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Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Exploding out of BLACKEST NIGHT comes the next exciting chapter in the Green Lantern mythos: “New Guardians”! Forced to band together during the rise of the Black Lanterns, Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Saint Walker, Atrocitus, Indigo-1 and Larfleeze must agree to disagree if their next mission is to succeed. But when one of the strangest beings from Green Lantern’s past returns, the future of the Lanterns and the universe at large once again falls into question.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 21, 2011
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Geoff Johns
2,716 books2,410 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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October 14, 2025
Review for my first Green Lantern book: Green Lantern, Agent Orange: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A very good conclusion for this Green Lantern saga!
A very good conclusion for this Green Lantern saga!
November 18, 2019
The actual storyline here is, frankly, kind of underwhelming. But there's some really good character work in these pages, which is why I can give it 3.5 stars, rounded up because I feel generous. Larfleeze is used in the least annoying way possible (as occasional comic relief), and Atrocitus has been developed into a really interesting character instead of just a really loud one. Sinestro doesn't do much, to be honest, but his actions contribute to his reinvention as a top-notch antihero. This collection seemed a lot more like setup for the next big Green Lantern event than a continuation of either Blackest Night or Brightest Day. Sign me up.
February 23, 2013
Okay, make no mistake: this shit is godawful. It is embarrassingly bad in every way that comics can be. On every page, the stakes are so meaninglessly high that there's nothing to invest in; it purports to be about the quest to understand human nature and the needs that drive us as people, while different-colored aliens possessed by different-colored monsters representing those needs work out their differences by punching each other in the face.
(This is something, were it handled with any humor or intelligence, that I could actually really like under other circumstances.)
This is a book about an Emotional Spectrum of differently-colored monsters that control the universe, and channel themselves into a Totally, Totally Random Selection of Average People. Here, Absolute Hope is embodied by a young girl fighting off the pedophile that kidnapped her; Absolute Rage is embodied in a father who wants to kill another, totally separate pedophile who raped and killed his daughter; Absolute Love is represented by a white male stalker who has a thing for young waitresses; and Absolute Fear is represented by the Flash when he's worried that his bro the Green Lantern might be overstressed in trying to save the universe by himself.
Got that? Big emotions=raping women, except when you're worried about your bros.
Oh, and Absolute Need is represented by a goofy alien's first trip to Vegas.
JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHAT COMICS ARE ABOUT, EVERYBODY? THEY BRING THE SERIOUS, AND THE FUNNY.
It's like Power Rangers presented unironically. The last third of the book has new characters introducing themselves with laser blasts that knock down all the other characters on basically every other page. I feel like I just dumped Chee-tos and rock salt on my brain.
IT. IS. JUST. SO. FUCKING. FUCKING. STUPID.
But like, it's just so pretty, and it has Lobo in it, and there just weren't any Batman comics I wanted.
So what the fuck. I feel dumber. Avoid it like Farmville. It is seriously probably the shittiest thing you could be reading in terms of (wasted time x sensory overload) = escapist fiction that you cannot actually escape from.
It's like reading the Internet. It's like arguing about The Matrix. It is the 4chan of Superhero Comics That Think They Are Smart But Are Fucking Coloring Books. I will probably buy more of it, and the action figures, and it pollutes me and makes me hate myself.
(This is something, were it handled with any humor or intelligence, that I could actually really like under other circumstances.)
This is a book about an Emotional Spectrum of differently-colored monsters that control the universe, and channel themselves into a Totally, Totally Random Selection of Average People. Here, Absolute Hope is embodied by a young girl fighting off the pedophile that kidnapped her; Absolute Rage is embodied in a father who wants to kill another, totally separate pedophile who raped and killed his daughter; Absolute Love is represented by a white male stalker who has a thing for young waitresses; and Absolute Fear is represented by the Flash when he's worried that his bro the Green Lantern might be overstressed in trying to save the universe by himself.
Got that? Big emotions=raping women, except when you're worried about your bros.
Oh, and Absolute Need is represented by a goofy alien's first trip to Vegas.
JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHAT COMICS ARE ABOUT, EVERYBODY? THEY BRING THE SERIOUS, AND THE FUNNY.
It's like Power Rangers presented unironically. The last third of the book has new characters introducing themselves with laser blasts that knock down all the other characters on basically every other page. I feel like I just dumped Chee-tos and rock salt on my brain.
