DC Unveils Horror-Tinged Trailer for Slasher Reimagining ‘Absolute Green Arrow’

DC Comics is continuing to lean fully into horror with the Absolute Universe, and now the publisher has officially pulled back the curtain on one of its most anticipated series yet: Green Arrow in Absolute Green Arrow.

As most comic fans already know, Absolute Batman has become an absolute phenomenon for DC. The book is one of the best-selling comics of the modern era and has completely reignited interest in DC’s publishing line. What started with a darker reimagining of Batman quickly turned into an entire universe built around horror, brutality, and psychological terror. From Absolute Wonder Woman to Absolute Superman, Absolute Flash, and Absolute Martian Manhunter, the line has fully embraced horror aesthetics and horror storytelling in a way superhero comics honestly haven’t committed to before.

And now DC is taking things even further.

Absolute Green Arrow was first teased during Absolute Evil, where the character appeared briefly before being immediately killed off. At the time, fans thought that was the end of Oliver Queen in this universe. Turns out, it was just the beginning.

Because DC is very clearly positioning Absolute Green Arrow as a slasher series.

The publisher already raised eyebrows earlier this year when it released a faux movie poster for the series that directly called back to Halloween and Michael Myers. The marketing leaned hard into the idea of Green Arrow not as a traditional vigilante, but as a terrifying force hunting people down one by one. Now DC has released the official trailer for the comic ahead of its release date, and it confirms exactly what fans suspected.