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    Oliver Queen was a spoiled, thrill-seeking playboy, until he was left stranded on a deserted island for several years. There, he trained to become a master archer in order to survive. After his return home, he used his new-found skills and his wealth to became the costumed vigilante known as Green Arrow.

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    #1  Edited By uncanny89

    Hi, i'm thinking of starting to read Green Arrow and was wondering after reading the new series of his which titles i should read, Ive been told by a couple of people to read Cry for Justice but what else should i read and which arc is he banished from Star City? 
     
    Any help would be much appreciated and thank you in advance 

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    #2  Edited By Final Arrow

    Cry For Justice is a must
     
    He is banished in the Rise and Fall Of Green Arrow.  
     
    I can give you a list but what I would suggest is reading from just at the start of Year one, will get you a link.

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    #3  Edited By Final Arrow
    http://www.comicvine.com/green-arrow-year-one/49-18880/   Very good starting point will give you the back story. 
    Then pick up Green Arrow Quiver  and the rest of the trades to Green Arrow Road To Jericho and you can ignore most of the Green Arrow Black Canary stuff and pick up Cry Fro Justice. 
     
    Anyway if you don't want to go that deep then anything from Heading into the light up to Road Of Jericho is fine. I was never a fan of Black Canary and Green Arrow, but it was okay. Anyhow hope that helped.
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    #4  Edited By uncanny89
    @Final Arrow:    
      thanks for the help, im new to the DC stuff i mainly read marvel so the help is appreciated. 
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    #5  Edited By Final Arrow
    @uncanny89:   He is banished in the Rise and Fall Of Green Arrow.  
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    #6  Edited By uncanny89
    @Final Arrow: is that issue collected anywhere because i can't seem to find it on any of the sites i buy comics from
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    #7  Edited By Final Arrow
    @uncanny89:  It was a one off special. it was the start of brining him in it was just Called Rise and Fall. If you just wan't the trail then that is Green Arrow issue #32 
     
    The cover should look like this 
     
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    I would suggest picking up the Rise and Fall issue first and even finding the Rise and fall issue for red arrow before reading this
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    #8  Edited By Emperor Gonzo Noir
    @Final Arrow said:
    " http://www.comicvine.com/green-arrow-year-one/49-18880/   Very good starting point will give you the back story. Then pick up Green Arrow Quiver  and the rest of the trades to Green Arrow Road To Jericho and you can ignore most of the Green Arrow Black Canary stuff and pick up Cry Fro Justice.  Anyway if you don't want to go that deep then anything from Heading into the light up to Road Of Jericho is fine. I was never a fan of Black Canary and Green Arrow, but it was okay. Anyhow hope that helped. "
    Wow, even I couldn't have been more thorough 
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    #9  Edited By uncanny89
    @Final Arrow:   Im just waiting now to see if my local comic book shop can find the blackest night issue up to the end of the rise and fall stuff so hopefully i should get it by next thursday.  I've just managed to find a copy of Green Arrow issue 1, i just hope that these issues you have recommended are as good
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    #10  Edited By comix christian

    But really, if you just want to read a really, really good Green Arrow story, go ahead and buy Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters. It dosen't have anything to do with what is going on in the current books but it is one of the best Green Arrow storys written, and besides J.T Krul seems to be very inspired by that story in his current book. Hopefully the Green Arrow series that followed after Longbow Hunters will soon be collected in trade form. It's an old series but near impossible to find anywhere, as it has never been published in collected form.
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    #11  Edited By uncanny89

    Right so then i should read the characters back history like this then... 
     
    Green Arrow year one 
    The longbow Hunters 
    Green Arrow vol. 3 
    Cry For Justice 
    Blackest Night 
    Rise and Fall 
    Brightest Day 
    Green Arrow Vol.5  (ignoring Green Arrow and Black Canary) 
     
    can anyone think of anything else i will need to read?  (all your held is appreciated) 

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    #12  Edited By comix christian

    Well you may also want to chek out the original Green Lantern/Green Arrow run. that's the arc in which the Green Arrow that we know today was first introduced. It's not groundbreaking by todays standard, but it gives you a good idea of who Green Arrow is as a charecter, and it's also the beginning of Hal and Ollie's freindship (Hal and Ollie=Green Lantern and Green Arrow...just in case you didn't know.)
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    #13  Edited By uncanny89

    Just got Green Arrow Year one, from my first flick through it looks quite good.  

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    #14  Edited By Xangel

    what do you guys think of the kevin smith arcs?

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    #15  Edited By uncanny89
    @Xangel: I think that the series is ok, i think in places though its a little wordy where it doesn't need to be but saying that i'm only 3 issues in lol.  
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    #16  Edited By Xangel
    @uncanny89: how wordy? wordy for most series, or like Alan Moore wordy?
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    #17  Edited By uncanny89
    @Xangel:   id say its on par with Claremont's stuff or the early 90's x-men.  it may get better as i'm still on the first arc, like issue 5 of the 75 lol so who knows.  Im still enjoying it though, but i don't think its as good as the new green arrow series.
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    #18  Edited By CaptainCockblock

    Identity Crisis was what sold me on the character. Watch the Birdy!

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