Green Arrow (1988-1998) Vol. 3: The Trial of Oliver Queen (Green Arrow- Graphic Novel)

If you've read Longbow Hunters and the previous two volumes in Mike Grell's Magnum Opus then you already know what to expect. Drugs, nudity, violence, death, it's all present for you to see. This really is a work of it's time, in that you hardly see comics like this anymore. This isn't even about the content, but simply the way the stories are written. STORIES. Many writers nowadays specifically write one continuing story throughout 3-6 issues for when it'll inevitably be collected in a trade paperback format. That's not neccessarily a terrible thing, but it does lessen the enjoyment somewhat when you often only get one story instead of multiple. Each of Grell's volumes has about 3-4 different stories a piece, with all being connected by the same characters and themes across the board, but the events of the stories themselves not so much. It's just really nice to be able to pick this up and look back on a different time in comic book history.As usual I suggest picking up this volume if you're a fan of Green Arrow, whether it be from the television series Arrow, one of his animated appearances, or from some other comic series featuring the character. You certainly won't be disappointed.

Oliver and Dinah's relationship and the gritty take on the idealistic character make for great reading.

More of an adult comic. A bit dark. Some nudity and sex. Plus, a hero with a drinking problem.

By now you know what to expect, and that's one of the best comics ever made. Keep 'em comin' DC!

The adult run of a Seattle based Green Arrow (from the late 80s) continues in this third collected edition. No doubt these 80s volumes are being released due to the success of the TV show, being the cream of what GA I've ever read by a mile. Again the action takes place on a street level which seems way more suited to the character than all those JLA sci-fi story-lines. The antagonists are usually the kind of people you might find in any city which makes it way more compelling reading for me. This Green Arrow replaces that dopey boxing glove arrow and pointy hat for the occasional arrow through the heart of those that need it. Excellent storytelling is aided by strong line-art and uncomplex colors that aren't drowned in the bland gradients forced on us by most colorists today.Queen is middle-aged and in a very believable relationship, living a fairly ordinary life alongside his career as a vigilante. It all feels less of a super-heroic fable and more the story of a guy with a lust to go out and hunt evil when the sun goes down. Okay the outfit still looks pretty campy but incredibly cool when drenched in the shadows of alleyways or the woods.I really hope that the Grell run continues to get the respect it deserves in being reprinted this way. I'm reading most of this for the first time and absolutely loving it! It also inspired me to buy some of the current Lemire & Sorrentino from more recent times, which was fun and also beautifully illustrated, although virtually unrecognizable from the guy in this book.

In this engaging collection of issues from his long run on GA’s first continuing series, Mike Grell continues to develop themes he began to explore in ‘The Longbow Hunters’; as ever, he is much more interested in the psychological and emotional consequences of vigilante justice than whether going beyond the law can ever be condoned, (unsurprisingly for a super-hero comic, the answer is usually ‘yes!’). Oliver’s developing- or that deteriorating?- morality is challenged by two other have-a-go heroes, then the massive flaws in his own judgement are exposed when he mistakenly assaults an innocent teenager. The artwork is unfussy but expressive, and combine successfully with the lurid colours to ground the character in a heightened reality. Though clichéd in places, this is great stuff, and a mature continuation of Dennis O’Neil’s ground breaking GA run from the 70’s.

Este volume continua num ritmo muito bom, contando histórias urbanas e sérias envolvendo o personagem. Apesar de gostar muito da série, preferi os volumes anteriores que tinham um arco mais desenvolvido, ao contrário deste, que contém 4 historias separadas, mesmo com duas sendo muito boas!

Llegó a tiempo y en buen estdo

Three volumes in and I think I'm done. It's not just that the stories are dated or that they feel rushed anymore, they're now pure bottled cliché. This particular volume contains no less than four typical trashy 80s examples - the killer with a death wish, the rogue cop, the mistaken cop killing (think Al from Die Hard but more obvious) and the tried and tested "last week on the job" cop. Such a shame. Longbow Hunters was amazing but this series has just not lived up to that high mark and is now plumbing the depths. All this with very indifferent art. I for one won't be bothering with volume 4.