3 thoughts on “Geoff Johns: Brightest Day Omnibus (Hardcover); 2014 Edition”
Anonymous
One of Johns’ and Tomasi’s Best Johns’ Brightest Day remains one of his crowning achievements in my opinion. The story continues in this volume as the twelve resurrected heroes and villains learn more about why the White Lantern has revived them and what they need to do to help protect planet Earth. Featuring Aquaman searching for the new Aqualad, Hawkgirl and Hawkman tracking down their eternal enemy before he can murder them again, and Deadman’s continued quest to embrace his new outlook on life with Dove, the volume is…
Anonymous
More of a build-up to the grand conclusion The second collected volume of Brightest Day sadly isn’t as entertaining as the first, but it stands as a solid and decently entertaining build-up to the grand conclusion of the series, and features possibly the best Aquaman story in eons. Volume 2 of Brightest Day picks up with Martian Manhunter learning that he isn’t the last green martian after all, and he sets his sights on his blood-thirsty adversary, while in the meantime, Hawkman continues to search for the kidnapped Hawkgirl. Also in…
Anonymous
Better than vol. 1 I personally thought that Brightest day was just a cash in for post-Blackest Night crazed fans. The first volume, even thought it had an intriguing premise, lacked a lot of what makes Geoff Johns such a fan favoirte writer. It also lacked the flow of most bi-monthly series. This volume however completely feels like an epic. Geoff Johns is know for revitalizing old throw away characters and that is exactly what he does here. John’s breathes new life into Aquaman. He is no longer a cheesy buttguy…
One of Johns’ and Tomasi’s Best Johns’ Brightest Day remains one of his crowning achievements in my opinion. The story continues in this volume as the twelve resurrected heroes and villains learn more about why the White Lantern has revived them and what they need to do to help protect planet Earth. Featuring Aquaman searching for the new Aqualad, Hawkgirl and Hawkman tracking down their eternal enemy before he can murder them again, and Deadman’s continued quest to embrace his new outlook on life with Dove, the volume is…
More of a build-up to the grand conclusion The second collected volume of Brightest Day sadly isn’t as entertaining as the first, but it stands as a solid and decently entertaining build-up to the grand conclusion of the series, and features possibly the best Aquaman story in eons. Volume 2 of Brightest Day picks up with Martian Manhunter learning that he isn’t the last green martian after all, and he sets his sights on his blood-thirsty adversary, while in the meantime, Hawkman continues to search for the kidnapped Hawkgirl. Also in…
Better than vol. 1 I personally thought that Brightest day was just a cash in for post-Blackest Night crazed fans. The first volume, even thought it had an intriguing premise, lacked a lot of what makes Geoff Johns such a fan favoirte writer. It also lacked the flow of most bi-monthly series. This volume however completely feels like an epic. Geoff Johns is know for revitalizing old throw away characters and that is exactly what he does here. John’s breathes new life into Aquaman. He is no longer a cheesy buttguy…