GREEN ARROW Gets a New Creative Team in October

So many butthurts and fake fans on here. So you're not going to support your favorite character just because DC hired a new creative team? Wow. Absolutely no words. You haven't even read the issue yet. Comic fans always dismiss something without checking it out first.

When has DC ever cared about what you want, and why do you still expect creative freedom on titles? You know how it goes; management ultimately calls the shots, not creators.

Well this is a pretty big bummer. I like Arrow, but I really loved what Lenore and Sorrentino were doing with the book. I'm definitely pulling the book off of my pull for now. If the new team does good work, I'll read it in trade.

@squalleon:

I keep hearing that DC will make promises to writers and artists about the freedom they'll have and then after they get the contracts signed, DC will reneg on all those promises. I wonder if that's what happened here. That's what Diggle said about his AC.

Given the writing quality of the couple of episodes of Arrow I've watched, I'm sorry for the fans of this book.

Wtf

Green Arrow was by far THE BEST book DC was putting out

If you think this is a good idea read the comic Arrow.

@pperspectiveandreality:

They have done it again and again. It isn't surprising that the actual talented are abandoning the big two and go indepentent. And why wouldn't they, more control over your work both creatively and economically.

Because we want more and the writer said he was only halfway through? So we will only get the unfinished product? It is DC saying screw the writer's plans, screw the fanbase who loves it and lets put the creative team for the show with hope we might get some sales. Which is doubtfull considering there was a Green Arrow comic based on the Tv show and it is one of the fastest cancelled comics I remember.

This is literally the dumbest decision ever. What's next? A new team for Batman?

@paul2814:

I bet that tweet is more of a PR move as directed by DC. As other users pointed out above Lemire said he was about halfway through his intended story. But there is a possibility of DC trying to make drastic creative changes to their story and rather than do that Lemire and Sorrentino "left on their own terms" just like Andy Diggle did.

Oh that would be so cool! Sorrentino definitely needs to do a MM book. Lemire said on Twitter it was his and Andrea's idea to leave the book and that something would be announced soon.

I'm surprised so many people are against this, since this is so clearly returning Oliver Queen to the character we all knew and loved before the New 52.

All good things must come to an end.

Lemire tweet that it was their choice to leave the book. Looking forward to Sorrentino's next work. I didn't enjoy JL United so I may give Lemire's next work a miss.

Yeah considering the actually Arrow comic was canceled as well.

@squalleon:

I enjoy DC characters much more than I do Marvel but I'm seriously going more and more towards dropping all the DC that I buy just to make my point as a consumer that you can't just toss anything at me and expect me to lap it up like some lovesick puppy. This is one of THE best books DC has been putting out and they change it.....I cannot wait to see the rapid sales decrease. I'm starting to understand Jonathan Hickman's comment about "you KNOW how you're gonna be treated at DC...". It must be a well known fact in the comic community that DC treats it's writers and artists poorly. This is a sad day not only for GA fans like myself, but for DC fans as a whole.

Ugh. What a bummer. Oh well, I needed to start dropping books from my pull list

I don't read this book but why is everyone surprised and frustrated by this announcement?

Of course the creative team was going change, when doesn't it? This is the inevitable result of running books continuously forever without end for no other purpose than making money.

Jeez ever the pessimists in the comments section......In saying that it's sad to see Lemire and Sorrentino leave so early, really thought they were gonna be on this book till at least the end of this year. However reading that part about bringing back the old voice of Green Arrow(opinionated, liberal robin hood esque hero) that the writers even acknowledge has not been seen or used a great deal in the tv show and recently in the comics is comforting and sells me on the change. Hopefully they do something great with the series.

Other than Wonder Woman, Green Arrow is the only DC books I read. This is such a disappointment.

its cool to hate

Wonder what sorrentino will do next?

Great… and people bitch when marvel changes things to be more like their live action counterparts….. Ugh, all the fanboy rage!

I don't know about other companies but DC really hates its fans.
They always seem to do the opposite from what the fans want. Is it to see how big suckers we are? Is it because we aren't the fans they want? Do they know better than us?I don't know but I bet more than 80% of the changes DC has done in the past 3 years are exactly the opposite of what the fants want.

I agree. Someone at Warner Bros. is going to get several emails.

I wonder what Mat has to say?

But is obvious that this is a lot of crap!!

Luckily Lemire will keep writing him in JLU and create the Animal Man/Green Arrow bromance.

said nobody, ever.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

@billy_batson: true, but lemire/sorrentino brought in a lot of new readers dude. issues 1-16 were so terrible, it was on the verge of being cancelled. i can see this going right back to that status quo

That's cool, I think I've had enough of Lemire and Sorrentino, This could be a step in the right direction.

Hopefully, because this is devastating.

With the way Sorrentino does the Count Vertigo pages, his artwork would look phenomenal with Manhunter's mindf###ing and stretching. I'm also kind of hoping for Catwoman-- they saved one crappy book, why not another?

Changing the creative to writers of the show is NOT going to get the non-comic viewers of the show to pick up the comic, EVER.

They aren't really that to high begin with.

BB

Wow. We really don't mean anything to comic companies...

Lemire said he had long term plans for Green Arrow so I guess he isn't the reason for that change.
Maybe the title wasn't selling good enough for DC so they thought bringing the Arrow staff will also bring sales (I doubt it).
Anyway sad day indeed :(

im normally not a hater like the rest of you... but this is just awful. I thought Lemire had long term plans for the character. The sales are definitely going to drop.

Really curious whats next for Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. Maybe if DC announced a Doom Patrol or Martian Manhunter series with these guys it would take the sting out a bit.

stupid idea. "insert I am never reading anything DC again"

> DC

What the actual hell? Is this a joke?

@billy_batson: Because they are fools, pure and simple.

Really wonder how can they believe that.
BB

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This is a sad day :(

The social crusader was always my favorite part of GA, I just hoped that Lemire and Sorrentino would stay longer. Especially Sorrentino :(

THEY ALREADY HAVE A COMIC FOR THE SHOW WHAT THE F&%K IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE. DC CANT REALIZE THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GOOD THING SO THEY UP AND RUIN IT BECAUSE ITS NOT WHAT THEY WANTED OR ENVISIONED. IF ITS GOOD, SELLS WELL, AND IS LOVED BY FANS WHY DOES IT MATTER!!! AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH

Bad idea. Bad news.

This is the worst move they can possibly make. Fantastic story and art, and they are bringing in characters from the show as a sign of good faith, but oh no lets get the luke warm writers of Arrow and underwhelming art to bring us something we have already seen before. So unbelievably pissed because this team has been the most consistent out of any DC book right now. ANGER, ANGER AND RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!11

However, there are 2 million regular viewers for the CW Arrow series and there is a lot of hope that viewers who love said series will jump over to the comic book because it features Sokolowski and Kreisberg.

No they wont.

HAAAAA.

BB

I'm down for the liberal direction, but why do you need to bring in a new team for that!? The current team IS Green Arrow!!

NO! Somebody quick post that No please no gif! What a load of crap!