I, Vampire was the perfect fit for Andrea Sorrentino's artwork, but it's hard to say the same about Green Arrow. Jeff Lemire's revamped story is dire, yes, but not dark. The emphasis is on character action, precise details, and people getting shot with arrows, not gory violence and horror, so the heavy shadows that are integral to Sorrentino's style only work to subvert the tone to one that doesn't quite match. But even though the art isn't a bullseye, it does hit close enough to the mark that, along with an unrelenting plot, it makes Green Arrow a title worth reading.
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