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(Green Arrow) his real name is Oliver "Ollie" Queen - a fictional superhero from the DC Comics universe. Created by Martin Weisiger and George Papp and first appearing in a comic book More Fun Comics#73 (November 1941). His costume resembled that of Robin Hood. In his battles, Green Arrow uses a bow and special arrows with a variety of purposes. Arrowheads can contain explosives, timed bombs, grappling hooks, flash grenades, nets, and even unusual variations such as freeze arrows and kryptonite arrows. Green Arrow was originally intended to be an analogue of Batman with a bow, but DC writers made him a representative of leftist ideas and progressivism, having many differences from Batman.

For the first twenty-five years of his existence in comics, Green Arrow was a minor character. In the late 1960s, screenwriter Denny O'Neil decided that the character would lose his wealth by becoming a street crusader fighting for the working class and the dispossessed. In the 1970s, Green Arrow was paired with a more law-and-order-oriented hero, Green Lantern, creating a groundbreaking comic book series with a strong social conscience. From this point on, Green Arrow became quite a popular hero among comic book fans, and most writers began to take a bolder approach to the character. The character was killed off in the 1990s and was replaced by Oliver's son Connor Hawke as the new Green Arrow. However, Hawke proved to be a much less popular character, and the character of Oliver Queen was resurrected in the 2001 story Quiver, written by Kevin Smith. In the 2000s, the character was featured in several significant storylines focusing on Green Arrow and Black Canary, such as "The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding" and "Justice League: Cry for Justice", which culminated in Green Arrow becoming morally an ambiguous anti-hero.

In May 2011, Green Arrow was ranked 30th on the list of " The 100 Best Comic Book Characters of All Time"According to IGN.

Publication History

Green Arrow and Speedy first appeared in the comics More Fun Comics#73 (November 1941), illustrated by George Papp. Besides the obvious allusions to Robin Hood, Mort Weisinger relied on the television series, The Green Archer, based on the novella by Edgar Wallace, to create the character. He rebuilt the concept into a superhero archer with obvious Batman influences. This influence gave Green Arrow a sidekick, as well as the Arrowmobile, the use of the Arrow Cave as a headquarters, the alter ego of a millionaire playboy, the use of the Arrow Signal to summon him, and a clown-like main adversary called Bullseye, similar to Batman's main adversary, the Joker.

Another Weisinger-created character, Aquaman, made several appearances in the series early on, and the two characters were published competitively for a long time by More Fun Comics until the mid-1940s, and then by Adventure Comics from 1946 to 1960. Green Arrow and Speedy also appeared in several issues of World's Finest Comics until issue #140 (1964). The Green Arrow/Speedy series was one of five that were featured in an early team-up series by Leading Comics.

Green Arrow was one of the few DC characters to continue being published after the end of the Golden Age of Comics. Green Arrow was in a relationship with Patty Kotter. The character's longevity was ensured by the influence of creator Mort Weisinger, who retained Green Arrow and Aquaman as backup characters for the Superboy series, first in More Fun Comics and later in Adventure Comics. In addition to sharing the series with him, issue #258 features a confrontation between young Oliver Queen and Superboy. There was a brief period in 1958 in which the series was written by Dick and Dave Wood, with art by Jack Kirby. Most of this period of the adventures of the Green Arrow was written by Franz Gerron, who was the main writer of the series in 1947-1963.

2004-2008 (Judd Winick)

In 2004, Judd Winick became the writer for the Green Arrow series and made many changes. Mia Durden, the new Speedy, has been infected with the HIV virus. There have also been several attempts to expand the list of Green Arrow's enemies, adding the archer Merlin, Constantine the Dragon and Danny Brickwell (nicknamed Brick) to existing villains such as the illusion-inducing Count Vertigo and the mysterious Onamatopoeia, also a recent addition. Other DC villains, such as the Riddler, made cameo appearances in the series.

In 2006, Andy Diggle and Jock's comic book "Green Arrow: Year One" presented a new official version of the hero's development. Using concepts from previous versions, Oliver Queen is a wealthy thrill-seeker who is attacked and thrown overboard a yacht. He is thrown onto an island where Oliver has to learn to survive and where he discovers smugglers who have enslaved the island's indigenous population. After seeing the terrible conditions the locals are in, Ollie begins to act against the criminals. In the end, Queen returns to civilization, changed by the events he experienced on the island. Oliver states that the riot he started on the island against smugglers could be used as a cover for what really happened, which harkens back to the original Green Arrow origin story as well as Mike Grell's version.

That same year, the One Year Later event was launched, set one year after Infinite Crisis and featuring many DC characters, including Green Arrow. Oliver, having again amassed a huge fortune, became the new mayor of Star City. He continues to fight for justice, both on the streets and in politics. He has a new costume, a combination of the classic costume designed by Neal Adams and the Mike Grell costume that first appeared in the pages of Longbow Hunters. Flashbacks reveal that Oliver survived a near-fatal attack during the events of Infinite Crisis and used his recovery time to train.

He works with several expert instructors, including the sensei known as Natas, who taught Deathstroke. The ongoing ongoing series "Green Arrow" (vol. 3) ends with issue #75 in June 2007, in which Oliver resigned as mayor after a scandal and proposed to Dinah Lance, the Black Canary.

Other versions

The character appeared in a comic by Frank Miller Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and the sequel, The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Despite his missing arm (apparently due to Superman), Oliver is still an excellent archer (he holds the tips of his arrows with his teeth). The Emerald Archer later receives a cybernetic prosthetic from Batman in the sequel. Green Arrow's death in Green Arrow #100-101 hints at Miller's story. Superman's only option to save Oliver is to take his arm, but Oliver won't let him. Later in Quiver, he reveals that he refused both because of his problems in life at the time and because he would be useless as an archer if he did so. In The Dark Knight Knight Returns, Quinn is portrayed as an anarchist, while in The Dark Knight Strikes Again he is described as a "millionaire turned communist".
An older, balding Oliver Queen appeared in Mark Waid and Alex Ross's Kingdom Come, in which he joined forces with Batman to take on Superman's army. He married his longtime love, Dinah Lance, and they have a daughter, Olivia Queen.

JLA: Age of Wonder

Green Arrow appears in the Lord of the Rings-inspired fantasy story JLA: Age of Wonder, in which the character was renamed Longbow Greenarrow. Here he is a mysterious wizard reminiscent of Gandalf, protector of the poor and enemy of the oppressors.

JLA: Nail/JLA: Another Nail

In JLA: Nail and its sequel, JLA: Another Nail, Oliver is described as a disfigured ex-hero who lost an arm, an eye, and the use of his legs in a fight with Emeizo, the same fight in which Katar Hol (Eagle Man) lost his life. Bitter and furious, he is now chained to his chair, and spreads fear on Perry White's show by revealing that the Justice League are aliens and declaring that they are planning to take over the world. In the sequel, Oliver's brain was placed into Emeizo's body, restoring his sanity, allowing him to defeat the creature that threatened the universe, albeit at the cost of his life, after he mended his relationship with his former partners.

Batman: Holy Terror

In Batman: Holy Terror, Oliver Queen is mentioned as having been executed for allegedly supporting underground Jewish "pornographers". He also has a cameo appearance alongside Bruce Wayne in Dean Motter's Batman: Nine Lives. Green Arrow appears in the spin-off comic series Justice League Unlimited. Oliver also appears in Mike Mignola's Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, where he is depicted as a modern Templar equipped with magical arrows that were dipped in the blood of Saint Sebastian. He was killed by Poison Ivy in issue #2.
DC Weekly Episode 52 established a new Multiverse. On Earth-3, the evil version of Green Arrow is a supervillain and a member of the Crime Syndicate of America. In Tangent Comics (Earth-9), Green Arrow is a type of soda with the tagline: "It's to the taste." On Earth-15, Roy Harper replaced Oliver as Green Arrow. Variations of Oliver Queen from Earth-22 (Kingdom Come) and Earth-31 (Dark Knight Returns) were later combined into a new multiverse. On gender-flipped Earth-11, Oliver was replaced by Olivia Queen, and this world's version of Black Canary shares characteristics with Earth-1's Oliver.

