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Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Sean Izaakse
Colors by: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letters by: Troy Peteri
Cover art by: Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: May 29,8, 2024
Green Arrow #12 brings the series to a close (not really) with lots of hugs, family time on the beach, and the looming shadow of Absolute Power on the horizon.
Is Green Arrow #12 Good?
When last we left the Emerald Archer and his extended family in Green Arrow #11, they narrowly escaped the hard light construct version of the Justice League in an abandoned JL base while stealing the Sanctuary files from Amanda Waller. The Waller problem wasn’t addressed, but the family is now together again. Later, Waller zaps Ollie away to a future with Malcolm Merlyn to get his revenge, but the perennial archvillain is waiting with a group of hard-light versions of the Arrow Family to attack.
In Green Arrow #12, Ollie fights against the Faux Arrows, but the odds are too overwhelming. But Ollie has an ace up his sleeve and activates a switch that teleports the real Arrow Family to his location. The fight is over before it’s begun.
In the end, Ollie stands alone against Merlyn for one final shot. Merlyn shoots an arrow that scratches Ollie’s cheek. Ollie shoots an arrow that nails Merlyn in the forehead with a taser shot. Diggle teleports to their location to cart Merlyn to jail.
With the immediate business wrapped up, Ollie teleports the Arrow Family to Starfish Island, aka Lian Yu, for five pages of beach volleyball and feel-good smiles.
If you’re wondering why this was the end but isn’t, this issue ends the 12-issue run, and the ending acts as a definitive capper, but it looks like the series will continue to act as a prelude/build-up vehicle for Absolute Power. Therefore, the series is ongoing but in a filler capacity.
What’s great about Green Arrow #12? Williamson’s feel-good moments deliver as promised. Considering the cascade of forces keeping the family apart, it’s nice to see them back together enjoying family time, especially Roy and Lian.
What’s not so great about Green Arrow #12? For all the build-up and mystery surrounding the first half of the arc, Merlyn’s defeat and capture come off as a rushed afterthought. You get the impression Williamson was told to wrap it up quickly, and it reads that way.
Plus, Waller’s scheme to get her hands on the Sanctuary mask isn’t something that should be treated with a lack of urgency, which it is here. Further, I doubt Waller would simply[ad_2]
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