Brightest Day HC Vol 01

Blackest night is, well, lets just say it made a 30-something geek sit up and take note before it slapped me in the face and dragged my nose across each individual panel of the collected trade paperback. It is and will remain one of my favorite prices of the medium I've ever read. End of.Brightest day is the continuation of the Blackest Night story arc, but concentrates on the twelve heroes & villains that the White Ring chose to resurrect at the end of the DC Universe's darkest hour. GL's story continues apace in the Green Lantern: Brightest Day prints, collected in the GL TPB ( word to the wise - don't get them confused when browsing, they're two different facets of the same overarching story, but this concentrates on Boston Brand et al) and this first collected edition is a great start to what happens next for these newly resurrected heroes and villains. In this first episode There is one big 'reveal', but Geoff Johns crafts this story as well as its darker counterpart, and many questions remain unanswered when you reach the collection of cover art in the back of the book.The book itself is lovely - paper grade is good, the dust cover is of a high print and manufacture quality, but - oh my - the hardcover! A white hardcover embossed in gold with the symbol of the White Lantern, I'm REALLY tempted to take it out of the cover and display it next to its brethren as-is, in all it's naked glory!The artwork - lets just say it had a hell of a lot to live up to against Ivan Reis' frankly jaw-dropping single and double-page artwork in Blackest Night. It holds up well, shining not quite as brightly in the shadow of its predecessor, but it still satiates, even though the story starves the artists some of the grandiose set-pieces of its predecessor.As an introduction to the next part in the story, it's pretty much spot-on, leaving hints and nudges and implications and whispers, but ultimately leaving you asking more questions (which is a good thing, believe me).

Great quality and arrived very quickly. As for the book itself, it follows on directly from Blackest Night and is very user friendly, although I would say some general background knowledge on the DC universe will not go amiss.

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.

I purchased the first Green Lantern in 1959 ,56 years ago .The artist was the accomplished Gil Kane .To see how the characters and stories have developed since that time is wonderful .

not mad on the artwork, but story is good