IT. IS. JUST. SO. FUCKING. FUCKING. STUPID.
But like, it's just so pretty, and it has Lobo in it, and there just weren't any Batman comics I wanted.
So what the fuck. I feel dumber. Avoid it like Farmville. It is seriously probably the shittiest thing you could be reading in terms of (wasted time x sensory overload) = escapist fiction that you cannot actually escape from.
It's like reading the Internet. It's like arguing about The Matrix. It is the 4chan of Superhero Comics That Think They Are Smart But Are Fucking Coloring Books. I will probably buy more of it, and the action figures, and it pollutes me and makes me hate myself.
December 9, 2015
I didn't quite enjoy this as much as I did Brightest Day, Volume 1 and Brightest Day, Volume 2, but it was still an excellent read.
Possibly the best surprise this book has is a peek at the mystery of the Indigo Lantern Corps. I really didn't see that coming.
Possibly the best surprise this book has is a peek at the mystery of the Indigo Lantern Corps. I really didn't see that coming.
November 13, 2012
Most of Brightest Day was a major let down for me, with the exception of the Justice League storyline (Generation Lost) and this, the Green Lantern storyline.
While Geoff Johns has seriously complicated the GL universe over the last few years, sometimes needlessly but for the most part awesomely, this collection of Green Lantern is a refreshingly simplified storyline compared to what came before it: all the colours of the emotional spectrum have to come together to protect their respective Emotional Entities from an evil villain. It's a hide-and-seek story, which allows for some great character development, especially with Larfleeze, Atrocitus, Hal Jordan, and even Barry Allen.
Building up to the War of the Green Lanterns and starting from where Blackest Night left off, I was extra-pleasantly surprised with the ending to this book: it is unexpected and unconventional, and in true Johns fashion, it involves a panoply of characters, reintroducing a character that had long-been forgotten. Unfortunately, because of the Brightest Day tie-in and the need to spread characters over several Brightest Day plot-lines, some of the main characters are pulled away from this story at times that would be opportune for building tension or suspense.... I'm thinking of Sinestro and Star Sapphire here.
Artwork is slightly above average with some beautiful play on colours, light and dark, and a couple fantastic splash pages. Also, there a few brilliant expository scenes, like the one between Hal and Barry, and of course, the one between Atrocitus and The Spectre. Some truly great writing that brings out the philosophical nature of the characters, adding depth to their objectives and actions. 4/5
While Geoff Johns has seriously complicated the GL universe over the last few years, sometimes needlessly but for the most part awesomely, this collection of Green Lantern is a refreshingly simplified storyline compared to what came before it: all the colours of the emotional spectrum have to come together to protect their respective Emotional Entities from an evil villain. It's a hide-and-seek story, which allows for some great character development, especially with Larfleeze, Atrocitus, Hal Jordan, and even Barry Allen.
Building up to the War of the Green Lanterns and starting from where Blackest Night left off, I was extra-pleasantly surprised with the ending to this book: it is unexpected and unconventional, and in true Johns fashion, it involves a panoply of characters, reintroducing a character that had long-been forgotten. Unfortunately, because of the Brightest Day tie-in and the need to spread characters over several Brightest Day plot-lines, some of the main characters are pulled away from this story at times that would be opportune for building tension or suspense.... I'm thinking of Sinestro and Star Sapphire here.
Artwork is slightly above average with some beautiful play on colours, light and dark, and a couple fantastic splash pages. Also, there a few brilliant expository scenes, like the one between Hal and Barry, and of course, the one between Atrocitus and The Spectre. Some truly great writing that brings out the philosophical nature of the characters, adding depth to their objectives and actions. 4/5
January 5, 2021
Its the brightest day and as all the lantern entities are free, Hal and co have to look for them, first he and carol are spending romantic time together, Sinestro comes in and interrupts them and then its Hal vs him and then we see Atrocitus come too, Larfleeze looking for Santa Claus and Hal meet up with them and like somewhere in the background the entities are choosing their hosts. First Predator and then things happen, Carol becomes the Queen of Star sapphires and then Parallax comes in controlled by KRONA and Hal and co have to fight him, meanwhile there is a story with the Butcher and Ophidian and they all come to Krona and so its the new guardians vs Krona in this epic fight and its really well done, I really liked the color palettes and the way with which its done. The colors pop and the art is just gorgeous, it just establishes the next big things that are going to happen in this run! Krona is the next big threat clearly but the guardians are planning something big too! Epic story and an overall great sequel to Blackest night and the world building continues and Hal in the center of it all!
