New fan art for The CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths depicts Smallville star Justin Hartley with an armored version of his Green Arrow costume.
While rumors swirl that Justin Hartley will reprise his Smallville role as Green Arrow in Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new piece of fan art puts him in the armored suit from the comics. Crisis on Infinite Earths will span across a variety of live-action DC TV shows both past and present, so it would be great to see Justin Hartley join his Smallville co-stars Tom Welling and Erica Durance on the small screen once again. Although it’s just a rumor at the moment, that hasn’t stopped some fans imagining his return for Crisis on Infinite Earths.
A digital artist who goes by “BritEdit” on Instagram took the armored Green Arrow costume that Justin Hartley’s Oliver Queen wore in the Smallville Season Eleven comics. The bulky armor looks slightly reminiscent of the suit Lex Luthor occasionally wears in DC Comics, but with a Green Arrow paint-job. Since the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event takes place years after the Smallville series, it’s not impossible that Justin Hartley’s Oliver Queen still has the Green Arrow armor lying around somewhere. Take a look at the artwork featuring Justin Hartley as Green Arrow for Crisis on Infinite Earths below.
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First appearing in Smallville’s sixth season, Justin Hartley’s take on the Green Arrow is The WB’s take on the character before the network switched over to The CW. Initially a rival for Lois Lane’s affections, Justin Hartley’s Green Arrow and Tom Welling’s Superman became allies and co-founded that universe’s version of the Justice League of America alongside The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. It remains to be seen if the other Justice League members will appear, but if the rumors are true, Tom Welling won’t be the only Smallville hero seen in the upcoming five-part Arrowverse crossover event.
The CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths has been teased since the very first episode of The Flash, where a newspaper headline from the year 2024 revealed the Barry Allen’s fate was to disappear during a “crisis.” However, the fifth season finale of the Grant Gustin series accelerated this when the original newspaper headline changed the date of the event from 2024 to 2019. To add to this, the seventh season finale of Stephen Amell’s Arrow set up Oliver Queen’s role in the next crossover by having him join the Monitor on a mission to warn other worlds of the crisis, as part of the arrangement the Emerald Archer made in order to save the lives of both The Flash and Supergirl.
Crisis on Infinite Earths will span two quarters and consist of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman. The Arrowverse crossover will launch with three episodes in December before concluding with two additional episodes in January.
Stay tuned for the latest news on Smallville star Justin Hartley, Green Arrow and the Arrowverse.
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