Green Arrow, Vol. 8: The End of the Road

A collection of three mini-arcs rounds out this run of the title. While they may be filler (hence the 3 stars), each does have something going for it. The first sees Ollie visiting a war-torn Middle Eastern country and confronting the brutalising effect it has had on the locals. It's an interesting choice of scenery and a story that plays to some of the strengths of Green Arrow, in a way that would be very different were it to feature a more obviously powered hero. That's followed up by a story featuring Parasite making a jailbreak, which is notable mainly for the moral ambiguity of the ending and a sympathetic portrayal of its tortured villain. The final arc is itself two stories, the first with Ollie facing off against an enhanced Count Vertigo, which has some nice visuals and a surprisingly quiet ending, which leads directly into the finale. The latter ties into something larger elsewhere in the DC Universe, but it's a good wrap up for the line, with many things left open, and more reflections on being a hero without powers in a world that has Superman in it.