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Comic Book Review: The Brave and the Bold #15
Synopsis: The story begins with Nightwing telling a combination of Justice Leaguers, Justice Society members, Outsiders and Teen Titans to go. They are going through a portal.
Green Lantern and Superman are the last 2 to go. Green Lantern asks if Trigon is really that dangerous. Nightwing responds that Trigon has a hundred thousand troops waiting to invade our dimension unless we do a pre-emptive strike. Superman comments that Nightwing is the best one to coordinate the attack. Nightwing s...
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"Smallville: Absolute Justice" Canadian Trailer Has More ActionOriginal at iFanboy
• Wed, Jan 27
By conor@ifanboy.com (Conor Kilpatrick) Thanks to our brothers and sisters up north we finally get to see some of the Justice Society in action in this Canadian trailer for the upcoming two-hour Smallville event. Clark Kent Green Arrow J'onn J'onzz, The Martian Manhunter Dr. Fate Hawkman Star Girl
Smallville - Trailer for Absolute Justice. The one with Hawkman and Dr FateOriginal at liveforfilms (WordPress)
• Sat, Jan 23
By liveforfilms Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow and Chloe team up to help the Justice Society of America stop a killer before he murders another member of the retired superhero group. Lois receives a package from an agency called Checkmate, which is run by Amanda Waller.
‘Twas the Night Before Wednesday…
Original at Newsarama
• Tue, Jan 19
By J. Caleb Mozzocco Batman: The Brave and The Bold #13: Batman breaks his leg and needs help fighting crime while he recovers (Brave and the Bold #100-style!), so this issue of the all-ages team-up title features Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, Aquaman, Captain Marvel and Green Arrow…and artists Robert Pope and...
Smallville - Wonder Woman is in it, but not how you think
Original at liveforfilms (WordPress)
• Thu, Jan 14
By liveforfilms Smallville – while many feel it has gone on for much too long (myself included) it is still digging through the wonderous catalogue of characters from DC Comics. Versions of Green Arrow, Cyborg, Aquaman, The Flash, Martian Manhunter and more have already appeared and Dr Fate, Stargirl an...
DC Preview Review For March Part 2 of 2
Original at Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales
• Wed, Jan 13
• 2 related articles
By Jim(jlm1955@comcast.net) “The Fall of Green Arrow” begins here! Spinning out of the shocking events of JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE and JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE RISE AND FALL SPECIAL #1 comes the destruction of Green Arrow. As Oliver Queen’s inner turmoil and guilt overwhelms him, secrets are revealed that will tea...
DVD Review: Superman: The Complete Animated Series - Blogcritics.org
Original at blogcritics.org
• Sun, Dec 20
DVD Review: Superman: The Complete Animated Series Blogcritics.org (blog) You even encounter many of the heroes like the Flash, Batman, Supergirl, Green Arrow, etc. It's also interesting after all these years to go back and listen ...
At long last, drama is in the works for Green Arrow
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Dec 11
• 2 related articles
Comic Book Resources Simply put, Green Arrow has seen better days. He was a fascinating figure back in the 1980s and 90s when Mike Grell handled him - an older hero who acted ... The Fall of Green ArrowIGN GREEN & RED ARROW Take Aim in March in 3 Big TitlesNewsarama
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Smallville - First proper look at Hawkman, Dr Fate and Stargirl...I'm just not sure
Original at liveforfilms (WordPress)
• Sat, Nov 28
By liveforfilms I know they are being incredibly faithful with the costume designs for the Justice Society in the upcoming episode of Smallville, but I just don’t think it works. I know they are being incredibly faithful with the costume designs for the Justice Society in the up
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: "Death Race to Oblivion!" Review
Original at IGN TV
• Tue, Nov 24
On the heroes' side, Batman is joined by Green Arrow, Huntress, Guy Gardner, Plastic Man and his sidekick, Woozy Winks. The villains include the ...
Jock versus… the Green Arrow?
Original at Newsarama
• Fri, Nov 20
By David Pepose Don’t worry, the artist of Green Arrow: Year One isn’t having a feud with Ollie Queen. According to Jock’s Twitter feed, apparently his drawings of the left-leaning superhero were co-opted by the Home of Green Arrow and Friends… a web site which supports the far-right British National Pa...
Opinion: The Top 16 Best Team-Up Book Runs: # 1
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sat, Sep 26
By MarkAndrew Team-Ups: Batman with: Green Arrow (6 times), the Metal Men (4 times), Wonder Woman, Mister Miracle, Black Canary, Green Lantern, Metamorpho, the Atom, Sgt. Rock, Aquaman and Wildcat. (3 times each), Plastic Man, the Joker, the Flash, Teen Titans, the Phantom Stranger, Deadman and Ka...
Crisis on Earth Blog Crossover!
