Update: I actually liked this volume a lot more this time around. The war, the mythos, the way he gives Oliver's father something new and original, and the ending. All really well done. The zero year tie in is okay still but the rest? Fantastic.

Old review: As the show "Arrow" keeps going down the drain the comics keep getting better. The odd introduction at the start of this volume was a little jarring. It stuck Diggle in there, from the show, yet slightly different, and created Team Arrow, yet the story doesn't feel connected to the world they've built so far. Like this Ollie shouldn't of had Team Arrow before the current team arrow. It was very odd.

Still, once Zero Year tie in (see Batman: Zero Year to understand) is over the story kicks into high care. Right where we left off. Oliver must return to the island, and you learn just how terrible his situation was. The thing I loved most is we didn't dwell on any scene too long. We got just enough backstory, just enough fighting, just enough of reuniting with a certain somebody that it all felt perfectly paced.

This volume is just as good as the last, and probably would have been even better if the zero year issues were. Still, enjoy what you get, because this to me is the definitive version of the Green Arrow.