BRIGHTEST DAY #2

Review by: akamuu

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Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO
Covers by DAVID FINCH
Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

Size: 40 pages
Price: 2.99

Apart from a bad-ass villain reveal at the end, this was a failure of a book.  The flipping back and forth between different characters’ story is in line with how DC handles their Crisis events.  I’ve never liked their Crisis events.  I thought Inifnite Crisis was Johns’s weakest showing as a writer, and this feels very similar.

The last issue had me interested in Deadman and Aquaman.  This issue fritters that away.  Big villain or no big villain, I’m dropping this.

Story: 2 - Average
Art: 3 - Good
 

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  1. Avatar photo ctrosejr says:
    May 19, 2010 at 10:13 am

    It sounds like this will be a critical juncture.  Prior to this issue, I think it is fair to say that it is not entirely clear what Brightest Day is about.  If the revelation of the villain clarifies the conflict, themes, etc. within Brightest Day, people will then be able to decide if this book is their cup of tea.  I, for one, have been buying Brightest Day not knowing if it is going to pay off, just hoping that Johns can pull off another good story.  But, I am really buying it on faith at this point.

  2. Avatar photo JesTr says:
    May 19, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    I’m willing to give this a little more time but I wasn’t impressed with this issue either.  I really liked the Firestorm story and then you get a little taste… and it moves on to something else.  If this book was about Aquaman, Firstorm, and Deadman I’d be happy. I really couldn’t give two shits about Hawkman and Hawkgirl.  I hope with the Villain introduction that Deadman’s story gets kicked up a notch.

  3. Avatar photo akamuu says:
    May 21, 2010 at 6:15 am

    @ctrosier & JesTr: Depending on how DC trades this, I might pick it up that way.  I’d love it if they released a Deadman: Brightest Day, an Aquaman: Brightest Day, a Firestorm: Brightest Day, and a Who The Fuck Cares About The Hawks: Brightest Day.  But rarely do the executives at DC and I have similar opinions when it comes to their trade paperback program.

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