Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell - Joe Quinones - Page 26 (original graphic novel, Green Arrow)

This is one of two pages that I absolutely loved and remembered from the Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell OGN, and (surprisingly) was very fortunate to find them still available from the lovely Joe Quinones.

I had ordered two pre-con sketches from Joe ahead of NYCC 2014 with intention of my fellow Aussie collector, Scott, to pick up, but Joe didn't complete the sketches until post-NYCC. From there, I was able to coordinate with him via email for which pages were available. Honestly, even if these pages weren't available, I would've been happy with anything from the OGN that had either character. Also, Quinones art is pure candy for the eyes, as every character expression just comes to life. Eventually, he was able to post it to me in Australia; what an absolute champion, and I will always have the utmost gratitude towards him.

Now, this page in particular is just full of tongue-and-cheek; Black Canary at her climax manages to break a vase unintentionally using her Canary Cry. That's unheard of. Then, during post-coital bed-talk, whilst Canary thinks that Arrow is reaching over for a cuddle, he's actually reaching for the tv remote. I STILL laugh when I read the dialog in this page. The artwork 100% compliments the script.

That being said, the other half of my hat-tipping-salute goes to Paul Dini; this book is just full of amazing dialog between the two characters; real pals that know and love each other, but still know how to mess around with each other.

Please seek this book out if you haven't; you won't regret it.