June 21, 2011
Though this is mostly buildup to the War of the Green Lanterns storyline, there's a lot of cool stuff in here. I really like the concept of having multiple Lantern corps with their own motivations and goals. Even though some of them seem evil, they're not monsters, and seeing all the Lanterns working together again is a lot of fun.
Speaking of fun, the stuff with Larfleeze (the only Orange Lantern) was hilarious. My favorite part was finding out that Larfleeze had set up his new home in North Branch, Minnesota (a town just 30 miles north of me) and was stealing everything he could find, like plastic flamingos and dishwashers. It was especially amusing to see that he planned to track down Santa Claus to have access to limitless wealth. And finally seeing him flip out in greedy glee when he located an all-you-can-eat buffet in Las Vegas...man, I love that character.
Seeing that the Red Lanterns actually have some redeeming qualities was nice, because they could've easily become purposeless killing machines if not written well. Same goes for the Indigos - it was cool to see that, though they're usually on the side of the Green Lanterns, they're not necessarily always on their side.
This got me really anxious to read the War of the Green Lanterns, and I'll be starting on that next.
Speaking of fun, the stuff with Larfleeze (the only Orange Lantern) was hilarious. My favorite part was finding out that Larfleeze had set up his new home in North Branch, Minnesota (a town just 30 miles north of me) and was stealing everything he could find, like plastic flamingos and dishwashers. It was especially amusing to see that he planned to track down Santa Claus to have access to limitless wealth. And finally seeing him flip out in greedy glee when he located an all-you-can-eat buffet in Las Vegas...man, I love that character.
Seeing that the Red Lanterns actually have some redeeming qualities was nice, because they could've easily become purposeless killing machines if not written well. Same goes for the Indigos - it was cool to see that, though they're usually on the side of the Green Lanterns, they're not necessarily always on their side.
This got me really anxious to read the War of the Green Lanterns, and I'll be starting on that next.
April 30, 2016
In spite of this book's title, the stories within have almost nothing to do with the Brightest Day main event. Moreover, the stories collected here are a bit disjointed. What's interesting, however, is that sometimes the focus is not on Hal Jordan, but rather on one or another of the series' seemingly ever-expanding cast of supporting characters, such as Larfleeze and Atrocitus. There's this one particular story that provides us readers with some background information on Atrocitus, which help explain his behaviour & actions, adding some layers to the character - fleshing him out, as it were - and thus making him less of a one-note mindless, angry killer. I liked that. An enjoyable read, but somewhat below the preceding volumes in terms of 'oomph' and other just-as-vague criteria.
March 22, 2021
5 🌟
The Corps try to find their entities and bring them back.
The Corps try to find their entities and bring them back.
July 14, 2012
I wish Geoff Johns would stop using the Star Wars prequels as reference material for his vision on this title. The whole multi-colored set of rings idea is about as bad as midi-chlorians. The only good thing to come out of this is the introudction of some fun and interesting lanterns, but I argue they could have been introduced as green, not orange, yellow, or red.
Larfleeze and his greed serves as good comic relief in this installment, instead of just being annoying. Atrocitus shows he can be cunning, and not just a bull charging towards his goal, and some attempt is made at making Sinestro DC comics's best anit-hero (currently in a race with Luthor for the title).
Oh yes. Finally Johns tries to give Carol Ferris a real personality.
The story? Really who cares? The white lantern issue feels like a macguffin.
A big plus is the inclusion from one of the floppies of how the Red Lantern Dex-Starr came to be. Yeah, there is a woman in refrigerator moment there, but I like this short a lot regardless because it gives the character a little depth and motivation. And, it tugged at my heart a little.
Larfleeze and his greed serves as good comic relief in this installment, instead of just being annoying. Atrocitus shows he can be cunning, and not just a bull charging towards his goal, and some attempt is made at making Sinestro DC comics's best anit-hero (currently in a race with Luthor for the title).
Oh yes. Finally Johns tries to give Carol Ferris a real personality.
The story? Really who cares? The white lantern issue feels like a macguffin.
