By: Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi (writers), Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado (artists), Vicente Cifuentes, David Beaty and Mark Irwin (inkers)
Happy Memorial Day to all our American readers! Your brothers to the north are hard at work, but our LCSs are open!
The Story: Step right up! Boston Brand versus the Anti-Monitor! The mystery of Firestorm and Aquaman and the lingering effects of their black lanternhood! Martian Manhunter realizes who he’s up against! And Hawkman and Hawkgirl catch up with Hath-Set! Strap on your seatbelts!
What’s Good: The creative team has hit their stride and this event is moving! Johns and Tomasi have written a fast-paced, cohesive marathon of stories that are inching into focus in the big picture as the Brightest Day matures. Boston Brand, Hawkman/ Hawkgirl and the white lantern are anchoring this series with the sort of cosmic scale that it is rising to. And the strange, eerie, creepy troubles of Firestorm and Aquaman connect Brightest Day to unresolved threads of Blackest Night. But none of this is overt or in-your-face. Johns and Tomasi are skilled wirters who leave a lot for the reader to connect and a lot for the artists to tell.
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