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A review by captwinghead
Green Arrow, Vol. 1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queen by Benjamin Percy
3.0
3.5 stars.
This had a really promising start but it kind of waned a little as it reached its conclusion.
This is the first Green Arrow book I've read. I was very intrigued by the the first Rebirth issue because I like the idea of Ollie as an unapologetic Social Justice Warrior. It actually didn't come across as pretentious and douchey the way Marvel Netflix's Danny Rand does and I believe Oliver here. My friends know I couldn't get through more than seven episodes of CW's Arrow (or Error as we like to call it) but Percy's Oliver Queen is a character I can sink my teeth into. (Not literally of course although he really is quite gorgeous here).
This Ollie is protective over the downtrodden, doesn't make excuses for screwing people over and he's good at what he does. He has an actual personality and he's funny at times. I really liked him and I'm psyched to read more about him. I especially liked his relationships with Emi, Henry and Diggle.
I adore Dinah Lance in most things I've read but it seems she followed Babs suit here because I'm not a fan of Rebirth Dinah either. Her reactions to things were all over the place and it was honestly confusing. The Dinah I love reaches for what she wants. I just don't know if I think she would say some of the syrupy things this Dinah says like telling Ollie "It's up to you to not let me go". I will say, I can buy her making fun of him and kicking ass to avenge him. That was definitely in character.
I've never read anything with this Emi character but I really like her. I hope there's more of her in the next part.
It's hard to explain where this lagged for me. I enjoyed the action sequences a lot! Ollie's break in was really well done. The chase into the street was awesome! It just doesn't feel like a 4 star book because even with those great elements, I never got back up to that feeling I had at the beginning of this book. Maybe if I knew more about the character some of this would have more significance and this would be rated higher for me? I don't know but it's definitely a good book. Just not 4 or 5 stars for me.
The art and colors in this book were gorgeous! I've never seen Schmidt and Ferreya's work before but it was lovely.
I'm excited to read the next part!
This had a really promising start but it kind of waned a little as it reached its conclusion.
This is the first Green Arrow book I've read. I was very intrigued by the the first Rebirth issue because I like the idea of Ollie as an unapologetic Social Justice Warrior. It actually didn't come across as pretentious and douchey the way Marvel Netflix's Danny Rand does and I believe Oliver here. My friends know I couldn't get through more than seven episodes of CW's Arrow (or Error as we like to call it) but Percy's Oliver Queen is a character I can sink my teeth into. (Not literally of course although he really is quite gorgeous here).
This Ollie is protective over the downtrodden, doesn't make excuses for screwing people over and he's good at what he does. He has an actual personality and he's funny at times. I really liked him and I'm psyched to read more about him. I especially liked his relationships with Emi, Henry and Diggle.
I adore Dinah Lance in most things I've read but it seems she followed Babs suit here because I'm not a fan of Rebirth Dinah either. Her reactions to things were all over the place and it was honestly confusing. The Dinah I love reaches for what she wants. I just don't know if I think she would say some of the syrupy things this Dinah says like telling Ollie "It's up to you to not let me go". I will say, I can buy her making fun of him and kicking ass to avenge him. That was definitely in character.
I've never read anything with this Emi character but I really like her. I hope there's more of her in the next part.
It's hard to explain where this lagged for me. I enjoyed the action sequences a lot! Ollie's break in was really well done. The chase into the street was awesome! It just doesn't feel like a 4 star book because even with those great elements, I never got back up to that feeling I had at the beginning of this book. Maybe if I knew more about the character some of this would have more significance and this would be rated higher for me? I don't know but it's definitely a good book. Just not 4 or 5 stars for me.
The art and colors in this book were gorgeous! I've never seen Schmidt and Ferreya's work before but it was lovely.
I'm excited to read the next part!