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Warning ! Spoilers in advance forGreen Arrow 2024 one-year # 1!All this time , Green Arrowhas had a villain who challenges him almost as much as the Joker challenges Batman . An geological era comes to a close and a reflection on the past reveals a surprising foeman that closely evade the Emerald Archer for beneficial .
As a veteran submarine , Green Arrow has had a lot of villainsthat have put him through the wringer . Count Vertigo has made his chief whirl , Onomatopoeia has gone for the hero ’s pharynx , andMerlyn ordinate a plan with Amanda Wallerto try and ruin Green Arrow ’s lifetime . But while Oliver Queen was facing this aggregation of big guys , another forbidding terror was haunting him throughout the years .
Green Arrow Reveals Firestarter, a Villain That He Almost Never Caught
The First (And Only) Appearance of Firestarter
InGreen Arrow 2024 Annual # 1by Joshua Williamson , Sean Izaakse , Amancay Nahuelpan , Romulo Fajardo Jr , and Troy Peteri , it ’s years in the hereafter and Olive Queenhas return to Arrow Islandto look over the next genesis of the Arrow Family . Uninterested in acting , the kids ask Green Arrow to recount them a news report , particularly about a fourth dimension that the hero overlook one of his target . Oliver agrees and tell them a tale of when he first came back from the island andran into an arsonist that Green Arrow go wrong to nail .
Do n’t be flurry if you ’ve never hear of Firestarter . This is the first time he ’s ever appear !
Green Arrow reveals he went after the mysterious incendiary for years , but unlike most of Oliver ’s other rogues , this malefactor was laborious to catch . Over the years , the firebug became deathly and more over - the - top , even take aim on the name Firestarter thanks to the news . Eventually , Green Arrow deduces that Firestarter has to be one of three the great unwashed : A demolitions expert , a former fire sea captain , or a Queen Industries employee . Green Arrow and the Arrow Family work together to take the suspects in , but they ’re all let go due to lack of grounds .
Green Arrow reveals he went after the mystifying firebug for age …
Green Arrow uncover that Firestarter disappeared after the bust , but Oliver never draw the closure he desired . He reminds the young Arrow Family members that the of import thing he check over the years was the value of teamwork , which ultimately help Oliver enter out thatFirestarter was never one person , but all three of the suspect working together under a shared identity element . Oliver Queen dons his sometime Green Arrow costume once more and last bestow all three Firestarters to justice , terminate the mystery that stalk him for years .
Firestarter is the Perfect Foil to Green Arrow
An Intense Hero/Villain Dynamic That Raged for Years
The existence of Firestarter comes as a surprise to many because , up until now , Green Arrow has never spoken about him , nor have fans ever seen this character . To be reasonable , Oliver admits that this is because of how thwarted he was at never being able-bodied to catch Firestarter , no matter how many time they fought . Oliver has plenty of villains that give him a foot race for his money , but unlike Graeco-Roman big guys like Count Vertigo , Green Arrow was particularly frustrated with Firestarter ’s brand of cruelty .
Green Arrow is someone who need nothing more than to build a better globe while Firestarter is out to raze it completely …
He might not have as demented a sense of humor as the Joker , but Firestarter ’s chronicle with Green Arrow is n’t unlike the Clown Prince of Crime ’s moral force with Batman . Both are villains that always seem to fall away through the hand of the hero , whose identities have remained a mystery for years . Not to refer , much like the Joker , Firestarter only got bad as the year perish on , evolving from smaller - stakes crimes to freehanded , deadlier acts of destruction . But gratefully , unlike Batman , Green Arrow was finally able to bring his longtime scourge to justice .
Though his unveiling and subsequent seizure come as a surprisal , Firestarter is a large transparency to Green Arrow . Green Arrow is someone who wants nothing more than to build up a better creation while Firestarter is out to take down it altogether ( for profit manifestly , another thorn in the side of the socially witting queer ) . The real shame is that despite Firestarter ’s potentiality as a lawful opposite to Green Arrow , his entire history is laid out in one result . Perhaps another story detail more of Firestarter ’s history with Green Arrow is in orderto flesh out their burning rivalry .
Green Arrow Defeated Firestarter, But is There More to the Story?
Fans Should Get to See More of Oliver’s ‘Joker’
While this story makes good function of Firestarter , it ’d be sad to see this mind completely abandon after just one outlet . Green Arrow could always apply another villain in his scalawag ’s gallery , and someone who evaded him for geezerhood would make the unadulterated improver . Hopefully , a futureGreen Arrowstory will somehow integrate this underratedJoker - comparable enemy to vex the Emerald Archer once more .
Green Arrow 2024 Annual # 1is available now from DC Comics .
