Green Arrow #18
Andrea Sorrentino blows it away again in this issue. The use of color so far in this series really brings out the impact and emotion of everything that happens in this issue. The sketchiness and the minimalism colors contribute to make the book dark in theme but also very complex and interesting to look at. There is tons of details in every panel that you could spend an hour looking through this and find yourself finding new things. Jeff Lemire also continues to write one of the best versions of Green Arrow in a long while. The flashback scenes of his childhood, though small, add so much character to Oliver. Ollie also goes to an old employ that really makes the comic a bit more fun. He also adds a whole new spy feeling to the book that does nothing but improve the story line. Queen also discovers some new details about her father that might just change his entire life and the way that we, as readers, look at Green Arrow. Komodo, the villain, also has time to shine in this issue and it makes the character so much more menacing.
The Bad:
There is nothing in this issue that takes it down.
The Verdict: 5/5 (Perfect)
DC should have put Jeff Lemire on this book from issue one. He delivers such a complex version of Green Arrow that I had ever read. Oliver is now a character who fights real threats and not reality TV superheroes. The mystery surround this story in more then enough to readers interested to come back for issue 19. If you aren't reading Green Arrow, you are missing out on one of the best series. Green Arrow is now awesome and made one of the biggest comebacks imaginable. I highly recommend you pick this up; you won't regret it.