'Arrow' returns in digital-first 'Season 2.5' comic by Mark Guggenheim 

\'Arrow\' returns in digital-first \'Season 2.5\' comic by Mark Guggenheim

Anxious to leap back into another season of

? Waiting with baited breath for Oliver and Felicity to explore their feelings for one another? Painfully awaiting the fate of Detective Lance?

will return in just a few weeks, but fans can start catching up now on all the Team Arrow action with DC’s digital-first comic 

 executive producer Marc Guggenheim and executive story editor Keto Shimizu, who both write for the show,

will pick up directly after the last moments of the show’s season-two finale, leading fans right up to the opening moments of the season-three premiere.

Guggenheim and Shimizu are looking to tell stories true to the television series but that also take advantage of the “limitless budget” of the comic-book medium. To that end, expect over-the-top action with Ollie and Roy in full hero/sidekick mode, and more adventures with ARGUS, the dubious Amanda Waller, and the nefarious Suicide Squad (though don’t get your hopes up just yet for a Harley Quinn appearance). As well as telling stories with Brother Blood, Deathstroke, and Black Canary, this series will also introduce some of the new characters appearing in the upcoming season.

is available now via the DC Comics App, comiXology.com, ReadDCEntertainment.com, iBooks, Google Play, Kindle Store, and the Nook Store for $0.99. They will also be collected and published monthly, the first issue of which will see print on Oct. 8, the same day as the TV series’ season premiere. Check out a sample of the artwork below by Joe Bennett and inks by Jack Jadson.

An all-new digital first series begins! Bridging the gap between seasons 2 and 3 of the hit TV series Arrow, Season 2.5 follows Oliver Queen’s story as he battles the Church of Blood, with the fate of Starling City hanging in the balance. Featuring an all-star cast of Oliver’s greatest allies and enemies including the Huntress, Black Canary and Deathstroke!

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