A big plus is the inclusion from one of the floppies of how the Red Lantern Dex-Starr came to be. Yeah, there is a woman in refrigerator moment there, but I like this short a lot regardless because it gives the character a little depth and motivation. And, it tugged at my heart a little.
August 18, 2011
Totally enjoyed this book!
Great quote from the new queen, Star Sapphire: "Destiny doesn't exist, Hal. Life happens. And we all make a choice when it does."
There is an encounter between the red entity known as The Butcher and The Spectre that will leave your jaw on the floor...or someone's jaw...
Larfleeze made me literally laugh out loud at one point with: "I want to be Queen!"
Add in Atrocitus actually demonstrating something other than rage and Sinestro being...well, Sinestro, and this was a great story arc leading to the next War of the Green Lanterns story arc.
How was the art you ask? Well, Doug Mahnke has great are when he wants to. On some of the obvious focus pages, he's amazing. But he seems to just hurry through some of the smaller panels like he's disinterested...which makes me disinterested.
Great quote from the new queen, Star Sapphire: "Destiny doesn't exist, Hal. Life happens. And we all make a choice when it does."
There is an encounter between the red entity known as The Butcher and The Spectre that will leave your jaw on the floor...or someone's jaw...
Larfleeze made me literally laugh out loud at one point with: "I want to be Queen!"
Add in Atrocitus actually demonstrating something other than rage and Sinestro being...well, Sinestro, and this was a great story arc leading to the next War of the Green Lanterns story arc.
How was the art you ask? Well, Doug Mahnke has great are when he wants to. On some of the obvious focus pages, he's amazing. But he seems to just hurry through some of the smaller panels like he's disinterested...which makes me disinterested.
October 29, 2024
Johns continues his incredible Green Lantern run, and this volume was another 5/5. Doug Mahnke's art is fantastic, and despite this being a tie-in to thr Brightest Day event story, I find this story more compelling and better overall.
September 30, 2025
Todos os lanternas? count me in
January 9, 2019
Pretty cool.
After the epic events of the Blackest Night in which all the DC Universe got to face the most wicked Lantern force in existence, things begin to restructure for the world. Unfortunately, a new power is rising and the DC Universe has to come together to resolve it.
When I picked this up I thought it was going to be a single set of action and excitement like Blackest Night was. Only this is Green Lantern: Brightest Day. Not the Brightest Day. If it was that then it would be 700 pages of excitement, not the 200 or so.
Still, this is a good start. With various heroes and villains brought back to life, it is up to Hal Jordan to summon all the entities that make up the visual spectrum of Power. Butcher-Red, Ophidian-Orange, Parallax-Yellow, Ion-Green, Adara-Blue, Proselyte-Indigo and Predator-Violet.
All this leads to several adventures with each of the Lanterns. Some pretty cool stuff too. Here I learn Red Lanterns are the practitioners of vengeance, going out of their way to kill death row inmates and the like. Orange Lantern Larfleeze is the comic relief of the leaders with his Gollum like antics. Sinestro is wicked as ever in his attempts to gain power over Hal. Unfortunately, a fellow friend of Hal is captured by Parallax.
Hal is as rebellious as ever believing he doesn't require help from the Guardians as well as his Justice League friends. It is interesting to see how dangerous the more 'benevolent' Lantern Corps are. Hope rescues a kidnapped girl only to fuse her with its power. Indigo tribe is very much like a cult and the Star Sapphires are manipulative but are tempered by Carol Ferris. Lovely turn of events.
All this leading to the return of an old enemy who plans to take in the entities. While this goes on the rest of the series follows. Can't wait to read the rest.
Until then. B+
After the epic events of the Blackest Night in which all the DC Universe got to face the most wicked Lantern force in existence, things begin to restructure for the world. Unfortunately, a new power is rising and the DC Universe has to come together to resolve it.
When I picked this up I thought it was going to be a single set of action and excitement like Blackest Night was. Only this is Green Lantern: Brightest Day. Not the Brightest Day. If it was that then it would be 700 pages of excitement, not the 200 or so.
Still, this is a good start. With various heroes and villains brought back to life, it is up to Hal Jordan to summon all the entities that make up the visual spectrum of Power. Butcher-Red, Ophidian-Orange, Parallax-Yellow, Ion-Green, Adara-Blue, Proselyte-Indigo and Predator-Violet.
