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Green Arrow (2016)
Green Arrow, Vol. 8: The End of the Road
The finale of Green Arrow is here and the Emerald Archer's world will be forever changed. With an all-star talent line-up, this graphic novel is sure to hit its mark!
It's a mystery six months in the making: the box that can destroy the Justice League will be opened! But first Ollie will have to keep all the villains at bay, including Count Vertigo, Parasite and more! Is the Emerald Archer throwing himself into the hero game because of a death wish? Not if Black Canary has anything to sing about it.
It's an all-star lineup including writers Jackson Lanzing, Mairghread Scott and Collin Kelly with artists Matt Clark and Javier Fernandez. Collects issues #39-42 and #48-50.
It's a mystery six months in the making: the box that can destroy the Justice League will be opened! But first Ollie will have to keep all the villains at bay, including Count Vertigo, Parasite and more! Is the Emerald Archer throwing himself into the hero game because of a death wish? Not if Black Canary has anything to sing about it.
It's an all-star lineup including writers Jackson Lanzing, Mairghread Scott and Collin Kelly with artists Matt Clark and Javier Fernandez. Collects issues #39-42 and #48-50.
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 11, 2020
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March 31, 2020
A hodge-podge of Green Arrow stories to close out the current run. First up, Marcio Takara illustrates a two parter where Green Arrow goes back to his do-gooder roots. He brings some humanitarian raid to a war town country and quickly get embroiled in the conflict. This was an odd story that didn't work the best.
The next story by Mairghread Scott and Matthew Clark is the best of the bunch. Green Arrow chaperones a prison transport of the parasite. I'm sure everyone knows how that is going to go. Scott is a really good writer. She brings a lot more to these two issues than just your standard prisoner escape tale. If DC is smart, they'll give her a regular book. I'd like to see her on Wonder Woman.
Javier Fernandez closes out the final three issues. His art is reminiscent of Norm Breyfogle. Lanzing and Kelly do an OK job of tying up the loose plot threads from No Justice while having Ollie sort of process Roy Harper's death. If you get some deja vu while reading this story, that's because it was already printed months ago in Heroes in Crisis: The Price and Other Tales.
The next story by Mairghread Scott and Matthew Clark is the best of the bunch. Green Arrow chaperones a prison transport of the parasite. I'm sure everyone knows how that is going to go. Scott is a really good writer. She brings a lot more to these two issues than just your standard prisoner escape tale. If DC is smart, they'll give her a regular book. I'd like to see her on Wonder Woman.
Javier Fernandez closes out the final three issues. His art is reminiscent of Norm Breyfogle. Lanzing and Kelly do an OK job of tying up the loose plot threads from No Justice while having Ollie sort of process Roy Harper's death. If you get some deja vu while reading this story, that's because it was already printed months ago in Heroes in Crisis: The Price and Other Tales.
May 9, 2022
Umm yeah its out there I guess.
Its not bad but just a collection of stories that feel disjointed but still fun.
So the first story is set in Rhapastan a fictional country similar to.. you know and then we have Ollie going there and checking why the supplies are not reaching the people only to find some riot people called "Nothing" and how Ollie fights them with some resistant forces is the story and also it ties with some events in Deathstroke rebrith stuff and its cool, seeing how Ollie has to deal with one of his enemies doings. 2/5 to this.
Then the next story is with Parasite or rather vs him and taking him to prison and ensures he stays there and there we have Ollie trying to survive this and I love the way it happens and also talks about prison reforms in a really fun way and you kinda feel bad for parasite. 3/5 to this.
Then the story where Count Vertigo attacks and its a fun battle and we see the after effects of HIC and Ollie still trying to deal with it and its well written and shows how Ollie kinda gets caught up in his emotions and also brings Ollie's arch-enemy back for a fun story and I love the way Dinah kinda balances his "hot-headedness" and yeah overall its cool short story! 3/5.
And then the big story with Dinah vs Ollie with some box that J'onn gave him and umm yeah I am not sure what that was, it kinda felt confusing and felt out of nowhere right when the series was ending but umm yeah its a weird read, some cool moments and atm DC abandoned this storyline as the future writers clearly didn't have any interest in it.
So yeah a fun collection of stories that close out the rebirth era for GA! A cool 50 issues overall with cool highs and lows and ultimately a great read I'd say!
Its not bad but just a collection of stories that feel disjointed but still fun.
