Absolute Green Arrow #3 Review

 

Absolute Green Arrow #3 Review

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Jeff Powell

Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque & Marcelo Maiolo

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Dan Panosian & Kyuyong Eom

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Becky Cloonan

Editors: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

Oliver Queen knew he was risking his soul. Yet as he built his empire, he ignored the detestable acts of the friend who tutored him through college. By the time he and Jubal Slade made Green Arrows Trading a success, Ollie had tarnished his soul. Still, Dinah Lance loved him. And when his body washed ashore, his ex-girlfriend mourned Ollie's passing.

 

Now, Dinah hunts a man who seems the opposite of Ollie. He hunts down billionaires and slays them without a shred of mercy. Who is the Green Arrow Killer? And why did he murder the one person Ollie sought to protect? Let’s grab our bows, leap into Absolute Green Arrow #3, and see!

 

Story

When Dinah got suspended for being too protective at a pop star's exclusive party, Hector Hammond canceled her father's health insurance to force her to work for him. But after the Green Arrow Killer murdered Reese Tyler, Dinah investigates suspects alongside Malcolm Merlyn. Even though Hammond hired Dinah because she used to be a Star City cop and knew Oliver Queen, Hammond and Merlyn don't share what they know with her. So, Dinah reaches out to a former friend still working as a Star City detective, only to discover she knows more than he does about the boy they found in Oliver’s Arrow Cave.

 

While Malcolm Merlyn quietly gathers facts, Dinah throws herself into the hunt for answers. After she shocked him by unleashing her MMA fighting skills on one of their suspects, Malcolm has let her investigate on her own. Although an employee told Malcolm that his boss had been out of the country for months, Dinah tracks down Roy Harper in Absolute Green Arrow #3. And once again, she’s not above threatening a suspect to get to the truth.

 

As readers follow Dinah’s investigation, Pornsak Pichetshote weaves another Green Arrow attack into his story. Once again, the serial killer survives to slay another day. Yet the attack reveals the mood in society. Dinah carries a lot of guilt over her inability to help her father. And people like Hector Hammond, who serve as the gatekeepers of the economic system, are targets for her wrath. When Dinah finds Roy Harper, he enhances her understanding of the relationship between Hector Hammond, Reese Tyler, and Oliver Queen. And Dinah Lance makes a discovery that explains the boy’s mutated body in Ollie’s Arrow Cave, and hints at the possible identity of the Green Arrow Killer in Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

Art

As Dinah studies a headshot of Guillermo Garcia, she remembers her first MMA fight. The window above their booth fills with Dinah’s memory of finding the young boy in Ollie’s survival bunker, with eyes staring back at her from his neck and torso. Dinah may no longer be paid to fight. Yet a bandage adorns her cheek as she grabs her helmet. Outside the diner, the rebel with a cause mounts her motorcycle and roars through traffic, leaving a trail of smoke in her wake.

 

While Rafael Albuquerque portrays Dinah’s investigations and reveals memories, yellow light fills the daytime. Objects in sunlight thrive in orange, while green clings to the shade and tinges the night in Absolute Green Arrow #3. When Marcelo Maiolo reveals another Green Arrow Killer attack, the killer’s eyes glow red through his mask, along with the forces arrayed to halt his killing spree. Compared with Dinah’s MMA memory cast in blue and indigo, Roy’s memories are faded red, yellow, and green against yellow backgrounds.

 

As Jeff Powell fills white balloons and boxes with black uppercase letters, words grow bold with intonation and swell with raised voices. Red uppercase letters fill yellow balloons amid Roy’s yellow-tinged memories, while sound effects enhance the Green Arrow Killer’s attacks. But as a vigilante kills for justice in this upside-down world, his costume and weapons glow bright green. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Dinah Lance exists in a perpetual state of simmering rage. She's angry because she has no choices in her life. At every turn, economic factors determine her social status and limit her ability to help others. Yet as Dinah investigates millionaire Roy Harper and his relationship with billionaire Oliver Queen, she discovers that their wealth failed to bring them happiness and isolated them from the people they loved in Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

Rating 9.5/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #2. 

For how this series started, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #1.

For how Oliver Queen died, see my preview of Absolute Evil #1. 

For more on the series, see Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow. 

 

 

 

Absolute Green Arrow #3 Preview

 

Oliver Queen knew he was risking his soul. Yet as he built his empire, he ignored the detestable acts of his childhood friend. By the time Ollie made Green Arrows Trading into a success, he had tarnished his soul. Still, Dinah Shore loved him. And when his body washed ashore, his ex-girlfriend mourned Ollie's passing. 

