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The title ‘YEAR ONE‘ carries a lot of baggage. It must be a bare-bones reimagining of a hero‘s origin story, told with gritty realism. It must be serious and mature. This feels like a trap, a recipe for a maudlin, no fun tale. But in the hands of this creative team, it is a success. The familiar story is rendered in a tense and pulpy fashion, making every moment feel highly consequential. Recommended!

The word ‘Reunion‘ in the title of this book is a gentle disclaimer. If you are not familiar with the Arrow family history and myriad past adventures, you‘re going to have a hard time keeping up. I have never been a big fan of this BATMAN copy character, so meh. For diehard fans, not casual readers.

HA!! I knew he was still alive!! After the Crisis Event, Ollie changed his name and moved from Star City to Los Angeles, where he joined a prestigious law firm to continue his fight for justice! It's almost time for Suits: LA (aka The Further Adventures of Oliver Queen) to begin.
#GreenArrow

19/100 Green Arrow has always been one of my favorite superheroes, much more interesting than Marvel's Hawkeye. Green Arrow's origin story was pretty much the same, but updated and streamline. Queen was still the reckless, alcoholic playboy, he still ended up on the desert island with the drug runners, it's just more gritty and violent than earlier versions of his origin. 3.75/5
#Read2025

99/150 I'm not much on horror books, so this is probably the closest I'll come to a Halloweenish read. Sadly this isn't very thrilling or scary. Superman is totally out of place in this kind of story, but Batman fits in perfectly. While the story was so-so, the artwork was excellent. I can't think of anyone, aside from the late great Gene Colan, who could have done this kind of story better than Tom Mandrake. I never cared for his superhero work,

Darwyn Cooke wrote and illustrated this throwback story of the Justice League's origin that is an homage to the themes and aesthetics of Silver Age comics. My one complaint is that there might be too many characters who are too similar.

Not one I‘ve heard of before but looks..... interesting?

#LanternsAndLights
#Spooktober @Eggs

Sweeeeeeeeet!!!!

Green Arrow finally gets to team up with the Justice League as he criss-crosses the country trying to stop the Ninth Circle.

The Rise of Star City includes Green Arrow's reunion with his former partner Speedy a.k.a. Arsenal, making brilliant use of flashbacks. The rest of the story returns to the Ninth Circle's nefarious plans for Seattle.