http://the_lassiter.insanejournal.com/ ([identity profile] the_lassiter.insanejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-20 09:32 am UTC
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I've never been a Green Arrow fan. When I was a kid I was annoyed by his JLA membership. Most kids do not  understand subtleties so to me he was a boring Robin Hood/Batman concept. Those feeling did adjust as I matured, but never quite went away.

Until Justice #10

Supergirl is mind controlled and holding family and friends of the Justice League as hostages. Green Arrow & Black Canary are on a covert mission to take Supergirl down with a kryptonite arrow. Clayface is chasing them down so they haven't much time.







I love John Stewart's heroic bravado at the end. Green Arrow saves my favorite Green Lantern
so I guess now I'm a fan.
To be honest, I love the GA from the Brave & Bold animated series.

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[identity profile] retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 05:56 pm UTC (link)
I'm missing something -- it looks like John really did get the arrow right through his sternum. But he pulls it out with no blood? The ring protects him on contact? Trick arrow, tipped with foam rubber?

Alex Ross <3 anyway. This goes on the want list.

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[identity profile] teekoness.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 06:11 pm UTC (link)
I could be wrong, but maybe it had John's Ring on it?

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[identity profile] retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 06:23 pm UTC (link)
I think you're exactly right, it seems very clear that Ollie delivered the ring to John. But there's definitely an arrowhead in one panel, and two panels before it seems to be sticking out of his chest.

"It's just a flesh wound!"

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 07:25 pm UTC (link)
And he's already wearing the ring as he's pulling the arrowhead out. I think these pages must be missing SOME sort of explanation because I can't see the logic here either.

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[identity profile] retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 08:57 pm UTC (link)
Always good to hear "not just you". :)

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[identity profile] taggerung301.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 07:42 pm UTC (link)
haha, your icon is hilarious retro_nouveau
what's the context there?

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[identity profile] retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 08:05 pm UTC (link)
Ugh, I don't remember the post very well, but someone telepathic was messing with John's mind, so he decided to get wacky in return. After that it's all Lucy in the sky with diamonds, go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall stuff.

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[identity profile] jcbaggee.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 07:28 pm UTC (link)
The ring's (at least, the one's like Hal and John got) have a built-in "Protect bearer from mortal harm" function.

It's pretty evident the ring flew onto his hand and allowed him to catch the arrow before it actually hit him. If you look at the panel where you first see the ring, the arrow's not actually in him but is being held between his fingers. The other shots were made to look like it was actually embedded in his chest for suspense and all that other storytelling nonsense. ;)

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[identity profile] retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com
2009-09-20 08:17 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, after looking carefully a couple times, John's right hand is always out of view until the ring reveal. That arrowhead is just a little too misleading. Or I'm too picky.

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