All this leads to several adventures with each of the Lanterns. Some pretty cool stuff too. Here I learn Red Lanterns are the practitioners of vengeance, going out of their way to kill death row inmates and the like. Orange Lantern Larfleeze is the comic relief of the leaders with his Gollum like antics. Sinestro is wicked as ever in his attempts to gain power over Hal. Unfortunately, a fellow friend of Hal is captured by Parallax.
Hal is as rebellious as ever believing he doesn't require help from the Guardians as well as his Justice League friends. It is interesting to see how dangerous the more 'benevolent' Lantern Corps are. Hope rescues a kidnapped girl only to fuse her with its power. Indigo tribe is very much like a cult and the Star Sapphires are manipulative but are tempered by Carol Ferris. Lovely turn of events.
All this leading to the return of an old enemy who plans to take in the entities. While this goes on the rest of the series follows. Can't wait to read the rest.
Until then. B+
November 6, 2023
With no ties to the Brightest Night Event (thankfully), this continues the epic Green Lantern saga Geoff Johns continues to wow me with.
The uneasy alliance between the lantern corps (via a character from each, not the actual corps) continues as a mysterious being starts capturing the emotional entities, taking control of the emotional spectrum. I loved the interesting dynamic between the heroes and villains working together. Larfleeze fully embraces his Gollum status here, acting as comic relief for the whole crew. Meanwhile Hal's complicated relationship with Carol continues to reignite. Also seeing Hal and Sinetro team up with Atrocitus was very fun. We have our spunky MC, a cold calculating anti-hero, and an unbridled rage machine all working together. A great combination and I'm starting to enjoy this ensemble as much as the JLA. Now if only they had a name...
Very grand story, directly leading into the final chapter before Flash screws up the timeline.
The uneasy alliance between the lantern corps (via a character from each, not the actual corps) continues as a mysterious being starts capturing the emotional entities, taking control of the emotional spectrum. I loved the interesting dynamic between the heroes and villains working together. Larfleeze fully embraces his Gollum status here, acting as comic relief for the whole crew. Meanwhile Hal's complicated relationship with Carol continues to reignite. Also seeing Hal and Sinetro team up with Atrocitus was very fun. We have our spunky MC, a cold calculating anti-hero, and an unbridled rage machine all working together. A great combination and I'm starting to enjoy this ensemble as much as the JLA. Now if only they had a name...
Very grand story, directly leading into the final chapter before Flash screws up the timeline.
March 30, 2013
I read this before, and on that reading this seemed like an incomplete story. In the meantime I've read the brightest day comics (and did not really like them) and this time this story makes way more sense. So be warry of the fact that this is a tie in in the brigthest day event and that you need to read those books, to understand this book.
But reading this I can't shake the feeling that the whole brightest day event was meant as a backdrop for this green lantern story. Geoff Johns tells a way better and more compelling story in this trade then in the brightest day main books. here at least I had an idea what was on stake, who the characters were, and why they did what they did. And the main thread in this story makes the brightest day story also a bit more believeable.
I'm still having fun with the green lantern books, so I'm still on board for the series.
But reading this I can't shake the feeling that the whole brightest day event was meant as a backdrop for this green lantern story. Geoff Johns tells a way better and more compelling story in this trade then in the brightest day main books. here at least I had an idea what was on stake, who the characters were, and why they did what they did. And the main thread in this story makes the brightest day story also a bit more believeable.
I'm still having fun with the green lantern books, so I'm still on board for the series.
May 14, 2024
Considering the legacy of earlier volumes this story was a bit underwhelming.
But the story and the varied cast is still a tremendous read and brings together the variety of colors to counter a common foe. The emotions run high, one-up-personship too but endearing characters from the Lantern spectrum make their mark in the stories here.
The writing is great and the wonderful cacophony of colors from the variety of lanterns make for some amazing art and sometimes the colors and variety overwhelm the senses but overall a fabulous experience.
Loved this story.
But the story and the varied cast is still a tremendous read and brings together the variety of colors to counter a common foe. The emotions run high, one-up-personship too but endearing characters from the Lantern spectrum make their mark in the stories here.
The writing is great and the wonderful cacophony of colors from the variety of lanterns make for some amazing art and sometimes the colors and variety overwhelm the senses but overall a fabulous experience.
