Green Arrow: Rebirth, featuring the titular hero and Black Canary as they go into Seattle's underground to rescue missing homeless, is a thoroughly engaging and heartfelt story. Oliver Queen's conflict between his own privilege and the quest for social justice is genuinely depicted, while writer Benjamin Percy makes him and Black Canary click right from the outset. And it's not often one has to praise a comic for its lettering, but Nate Piekos does a hell of a job here, perfectly mirroring the mood and action in the comic's story.
Even though artist Otto Schmidt's interpretation of the homeless is a bit too dickensesque, Green Arrow's bon mots don't always find their targets (sorry for that) and the finale is slightly underwhelming, Green Arrow: Rebirth is a strong first entry in what could be one of summer's best series.
8/10
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