Flashpoint

In the alternate timeline shown in the comics, the events Flashpoint, Oliver Queen is the head of Green Arrow Industries, a major weapons manufacturing company, and also manages a group of former military personnel called the Green Arrows. And although Oliver is a genius inventor, he steals advanced technology from supervillains for military use. One day he discovers that his Green Arrows have been killed by a female robber. Taking his weapons and gadgets to pursue her into battle, Oliver suddenly learns that the woman is his daughter with Vixen, Oliver's former lover. And the reason why the woman attacked him is because Green Arrow Industries builds its factories for testing and producing weapons in cities that become targets for attack by supervillains who want to get their weapons back. Shocked by this information, Oliver froze and did not have time to prevent the murder of his daughter by the reserve team of Green Arrows, which he had previously called.

Capabilities

Green Arrow does not have any superpowers. However, he has a natural gift for archery. According to the comic Green Arrow: Year One Oliver Queen is a big fan of Howard Hill, the stunt double for The Adventures of Robin Hood. As a child, he even met Hill and he taught him a couple of lessons and told him that he was a natural archer.

In the fight against crime, Green Arrow primarily uses a bow and arrows, both regular and with special tips. For a long time, the Green Arrow's signature symbol was an arrow with a tip shaped like a boxing glove. But there were also a variety of variations - with gas and light bombs, with nets and electric shock bombs, and many others.

Initially, Green Arrow was largely based on Batman, and therefore had his own signature car - the Arrowmobile, the Cave and many other characteristic features. Later, however, it was decided to abandon this - Oliver Queen lost his fortune, crashed the Arrowmobile and stopped using the cave as a headquarters.

In addition to his skillful use of a bow, Oliver Queen is an excellent fighter, whose martial arts are backed by years of experience fighting crime.

In the media

Cartoon series

Green Arrow's first appearance took place in the animated series " Super Friends He appeared in the 1973 episode "Gulliver's Giant Fool" and was voiced by Norman Alden. He was referred to as a "loyal member of the Justice League of America".

Green Arrow appears numerous times in the animated series Justice League" and became the first new hero to be introduced in the episode "Initiation". In this version, Green Arrow refuses to join the League, as he believes that working as a team will distract him from his main goal: protecting the "little man". Voiced by Kin Shriner.

Green Arrow appears in the fifth season of the animated series " Batman" in the episode entitled "Vertigo". This version of Green Arrow is primarily motivated by a desire for revenge against Count Vertigo, a former employee who used technology stolen from Queen's company. He is also featured in the final episode, which was entitled "Lost Heroes". He Voiced by Chris Hardwick, Green Arrow's appearance is reminiscent of his 1970s comic book counterpart.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold", is often depicted as a friendly rival of Batman. His design once again resembles his interpretation of the Golden Age and Silver Age. The character is voiced by James Arnold Taylor. In the first episode, "The Rise of the Blue Beetle", Green Arrow and Batman are caught in a trap, but they escape and defeat the villain. He also appears in the episodes "Day of the Dark Knight!", "Return of Deadman", "Inside the Rogue Ones".

Green Arrow appears as a member of the Justice League of America in the animated series Young Justice", where he was voiced by Alan Tudyk. In the pilot episode "Independence Day", Green Arrow and Speedy are shown fighting against Icicle Jr. on their way to a meeting at the Hall of Justice, where the induction ceremony for the team members along with Batman, Aquaman, Flash and Green Arrows: After realizing that he would not be allowed to become an official member of the Justice League of America (as he wrongly believed), Speedy angrily denounces Green Arrow and jumped out building thus leading to Batman's formation of the Young Justice League. Green Arrow later reappears in the episode "The Agent", where he takes on a new apprentice in Artemis, who claims to be his niece.

Green Arrow appears in the animated series " Fox", the role of the character was voiced by Stephen Amell.

Green Arrow appears in the Justice League animated series, voiced by Chris Diamantopolos.

Animated films

Green Arrow appears in " Justice League: The New Barrier", the character's version resembles the Silver Age version.

In the alternate universe, Green Arrow is known by the name "Crimson Archer", who appears in " Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths", the character is voiced by Jim Meskiman. He is first shown providing security for the shipment. He shoots arrows at the Flash, but is defeated by Martian Manhunter. He is later arrested.

Green Arrow appears in the short film " DC Showcase: Green Arrow", the character was voiced by Neal McDonough. In this short film, Arrow became the enemy. Oliver also has to protect the princess, who is in danger.

Oliver Queen appears in the second part of the animated film " Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.

Green Arrow appears in " LEGO DC Superheroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League", the character was voiced by Phil Morris.

Green Arrow appears in " Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts

Green Arrow appears in " Batman Unlimited: Chaos", the character was voiced by Chris Diamantopolos.

Series

Smallville", played by actor Justin Hartley. He first appeared as young Oliver Queen in the sixth season, at the end of the episode entitled "Sneeze".

Green Arrow appears in the TV series Arrow", the role of the character was played by Stephen Amell. Oliver Queen, as a result of a shipwreck, ends up on a “deserted” island, where he gains various skills. Years later, he returns to his hometown, where he becomes a masked avenger. Throughout the series, the character has experienced some small changes ( put a mask on his eyes, received the full nickname “Green Arrow and others”).

Green Arrow appears in the TV series Flash", played by Stephen Amell. Oliver Queen appeared multiple times in various episodes of the series. In the pilot, Barry Allen returns to Starling City after gaining superhuman speed and receives advice from Oliver about whether he can be a hero.

Green Arrow appears in the TV series Legends of Tomorrow", the role of the character was played by Stephen Amell.

A hunter in the concrete jungle, the most ordinary person in the Justice League, a fighter for truth and the hero of his own series, the third season of which has just begun - Oliver Queen has been in DC comics almost from the very beginning and has experienced both joys and sorrows with the company. So that you don't go wrong when choosing an Arrow comic to suit your tastes, we've put together a guide to the best of them.

Green Arrow is definitely a modern day Robin Hood. This is noticeable in most of his designs and can be read in many of his stories. Still would! One of the characters who became the forerunners of the concept of “superhero” could not help but get its analogue in comics. Plus, from Odysseus and Robin Hood to Legolas and Katniss Everdeen, archery masters have never left the pantheon of children's heroes. This is probably because archers are much easier to imitate than many other heroes - make or buy a bow and learn to shoot, and you don’t have to wait until a letter arrives from Hogwarts, an old man in a cave teaches you a magic word, or a truck showers you with radioactive waste. Well, in general, purely historically, bows have always been around, but pistols appeared not very long ago.

Oliver Queen is a very simple character. Our story about comics with his participation will begin with the yellowed antiquity and end with the latest comics, but you don’t have to start with anything specific to get a sense of how this hero “works”. Literally everything you need to understand fits into two pages, like this:

Since this origin came out, everything has changed again - the universe has been “rebooted”, Ollie has become younger and shaved. But the key things remain the same - he has no superpowers, does not miss, has an active civic position, and reminds everyone, if not of Robin Hood, then of Batman. Well, let's start with the reasons for this.

Frisky, nimble Ollie: how a Batman clone became Robin Hood

Green Arrow made his debut with an assistant named Speedy in 1941 in More Fun Comics #73. The original concept and design of the character was the responsibility of artist George Papp and young screenwriter Mort Weisinger, who then came up with almost everything that you think of when you hear the words “Silver Age DC.” How much? Aquaman also made his first appearance in the same issue; it was one of Weisinger's first independent works.

It is generally accepted that Green Arrow at the start was a cheap copy of Batman - a rich heir and playboy, he did not have any superpowers and used all sorts of devices to fight crime. Plus he had a teenage boy under his care, there are much more similarities. Over the years, we will no longer know the truth, but it will be easier for you to read old comics if you accept this version on faith: Arrow was originally a parody of Batman. Everything strange that was in the comics about Bats was also in the Arrow, only even more ridiculous. A masquerade costume, but not of a bat, but of Robin Hood, popular then thanks to the film with Errol Flynn, “improved” throwing weapons, but not boomerangs with smoke grenades, but arrows with nets or “bolas”, ridiculous enemies (where Batman had a man with a kite, Arrow had a balloon gang) and so on. In the first years, “the insanity grew stronger” from issue to issue - Green Arrow had not only the Arrowmobile, but also the Arrowcave and the Arrowplane. An elegant point was reached when they began to ask for help from the Arrow using the Arrow Signal - and it was in fact an arrow being launched into the sky.

