Tag: Young All-Stars reviews

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 26, Young All-Stars 31, Suicide Squad 35

Green Arrow 26 coverGreen Arrow #26 – “Ollie of Sherwood” – Mike Grell/J. J. Birch/Michael Bair

This one continues from last issue, with Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen still in the pub. The innkeeper tells him he shouldn’t stir up trouble by investigating Hawthorne’s death. He tells Oliver how Hawthorne’s daughter-in-law got into witchcraft after her husband died, and how it drove her to a premature death. Now Hawthorne’s granddaughter (Rowan) has followed in her mother’s footsteps and gotten into the whole “magic” thing. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 26, Young All-Stars 31, Suicide Squad 35”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 25, Young All-Stars 30, Suicide Squad 34

Green Arrow 25 coverGreen Arrow #25 – “Witch Hunt Part 1” – Mike Grell/Trevor von Eeden, J.J. Birch/Michael Bair

This one starts at a graveyard in a forest, where a woman is enacting some kind of ritual with a baby. An Owl warns her that some men with guns and dogs are coming, so she gives the baby back to its mother and takes off. The dogs run her down, but she calms them with her witchcraft and heads home to a large manor house. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 25, Young All-Stars 30, Suicide Squad 34”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 23, Green Arrow 24, Young All-Stars 29, Suicide Squad 33

Green Arrow 23 coverGreen Arrow #23 – “Kia” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with Green Arrow and Shado reviewing their performance against the opposition in the mountain monastery last issue. They came there looking for info on Shado’s son, who’s been kidnapped to force Shado to assassinate someone (possibly the American president). But Shado went a little wild at the monastery and killed all the yakuza who were there. Green Arrow tried to spare one, but he killed himself rather than be questioned. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 23, Green Arrow 24, Young All-Stars 29, Suicide Squad 33”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 21, Green Arrow 22, Young All-Stars 28, Suicide Squad 32

Green Arrow 21 coverGreen Arrow #21 – “Uchiokoshi” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with a shadowy group of men discussing what seems to be a plot to assassinate the President (and it’s strongly hinted that one of the men might’ve been involved in the Kennedy assassination). In Japan, we see Shado nursing a baby and practicing with her bow. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 21, Green Arrow 22, Young All-Stars 28, Suicide Squad 32”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 20, Young All-Stars 27, Suicide Squad 31

Green Arrow 20 coverGreen Arrow #20 – “The Trial of Green Arrow Part 2” – Mike Grell/Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

Last issue, Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen shot a kid who was aiming a paint gun at a cop, thinking it was a real gun. The kid lived and Green Arrow was cleared (since the cop also tried to shoot the kid and missed), but the judge gave him shit for being a reckless vigilante and Green Arrow’s guilt drove him to drink heavily. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 20, Young All-Stars 27, Suicide Squad 31”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 19, Young All-Stars 26, Suicide Squad 29, Suicide Squad 30

Green Arrow 19 coverGreen Arrow #19 – “The Trial of Oliver Queen” – Mike Grell/Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with a veteran cop (Egan) breaking in a rookie partner named Stankowski. Egan is close to retirement and gives his young partner the benefit of his experience, telling him how to handle various situations. They get a call about armed individuals across town and go to check it out. Egan heads down an alley to see what’s going on, unaware that Green Arrow is on the roof above him. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 19, Young All-Stars 26, Suicide Squad 29, Suicide Squad 30”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 18, Young All-Stars 25, Suicide Squad 27, Suicide Squad 28

Green Arrow 18 coverGreen Arrow #18 – “The Horseman Part 2” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

Last issue, a biker calling himself the Horseman came to Seattle looking for a red-headed stripper named Dawn, busting up various strip clubs looking for her. Dawn ended up being beaten to death and crucified, but the Horseman doesn’t know that yet, so he’s still smashing up strip clubs looking for her. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 18, Young All-Stars 25, Suicide Squad 27, Suicide Squad 28”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 17, Young All-Stars 24, Suicide Squad 26

Green Arrow 17 coverGreen Arrow #17 – “The Horseman Part 1” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with a dude on a motorbike (the Horseman) stopping off at a roadside strip club. He’s looking for a specific stripper calling herself Dawn, but she’s not there. After pounding the bouncers and torching the owner’s Cadillac, the Horseman leaves. We see Dawn (who apparently likes fetish gear) performing at a different strip club, this one in Seattle. Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen and Dinah (Black Canary) Lance are in the audience and Dinah is surprisingly cool with hanging out at a strip joint. (In fact, it kinda seems like going there was her idea.) Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 17, Young All-Stars 24, Suicide Squad 26”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 16, Young All-Stars 23, Suicide Squad 25

Green Arrow 16 coverGreen Arrow #16 – “Seattle and Die Part 2” – Mike Grell/Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano, frank McLaughlin

Last issue, Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen ran into a mysterious assassin and spent the evening drinking with him. Right after Oliver left, some guys arrived and blew up the assassin’s hotel room. Oliver hears the blast and heads back, but the assassin smelled trouble and headed up to the roof just ahead of the explosion. He makes a prodigious leap across to a bridge and Green Arrow prevents his attackers from gunning him down. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 16, Young All-Stars 23, Suicide Squad 25”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 14, Young All-Stars 22, Suicide Squad 23

Green Arrow 14 coverGreen Arrow #14 – “Moving Target” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen and Dinah (Black Canary) Lance attending a production of Cats. As they’re coming out of the theatre, a sniper on a roof across the street takes a shot at Oliver. He’s saved by dumb luck, just like at the end of last issue, but finally realizes someone is gunning for him. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 14, Young All-Stars 22, Suicide Squad 23”