Batman vs Green Arrow vs The Question: Arcadia #1 | Comic Review | DC Black Label’s Boldest Thriller
Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 officially launches a new era of DC Black Label storytelling, and in this video I break down everything you need to know. Writer/artist Gabriel Hardman brings a modern, hardboiled twist to the classic DC social thrillers of the 1980s, throwing Batman, Green Arrow, and the Question into a world defined by class warfare, ecological collapse, and political decay.
Official Synopsis:
From the decaying husk of Hub City, Vic Sage, the Question goes deep undercover on the trail of a human-trafficking operation in the frozen Arctic. Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow, pushed out of his own company’s C-suite, must get his crumbling life back together… but what is Queen Industries’ involvement with a mysterious project dubbed Arcadia? Spurred on by the Question, Green Arrow joins the hunt for answers… but one obstacle stands in the way of their investigation: the Batman. Writer/artist Gabriel Hardman comes to DC Black Label with a hardboiled modern twist on the DC social thrillers of the 1980s, updating this opinionated trio of lone-wolf vigilantes for the era of open class warfare and ecological collapse!
In this review, I dig into the sharp character writing, the grounded and gritty artwork, and the ideological clash that fuels the story. Arcadia #1 positions Batman as an obstacle, Green Arrow as a man rebuilding, and the Question as the philosophical engine behind the investigation.
If you’re a fan of DC Black Label, political thrillers, or stories that push superheroes into darker, more realistic territory, this is one you don’t want to miss.
Creators:
• Writer/Artist: Gabriel Hardman
• Publisher: DC Comics (Black Label)
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