Now, Dinah hunts a man who seems the opposite of Ollie. He hunts down billionaires and slays them without a shred of mercy. Who is the Green Arrow? And why did he kill the one person Ollie sought to protect?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Green Arrow #3 Preview

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Dan Panosian & Kyuyong Eom

1:25 Variant Cover: Becky Cloonan

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Dinah on the Trail of the Green Arrow Killer!

 

 

After the horrifying events of the last issue, Dinah must capture the Green Arrow Killer as she finally finds Oliver Queen’s protégé, Roy Harper. But as the killer’s attacks intensify and Dinah discovers the unsettling effect they're having on Star City, Harper’s trail takes her on a journey darker and more twisted than she ever imagined.

 

 

 

 Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #2. 

For how this series started, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #1.

For how Oliver Queen died, see my preview of Absolute Evil #1. 

For more on the series, see Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow. 

 

Absolute Green Arrow #2 Preview

 

Dinah Shore has drifted from one job to another. The former Star City Police officer tried her hand at MMA fighting. Then, Dinah reinvented herself as an Executive Protection Specialist. Working for people she despises necessitates regular chats with her psychiatrist. Still, she needs the money from her well-heeled clients to pay for her father's medical treatments.

Privately, Dinah may be glad that this mysterious Green Arrow is cutting through the exclusive club of billionaires. Still, Dinah is a professional. And her father will die unless she works for Hector Hammond. Can Dinah protect a man she despises while discovering the serial killer's identity? And why did Oliver Queen lock a strange corpse in his Arrow Cave?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Green Arrow #2

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist & Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Riley Rossmo & Kaare Andrews

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Matías Bergara

Publisher: DC Comics 

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Price: $4.99 US/$5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

 

New Archers! 

And New Murders!

 

 

Is the Green Arrow Killer merely a psychopath or something more? Is he a monster Absolute Black Canary should be fighting against—or with? Still reeling from the disturbing discoveries of last issue’s final pages, Dinah investigates one suspect on her list of DC archers—Mia Dearden—and stumbles on a secret from Oliver Queen’s past that will change everything.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #1.

For how Oliver Queen died, see my preview of Absolute Evil #1. 

For more on the series, see Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow. 

Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #5 Review

 

Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #5 Review

Writer: Rafael Scavone

Artist & Colorist: Eduardo Ferigato

Letterer: Deyvison Manes

Cover Artists: Eduardo Ferigato & Rafael Albuquerque

Editor: Greg Lockard

Publisher: Comixology Originals

Kindle Price: $2.99

Amazon Prime Members: Free to read 

Release Date: May 12, 2026

 

Tim Beacon was desperate to turn his life around. So when Sam, Harry, and Louis cornered him in an alley, the dentist sensed a chance to change his luck. But now, Harry and Louis are dead. And after the Sheriff came around and discovered him melting down Leopold Auberon's good implants, Tim had to act quickly to secure his dream. Can Tim flee Hailstone and live his dream in California? Or is it too late to escape the nightmare his life has become? Let's leap into Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5 and see!

 

Story

Leopold Auberon enjoyed a long and successful life. But when he closed the mine, he put all his miners out of work. With few friends, Leopold invested his riches in his smile. But every time Tim Beacon replaced his teeth, Leopold had to listen to the dentist's tale of woes. Tim had trained in his profession and invested everything he had into establishing a business in Hailstone, Montana. Now, after killing the Sheriff, Tim thinks he can escape justice with his cut of the gold. Still, the real treasure is Leopold’s amulet. He believes it empowers him, as it did in the mine when Harry tried to kill him, to overcome the odds life has stacked against him.

 

In Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5, Tim is grateful to find killing surprisingly easy, but disposing of the bodies is tiresome. He has a few patients to serve before he closes up shop. One of them is Sam, who desperately needs a dentist. But an integral part of visiting a dentist is trust. And after Tim killed his friends, Sam no longer trusts him.

 

Rafael Scavone's double-length finale explains why Lady Myra called her employer a Lord when she visited the Sheriff to report Leopold Auberon’s disappearance. It also ponders why people pledge themselves to one faith, only to trade it in for another. As Tim Beacon's long journey toward his success nears its end, the dentist discovers that chance has factored into his success far less than he believed in Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5.

 

Art

The lumps melt as Tim applies a torch to the crucible filled with gold teeth. Tim places the resultant gold bar in a hole behind a framed postcard. Then he wraps the Sheriff’s body in curtains, and after transporting it in his car, drags the body into the icy river. The next day, he clutches a revolver behind his back when answering the door. And when a patient arrives, Tim stuffs the gun into the back of his trousers. As he cares for his patient, the imprint of a cross adorns the wall adjacent to the framed image of California.