Weisinger would deny for the rest of his life that he was inspired by Batman. He says he simply modernized and simplified Robin Hood, and then began adding tricks - a car, tricky arrows, and so on. Weisinger was generally a specialist in inventions, about which one can think that they are charmingly childish or that they are terribly idiotic, but one cannot remain indifferent. Weisinger's genius gave Oliver Queen arrows with a boxing glove on the tip and boomerang arrows, for example. Mort Weisinger's influence in publishing only grew, so Green Arrow, although he was never the headliner, was constantly getting new adventures in different magazines, be it next to stories about Aquaman, Flash or Superboy. He even joined the chronologically second team of DC Comics heroes, the “Seven Soldiers of Victory” (and is now the only member of the team about whom comics are still being published).

Adventure Comics #250-256 + World's Finest Comics #96-99 (1958-1959)/DC

Screenwriter: Ed Herron, Dave Wood Artist: Jack Kirby

People of the future give Oliver Queen super-arrows - but will future technology be good or bad? Giant metal arrows are falling to earth from space - but who is sending them and why? A mechanical octopus that can fly and swim underwater commits robberies and attacks ships - but who controls it? Who came up with these comics and how did he stimulate his imagination? Oliver Queen in his original form was a one-dimensional character. Therefore, when DC began to reinvent its heroes in the second half of the fifties and characters such as the Atom, Flash and Green Lantern received new personalities, names, costumes and stories, Green Arrow remained untouched - no one saw fit to waste energy on a character from the last pages. But such a status as a hero meant that he had practically nothing to lose. So when Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's grand scheme at the aptly named Mainline Comics failed and Kirby returned to work for DC, the hero was entrusted to him and his signature brand of madness. Actually, you read the “samples” of this madness above. By that time, Kirby had already earned his reputation as an infinitely talented author and super-productive artist, so he drew Green Arrow almost casually. You have to understand that no one could or wanted to argue with Kirby’s gloomy genius. As screenwriters, he was given people with whom he had good relationships - so that at the pencil stage, although he would “finish” the stories behind them, out of respect he would remain at least within some limits. Kirby, according to then-editor Jack Schiff, had permission to "improve" the stories, and he can easily be considered a co-writer for his entire run. The key contribution of Kirby and Ed Herron to the Oliver Queen mythology is his “origin story,” which we still know more or less unchanged. Before this, Arrow, of course, had an origin story - but it was boring and everyone forgot about it. The Kirby-Arrow story appeared in "Green Arrow's First Case" in Adventure Comics issue 256 (January 1959). It already has all the familiar elements - an island, learning archery to survive, pirates, deciding to fight criminals.

World's Finest Comics #111 and 113 (1960)/DC

Screenwriter: Ed Herron and Dave Wood Artist: Lee Elias

If you evaluate the quality of a superhero by his “permanent” supervillains, then Green Arrow has a direct path not to the second, but to the third echelon. At a time when his comrades - Flash, Lantern, and even more so Batman and Superman - acquired or had already acquired a chic set of returning enemies, Ollie mostly defeated disposable bandits or random opponents. A rare case where a surviving villain in history "started" with Green Arrow is WFC issue 111, where Clock King makes his first appearance. He commits crimes in Star City using precisely timed events (like the midnight strike of the tower clock), and then tricks Green Arrow and Speedy into his secret hideout, where he traps them in a giant hourglass. Well, you understand - when the most valuable thing you gave to comics in the early years is Clock King... Another issue that reads today like a perfect comedy, although it was not intended to be so, is issue 113 of WFC. It features Arrowette, the Batwoman for Arrow. Admiring Ollie Queen's superheroes, a girl named Bonnie King wins an archery competition and decides to join the hunt for bandits. This heroine's special arrows are on par with the Jack-in-the-Box arrow and the Mummy arrow - she uses a powder-box arrow, a nail-file arrow, and a hair-clip arrow. As a result, Sagittarius is denied a superhero career because she is too frivolous, clumsy, and even refuses to wear a mask because she cares too much about her beauty. This issue is certainly a document of the era, but it’s impossible to say “this could only have been released then” - on the one hand, for the sixtieth year such a story was already ungodly outdated, and on the other, how much has changed since then in the attitude of comic book writers towards women?

The Brave and the Bold #85 (1969)/DC

Screenwriter: Bob Haney Artist: Neil Adams

The Arrow comics never stopped coming out, but in the sixties he was a supporting character in the Justice League and rarely appeared anywhere on his own. The transformation of the original Ollie into the character we know him to be today took place at the very end of the sixties. Neal Adams started it - everything he touched then turned to gold. "The Robin Hood of the DC Universe" came in handy for one of the first "edgy political" stories in superhero comics. However, the severity there was rather conditional - after all, it was about the series The Brave & the Bold, one of the craziest and most frivolous in the Silver Age. Bob Haney was allowed to play the fool by combining Batman with different superheroes for one issue. All this was done for children and was popular thanks to the television series. It is clear that there could not be any special “spite of the day” here - Haney himself was not interested in this. However, “The senator was shot!” came out at a time when politicians were actually being assassinated in broad daylight in the United States, and offered an even more “adult” look at the place of superheroes in society than other comics of the time. Batman and Green Arrow here are tormented by the choice of how they can bring more benefit to society - as public figures (Wayne has a political career, Quinn - a city planner) or remaining superheroes. Well, on top of that, they need to act together and save the senator’s son, whom the one-time villain Miklos the Minotaur took prisoner. You can probably predict the ending yourself. The plot, of course, will not last forever. But the most important thing in this issue is the new look of Green Arrow, conceived and embodied by Adams. The plot required a "twentieth-century Robin Hood" - and Oliver Queen became him. Got a new suit, hat and beard in the style of Errol Flynn (but not too similar so that no one would be accused of borrowing).

Armed, Masked Liberal: From the Silver Age to the Dark Ages

At the turn of the seventies, DC editors and writers needed to clean up the mess they'd made in the Silver Age. Just as superheroes initially became more attractive as soon as the Comic Code Authority censorship standards took away the teeth of genres such as horror, sci-fi and fantasy, over time superhero comics became so frivolous and funny that readers began to move to other genres. The answer was the period of "actualism", the prototype of all subsequent attempts to make superheroes "realistic". This is where the legs of all the costumeless heroes, topical stories and screenwriters speaking out on socio-political topics in the midst of the battle for the galaxy grow. At the same time, sales were falling, some series stopped being published, others were driven by reprints, and others were merged with each other. It was this combination of factors that gave us a great run from Neal Adams and Danny O'Neil on Green Lantern/Green Arrow.

Oliver moved to Hal Jordan's comic book in the spring of 1970 - O'Neill was assigned to the series, and he brought with him another "hopeless" character, whom he had previously mentioned from time to time in the Justice League series. The Green Lantern comic was noticeably losing sales, and again, since no one knew how to save this comic, they were allowed to do whatever they wanted with it. Screenwriter O'Neill's soul was willing to try to introduce topical issues into superhero comics, which no one had really done before. Since O'Neil and Adams had already "modernized" Batman, returning him to his roots and turning the Caped Crusader into the best-selling Dark Knight, no one objected. Green Arrow already wore a new suit - and now he has a new character to go with it. From a dowdy good guy, Oliver was made into a fighter against authority, a supporter of progressive measures in politics and economics, and a preacher of civil rights. The hero lost his huge “Batman” capital due to corruption in big business and his eyes were opened to real life. In the future, this will become a constant feature of the Green Arrow - when it is smart, and when it is formulaic and cartoonish (depending on the writer), he will rebel against large corporations, corrupt politicians and industrialists in defense of ordinary people, the environment and justice.

