Green Arrow by Mike Grell: The Collected Editions
In 1987, DC Comics launched Green Arrow into a new ongoing title as part of their mature audience comic line. Written and illustrated by Mike Grell, the revamp was launched with GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTERS mini-series.
Under Grell, Green Arrow abandoned the use of his trademark gadget arrows and relocate from Star City to Seattle, Washington. As the series was part of DC Comics' mature audience line, it took on a more gritty, violent, as well as urban tone, with Green Arrow often using deadly force against his enemies. Grell wrote the series for the first 80 issues, downplaying the super-hero aspects of the characters: Oliver abandoned his mask and was never actually referred to as "Green Arrow" and Black Canary was never shown using her sonic scream power.
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Mike Grell • Cover by Mike Grell
Oliver Queen gives up his trick arrows and settles down in Seattle with Dinah Lance. But Ollie’s world collides with one of unspeakable violence involving the beautiful and mysterious archer known as Shado. Collects the 1987 mini-series GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTERS #1-3.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 1: Hunters Moon
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Frank McLaughlin, Dick Giordano, Edward Hannigan • Cover by Mike Grell
Green Arrow hunts down a child killer, races to find a lost biological weapon before Chinese spies can find it, and tackles a rash of inner-city violence. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #1-6.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 2: Here There Be Dragons
Written by Mike Grell, Sharon Wright • Art by Dick Giordano, Edward Hannigan, Various • Cover by Mike Grell
Green Arrow heads to Alaska to investigate gang activity, only to run afoul of the archer known as Shado. Now they must work together to stay one step ahead of Yakuza killers while trying to learn who set them up. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #7-12.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 3: The Trial of Oliver Queen
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Dick Giordano, Dan Jurgens, Edward Hannigan, Various • Cover by Edward Hannigan, Dick Giordano
Green Arrow relocates to Portland to be with Black Canary. But after helping out a local resident, he finds himself the target of an assassin who wants to bring his own brand of deadly vigilante justice to the city. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #13-20.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 4: Blood of the Dragon
Written by Mike Grell • Art by J.J. Birch, Trevor Von Eeden, Dan Jurgens, Various • Cover by J.J. Birch
Green Arrow must team up with Shado to rescue her son from the Yakuza. Then, the Emerald Archer is called to Nottingham, England, to investigate a young witch. And, the Warlord arrives in Green Arrow’s hometown of Seattle. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #21-28.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 5: Black Arrow
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Grant Miehm, Dan Jurgens, Various • Cover by Dan Jurgens, Dick Giordano
Green Arrow ventures into the last frontier, Alaska, to investigate an oil spill. And back home, Oliver must assist in a drug bust that goes terribly wrong, until Black Canary comes to his rescue. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #29-38.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 6: Last Action Hero
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Bill Wray, Denys Cowan, Mike Grell, John Nyberg, Rick Hoberg • Cover by Denys Cowan
After leaving Seattle following an epic confrontation with his nemesis Eddie Fyers, Ollie wanders to Canada in search of finding himself again as a stunt coordinator on a Hollywood film being shot on location. However, he soon finds that his new friends aren’t everything, and everyone, they seem. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #39-50.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 7: Homecoming
Written by Mike Grell • Art by John Nyberg, Rick Hoberg, Various • Cover by Mike Grell
When Oliver Queen comes face-to-face with death, he must decide whether the justice he fights for is worth the lives of those who fight against it. Plus, Green Arrow teams up with Israeli intelligence agents to track down missing radioactive materials. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #51-62.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 8: The Hunt for the Red Dragon
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Frank Springer, John Nyberg, Rick Hoberg, Pablo Marcos • Cover by Mike Grell
When asked to find a woman with a unique red dragon tattoo, Green Arrow’s hunt for justice becomes more than a mere manhunt, as Oliver’s prey is Shado, once his foe and his lover. Oliver soon finds himself the hunted, not the hunter. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #63-72.
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Green Arrow, Vol. 9: Old Tricks
Written by Mike Grell • Art by Rick Hoberg, Shea Anton Pensa, Mike Grell, Various, Bill Marimon • Cover by Mike Grell
Mike Grell’s defining run on the Emerald Archer concludes here!
Oliver Queen’s New Year’s bash is in full swing when an arrow strikes him from the rooftops. A mysterious archer from Ollie’s past has come for his head. With the return of Shado, and the aid of Dinah Lance and Marianne, they will have to scour the Seattle Underground to uncover the truth. Collects the 1988 series GREEN ARROW #73-80 and the 1993 mini-series GREEN ARROW: THE WONDER YEAR #1-4.
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(last update: 11/11/2017)
