. more

nickogle

Aug 02, 2018

This was probably the best recent issue of Green Arrow, I will say. It still ends up being pretty forgettable, but the inclusion of material from No Justice, plus bringing Black Canary back to the series, helped the series regain some lost footing from the last two issues. The Sanctuary reference was a bit too much of a wink to me. I wish we could have more subtle foreshadowing for Heroes in Crisis like Tom King did at the end of Everybody Loves Ivy. I liked the relationship between Oliver and Roy not to mention The Citizen is the best villain the series has seen recently. My least favorite part of this issue was probably the Queen Industries scenes, which didn't really set up anything for the issue, though I have a feeling it will come int o play in the next few issues, but it merely felt like filler this time around. I hope this series gets better and this issue definitely is promising. more

VanillaCone

Aug 01, 2018

A good but flawed debut for the new team. What I loved: * Acknowledging Oliver's chili recipe for the first time in a long while. * Black Canary already seems to be more integral and authentic to the story. * The story seems to be much more simplistic than the stuff Percy was trying, which should give us a much less convoluted plot and more time for character depth. What I didn't like: * Oliver at Queen Industries again? How many times is he going to go back and forth? I really think he's more interesting with a modest income. Given the twist at the end, it feels like they brought this back purely for plot reasons. Hopefully he (once again) gives up his company by the end of this arc. * The internal monologue i s way too on the spot and expository. * Dialogue has some really clunky moments, which once again root from it being too exposition-heavy. * Characters' faces are sometimes just drawn at really weird positions. * The plot is pretty cliche and I'm generally weary of villains showing up for the first time on a TV screen in front of the whole city. more