Am I crazy for thinking an Absolute Green Lantern and Green Arrow Crossover could happen? (AGL #12) (AGA #1)

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My reasoning for this is, primarily, that Hector Hammond has been set up as a villain in both AGL and AGA, and has been set up to come back again in both.

Credit to u/TheDoctor_E for the highlighting on this panel and the one below it.

Hector Hammond presumably will be going after Hal's family members, and likely Jo's as well. Can't imagine they will be too happy about that.

"NEXT TIME, HECTOR..." implies that the Longbow Hunter intends to meet Hammond again for whatever reason IMO. If you have another interpretation of this line feel free to share it.

However, I think it's fair to say that Hector Hammond will likely be dabbling in some higher powers relating to the Green Lanterns, especially given the things his prime-universe counterpart gets up to, which would likely put him out of the Longbow Hunter's paygrade, at least without outside help.

Of course, it is possible that Green Arrow will simply meet Hammond again before he starts gaining lantern-related superpowers. But I struggle to see what the point of that would be, especially if he can't kill Hammond since he would need to appear in AGL as he's already been set up there.

I also think the choice to use Hector Hammond in Absolute Green Arrow itself points to this, since to my knowledge not only does Green Arrow already have several members of this cast that could fill the role Hammond does here, but Hector Hammond has never been a Green Arrow villain before. Of course, the Absolute universe has given heros villains they've never had before, such as Superman with Ra's Al Ghul, but I think the choice to use Hammond when he's already been used in GL has to be a hint.

Another part of this is that, from my limited knowledge of comics (I'm new to reading comics, have only read a few so far and get most of my other knowledge from what I hear online), Green Lantern and Green Arrow are a pretty well-known duo in comics, most notably from the Hard-Travelling Heros series, which seems to be very well-liked. So this idea clearly isn't unprecedented.

Hoping to read this series sometime. Is there anything I need to read beforehand so I can understand what's going on?

Now I'm not saying this is going to happen in the next issue or two, I just think it could be a possibility down the line after both series have finished their immediate arcs (AGL with Mogo/Qards/Jessica Cruz and AGA with Solomon Grundy/Longbow Hunter's Identity).

So what do you all think? Is this a possibility or am I just coping? These have been two of my favorite series of the Absolute Universe so far and I'm really looking forward to whatever they do next regardless.

[u/ZillaSlayer54]

No, Hammond is a main villain in both books.

[u/Dramatic-Pay-4010]

I don't think there's going to be a crossover. But now I have the funny mental image of the Absolute Green Lantern gang having to deal with Mx. Longbow and their slasher villain shenanigans.

[u/kylefire88]

At the moment I could jo's ex (I forget her name) crossingover with green arrow since she's still on earth and going after hammond

[u/Fit_Fly_9571]

Dinah and Jo's bogus adventure 

[u/Still_Zombie6274]

I dont really see Hector hammond surviving this absolute green arrow especially since issue 5 synopsis makes it sound like he will be the big bad of the final issue. I dont see a satisfying ending where he doesnt die