Articulation Arrow: Infinite Heroes Arrow Family Set

Hey folks! This post is a long time coming, but thanks to ARROWHEAD member Russel Burbage, I own the Infinite Heroes Series Green Arrow, Black Canary, Green Lantern 3 pack.

Observe:The Green Arrow fig seems to take its inspiration from the Mike Grell era costume, complete with the hood. He also comes with a bow, the only accessory in the set. Black Canary is decked out in her classic black costume, but lacks fishnets. Hal is, well, Hal, and has a fittingly stern look on his face.

There's not a ton of articulation in these figs, but the paint job is spot on (except the aforementioned lack of fishnets). I really like this set. My only real complaint is that the profile on the back gives Hal a higher intelligence than both Dinah and Ollie. Hal's not exactly an idiot, but... yeah.

There are 3 other sets in the series, 1 of which actually makes sense. There's a Hawkman+ 2 Thanagarian soldiers set, which is awesome, but also a Superman, Supergirl, and Wonder Girl. Huh? Two members of the Super family, and one member of the Wonder family???

The last one makes even less sense: Raven, Starfire, and CAPTAIN BOOMERANG. Two Teen Titans and a Flash Villain? Wha??

Anyway, thanks Russel!

Time's Arrow: Justice League Calendar

A few days ago, new ARROWHEAD member Russel K Burbage contacted me and fofered an interesting proposition. He had managed to get a hold of two 2009 Justice League of America calendars, ironically enough only avaiable in the UK. As you'll see, this is quite possibly the greatest calendar ever created

First, the front cover:


As you can see, it features the full color artwork of the full membership of the Justice League of America, right up until the end of the satellite era. This is a famous bit of artwork. In fact, I have a t-shirt with this exact design. The artist isn't credited, but I'm sure one of our devoted readers will be able to tell me who's work it is.

The Big Three get 2 months of the year each, but that leaves 6 months for other characters, like Aquaman, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, and best of all...GREEN ARROW!

GA gets the entire month of August to himself. As you can see, the month includes several pieces of art, including 2 JLA covers that feature the Emerald Archer prominently:


The calendar is incredible. Lush artwork everywhere, comic book covers, background images of individual panels...Green Arrow getting his own month. What's not to love?!

(Note: Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures. The calendar is too big for my scanner, and my camera is acting up.)

Justice League of America #4

In an unbelievable display of generosity ARROWHEAD member Rick Phillips has sent your humble correspondent a copy of Justice League of America #4, the issue where Green Arrow joins the Justice League as its first non-founding member!

The book is in rough shape, but its still perfectly readable. Expect a report on this ish in the next few days!

Rick, you're the best!

Arrowheads: Rick Phillips

Arrowhead Inductee: Rick Phillips

I present the second Arrowhead inductee in as many days: Rick Phillips!

Rick runs a large family of blogs, including Mail It To Team-Up, The Comic Book Letterheads Museum, and Plastic Man Platitudes (which means the team up between Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Plastic Man featured below should be right up his alley!).

Rick was kind enough to send me this PSA that he found from a 1949 issue of World's Finest. Click to join Ollie on his quest to raise money for community chest charities like the Y!

Thanks again Rick!

Arrowheads: Rob Kelly

Arrowhead inductee: Rob Kelly!

Hey folks! Now that we've named our Green Arrow fan club, its time to induct its first member: none other than superhero blogger extraordinaire, Rob Kelly!

Rob has sent in some really fun GA swag in the past, including the bit of artwork seen here. Today, a surprise envelope in the mail arrived with the treasures you see to the left.

We've got TWO Green Arrow postcards (th image on the one on the left is my fav of the lot) and 3 GA trading cards, including one from his Mego series action figure!

Rob is truly a great guy, and a true friend of Green Arrow to boot, so everyone welcome the first Arrowhead, Rob!


Blog note: I'll be going over each of the cool things Rob sent me in later posts.

Blog note 2: Alright Arrowheads, keep your eyes peeled for something very special coming up on this blog. I'm not saying what it is now, but suffice it to say it will be a first here on the Arrowcave!