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Green Arrow, Vol. 7: Citizen's Arrest

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Seattle’s in for a shake-up when Green Arrow crosses quivers with a new vigilante “hero” dubbed the Citizen, who’s hell-bent on exposing the corrupt and criminal one-percenters operating in the Emerald City. And in a tie-in to HEROES IN CRISIS, Oliver Queen is forced to take a hard look at himself and evaluate his methods after he fails one too many times trying to do the right thing. Collects GREEN ARROW #43-47 and ANNUAL #2.

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First published July 23, 2019

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Profile Image for Chad.
10.4k reviews1,060 followers
August 26, 2019
Make sure you read Heroes in Crisis first or you are going to be very upset. Of course in typical DC editorial screw up fashion, that book isn't being released until October.

First up is the annual. It's a tie-in to Justice League: No Justice. It's OK, but Carmen Cornejo's art is great. Then the main story deals with the Citizen. He's out to bring his brand of justice to the one percent by offing them for their crimes. It was alright but the ending had a lot of logic leaps that were left unanswered. Javier Fernandez started off the story with German Peralta finishing up. Fernandez's art reminds me of Norm Breyfogle which is not a bad thing.
Profile Image for Subham.
3,078 reviews102 followers
May 9, 2022
This was fun I guess!

So we tie into No Justice as Brainiac drones are coming and Ollie is saving Star city from the drones and ship and then on the hunt for Waller and from there we get something from J'onn and its a big thing and yeah the story is fun and makes for a nice fun read!

Then the big story with a new enemy called "The citizen" whose executing people on live streams on a kangaroo court and will Ollie be able to save people from his mad justice and what happens when he himself gets accused in kangaroo-online court and it all makes for an awesome read and is thrilling and kinda well written and yeah its not the newest idea ever but the execution is great. Plus a tie into HIC and what happened to Roy and that was sad and you kinda feel bad for Ollie, just when he was reconnecting, he lost his ward :(

One of the better volumes in GA and a new cool enemy in "the citizen"! Plus with okayish art.
Profile Image for Wing Kee.
2,091 reviews37 followers
September 10, 2018
Wow, these two stories were very...zzz and bad.

World: The art is okay, it’s not Otto Smidt but it does a servicable job. The world building here following the end of Percy’s run is in flux. One these couple of issues are from writers who are not the new team and one is a tie in to No Justice to the world building is small and contained. That being said, I don’t like books when they go to the Middle East or any other now Western country for that matter and the Western hero tries to save it, the world is choked with cliches and stereotypes and swinging the other way to be overly simplistic. I find it rather a large issue but it’s not only found here, I had the same issue with Waid and his first Champions arc. The world building needs to make sense. The world building needs to be realisitic especially when dealing with other cultures. Problems.

Story: The two stories found here by two separate are rather problematic. I know the Green Arrow is a SJW and that’s something I really enjoyed in Percy’s run, but there was a small thin line of dealing with issues domestically before going and talking about problems other cultures has. I know that Ollie is trying to save and help the people in the first two issues because Deathstrokes muck things up but the white savior issue in the first two issues is a problem. Add to that the half baked world building and stereotypes that make the world is an issue. Then there is the cliched discussion of the prison system and it’s a retread once again. I know these are issues that are important but this is not how to write them. The last time I read a good superhero going overseas was G. Willow Wilson with Ms. Marvel in Pakistan, it was balanced, fair and the culture wasn’t tried to made white for readers to understand, sometimes other cultures are just simply different and every aspect of it is different and that’s a great thing. I don’t want to talk anymore about it, I kinda found the first story pretty terrible and I don’t want to talk about it now. Well meaning and should are different things.

Characters: Ollie is Ollie and he is consistent to his writing since Rebirth, him arriving in another nation is very him but it’s not the best thing for the story or him as a character. I think that the writer doesn’t understand that other cultures have other ideals and bringing western superhero and ethics into the matter is a delicate balance and Ollie didn’t learn anything or do anything that was well done in this story. Then there are the list of other ho hum characters found in this book tied to the world. The prison story was also rather bland and the characters derivative.


This was a terrible story.

Onward to the next book!

*read individual issues*
Profile Image for Chris Lemmerman.
Author 7 books123 followers
July 20, 2019
Unlike the description of this volume here, this collects issues #43-47 and Annual #2 of the Green Arrow series, skipping issues #39-42 which were fill-in stories by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly.

