Awesome new female: Mia Dearden

[benicio127]

In 2001, Kevin Smith brought Green Arrow/Ollie Queen back from the dead in Quiver. At the same time, he gave us the wonderful and crass Mia Dearden. Mia became Speedy under Judd Winick's pen, right after she found out she was HIV positive.

Mia is also the sole HIV positive character in comics who has not died due to the disease. The other two were Jet and Jim Wilson. Both died.


Some top trade paperbacks to check out with Mia featured in them include:
Green Arrow: Quiver (essential as this is her intro and features her origin/backstory)
Green Arrow: Sounds of Violence
Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest
Green Arrow: Straight Shooter
Green Arrow: City Walls (somewhat essential as she kills a man)
Green Arrow: Moving Targets (essential as this is the trade paperback that features Mia finding out that she's HIV positive)
Green Arrow: Heading into the Light
Green Arrow: Road to Jericho
Green Arrow & Black Canary: The Wedding Album

She also appears in the Green Arrow/Black Canary title, but uh, yeah. She's good in it! but the other characters not so much... :)



Four pages from Green Arrow/Black Canary #25










Don't worry, it's *only* Ollie.


Check out sweettart1823's History of Mia Dearden
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven

Comments

[selke]

I really want to walk around squealing "Yay, princess!" now.

[punishermax]

Wait until you're in an elevator with one other person and say it right as you're getting off at your floor.

[selke]

While handing the person a cupcake?

*plots to find an elevator*

[punishermax]

Twirl out and throw glitter in the air.

This is how I come into work every day.

[selke]

You have no idea how much I'm cursing working in a one level building. That is so something I would do.

[punishermax]

Looks like you're just....



floored.

[selke]

*hands you one shiny internet*

[blackruzsa]

Your method is ten times more magical than mine.

I stand in the elevator alone and roll my eyes to the back of my head and wait for the doors to open.

Someone did scream once. :3

[silverzeo]

Huh... I getting Lady Dragon flashbacks...

[psychopathicus_rex]

Am I the only one who thinks that the way this artist draws Asians is a little weird?

[icon_uk]

I think the way they draw EVERYONE in this is weird.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Well, you may have a point, but I didn't really notice anything off until it came to Lian. The epicanthic folds are all wonky, and she looks a bit cross-eyed.

[icon_uk]

Don't worry, it's *only* Ollie.

Actually that probably makes me worry MORE

[blackruzsa]

See, now I think I'll download this comic just to see what happened to the princess.

[benicio127]

Or you could just buy it!

[blackruzsa]

If my comic stores carry it.

OFF TO THE MALL!!!

[big_daddy_d]

....Damn you James Robinson and your Cry for Justice...damn you..

[sweettart1823]

I was pondering making a Mia post but I was like "No Liz will do it." xD To bad this art is fugly :/

But seriously YAY MIA 8D She's the coolest <333 Hearts forever.

[benicio127]

LOL I love how you know me so well. <3

I know, the art in this is horrific. But it's Mia and Lian!! and this is super duper cute. I love that Lian calls her Aunt Mia. Awww.

[sweettart1823]

Also I can't hog all the Mia action on here, that's not fair :/. I think I'm going to make a Miss Martian post if no one has yet. Not that that's the point.

It's true, this is adorable. They're adorable.... now I'm depressed. sigh.

[benicio127]

Yay! I can't wait!