At the end of the regular Green Arrow series Judd Winick was writing it, and Scott McDaniel was drawing it. Of the many incarnations that Green Arrow had been through, I thought that that final run, by those two creators, was the best, by far, that we had seen to date. It was thrilling. It was action packed. And the ever growing cast of characters were really coming in to their own. Which is why I was in agony when it got cancelled. Well . . now we're back. Judd Winick is back on the scripts, and Cliff Chiang is doing the pencils. How does this book stand up to that final run of the last? It's even better. Judd somehow has amped it up even more than it was at the end. The King is dead! Long live the King! And Cliff's artwork . . . . . is just phenomenal. I really started diggin' his stuff when he did that Dr. 13 backup series. But this? This is even better. He can draw some amazingly beautiful women. And the scene with Ollie running naked through the Themyscira forest . . . somehow he covered up his manhood in every frame. 
Really my only disparaging comment about the whole thing is that, Cliff does his own inks, and I think . . . it's just my opinion . . . that he's a little heavy on his lines. But that's just me. Overall I think it's a beautiful piece of work. Dinah and Mia have come to the Amazon island because they think they have something to do with Ollie's disappearance. So she's used the invitation from Athena as her reason for entry. She also brought along Connor, who stealthily works his way into the jungle and finds where they're holding Ollie. While he and Ollie are making a break for it, Athena is offering Dinah a job. Because of recent events, they've had to repopulate their people and their country. But the new recruits haven't all been trained in their warrior ways. That's what she wants Dinah to do. So while she's pondering that offer, Connor and Ollie aren't being quite as stealthy as they thought. The issue ends with them surrounded by Amazons . . and even more spears. From the next issue blurb, it looks as if next issue they're going to find out just what's been going on, on Paradise Island. And who was really behind Ollie's kidnapping. With the 4 of them on this island of Amazon warriors . . . you can bet it's going to be an action packed issue. A fantastic way to start a series.
Really my only disparaging comment about the whole thing is that, Cliff does his own inks, and I think . . . it's just my opinion . . . that he's a little heavy on his lines. But that's just me. Overall I think it's a beautiful piece of work. Dinah and Mia have come to the Amazon island because they think they have something to do with Ollie's disappearance. So she's used the invitation from Athena as her reason for entry. She also brought along Connor, who stealthily works his way into the jungle and finds where they're holding Ollie. While he and Ollie are making a break for it, Athena is offering Dinah a job. Because of recent events, they've had to repopulate their people and their country. But the new recruits haven't all been trained in their warrior ways. That's what she wants Dinah to do. So while she's pondering that offer, Connor and Ollie aren't being quite as stealthy as they thought. The issue ends with them surrounded by Amazons . . and even more spears. From the next issue blurb, it looks as if next issue they're going to find out just what's been going on, on Paradise Island. And who was really behind Ollie's kidnapping. With the 4 of them on this island of Amazon warriors . . . you can bet it's going to be an action packed issue. A fantastic way to start a series. 
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