Green Arrow #33 Review

With "The Outsiders War" over, it's nice to see this series get back to basics a bit, returning Oliver Queen to Seattle to deal with more local struggles. But this conflict is proving no less personal for Ollie than the previous one. Between the return of his half-sister Emiko and the heavy focus on Diggle, this arc is quickly becoming as significant to the course of Jeff Lemire's run as the previous storyline was.

The more cynical Green Arrow readers might have accused Diggle's New 52 debut as a shameless Arrow tie-in. But with this "Longbow Hunters" storyline, Lemire is quickly making Diggle an integral part of Ollie's world. This issue offers a hefty dose of flashback material, detailing the collapse of Ollie and Diggle's partnership and how that led to Diggle dressing up as Green Arrow and killing Richard Dragon's father. This material probably plays better if you are a fan of Arrow, as this character dynamic hasn't been built up much in the comics yet. But it is intriguing to see these two in such a different state from where they are in the show.

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