Green Arrow‘s family have been through a lot over the years. Half the members have died, and they’ve been separated from each other for a long time. During the events of Dark Crisis, Oliver was even lost in time. However, it turned out that was the best thing that could have happened, as Ollie learned that his family’s misfortunes have been orchestrated to keep them apart.
Over the past year, Oliver Queen has discovered a massive conspiracy against his family. Whenever he tries to get close to them again, he is teleported across time and space to keep them separated. This was revealed to be a plan by both Merlyn and Amanda Waller to keep the Arrow Family apart. Now, to reunite them, Oliver will have to face both these deadly, Machiavellian villains.
Green Arrow #12 (2024) | |
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Release Date: | May 28, 2024 |
Writers: | Joshua Williamson |
Artists: | Sean Izaakse |
Cover Artist: | Sean Izaakse |
Variant Covers: | Gleb Melnikov |
This is it! For the last year, Oliver Queen has been on a mission to reunite his family and friends. Can the Emerald Archer overcome Merlyn’s final master move and get the family reunion we’ve all been dying to see? | |
With Speedy and Arrowette now working for Waller, there’s a lot that’ll need to be solved before this family can be reunited. And the cover art has an ominous tint that implies this reunion might cost the family in a big way.
DC Is Revisiting a Pivotal Green Arrow Story (With the Perfect Twist)
The shocking turn of events at the start of Green Arrow #8 sets up a direct parallel between the current arc and one from over twenty years ago.
Merlyn’s Final Gambit Is Intended to End Green Arrow’s Family
Merlyn and Amanda Waller Are the Final Hurdle
Green Arrow started out as a solo hero, just a spoiled rich kid who decided that he had to make a real difference in the world. Eventually, Oliver was able to build himself a family. He met the love of his life in Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary, and he even mentored younger heroes like Roy Harper and Mia Dearden. While he hasn’t always been on the best terms with his family, such as when Green Arrow cheated on Black Canary, the family truly does love one another, and they’ll do anything to be reunited.
Oliver has literally fought across time and space to be reunited with his family. The only things standing between him and a reunion are Amanda Waller and Malcolm Merlyn. As the preview says, Merlyn has one final trick up his sleeve to keep Oliver separated. Given Merlyn already turned himself into a cyborg to ruin Ollie’s life, his final trick will be suitably extreme. No matter what it is though, Ollie won’t stop fighting until he’s back with his family. He said himself in Green Arrow#5 that he will fight until he is either dead or with his family again, and he’ll settle for nothing less.
Green Arrow Has Earned This Long-Awaited Reunion
Fans Now Know How Long Merlyn Has Been Working Against Ollie’s Happiness
While the Green Arrow Family have been apart for a long time, fans only recently learned this was due to Merlyn actively sabotaging their happiness. That gave them a way to fight to be back together, setting up their grand reunion as a hugely impactful event. Just like Ollie, fans won’t rest until they see this family reunited, and have already done their part by helping get this series promoted from a miniseries to ongoing status. With all of that love and respect behind these characters, Green Arrow‘s family reunion promises to be hugely important – but it wouldn’t be superhero comics if there wasn’t some kind of sting in the tail.
Green Arrow #12 is on sale on May 28 from DC Comics!
