I've been thinking on this a number of days now. Trying to get thoughts in order, I should almost approach this as a term paper, write, edit, proofread, then present.
But I"m going to ramble instead.
So what's up with Green Arrow?
I won't lie, I recently reread Cry for Justice and then Identity Crisis-and that Ollie/GA is the man. Love his attitude, his persona; that's a character I want around.
But why won't that character sustain any book? Let's not forget that at one point, his book was so low, they brought Black Canary back into the title fold, the book got cancelled, then got restarted again after Brightest Day (and...did it get cancelled again, or just end with nu52? Can't remember off the top of my head).
Then this new guy...well, hasn't been all that great until the first 19 issues are totally discounted. Jim Lee's love of all things goggle-ly looks ridiculous on a Robin Hood, as does ultra lined body armor and greaves. So, visually, GA has been a dud too (until Sorrentino's laying off of those aesthetics).
As for the new team to make the book a little more like the show, and a little more like before...is that so bad?
I mean, honestly?
I ask, because with all things comics, they won't stay the way I* want them to be.
*(I, also refers to all of you and your own personal opinions as to how they should be.
Are we pining for a GA that used to be? To a degree, yes, but that's also the character we fell in love with, first saw, etc. That guy does seem to be done with....but if they can make our nu guy a little more like him...isn't that what we should want? Batman seems to do that every decade or so, and everyone seems to be fine with that.
As far as changing too much of his past, or incorporating more of the TV show...well, what do you know about GA?
I'll admit, I am truly ignorant of his past and supporting characters. Or does he really have any? You Superman, you know Lois, Lex, Jimmy, Perry, etc. Batman has Robin (pick one), Gordon, Alfred, Bullock; all names you easily call forth. Villains? All can do that easily enough.
What...does GA have? I honestly don't know anything besides his Arrow family, let alone a villain beyond Merlin or Vertigo (and I guess Brick, if that stands up).
That said, I don't see much of great GA lore that wasn't a simple copycat of Batman's. If Diggle and Felicity are brought in...why not? Jimmy Olsen came from the radio show, as did Kryptonite. Batman got some concepts from his 40s TV show also, I believe.
If it enriches GA, makes it fun to read, doesn't spit in the face of everything before it, at this point, why not?