
by David Finniss
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This was a filler issue, pure and simple. Black Canary is being held captive by some thug named Dregz. Ollie has his bow lined up, but he’s got a knife to his wife’s throat. He fires and the rest of the issue is Ollie reminiscing about his life in the span of the second or so it takes for the arrow to fly down.
It leads to some nice nods to the “Year One” mini that was released and we flashback to Connor getting shot. There are also a few
bits and pieces of how Ollie and Dinah fell in love.
It tried so hard to be deep and profound, but it all ultimately rang hollow. While I’m not the type to whine and moan about women in comics, I did find it a bit odd that Dinah, great fighter that she is, couldn’t get out of that seemingly simple dilemma.
The comic cover says that this is a new era and I didn’t see how it delivered on that. I guess it was a nice way to recap, especially for ...