Green Arrow: Year One
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Green Arrow: Year One is a 2007
Green Arrow
limited series
published by DC Comics
. The series is written by Andy Diggle
with art by Jock, the acclaimed team behind The Losers
.
Oliver survived his new unforgiving environment with nothing more than a makeshift bow and arrows gradually realizing that he is a natural-born bowman. Being stranded on the island for months taught him to treasure the simple things he has squandered, and for the first time in his life, he felt really happy.
Things took a turn for the worse when he learned that the island is not as really as deserted as he thought it is. A woman who he calls China White had enslaved the island's inhabitants and forced them to grow opium and manufacture heroin. After a tussle with Hackett, who turns out to be her business associate, Oliver was seriously wounded. Taiana, one of the natives of the island, saved him from certain death.
Her selfless act of kindness opened Oliver's eyes to the guilt he has been carrying his entire life; the guilt of stepping over the underprivileged on his way to the top of the heap. To repay the debt he owes from Taiana, he made it his life's calling to fight for the rights of the downtrodden. He then freed the slaves by taking down China White's organization armed only with Howard Hill
's bow (which the earlier party had an auction for) and a dozen arrows.
When the authorities arrived, Oliver downplayed the whole scenario. He sacrificed the credit of busting a drug ring to protect the lives of Taiana's people and believing that its not his style to bask in the limelight anymore preferring to live a double-life as a brash socialite by day and by night some he never dreamed he would be - a hero. Thus upon his return to Star City, he crafted a costume and took the name Taiana gave him: the Green Arrow.
Green Arrow: Year One (ISBN 9781401216870).
2007 in comics
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Green Arrow
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City...
limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
published by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. The series is written by Andy Diggle
Andy Diggle
Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers, Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon at DC Comics and for his run on Thunderbolts and Daredevil after his move to Marvel.-Career:Diggle took over editing 2000 AD...
with art by Jock, the acclaimed team behind The Losers
The Losers (Vertigo)
The Losers is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, written by Andy Diggle and illustrated, for the most part, by Jock...
.
Plot summary
Oliver Queen is a frivolous playboy and a thrill-seeking activist. After yet another drunken rant at a party, he decided to embark on a sea voyage only to be betrayed by his only friend and trusted bodyguard Hackett. He then found himself marooned on a deserted jungle island.Oliver survived his new unforgiving environment with nothing more than a makeshift bow and arrows gradually realizing that he is a natural-born bowman. Being stranded on the island for months taught him to treasure the simple things he has squandered, and for the first time in his life, he felt really happy.
Things took a turn for the worse when he learned that the island is not as really as deserted as he thought it is. A woman who he calls China White had enslaved the island's inhabitants and forced them to grow opium and manufacture heroin. After a tussle with Hackett, who turns out to be her business associate, Oliver was seriously wounded. Taiana, one of the natives of the island, saved him from certain death.
Her selfless act of kindness opened Oliver's eyes to the guilt he has been carrying his entire life; the guilt of stepping over the underprivileged on his way to the top of the heap. To repay the debt he owes from Taiana, he made it his life's calling to fight for the rights of the downtrodden. He then freed the slaves by taking down China White's organization armed only with Howard Hill
Howard Hill
Howard Hill was an archer who was unofficially referred to as the "World's Greatest Archer". He is the only person to win 196 archery field tournaments in succession...
's bow (which the earlier party had an auction for) and a dozen arrows.
When the authorities arrived, Oliver downplayed the whole scenario. He sacrificed the credit of busting a drug ring to protect the lives of Taiana's people and believing that its not his style to bask in the limelight anymore preferring to live a double-life as a brash socialite by day and by night some he never dreamed he would be - a hero. Thus upon his return to Star City, he crafted a costume and took the name Taiana gave him: the Green Arrow.
Collected editions
Green Arrow: Year One is collected in the trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
Green Arrow: Year One (ISBN 9781401216870).
External links
- Jock on Green Arrow: Year One, NewsaramaNewsaramaNewsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...
, May 7, 2007