CBR Review: Green Arrow #2

I recently reviewed Green Arrow #2 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "What is Green Arrow about? I’ve read the second issue of the newly relaunched/rebooted series a few times and I’m not sure I know. Oliver Queen dresses up and fights crime with a bow and arrow under the name ‘Green Arrow,’ while avoiding his responsibilities at the family business, Q-Core (though no doubt using the company’s resources to fund his superhero hobby). These things happen in various scenes in this comic and, yet, I don’t know why Oliver Queen does anything he does. He doesn’t seem to want anything except to not be a businessman and to obsess over the idea of fighting crime with arrows. The bad guys don’t seem to have any reasons for what they do either. Green Arrow is, I guess, about superhumans who are good because they are good or bad because they are bad, all of whom are drawn by Dan Jurgens and George Perez."

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CBR Review: Captain Atom #1

I recently reviewed Captain Atom #1 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "At this point, if all that’s separating the character from any other random superhero is his powers, there’s a problem. If the end of the issue is any indication, this could be the first step in the title becoming something different, but that doesn’t excuse beginning in such a broad, mediocre fashion. If the plan is to wind up at some different, new, exciting place, why not start there? This is meant to be the place to grab someone checking out the first issue and a vague sense that maybe it will become something more than just another superhero comic in a few issues isn’t a strong selling point."

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CBR Review: Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1

I recently reviewed Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "Reading the first issue of Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons, it brings to mind a meeting where the muckity-mucks at DC were kicking around ideas for Flashpoint mini-series and someone said, 'Hey, how about Deadman, who never died, is in the same circus troupe as Dick Grayson and his parents, who also lived?' Sounds good, especially when you throw in some other characters like Ragdoll, Killer Shark, and Dr. Fate, except for one thing: no one really came up with a story. As far as comics that are nothing more than ideas go, this one is some lovely art and the odd bit of character work that succeeds."

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CBR Review: Green Arrow #4

I recently reviewed Green Arrow #4 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "Green Arrow #4 is made up of two halves that seemingly have nothing to do with one another besides location and the title character appearing in both. More than that, it’s like two different stories were crammed together with all of the meaningful and interesting parts left out. Context and content? Who needs those! Certainly not this comic where events happen without any reason that’s apparent. It’s a perfect example of the 'Yeah. And. So. What?' comic where that’s the response you have after reading it. Yes, I read Green Arrow #4, but so what? Where was the reason why anyone should?"

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