Official Reading Guide & Lore

How To Start Reading Green Arrow Comics

Real Name: Oliver Queen | Universe: DC | Rating: 85 OVR (Trick Arrow Marksman)

"You have failed this city."

The Top 3 Starter Books for Beginners

The Definitive Origin

Green Arrow: Year One (2007)

Writer/Artist: Andy Diggle & Jock | Format: Deluxe Graphic Novel

Billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is betrayed and marooned on a deserted island, forging his bow to survive drug runners.

Why Start Here: The primary source material that inspired the hit CW television series Arrow.

The Dark Gritty Masterpiece

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters (1987)

Writer/Artist: Mike Grell | Format: Trade Paperback

Oliver drops the trick arrows and moves to Seattle, hunting serial killers with lethal broadhead arrows.

Why Start Here: A mature, grounded crime thriller that redefined Green Arrow for adults.

The Social Crusader Run

Green Lantern / Green Arrow: Hard-Traveling Heroes (1970)

Writer/Artist: Dennis O'Neil & Neal Adams | Format: Complete Collection

Oliver Queen takes conservative cop Hal Jordan on a road trip across America tackling racism, corruption, and poverty.

Why Start Here: The historic Bronze Age run that forever made Oliver Queen the social conscience of DC.

Official Power Grid (1-7 Benchmark)

  • Intelligence: 4 / 7
  • Strength: 3 / 7
  • Speed: 3 / 7
  • Durability: 3 / 7
  • Energy Projection: 1 / 7
  • Fighting Skill: 6 / 7

Documented Weakness: Standard human physiology, hot-tempered passionate personality.