Issue #38 of the Green Arrow continues where Issue #37 left off. Felicity, Oliver Queen and John are rescued by the Green Lantern. Interestingly, in order to hide Oliver Queen’s identity, the Green Lantern shields him with his light in the shape of the Green Arrow’s costume so he can help him take down Mr. King as the Green Arrow. Meanwhile, Mr. King kidnapped his daughter Mia to question her on what Mack Morgan told her to which she responds, “#$%& off.” Instead of using vulgar words, the writers chose to use symbols to censor the comic but at the same time the reader knows what is really being said. At the Seattle General Hospital, Dr. Reynolds is under the directions of Mr. King to take resources away from those who are dying because “it’s for the greater good” of the patients. This concept is intriguing considering life support is an ongoing controversial topic.
I really like the sarcastic tone of the Green Arrow comics. For example, when the lights are out, the Arrow says, “Lantern, can you glow it down a little? Kind of defeats the purpose of this whole thing…” It’s funny because the Lantern’s glow is too bright and they’re trying to be sneaky in the dark. The Lantern doesn’t find the Arrow’s remark to be funny and often refers to him as being a jerk or an ass. I’m a bit surprised the writers didn’t choose to censor the word ass but then again it could be only me that considers ass to be a cuss word. Not only are the Green Arrow comics funny, they also poke fun at Oliver Queen’s persona as the rich bachelor. After the Arrow tells the Lantern that people on earth need him, the Lantern responds, “It’s a big universe, Queen. And of course, you’re a spoiled rich kid who believes it revolves around you.” Although that statement isn’t true because Oliver Queen dedicated his life to helping and saving people the Lantern’s statement pokes fun at what Oliver Queen is described as.
Something I noticed about the Green Arrow comics is the fact that it’s based in the 21st century. A couple references are made within this issue alluding to being during 2015. For instance, Felicity says, “Uh, I don’t know how to flirt. Other than on Tinder.” The use of Tinder within this comic illustrates how the comic is intended to be in the 21st century. As most of us know, Tinder is a dating app where you can like someone’s picture and plan to meet up with them in person. By using Tinder, the writers emphasize how Felicity is too awkward to flirt with the opposite sex. Since the entire concept of Tinder is liking each other’s picture and then talking to each other, it’s a comical reference to Felicity failing in the dating department. Another reference in this issue is, “Three doors down. Whatever happened to that band, by the way?” Three doors down is a popular band but is also more recent. It’s interesting to see a comic set in the 21st century because I’m used to reading comics that are talking about Communism, World War I and II or other wars that happened in the past. It’s nice to see a difference in time within these comics.
Another woman superhero named Katana is introduced in this issue as well. Dr. Cross tells the Green Lantern and the Green Arrow, “She just likes killing people. I think…” which Katana responds with, “out of necessity.” By adding this to her description, Katana demonstrates her purpose of being there and how she kills people because she has to. She insults both the Lantern and the Arrow by saying, “I can’t trust you to do that. You are too weak-minded.” Both the Lantern and the Arrow are offended by her calling them weak-minded and both attempt to show off to prove they aren’t weak-minded. I found this similar to the way in the All-Star Superman, when Lois becomes a superhero and the boys each try to show off to win her affections. At the end of the issue, Mr. King turns the city against the Arrow by making the police chief announce he attacked Mr. King and the Arrow is now public enemy number 1. Mr. King also offered 5 million dollars to the person who brings him the Arrow. The Arrow sadly thinks, “He’s turning my city against me. The very same people I’m trying to save. The people I love. And he’s winning…” I noticed how the endings are all part of a continuous sequence where the story is continued in the next issue which makes me want to read the next one right away.
I really like the sarcastic tone of the Green Arrow comics. For example, when the lights are out, the Arrow says, “Lantern, can you glow it down a little? Kind of defeats the purpose of this whole thing…” It’s funny because the Lantern’s glow is too bright and they’re trying to be sneaky in the dark. The Lantern doesn’t find the Arrow’s remark to be funny and often refers to him as being a jerk or an ass. I’m a bit surprised the writers didn’t choose to censor the word ass but then again it could be only me that considers ass to be a cuss word. Not only are the Green Arrow comics funny, they also poke fun at Oliver Queen’s persona as the rich bachelor. After the Arrow tells the Lantern that people on earth need him, the Lantern responds, “It’s a big universe, Queen. And of course, you’re a spoiled rich kid who believes it revolves around you.” Although that statement isn’t true because Oliver Queen dedicated his life to helping and saving people the Lantern’s statement pokes fun at what Oliver Queen is described as.
Something I noticed about the Green Arrow comics is the fact that it’s based in the 21st century. A couple references are made within this issue alluding to being during 2015. For instance, Felicity says, “Uh, I don’t know how to flirt. Other than on Tinder.” The use of Tinder within this comic illustrates how the comic is intended to be in the 21st century. As most of us know, Tinder is a dating app where you can like someone’s picture and plan to meet up with them in person. By using Tinder, the writers emphasize how Felicity is too awkward to flirt with the opposite sex. Since the entire concept of Tinder is liking each other’s picture and then talking to each other, it’s a comical reference to Felicity failing in the dating department. Another reference in this issue is, “Three doors down. Whatever happened to that band, by the way?” Three doors down is a popular band but is also more recent. It’s interesting to see a comic set in the 21st century because I’m used to reading comics that are talking about Communism, World War I and II or other wars that happened in the past. It’s nice to see a difference in time within these comics.
Another woman superhero named Katana is introduced in this issue as well. Dr. Cross tells the Green Lantern and the Green Arrow, “She just likes killing people. I think…” which Katana responds with, “out of necessity.” By adding this to her description, Katana demonstrates her purpose of being there and how she kills people because she has to. She insults both the Lantern and the Arrow by saying, “I can’t trust you to do that. You are too weak-minded.” Both the Lantern and the Arrow are offended by her calling them weak-minded and both attempt to show off to prove they aren’t weak-minded. I found this similar to the way in the All-Star Superman, when Lois becomes a superhero and the boys each try to show off to win her affections. At the end of the issue, Mr. King turns the city against the Arrow by making the police chief announce he attacked Mr. King and the Arrow is now public enemy number 1. Mr. King also offered 5 million dollars to the person who brings him the Arrow. The Arrow sadly thinks, “He’s turning my city against me. The very same people I’m trying to save. The people I love. And he’s winning…” I noticed how the endings are all part of a continuous sequence where the story is continued in the next issue which makes me want to read the next one right away.