Green Arrow #40 is full of guest-stars that don't have much to do, leaving things feeling crowded and out of focus. Read Full Review

While this issue was certainly fun with all it's guest stars, it comes off as a bit of a cop out for being a finale to a story line that's had the villain winning in every single scenario. After everything that our heroes have been through in trying to take down John King, it all just gets wrapped up easily here and comes off rushed.  The art though was the best I've seen it from this creative team's run and it makes me wish we could see more of it in June.   Read Full Review

Kreisberg and Sokolowski's run has to date felt like the TV show they would have written if they had access to all of the characters in the DC universe. With next month's Convergence event set to change the status quo, this issue of Green Arrow brings about its own kind of "convergence", updating the comic to a point where it could comfortably run concurrently with the TV series, complete with its own versions of Felicity, Diggle and a surrogate Thea. As such, if this does end the New 52 version as we know it, it's a logical conclusion, albeit one that treads familiar ground. Read Full Review

With four splash pages, the visual side of "Green Arrow" #40 is afforded more than a few opportunities to shine. The story checks the list, making sure to define Ollie's battle, realign some alliances and give the marquee guest stars a chance to turn in the spotlight. Before the final page, this comic gives readers one last glimpse of Green Arrow leaping into action before the creative team turns the lights off on their way out the door. Read Full Review

While average at best, this book is fun. That being said, I can't recommend that you spend your money on this issue or story arc. Instead, spend your money on Lemire's two volumes (Vol. 4: The Kill Machine and Vol. 5: The Outsiders War), and wait to check out Ben Percy's (Detective Comics "Terminal") when it launches in June! Read Full Review

I dont want to be too harsh on this arc, there were some good ideas involved, and there are even some fun moments in this issue. Really though, the main conceit of this story seems to have been to bring the comic more in line with the TV show by introducing characters like Felicity Smoak and Mia Deardon (who is Thea in the show apparently, im not actually up to date). I said it when this arc started and Ill say it again. Thats just a weird idea since DC Comics already has a comic book based in the world of the Arrow TV show, so with The New 52 as we know it on the verge of ending, whats the point of aligning the comics and the shows now, especially when theres no indication of plans to do the same with The Flash comic or the Batman books. Thats just my opinion though, you may read this and feel completely different about it. Read Full Review

It does leave this reviewer to wonder that while it is great to have help and friends in the DC Universe to call upon when things get hairy is this version of Green Arrow even able to take on a threat this low level on his own? I can only imagine that off panel Ollie and Bruce had a long talk about what he did wrong. Here's hoping he did at least. Because this Arrow is truly GREEN. Read Full Review

I haven't enjoyed this entire story arc; but I kept hoping it was going to get better so I wanted to finish it. Read Full Review

So it turns out Felicity Smoak without Emily Rickards ends up being a really insufferable, unlikeable character.

Honestly, I really wish they'd never introduced the TV elements at all. Flyff and Naomi were infinitely better than the versions of Diggle and Smoak we've been given, and every issue under this creative team has felt like the continual desecration of what Lemire created. I'm so glad we get a new creative team after this.