Editing Green Arrow (section)

===Mike Grell's reinterpretation===
{{See also|Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters}}
[[File:Green Arrow The Longbow Hunters.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters'' #1, the gritty redefinition of Green Arrow. Cover by Mike Grell.]]

In 1987, DC Comics launched the character into a new ongoing title as part of their mature audience comic line. Written and illustrated by [[Mike Grell]], the revamp was launched with ''[[Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters]]'' miniseries.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 229: "Writer/artist Mike Grell introduced a Green Arrow for the modern comic book reader in the three-issue prestige format ''Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters''."</ref> In this three-issue [[prestige format]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], a routine adventure against a group of drug runners led to tragedy as the Black Canary was captured and brutally tortured. In response, Oliver murdered his girlfriend's attackers. The miniseries also introduced the enigmatic female Japanese archer, [[Shado (DC Comics)|Shado]], whose family had suffered in a [[Japanese-American internment|World War II internment camp]]. Shado later raped Oliver<ref>"Here There be Dragons, Part Three" in Green Arrow vol. 2 #11 published December 1988</ref> and became pregnant by him, producing a son named Robert after [[Robert Queen|his father]].<ref>"Blood of the Dragon, Part 1: Uchiokoshi" in Green Arrow volume 2 issue 21 published August 1989</ref>

Under Grell, Green Arrow abandoned the use of his trademark gadget arrows and relocated from Star City to [[Seattle]], Washington. As the series was part of DC Comics' mature audience line, it took on a more gritty, violent, as well as urban tone, with Green Arrow often using deadly force against his enemies. Grell wrote the series for the first 80 issues, downplaying the super-hero aspects of the characters: Oliver abandoned his mask and was never actually referred to as "Green Arrow" and Black Canary was never shown using her sonic scream power (sometimes, this was explained as having lost it due to the events of ''The Longbow Hunters'', though this was not consistent with her appearances in other titles published during this period). While crossover specials were conceived to allow other writers (most notably [[Denny O'Neil]], who wrote ''Batman'' and the mature audience comic ''[[The Question (comics)|The Question]]'') to use Green Arrow, Grell wrote him as largely isolated from the rest of the DC Universe; when other DC characters like longtime friend [[Hal Jordan]] (also known as [[Green Lantern]]) appeared, they did so in street clothes and used only their civilian names.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/04/10/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-150/ | title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #150 | last=Cronin | first=Brian | work=[[Comic Book Resources]] | date=April 10, 2008 | access-date=October 24, 2008 | archive-date=July 28, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728210332/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/04/10/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-150/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In place of the superhero community, Grell created his own supporting cast. In addition to Shado, Grell introduced Seattle police Lieutenant Jim Cameron, who was disgusted with Green Arrow's vigilante actions (including killing criminals), renegade [[CIA]] agent Greg Osborne, who began to monitor Queen's activities, as well as mercenary [[Eddie Fyers]], initially introduced as Queen's adversary, but later to become a companion of necessity when Green Arrow was forced to leave Seattle after false accusations of aiding terrorists. Grell's run ended with ''Green Arrow'' vol. 2 No. 80, shortly after Dinah dumped Oliver.

During this period, the writer also redefined the character's origin in the four-part 1992 [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''Green Arrow: The Wonder Year''. Grell portrayed Oliver Queen as a thrill-seeker who inherits his family business at a very young age. Changed by his sojourn on the island, Oliver decided to take up crime fighting as a means of rebelling against his responsibilities. During his first adventure in Star City, Oliver meets an old flame, Brianna Stone, a former college radical who warns him if he continued to carry his bow, he would one day have to use it for real. Grell's limited series also established Queen's attraction toward dangerous women.