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Green Arrow: Stranded by Brendan Deneen, Caleb Hosalla

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emilyroseallen's review

4.0

Four for the beautiful art…hard three for the story. Intriguing enough character development but not much happens to keep you engaged!

darcymbooks's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

angelofthestars's review

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adventurous hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVE THIS. Deneen does such a good job with ollie and should absolutely be writing the new GA solo

twpkitty's review

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5.0

this was simply cute & fun & a good time like i would’ve devoured this if it were in my school library as a kid. also the art is SO nice to look at

thenextgenlibrarian's review

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4.0

Great origin story for Green Arrow. It reminded me a lot of Hatchet and other jungle/woods survival stories. It will be a hit with kids.

What I consider to be a very solid and highly entertaining Green Arrow origin story. It was both friendly enough for newcomers unfamiliar with Oliver Queen and has a unique perspective that would keep the interest of the DC fans already familiar with Oliver’s backstory. The graphic novel centers around a 13-year-old Oliver who must quickly learn how to survive in the wild and protect his injured dad after their plane crashes on an uninhabited island.

Thank you NetGalley and DC Comics for providing me with this ARC!

geeky_spider's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

3.5

destdest's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Not bad. I thought the artwork was charming. I agree with another reviewer who said the stakes felt low. Even if they were, I did not feel any sense of urgency. In addition, there's a character conflict between Ollie and his dad's friend's son that literally gets resolved in 2 -3 panels.

Something that's different with this Green Arrow is that Ollie is very opposed to killing any living being, human or animal. This boy was acting so scared to shoot an arrow, but great that he could hold fast to his beliefs.

Overall, this was a serviceable tale.