Green Arrow #4
This volume collects issues #16-20 of the 2016 Green Arrow Rebirth series, as well as the Green Arrow: Rebirth one-shot. In this arc, Oliver Queen and Black Canary face off against the Ninth Circle, a secret society of bankers and financiers, while also dealing with the aftermath of the 'Hard-Traveling Hero' storyline and the rise of a new villainous threat in Star City.
In "The Return of Roy Harper, Part 1: The Black Artery," Green Arrow faces a city transformed—Star City, a glittering metropolis reborn under the shadow of corporate power and hidden agendas. Written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Otto Schmidt, this pivotal issue sees Ollie grappling with his public arrest and a fractured cityscape, as he joins forces with Black Canary to confront the Underground Men while uncovering the deeper machinations of the Ninth Circle. The cover by Juan Ferreyra captures the tension of a hero returning to a world that no longer recognizes him.
In "The Return of Roy Harper, Part 1: The Black Artery," a haunted Roy Harper—now Arsenal—comes back to the Indian Reservation of his youth, drawn by a fight he can’t ignore: a dangerous oil pipeline threatening the land he once called home. Flashbacks reveal the roots of his past, when a young, desperate Roy was taken in by Green Arrow and became Speedy, but the present is no reunion—his own brother, who sees Roy as a traitor, refuses to let him help.
In "The Return of Roy Harper, Part 2: Blood and Oil," Oliver Queen and Roy Harper are forced to confront their fractured past as they join forces with Dinah, Bird, and Native American pipeline protestors to stop a violent crackdown. With Queen Industries tied to the pipeline and the sheriff’s brutality escalating, Oliver suspects Broderick is pulling the strings—while Roy grapples with old wounds from a partnership that ended in betrayal and addiction.
In "The Return of Roy Harper, Conclusion: Vertigo," Roy grapples with a past he’s long tried to outrun as old wounds resurface during a tense standoff with the Wild Dogs and Sheriff Jones over a pipeline. Flashbacks reveal how, after being cast out by Ollie, Roy fell into the hands of Count Vertigo, who weaponized his vulnerability through a network of cell towers—turning Roy into a tool of control.
In "The Rise of Star City Part 2," Oliver, Dinah, and Emi work to aid Seattle’s wounded after a series of coordinated attacks, facing off against the dangerous trio of Eddie Fyers, Cheshire, and Danny Brickwell, who are behind the chaos. As Mayor Domini seeks to exploit the crisis for political gain, Victoria Much emerges as a vocal challenger to his leadership, testing the city’s fragile stability.
In "The Rise of Star City Part 3," Seattle teeters on the edge as Ollie confronts Eddie Fyers, who’s left his headquarters in ruins. While Emi and Roy race to stop Cheshire from contaminating the city’s water, Dinah and Victoria dig into the motives behind the escalating violence—each thread pulling them closer to a truth that could change everything.
In the gripping finale of "The Rise of Star City," Ollie faces off against Broderick as the Ninth Circle and Queen Industries threaten to seize control of a shattered Seattle. Meanwhile, Dinah, Emi, and Roy race to stop Danny Brickwell and Cheshire before the city’s fate is sealed.
In "Broken Arrow," Ollie Queen faces a city transformed—renamed Star City under Mayor Domini’s rule, where Queen Industries and Cyrus Broderick’s influence push the poor out and the wealthy in. With his identity exposed and falsely accused of murder, Ollie teams up with Black Canary to fight the Underground Men targeting the displaced, while uncovering the deeper threat of the Ninth Circle. As tensions rise, he sets out on a dangerous path to stop a hidden master plan, leaving behind a city on the edge.
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