Loved this story.
April 7, 2011
Collecting issues # 53-62 as well as some Green Lantern awesomeness. This HC is the bridge/transition from Brightest Day to the War of the Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan and a member from each of the other color spectrum's (excluding black and white lanterns) must join together for their mission.
This was a pretty good series and I just read the second half last night.
This was a pretty good series and I just read the second half last night.
November 12, 2019
One would think that after a creative team had worked for more than four years to bring us
Blackest Night
which is ostensibly a Green Lantern story on steroids, that there wouldn't be anywhere else for that creative team to go. After all, Hal Jordan and his crew of power ring wielding beings of varied colors just stood down an army of black power ring wielding zombies and revealed the existence of a white powered entity. Where to go from there really? Well it turns out that all of the individual avatars for the different colored rings have begun to be imprisoned by an unknown adversary and it is up to the main representatives of those colors, (Jordan, Sinestro, Atrocitus, Saint Walker, Indigo 1, Star Sapphire/Carol Ferris, and Larfleeze) to try and rescue them.
While the scope of Green Lantern: Brightest Day is epic, it's obvious by the last pages of the collection that it is only tangentially related to the Brightest Day series, and that it is a setup for something much bigger--that thing being Johns final act with Green Lantern as he would soon reset his sights on The Flash (this time focusing on Barry Allen instead of Wally West, which was his previous assignment.) This is made obvious by the fact that even when the mystery adversary is revealed at the end of the volume, it's obvious that there is still more to come with this conflict, especially when Hal is forced to choose between his old allies and his new ones going forward. As such, this volume seems to serve almost as a pause before the real action gets started.
I've enjoyed most of Johns' work on Green Lantern and if it had me, I likely would have quit after Blackest Night. But Johns obvious isn't done with Hal Jordan, even if it seems like once you've beaten power ring wielding zombies, you've done it all.
While the scope of Green Lantern: Brightest Day is epic, it's obvious by the last pages of the collection that it is only tangentially related to the Brightest Day series, and that it is a setup for something much bigger--that thing being Johns final act with Green Lantern as he would soon reset his sights on The Flash (this time focusing on Barry Allen instead of Wally West, which was his previous assignment.) This is made obvious by the fact that even when the mystery adversary is revealed at the end of the volume, it's obvious that there is still more to come with this conflict, especially when Hal is forced to choose between his old allies and his new ones going forward. As such, this volume seems to serve almost as a pause before the real action gets started.
I've enjoyed most of Johns' work on Green Lantern and if it had me, I likely would have quit after Blackest Night. But Johns obvious isn't done with Hal Jordan, even if it seems like once you've beaten power ring wielding zombies, you've done it all.
October 23, 2023
Aaaand now we’ve reached my least favorite part of Johns’ Green Lantern. Seeing all the various Lantern Corps team up during Blackest Night was a treat, as everyone was forced to work together. But I guess it was such a nice treat, that DC decided to keep giving us these team-ups nonstop with diminishing returns each time. We also face *another* evil Guardian, and while Krona is pretty significant lore-wise, Scar’s presence during Blackest Night has really robbed Krona’s reveal of its gravitas.
At the very least, the story gives us a reason to learn more about the inner workings of each Corp. The revelations about The Indigo Tribe were particularly interesting and set them up to be quite the problem later on. This is definitely where GL’s quality starts to dip and I hope it’s sibling books, GL Corp and Emerald Knights, can entertain in ways this book can’t.
At the very least, the story gives us a reason to learn more about the inner workings of each Corp. The revelations about The Indigo Tribe were particularly interesting and set them up to be quite the problem later on. This is definitely where GL’s quality starts to dip and I hope it’s sibling books, GL Corp and Emerald Knights, can entertain in ways this book can’t.
July 15, 2017
Geoff Johns continues to shine with the emotional Lantern spectrum. Here, unlike the last collection, is a cohesive story with characters branching off into other adventures. Hal's reluctance to work with his allies and instead with his enemies is frustrating but understandable from his perspective. Some of the other Lanterns really stand out; Larfleeze, Atrocitus, & Star Sapphire. All standout appearances especially Carol. The mystery was intriguing and a decent payoff. As with all of Johns Lantern stories, there is possibly to much exposition. The art by Doug Mahnke was phenomenal! The book probably would have been rated higher if the story ended instead of being to be continued. All that being said, an amazingly good read.
