Green Arrow #24

Green Arrow #24, titled "Dissonance," is a single issue of the Green Arrow series (Volume 5) from DC Comics' "New 52" era, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Andrea Sorrentino. It was published on October 2, 2013, with a cover date of December 2013. The issue continues Lemire's "Kill Machine" to "Shado" storyline: Oliver Queen previously damaged his inner ear while fighting Count Vertigo in Vlatava, and his archery accuracy has suffered badly since—an almost fatal blow for a man whose strength is the bow. His teammate Henry Fyff warns him the damage may be permanent, but there is no time for proper treatment, because he must deal with Komodo and the Outsiders, who are expanding their power in Seattle. Count Vertigo then returns, publicly challenging Green Arrow in downtown Seattle, claiming that Green Arrow invaded his country and took the archer Shado, and vowing not to stop until Green Arrow shows himself. Oliver insists on fighting, but Shado knocks him out and decides to go alone; working with Naomi Singh, she plans to approach Vertigo from a distance using rocket arrows and satellite guidance. But on the way, Shado is ambushed by a martial artist skilled in tactical combat and thrown from a rooftop, foiling the plan. When Oliver wakes, he recklessly faces Vertigo alone, using his adaptation to the dissonance in his inner ear to force his focus to a single point, and finally knocks the villain down with one punch and tears the dazzling device from the back of his head. The issue also plants new threads: Clock King's territory is targeted by a man called "Dragon," and John Diggle finally appears back in Seattle.