Original at Dispatches from The Arrowcave
• Mon, Aug 24
By noreply@blogger.com (Adama) Before we get to the story, we get a mail in card to join the Kenner Super Powers fan club. which apparently got you a bunch of swag and discounts on DC comics for $3.50. Not bad! Anyway, the action starts off in Star City, where the Martian Manhunter is presenting Green Arrow with an award! Appare...
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 221
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Mon, Aug 10
By Brian Cronin Today we look at a neat Green Arrow moment from JLA #9… At August 10, 2009, Mike wrote: Yes. This ... Superman- Replaced my Mon ... To be fair, Morrison killed Batman and Martian Manhunter himself. And Kyle is still a Green Lantern, he's just not ... At August 10, 2009, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Tpull's Weekly DC Comics Review – Part 1
Original at Film Fodder
• Thu, Aug 6
Supposedly this was worse than the Green Arrow/Hawkman fighting, except for we've never actually seen a trace of it in sixty (censored) years. ...
Irredeemable #5 Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Aug 6
As unnerving as it is to see the Plutonian force Green Arrow and Black Canary pastiches to have intercourse in front of him or force a lesser superhero into ... and more »
Review: Green Arrow/Black Canary: A League of Their Own trade paperback (DC Comics)
Original at Collected Editions
• Thu, Jul 23
By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) Four trade paperbacks ago (roughly fourteen issues of collected comics), Judd Winick ended Green Arrow and began Green Arrow/Black Canary. Since then, Winick has essentially told just one story, that of Green Arrow Oliver Queen's globe-spanning search to find his missing son Connor H...
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice - Michael Norton
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Mon, Jun 15
By Brian Cronin Since then, he’s been slowly building his profile at Marvel Comics and DC Comics with great work on a number of mini-series and fill-ins. More recently, he has been doing ongoing work for DC Comics. And for the last year or so, he’s been the regular artist on Green Arrow/Black Canary…
Saturday Morning Cartoon Reviews for 6/6/09
Original at Rokk's Comic Book Revolution
• Fri, Jun 5
By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) The opening to this episode with Batman and Green Arrow trying to one up each other while stopping Joker and then Catwoman was a lot of fun to watch and one of the best openings so far. I'm sure a lot of the older DC Comics fans will enjoy it as it is a nice callback to when Green Arrow would always ha...
Review: Green Arrow/Black Canary: Family Business trade paperback (DC Comics)
Original at Collected Editions
• Mon, Mar 23
By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) Judd Winick positions the Green Arrow/Black Canary team firmly in the midst of the DC Universe, in a way that's only logical for two married heroes whose friends and family are all superheroes. In the first volume, Green Arrow shouts to Superman for help (he shouts "Clark," for that matter...
Comics Should Be Good March Madness!
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Mar 19
By Brian Cronin REGION 3 1 Captain America 2 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) 3 The Joker 4 Hawkeye 5 Green Arrow (Oliver) 6 Oracle 7 Deadpool 8 Madrox 9 Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) 10 Black Canary 11 Hawkman 12 Zatanna 13 Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) 14 Aquaman (Orin) 15 Spider Jerusalem 16 Nick Fury
Green Arrow/Black Canary #18 Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, Mar 11
CA by Dan Phillips March 11, 2009 - It's strange – I really want to love the Green Arrow/Black Canary series. I love Green Arrow as a character. I'm a big fan of Black Canary when she's handled well, which she is here. I even like Green Arrow's goofy ...
Opinion: A Spotlight Interview with Mike Grell (part 2)
Original at Comicnewsinfo (Feedburner)
• Thu, Feb 12
By Richard Caldwell A Spotlight Interview with Mike Grell (part 1) In this two-part interview (the first of a special new...Interview with Mike Kingston, Creator of ‘Headlocked’ Mike Kingston, creator of the wrestling comic book Headlocked recently...Comic Book Review: Green Arrow/Black Canary #15 Green Ar...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review
Original at 1up.com
• Mon, Nov 17
By Ryan Scott The idea of comic book superheroes (and villains) duking it out with the Mortal Kombat series' eclectic cast of costumed weirdos goes well beyond the realm of absurd. Yet, somewhat ironically, this ridiculous concept is the best thing that's happened to MK in the past 13 years. After all, w...
REVIEW | BATMAN: Cacophony 1 [Kevin Smith | Walter Flanagan | Sandra Hope]
Original at B.L.O.G.
• Mon, Nov 17
In a word, Kevin Smith's take on Batman is annoying. Kevin's Batman is tired. Whiny. He's two steps behind second string villains such as Deadshot and the afore mentioned Cacophony (who is a virtual unknown to those who've yet to read Smith's run on Green Arrow like me).
