Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
DC · 1987 · 3 issues
About the series
In 1987, DC Comics published this three-issue prestige-format miniseries that redefined Green Arrow for a new, grittier era. Written and drawn by Mike Grell, with colors by Lurene Haines, The Longbow Hunters strips Oliver Queen of his trademark trick arrows and drops him into a dark, urban crime story set in Seattle. This mature, grounded take on the character established the tone for his subsequent ongoing series and remains a pivotal turning point in the archer's modern mythology.