Kevin Smith’s Green Arrow Still On
by Matt Brady

When you’re faced with the year ending in two weeks, you can’t help but remember cool comics projects that were once mentioned to debut sometime during the past year. One of the biggest buzz projects this past summer was Kevin Smith’s upcoming stint as the regular writer on Green Arrow. According to the gossip mill, the axed series was going to start up once again, with Smith as writer, and star Ollie Queen as Green Arrow, with his son Conner possibly along as a sidekick.

Originally, the project was supposed to start by the end of ’98.

No, we haven’t seen it either, but don’t worry. Green Arrow editor Darren Vincenzo says that Smith is still chomping at the bit to tell the stories of the Emerald Archer. “Actually, Kevin and I just exchanged e-mails this week, and he told me that he’s still alive and well, and it is still his desire to helm Green Arrow,” Vincenzo says. “Currently, we’re trying to work out a schedule for him to get his initial materials in, and those will get us our approvals and get the book up off the ground.”

And as for a debut? “We had hoped that everything would be in the works by the end of the year, but due to his schedule with Dogma and Daredevil, he didn’t quite have the time,” Vincenzo says. “Right now, we’re looking at getting the project in the development stage in early ’99. By my best estimate, that would get the book out – whatever format it will be in – by mid to late ’99.”

“Trust me – his desire to come on Green Arrow is as strong as it ever was,” Vincenzo concludes. “It’ll be coming along in time.”

If the book’s anything close to as good as the Daredevil series, we’re in for a treat.

See you all in a few days!