Review: Justice League of America: The Injustice League collected hardcover (DC Comics)
Original at Collected Editions
• Thu, Nov 13
By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) Much as I was looking forward to Dwayne McDuffie's post Justice League Unlimited work on the main comic book series, I unfortunately found myself disappointed. There are certainly some bright spots to Justice League of America: The Injustice League, but for the most part I found it lacki...
Fanfiction: I write again
Original at pippii (Livejournal)
• Mon, Oct 20
By pippii I hope you like it. Title : What I do best Prompt: What do you think Green Arrow is doing best Characters/Pairings: Oliver Green Rating : PG Words :100 Warning :None Summary : Oliver thinks about the answer he gave Clark ...
Podcast: SHoE AAC: Episode 103 - “Toxic”
Original at Starkville's House of El Podcast
• Mon, Oct 6
By Derek This Week On SHoE - Steve and Derek walk you through a Green Arrow-heavy episode of Smallville with the season’s third outing, “Toxic”. Plus news on two new Superman related books, some SHoE merchandise and a new weekly SHoE feature that you’ll want to listen for! Not to mention your emails...
Podcast: Secret Identity Issue #127
Original at Secret Identity
• Fri, Aug 15
By Brian LeTendre Topics Covered In This Issue: Download Location of the Week: Indianapolis, Indiana What’s New at Secretidentitypodcast.com Reviews: Final Crisis Revelations #1; Secret Invasion #5; Franklin Richards Summer Smackdown; Daredevil Saga; Green Arrow / Black Canary #11 Summer Reading...
Top Five Justice Leaguer Cover Appearances COMPLETE!
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sun, Jul 27
By Brian Cronin Top Five Month continues with a look at the totals for most cover appearances between ALL the Justice League books, meaning Justice League of America (Vol. 1), Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America, Justice League Europe/Justice League International...
Iron Man Sends Comic Movie Plans Spinning
Original at Wired News
• Mon, May 26
By John Scott Lewinski On the D.C. Comics side, Guy Ritchie is now officially attached to direct a Sgt. Rock project -- a risky pick if you consider that Ritchie hasn't made a successful film since he crossed paths with that wife of his. Finally, The Latino Review broke a story on a David Goyer Green Arrow project that w...
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #150
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Apr 10
By Brian Cronin COMIC URBAN LEGEND: Green Arrow was never called Green Arrow in any of Mike Grell’s Green Arrow stories. Anyhow, according to Grell’s Wikipedia page, “in none of Mike Grell’s Green Arrow stories is the character ever called “Green Arrow” anywhere but on the cover.”
Raging Bullets Episode 64 : A DC Comics Fan Podcast
Original at Raging Bullets
• Mon, Mar 31
• 6 related articles
13:17 Speeding Bullets: This segment is a casual discussion on a variety of books including: Preacherâs first trade, Catwoman 72-76, Super Friends #1, Green Arrow/Black Canary #6, Action Comics 862, The Flash, The Killing Joke Hardcover, Fourth World Omnibus 3 and 4, Robinâs events u...
Podcast: Episode 60: Green Arrow
Original at twoinone.libsyn.com
• Sat, Mar 15
After an inexplicable five-minute tangent about Lost, the guys get around to their second annual St. Patrick's Day Green Tribute: Green Arrow. The guys talk about their favorite stories with the emerald archer, the different versions of the character, and how his transformation began...
John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Aquaman
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Thu, Mar 13
By Brian Cronin Storytelling Engines: Aquaman or “Whither Aquaman?”) weren't Aquaman and Green Arrow both created by a high-up editor at DC (or "National" or whatever it was back ... Sean, it was Mort Weisinger who helped create both Aquaman and Green Arrow. Both first appeared in More Fun Comics, ...
Podcast: Episode 58.5: Justice League-The New Frontier Review (AND MORE!)
Original at twoinone.libsyn.com
• Thu, Mar 6
It's time for another between-episode bonus, as both Chase and Blake give their thoughts on the new direct-to-DVD film Justice League: The New Frontier. The guys talk about the movie, the adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's work, and the DVD as a package. But that's not all! Our heroes also talk ab...
John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Green Arrow
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Tue, Mar 4
By Brian Cronin You tend to notice the trick arrows a lot in a Green Arrow story, and not just because some of them are so ludicrous that you can’t imagine them being fired. They’re notable because they’re really the only thing that is notable about Green Arrow in the 1950s and 60s. The character really doesn’...
Tim’s “Siren” Review
Original at Starkville's House of El Podcast
• Wed, Feb 13
By Tim We also got to see a bit darker side when Lex learned from Black Canary that Green Arrow had returned. He was able to manipulate her to believe she was fighting for the right side: his. I think he was able to do that in a way only Lionel could do before. We also saw a bit of his darker side when he fought...
