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Summary
Green Arrowis genuinely shocked when he learns that one Arrow Family member is live . DC ’s Arrow Family is no unknown to tragedy : they ’ve faced multiple deaths in the family over the decades , including Oliver Queen , Roy Harper , and Lian Harper . Now , Oliver Queen is finding out one member of the sept is back from the dead . Plus , even the source of the news show is shocking .
Thedeath of Roy Harper duringHeroes in Crisisby Tom King and Clay Mann was devastating , and Green Arrow , of course of study , took it firmly . Roy was his boy , student , and former sidekick . Arsenal was formally resuscitate in the 2021Infinite Frontierstory by Joshua Williamson and Xermánico , butOliver Queen only bump out about Roy ’s return to life in a trailer forGreen Arrow#10by Williamson and Sean Izaakse .
When thinking of Roy ’s death , Oliver charge himself . He believe he failed his son , and force Arsenal to find help elsewhere — namely , Sanctuary . Readers will have to waitress for the full military issue to see the eternal rest of Oliver ’s reaction , especially as he keep to run for Roy , who has once again live on missing .
Green Arrow ’s team get bigger as some of his closest associates return . But have they turned against him and allied themselves with Amanda Waller ?
Green Arrow Officially Reacts to Roy Harper’s Death
Arsenal ’s daughter , Lian Harper , is the one who tells Green Arrow about her founding father being alive . Roy himself only recently learned that Lian was still alive after her pre - newfangled 52 decease in 2009 . A revivedLian Harper being the one to tell Oliver about Roy ’s survivalis appointment . After all , Lian ’s dying destroyed Roy and eventually led to him lapse . Similarly , Green Arrow is still clearly torn - up about losing his own child : Roy . The Arrow Family is embark on to become whole againafter being hit by disaster after tragedy . Lian being the one to differentiate her grandfather the well news is a star sign of healing .
Lian Harper die in 2009 duringJustice League : Cry for Justice#7 by James Robinson , Scott Clark , Ibraim Roberson , Mauro Cascioli , Dave Beaty , Siya Oum , Giovani Kososki , and Steve Wands . She reunites with her father in 2023’sGreen Arrow#1 by Williamson and Izaakse .
After he was revive by mysterious force , Roy had to do some self - discovery . In fact , Arsenal was originally brought back to living as a Black Lantern . His initial goal was to lie low after his striking death at the end ofHeroes in Crisis . However , it is surprising that Oliver somehow has n’t find out before now that Arsenal is still live . On Roy ’s part , his absence seizure could be him incorrectly prove to do what ’s good for Ollie . He screw that his death would ’ve been heavy on Green Arrow . come back into his life could injure Oliver all over again , and Roy has historically been selfless to a fault .
Even in amusing books , it takes meter to cope with the destruction of a fuck one , and Roy come back reopened those wound for the Arrow Family .
Green Arrow’s Family Has a Complicated History with Death
In this type , Arsenal was n’t wrong about him being alive beinghard for Green Arrow . When Lian first distinguish Oliver that Roy is still alive , he is in disbelief . His reaction shows thatOliver is still grieve — or aggrieve for a 2nd metre . Here , instead of refusing to conceive that Roy is dead , he ’s refusing to trust he ’s alive . Even in comic books , it takes time to get by with the death of a loved one , and Roy coming back reopen those wound for the Arrow Family . Of of course , Green Arrow is felicitous he has his son back , but that does n’t mitigate the pain .
Oliver and Roy have yet to reunify , but it ’s likely to be just as emotional as when Roy reunite with Lian , or when Oliver reunite with his other Logos , Connor Hawke . While the circumstances of how Roy encounter out Lian is alive and how Oliver found out Roy is alive differ , there ’s some notable overlap . Despite Roy grieving longer , it ’s still hard for Green Arrow to accept Arsenal being alive . Hopefully , the Arrow Family can avoid more tragical deaths for the foreseeable future . Plus , the possibility of Roy and Oliver teaming up again evokes nostalgia for their days asGreen Arrowand Speedy .
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