So the first story is set in Rhapastan a fictional country similar to.. you know and then we have Ollie going there and checking why the supplies are not reaching the people only to find some riot people called "Nothing" and how Ollie fights them with some resistant forces is the story and also it ties with some events in Deathstroke rebrith stuff and its cool, seeing how Ollie has to deal with one of his enemies doings. 2/5 to this.
Then the next story is with Parasite or rather vs him and taking him to prison and ensures he stays there and there we have Ollie trying to survive this and I love the way it happens and also talks about prison reforms in a really fun way and you kinda feel bad for parasite. 3/5 to this.
Then the story where Count Vertigo attacks and its a fun battle and we see the after effects of HIC and Ollie still trying to deal with it and its well written and shows how Ollie kinda gets caught up in his emotions and also brings Ollie's arch-enemy back for a fun story and I love the way Dinah kinda balances his "hot-headedness" and yeah overall its cool short story! 3/5.
And then the big story with Dinah vs Ollie with some box that J'onn gave him and umm yeah I am not sure what that was, it kinda felt confusing and felt out of nowhere right when the series was ending but umm yeah its a weird read, some cool moments and atm DC abandoned this storyline as the future writers clearly didn't have any interest in it.
So yeah a fun collection of stories that close out the rebirth era for GA! A cool 50 issues overall with cool highs and lows and ultimately a great read I'd say!
February 13, 2020
A lazy and boring finish with hopes of a future project looking like less and less. What happened here? Give me good Green Arrow stories again please.
May 23, 2023
5 🌟
Nice to see Oliver and Dinah again.
Nice to see Oliver and Dinah again.
February 6, 2020
The final volume of Green Arrow feels like a long time coming. It collects some random as-of-yet uncollected issues, which makes it a bit of a hodgepodge of quality.
Issues #39-40 are an arc set in another country that tries to get back to Ollie's interfering-adventurer roots with varying success. It's fine, but the supporting characters and conflict aren't the most compelling. #41-42 are far more successful, as Ollie tracks the Parasite through the sewers of Metropolis. It's a classic underdog story, and the claustrophobic nature of the story works really well.
And then there's issues #48-50, which I've already reviewed over in the Heroes In Crisis companion trade. Suffice to say it's a decent end to the series and ties off the remaining plot threads, but it feels a little unsatisfying as the book was kind of cut short.
The art's also a mix, with Matthew Clark on the Parasite story, Javi Fernandez on #48-50, and Marcio Takara for the opener. If those are in an odd order, it's probably because that's the ranking I'd put them in overall too.
For closure's sake, this is worth reading. It's all over the shop, but considering we don't have a Green Arrow series right now and haven't for a while, we should take what we can get.
Issues #39-40 are an arc set in another country that tries to get back to Ollie's interfering-adventurer roots with varying success. It's fine, but the supporting characters and conflict aren't the most compelling. #41-42 are far more successful, as Ollie tracks the Parasite through the sewers of Metropolis. It's a classic underdog story, and the claustrophobic nature of the story works really well.
And then there's issues #48-50, which I've already reviewed over in the Heroes In Crisis companion trade. Suffice to say it's a decent end to the series and ties off the remaining plot threads, but it feels a little unsatisfying as the book was kind of cut short.
The art's also a mix, with Matthew Clark on the Parasite story, Javi Fernandez on #48-50, and Marcio Takara for the opener. If those are in an odd order, it's probably because that's the ranking I'd put them in overall too.
For closure's sake, this is worth reading. It's all over the shop, but considering we don't have a Green Arrow series right now and haven't for a while, we should take what we can get.
October 24, 2020
A weird mixture of stories here. Starting with two short two-parters that actually sit before volume 7 - which is why I started volume 8 first. Both the humanitarian aid and the baby-sitting stories feel very isolated and seem like heavy-handed attempts to build out Green Arrow's SJW credentials while not actually progressing any real story arc (because there isn't one: the main arc finished in the previous volume and the rest of this volume is the winding up of the whole run).
After a break to wade through Volume 7, it was back here to finish off the last few issues. A quick diversion with Count Vertigo trying to get his revenge on Roy (a bit late, we buried him in Volume 7) that feels like more filler and an attempt to try and paint Oliver as going a bit off the rails. This was seems to be building to the massively rushed, out of nowhere final issue where Oliver has to walk away from being Green Arrow. Anticlimactic and lazy (I totally one what was with the box) and feels like DC just wanted to write off a great character that they didn't know what to do with...
