Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection - Volume 2

Maggin, Elliot S., O'Neil, Dennis

ISBN 10: 1401202306 / ISBN 13: 9781401202309

Published by DC Comics, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection - Volume 2
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1401202306
• ISBN 13: 9781401202309
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Green Lantern and Green Arrow set out on a road trip to rediscover America, finding racism, political corruption, and capitalistic exploitation of workers.

Reviews

Around the same time the Batman stories appeared, Adams was involved in another ambitious attempt to make comic books grow up. He and writer O'Neil teamed Green Lantern, a faltering superhero, with a second-string character, Green Arrow, and sent them on a road trip to rediscover America (the series was launched the year after the hit movie Easy Rider) and confront such social ills as racial discrimination and pollution. In one story in this collection, Green Arrow's teen sidekick turns out to have a heroin habit; another story introduces an African American counterpart to Green Lantern (with a moderate 'fro, just slightly militant). Frequently heavy-handed, as when greedy corporate bosses crucify a long-haired environmentalist with a biblical name, the well-meaning series represents a heartfelt effort to extend the subject matter of mainstream comics and lead the way toward subtler treatment of touchy issues. Gordon Flagg
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