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BRIGHTEST DAY #8

There can be only one who wields the White Lantern…but is it truly Deadman? And what will happen when he attempts to charge the white ring? Meanwhile, Ronnie Raymond risks everything for Firestorm, Martian Manhunter uncovers more clues about the bizarre string of murders stretching across the country, Aquaman searches for the key to the ocean’s survival and the Hawks come face-to-face with the evil that lurks within the strange land known only as Hawkworld!

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO
Cover by DAVID FINCH
White Lantern Variant covers by RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN and JOEL GOMEZ

Price: $2.99
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  1. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    August 16, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Last issue was a real step up, let’s hope it continues.

  2. Avatar photo Minion says:
    August 16, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    Still a solid book. I actually like it staying a little slow because it still have what 20 weeks to go? And I don’t want 20 weeks of solid action.

  3. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    August 16, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    after the good reviews, i’m thinking i’ll bite the bullet, go back and purchase all the issues i dropped due to event burnout and catch up this week.  

  4. Avatar photo ScorpionMasada says:
    August 16, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    or you could just wait for the hardcovers and have a sweet looking collection for less money.

  5. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    August 17, 2010 at 11:31 am

    @wally: Good for you dude. It takes a special kind of man to go back and pick up dropped issues. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of people following suit after they recover from their event fatugues and realize that this series really isn’t as boring as a lot of haters originally made it out to be.

    Looking forward to this one. Enjoyed the last issue quite a bit. After almost 20 years of reading comics, this series has showed me that you can always come around to liking a character you never thought you’d enjoy at all. I care about Aquaman, Firestorm, and Hawk/Dove for the first time in my life, and that gives me the warm and fuzzies.

  6. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    August 17, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    @scorpion–but then i’d have to wait over a year or so right? I think the cover price would be cheaper than buying 4 trades at $30 each. 

    @wheelhands–thanks! i have a rule about comics..i don’t keep buying what i don’t enjoy, and the first few issues of BD…well not so much y’know what i mean? Its at a place now where its still possible to grab them without spending too much, and i won’t get totally judged by my LCS guys. lol After all the good reviews i’m curious to see how its going, now that its taking off. 

  7. Avatar photo JesTr says:
    August 18, 2010 at 9:18 am

    I loved the last issue. By the looks of the cover this issue focuses on Hawkman and Hawkgirl’s story. Their story is my least favorite of the bunch but as long as the other characters get some face time I’ll be alright with it. Liking the David Finch cover too!

  8. Avatar photo Minion says:
    August 18, 2010 at 10:40 am

    @JesTr I think the little break we’ve had from them will help. I don’t mind the Hawk story but maybe that’s because its the first Hawk story I’m reading.

  9. Avatar photo Minion says:
    August 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    This was a fun issue and I found myself enjoying the Hawkman/Hawkgirl storyline. And the Martian storyline is coming along nicely as well.

  10. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    August 18, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    this was good but i would have liked more with deadman and MM. i’m just not at all interested in hawkworld

  11. Avatar photo kyleRyaner says:
    August 18, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    great issue…didnt care much for the hawkworld part….ive never cared much for either of the hawks……wished aquaman was in this issue,,,but it was a good read none the less

  12. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    August 18, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    This wasn’t bad. Martian Manhunter’s story continues to intrigue me, and I’m looking forward to Brand meeting up with Hal. I’ve always liked Carter and I think it’s cool that Shiera’s back, but this whole Hawkworld thing seems like a bit of a stretch to me. But I’ll see where it goes. Maybe it’ll surprise me.

  13. Avatar photo SuperBodiggity says:
    August 18, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    This is by far one of my personally anticipated books i can’t wait till the next one

  14. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    August 18, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Very excited by everything happening in this book… except for the Hawk stuff. Too bad this issue was nearly all Hawk stuff. Can’t wait for the next one, but this one was only ok.

  15. Avatar photo Evangelion11 says:
    August 18, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    Im loving the hawk stuff i think johns has a great concept fo the hawks, but im not in on the martian man hunter stuff, hes great but i want more deadman.

  16. Avatar photo DamonS23 says:
    August 18, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    That is the problem with this book. Everyone reading it likes parts but not the whole thing.  It still is a moving a little to slow but it is picking up speed.

  17. Avatar photo Franktiger says:
    August 19, 2010 at 12:05 am

    The Hawk/Dove line is weak, diggin the Martian Manhunter suspense, and I agree with WheelHands that the Hawkworld story is a stretch.  Hawkman’s gotta be one of my favorite characters, but I always liked the idea that the Nth metal was only from Thanagar.  Wish they just focused it on them trying to break the cycle of the curse.

  18. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    August 19, 2010 at 11:52 am

    @DamonS23: I like the whole.

  19. Avatar photo DamonS23 says:
    August 19, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    @Conor I misspoke lots people don’t like the whole story…yet. I’m sure in retrospect it will seem awesome but right now I know lots of people that just skip the characters they don’t like and read the rest.  Deadman is pretty much the only one you can’t skip.

  20. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    August 19, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    I was totally down with the Hawks until they got seperated and now i’m just waiting for them to be on the same page again fighting the same fight

  21. Avatar photo SuperBodiggity says:
    August 20, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    @conor i totally agree

  22. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    August 21, 2010 at 11:25 am

    got all my dropped issues including this one. I’m gonna go back and start at issue #0 take my time with it and get all caught up before #9 comes out. I hope i love it this time around!

  23. Avatar photo TexasZombie99 says:
    August 22, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    I am having a lot of fun with this series, but wow is that an ugly cover from Finch this time.

  24. Avatar photo midnight138 says:
    August 23, 2010 at 12:14 am

    This issue wasn’t quite as good as the previous one, but it was still better than the first 6. Sometimes—or most times—-it seems like the focus is spread too thin. It’s like this could’ve been a handful of 12-issue series that got condensed into one maxi-series for the sake of sales. I’m most interested in the Firestorm and Deadman stuff and when they’re not the main focus I feel like I didn’t get my money’s worth. The Hawkman and Hawkgirl stuff is pretty good, and the Martian Manhunter story isn’t bad. I could do without the Auquaman bit at this point, but I have to assume it’s all coming together sooner than later (or at least I hope it is).

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