Green Arrow #29 – Chris Condon, Writer; Montos, Artist; Adriano Lucas, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: This is the penultimate issue of the current run, and the creative team of Condon and Montos have built an intriguing mystery here. As Roy Harper and his daughter Lian deal with the fallout of his induced overdose and do their part to help other victims in the city, Green Arrow is on the trail of the mastermind behind the Crimson Archer. This villain has been using a cocktail of drugs to force addicts and others into overdose – and it may relate back to Ollie’s time abroad working for the CIA (only semi-willingly). That was where he encountered a band of soldiers of fortune, some of whom were involved in the drug trade – and it ended badly. This is a pretty quick read, as much of it involves Ollie infiltrating a secret base, but the tension is excellent and the art really captures the dark nature of this story. Here’s hoping the final twenty pages of this story bring it to a satisfying conclusion.
Harley Quinn #55 – Elliott Kalan, Writer; Carlos Olivares, Artist; Marissa Louise, Colorist
Ray – 8/10
Ray: This issue really leans into the dense-and-wacky, as Harley’s been kidnapped by the femme fatale BFFs of Gunbunny and Mayfly, who plan to turn Harley over to a high-profile buyer. But after they’re captured by the Coast City cops, Harley escapes and goes on the lam – just in time to run into Fire and Ice, who only see a criminal who wreaked havoc at the local Safari park. At the same time, Throatcutter Hill gets a new arrival – a demonic villain who throws everything for a loop and starts turning people against each other. This issue doesn’t quite sync up tone-wise between the two plots, but I did think some of the dialogue was funny. The end of the issue introduces a new villain who will be very familiar to Marvel fans, but has an interesting link to one of the other characters. The Throatcutter Hill segments of this series are more intriguing, so I kind of want to know more about this mystery villain.
New History of the DC Universe #4 – Mark Waid, Writer; Howard Porter, Hayden Sherman, Artists; Hi-Fi, Triona Farrell, Colorists
Ray – 8.5/10
Ray: This retelling of the entire history of the DCU wraps up this issue, and every issue has brought us closer and closer to the present day. That makes this issue kind of intriguing, as Barry Allen has to recap some of the events that happened only a few years ago. Many of them, like Doomsday Clock and Death Metal, had some pretty wild stories, so our archivist has to do some heavy lifting. The issue compared to the first issue is that he’s very clearly recapping, not retelling at this point, as nothing’s been rewritten yet and these stories are still fresh in our mind. But what works is the beautiful art by two legends of DC, one a long-time vet and one a new superstar. The splash pages have a huge scope, and the last few pages bring a little new ambiguity into the story as it sends us into the next era of the DCU and has Barry speculate about what’s to come in this new era.
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