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Absolute Green Arrow #1 — Cover B: Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant | Signed Pornsak Pichetshote w/CoA Publisher: DC Comics | Released: May 20, 2026 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote | Artist: Rafael Albuquerque | Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo Card Stock Variant Cover B | Signed by Writer Pornsak Pichetshote | Certificate of Authenticity Included | Near Mint | DC All In This is the Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant (Cover B) of Absolute Green Arrow #1 — hand-signed by Eisner Award-winning writer Pornsak Pichetshote with a Certificate of Authenticity included. Gerald Parel's cover is a masterclass in painted photorealistic intensity — a tight, commanding close-up of the Absolute Green Arrow in full tactical gear: skull mask, glowing crimson eyes, camouflage tactical jacket strapped with quivers, compound bow drawn and ready. Every surface is rendered with extraordinary detail and tactile weight — the worn leather straps, the cold metal buckles, the tension in his grip — creating a cover image of almost uncomfortable intimacy and menace. Parel's signature is visible on the cover. A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires, leaving behind a chilling calling card: green arrows embedded in each victim. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance — the Absolute Universe's reimagined Black Canary — is tasked with uncovering the killer's identity. Her investigation leads her through a deadly roster of suspects, all skilled archers, all uniquely connected to the recently murdered Oliver Queen. Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque reimagine the Emerald Archer's mythology as a brutal urban horror murder mystery — described as "I Know What You Did Last Summer for billionaires" — where the line between vigilante justice and serial killing is razor-thin. 🔑 KEY ISSUE — YES, MAJOR 1st issue of Absolute Green Arrow — the newest addition to DC's landmark Absolute Universe, already confirmed as one of the biggest hits of 2026 with a second printing ordered before the first even shipped 1st appearance of Absolute Green Arrow — Oliver Queen reimagined as a hooded vigilante serial killer targeting corrupt billionaires; a radical, horror-inflected reinvention of the Emerald Archer that has generated enormous fan and critical excitement 1st appearance of Absolute Black Canary (Dinah Lance) — reimagined as a professional executive protection specialist and the series' central investigative protagonist; a landmark Absolute Universe debut for one of DC's most beloved characters Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant — Parel is one of the most celebrated and technically accomplished painted cover artists in modern comics, renowned for his extraordinary photorealistic style and acclaimed cover work across Marvel and DC; his hyper-detailed, cinematic close-up of the Absolute Green Arrow is one of the most visually arresting and collectible covers in the entire Absolute Green Arrow #1 lineup Written by Pornsak Pichetshote — Eisner Award winner for Best Limited Series (2022) and Harvey Award winner for Book of the Year (2022) for Dead Boy Detectives; one of the most acclaimed horror and thriller writers in comics today Signed by Pornsak Pichetshote with CoA — an authenticated signature from the series' Eisner Award-winning writer on the debut issue of a landmark new Absolute Universe series Ships bagged, boarded, and protected in a Gemini mailer.