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Sunday, October 14, 2012

CW's "Arrow": Villains and Allies Revealed


Further to Sneak Peek's September 11 report detailing several DC Comics characters appearing as live-action guest-stars on this season of CW's Vancouver-lensed TV series "Arrow", Sneak Peek footage from 8 upcoming "Arrow" episodes :

"...highlights of the first-look footage from 8 episodes, include glimpses of upcoming Arrow villains and allies, including several luminaries from the DC Universe including  'Well Dressed Man' (John Barrowman – Torchwood, Dr. Who) in a clandestine meeting with Moira Queen (series star Susanna Thompson) 'Deadshot' (Michael Rowe), one of the most deadly assassins in the DC Universe, takes aim at Oliver and his family 'Deathstroke' (Jeffrey Robinson – Human Target), the masked Terminator who shares a secret history with Oliver 'China White' (Kelly Hu – X2, The Vampire Diaries), the lethal and seductive mercenary able to match Oliver Queen punch for punch 'The Huntress' 'Helena Bertinelli' (Jessica De Gouw), who lurks in the shadows to dispense her own form of justice..."



In addition, the series will also feature 'Felicity Smoak-Raymond' debuting in DC's "The Fury of Firestorm #23 , who will appear as the manager of a computer software company who takes up the fight to keep 'Starling City' clean.


'Walter Steele', debuting in DC's "Green Arrow' Vol 4 #1, will appear as the new CEO of  'Queen Industries'. 


'Merlyn', debuting in DC's "Justice League of America" #94 will appear as a villainous archer and member of the deadly 'League of Assassins'.


'China White', debuting in DC's "Green Arrow Year One" #3, will appear as  the leader of a large drug cartel that supplied the bulk of heroin to the Pacific Rim.



'Constantine Drakon' debuting in DC's "Green Arrow" #27, is a Greek assassin and one of the most feared martial artists in the DC Universe. 


'Floyd Lawton', aka 'Deadshot', debuting in DC's "Batman" #59, is an assassin, who had one of his eyes gouged out by 'Green Lantern'.


'Black Canary', debuting in "Flash Comics" #86 is a world-class martial artist and kick-boxer who assumes the costume and identity of her mother, the original 'Black Canary'. She is known for an ability to deliver a 'Canary Cry' ultrasonic scream that at its peak, can level a small building.
 

'The Huntress', debuting in DC's "The Huntress" #1, is a vigilante  who secretly sabotages her father’s crime family. 



'Deathstroke', debuting in DC's  "The New Teen Titans" #2 is a mercenary, genetically augmented by the government to be the perfect soldier.


 'Speedy', debuting in DC's "More Fun Comics" #73, was the ward and sidekick of Arrow, but will now be Oliver Queen's sister 'Thea Queen', who takes up the bow later in the series.


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