<P> In 2013, Stephen Amell was nominated for multiple awards . He received a Teen Choice Award nomination for "Choice TV Actor: Fantasy / Sci - Fi", and a nomination for the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Sci - Fi / Fantasy TV Actor". He followed that with three nominations in 2014; a Leo Award for "Best Lead Male Performance", a Constellation Award for "Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode", and a Young Hollywood Award nomination for "Super Superhero". </P> <P> Andy Greenwald of Grantland wrote that Amell deserves a "great deal of the credit" for Arrow's success, as he brings a subtle humor hidden beneath his "Hollister veneer". Greenwald goes on to state that Amell's performance as Oliver Queen makes that persona a more interesting character than the Arrow . Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker acknowledged Amell's range as an actor for the series premiere: "Amell is no mere muscle - head as an actor--he let confusion, dismay, disappointment, and resolve play across his face at the right moments, even when the dialogue became stilted or clunky ." Neil Genzlinger wrote in The New York Times that Amell was "just inscrutable enough to pull off the transition from the playboy he was before the shipwreck to the avenging, bow - wielding Green Arrow he becomes on his return to civilization". The San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand came to a similar conclusion, stating Amell has the "acting skill that enables him to be convincing both as rescued rich kid Oliver Queen and as his green - hooded alter ego, Arrow". In contrast, The Guardian's Stephen Kelly found Amell more "uncomfortable and awkward" in the role, which made it difficult to like his character as a "traumatised badass". </P> <P> Arrow's Oliver Queen first appeared in a prequel comic that tied into the television series, before being developed into an ongoing digital comic that lasted 36 chapters and featured various storylines . The next year, the character appeared in Arrow 2.5, a bi-weekly series that bridged the gap between the end of season two and the start of season three . </P> <P> The character also features in tie - in novels published for the series, Arrow: Vengeance, written by Oscar Balderrama and Lauren Certo, The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen written by Susan and Clay Griffith, and its sequel Arrow: A Generation of Vipers from the same authors . He will also appear in the upcoming novel Arrow: Fatal Legacies, co-authored by Marc Guggenheim and James R. Tuck, due to be published in January 2018 . The novel will bridge the gap between the season five finale and the season six premiere of Arrow . </P>

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