After a break to wade through Volume 7, it was back here to finish off the last few issues. A quick diversion with Count Vertigo trying to get his revenge on Roy (a bit late, we buried him in Volume 7) that feels like more filler and an attempt to try and paint Oliver as going a bit off the rails. This was seems to be building to the massively rushed, out of nowhere final issue where Oliver has to walk away from being Green Arrow. Anticlimactic and lazy (I totally one what was with the box) and feels like DC just wanted to write off a great character that they didn't know what to do with...
May 26, 2022
I was mad to see this series end, just when I thought it was really picking up steam and starting to find itself.
January 8, 2022
Green Arrow Vol. 8 The End of the Road collects issues 39-42 and 48-50 of the DC Comics series written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Mairghread Scott with art by Javier Fernandez, Marcio Takara, and Matthew Clark.
A collection of short arcs including Green Arrow traveling to a warm torn country, escorting a prison transfer of the villain Parasite, and protecting a secret weapon entrusted to Ollie by the Justice League from the government.
This collection ends the current volume of Green Arrow comics. The story continues to deal with fallout out from Scott Snyder's No Justice and Tom King's Heroes in Crisis miniseries. Some of the stories are better than others presented here but it is a pretty good conclusion of themes presented in the Rebirth series.
A collection of short arcs including Green Arrow traveling to a warm torn country, escorting a prison transfer of the villain Parasite, and protecting a secret weapon entrusted to Ollie by the Justice League from the government.
This collection ends the current volume of Green Arrow comics. The story continues to deal with fallout out from Scott Snyder's No Justice and Tom King's Heroes in Crisis miniseries. Some of the stories are better than others presented here but it is a pretty good conclusion of themes presented in the Rebirth series.
March 8, 2020
Can't give this a harsh review. 3 short stories, while not overly compelling, all end up being pretty good. Too bad the series ends here. Kind of goes out on a sad note. I need to know what happens with Ollie and Canary...
March 27, 2023
Billed as the finale of the most recent Green Arrow series, "Green Arrow: The End of the Road" is a weird, disorganized conglomeration of unrelated stories. As such, a better title would be "Green Arrow: Trainwreck".
When it started this series was whip smart and kept readers on their toes. Unfortunately, the last few volumes have just not been that good. If you have read this far it probably makes sense to read this volume for the sense of completion. However, do not expect a coherent or even interesting send off for the Emerald Archer. Let's hope that the next reboot hits a bullseye instead of missing the side of the barn all together.
When it started this series was whip smart and kept readers on their toes. Unfortunately, the last few volumes have just not been that good. If you have read this far it probably makes sense to read this volume for the sense of completion. However, do not expect a coherent or even interesting send off for the Emerald Archer. Let's hope that the next reboot hits a bullseye instead of missing the side of the barn all together.
August 25, 2020
Always love the great mix of comedy and action you get with Green Arrow. (As a side note, I'd love to see a technical schematic of how his quiver works!) Hopeless romantic, comic relief, but always a hero.
Highlights:
- Oliver Queen delivers supplies to a war torn country, only to get involved in the war as Green Arrow. Led by "Nothing", we soon discover that the country is being torn apart by children picking sides.
- GA gets chosen to transport Parasite to a new cell. Obviously, it goes wrong and there is a fight and chase, but the author really chose to showcase the humanity and psyche of this villain.
-Post-Roy death (see Heroes in Crisis) Oliver heads back to Seattle to try and make a difference. Freedom fighters seem to be handling it well, and when Black Canary is tasked to take him out, we see Oliver walk away from his role.
Has he come back yet? I don't know.
This Rebirth arc was the first time I read GA, other than a few oneshots and crossovers. He's a great character and it is obvious why he has lasted so long. I look forward to diving more into his lore and rogues gallery.
Recommend.
Highlights:
- Oliver Queen delivers supplies to a war torn country, only to get involved in the war as Green Arrow. Led by "Nothing", we soon discover that the country is being torn apart by children picking sides.
- GA gets chosen to transport Parasite to a new cell. Obviously, it goes wrong and there is a fight and chase, but the author really chose to showcase the humanity and psyche of this villain.
-Post-Roy death (see Heroes in Crisis) Oliver heads back to Seattle to try and make a difference. Freedom fighters seem to be handling it well, and when Black Canary is tasked to take him out, we see Oliver walk away from his role.
Has he come back yet? I don't know.