June 15, 2025
I will say that some of the action sequences are a little over the top, some of the attempted character development or events are very clearly over exaggerated. Still a very entertaining read. Lots of Lantern action with nice tie ins with characters like The Spectre, Flash and Lobo. The build up of the real villain is pretty clearly seen through if you are familiar with Green Lantern, but I’ve never read a bad story that had Krona involved.
Overall it adds important components to the Green Lantern story and DC universe, but if you’re expecting another huge “End of the World” story like Blackest Night you’re gonna be left disappointed. This story is a roller coaster right into War of the Green Lanterns. Still very entertaining, but nothing “new”
Overall it adds important components to the Green Lantern story and DC universe, but if you’re expecting another huge “End of the World” story like Blackest Night you’re gonna be left disappointed. This story is a roller coaster right into War of the Green Lanterns. Still very entertaining, but nothing “new”
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October 14, 2017
En este volumen se relatan las consecuencias de los sucesos relatados en la noche más oscura. Tengo que reconocer que este volumen me ha gustado más que el anterior. El anterior era un crossover con excesivos personajes y demasiados escenarios, aquí la trama está más centrada y creo que eso redunda en una historia más redonda. Por poner alguna queja creo que la búsqueda de las entidades se alarga en exceso y el enfrentamiento final es demasiado rápido y encima la historia no queda cerrada con lo que te obliga a leer el siguiente volumen: la guerra de los green larterns.
December 25, 2025
This one comes right after the cataclysmic events of 'Darkest Night' but it didn't succeed in maintaining the high octane flow if events, the plot is lighter, and feels more like an expansion pack, one that is dragging. The whole 10 chapters were more like a preparation for something bigger that 'should' take place in the 'war of the green lanterns'
haven't purchased that one yet, so I'll pick up later when I get my hands on it, for now I'll go to sample another area of DC, still with Geoff Johns
MiM
haven't purchased that one yet, so I'll pick up later when I get my hands on it, for now I'll go to sample another area of DC, still with Geoff Johns
MiM
August 26, 2018
Lame and insanely repetitive. Literally an entity possesses someone, they have to fix it, larfleeze does something stupid, they fix it and repeat. That's basically this entire volume. It's not interesting or really exciting at all. Also the avatar of love being called the predator has some seriously strange and awful implications.
The art is pretty but the entire volume has nothing that really makes you give a damn.
The art is pretty but the entire volume has nothing that really makes you give a damn.
October 29, 2020
Beeeem legal!! Apresenta uma expansão da hora da mitologia das cores e das relações entre as diferentes facções de lanternas. O q não esperava é o encadernado terminar sem qualquer fechamento de história, basicamente o arco vai continuar no próximo volume (q felizmente tá no KU tbm). Não fiz o esquema pra ler todas as tie-ins como em BLACKEST NIGHT e me dou por satisfeito, a história principal já é envolvente
March 12, 2022
Of the Blackest Night/Brightest Day books this is by far my favorite. Every character gets story flushed out extremely well (Larfleeze is fantastic) and the story both adds to the GL lore and works as story itself.
I feel this could've been longer and still not felt stretched thin. The art work is amazing and the colors just pop on every panel.
I feel this could've been longer and still not felt stretched thin. The art work is amazing and the colors just pop on every panel.
July 10, 2024
I didn’t particularly love the story of Krona trying to catch all the Pokémon, I mean Entities, and the ending cliffhanger comes a bit out of nowhere, but this volume still serves as a fun showcase of all the different Lantern Corps that Geoff Johns has introduced throughout this run. Just like in the “Blackest Night” volume, Doug Mahnke’s art absolutely carries!
December 22, 2018
¿Cómo estirar un chicle? Geoff Johns supo sacarle provecho a la leyenda a las consecuencias de "la noche más oscura", sin embargo para entender esta serie hay que leer el resto de las series, como lo son Green Lantern Corps (para entender dónde se fue siniestro, por ejemplo).
September 13, 2020
La historia está muy interesante. Me encantó la dinámica de los personajes. Aunque siento que quedaron algunos cabos sueltos pero quizás se resuelvan en War of the Green Lanterns. Aún así le pongo 5 estrellas porque sin duda la leería de nuevo.
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