So I've been a little behind on my comic book reading. I still haven't finished the previous week's pulls, and I've only read one issue from last week. One reason for that is I've been catching up on my digital comic collection. I'm also way behind on those, too.
Comixology recently had a sale on Green Arrow comics. And as a part of that, they sold the Green Lantern / Green Arrow series from the early 70s for $0.99 each. I could not pass that up. These issues are the Neal Adams / Dennis O'Neil team-up on these characters.
Socially relevant for its time, these issues tackled issues such as race relations and the population boom of the time. Green Lantern was the right-wing hero teamed up with the liberal left-wing Green Arrow. Along for the ride are one of the Guardians of Oa and Black Canary. I'd like to say that the issues were balanced and unbiased, but they clearly had a left-wing slant on things. And that's ok. I don't have any particular dog in any political fight. I'm about as neutral as they come. Although, I would like the price of gas to go back down.
This series is a classic. I highly recommend checking them out at your local comic shop for the trade paperback versions, if they have it. Or you can download them digitally from www.comixology.com.
Hopefully, next week, I will be a little more caught up, and I will have a more current comic of the week. Take care, folks.
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