"Hard-Traveling Heroes", Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76-89 (1970-1972)/DC

Screenwriter: Danny O'Neil Artist: Neil Adams

Green Lantern is known to be a space cop. He flies among the stars and solves global problems in the space sector around planet Earth. One day in Star City, he saves a man who was attacked on the street, and expects praise from the townspeople - and bottles fly at him, because Hal saved the local mini-oligarch, who is going to demolish old houses, put people on the street, and on the spot buildings to build parking. In general, it turns out that, while chasing galactic bandits, Green Lantern forgot how people live on Earth - more precisely, in the USA. So Oliver Queen comes to Hal Jordan and tells him “Have you forgotten? Let’s go, I’ll remind you” - and they set off on a journey through the American outback (the real plot is somewhat more complicated, but that’s the essence). Hal Jordan will treat everything “by the rules” and “by tradition,” and Quinn will cry out for social justice and talk about the need for change. That is, in fact, it turns out that Arrow will not address his friend (it is in this episode that the friendship between Hal and Oliver appears, which will remain forever), but the reader who is immersed in superhero and fantasy stories and does not see what is happening Around him. However, Oliver himself will fall into a puddle here more than once - the problems will turn out to be more complex and multifaceted than he expected. This is a “travel story”, similar to the best films and books about traveling around America. There is horror, strong drama, and detective elements. Not all stories in this series take place on Earth—to build an expressive metaphor, for example, about the problem of overpopulation, the authors send the heroes to another planet. But mostly it takes place in recognizable small towns and highways, and O'Neill's stories take on the flavor of the Twilight Zone and mystical comic books—that's where parables and cautionary tales have been mostly found until now. Of course, this series hasn't aged as well as I'd like. Since then, we've seen "topical comics" a hundred thousand more times and in much more subtle execution, and the innovation of those who were first has faded. The style of presentation here is generally very edifying, young Danny O'Neil strives to convey his views, even if this means bending the characters, the plot and the norms of how comics are written, and borrowings from news and cinema of the 1970s will be unfamiliar to us. However, even by today's standards, O'Neill's stories are very dramatic and interesting, we are talking about real problems - poverty, racism, religious fanaticism - and no “superheroic” solutions are offered for them. Neal Adams is at the peak of his talent while working on this wound and is surprisingly expressive here. He is equally good when he draws in a realistic manner and when he needs to depict something fantastic. This signature style of Adams will become “home” for DC and its influence on leading artists will be talked about for many years - in general, it has survived to this day.

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85-86 (1971)/DC

Screenwriter: Danny O'Neil Artist: Neil Adams

It is necessary to especially highlight these two issues, in which the story Snowbirds Don’t Fly/They Say It’ll Kill Me... But They Won’t Say When! It may not be of interest to every reader, but it has historical significance in the history of comics. Something interesting was happening here. The comic code did not formally prohibit making comics about drugs, and DC even had a good time once (with Deadman, and they only traded there, and in general this is a different story), but everyone understood that within the framework of the clause “and other types of behavior that are contrary to the spirit and Code Tasks” you wouldn’t get a pat on the head for a comic book about heroin, so no one took any risks. And then the US Department of Health itself ordered Stan Lee a propaganda comic about the fact that drugs are bad, Stan made fun of it and published it without any “comic code approval” on the cover (Spider-Man 96-98). And the comic, of course, sold great. Carmine Infantino, the head of DC, stood up and said that Marvel was doing wrong, the CCA must be respected, and DC would not write about any drugs until the Code was changed. The CCA realized that the Ministry of Health was right and they were wrong, and rewrote the code so that it was possible to talk about drugs, provided that they were portrayed as a bad and dangerous habit. Infantino nodded approvingly and Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85 appeared on the stands, where Speedy turns out to be, contrary to his name, a heroin addict. From this issue, the series about Lantern and Arrow was noticed even by those who did not read comics at all. Roy "Speedy" Harper was chosen because neither a one-off character nor a supervillain could make the issue's relatability clearer to the average reader. It's not just bad people who do bad things - imagine the state of comics, for which this morality was new and fresh, and the topic of drugs was very shocking. What’s important is that “Snowbirds Don’t Fly” was not dumb propaganda or hand-wringing public service announcement. There is a good plot and the characters think and speak like real people, and not like characters from a poster. Moreover, the story ends with a not so happy ending (but still good - comics).

Green Arrow vol.1 #1-4 (1983)/DC

Screenwriter: Mike W. Barr Artist: Trevor von Eden

The first stand-alone series of Green Arrow - should have, but failed to launch its own series for the Emerald Archer. As we remember, in order to create motivation for the character, O’Neill takes all his money. Barr returns this money - the story of the mini-series begins with the fact that the mother of Oliver Queen's former lover dies (of course, under mysterious circumstances) and bequeaths her wealth and business to him. Oliver is looking for the woman's killer and pretends he knows nothing and runs the company. The family of the deceased turns out to be naturally not happy that the inheritance did not go to them, and an attempt is made on Oliver. With each release, the matter becomes more complicated and the stakes rise. Barr is one of those writers who manages to take light-hearted comics conventions and modernize them (as Morrison and Wade do, for example). This story mixes two styles - “light” and serious, adventure and detective comics. An example of this is the opponents of Green Arrow. There are supervillains of two kinds at once - the “serious” Count Vertigo and Captain Lash and his pirate crew who seem to have come from the Silver Age - and CIA agents. In the same series, the “origin” of Green Arrow is refreshed and updated, and at the same time there is an enchanting dotting of Arrow’s similarity to Batman - during the course of the plot, Ollie several times compares himself with Bruce Wayne to his disadvantage and is surprised at how he copes with everything and that’s all manages to create a semblance of life, manage a business, and fight crime. However, mini Barra did not particularly influence subsequent comics, and the cast of this series practically disappears from comics subsequently. Art by von Eeden and coloring by Tom Ziuko are unconventional and experimental in a good way. The emotions of the characters are conveyed well, and when the meeting with Count Vertigo occurs, the traditions of the comic page are broken and distortions appear that well convey the perception of the hero (though without context it just looks strange). The first "volume" of Green Arrow, short and not requiring any knowledge about the hero and the DC universe in general, can serve as a good starting point for reading comics about Oliver Queen - provided that you are not annoyed by the "old" comics.

"Night Olympics", Detective Comics #549-550 (1985)/DC

Screenwriter: Alan Moore Artist: Klaus Jenson

Having moved away from Green Lantern and unable to resist in his own series, Oliver Queen ended up on a folding bed with other friends - stories about Green Arrow and Black Canary were published as backups, first from The Flash, and then from Detective Comics. Most of the stories in the backups continued the line of Arrow as a “street level” superhero, dealing with urban gangs, terrorists, ecology, and so on. Among them, only one deserves attention - “Night Olympics”. Because these fourteen pages are made by Alan Moore, who needs no introduction, and Frank Miller's resident inker, Klaus Janson. “Night Olympics” is both a comic story about how ordinary criminals cannot survive from superheroes, and a ballad in the recognizable poetic manner of Alan Moore. The same 14 pages contain Moore's fresh (for 1985!) commentary on supervillains. And all this is drawn in Jenson's dark and rough style. Even if it’s not completely “your thing,” it’s at least very unusual and interesting. There is no point in retelling the plot here - the story is so short that the whole thing can be retold in three lines. This, as mentioned above, is a poem in comics (there are also “poems in prose”). Well Alan Moore, guys.

Long box hunters: Mike Grell's wound and what happened after it

History, they say, repeats itself. In the mid-eighties, DC Comics once again undertook to “refresh” its universe, staged a large-scale revolution (known to us as Crisis on Infinite Earths) and created the opportunity to rewrite many characters taking into account the requirements of the new time. Once again, Oliver Queen followed Bruce Wayne in terms of the changes that were made to the comics with his participation. Just as the general enthusiasm for what Frank Miller did with Batman subsided, the editors began to decide on similar experiments with other characters (and eventually “rebooted” all the key characters, and most of them successfully). Mike Grell, who previously drew Arrow in backups, received the go-ahead for a new mini-series. Considering that Grell’s most successful work at that time was an action movie about a modern “urban” mercenary without any superheroes in sight, you can guess where his thoughts turned. Grell tried to make Green Arrow different from other heroes, and as a result he left the superhero genre for the crime drama genre.