 

Eduardo Ferigato bathes the surgery in red at night. By day and night, it remains blue outside. The sun may not warm Hailstone, but brown and beige fill the surgery. While Tim’s glasses appear red inside and blue outside at night, they shine yellow during the day, as the gold bar in the wall awaits him in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #5.

 

Deyvison Manes places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Tim’s thoughts appear as white letters in maroon boxes as he works to make his dream come true. Yet every sound in the small dental office seems amplified, and every fist that knocks on the front door alarms Tim. When he gets in the car a final time, the cold wind howls, the engine revs, and the tires skid with each turn of the road, until an explosion seems the final nail on his coffin. Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Tim has worked hard to get where he is. Yet despite all he’s sacrificed, he remains trapped in a small, out-of-the-way town, unable to realize his dreams. So, when fate offers him a helping hand, Tim figures that the ends justify the means. Besides, magic is watching over Tim in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #5.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

Purchase (or read for free if you're an Amazon Prime member) at Amazon. 

 

To look inside see my preview of Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #5.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4.

 

Absolute Green Arrow #1 Preview

 

In theory, no one's above the law. But when money can buy influence, the rich just get richer. Jubal Slade may have gotten forced out of his company. Still, he's living the high life. At least Jubal was, until someone slipped past his defenses and slaughtered his security detail. Then, they came after him.

After Oliver Queen's death, who has taken up the mantle of the Green Arrow? And who will Jubal's billionaire friends hire to protect themselves?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Green Arrow #1 Preview

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist and Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Guillem March, and Tula Lotay

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Reiko Murakami

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Also Available: logo cover

Publisher: DC Comics 

Price $4.99 US/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Release Date: May 20, 2026

 

 

Without the trick arrows…

Without the money…Without mercy…

What’s left is the Absolute Hunter!

 

 

A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires. The only clue to his identity is the mysterious green arrows sticking out of his victims’ corpses. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance, a.k.a. Absolute Black Canary, is one of the people tasked to uncover this murderer’s identity as she investigates her suspects…all familiar DC archers uniquely linked to a recently murdered Oliver Queen. I Know What You Did Last Summer for billionaires, Absolute Green Arrow reimagines the Emerald Archer’s mythos into a dangerous, urban horror murder-mystery by Eisner winners Pornsak Pichetshote (Dead Boy Detectives, Infidel) and Rafael Albuquerque (Detective Comics, American Vampire).

Now, let's take a look inside:

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened to Oliver Queen, see my preview of Absolute Evil #1.

For more on the series, see Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow.

Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5 Preview

 

 

Tim Beacon was desperate to turn his life around. So when Sam, Harry, and Louis cornered him in an alley, the dentist sensed a chance to change his luck. But now, Harry and Louis are dead. And after the Sheriff came around and discovered him melting down Leopold Auberon's good implants, Tim had to act once again to secure his dream. Can Tim flee Hailstone, and live his dream in California? Or is it too late to escape the nightmare he's created?

Here's all the info from Comixology:

 

Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5

Writer: Rafael Scavone

Artist & Colorist: Eduardo Ferigato

Letterer: Deyvison Manes 

Cover Artist: Eduardo Ferigato & Rafael Albuquerque

Editor: Greg Lockard 

Publisher: Comixology

Kindle Price: $2.99

Amazon Prime Members: Free to read

Release Date: May 12, 2026 

The conclusion of the devilish tale of a naive and desperate dentist tempted by the gold teeth of a mysterious patient arrives in an oversized issue and features a cover by Eduardo Fertigato and Rafael Albuquerque.

While trying to dodge the consequences of the bloody path he's walking, Tim sees his California dream escaping through his fingers, but chasing it will only lead him to a truth he's not ready to face. 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4. 

 

Purchase or read Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #5 for free with a Prime membership at Amazon. 

Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow

 

Pornsak Pichetshote has an impressive career in comics. Now, he's setting pen to paper to bring us a new version of Green Arrow. In Absolute Green Arrow, Oliver Queen is a badass fighter who kills corrupt billionaires. Pornsak's partners in crimefighting comics, artist Rafael Albuquerque and colorist Marcelo Maiolo, have been wanting to do a book like this for a long time. So, every morning Pornsak awakens to texts from Rafael discussing his new serial murder mystery. 

 

 

 

Dinah Lance is tasked with investigating the murders in this slasher movie-style series. Pornsak Pichetshote promises readers that, "Everything you love about Green Arrow is there but in different ways. You will feel Oliver Queen's presence on every page."

 

To discover what Pornsak, Rafael, and Marcelo have been working on, check out Absolute Green Arrow #1 on May 20, 2026. Best wishes to the creators on their addition to the DC's Absolute Universe! And thanks to DC Comics, Pornsak Pichetshote, and Wondercon 2026 for sharing this story with us.  

