Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #3
Chad Burdette
Recap
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia the bold, character-driven four-issue comic book series by acclaimed storyteller Gabriel Hardman, from DC Black Label imprint continues this week
Related: The Comic Watchers – Episode 297: The Bat, The Archer, The Question & Gabriel Hardman
Writer/artist Hardman comes to DC Black Label with a hard-boiled modern twist on the DC thrillers of the 1980s, updating this opinionated trio of lone-wolf vigilantes, Batman, Green Arrow and the Question, for a new era of open class warfare and ecological collapse.
Comic Watch Review:
- Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 – The Hunt Begins
- Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #2: The Street-Level Trinity Comes Together
As both Green Arrow and the Question infiltrate the Arcadia Project, they’ve discovered something rotten at the heart of this so-called climate sanctuary… but when they bring their intel to Batman, will they be trusted? Or has Bruce Wayne become a true believer in Arcadia’s mission?
A bold rescue operation reunites Batman, Green Arrow, and the Question… only to crash and burn in the storm-ravaged mountains of Greenland.
But the heroes’ tenuous coalition is ripped apart at the seams as they brace for the retaliatory assault of a billionaire’s private army in Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #3, the series' penultimate issue
Review
The third issue of the Black Label series featuring the three street-level vigilante is jammed packed with loads of action, explosions, and character development for Oliver, The Question, and even Batman.
Hardman does a solid job in this penultimate issue bringing the three together after the previous issues of them working the same case from different angles. The scene where Oliver and Batman come to blows feels genuine as Oliver’s temper comes boiling to the surface and Batman reveals that he knew the Arcadia project was never going go work, even though in theory and he was playing the role he did because the end does justify the means, and things never added up in the end.
It was a nice touch for both Batman and Question to confront Oliver about his broken relationship with Dinah and allowing Hardman a chance to remind the readers of the time period in the character’s history that this story takes place. Each of the three characters get an almost equal time in the story as solo characters allowing Hardman to show his grasp on how these three are both different and the same.
Hardman continues to channel the edgy art and designs of this period as Romulo Fajardo Jr adds his colorwork to complete the overall feel of the story.
Final Thoughts
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #3 continues to move the story to its conclusion by give the three heroes ample time to show how they are different in their methods, yet working towards the same ultimate goal.
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #3
- Writing - 9/109/10
- Storyline - 9/109/10
- Art - 9/109/10
- Color - 9/109/10
- Cover Art - 9/109/10