The limit came out so well that after it, Green Arrow was entrusted with his own ongoing, and Grell was entrusted with writing and drawing this ongoing. Which he did for about 80 issues. They were men of iron, to be sure. The series was published for eleven years (at the end without Grell) and although the publishing policy did not allow it to reach the level of Vertigo series in terms of “maturity”, Grell more than once came close to this border, justifying the Mature Readers line on the cover - and in terms of action, and in terms of the seriousness of the plots. But at the same time, his Ollie was not without a sense of humor. The author did not allow Oliver Queen to interact with other superheroes, except in the annuals, when a crossover was planned and it was impossible to refuse. As soon as Grell left his post, subsequent authors quickly returned Green Arrow “as he was,” restored him to the Justice League, drove him into events and crossovers, and generally rolled back Grell’s achievements in every possible way. They can be understood; comics need to be published. But again no one knew what to do with the Emerald Archer, so they turned him around this way and that, and in the end they did the nineties method - they killed him and replaced him with a young heir. Connor Hawke, Green Arrow's illegitimate son, whom he didn't know about for most of his life, didn't prove himself to be a particularly interesting character (although he had potential) and after a few years handed the bow and arrow back to his dad, who was resurrected, because in the comics no one dies "for good".

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3 (1987)/DC

Writer and artist: Mike Grell

One of the most iconic and at the same time one of the best comics about Arrow bears very little resemblance to superheroics as we usually imagine them. Mike Grell did everything he could for this - he transported Ollie from the fictional Star City to the real Seattle, the homeland of the Black Canary, took away the clever arrows and changed him from spandex into relatively normal clothes, for example, replacing the hat with a practical hood (yes, as in series). However, he left the beard. In this story, Oliver hunts down a serial killer who preys on prostitutes, and Dinah Lance infiltrates a drug cartel to establish its connections with local moneybags. There are no superheroes or supervillains here, but there is a flower shop, with the opening of which the heroes begin a new life. The most incredible character is Grell's creation of the Japanese Shado, a mysterious Yakuza archer (another fashion of the period - Japanese motifs, also introduced into the comics by Frank Miller), whom Quinn will encounter time after time in the future. Following the tradition established by O'Neill, Grell took the plot directly from life - combining real, then unsolved murders in Seattle and the political scandal of the Reagan era associated with the arms trade. For the “origins” of his characters, Grell uses painful themes of American society - such as the Vietnam War and concentration camps for Asian-Americans in World War II. Grell also practices the same realistic approach in action - Oliver does without various arrows and boxing gloves and puts holes in his opponents’ arms and legs in full view of the frame. Of course, he no longer pronounces sharply political monologues - the author has other means to express ideas and raise questions that are more in line with the spirit of the times in comics. We will not spoil the tense and addictive plot. Mike Grell did not stop at the changes with which the story began and came to the end, in which it was possible to either put an end to it or invite him to write a sequel himself. By the last page of the mini-series, Black Canary had lost her superpowers and received severe mental trauma that would last a long time, Roy “Speedy” Harper disappeared from sight completely (went to the Teen Titans series), and Oliver Queen discarded the traditional principle of superheroes “don’t kill your enemies” ”, stopped hiding and stopped being called Green Arrow (in the future, in Grell’s wound, this name will not sound at all). The series, as you already understood, was not closed. But why haven’t we heard as much about Longbow Hunters as we did about Dark Knight Returns or John Byrne’s reboot of Superman in the same years? Why, for example, doesn't Grell have an Eisner Award for it? That’s why Elektra: Assassin by Miller and Sinkevich doesn’t have it. That year “Watchmen” came out and everything else was somehow lost against its background.

"Here There Be Dragons", Green Arrow (Vol. 2) #9-12 (1988)/DC

Screenwriter: Mike Grell Artist: Ed Hannigan

"Blood of the Dragon", Green Arrow (Vol. 2) #21-24 (1989)/DC

Screenwriter: Mike Grell Artist: Dan Jurgens

"The Hunt For The Red Dragon", Green Arrow (Vol. 2) #63-66 (1992)/DC

Screenwriter: Mike Grell Artist: Rick Hoburg

Until now, Green Arrow stories haven't featured great supporting characters. In Longbow Hunters, Mike Grell introduced the Japanese Shado, who was initially the opposite of Ollie and a worthy opponent for him - a brilliant archer, professional killer and a member of the Yakuza mafia family. Subsequently, the best stories in Grell's run invariably used two elements introduced in the first limit - they developed the relationship between Ollie and Shado and certainly began on Ollie's birthday. In Here Be the Dragons, Shado used Queen's help to escape the Yakuza, in Blood of the Dragon, the Yakuza capture her son to force Shado to take on a murder contract, and in Hunt for the Red Dragon, the heroes are placed on a desert island wearing They are wearing bomb collars, the keys to which they must find in 24 hours. This forces former opponents to become allies again and again in order to get out of trouble. Contrary to the description, these are not frivolous adventure comics, but intense action films in which the “American” and “oriental” flavors favorably emphasize each other.

"Imaginary Stories", JLA #8-9 (1997)/DC

Screenwriter: Grant Morrison Artist: Oscar Jimenez

The supervillain Key plunges all members of the League into hallucinatory dreams, where they find themselves in their fantasies (scenes in which take up most of the issues and include, for example, Nazi zombies and Superman receiving the Green Lantern ring). Connor Hawk, who first arrived at the League's orbital base, where he was to be tested and accepted into the ranks of heroes, alone confronts the Key and his robots. Very quickly he loses the quiver of arrows he came with, and he has to improvise - in the museum hall he breaks a display case and takes his father’s old arrows, none of which have a normal tip. But the one called Green Arrow must be able to win with a boomerang arrow. Despite the fact that Connor Hawk has his own fans and many good authors wrote issues with his participation, there are almost no truly remarkable stories about him. So in this case, Morrison, in his otherwise brilliant run on Justice League, came out with a story rather than about how Green Arrow saves all the other superheroes, although he is weaker than any of them (a plot that was used several times in the Silver Age), but about the fact that “cunning arrows,” which everyone considers stupid, are not so bad, you just need to know how to prepare them. Morrison and Jimenez show that even the use of the arrow-boxing-glove (yes, it is a stain on Green Arrow's reputation to this day) can be made dramatic. It makes for a good, energetic and fun story.

You make me quiver: Emerald Archer of the twenty-first century

Why in the situation with Connor, who had not taken off properly, and Ollie, who was dead, the best way out seemed to everyone to be the resurrection of the first Green Arrow and the removal of Connor, we can go on for a long time. But there is no need, suffice it to say that such was the time. DC Comics made many original decisions to breathe new life into comics that were losing popularity. In the late nineties, Kevin Smith, already an accomplished director, set his sights on fulfilling his childhood dream and becoming a comic book screenwriter. He was then attached to the new Superman film (which ultimately didn't come out) and had a lot of conversations with DC editors. The real work began when the editor who had worked with Smith at Oni Press moved to DC. Despite all of Smith's shortcomings as a worker - such as constant delays and rapid loss of interest in projects - his comics then turned out really good, both for Marvel and for DC. True, in DC everything was somewhat overshadowed by the beginning of a trend towards a rollback to the borders of the Silver Age. Kevin Smith's injury raised Oliver Queen from the dead, but Green Arrow was ultimately frozen in the form in which the authors carefully returned him after Mike Grell's injury - classic suit, hat and mask, tricky arrows, Star City and all that stuff. . The same thing happened with the comic book - “Green Arrow” entered the top ten best-selling DC comics, but froze within the framework of traditional superheroics (though only after Smith left). Moreover, Oliver's resurrection was arranged in such a way that it was as if he practically never died (that is, he died, but not for long). But come on, no retcon - Kevin Smith is a sufficient master of “continuity porn” to contrive and fit the explanation of Ollie’s resurrection into the chronology of what happened after his death. In the early 2000s, more than one Oliver was treated this way, but only with Ollie did everything work out gracefully and gave us good comics. Moreover, Smith's fame as a director brought new readers to comics.

Before starting the long and generally graceless fourth volume of Arrow (the bulk of it is occupied by Jud Winick's wound, which is better off forgotten), DC repeats the trick of having an outsider to comics on the scripts - they invite writer Brad Meltzer to write several issues of Arrow, before this one who was involved in thrillers and did not make comics.

