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In today's issue of Green Arrow it kind of delves into his childhood...

And apparently he survived the arrow in the head. He wasn't brought back, he SURVIVED the arrow in the head. That doesn't count as a spoiler as he's been on the covers for the other issues past three.

So...
<span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text">Turns out the forest wasn't the Star City one.

More dead bodies from our female martian.

And Aqualad is Black Manta's... SON?! NO.</span></span>

"I want to be a queen!"

Tell me any of you read Green Lantern this week.

I read 7, 8 and 9.

I'm still into it... It's a nice anthology title for 2nd-tier Justice Leaguers.

I'm reading BD ... enjoying it for the most part ... even when I like Johns' continuity revisions, I still find how incessant they are annoying ...

So... Titans #27 has been delayed till next week.

Heh.

I read #7 and #8, in which we 'learn' why the resurrected people were brought back...kinda. My big reaction was: "oh. Just that?"

The series IMO continues to be a mixed bag. This is very different than say, 52, in which I felt almost every issue and every storyline were equally excellent. I like the characters and I like the artwork; the writing, the pacing and the delivery however are driving the book downward a bit.

This far into it and I'm still not 100% grabbed by it. I want to like it, don't get me wrong--any comic with Firestorm, Deadman, Hawkman & Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman & Mera is a comic book that I want to collect in a heart beat. But I can't help feeling underwhelmed still.

It's natural to feel that way when a comics end with a surprise that was already revealed. On purpose.

I might have missed it, but was Deadman in Brightest Day #10 at all?

TITANS #30
Written by ERIC WALLACE
Art and cover by FABRIZIO FIORENTINO
The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over, and Deathstroke's team of misfits is fighting for their lives against Gotham City's most dangerous lunatics! Will Deathstroke and Arsenal be able to side with Batman long enough to survive the night? Plus, Ray Palmer guest-stars as he continues his investigation into Ryan Choi's murder.

...Roy's not even on the cover. But for same reason, Jason Todd as the Red Hood is.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/december-2010-dc-solicitations-100920.html

After reading Titans #27

Issue 10 was kinda thrilling... who knew Black Manta was such a badass now?

And the Firestorm reveal-- whoa!!!

Geoff Johns, clearly. But he can do that for just about any character.

The whole Aquaman segment has been very good in Brightest Day so far IMO. You can really tell that Johns/Tomasi are putting their A-game into that storyline. Hawkman and Firestorm are just coasting along in comparison. Still enjoying this book though. Being a huge Aqua-fan helps.

I kinda know what you mean.

There are times in BD when I'd rather they had pulled Arthur out for an Aquaman:Rebirth treatment.

What he did for the Rogues on The Flash was nothing short of amazing,

I've always liked Black Manta, but I'd like to see him do something more menacing than firing trident-darts...

Who was the woman who delivered Aqualad as a baby to his adoptive parents? Was it Mera or her sister or someone else?

I'm guessing it was Mera. Since she DID admit she knew who the kid was.

Brightest Day #11 really kicks the Firestorm storyline up a notch. Deathstorm is kind of a ridiculous villain but I also wouldn't mind seeing him join Ronnie/Jason's Rogues Gallery permanently. Speaking of those two - I am really liking their partnership. This could be my favourite pairing in the matrix yet. I hoep they last.

The Aquaman portion continues to bring the action and excitment too so all good's there. One thing I could have done without though - Black Manta's comment that he "gutted Aquababy like a fish". Not only is that type of imagery unpleasant and extremely unwelcome after all of the ultra-violence that's already been in this series - it's also flat-out WRONG! Black Manta never touched Aquababy with a knife! Poor little Arthur Jnr 'drowned' in the air when he was kept in a bubble out of the water! Johns or Tomasi need to re-read their seminal moments in Adventure Comics history.

Still enjoying this book though. As someone else said, it's like the JLA book we should be getting if whatever pod-person with no writing talent hadn't replaced the old James Robinson and taken his place at DC.

I'd love to see Geoff give Aquaman's villains the same treatment. I'd love a Geoff Aquaman title period, and I hope all these hints we've been getting are leading in that direction.

Catching up on the latest Brightest Day stories, I'm once again back on the fence about how I feel about this title. It's so inconsistent that one week I'm enjoying it and the next I'm wondering if I should drop it and use the money for two other monthlies. It's probably because the only story I'm really loving is Aquaman's story, with Firestorm a distant second. The other three are leaving me real cold.

What you said reminds me of the Venture Brothers.

One episode you love Hank and Dean, the next you wish they'd just die again.

#17: Great art in the Firestorm opening sequence that brings the Antimatter Universe into BRIGHTEST DAY's sprawling range of settings. We're not there long, however, as the story alternates between Deadman's reunion with his grandfather (and union with Dove) and Hawkman/Hawkgirl/Star Sapphire on Zamaron. The former was quietly heart-tugging and effective, while the latter was more typical comic book bombast. I like the Hawks and Carol as Star Sapphire (but queen? That's a bit of a stretch...). However, the presence of The Predator as the Entity of Love (could a more cynical choice have filled this role? I don't think so!) and the one-note evil mama role of Hawkgirl's Egyptian mother lessened my enjoyment of that portion of the issue.

What happened to the world with the lion-headed people? That setting had my interest. Zamaron could, but hasn't yet materialized as a 'place' to me.

Carol riding The Predator did make for some nice visuals, though.

#18 <span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text"> The Hawks' curse is broken and their reward is to be reduced to two mingling piles of white sand/dust?

I suspect and/or hope that there's more to the White Ring's "You must live life separately to live life stronger" pronouncement/offer. "The champion-to-be must be serviced above all others." Whatever. Better be worth it. </span></span>

I feel like poor Deadman looks on the last page.

Review: Brightest Day 16

Well, I must say that Brightest Day has improved a good deal since its rough first few months. The difference, I think, is that the series has evolved in such a way that each issue spotlights primarily a single one of the storylines and doesn't feel as choppy. This issue focused mostly on Aquaman and the new Aqualad with a couple of Firestorm interludes. With each issue now significantly advancing one or two plotlines, we're solving the earlier problem of 4-5 plots appearing with little development.

I liked how we learn more about the new Aqualad and how he figures into the war between Mera's people and Aquaman. Much as I'm loathe to lose Garth, I think this can be a really good character for DC going forward.

The Firestorm scenes were pretty good, too. There was a pretty gripping, sadistic choice presented by the Black Lantern Deathstorm to his two captives, Jason Rusch's dad and Martin Stein and a cliffhanger involving Firestowm himself.

The art as usual has been upper tier on this series. With artists like Ivan Reis and Joe Prado involved in this issue alone, you know its gonna look good. Reis draws probably the best looking Aquaman I've ever seen. I hope Reis is the artist on any possible post-BD Aquaman project, personally.

Brightest Day, IMO, is still behind Gen Lost of the two bi-weekly series, but it's improved a great deal. It's gaining momentum and will hope fully nail its finish in another 8 issues.

Lardy's rating for Brightest Day #16: 3 Donuts (out of five)!