I think this issue should be used as an object lesson on how character should be driving a comic book story.
Most certainly. Also in how to do a between-arcs issue well. (There's a GA that's pretty much the reverse case, in between Straight Shooter and City Walls that's how *not* to do one, IMO, though I think it suffered from having a guest writer.)
I love this issue so much. I've been randomly thinking of it and grinning today.
I really scored on a big run of Green Arrow (first series) issues, all in probably Very Fine condition, at the rate of 5 for $1. Since I'm collect GA, this was a major score, and filled up almost all of Connor's run as GA after Ollie died.
Sweet! That would be mostly Dixon's run that you got?
Sweet! That would be mostly Dixon's run that you got?
Yes. I don't know if he directly took over from Grell after #80, but I'm looking at #83 right not (with the Huntress on the cover, no less), and Dixon was writing it by then. Oops, reading the letter column, it's apparent that #83 was his first GA issue.
(There's a GA that's pretty much the reverse case, in between Straight Shooter and City Walls that's how *not* to do one, IMO, though I think it suffered from having a guest writer.)
Yes, the dreaded "fill-in issue". You're talking about the one with the Arrowcar, right? Written by Scott Beatty? One of the drawbacks of the consistent monthly schedule is that these fill-ins become necessary to give the artist(s) time to breathe. It's better when the fill-in is still written by the main writer, but I know that many editors keep a "slush pile" for fill-in purposes on each title, just in case.
There have been at least 3 long-time relationships in the DC-verse that have broken up recently? I started wondering if this might be something that the IC might affect somehow.
Yes, the dreaded "fill-in issue". You're talking about the one with the Arrowcar, right? Written by Scott Beatty?
Yerp. That one. Which, of course, just *had* to be the first GA I picked up months ago when I was deciding if I wanted to read it or not. Man, the Arrowcar issue was lame.
I keep thinking Beatty's written something I liked, too. But that wasn't it.
There have been at least 3 long-time relationships in the DC-verse that have broken up recently? I started wondering if this might be something that the IC might affect somehow.
Babs dumped Dick, Linda left Wally, and Jade dumped Kyle.
The only relationship I really see IC potentially affecting is Linda and Wally's marriage.
So, that's 4? (Because BoP mentions another -- unless that is off in the waaay past?)
Sumi,
technically, that hasn't actually happened yet, but BoP is ahead of the book where it does in terms of chronology.
I keep thinking Beatty's written something I liked, too. But that wasn't it.
He was the regular writer on
Batman:Gotham Knights
before A.J. Lieberman took over, so that may be what you've been exposed to. He had a pretty good Huntress arc in his run there.
He was the regular writer on Batman:Gotham Knights before A.J. Lieberman took over, so that may be what you've been exposed to. He had a pretty good Huntress arc in his run there.
Heh. I just realized it's because he's the co-writer on my best beloved TPB, Batgirl: Year One that I know him.
Hey, did they re-do how Babs got into the Bat game? I've seen her origin story from back in the 60s, and it was kinda weak.
