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Nope, still not feeling it. One of the big criticisms of the original Green Arrow, way back in the 40's was basically that there was nothing that made him all that different from from all the other non-superpowered, the only thing that made him different from Batman, the Green Hornet, the Shadow and so on was his costume - something that Kevin Smith brought up during Quiver when Bruce teases Ollie about the Arrow cave, Arrow car and so on.
This is pretty much ho I feel about DCnU Green Arrow. Ollie has no character, he could ultimately be any rich philanthropist who puts on a costume and fights crime.
I have been spoiled when it comes to Ollie, first by Grell, then by Smith, Meltzer and Winick (at least to begin with) who wrote character driven stories; focussing on the man rather than the mask; focussing on the relationships between characters rather than a series of fight scenes linked by vacant and empty dialogue.
No, I'm not impressed so far by nU Green Arrow. I'll be fair and give it to the end of this story arc or #6, whichever comes first - I've been following the character long enough to give him that - but if it continues to be about some guy in a green costume who shoots trick-arrows then I'm dropping the title.
As an example of what I am liking at the moment: Animal Man, Captain Atom and Mr. Terrific and Red Hood &t Outlaws* For the simple reason that they focus and concentrate on developing the character's identity, behaviour and relationships as much as they do the overall plot and story.
*yes, despite my tirade elsewhere about the jerk-mentality objectification of Starfire
This is pretty much ho I feel about DCnU Green Arrow. Ollie has no character, he could ultimately be any rich philanthropist who puts on a costume and fights crime.
I have been spoiled when it comes to Ollie, first by Grell, then by Smith, Meltzer and Winick (at least to begin with) who wrote character driven stories; focussing on the man rather than the mask; focussing on the relationships between characters rather than a series of fight scenes linked by vacant and empty dialogue.
No, I'm not impressed so far by nU Green Arrow. I'll be fair and give it to the end of this story arc or #6, whichever comes first - I've been following the character long enough to give him that - but if it continues to be about some guy in a green costume who shoots trick-arrows then I'm dropping the title.
As an example of what I am liking at the moment: Animal Man, Captain Atom and Mr. Terrific and Red Hood &t Outlaws* For the simple reason that they focus and concentrate on developing the character's identity, behaviour and relationships as much as they do the overall plot and story.
*yes, despite my tirade elsewhere about the jerk-mentality objectification of Starfire
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