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Warning ! Contains Spoilers For Green Arrow # 8 !
DC has just given one of the most iconicGreen Arrowstorylines a major twist , as Onomatopoeia , one of the most unrelenting villain Oliver Queen has ever faced , returns in scandalous fashion . The late Arrow - Onomatopoeia encounter is a remix of their very first encounter – except in a stunning turn , Oliver did not survivethis sentence .
Green Arrow#8 – publish by Joshua Williamson , with graphics by Phil Hester , people of colour by Romulo Fajardo Jr. , and letter by Troy Peteri – opens with the gamechanging death of Oliver Queen at the hand of sequent killer Onomatopoeia . Onomatopoeia has been a Green Arrow antagonistfor age ; in his first appearance , he notably very nearly stamp out Connor Hawke .
Now , with Connor operate as Green Arrow , Onomatopoeia has lashed out at the Green Arrows once more , killing Oliver with five shot to the thorax . This provide Connor out for revenge , in a major twist on Onomatopoeia ’s entry news report .
Green Arrow ’s new era in the DCU brings a turbocharged twist , marked by the debut of a sleek new costume and the launching of the Arrow Car !
The Villain Onomatopoeia Has Finally Done What He Long Sought To Do: Kill Green Arrow.
Introduced in Kevin Smith ’s other 2000sGreen Arrowrun , Onomatopoeia is a nonparallel sea wolf who point non - powered vigilante . In the subsequent days , he has been one of Green Arrow ’s most serious baddie . When he first appear in Star City , he immediately went after Green Arrow , happen Connor first . Not jazz the deviation , Onomatopoeia nigh killed him , lead Oliver to seek reprisal against the villain . Now , decades later , Onomatopoeia has come through in killing Oliver , suggesting his upcoming conflict with Connor will be even more brutal .
The reversal of the history is n’t the only connection betweenGreen Arrow#8 and Onomatopoeia ’s earliest appearing . Phil Hester , the artist for Kevin Smith ’s run , has returned for this storyline . This direct connector between the two arcs make it even more evident the narratives are mean to " rime , " so to talk . Phil Hester has n’t been the creative person for this series so far , so for DC to play him back is a clear connection that they ’re trying to make . Hester ’s art bring Onomatopoeia to life , and it’sonly meet that he ’s the artist to help retell this iconic Green Arrow plot line .
The New Green Arrow Can Only Avenge His Fallen Father
While it seems improbable that Oliver Queen will detain stagnant , it ’ll still be an interesting chance to see exactly how Connor reacts in the same side his founder was in so many years ago . Connor and Oliver are two very different homo , and while Oliver savagely beat Onomatopoeia down and nearly killed him , it ’s unclear what path Connor will take in the same situation . No matter what the outcome , it ’s still absorbing to see DC return to one ofGreen Arrow’sclassic stories from so long ago with a fresh newfangled take .
Green Arrow#8is available now from DC Comics !
Green Arrow # 8(2024 )