"Quiver", Green Arrow (Vol. 3) #1-10 (2001)/DC

Screenwriter: Kevin Smith Artist: Phil Hester

First, about the main thing - if you haven’t read Kevin Smith’s comics and have seen his films, know that there is nothing in common between films and comics. Someone just sighed with disappointment, and someone with relief, right? Hal Jordan, having barely learned of the death of his old friend, uses the power of the Phantom and brings the deceased Oliver Queen back to life. However, the resurrected Ollie remembers only the events preceding his move to Seattle, that is, he “lost” many years of his life and was far behind the surrounding reality. The secret is that Ollie’s soul remained in heaven and does not want to return to Earth - that’s why he remembers only the events preceding the turning point of his personality (the first murder he committed). Green Arrow picks up the pieces of his life, rebuilding his relationships with Black Canary, Batman, Roy Harper and the Justice League. But beyond that, he will need to somehow regain his soul - or at least avoid the problems associated with its absence. The beauty is that although Smith juggles a set of nuances from DC history that he needs (or simply gives him pleasure), this does not in the least hinder the perception of the comic by those who are not good at chronology or even read it first. Everything that is needed is explained, and the rest can be easily guessed at or, in the case of particularly subtle details for fans and connoisseurs, ignored. In this wound, the “ordinary” and “magical” parts of DC comics merge, which comes out quite organically - in fact, why shouldn’t there be modern sorcerers and demons in a story about a modern Robin Hood? Smith has plenty of both action and humor. "Quiver" is full of witty dialogue, wonderfully drawn and colored, and organically returns Green Arrow to the "big world" of DC comics, while not particularly tailoring the character to this world (not counting the throwback to the Silver Age). Smith writes well not only the characters he should - Arrow, Canary, Arsenal - but also everyone else who appears in the pages of the series, in particular, Batman, Stephanie Brown, Aquaman and so on. This is also where one of Green Arrow's best supporting characters, street teenager Mia Dearden, makes his first appearance. She becomes Ollie's new sidekick and takes on the name "Speedy". But unlike Roy Harper, Arrow and Speedy's relationship is not that of parent and child, but that of older brother and little sister. This is the only Green Arrow comic to appear in . Don't miss it!

"Sounds of Violence", Green Arrow vol.3 13-15 (2002)/DC

Screenwriter: Kevin Smith Artist: Phil Hester

Good new supervillains are rare. Sometimes it seems that modern authors have forgotten how to come up with them. Most of the favorite and sought-after antagonists appeared in the Silver Age, and the “new ones” do not evoke people’s love. It’s all the more interesting when a character appears whose confrontation with the hero is interesting to watch. Especially if it's a character that can only exist in comics. Especially if this is a villain for Green Arrow and not an archer. Kevin Smith planned to leave the series immediately after the conclusion of the "Quiver" arc, but stuck around for a few more issues - which is how this story came about, in which Green Arrow encounters a serial killer named Onomatopoeia (onomatopoeia), who hunts superheroes who do not have real superpowers . Onomatopoeia wounds Connor Hawk and tries to finish what he started and finish him off. Here Smith plays with our expectations - we know full well that when there are two characters in DC's world who can do the same thing, one of them will most likely be killed or made to disappear. So we wait for the death of Connor Hawke - and Smith gives the story a very good ending, logical and emotionally rich. Onomatopoeia has made several more appearances in various comics since then - mostly by Kevin Smith - but the first one is the best to date.

"Archer's Quest", Green Arrow vol.3 16-21 (2002-2003)/DC

Screenwriter: Brad Meltzer Artist: Phil Hester

Returning from the dead, Oliver takes Roy Harper with him and goes to different parts of the United States (the headquarters of the Justice League, the Flash Museum and the old Arrow base) to hide or destroy objects that could reveal the secret of his identity and threaten his family. in case he dies again. Initially, he hired a very unusual assistant for this, but the assistant was unable to cope with the task. Of course, in the changed world, everything is no longer the same as Green Arrow remembers - for example, Solomon Grundy lives in the Arrow Cave and he will not be happy with guests. Brad Meltzer's first and, some would say, only good comic book (his next would be Identity Crisis, which featured Green Arrow prominently, and then he pretty much gave up on comics). The key to getting Archer's Quest right is to forget about the rest of Green Arrow's story, including even some of the events of Quiver, but most definitely everything that preceded it. Much like you do when you watch a comic book adaptation - you expect the basic elements to be there, but you don't expect the continuity of the comic book character to be fully respected. Meltzer did not care about small details from a high bell tower, and simply did not understand some elements of the post-crisis chronology. Key dramatic moments in the story caused a lot of indignation among fans of the character and experts in chronology - for example, the plot of the story is based on Oliver having a “secret identity”, while just a year before, Kevin Smith’s obituary was shown in the Daily Planet, where it was directly it is written that Green Arrow and Oliver Queen are the same person. But if you ignore such inconsistencies and read Archer's Quest as a completely independent story, you will simply read a well-drawn and very fun adventure with witty dialogue and a whole gallery of familiar (or not yet familiar, but interesting) DC characters. At the same time, Archer’s Quest does not shy away from serious topics - we are talking about responsibility for actions, strength of character, and what remains after the hero when the hero is no longer there.

Green Arrow: Year One (2007)/DC

Screenwriter: Andy Diggle Artist: Jock

It’s strange to talk about a comic book with the “origin” of the hero almost at the very end of the article, but the best version of the appearance of Green Arrow came out relatively recently. It didn't last long as canon because New52 came and ruined everything, but that doesn't detract from the artistic value of the graphic novel. Young Oliver Queen is a man with money but no purpose in life. His bodyguard turns out to be connected to a mafia boss named China White, and during a sea voyage he wounds Ollie and throws him overboard. Having reached a small island, Oliver masters survival skills, coping with his wits and his childhood hobby of archery. Not only Ollie's skills are tested on the island, but also his character. In an extinct volcano, the hero finds an opium plantation owned by China White and enters into a guerrilla war with his first villain. When Ollie leaves the island victorious, he will be the hero we know. It's both a "realistic" and a "comic book" take on the Arrow story. All of Green Arrow's equipment is given a believable origin, while Diggle stays true to the classic elements of the story, albeit by reducing the number of random coincidences in the plot. Plane_v previously rated this comic highly, including it in Spidermedia's "Recommended Action Comics" list. The duo of Andy Diggle and Jock made their biggest splash in comics when they made the spirited and entertaining action film Losers. But in general, they have worked together for a long time and perhaps that is why in Year One the drawing and text not only do not interfere, but actively help each other - the essence of the well-known story is preserved, but at the same time it is updated for the new time (both in the world and in comics ), and acquires an emotional intensity that previous “approaches to the topic” did not always have enough. Diggle has a valuable ability to write lightly about complex topics without detracting from their significance, and Jock is simply a magnificent artist, the novel is worth reading even if you are not interested in other Green Arrow comics, if only for the way everything is drawn and colored here.

Green Arrow vol.5 #17-34 (2012-2014)/DC

Screenwriter: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino

The relaunch of the DC universe under the New52 brand did not go very smoothly. Many series were closed after a year and a half, while others sold very poorly. Green Arrow in the New52 was once again modernized and closer to the appearance that was created for him in the TV series Smallville. When the series did not achieve success, it was given another “relaunch” to Jeff Lemire, who until recently wrote the excellent Sweet Tooth series for Vertigo, and at New52 successfully went against the general style of the publisher’s comics and did something unique everywhere he worked. yours (Animal Man, Justice League Dark). The Green Arrow series was another undeniably successful project of his. Lemire once again brought the character closer to his television version - only not to Smallville, but to Arrow. And since the character’s circumstances changed, the author at the same time rethought the “scenery” around him, so that in the end there was almost nothing left of the Green Arrow we knew, but something different and very good turned out. We previously wrote about this comic - Redson was delighted with it and gave it “Gold”, which he doesn’t do very often. “Green Arrow” by Lemire is written in such a way that you can start reading it right from issue 17, without looking back at the previous ones and without even opening the “origins” or any other comics. This is a half-superhero thriller and an action movie that keeps you in constant suspense. There's something important happening on every page, and every issue ends in a way that will have you immediately opening the next one. Lemire made a comic for a new generation - and featured Green Arrow in it for a new generation. What kind of TV series are you talking about? This concludes our excursion through the best comics of the seventy-odd years of Green Arrow's existence. Maybe we forgot some great comic or over-praised something we shouldn't have? Or should we remember the appearances of Oliver Queen in cartoons (among them there are very good ones)? Let us know in the comments what you think.

