It’s certainly a run of stories that had a big impact on Benjamin Percy. 2, #85 (Aug-Sept, 1971) Photograph: Neal Adams and Dick Giordano/DC Comics
The rather uptight Lantern (think space cop) and the freewheelin’ Arrow (a proto-social justice warrior, if ever there was one) travelled across the America of 1970, confronting social issues such as racism, corruption, cult murders (a la the Manson Family) and drugs, one particularly enduring issue when Green Arrow’s sidekick Speedy (his version of Batman’s Robin - indeed, the kids went on to form their own super-team, the Teen Titans) fell victim to heroin addiction.Ĭover of Green Lantern vol. Green Arrow certainly asked the tough questions back in the early 70s, during an infamous run of stories written by Dennis O’Neil and drawn by Neal Adams, which actually appeared in the Green Lantern comic, though Green Arrow (secret identity: Oliver Queen) had joint billing. I think stories should raise questions, not answer them.” But even as I wrestle with these issues – some of them ripped from the headlines – I hope the story never comes across as editorial or preachy – just relevant. These are culturally, politically, environmentally dangerous times, and I’m taking a knife to the nerve of the moment. This won’t dominate the book – but it will be an essential undercurrent. “DC wanted me to bring that back to the series. “Green Arrow has a history as a political firebrand,” said Percy. Percy, a novelist who came to prominence with his werewolf political allegory Red Moon in 2013, is bringing the same highly socially aware feel to his tenure on Green Arrow - and it isn’t the first time the character has been at the forefront of real world issues. With issue 41 of the monthly series, just released, the character has taken off on a new path under a fresh creative team: writer Benjamin Percy and artist Patrick Zircher.
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