This oversized issue features the aftermath of Oliver Queen's role in Absolute Power, while also setting the stage for his next chapter! First, Oliver Queen did the unthinkable to protect his family, and now must deal with the ramifications of his actions. Will his family and friends forgive him? Then, get ready for the opening chapter of the Emerald Archer's next adventure, from writer Chris Condon (The Enfield Gang Massacre, That Texas Blood) and artist Montos (Black Adam, Green Lantern: War Journal)!
One creative team exits, the other enters - a seamless transition in both story and tone.Green Arrow is about to be the comic everyone's talking about, and with good reason. Read Full Review
This feels like a very promising start by an excellent team. Read Full Review
Green Arrow #17 is a fantastic send-off for Joshua Williamson and a promising start for Chris Condon. The balance between emotional depth, action, and the legacy of Green Arrow is handled masterfully, making this a must-read for long-time fans of the character. Read Full Review
Overall, Green Arrow #17 is a satisfying installment in the series. It offers a mix of character-driven drama and action-packed storytelling. The introduction of the Green Arrow Society adds a new layer of intrigue, while the exploration of Oliver's emotional turmoil provides depth and complexity to the narrative. Fans of the Emerald Archer will appreciate this issue's focus on character development and its promise of exciting new adventures to come. Read Full Review
Green Arrow has been a terrific book since its latest relaunch. Readers who might have missed out earlier have an easy and entertaining jumping on point with this installment. Read Full Review
Green Arrow #17 is an engaging story that serves as both the penultimate work of Joshua Williamson while delivering a very captivating introduction to the series' new direction. Read Full Review
Green Arrow #17 gives readers two stories for the price of one when Joshua Williamson cleans up his loose ends before departing the tile, and Chris Condon teases what's to come as the new writer. Both stories capture the heart of what makes Ollie unique, and Condon's prelude story appears very promising.8/10 Read Full Review
The shocking end of the 'Absolute Power' era and the beginning of a new day for Oliver Queen, all wrapped up in one double-sized package. Worth checking out. Read Full Review
With Green Arrow #17 Joshua Williamson is able to begin to tie-up some loose ends he'll wrap up in the upcoming annual and hand the keys over to Chris Condon and Montos to takeover. Through this transition issue we are able to delve further into the aftermath of Absolute Power and what the results of that event means for Oliver Queen's future. While that does not lead to the cleanest of send offs to a year plus creative run the new foundation that is left behind leaves a lot of potential for Green Arrow's DC All In direction. Read Full Review
A masterful transition for the character that takes him from his recent multiverse-traveling, time-traveling, reincarnated superheroing self back to a street-level, social justice crusader operating in the shadows, possibly like we saw in the Mike Grell days. The character, and the book, are in good hands. This is the most excited I’ve been for the character in 35 years!
I will admit, this is one of the better (one of the best?) transition issues I have seen. The reason to wind down Williamson's arc and start Condon's makes logical sense, the pacing was there, everything was wrapped up nicely and very in character. Green Arrow has been through a lot of Bs the past few years and this kind of fixed that all up. Williamson did a good job getting GA into a better place and now Condon is taking him over with a logical and fresh start. Again the transition was smooth and both their stories feel like one story. That is an excellent sign. Although I realized I am not the biggest GA fan after reading all of these issue, I will say the Williamson arc was a good one overall.
As much as I loved the Williamson run, we all knew that he would be handleing Ollie over as soon as he could find someone worthy of running this title. This is one of those books that you just got to read and enjoy. The aftermath of Absolute Power is something I am very interested in. You really get a look inside Olivers head in this issue. I am a big fan of the conversation that he has with Bats. This issue ended the way a new start for Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow should with an amazing splash page, that I want tattooed, and Ollie saying, "...I"m coming for you." I can't wait to see where this will go!
A fresh start after finishing the previous story with grace. Joshua Williamson did his thing but im very interested to see what Condon brings. The art by Montos already looks pretty great.
I swear, DC is not messing around this season. My pull list and my wallet are trembling. Not just believe characters getting some attention... but these are some darn good books by all accounts. Well done on this all in initiative.
Though most of this issue was just recap, it gave a nice happy conclusion to all the struggles Oliver has dealt with lately to transition him into a new story direction.
The first story in this issue is by Joshua Williamson and is a pure cringe party... really hard to pull it through.. the second story by Chris Condon is mature and engaging.
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