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Green Arrow: The Sounds of Violence (Vol. 2)

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Green Arrow: The Sounds of Violence (Vol. 2)
Kevin Smith
Manufacturer: DC Comics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1401200451

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Smith can do No Wrong.......2006-12-29

I loved the first book that Smith did, so I looked for this book on Amazon, but the one I found was sold out. So, on a recent trip to Barnes and Noble, I found it and immediently bought. The result was a fantastic read. It starts off with the girl from te first book dreaming about taking revenge against her pimp as Speedy. We soon find out that the girl living with Ollie and his son, and going to school, the two Green Arrows are working together, and a new hero slayer is running around mimicking sounds he hears. When you hear him say "blam", you know your time is up. He then goes to Star City and proceeds to try and take out "a" Green Arrow, not "the" Green Arrow.

Of course there is the few guest stars such as Hawk Man, The Riddler, and Black Canary (can you really call her a guest though?). Canary and Arrow go out to eat, and run into the Riddler (cant a hero ever have a night out?) and proceed to kick the c**p out of him and "enjoy" eachothers company. After that, Hawk Man and Ollie get into a comical fight, with Canary (nude) having to break it up. However, the book does get much serious after this though. Great book, wished Smtih could've stayed on a little longer though. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one.

Fan of the DCU? Go ahead and buy this........2006-01-26

Picks up right where Quiver left off. GA and GA Junior are still getting to know each other. Black Canary and Ollie are defining their relationship, and young Mia wants desperately to be part of the Arrow family. Throw in the homicidal villain Onomatopoeia, and you've got fantastic entertainment! This guy is a ruthless stalker of heroes.

As with Quiver, Phil Hester's pencils and Ande Parks' colors are awesome. I do think the brighter inks in Quiver were a bit better, but Hester's no slouch in these issues. The art has a timeless feel. Could've been drawn yesterday or 15 years ago.

Sounds of Revitalization.......2005-08-27

After reading Quiver (book 1) and Sounds of Violence back to back, I was surprised at how very similar in writing style and story line Kevin Smith stayed with both books. Which is a good thing as far as comics go.
I have also come to the conclusion that I found Sounds of Violence to be a more exciting read.
Although half as long as the first series of comics which appeared in Quiver, Sounds of Violence isn't necissarily a better book, but more to my taste. A bloodier, meaner, more dramatic read with a genuinely original bad guy, which is a rare find in comics.
I wouldn't suggest reading Sounds of Violence until you've read Quiver though, as you will most certainly be lost for most of the book.
Although not in any way superior to Frank Miller's Dark Knight series, or anything by Frank for that matter, Kevin Smith (writer) and Phil Hester (artist) have given the Green Arrow comics a much-needed harder edge, badder image.

Second Half of Kevin Smith's Green Arrow Run.......2003-11-14

Like the first volume (Quiver), the production values for "Sounds of Violence" is really very good. These two volumes are the most beautiful hardcover comics that I've ever seen (and I've got quite a lot of hardcover comics myself!). This volume collects issues 11 to 15 from Kevin Smith's run on the title.

After establishing the resurrection of Green Arrow (Ollie Queen) in the previous story, we see him adjusting to his new life here. He deals with his fatherhood issues (with son Connor Hawke) and goes out on a date with his one-great-love, Black Canary (Dinah Lance) - a "first" date that went a little too far! Finally, we have the appearance of a new enemy who is more than a match for Ollie - the Onomatopoeia, a psychotic villain that we still know very little of (except that he's obsessed about "sounds" when he kills vigilantes).

Two complaints. Firstly, too many "oral sex" references!!! And secondly, the book is so good but it leads to the anti-climax of the century (no, that is not another oral sex reference!). We end the book knowing next to nothing about this new killer, Onomatopoeia. And to date, the story is still unresolved. I do hope that Kevin Smith comes back and resolve it one day.

Overall, like the first volume, this is an excellent comic. It is also the end of Kevin's run on this title. Although the excellent art team of Phil Hester and Ande Parks are still sticking around with the next writer Brad Meltzer (check out Volume 3 : The Archer's Quest).

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