Green Arrow - Quiver
Apr. 8th, 2009 07:28 pmWhen I was in college, this buddy of mine's favourite comic book character by far was Etrigan the Demon. For the longest time, I didn't really know much about him, other than he was yellow, the other half of Jason Blood, and "fucking awesome" as I was so often told. I'd only seen bits and pieces of Batman: The Animated Series recently then, and wasn't subscribing to new comics quite yet, so, it wasn't until I picked up the trade of Green Arrow: Quiver that I got a good taste of what that wacky demon was all about.
It was also the first I'd heard of Ollie being dead, which is funny, because this was the story that brought him back to life.
The quirky tone of Kevin Smith's writing became what I wanted to get out of superhero comics, dry humour thrown in with action sequences and occasionally very self-aware moments in the story. A story that is alright, but the plot isn't actually what I ever really remember about this book, so I'm going to skip that bit of this possibly lengthly look at why I think this book is awesome.
And I'm going to start with Ollie's first scene in the story. The raggedy "I just dumpster-dived behind a costume store" look with unlaced Converse sneakers and the soda-can-or-bleach-bottle arrows. There really needs to be a superhero that's actually like this, just, an insane homeless dude that saves the day with a tenuous grip on reality and trash.
Alright, let's get him cleaned up and move on to the rest!
( Who's that kid wearing Barry's pajamas? )
I will seriously never stop reading this book. Or, at least, skipping to the funny parts once in a while. Some of the plot is wicked dark, even Mia's introduction as a character, but it's decent and strong enough to carry the idea of a guy coming back from the dead in a plausible-for-comic-books way I can really appreciate. Especially recently.
It was also the first I'd heard of Ollie being dead, which is funny, because this was the story that brought him back to life.
The quirky tone of Kevin Smith's writing became what I wanted to get out of superhero comics, dry humour thrown in with action sequences and occasionally very self-aware moments in the story. A story that is alright, but the plot isn't actually what I ever really remember about this book, so I'm going to skip that bit of this possibly lengthly look at why I think this book is awesome.
And I'm going to start with Ollie's first scene in the story. The raggedy "I just dumpster-dived behind a costume store" look with unlaced Converse sneakers and the soda-can-or-bleach-bottle arrows. There really needs to be a superhero that's actually like this, just, an insane homeless dude that saves the day with a tenuous grip on reality and trash.
Alright, let's get him cleaned up and move on to the rest!
( Who's that kid wearing Barry's pajamas? )
I will seriously never stop reading this book. Or, at least, skipping to the funny parts once in a while. Some of the plot is wicked dark, even Mia's introduction as a character, but it's decent and strong enough to carry the idea of a guy coming back from the dead in a plausible-for-comic-books way I can really appreciate. Especially recently.