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What Justice Requires. Arrow Season 2.5  produced its finest issue yet as the 'Blood' story arc reached its conclusion. The finale featured two chapters; 'Choice' detailed the epic showdown between the Arrow, Arsenal, the Huntress and the Renegades, whilst 'Flames' saw Brother Blood make his last stand. In 'Choice', our heroes take on the ragtag band of villains in an awesome fight. Lock-Up was particularly devastating, taking out Roy and Oliver in a display of his electrical powers. His ultimatum at the end, along with Oliver's choice, was a good cliffhanger too. A decision that was blindingly obvious after reading the following issue. Said issue, 'Flames', was the eventful finale. The Huntress was able to finally have a good story arc, recognising her wrongdoings and accepting that she deserved to sit out her sentence. Also she was surprisingly mature with Felicity, which again made me like her character more (way more than her TV app...

You're Gonna Need Backup. After the focus on the Suicide Squad last week, we return to Oliver's war against the Church of Blood. Once again there are two stories; in 'Assault' the Arrow and Arsenal go on the hunt for Felicity, whilst in 'Assurances' Roy turns to Lyla for backup when the Arrow takes on Brother Blood and the Renegades single-handed. We also get an epilogue to the 'Crisis in Khandaq' story-line. In 'Assault', we get out first proper team-up mission for the Arrow and Arsenal, as they track Felicity. Brother Blood tries to blow the pair up, before taking Oliver hostage. It's straight-forward plotting and merely serves to bring us back to Starling and its problems following the detour to Khandaq. The next chapter is much more eventful, as in 'Assurances' we learn that it was Oliver's plan to get captured and he wanted Roy to get backup, which he does in the dramatic ACTUAL return of the Huntress! A few issues ago,...

Miscellaneous Expenses. The Arrow: Season 2.5  comic series picked up the pace in #5 with it's continuation of the 'Blood' storyline; 'Transitions' sees Caleb Green escape from the Church of Blood in order to kill Oliver Queen, whilst in 'Gone' Oliver finally realises that Felicity has been taken and enlists the recently awoken Roy to help him rescue her. The 'Crisis in Khandaq' feels close to boiling over, as Diggle replaces pregnant Lyla on the mission and joins the crew at the helicopter. 'Transitions' is a particularly eventful chapter. In it, we see Oliver dreaming of Thea killing him, whilst at the same time Malcolm trains Thea in his house in Corto Maltese, further evidence that she is going to transform into Speedy in the coming seasons. Additionally, Sara enlists Quentin's help to track a target for the League of Assassins and Roy wakes from his coma. All-in-all, it was a great chapter which began a number of story-lines and...

Long Live Brother Blood. Arrow's Season 2.5  #3 consists of two more additions to the 'Blood' story-line; in 'Following', the Arrow breaks into the Church of Blood and confronts their members and leader, whilst in 'Outnumbered', Diggle and Ollie try to escape from the clutches of Brother Blood and his minions. Meanwhile, 'Crisis in Khandaq' starts to get interesting as Khem-Adam ( Arrow 's version of Black Adam!) is introduced as the leader of terrorist group Onslaught. First off, 'Following'. This chapter leads to the Arrow investigating the Church of Blood before being overwhelmed by the creepy acolytes of Brother Blood. Diggle tries to help him meanwhile, but is knocked out by members of the Church. We also get a neat insight into Thea's journey, as Malcolm teaches her in Corto Maltese that all places are dark and twisted, the only thing you can change is yourself. It's a nice moment that foreshadows her eventual transform...

Blood is Risen. Arrow Season 2.5  brings revelations and mysteries in its two chapters: 'Acolyte' sees a member of the Church of Blood make a demonstration of his devotion to the new Brother Blood, whilst 'Ascension' explains just how Clinton Hogue became the new Brother Blood, answering a few lingering questions from season 2. In 'Acolyte', Oliver learns that the Church of Blood is back and led by another Brother Blood, who is revealed to be Sebastian Blood's old bodyguard Clinton Hogue! I'm glad the comic writers chose a character that was in the show, as it felt more dramatic revealing him to have been an ally of Blood's prior to his death. Additionally, we get to see where Team Arrow get all of their awesome gear - some shady nut job with a scarred face and a weird pair of goggles. Diggle gives this guy the plans for Roy's Arsenal costume, which is an awesome link back to the TV show! Following this, 'Ascension' explains that Ho...

A Refuge For The Lost. Arrow Season 2.5  kicks off in spectacular fashion with its first issue, which begins the 'Blood' story-line. This issue consists of two chapters; 'Return' sees Oliver take Roy out into the field as the pair take down drug dealers on a plane, whilst in 'Descent' Team Arrow try to patch up Roy, whilst a strange man lures Caleb Green to a church led by a man by a familiar name. I loved seeing Roy and the Arrow fighting alongside each other again in 'Return', with the pair kicking some serious ass together. The plot was thin on this one, but intentionally so - the seeds are being sown for what this mini-series is all about. We got to see Ollie adapting to taking Roy with him on missions and meanwhile, in the background, a new character called Caleb Green watches his dad kill both his wife and himself. It's all riveting stuff and I love how immediately this story carries on after the fall of Deathstroke at the end of season 2 ...