GREEN
ARROW VOL. 2: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS (DC,
2014;
Softcover)
Collects
Green
Arrow #7-12
(cover dates August- Winter, 1988)
Writers:
Mike Grell and Sharon Wright
Artists:
Ed Hannigan, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin, Paris Cullins, Eduardo
Barreto, Randy Duburke, Arne Starr, and Gary Martin
Continuing
with the mature readers angle, Volume 2 of Mike Grell's Green
Arrow works extremely well for what it is. Over the top violence,
sexual situations, and adversaries rooted in the real world are
what's on tap in this book. Lots of action here with CIA operations
and sled dog races in Alaska. Grell lost me with the ninja crap in
#9, though. Martial arts enjoyed a brief renaissance in the '80s, but
the whole honor/samurai shtick is lame and boring. It reminds me of
that episode of South Park...it has a dragon right
on the blade. While the writing and artwork are solid enough
I won't be back for volume 3.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
The
OCD zone-
This
book weighs about as much as a pack of cigarettes due to the cheap
paper that DC passes off on folks. The paper is so off-putting that
it helped me decide against continuing to buy this line of books.
Linework
and Color restoration: It looks good, but I didn't bother
comparing it to scans of the original issues.
Paper
stock: DC's Charmin special toilet paper stock. It looks and
feels cheap and will brown with age. My first printing of Batman
Chronicles Vol. 1 from a decade ago is browning on the top, and
it has been stored in a climate controlled environment in an acid
free box, away from sunlight and dust. My old Swamp Thing
trades from that era are also browning. What a joke.
Binding:
Perfect bound trade paperback.
Cardstock
cover notes: Thick
waxlike lamination.
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