Podcast: About Heroes Episode 79
Original at About Heroes
• Tue, Nov 20
What a week! With so many great books on the shelves, it's tough to pick only a few to talk about. This episode touches on World War Hulk 5, New Avengers 36, X-Factor 25, Captain Marvel 1, Nova 8, Wolverine 59, Atomic Robo 1-2, Hellboy - Darkness Calls 6, Lobster Johnson 3, BPRD - Killing Ground...
Podcast: Episode 39: Monster Mash!
Original at twoinone.libsyn.com
• Sat, Oct 20
The 2 in 1 Showcase Halloween Spooktacular continues! This week Chase and Blake talk about their favorite monsters and their favorite monster comics, from classics like Tomb of Dracula to modern hits like The Astounding Wolf-Man and everything in-between. Their picks this week includ...
Podcast: About Heroes Episode 74
Original at About Heroes
• Tue, Oct 16
Josh (Joshiebear) joins us via Skype for this episode, where we finally get back to talking about new books! Discussion includes Green Arrow & Black Canary 1, Superman 668, the Richard Donner run on Action Comics, Green Lantern 24, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 24 & One Mor...
Podcast: Fanboy Radio #419 - Judd Winick LIVE
Original at Fanboy Radio Podcast
• Wed, Sep 26
SPOILER WARNING! Judd returns to FbR to chat about the Green Arrow / Black Canary Wedding Special and all it entails. There is also talk of The Trails of Shazam and dream projects. Don't miss Kevin from NY, 'Sub Or Flub' or our abrupt close! Thanks Judd. SPOILER WARNING!
Review: Green Arrow - Crawling Through the Wreckage trade paperback (DC Comics)
Original at Collected Editions
• Sun, Jul 22
By collectededitions As with many other of DC Comic's post-Infinite Crisis One Year Later stories, Crawling Through the Wreckage is something of a second origin for Green Arrow, but Winick's story raises the character beyond credibility. Winick writes a furious battle between Green Arrow and Deathstroke,...
Opinion: Green Arrow Movie
Original at Shelly's Comic Book Shelf
• Mon, Apr 16
By Shelly Now it can be argued that you can get so far from the original material that it's hardly worth referring to the original. Why use Green Arrow at all if he won't BE Green Arrow, that sort of thing. But if it's well done and there's a sense of who and what GA is, then I'm fine with it.
Tim’s “OQ Chronicles” Review: Part 2
Original at Starkville's House of El Podcast
• Mon, Apr 9
By Tim I did like however the proto-costume for Green Arrow thy ended up using though, especially with the green war paint adorning Oliver’s chest and back and especially over his eyes, which I think was a nice homage to the comic book Green Arrow costume.
Podcast: Episode 13: Green Lantern
Original at twoinone.libsyn.com
• Sat, Apr 7
Thanks to a little reshuffling, this week Blake and Chase turn their attention to the emerald gladiators who patrol the spaceways of the DC Universe -- the Green Lantern Corps! The guys also talk about Sky Dog's super-cool comic Buzzboy and the end of Green Arrow. As always, they invite re...
JLA: World Without a Justice League trade paperback mini-review (DC Comics)
Original at Collected Editions
• Sat, Apr 7
By collectededitions JLA: World Without a Justice League functions, rather strangely, as something of a sequel to Justice League Elite; at least, if you're a big fan of Manitou Dawn (all two of you), this is the trade for you. As the final trade of a JLA series once headlined by Grant Morrison and Mark Waid, there'...
Raging Bullets Episode 7 : A DC Comics Fan Podcast
Original at Raging Bullets
• Wed, May 10
This episode: We review Ex Machina 1-5, the OYL titles: Blue Beetle #1, Green Lantern #10, Green Arrow #60, and Catwoman #53. Also, we share some listener emails, our first audio comment, and give a shout out to our friends at the Comic Timing Podcast. We proudly announce that we are now memb...
Podcast: Fanboy Radio #297 - Judd Winick LIVE
Original at Fanboy Radio Podcast
• Sun, Apr 16
Judd Winick joins the Fanboy Radio crew for the second time for a Q&A session you won't want to miss. Judd is the writer of Batman, Outsiders and Green Arrow for DC Comics and is the creator and executive producer of Cartoon Network's The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. Tune in for the comi...
Podcast: Around Comics Ep. 010
Original at Around Comics
• Mon, Mar 27
By news@aroundcomics.com The Phil Hester interview. Join Chris and Sal as they welcome longtime comic book professional and newly named Ant-Man artist Phil Hester to talk about working on Nightwing, Green Arrow, his indy work and even some fantasy football.
Justice League Elite Volume One review
Original at Collected Editions
• Sun, Oct 9
By collectededitions The Elite, as first introduced in Action Comics #775, were intended simply as parodies of the Authority. As Joe Kelly suggests in his introduction to this volume, there grew a certain disconnect between the one-shot villains he created them to be, and the financial potential DC executiv...