Green Arrow: Year One: DC Compact Comics Edition

Green Arrow: Year One: DC Compact Comics Edition

About the Book

The origin of Oliver Queen reimagined—gritty, grounded, and unforgettable.

“Green Arrow: Year One – DC Compact Comics Edition” delivers the definitive modern origin of Oliver Queen in a stylish, portable format. Originally published in 2007, this critically acclaimed miniseries by writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock reboots the Emerald Archer’s backstory with cinematic intensity and emotional depth.

Stranded on a remote island after a betrayal, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen must fight to survive—and in doing so, discovers a purpose greater than himself. Armed with only a handmade bow and raw instinct, he takes his first steps toward becoming Green Arrow. This compact edition preserves the full story in a smaller trim size, perfect for new readers and collectors alike.
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About the Author

Andy Diggle
Andy Diggle is one of the UK's leading comic book writers, and former editor of the cult British comic 2000 AD. He has been writing professionally since 2002. Diggle and artist Jock's Vertigo action thriller series The Losers was adapted into a major Hollywood movie in 2010, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba. Diggle's other work for DC Comics includes Green Arrow: Year One, Batman Confidential, Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, Adam Strange, Silent Dragon and the Vertigo crime thriller Rat Catcher. More by Andy Diggle
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Jock
Jock is the pseudonym of British comics artist Mark Simpson, best known for his work with Andy Diggle on the cult British comic 2000 AD and Vertigo's The Losers. He has also illustrated stunning covers for DC Comics titles including Batman, Nightwing, and Catwoman, as well as interior art for Swamp Thing and John Constantine, Hellblazer from Vertigo. More by Jock
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