In a few days, the third season of the popular series will be released, and in the wake of the general hype, we decided to write a guide article for our readers.

So, all aspiring folk avengers are recommended to read - the basics of archery.

In fact, there are plenty of similar instructions on the Internet. And copying and pasting text from them will be somehow dishonest, so in this article we will look at the basics of shooting with the help of two of the best archers from the world of comics - Hawkeye And Green Arrow.

Bows

Hawkeye is right - the bow was one of the first weapons of ancient man after the stone, stick and spear. In fact, it was even the first most effective weapon and implement. The arrows flew further than the spears, were more accurate and had good penetration, and the bow itself weighed much less than stones and did not require much space for maneuver. It is unlikely that ancient people had any idea about the physical processes that occur when a shot is fired. Most likely, one of our curious ancestors once pulled tendons onto a stick just for fun.

In the modern world, onions have not gone out of fashion. On the contrary, its design was improved and various types of bows for shooting appeared.

Traditional bow

Skipping the details, we can say that the traditional bow is the oldest type of such weapon, but made with the precision and grace of the twenty-first century. A traditional bow can be recurve, i.e. its shoulders have another curve - a bow of this type was used Oliver in the first season of the series; can be straight, solid - this type was used Yao Fei on the island (Longbow), sometimes even disassembled.

Bows of this type are made from several layers of wood using all modern technologies. Hunting with it and hitting the target with an accuracy of five centimeters is a great skill and it requires a lot of training and talent.

Classic bow

Bows of this type always have recurve limbs. There are several differences from tradition - modern materials are involved in the production, such as carbon, metal and a combination of them. You can also install a sight, an arrow rest, a plunger, and even other arms with a different tension on a classic bow. Nowadays, the classic bow is used in sports and sometimes in hunting. This is most likely the bow Oliver has been using since issue 35 of the comic, based on the metallic sheen the artist gave it and the fact that Arrow uses it as a melee weapon.

By the way, after reading issue 35 with the new creative team, I wanted to kill the artist. From the point of view of archery, and not only, this number is terrible. The most obvious thing is a comic about an archer, and the artists don’t even draw a bowstring. Paradoxical.

Compound Bow

The most sophisticated type of bow. We could see something similar Green Arrow from the series "Smallville". The block type has a number of advantages - the accuracy and power of the shot is much higher due to the two blocks mounted on the shoulders of the bow. They take on almost all the force during draw/aim and at the same time accelerate the arrow during the shot. Physics! On the other hand, there are a number of disadvantages - if a bow breaks, it is impossible to repair such a bow in the field, and in most models you can only shoot using a release (special “tongs” for pulling the bowstring)

Technique

You don't have to be a circus performer or spend five years with a Chinese general to learn how to shoot. All you need is a bow, arrows and some free space. If you realize later that you want to do this seriously, it is better to find a shooting range. At first, a forest or park will do.

To begin, choose a location. Keep in mind - you will lose arrows, a lot of arrows. Therefore, a hill or slope with soft soil is best. Place a target - it could just be a box with the face of Deathstroke or one of the bros drawn on it.

First you need to learn how to hold a bow correctly. If you are right-handed, then take the bow left hand, and vice versa. Don't squeeze too hard, hold it like a beautiful stranger at a ball. Stand sideways to the target. Place the arrow on the bow rest. Then, raise it to eye level.

Cover Hawkeye #1 is actually a great diagram of how a bow should be held, thanks David Aha.

Your hand should be level with the arrow. Do not raise or lower the elbow of the hand you are pulling with, everything should remain in one line. You need to hold the string with two or three fingers, at your discretion, do not pinch the arrow's shank.

You should stretch the bowstring not so much with the muscles of your arms, but with the muscles of your back, as if you were arching it. The elbow of the hand holding the bow should be slightly “protruded” to the side so that the bowstring does not damage it.

Pull the string to your chin, then, as in the diagram from Aha, relax your hand and release the string.

Aiming

You can mount a sight on compound and classic bows. In tradition, such luxury is not allowed. Therefore, there are several ways to hit the target without using a scope.

Intuitive shooting. A method in which muscle memory is developed and you, approximately understanding the distance to the target, shoot. In the book Archery for Beginners by Brian J. Sorrells there is a separate chapter devoted to this type of shooting and how to develop that notorious muscle memory. Recommended reading.

Some people put special marks on the handle, where each distance has its own mark.

There is also a method of aiming at the arrow itself, when it is placed at eye level and the distance to the target is calculated, the barebow technique.

So, how do I start?

Of course, this article will not be enough to study all the terms and basic principles of shooting. The only thing you should do first is just go and shoot, because only with practice can you achieve results. I chose to start my long journey with a traditional bow, but if you want, you can buy a compound or sporting bow. You can find a great deal of literature on the topic on the Internet. In particular, the book by Brian Sorrells already mentioned above, as well as the book by the Korean coach KiSik Lee "Total Archery". For boys under 18, I recommend starting with a teenage bow so that you can decide for yourself whether it's worth it or not. Elders can start with something more serious, fortunately it all comes down to desire and finances.

It will be difficult to study, and the result will not always be exactly what you expect. And you may have to become someone else. You will have to become... something else.

P.S.: And don't shoot people. They die from this.

Chemical composition and benefits of onion arrows. Recipes for their preparation, how to eat such an original ingredient. Can this cause harm to health and what kind of harm? Interesting information about the bow arrow.

The content of the article:

Onion arrows are the inflorescences of a vegetable plant of the Allium species, which also includes the feather itself on which they appeared. This part of the greenery is a straight or slightly twisted stem, at the end of which there is a small white box or umbrella. Their diameter usually does not exceed 1 cm, they have the elongated shape of a small onion. Hidden inside are seeds intended for propagation of this crop. The feathers on which they grow become stiffer and darker by this time. They are characterized by a length of 25-50 cm, but some specimens can reach 1.5 m. Almost all types of onions are shot - batun, onion, lizun, chives, leeks, shallots. No one provides for this specifically for cooking, but if they appear, the shoots are cut off and various salads, soups, and baked goods are prepared from them.

Composition and calorie content of onion arrows

The calorie content of onions (green tops) per 100 g is 20 kcal, of which:

• Proteins - 1.3 g;
• Fats - 0.1 g;
• Carbohydrates - 3.2 g;
• Organic acids - 0.2 g;
• Dietary fiber - 1.2 g;
• Water - 93 g;
• Ash - 1 g.

Vitamins per 100 g:

• A, RE - 333 mcg;
• Beta-carotene - 2 mg;
• B1, thiamine - 0.02 mg;
• B2, riboflavin - 0.1 mg;
• B4, choline - 4.6 mg;
• B5, pantothenic acid - 0.13 mg;
• B6, pyridoxine - 0.15 mg;
• B9, folate - 18 mcg;
• C, ascorbic acid - 30 mg;
• E, alpha-tocopherol, TE - 1 mg;
• H, biotin - 0.9 mcg;
• K, phylloquinone - 166.9 mcg;
• RR, NE - 0.5 mg;
• Niacin - 0.3 mg.

Macroelements per 100 g:

• Potassium, K - 259 mg;
• Calcium, Ca - 100 mg;
• Magnesium, Mg - 18 mg;
• Sodium, Na - 10 mg;
• Sulfur, S - 24 mg;
• Phosphorus, P - 26 mg;
• Chlorine, Cl - 58 mg.

Microelements per 100 g:

• Aluminum, Al - 455 μg;
• Iron, Fe - 1 mg;
• Cobalt, Co - 7 μg;
• Manganese, Mn - 0.129 mg;
• Copper, Cu - 90 μg;
• Molybdenum, Mo - 20 μg;
• Selenium, Se - 0.5 μg;
• Chromium, Cr - 4 μg;
• Zinc, Zn - 0.45 mg.

