Time's Arrow

"Time's Arrow"
Information
Series	Arrow
Chapter number	1 of 36
Released	October 10, 2012
Written by	Marc Guggenheim Andrew Kreisberg
Art by	Mike Grell
Colors by	Ikari Studio (David Lopez & Santi Casas)
Cover by	Mike Grell Randy Mayor
Chronology
Previous chapter	"Test Drive"
Next chapter	"Prey"

"Time's Arrow" is the first chapter of the comic book series Arrow. It was released digitally on October 10, 2012.

Solicit

Get a glimpse at Oliver Queen's past, present, and future in the debut chapter of ARROW! Written by the show's creators with art from legendary "Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters" artist Mike Grell.[src]

Plot

In the present, Oliver visits his father's grave at the Queen Mansion, reminiscent of the one he built for Robert on Lian Yu in 2007. Wanting to talk to his father, Oliver reflects on how much everything has changed. Oliver explains how he survived, just as his father had hoped, having washed up on Lian Yu and finally returning home after five years.

Oliver also expresses how he was taken aback by the difficulty of reconnecting with his family and friends, as well as the pain of keeping secrets from them. During this, Oliver reflects on Moira and Walter's attempts to have him take a position at Queen Consolidated, Thea's frustration at his neglect of his family, Laurel's disappointment with his continued selfishness, Tommy's lack of understanding how much he changed, and Diggle's reaction to learning Oliver's secret identity.

Oliver goes into further detail about how he'd come back to Starling City to honor Robert's wishes of righting his wrongs. However, he believes he can't be "the Oliver everyone wants [him] to be", while doing so and states that the only way he could truly honor Robert's wishes was to dishonor his memory. Oliver apologizes to his father before leaving.

Gallery

Digital cover