Blood of the dragon ain't playing, there's a shit load of deaths in this one.

Oliver goes back to Japan after something happens to Shado. When a kid goes missing they both team up to take care of the bad guys. And this isn't a normal team up beat up bad guys, this is slaughtering them all to get the baby back. Then we have another story of a young girl who is claimed to be a witch. And last but not least a mystery figure goes into Green Arrow's city but the bad guys think he is Oliver and try to kill him. So he decides to pay Oliver a visit.

The first story is great revenge tale. Fast paced, brutal, and well drawn. The witch story is okay, some cool ideas, but not one I'll remember probably. The last story isn't great but it's really fun. Mostly thanks to Oliver and Dinah relationship shown here. Overall, this is a really solid collection of stories this time around.

A 4 out of 5 all together.

I'm really digging this whole run. I enjoyed the Shado arc and was pleasantly surprised by the Constantine cameo. The last issue with Morgan was pretty exciting too. I'm just gonna let it ride.

We discussed this run, plus the Green Arrow's complicated history in a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-233-green-arrow

My favorite volume so far but I totally understand why it might not be everyone's cup of tea.
I liked the variety of stories because they were just so strange. Peter Pan? (ETA: Oh it was Warlord! I totally should have realized that. Very clever Grell.) I do wish that this volume had the covers between each issue because that helps me not read the entire volume in one sitting.
I feel proud of myself for totally calling that it was Constatine in the bar. And I enjoyed Ollie's acid trip sequence. That was fun. And as usual Dinah and Ollie's relationship makes my day. I am dreading what I know is coming for them in future volumes.

Los cuatro primeros números, "Blood of the Dragon", donde aparece Shado, parece una película de acción. El honor personal y los límites personales vuelven a jugar un papel fundamental, junto a la política y a la manipulación.

A estos números le siguen dos, con un cameo de John Constantine. En el bosque de Sherwood, se da una pequeña aventura con toques oníricos causados por las drogas que resulta interesante. La magia se abre un poco el paso, aunque sin resultar demasiado extraña en el mundo de Oliver Queen.

Finaliza con otros dos números, en los que aparece Travis Morgan, Warlock. Ese parecido con Oliver Queen toma el papel de "comic relief" en el nuevo intento de asesinato a Oliver y Dinah.

Definitivamente, los primero cuatro números me parecen de mejor calidad, y supongo que por eso dan nombre a la obra. Disfruto de las apariciones de Shado bastante; Mike Grell sabe cómo escribir un buen guión para este superhéroe, que ya se aleja cada vez más de aquellos parecidos con Bruce Wayne con los que fue concebido.