Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Arrow”

~ by Rebecca Fisher

Introduction:

If we’re being really honest here, the concept of Green Arrow doesn’t sound all that promising. Though first appearing in DC comics back in 1941, he certainly doesn’t have the same recognisability as Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman. And whereas those three have become so iconic that they’re no longer in the shadow of the material that originally inspired them (Zorro for Batman, Greek/Roman mythology for Wonder Woman, Moses for Superman), Green Arrow’s assortme...