What a fantastic book. And, it's especially intense right now, because Ollie is worried about Connor. Last issue Connor took a bullet, they presume, to the chest. But, according to Dr. Mid-Nite, it was laced with some kind of chemical. Basically the chemical attacked his nervous system and wiped out his mind. Green Lantern helped heal his body, but now it's a week or 2 later, and there's still no progress with his mind. Ollie hasn't left his side since they returned home. This issue, he fills Connor in on the rest of the story of him and his mother, Sandra Hawke. He treated her pretty bad when they first met, but then his whole island excursion happened. After that he started thinking about things more, and set up an account to take care of her and Connor. But he didn't feel that he could be there for them . . as a father. He then spent the next 15 or so years always looking for Connor, and attempting to reach out. But then he kept getting pulled away by his duties, or the JLA, or whatever. If you ask me, he was letting them pull him away. They've really just, in the last year or two, tried to form a relationship. And like that . . he's taken away from him again. So he's ready to move heaven or Earth if he has to, to get him back. In the process of all this, Dinah reminds Ollie that they aren't really married. So she wants to do it again. Ollie agrees, but wants to keep it simple. Which they do. But, when they return to the house, they find that Connor has been taken. Now he's just looking for some revenge. I think, and have thought for the last year or two, that Judd Winick is perfect for this book. In his tenure with Ollie, he has done some incredible things with his character. It doesn't seem like he missed a beat, when he switched from Green Arrow, to Green Arrow / Black Canary. This is a fantastic book. Pencils were filled in this issue by Andre' Coelho, and I have to say, I really liked his stuff. All in all, this issue was worth every penny.
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