Instead, this volume's content is almost the entirety of the Benson sisters' run on the title, which includes an excellent Heroes In Crisis tie-in that deals with the ramifications of Roy Harper's death, as well as the Citizen's Arrest storyline which pits Dinah and Ollie against a vigilante who thinks crowdsourced executions are a good way to clean up the city. Citizen is a good foil for Ollie and a very social justice themed villain, which fits nicely with the more down-to-earth portrayal of Green Arrow in the series thus far.

Annual #2 is a tie-in to Justice League: No Justice, in which Ollie gets given something that could take down the entire Justice League. If you've read No Justice, you'll see some scenes repeated in their entirety which is a little unnecessary, but it's a nice way to show that the League actually give a shit about Ollie despite leaving him out all the time these days. It's a shame that this story is followed up in issues #48-50, which are being collected in a Heroes In Crisis tie-in volume instead of anywhere you'd expect to find them.

For art, we've got Javi Fernandez for the first half and German Peralta for the second - it's a shame Fernandez couldn't finish out the story because he really fits nicely in Green Arrow's world; his art is always a little spindly and kinetic, and that makes the action scenes play out really well. Peralta's good, but not as good as Fernandez, which is probably why Fernandez was poached for Justice League instead. The annual is drawn by Carmen Carnero, probably her last DC work before also being poached, this time by Marvel.

I really liked what the Bensons did here. They're great at humanizing the characters, and they've got a lot of practise writing Black Canary from their Birds Of Prey run. The art's a little inconsistent, but the story is in the right place. Don't let GoodReads' description fool you - this one's far more important than it makes it appear.
Profile Image for RG.
3,084 reviews
November 7, 2018
I read these as single issues. Woah what happened here. The arc/story was very boring and not that exciting. The artist changed as well and that was one of the drawing cards. Very dissapointed here.
Profile Image for James DeSantis.
Author 17 books1,204 followers
February 11, 2020
Been awhile since I jumped back into Rebirth Green Arrow. Now that the final volume just came out (even though series has been done for like 8 months) I decided to catch-up on the final two volumes. How does Benson do? Well pretty good.

First we have a tie in with No Justice. The less said about that portion the better. Now we move on to the main story. This is about Citizen. He's a new villain (or hero to some) in town who wants to take revenge on the 1% and rich, especially those who got away with crimes. At the same time this volume deals with the aftermath of Oliver losing Roy.

I think the story actually worked here. While Oliver is a self proclaimed SJW, he hasn't met someone as extreme as Citizen. So it makes for a interesting look into the difference of what is right and wrong and how Citizen uses the public to become judge, jury, and exacutioner. I also think Black Canary and Oliver together works well, Julie has a knack for solid dialogue. Also the Roy funeral issue is fantastic.

The art seems offbeat half the time, maybe muddy, and doesn't flow as well. Also, the tie in No justice issue is meh at best.

Overall good. A nice change of pace compared to Ben's run that ran out of steam. Not amazing but enjoyable. A 3.5 out of 5.
Profile Image for Shannon Appelcline.
Author 30 books168 followers
August 16, 2019
We seem to now be moving on to filler arcs on Green Arrow, but this one's not bad. A murderous vigilante comes to town to kill the cruel and parasitic 1%, and Ollie ends up on the list. This feels very much like it was influenced by the early Arrow TV show, putting Ollie into conflict with a TV-Ollie who analogue, who wants to destroy those who had failed their city, and it's pretty delightful, especially given the complications of Ollie being a target. An event from Ollie's past comes out of nowhere and is too quickly put to bed, but I suppose that's the nature of filler arcs.

There are also two one-offs.

An interaction with the JLA and some crossover is very dull, as Green Arrow fights Brainiac, who knows why.

A memorial for Roy is very moving.
Profile Image for Kat.
2,409 reviews117 followers
February 17, 2019
Basic plot: Two shorts focusing on G.A. facing some serious ethical issues.

