DC Comics Green Arrow #44 By Koppy McFad December 1, 2004 - 10:12 Publisher(s): DC Comics Writer(s): Judd Winick Penciller(s): Phil Hester Inker(s): Andre Parks Cover Artist(s): Marcos Martin This is the issue where Green Arrow's ward, Mia finally reveals that she is HIV-positive. There have been comic titles with HIV-infected characters before but the creative team here is really milking the issue for all it is worth. There is a lengthy talk about the drug cocktail Mia will have to take, the discipline she will have to develop, the loneliness she will have to endure... some of it is quite moving but a lot of it is rather preachy. At least Winick didn't resort to scolding the readers for being so judgemental. Even the tender scene between Mia and Connor at the end seems tacked on. Meanwhile, the whole plotline about the crimelord Brick, taking over Star City, grinds to a halt. Hester and Parks do a fine job even though they basically just draw a bunch of people standing around talking. I do believe that Winick had the best intentions in writing this story and did not do it for the publicity but he definitely could have gotten his point across without sounding so didactic. © Copyright 2002-2026 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.