Green Arrow #6

Oliver Queen has had enough and takes on The Queen, the current owner of "Queen Industries" and her assassin Nix, but does The Queen know something about Oliver's past that he wasn't aware of?
 

The Good

Although the past couple issues have been so-so, this book gets right back on track with this issue. It takes a bit of a step back from the Robin Hood role Oliver has fallen into the past 6 months and focuses more on Oliver and his past. There's some great action as Oliver busts back into Queen Industries and faces both Nix and The Queen. I know DC has quite a few female assassin type characters, but I'm really liking Nix, even though it totally plays the cliche "silent, but deadly." It's great watching the fight scenes between Oliver and Nix. They are paced incredibly well. And while Queen doesn't mind having her mask removed, Nix seems to which makes me wonder if the person behind the mask is someone from Oliver's past. We find out Queen and Oliver's father had a bit of a fling going on in their past and that "fling" actually turned out to be something a lot more serious. This book is solid, storytelling wise, and raises a lot of questions for future issues.
 

The Bad

Although I liked the art, at the same time, it's what makes the book suffer a bit. Character's faces become a tad distorted the tighter the panel gets on their face. I'm much more interested in the relationship between The Queen and Oliver Queen rather than the forest in Star City, but the story, in the next issue, will be jumping back to that.
 

The Verdict 4/5 - Recommended

Not-So Great Jumping On Point

The last couple of issues may have lost me, but this issue was great fun. When the focus is more on Oliver, the book shines. I recommend the issue, but not to new readers. There's a lot of characters and stories all ready in motion and it may be hard for new readers to jump on. I say wait for the first trade of this series, if you're interested in the book, and buy that since overall, the first six issues are great.