Absolute Green Arrow #1 - 5.0/5 Review

A buddy told me I had to read this and he was right. Absolute Green Arrow #1 is an absolute banger. I will be upfront that Green Arrow has never really been my character. I tried the Dawn of DC run and fell off it pretty quick, but this is a completely different animal. Someone has taken up the Green Arrow mantle in the most brutal way possible, hunting corrupt billionaires and leaving green arrows in the bodies, and the central mystery of who is actually behind the mask is the hook that makes this impossible to put down. The kills are brutal, creative, and genuinely shocking. It feels more like a slasher film than a superhero comic and that is exactly what makes it so good. The art from Albuquerque is fantastic and perfectly matches the dark, gritty tone. Dinah Lance is the real POV character here, an ex MMA fighter turned bodyguard, and she is a great lens into this wild story. There is a lot of history and moving pieces being set up and Pichetshote handles it all with confidence. This is the kind of first issue that makes you angry the next one is not already in your hands. Hurry up issue 2.