“To me, Green Arrow in the past, what people loved about Oliver Queen pre-New 52 was his relationships with other heroes. Like his friendship with Green Lantern, his animosity with Hawkman, his romance with Black Canary - these are all the things that sort of defined him.”

Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist, and television producer

Jeff Lemire is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist, and television producer. He is known for acclaimed graphic novels and for work across major publishers in American comics. His best-known titles include the Essex County Trilogy, Sweet Tooth, and The Nobody. He has also written for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image Comics, and Valiant, with series such as All-New Hawkeye, Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight, Old Man Logan, Superboy, Animal Man, Justice League Dark, Green Arrow, Absolute Flash, Black Hammer, Mazebook, Descender, Gideon Falls, and Bloodshot Reborn.