Speaking of Green Arrow, his official character concept was that of a man who endured suffering—far more suffering than Batman.
Every Superhero's solo comic had a subtitle. For example, Batman's comics had used "The Best of Legends, the Worst of Criminals," while the Suicide Squad's publications had used "They Don't Exist, but They're Creative."
Green Arrow's solo comic, however, simply stated it outright—"Suffering Hero."
He had endured far too much. He had handed his company over to a close friend to manage, only to discover that the friend was a member of the underground organization known as the Nine Rings Society. Much of his money had been siphoned away to help his enemies.
If he met a beautiful woman, there was a high chance she would be a villain who stabbed him in the back at a crucial moment.
Everyone he trusted either betrayed him or left him. Even his sidekick, Arsenal, had completely fallen out with him.
His father had died horribly, his mother had died horribly, and even his former girlfriend had died horribly. Almost everyone who got close to him had trouble staying alive. He had no omnipotent butler, and he was nowhere near as suspicious as Batman, yet his luck was clearly much worse.
As long as something involved him, it usually failed to go smoothly. Sometimes, it even became inexplicably bizarre.
After the flood receded last night, he brought everyone he had rescued back to Star City.
Perhaps it was because they had survived a disaster, or perhaps for some other reason, but his ex-wife, Black Canary, enthusiastically dragged him home. After cooking them a meal, she lovingly rolled around in bed with him.
He had thought they could return to the peaceful days they once had. But a few hours later, after she seemed