Absolute Green Arrow #5

DC Comics

Written by Pornsack Pichetshote

Art by Rafael Albuquerque

Colors by Marcelo Maiolo

Letters by Jeff Powell

The Rundown: Dinah and the Arrow face off against Hammond and Grundy.

Dinah and the Green Arrow have been captured by Hector Hammond and Solomon Grundy. Arrow seems to know more about Dinah than she believes and Hammond finally unmasks Green Arrow. An Act that leads to a revelation about one of the people closest to him. At the same time, Roy arrives and tries to help the pair escape.

After taking out the console controlling Grundy, the creature attacks everything including Hammond. As the battle continues, Dinah realizes that the revelation and subsequent information she received was only a stalling technique because the Green Arrow was not acting alone.

The Story: Pichetshote continues to craft an interesting and entertaining mystery in this issue. There is a great buildup of suspense throughout the issue and the reveal was somewhat surprising but not completely unexpected. I did like the twist the story has towards the end of the issue and I continue to enjoy how the contradictions of Oliver Queen continue to be revealed as well.

The Art: Albuquerque creates some beautifully detailed and visually exciting art throughout the issue.

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