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Warning ! Spoilers ahead for Absolute Power # 1!TheJustice Leaguehas been betray by one of their own and their action may have for good destroy them for future generations . After months and months of planning , Amanda Waller has finallyembarked on her cracking crusade to eliminate the humankind of metahumans .
However , Waller is n’t alone . She ’s control government officials , blackmailed heroes and villains alike , and made deals with the Old Nick to get where she is today . But one person has seemingly turned their back on everything they abide for and has gone all in on Waller ’s mission . But is this Justice League appendage really that far gone , or do they have other architectural plan ? And what will this signify for their time to come ?
Green Arrow Turns on the Justice League to Assist Amanda Waller
InAbsolute Power # 1by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Alejandro Sánchez , and Ariana Maher , the world run to hell in an instant . All across the orb , civilians begin lash out any hero in sight , labeling them as threats and enemies . The reason for the public ’s sudden and unexpected bit ? Waller is flooding the cyberspace and media with AI - manipulated videos of superheroes attacking barren masses all across the world . In the Hall of Order , Waller suffer with her conspirator , Failsafe , and prepares the next phase of their design .
To combat the misinformation that ’s ruin the zep ' reputations , every cloak Italian sandwich appears in public to counter Waller ’s story . Unfortunately , Waller has just unleashed her all - Amazo squad , Task Force VII . The humanoid track down the most knock-down paladin and begin stealing their abilities . Superman is de - powered just as a robber shoots at him , causing the Man of Steel to fall from the sky . Other heroes , include those as powerful as the Spectre , are de - powered in droves . Batman tries to rally his comrades on a obscure frequencyuntil he ’s interrupted by an honest-to-god ally from the Justice League .
Oliver Queen discover thathe ’s no longer on the heroes ’ side and that Green Arrow is fully “ Team Waller ” . Oliver inform everyone listen to the hidden frequency that any possible escape cock has been blockaded . The multiverse , the timestream , the Microverse , and even space are now all off - limit point thanks to Waller . Green Arrow realize things utterly clear : There is nowhere for any superhuman to consort now and the Amazos pursuing the remaining heroes are permanently de - power any hero they come across .
Green Arrow’s Sudden Betrayal Isn’t So Sudden
While Batman may be shocked to hear this hail from Green Arrow ’s oral fissure , anyone who ’s been following theGreen Arrowseries go steady Queen ’s turn do a international mile away . The Emerald Archer blend in missing after Dark Crisis on Infinite earth . But during Queen ’s attempts to get home , he discovered that Team Arrow reuniting could potentially lead to one of the worst calamity ever occurring . However , this turned out to be a lie craft by Queen ’s bane Merlyn . However , aiding Merlyn from the shadower was Amanda Waller .
Waller establish tech in various member of Green Arrow ’s kinsperson to keep them split up as part of a plan to control Queen . Her plan worked and as before long as Queen returned home , he get over down Waller to her new nucleotide , the Hall of Order . After capturing Queen , Waller pull down with the Heron and tell apart him that she was plan a war against metahumans and needed strong friend on her side . In rally for play for her , Waller foretell Green Arrow that she would keep his family line together and good .
Oliver agreed and Waller straight off put him to work , using him to break into an old Justice League floor and retrieve the Sanctuary files on the DCU ’s greatest hero . When ask about his determination to aid Waller , Green Arrow told his ally that he was simply working the ‘ retentive con ’ against Waller . However , when breaking the mother of his child out of prison house , Arsenal was catch by Green Arrow , who renounced his superhero identity and pass everything over to Team Arrow .
Con or Not, Green Arrow Has Completely Tarnished His Rep
Those who have n’t been prevent up withGreen Arrowmay readAbsolute Power # 1and be whole ball over at Oliver ’s decision to betray his friend and ally . But Queen ’s on-going has help rationalize his option and even involve that this is all just part of a plan he ’s got in secret to stop Waller from attain her ultimate end game . To be just , it ’s pretty hard to believe the DC Universe ’s most infamous left-of-center submarine sandwich actually desire to work out with a fascist like Waller ( at least , without any kind of mind control influence Green Arrow ) .
And yet , the question must be inquire . Even if Green Arrow has n’t rifle full scoundrel , do his intentions matter when he avail coordinate one of the large approach on the superhero community ? Without telling anyone , not even his friends and family , Oliver help oneself Waller profit sensitive information and use that information to de - power heroes on a musical scale that ’s never been seen before . Batman caught hell from the Justice League when his contingencies were steal in “ Tower of Babel”,but that ’s nothing compare to the scathe Green Arrow ’s done .
Sure , Green Arrow is very probable a dual factor and maybe he figures he can stop Waller by stick close and hold off for his good moment . But by not tell anyone , especially his closest allies in the League , he ’s put everyone ’s life at hazard . Superman was almost pour down and if the last chapter ofAbsolute Power # 1is any denotation , Jon Kent ’s troubles are just beginning . The DC Universe is a incubus powerful now and while things are sure as shooting going to go back to normal , many of Green Arrow ’s Justice League Comrade are n’t going to forget this anytime soon .
Can Green Arrow Come Back From This Betrayal?
grant , Green Arrow is n’t the first individual to lead astray his squad . Batman was let back in after “ Tower of Babel ” . Zatanna came back after her mind - wiping scandal was revealed in Identity Crisis . As pissed as his comrade might be , they might ultimately forgive him . Of course , that depends on how Absolute Power shakes out . No one ’s die so far . But if deaths do occur , then Green Arrow is blend in to have line of descent on his hands . Either way , it ’s credibly going to be a long time before Oliver Queen is in theJustice League’sgood graces again .
Absolute Power # 1is available now from DC Comics .
Absolute Power # 1 ( 2024 )
