Your argument was that the weapon he chose is ludicrous in a world of guns, not how someone who doesn’t know the characters all that well would perceives them. Ollie is also a smart billionaire who fights crime and is a very skilled hand to hand fighter. Okay, so, he isn’t as smart as Batman but he also strives to perfect himself physically and mentally.

You would have to dismiss half the DC and Marvel universe if your gauge at realism is whether or not these characters are packing something as powerful as a gun. Daredevil fights baddies every day with nothing but his cane. Bullseye throws knives and darts.

The reality is, guns are fairly meaningless in the comic world. You are talking about universes that have heroes and villains with god-like strength. Where heroes like Batman, with no powers and expensive toys is standing next to Superman and fighting the same bad guys. Who cares in that instance if someone has a gun and points it at Superman? A gun is most assuredly not a representation of modern day power in the comic world.

So, why do these lesser characters exist? If every hero was super powerful, it wouldn’t be any fun. There is a place for every hero and how realistic and enjoyable that character is depends largely on who is writing the story. If you think Ollie’s weapon of choice is unrealistic and ridiculous, then you have to feel the same about the half of the comic universe.

No, what you’ll say is, “Batman’s a bad-ass, billionaire superhero who’s life’s goal is to stop crime by becoming the best at everything in both physical and mental prowess. He is a detective who solves crime with his head, has cool gadgets to facilitate fighting crime, with a kick-ass hot rod and can beat the living sheeit out of anyone short of Bane on a bad day. … oh, and he also throws a batarang at people, some of which have explosives for dealing with Doomsday clones. .. and he wears a cool cape and cowl, wears symbol of the bat, has young ward living … with him…. but he’s gay.”

Oliver Queen, on the other hand, you CAN’T say that about. (I think I just ended a sentence with a preposition, but it sounded right.) To this cave dwelling Tibetan, you’d say, “Green Arrow? … yeah.. he shoots arrows, many are trick arrows,.. like… er… a boxing glove or … smoke grenade, at criminals. … who have guns. What? … yeah.. arrows…. yup, those things the Indians used when…. yeah the African Zulus too who were devastated by the Brits when…. yeah the Japanese had them too during the Opium wars when we had stuff like MX missle of their times and stuff.. what? .. yeah they all lost the fights… yeah.. knife in gun fight thing.

THAT’S what you’d be forced to say about Green Arrow, and Hawkeye for that matter. Though the Ultimate Hawkeye, who was a little more like Bullseye, killed 9 guys by ripping off his fingernails and flinging them at the bad guys throat, while strapped to a chair, I think he threw some forks and butter knives at guys too, who killed his family, Frank Castle style, killing all the baddies. Not THAT was bad-ass. Who’s going to mess with a guy who’s willing to rip his own finger nail off and fling it at your throat?

Not me. I’ll take on the guy in green tights and unbalance, un-aeordynamic boxing glove arrow any day of the week. Talk about far fiction. Totally unbelievable, but it transcended criticism and shot right through suspension of disbelief and banked it on the “This is James Bond kinda cool, I don’t care what you say,” realm that automatically gives it a green light.

Yeah, he still throws it, on occasion when in close quarters, but it’s just not what he’s identified with. Batman is primarily identified with being 1) The Detective, who is able to solve complex cases and out strategize the opponent, even the entire Justice League, 2) a terrorist, striking fear and terror into the hearts of bad guys, and 3) a sneaky pummeler who sneaks up behind bad guys and beats the living crap out of them 4) a gadgeteer who has a ton of different technological devices that can be used in a multitude of situations.

A more analogous model of Oliver Queen’s quiver of “trick arrows” would be Batman’s utility belt. … which friggin’ ROCKS! How could it not, he even has Bat Shark Repellent in there for Christ’s Sake.

How can you not love that! I am a huge Conan fan. Loved the first movie, read a bunch of the books and continue to get and read the comics. I have been waiting for something to come along and make up for that festering pile they called Conan the Destroyer. I hope this new movie is good but I just don’t know about Momoa being the new Conan. I liked him in Stargate Atlantis but I think he works better as a supporting character. I don’t know, we will see, I hope he proves me wrong. I will be crushed if the new movie isn’t great.