I love how G.A. is fully aware of his own politics and the contradictions between his beliefs and practices. There are some really wonderful moments where he specifically addresses these issues in these arcs. Both stories were very solid, with art that was solid and interesting, and some very snappy dialogue to boot. A very good volume.
Profile Image for Adam Fisher.
3,606 reviews23 followers
September 23, 2019
3.5 Stars.
Despite starting with a post-No Justice tie-in where Ollie deals with some of Amanda Waller's machinations, the majority of this Volume covers The Citizen, and how he causes so much trouble for not only Green Arrow, but for the city in general. This new vigilante takes it upon himself to eliminate the 1% and sets his eyes on Oliver Queen! Using both scare tactics via the internet as well instituting social media voting, Citizen is able to get quite a few people killed. Of course Ollie and Canary are able to stop him, but much damage was done. It will be interesting to see how both the city and Title come back from this.
On a sadder note, this Volume also contains the funeral of Arsenal, who apparently died during the events of Heroes in Crisis (which I haven't read yet). Funerals always bring out all the characters, but having this event still be a surprise to me made it all the more somber. :(

Overall, a good Volume. Green Arrow has always been a good 'middle of the road' title for DC. Recommend.
Profile Image for Shaun Stanley.
1,313 reviews
January 7, 2022
Green Arrow Vol. 7 Citizen's Arrest collects issues 43-47 and Annual 2 of the DC Comics series written by Julian and Shawn Benson with art by Javier Fernandez.

There is a new vigilante on the streets of Seattle is targeting the city's corrupt one-percenters while streaming their execution live on the internet and they just set their sights on Oliver Queen.

The book is set after the Heroes In Crisis event and Oliver Queen is still dealing with Roy Harper's death. This is a new creative team who told a pretty good story. The writing duo abandons many of the series regulars that were set-up during Percy's run on the book which was a little wierd.
Profile Image for James.
612 reviews121 followers
October 24, 2020
An interesting short about a box that appeared as the Annual #2. I assume this is going to mean something later on int he the final three issues, but who knows the way this is going. Then a four-parter about a vigilante that's killing off the corporate bad guys that Green Arrow is failing to put away. Okay, but so much wasted potential here, this could have been a really good dive into what makes GA not just a vigilante, but we get sidetracked with a the fallout from another Justice Leave story (just like the box one too - is the end of the GA tingling to end up being more about the Justice League?
Profile Image for T.J..
633 reviews13 followers
August 8, 2019
3.5 stars. I think some folks reviewed this ahead of publication, expecting it to contain some fill-in issues that I gather were actually skipped over.

So there's 3 stories here - the main story which involves Oliver and Canary facing off against the masked radical called Citizen, and 2 other stories that are out-of-context and have major plot holes unless you're keeping up with all of the big JLA crossovers (which I do not). Still, I was surprised by how much I liked the Citizen storyline, which at first felt like it was going to be another rehash of an overzealous vigilante being corrupt in the name of outing corruption and instead turned into a topical tale about how one-sided rhetoric on social media allows us to cast immediate and dangerous judgment on others. Javier Fernandez's artwork is kinetic and exciting, from car chases to horse chases to canary blasts.
Profile Image for Ashe Catlin.
907 reviews7 followers
November 8, 2021
With Benjamin Percy gone and a new creative team on board, I was a little worried about how this series was going to go as there are only 2 trade paperbacks left. It starts off a bit bumpy with Green Arrow being the only hero on earth when Brainiac attacks, the thing is it's resolved rather quickly and without explanation so it just feels like padding, although it's always nice to see Martian Manhunter.

The real meat of the story is when the Citizen gets involved, he's targeting the rich for getting away with murder as well as other crimes. Naturally Green Arrow has a problem with that, there is a bit of cat and mouse until the Citizen targets Oliver Queen. Revealing that he was involved in a hit and run and that everyone's favorite rich kid, might not be as innocent as we think.

Whilst Ollie deals with that there is a tie in to Heroes in Crisis, where Roy Harper dies. So not only does Ollie have to deal with a madman who is making the public his personal executioners but he has to grieve for his partner. It's a wonderful story, just a shame it started the with the Brainiac bit, they shoehorn a Pandora's box into this story but it doesn't add anything to it.
Profile Image for Kyle Dinges.
412 reviews11 followers
February 10, 2019
This series has been in a gradual decline since it started and it's hard not to view this as a new low. It's an annual and a few two parters, so there's not one cohesive creative team or story throughout. The first two-part story is a very bad "Ollie takes on the Middle East" story that just didn't have the impact that was intended. The second two-parter is more just a generic super hero story, but it's still just filler.

