blackbird9805's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
obsesswithmandy's review
3.0
I was told I didn’t have to read the other two books to read this one but I felt a bit confused. Overall I think this was good little set up for something. I really love the TV show Arrow and want to get more into the comics.
captwinghead's review
3.0
This was just okay.
Again, it's fascinating that I've read so many DC books at this point with few interactions with the Arrow family. I know next to nothing about Connor and Mia. I know a little about Dinah and I'm slowly learning all that I can about Roy Harper. He is my baby and I've latched onto him because of Outsiders. I know quite a bit about Emiko from Rebirth and I actually really like that iteration. Aside from some moments in Identity Crisis, Rebirth Ollie is the only Ollie I like. I feel like I understand that version.
I feel like I would love this character if the right person wrote for him. Meltzer wrote Identity Crisis so this should be a slam dunk right?
It was just okay.
Ollie just doesn't do a lot for me here. I do feel like I got a pretty okay understanding of his personality here. Particularly the moment where he comes across Catman getting too aggressive with his wife/girlfriend. I sort of understand him as (and I know DC fans hate it when we compare DC character to Marvel characters to understand them but I gotta) sort of a less angsty Bucky/Wolverine in that they'll do what they gotta do if it gets the job done and they have big mouths? Is that right? He's certainly an improvement here from the asshole he was in that Snowbirds Never Fly (?) arc where Roy was on heroin.
Anyway, that being said, I wasn't all that intrigued here. I did like the plot. It was an interesting concept and it really kicked off when Roy joined. I like his chemistry with Ollie (even though I think Jason Todd just inched Roy out in the "my mentor sucked" competition). I liked seeing them go through their old things in the Arrowcave. (Injustice!Harley asked why Ollie never called it the Quiver and I have never been able to get past that, lol). I liked Roy telling Ollie not to make the same mistakes with Connor.
The stuff with Dinah fell flat for me but I try not to let that impact my rating because I haven't read before and after this volume. I'm sure that means more if you had.
So, all in all: this wasn't a bad book. There just wasn't enough of the stuff I liked to make it great to me.
. I liked Ollie's interactions with Wally and Guy. And all the stuff with Roy as I mentioned. So... yeah. It's a recommend if you really love Ollie, I guess.
Again, it's fascinating that I've read so many DC books at this point with few interactions with the Arrow family. I know next to nothing about Connor and Mia. I know a little about Dinah and I'm slowly learning all that I can about Roy Harper. He is my baby and I've latched onto him because of Outsiders. I know quite a bit about Emiko from Rebirth and I actually really like that iteration. Aside from some moments in Identity Crisis, Rebirth Ollie is the only Ollie I like. I feel like I understand that version.
I feel like I would love this character if the right person wrote for him. Meltzer wrote Identity Crisis so this should be a slam dunk right?
It was just okay.
Ollie just doesn't do a lot for me here. I do feel like I got a pretty okay understanding of his personality here. Particularly the moment where he comes across Catman getting too aggressive with his wife/girlfriend. I sort of understand him as (and I know DC fans hate it when we compare DC character to Marvel characters to understand them but I gotta) sort of a less angsty Bucky/Wolverine in that they'll do what they gotta do if it gets the job done and they have big mouths? Is that right? He's certainly an improvement here from the asshole he was in that Snowbirds Never Fly (?) arc where Roy was on heroin.
Anyway, that being said, I wasn't all that intrigued here. I did like the plot. It was an interesting concept and it really kicked off when Roy joined. I like his chemistry with Ollie (even though I think Jason Todd just inched Roy out in the "my mentor sucked" competition). I liked seeing them go through their old things in the Arrowcave. (Injustice!Harley asked why Ollie never called it the Quiver and I have never been able to get past that, lol). I liked Roy telling Ollie not to make the same mistakes with Connor.
The stuff with Dinah fell flat for me but I try not to let that impact my rating because I haven't read before and after this volume. I'm sure that means more if you had.
So, all in all: this wasn't a bad book. There just wasn't enough of the stuff I liked to make it great to me.
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The fight with Grundy was great.depreydeprey's review
4.0
Metzler consistently writes a good super hero story and the Archer's Quest is no exception. He pulls from the complete history of the character with a special emphasis on the hallowed ground of the Green Lantern/Green Arrow run of the 1970's and delivers a emotionally intelligent and well executed return for the emerald archer.
peregrineace's review
4.0
I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. There's a quiet character story at work here that I think meshes well with bringing Green Arrow into the modern comics era. It also does a solid job of introducing consequences of the resurrection story told by Kevin Smith. I'm sure I missed more than a few nods to the past (still working on reading the Green Arrow oeuvre). I only wish I could actually get ahold of the follow up graphic novels in this series to bridge between Archer's Quest and The New 52 and Rebirth lines.
skolastic's review
4.0
A nice enough story with nice enough art, although it definitely feels like it's lacking a bit of meat.
francomega's review
3.0
Solid story, more character development than action (basically a postscript to Kevin Smith's Green Arrow run). GA is a secondary DC character, but there's something about him that I like so I'm interested where they're going to take the live action TV show this fall.
Then there's this: the forward to this book was written by... Sen. Patrick Leahy. That's oddly cool.
Then there's this: the forward to this book was written by... Sen. Patrick Leahy. That's oddly cool.
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