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Last spring, DC Comics started over again.
Under theRebirthbanner, the company relaunched its main books and reinvented its famous characters.
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But whereThe New 52had experimented with radical new directions for its characters (Superman dating Wonder Woman!
No sidekicks for The Flash!)
Its been a huge success so far, both commercially and critically.
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Among the pantheon of DCs top heroes, Green Arrow has always been something of an odd duck.
The superpowered Justice League, after all, is not often in need of trick arrows.
Who are his best enemies?
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Who are his most interesting sidekicks?
And then the idea was, how can we write the greatest Green Arrow storyline of all time?
How can we put a unique modern stamp on it while tipping our hat to history?
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It meant bringing back the goatee, it meant bringing back Black Canary.
It meant really channeling great creators like Dennis ONeil and Neal Adams.
Instead, he says, I prefer the job description of social justice warrior.
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He then leaps off a rooftop in full Green Arrow regalia, on his way to fight street criminals.
Now, when we started offRebirth, Oliver Queen was in his ivory tower.
If you think about that Robin Hood legacy, that just didnt make sense to me.
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Were bringing back that Robin Hood element.
Weve got a storyline about the intentional bankruptcy and corporate takeover/bailout of Seattle.
We are making this very much our own series and a series thats relevant to right now.
The series might as well be calledGreen Arrow and Black Canary, Percy says.
Green Arrow doesnt really work without her, its like a yin without a yang.
I cant imagine writing the series without her.
Shes such a badass.
Ferreyra worked to make the connection between the leads clear in the art as well.
1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queenison sale now.
