Green Arrow: Quiver By Kevin Smith

Comic Book deaths are a joke.

I don't mind that comic book heaven has a revolving door. My problem is that characters come back with the silliest explanations. Something like: "Oh, that wasn't super-dude in that explosion, it was a clone," or "spider-guy was whisked away at the last moment by a passing wizard."

Sigh.

If I hate comic book resurrections so much, why would I recommend Green Arrow: Quiver?

Because, Kevin Smith writes such a good story. Green Arrow returns from the dead and... Well, I won't give away the plot. This is the kind of story that can be ruined by a well meaning review. I can say that by the first issue you will be dying to see what happens next and why it happens.

Phil Hester is the other half of the creative team. His art work is perfect for this book. Not too stylized or too simple. He is very good with both action and scenery, which is sometimes rare in comics today.

If you haven't collected comics in awhile, this is a great book for you. It has guest appearances by Superman, Batman, The Spectre, and Etrigan the Demon. If you are a long time collector and you haven't read this book, again, I say, shame on you.

Kevin Smith is the writer behind such movies as Chasing Amy, Clerks, Mallrats, and The Jay and Silent Bob series.