Posted by Runshouse21 at 68-173-203-199.nyc.rr.com on March 19, 2004 at 23:10:36:
Readers could tell that Mr. Meltzer was a comics enthusiast right from the start. There are superhero references in many of his novels, including his latest, "The Zero Game," which had its debut last month at No. 3 on the New York Times best-seller list. Mr. Meltzer's first comic-book project was "Archer's Quest," a six-part "Green Arrow" story. Mr. Meltzer inherited the comic book from the filmmaker Kevin Smith, whose tenure raised Green Arrow from second-string hero to one of DC's top sellers.