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By Judd Winick<\/strong>, Phil Hester<\/strong>, Manuel Garcia<\/strong>, Ande Parks<\/strong> & Steve Bird<\/strong> (DC Comics) Green Arrow is the kind of character, with the right kind of supporting cast, that readily lends himself to book-length epics. So it’s strange that this volume (reprinting issues #32 and #34-39) kicks off with a stand-alone buddy story featuring the ‘we’re just guys’ antics of his son Connor and long-time sidekick Roy (Speedy\/Arsenal) rather than a tale of the Emerald Archer himself, but it works as a character piece to highlight the similarities and differences of these second generation hero-archers and acts as a jolly warm-up for the drama to come. Besides, gags about what oafs guys are never go astray in modern society.<\/p>\n The major portion of the book is a dark action-fest with the entire dynasty of bowmen stretched to their limits to capture the Riddler, whose conundrum-crimes are simply a prelude to the subjugation of the entire city by giant, flaming demons tasked with keeping the absolute and total letter of the law. This canny tribute to Assault on Precinct 13<\/strong> has heroes, cops and criminals working together to liberate their home as it slowly starves, and descends into grotesquely suppressed chaos.<\/p>\n There’s no big message, just a solid thrill-ride that’s stuffed with invention, snappy patter, mood and menace, with the usual understated Hester and Co. picture quality. Here’s the kind of graphic novel you can give to ordinary people if you’re looking for comic converts. How come no-one’s making movies about this bunch?<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 2005 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c2\u00a0 By Judd Winick, Phil Hester, Manuel Garcia, Ande Parks & Steve Bird (DC Comics) ISBN 1-84576-039-5 Green Arrow is the kind of character, with the right kind of supporting cast, that readily lends himself to book-length epics. So it’s strange that this volume (reprinting issues #32 and #34-39) kicks off with a stand-alone buddy … <\/p>\n
\nISBN 1-84576-039-5<\/p>\n