Green Arrow #63-64

Green Arrow #63-64
#63 is GOOD. But when it gets itself bogged down in mayoral politics, it doesn't move very much, and it becomes no different than a poor man's Ex Machina. The parts with Deathstroke are very good, and obviously Winick has something big for him - pleading guilty to murder, attempted murder, and everything else? He's got to have a plan. The issue ends with GA fighting alongside Brick, another very good sequence. Unfortunately, nothing much happens, and we have to wait for issue #64 for the conclusion.

Issue #64 is VERY GOOD, being solely a fight between GA and Brick and a bunch of doped-up crazy manic zombies. Intel leads GA and Brick to a warehouse full of vials labelled "morphine", which quite obviously are not what they appear.
The relationship between Ollie and Brick is a very intriguing one - basically, Ollie allows Brick's illegal enterprises to proceed unhampered because Brick spends the rest of his time making sure that there is no other crime to speak of on his side of the wall, and defending the innocent. Although his motivations are financial, he does a good job at it, so he receives Ollie's support for the time being. Their interactions are well written.
And, on the final page, we get our first glimpse of Speedy post-IC. Nothing appears to have changed with her status quo, but something must have happened to keep her out of the first four issues. Not to mention Ollie's surprise upon seeing her. Overall, a VERY GOOD issue.
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