Green Arrow: Year One Paperback – April 14, 2009

I've been a huge fan of Oliver Queen since I stumbled across the Longbow Hunters mini series in the early 90s. Mike Grell and Denny O'Neill shaped my opinion of who Oliver Queen should be.While I like Kevin Smith's Quiver, the Judd Winnick years were atrocious. So I was pleasantly surprised (okay knocked off my butt) by Diggle and Jock's excellent tweak of Ollie's origin. I love the early Island scenes as Queen loses all of his rich boy ideology to the simple principles of survival. The villains are truly awful, and as Mel Odom said in his review, the tweak on Oliver's hatred of heroin is very well done. Art wise, Jock delivers a bare, yet very detailed story. His art is almost storyboard-like and works quite well.As I am looking forward to the CW's Arrow, I was happily surprised to see the costume, primal vibe and cinematography of the island in the available previews seem to instantly echo Jock's art. So I hope to see more of Year One incorporated into the coming series. And not just in character names (Ollie's chauffeur is named John Diggle.) If Arrow borrows more than these, it will be a great live action tribute to my favorite DC heroI am rather disppointed in the nu52 Ollie and do not understand why DC did not run with the young Oliver Queen from the Year One series. This is a very smart, exciting and cinematic read.

When I saw the badass cover and on it the names 'Andy Diggle & Jock' I just knew I had to get it. I don't know much about Green Arrow other than what I've seen on the show(Arrow) and all the different incarnations in the animated universe, but I enjoyed this book a lot. The art is great and so is the story which is very similar to the flashbacks in the "Arrow" but without all the extended crap that made it somewhat unberable at some points. Here Oliver has to survive on the island on his own and seeing his struggles and the way his character develops is very interesting.A very good read for 'Arrow', 'Diggle' & "Jock" fans

I have received the comic a few days ago and have read it. I must say the collection is a really well written series and would suggest it to many of my friends. My only problem is when the package arrived I open it to find the bottom corner somewhat bent, which I know it was sent in the mail so something is bound to happen to the book in some cases but I am letting anyone one know because this is a review. There was a few very little wrinkles on one of the pages but it is something minuscule and almost unnoticeable. I gave it a 4 star because of the fold and I wasn't the tip of the corner it went up pretty far and can be fixedd if u know how. Overall get it it is a nice book with a good story and art is magnificent.

Let me just say that I have been a long die hard fan of Superman and enjoy Batman as well. I never really payed to much attention to other characters really besides Green lantern and Martian Manhunter. What really got me looking at Green Arrow was when he was introduced to the tv show Smallville. (of course I watch the show, its about superman) I liked the character of Green Arrow on smallville because he is a cocky but suave kind of guy so I started to look around for books involving him, and then I ran across Green Arrow: Year One. First of all have you seen the cover art? the black background with just a reflection of Oliver Queen within a green arrowhead was awesome enough to buy it but the story inside was even more exciting..And now my reviewYou pick up this book and the first thing that stands out is the art which continues to get more and more detailed as the story moves along. This is not just your regular run of the mill, heres the character and this is what he does and what he is known for. This is a reinvention of one of the most awesome characters in the DC universe. This book does a great job of introducing our character Oliver Queen and shows that he is just the rich playboy that everyone is expected to be when they are as wealthy as he is. I hate to give spoilers so I will just say it takes him making a fool of himself at a social event(a very funny part of the story) for him to come to a realization that he must change a few things. Well he goes for a getaway and runs across a bad lot of people and has to figure out a way to survive. We see him become a Robinson Crusoe and we see as his ability to focus starts to set up his new identity. He begins to build a strong ethical code and we see him start to mature in front of our very eyes and take on something that is much bigger than just himself. The writing is superb and the art is outstanding. I will tell you this, this book has now pole vaulted Green Arrow into number 2 on my favorites list of characters behind only Superman (no way he gets knocked out of number 1) I also picked up the Green Arrow and the Longbow Hunters 3 book set, that shows a darker more adult focused story of green arrow and crimes. I suggest if you read Year One and want more start with The Longbow Hunters and then move on to the ARCHERS Quest Series starting with Quiver. They are worth it.

This is probably the definitive Green Arrow graphic novel, well in my opinion it is without a doubt. We learn how Ollie (Oliver Queen) becomes Green Arrow. Everything about this graphic novel is just epic. The artwork, the dialogue, everything is pretty much spot-on. I've probably read this more than any of my other graphic novels. I've let a few of my friends read it and they really enjoyed it as well. I recommend this graphic novel to anyone interested in the slightest bit of Green Arrow. I wasn't really a fan of Oliver until I read this. I always thought he was cool on the animated series "Justice League", but that was about it.Also, the animated short of Green Arrow on "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" was great. I really hope Green Arrow gets his own animated/live action film somehwere down the road! I believe DC has been thinking about it, so hopefully they'll go through with it at some point.