This Rebirth arc was the first time I read GA, other than a few oneshots and crossovers. He's a great character and it is obvious why he has lasted so long. I look forward to diving more into his lore and rogues gallery.
Recommend.
March 25, 2020
A collection of three mini-arcs rounds out this run of the title. While they may be filler (hence the 3 stars), each does have something going for it. The first sees Ollie visiting a war-torn Middle Eastern country and confronting the brutalising effect it has had on the locals. It’s an interesting choice of scenery and a story that plays to some of the strengths of Green Arrow, in a way that would be very different were it to feature a more obviously powered hero. That’s followed up by a story featuring Parasite making a jailbreak, which is notable mainly for the moral ambiguity of the ending and a sympathetic portrayal of its tortured villain. The final arc is itself two stories, the first with Ollie facing off against an enhanced Count Vertigo, which has some nice visuals and a surprisingly quiet ending, which leads directly into the finale. The latter ties into something larger elsewhere in the DC Universe, but it’s a good wrap up for the line, with many things left open, and more reflections on being a hero without powers in a world that has Superman in it.
January 22, 2024
I didn't particularly like the first Lanzing/Kelly story or art, once again a good them for GA but the plot not so much. Their second storyline was exciting and fresh with an artist I found more appealing.
The Mairghread Scott story had nice art and was a good plot and themes. Fun to see Parasite in a GA story.
The Mairghread Scott story had nice art and was a good plot and themes. Fun to see Parasite in a GA story.
October 25, 2021
Final volume and it's broken up with issues 42-43 and 48-51 (check my numbers). Arrow and Canary (Canarrow?) fight Vertigo again and that's a visually fun story. And then there is some humanity later based on a character's death. And then the last two issues are only ok.
March 6, 2023
Close to 4 stars for this collection. Not sure why (other than artist and writer rights) they broke the issues up this way for the last couple of volumes, but there are some good and some really good ones in here - I particularly liked the Parasite two-issue set.
June 6, 2024
Well it ended, kinda. Bunch of new creators finishing off something else’s run is never a good idea. Having said that, the original writer was not exactly doing great either.
Overall, the premise of this run was great, the execution is just bland, drawn out and lacking any consistency.
Overall, the premise of this run was great, the execution is just bland, drawn out and lacking any consistency.
August 30, 2020
Yet again, the writers of Oliver Queen cast him as n inveterate ego-monster-thinking that it is a good or noble thing.
August 31, 2021
I enjoyed the third storyline, but wasn't particularly enthused about the first two.
September 12, 2021
Parasite story was the best for sure. I will be spending the next few weeks wondering where the book word have gone if it hadn't been so suddenly canceled.
February 12, 2022
This was the finale of the Green Arrow Rebirth series. The ending was okay but not great.
Overall this Green Arrow series was far from the best, but still not bad.
Overall this Green Arrow series was far from the best, but still not bad.
April 24, 2022
Underwhelming.
September 29, 2022
39-40, The Children of Vakhar, ☆☆☆
41-42, Better Than, ☆☆☆
48-49, This Is Not Normal, ☆☆☆
50, Zero, ☆☆☆☆
41-42, Better Than, ☆☆☆
48-49, This Is Not Normal, ☆☆☆
50, Zero, ☆☆☆☆
April 25, 2023
Povídková knížka, která má dobré nápady, ale většinou mizernou realizaci.
August 26, 2023
Pořád se s DC úplně nerozumíme a tady to asi bylo nejmarkantnější.
November 16, 2023
Some weaker stories, but also some I really liked. I've never seen a sympathetic take on Parasite, and it was nice to see Ollie still working through (or not working through) his grief over Roy.
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February 9, 2025dnf
i honestly suggest to the author of this comic to read edward said's orientalism lol
i honestly suggest to the author of this comic to read edward said's orientalism lol
February 27, 2020
Honestly the stories are very true to the liberal Green Lantern and have the ability to make you think.
But as a package it's not done well with half of the material also being printed in a Heroes in Crisis volume.
But as a package it's not done well with half of the material also being printed in a Heroes in Crisis volume.
April 14, 2022
Having this hipster Ollie go Grell gritty just didn’t jive. I’m ready for the return of Green Arrow as a boozy cad!
I did enjoy the Mike Grell variant covers though.
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I did enjoy the Mike Grell variant covers though.
For more on the Emerald Archer, check out this episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
May 10, 2020
I was expecting more and I can’t believe this is the finale for Green Arrow. Rebirth arc as a whole is pretty solid though.
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