Useful properties of bow arrows

The stems of the plant that produced the arrows are a very strong antiscorbutic, antibacterial, and antihistamine agent. They have found application in cooking to improve both mental and physical well-being. They are recommended for use by all those who want to look young and beautiful, since such greens are an excellent absorbent.

Onion arrows have the following beneficial properties:

1. Cleansing. Flowering stems are indispensable for intoxication of the body; they remove radionuclides, heavy metal salts, and toxins that enter the bloodstream as a result of consuming low-quality food. With their help, all the sand comes out of the kidneys, and the intestines get rid of the remains of feces, which can settle on the walls for years.
2. Normalizing. Here it is worth talking about improving blood circulation, restoring lymph flow and bile production. As a result, manifestations of biliary dyskinesia disappear, the course of various diseases of the ENT organs (pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis) is alleviated, and the risk of heart problems in the form of arrhythmia, angina pectoris, and ischemia is reduced.
3. Hematopoietic. The product promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow, protects platelets and leukocytes from destruction, and also activates the restoration of already dead cells. Thanks to this, numerous blood diseases are prevented - hemolytic, sideroblastic and deficiency anemias, hemorrhagic diathesis, thrombocytopathy.
4. Strengthening. These properties make tooth enamel stronger, which reduces the likelihood of caries and possible removal of molars. In rheumatology, they manifest themselves in reliable prevention of arthritis, arthrosis, and age-related degenerative changes in the joints. In cosmetology, onion arrows are known as an effective means of strengthening the nail plate, allowing you to create a beautiful manicure. Such beneficial properties are associated with the presence of calcium in the stems.
5. Protective. Fresh tops that have sprung arrows prevent adults and children from getting the flu, sore throat, measles and other airborne diseases. This is especially important during outbreaks, for example in winter.
6. Activating. Green onions speed up metabolism, which has a beneficial effect on body weight and skin condition. They give cheerfulness and good mood, improve the functioning of the nervous system, and help eliminate depression. Thanks to them, the heart begins to pump blood faster, which reduces the risks of developing heart failure, coronary disease and other cardiac pathologies. It is also important that with their help vision disorders are prevented, and in some cases it even becomes better.
7. Anti-aging. The product inhibits the aging of the body, removes carcinogens and other dangerous substances from it. This is also facilitated by the fact that it activates cell restoration and protects them from attacks by viruses, bacteria, and toxins.

Important! The benefits of onion arrows will be obvious for hypotensive patients who want to increase blood pressure.

Contraindications and harm to bow arrows

Stems that have begun to bolt acquire a bitter taste and accumulate a large amount of biologically active substances that irritate the walls of the stomach and intestines. That is why they should not be eaten in large quantities even by healthy people, especially raw. It has been proven that they increase the level of acidity in the stomach and thereby cause nausea, heartburn, and sharp pain in the navel area.

A contraindication to the use of onion arrows is primarily asthma, an attack of which they can cause. Since this part of the plant increases blood pressure, it should be excluded if you have hypertension. Those who suffer from colitis, gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, including those in remission, also need to be careful.

To avoid harming yourself with onion arrows and causing allergies, it is not recommended to give them to pregnant, nursing mothers and children.

How to eat onions

The upper part is cut off after signs of bolting appear on the shoots, while the roots can be left in the ground to re-form tops. Next, they are separated from the inflorescences, which are practically not used in cooking.

Arrows are used in combination with other ingredients - tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, eggs, cheese. This is an excellent product for making sandwiches, salads, and side dishes.

Due to the bitter taste of onions and other types of onions, they are difficult to eat in their raw form, but they can be seasoned with vegetable oil and salt. True, you can’t eat a lot of this salad; it can cause your stomach to swell and even cause constipation. But it reveals itself perfectly in pan-fried pies and in combination with baked potatoes.

The shoots on which inflorescences appear can be used for preservation and marinades. Often they simply decorate various dishes and cuts. It is also possible to add them to first courses to give the latter an original flavor.

Recipes for dishes with onions

This ingredient has a rather specific taste and most often serves as an addition to various dishes rather than as their main component. It tolerates sautéing, stewing, blanching, salting, pickling well, and even retains its unusual taste after preservation in jars. In order for the maximum amount of useful substances to remain in it, it is not recommended to heat it for more than 10-20 minutes.

When choosing certain recipes with onion arrows, you can take note of the following:

• Fried eggs. Wash the inflorescences directly, dry them, cut the arrows (7 tbsp) and fry in butter (50 ml). Next, break the eggs (3 pcs.), salt, pepper, dilute with milk (3 tbsp.) and pour into the frying pan with the greens. Grate one processed cheese on top, then stir the mixture and fry it for 2-3 minutes over low heat. The finished dish can be served as a side dish for mashed potatoes, noodles, or any porridge.
• Stewed with sour cream. Wash the onion arrows (5 medium bunches), let the water drain and cut them smaller, like for a salad. Place 50 g of butter in a deep frying pan with thick walls, melt it and place the greens here. Sauté it for 2-3 minutes and pour in thick sour cream (3 tbsp). To emphasize the unusual taste, you can pour 2 tsp into the mixture. lemon juice. After this, simmer it over low heat under the lid for about 10 minutes. This snack can be safely placed, for example, on a loaf greased with butter.
• Spaghetti. They should be made from durum wheat, boil them (300 g) in salted water, then season with sauce. To prepare it, chop well-washed onion arrows (40 g), bell peppers (half 1 pc.), raw champignons (120 g). Next, beat it all with a blender, add salt and pepper to taste, add a pinch of basil and cinnamon. Before serving the spaghetti, top it with the sauce you made as you wish.
• Pickled onion arrows. To prepare this dish, wash and dry them while still raw (500 g). Next, chop this ingredient and pure dill (100 g). Combine them and add allspice (3 peas), salt (60 g), vinegar (40 ml), boiled water (500 ml), in which sugar must be dissolved in advance (4th part of a glass). Keep this mixture on low heat for 10 minutes; if during this time the volume of liquid does not decrease by half, wait a little longer. After this, sterilize the jars, fill them to the top with the mixture and roll them up. Then don't forget to put the preserved food in the basement.
• Caviar. To prepare it, you will first need garlic and onion arrows in equal quantities (500 g each). Wash, chop and fry them until darkened. Then pour in pre-boiled tomato (200 ml) or boiling water diluted with tomato paste (50 ml per 150 ml of water). Next, add chopped dill (20 g), salt, ground black pepper, oregano and vegetable oil to taste. Leave this mixture covered over low heat for 10-15 minutes.
• Salad. Fry homemade ham (200 g), cut into cubes, in butter in a frying pan. Next, boil two eggs, peel them and crush them with a fork. Now grind the arrows (20 g) and processed cheese (1 piece) on a grater. Connect all this one by one in the specified sequence. Top the resulting salad with not very salty mayonnaise.

Attention! To reduce the bitterness of onion arrows, you can pour boiling water over them before cooking and keep them in water for 2-3 minutes. By the way, after freezing and thawing, the slightly unpleasant taste also goes away.

Not all onions produce flower stalks; this usually occurs due to poor-quality soil, lack of moisture, poor sorting of heads for planting or too early sowing of seeds (nigella), as well as premature planting of bulbs in open ground. This applies to those who are in a hurry to do this before mid-May, before the earth warms up to +12°C.

Onion arrows are much less common in cooking than garlic arrows. This is due both to their less bright taste and to the rarity of the formation of inflorescences on the stems. With proper care of the greens, this may not happen at all for the entire season.

Stems that have begun to shoot are tasty only fresh. You should not keep them in the refrigerator for more than 2-3 days before using them, as they release juice and become unpleasantly bitter and less juicy. It is also important to pick them while they are still young, since during the growing season of the plant they become unappetizing and have high rigidity.

The inflorescences that form on the stems contain seeds that can be used to produce seedlings for the following year or to grow nigella, a common feather-shaped green onion.

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Since onions are eaten differently in each country, there is no single secret to their successful preparation. Here you can experiment as long as you like, the main thing is to remember that they do not like long-term heat treatment. Overall, this is a fairly hassle-free cooking ingredient that is inexpensive and accessible.