 

For more of Pornsak Pichetshote's storytelling, see:

My review of Man's Best #1 from Boom! Studios & 

My review of The Manchurian #1 from Image Comics. 

 

 

 

Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 Review

 

Writer: Rafael Scavone

Artist: Eduardo Ferigato

Letterer: Deyvison Manes

Cover Artists: Eduardo Ferigato & Rafael Albuquerque

Editor: Greg Lockard

Publisher: Comixology Originals

Price: $2.99

Release Date: March 17, 2026

 

Leopold Auberon wasn't a likable man. Still, a lucky amulet brought him all the wealth and comfort he craved. Now he's dead, killed by the workers Auberon laid off when he closed his gold mine.

 

After two attempts to murder him, Tim killed Harry in self-defense. Hailstone's beleaguered dentist considered killing Louis and Sam to keep all of Leopold Auberon's solid gold implants for himself. Will Tim stand by the out-of-work miners? Or will greed get the better of him? Let's leap into Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 and see!

 

Story

Once Harry started drinking, he could be dangerous. After he killed Leopold Auberon, Harry went after Tim. Despite being the inferior fighter, Tim emerged as the survivor. But now, Tim no longer trusts Louis and Sam. He looks over his shoulder as he takes Leopold's head back to his office. And when Tim drives out that night and sees Louis approaching him, Tim assumes the miner came to kill him.

 

As Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 opens, the Sheriff and his deputy investigate the blood-streaked road by Tim's car. The Sheriff knows Tim has worked hard to develop useful skills, and his town needs the dentist. So, he's willing to write off the desperate miner attacking a townie. When Tim asks if he'll need to hire a lawyer, the Sheriff doubts anyone in the Attorney General's office will make an issue of Louis' death. Unless they have time on their hands and wonder why Tim drove over the man three times, that is.

 

In Rafael Scavone's story, Tim is a haunted man. He can't wait to get out of Hailstone, Montana. California, and setting up a new practice with his windfall, beckons. Even though his cut of the deal has increased, Tim's not inclined to be generous. Sam may be starting to doubt Tim's character. Still, like the Sheriff, Sam wants Tim to fix his teeth. And you've got to trust someone if you're going to spend hours in a chair as they work on you with drugs, pliers, and drills.

 

Art

A ground-level upshot reveals the Sheriff and Deputy crouching over a cloth-draped body in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4. A bird’s eye view shows people gathering in the street and looking down from a rooftop. Crouching beside Tim’s blood-splattered front tires and radiator, the Sheriff stares at Tim and frowns. Then he rises, smiles, and clasps the dentist’s shoulder.

 

As Eduardo Ferigato conveys the limited resources available in this rural outpost of civilization, he adorns the snowy evening with shades of blue and tan. Red and pink fill the darkened dentist's office, as Tim frantically goes about his subterfuge. Browns, greens, and yellows fill the Ross Inn. Tim's fractured yellow glasses link Tim’s avarice with the golden teeth he sets upon the brown wooden table.

 

Deyvison Manes places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Tim’s thoughts appear as white letters in maroon boxes as he worries about what is happening to him. After the Sheriff snaps his notebook closed, and a bag plunges into the icy waters, the sounds of fire disturb the night in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4. Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Tim wants the easy life. Yet his act of betrayal has made him a haunted man. He no longer trusts anyone. And the longer Leopold Auberon’s talisman hangs around his neck, the more desperate and suspicious Tim grows in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4.

 

Purchase or read for free with a Prime membership at Amazon. 

Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 Preview

 

 

Leopold Auberon wasn’t a likeable man. Still, a lucky amulet brought him all the wealth and comfort he craved. Now he’s dead, killed by Sam, Louis, and Harry, who Auberon laid off when he closed his gold mine. 

 

After two attempts to murder him, Tim killed Harry in self-defense. The dentist considered killing Louis and Sam to keep all of Leopold Auberon's solid gold implants for himself. Still, he’d made an agreement with them. Will Tim stand by the out-of-work miners? Or will greed get the better of him? 

 

Here's all the info from Comixology: 

 

 

Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 Preview

Writer: Rafael Scavone

Artist: Eduardo Ferigato

Letterer: Deyvison Manes

Cover Artists: Eduardo Ferigato & Rafael Albuquerque

Editor: Greg Lockard

Publisher: Comixology Originals

Price: $2.99 

Note: Free to read with an Amazon Prime membership

Release Date: March 17, 2026

 

Tim's bold moves in the previous issue clearly put him ahead of the deal. But the aftermath of his acts unravels an unexpected whirlpool of risks that drag the agreement, and Tim, into the depths again. 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

To refresh your memory, see my review of Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #3.

 

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