Penning the issues in Green Arrow’s Vol. 3: Against the Wall must have been difficult given Green Arrow’s circumstances in the Absolute Power event series, but Joshua Williamson handles it well. I never felt Against the Wall struggled to meet what was set out for it, and further Williamson continues to populate his work with such lovely callouts to DC history near and far. It’s a nice ending to the good start of the new Green Arrow series.

[Review contains spoilers for Green Arrow and Absolute Power]

The Green Arrow volume differs from the other Absolute Power tie-in books I’ve read so far in that Against the Wall spans from before Absolute Power to after it, into DC All In. Most other trades — Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman — end after their Absolute Power issues and before DC All In, generally the start of new storylines and a natural jumping-on point. But since the end of Williamson’s run stepped a foot into DC All In — one of two stories in the DC All In Green Arrow #17 — it means in this Absolute Power tie-in book we also see Amanda Waller imprisoned after the event and get our first glimpse of the new Justice League Unlimited satellite before the first Justice League Unlimited collection is even on the stands.