Best-selling author on target

New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer is slated to take over as the new writer on DC Comics’ Green Arrow with #16. Green Arrow #16 is tentatively slated for June, 2002 release.

Meltzer’s works include the novels The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Council, and The Millionaires. Meltzer joins ongoing penciler Phil Hester and inker Ande Parks on the series.

“I’m sad to be leaving Green Arrow,” said outgoing writer Kevin Smith, the famed movie writer and director. “But I’m secure in the knowledge that Brad’s going to take Arrowhead for one helluva ride after I’m gone. I know I’ll still be buying the book on a monthly basis after my run’s finished. I suggest you all do the same.”

“Brad brings tons of enthusiasm about Ollie Queen, DC, and comics in general to the party,” said Editor Bob Schreck. “He’s a hell of a storyteller. Both The Tenth Justice and The Millionaires had me biting my fingernails and scratching my head trying to figure out what was going to happen next! Having read his initial plot, Brad’s already off to a fantastic start on Green Arrow, building on the foundation Kevin created for the series. I think he’s going to surprise everybody.”

“Kevin has injected an amazing level of energy and enthusiasm into a character that was-quite literally-dead, and I just feel lucky that they’re passing the quiver on to me,” said Meltzer. “It’s an honor, and I can’t think of a more fun character to write, or a better person to follow on a book. Kevin’s a master of two genres.”