If there is a highlight, it's the annual, but only because it's not actively bad. It looks like the creative team from the annual are taking over starting with the next arc, so I guess we can hope for some average stories at least. Even if you've been keeping up with Green Arrow, it's not really necessary to read this since it's not going to have any far reaching developments. Skip it, it's both bad and boring.
Profile Image for Jamie Revell.
Author 5 books13 followers
October 23, 2019
Benson starts off her run on Green Arrow in fine form. The opening story (from the annual) is fairly unremarkable in itself, and clearly ties into something larger going on in another title, but it shows a good insight into Oliver and his role vis-a-vis more obvious superheroes. That's followed up a by a four-part story with a villain killing off wealthy white-collar criminals, bringing things down to Earth and presenting the kind of social issues that this particular title does when it's at its best. Parallels with the Arrow TV show, particularly in its first season, are hard to miss...

There's also time out for a character-based issue dealing solely with the fallout of events in another title that directly impacts on the characters in this one - and it's this that is the strongest part of the collection.
Profile Image for Viridian5.
944 reviews11 followers
August 22, 2019
I mostly liked this collection, though the "let's kill the 1%" thing got hammered so hard that it felt cringey at times and I felt it was resolved too quickly and easily.

I will also never get over how stupid the Sanctuary storyline elsewhere was and got annoyed by how the appearance of Roy Harper here dragged it in.
Profile Image for Scott Lee.
2,180 reviews8 followers
October 7, 2019
This is all right. Benson gets Ollie right, and he's believably in character--demonstrating the consistency that flows between his personae, as he generally doesn't have to hide as much in his civilian identity as Oliver Queen as say, Batman does as Bruce, or Superman as Clark. Oliver's heart is on his sleeve whether he's in costume or not and that plays well here. The Citizen is an interesting foil for Oliver, motivated in many of the same ways, but other than his willingness to commit murder as part of his war on injustice, he wasn't different enough or fleshed out enough to be interesting, and fell flat for me as a character.
Profile Image for Sarah.
1,746 reviews35 followers
December 20, 2021
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Great theming without becoming preachy. Be a social justice warrior; not a social vengeance warrior. Loved it. Interesting villain, engaging stakes. I planned to only read a little bit of this in my downtime.... Long story short, I read the whole thing in one sitting. (Also... stupid book making me feel stupid emotions. ROY!!!) (On another side note, I did half-turn off my emotions for that issue because I knew it was coming... and because I have very strong opinions on killing off certain characters when it feels like in "Rebirth" we were still just getting to know them and really love them... but I'm not going to jump on that soap box here.)
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Profile Image for Dean.
987 reviews5 followers
January 21, 2024
I really enjoyed this trade.
The Benson's write Kate Spencer better than Percy did, no offence meant. This was really tightly written even with the continuity/event needed tie in because it involved Roy Harper.

I really love what Green Arrow stands for; he's quickly becoming one of my favourite heroes.
Profile Image for Jonathan Wood.
21 reviews
January 7, 2020
Best short run on a character I've read, really felt like authentic Green Arrow while still having the newer aspects of the character from the culmination of the New 52 and Rebirth runs before it. Much better and superior to the disappointing conclusion of the Percy's run.
Profile Image for Rachel.
379 reviews6 followers
October 28, 2023
You know that cheap thing TV shows do where right before they kill off a long-neglected character they do an episode to feature them? Yeah, that. Roy Harper deserved better than Ollie for a guardian/parent/partner, and he deserved a much better sendoff than Ollie... punching Superman.
Profile Image for Daniel Butcher.
2,950 reviews2 followers
August 13, 2019
Honestly, a good representation of the social warrior Green Arrow. And maybe one of the best representations of the results of Heroes in Crisis which gives the story feeling.

Profile Image for Ezma.
312 reviews2 followers
November 30, 2020
The villain of this arc is a cop who's attacking the rich and powerful, and to say this aged poorly may be an understatement.
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Profile Image for Will Cooper.
1,899 reviews6 followers
October 25, 2021
I mean, I've seen this story play out before. Our green vigilante has to stop a new vigilante who vigilantes bad people to death. This was fine with some nice action.
Profile Image for Quentin Wallace.
Author 34 books178 followers
February 12, 2022
Not quite as good as the last few volumes, but still interesting. Heroes in Crisis is integral to this volume, so without reading that some of this will be confusing.
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