Brightest Day 2

I can't go too much into details without giving away spoilers, but suffice it to say that the action, adventure, UNBELIEVABLE story and artwork, and most importantly the masterful intrigue, pick up pretty much right where Brightest Day, Volume 1 left off. ( Brightest Day, Vol. 1 ) It almost seems as if Geoff Johns and Tomasi can do no wrong as long as whatever they are working on ties into the Green Lantern mythos in some way... Oh, alright... I'll admit it... Geoff Johns CAN'T go wrong, because he's simply one of the best writers on the planet. It's no coincidence that all the best DCU spanning crossover events of recent years were his brain child. LOL Volume 2 continues with the overall mystery of what exactly is going on with the recently resurrected heroes and villains. That includes the stories of Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Dead Man (Who's a central character!!!), Firestorm, and let's not forget Maxwell Lord, who spun off into the INCREDIBLE Justice League: Generation Lost. ( Justice League: Generation Lost, Vol. 1 ) It kept me turning the pages until I had the 'NOOOOOOO!!!' moment when I realized I'd just turned the last page and had to wait for more of the story. LOL But bottom line, if you enjoyed Volume 1 of Brightest Day, you'll love this. If you liked any of Geoff Johns' previous works, then this is just as good. And if you've never read anything by Geoff Johns, but you keep hearing his pesky name mentioned in comic book circles, the do yourself a favor and start with his Green Lantern work ( Green Lantern: Rebirth ), follow that up with the Sinestro Corp War ( Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1   Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2 ), move right along into Blackest Night ( Blackest Night ), and then pick up Volume 1 of Brightest Day, which leads to this. I promise you that you will be in for one HELL of a ride. Sincerely, I know you won't be disappointed. Thanks for your time folks. Sincerely, R.A. McDowell

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 with the the most worthless powers anyone could ask for. Here he is a solemn badass who is also very powerful. Even Aquaman's arch-nemesis Black Manta is both inherently creepy as well as deceptively strong and cunning. I personally never really knew much about Firestrom but he is now easily on my favorite characters in the DCU. Martian Manhunters story is lacking but still very good and at some points exceptional. This volume we start to see less of Deadman but what we do see of him is crazy cool. We finally get to see Deadman lay the smack down on some badguys and the proceed to get with one of the hottest girls in the DCU. Respect.The only story I couldnt get into was that of the Hawks. It didnt lack action or anything like that it just didnt seem as interseting as what was going on with the other characters.The best part of this volume is seeing the Black Lanterns again, Deathstorm is illustrated very well and looks completely evil. His dialog however is pretty annoying but he does have his moments. Overall I liked this graphic novel a lot and really look forward to the next volume.

The story is amazing especially Martian Manhunters parts.

This second volume of the follow-up series to the Blackest Night event focuses on some of DC's more secondary characters who were resurrected mysteriously at the end of the last arc. Deadman, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, and others are tasked by a mysterious entity to fulfill certain individual "missions" to fully regain their lives.As I wrote in a review of volume 1, the premise itself is interesting, but there is a lot of jumping around between various subplots that results in an uneven story. Some subplots are more interesting than others. There are also some resurrected characters that get completely forgotten after the initial premise is set up, and who pursue their missions off-panel, presumably in other comics that aren't collected here.Normally, halfway to two-thirds of the way through the series, you would expect some of the subplots to coalesce in a more coherent manner. But the completely unrelated subplots continue to diverge, tied together only by the mysterious white lantern entity dictating that the characters perform these arbitrary tasks.As I mentioned in the review for Volume 1, I don't think this arc is all that necessary for Green Lantern readers, as Green Lantern: Brightest Day more directly tackles the continuation of the main story between Blackest Night and War of the Green Lanterns, and this Brightest Day series is more like a sidequest or offshoot of that story. Still worth reading, just not as required as some other stories.

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 filled with terrific character moments and intriguing new plot twists. While I do feel that the final volume of Brightest Day feels a bit too rushed, this volume and the opening one are simply masterful. Johns and Tomasi are brilliant.

This book is definetly worth a try, the storyline is great, very enjoyable, the characters are likable and funny when needed, the art is fantastic, it’s good to look at. I recommend this book to anyone who loves comics or just interested in getting to know the genre.

Ok but but not as good as the first part or the blackest night in my opinion. Should be the same price as the other two volumes.

Good quality

NOT to bad

A++++