For my first foray into Green Arrow, I thought I should start at the beginning (or at least, one of the more interesting of the many origin stories for this character). Oliver Queen is a billionaire playboy not unlike Bruce Wayne's public persona. The difference is that if the scratch the surface of Olive Queen, you find...more surface. He's a thrill-seeking, hard-drinking womanizer who cares for little beyond his own pleasure. But all of that changes when a double-cross lands him stranded on a deserted island, forced to fend for himself and fight off the forces of nature for his own survival.
Loved this book! I'm glad I went with one of the more recent GA origins, as this seemed to really fit what little I know of the character (I've only caught peripheral glimpses of him through Batman and Birds of Prey, but I like what I have seen!). Of course there's more going on on the island than my blurb would lead you to believe, but that would be telling. This is a fun book that manages to pay homage to the older versions of Green Arrow (boxing glove arrow, anyone?) without being too campy. Yes, there are a few moments where I had to stretch my sense of disbelief (like the fact that Ollie is shooting with a broken arm, or that his "English long bow" is, in fact, quite short), but overall, this was a quick, fun introduction to the character.
