Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier, compiled by Nick Aires, is a visually-stunning companion to the CW series.

About ‘Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier’

After being marooned on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he uses in a way on crime in the hard-hitting action series Arrow. Reinventing the DC Comics character for a modern audience, the Arrow is not a super hero but a hero — every bit as dangerous as the criminals he’s hunting.

The Dossier collates the intelligence Oliver has uncovered on nefarious business dealings and criminal acidity in Starling City, plus confidential information about his alter-ego, including:

All annotated by Oliver.

‘Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier’ review

When you first open the Dossier, there is a table of contents that is divided into three sections and 10 total subsections.

The first section is “Investigations” and features the subsections of “The List,” “The Undertaking,” “Uncommon Criminals,” “Task Force X ‘Suicide Squad,'” “Deathstroke’s Revenge” and “The League of Assassins.”

The second section is “Equipment” and features looks at both locations and weaponry. And the third section is “Allies” and features subsections on “The Queen Family,” “Friends” and “Vigilantes/Masks/Heroes.” It’s quite thorough.

After the table of contents, we find a letter written by The Arrow. The letter tells the reader that the book contains The Arrow’s research. It states that The Arrow is dead and that the holder of the dossier will now use the information within to keep his crusade alive.

The contents of the Dossier itself include newspaper clippings and printouts, photos, flyers, police reports and other official documents. These documents have been annotated by Oliver; in the Investigations section, for example, Oliver’s notes indicate criminals’ fates (quite a few are Deceased) and notes why they are being targeted.

We also see ties to the larger world, such as Barry Allen being listed among Oliver’s allies and Tockman having been taken down by “brave civilian Iris West.”

There are plenty of Easter eggs for fans to dig through in these documents. One notable inclusion, for example, is Oliver’s entry on Floyd Lawton (aka Deadshot); he is listed as “Death unconfirmed.” The fern also gets a specific mention in the Arrowcave plans.

The Dossier ends with a list of everyone who knows Oliver’s secret identity. Hilariously, the list is a full page; some secret identity you’ve got, Oliver.

This book is not only visually beautiful, from its leather-looking cover to the sheer number of documents within the book, but it’s also full of details any Arrow fan could spend hours poring over. While you may not learn anything new about the series looking through Oliver Queen’s Dossier (it’s not an encylopedia by any stretch), it makes for an excellent companion to the series. It has definitely inspired me to want to do a rewatch.

Additionally, since the book covers material through season 3, I would not be surprised to see a follow up dossier with additional information from the subsequent seasons.

If you’re someone who is looking for quality Arrow merchandise, I would definitely recommend you check out Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier a look. Nick Aires has painstakingly compiled a pretty incredible book.

Arrow: Oliver Queen’s Dossier hits shelves on on October 18, 2016. Pick it up from Amazon or directly from the publisher Titan Books.