Brightest Day
"Brightest Day" | |||
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Publisher | DC Comics | ||
Publication date | May 2010 – May 2011 | ||
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Main character(s) | ISBN 1401232760 |
Brightest Day is a 2010–11
Plot
At the end of the 2009–2010 Blackest Night storyline, 12 deceased heroes and villains are resurrected for some unknown purpose. The events of Brightest Day follow the exploits of these characters as they seek to learn the secret behind their return to life.
Assignments
Brightest Day #7 revealed that the 12 resurrected must complete an individual assignment given to them by the White Lantern Entity. If they are successful, their lives will be fully returned.
- Speed Force (mentioned in The Flash: Rebirth#4).
- Jadebalanced the darkness (shown in Justice League of America #48).
- Osiris freed Isis, the goddess of nature (shown in Titans #32).
- Magog from bringing about the events seen in Kingdom Come (shown in Justice League: Generation Lost#13).
- Hawkgirl prevented Hath-Set from killing Hawkman (shown in Brightest Day #18).
- Hawkman closed the dimensional gateway between Hawkworld and Earth (shown in Brightest Day #18).
- Aqualadto his side before the "others" do (shown in Brightest Day #20).
- The Martian Manhunter burned down the Martian forest, killed D'Kay D'razz and chose to devote himself to the protection of Earth. (shown in Brightest Day #21).
- Deathstormbefore it destroyed the universe (shown in Brightest Day #22).
- Captain Boomerang threw a boomerang at Dove (shown in Brightest Day #24).
- Hawk was assigned to catch the boomerang thrown at the Dove by Captain Boomerang, but failed to do so (shown in Brightest Day #24).
- Boston Brand was to find the new champion who will bear the white light of life and take the Entity's place (revealed as Alec Holland, the new Swamp Thing, as of Brightest Day #24).
Publication history
The series, written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi, was published twice a month for 24 issues[2] (25 if including issue #0) alternating with Justice League: Generation Lost written by Keith Giffen and Judd Winick.[3] Johns has discussed the general theme:
Brightest Day is about second chances. I think it's been obvious from day one that there are major plans for the heroes and villains from Aquaman to take center stage in the DC Universe, among many others, post-Blackest Night. Brightest Day is not a banner or a vague catch-all direction for the DC Universe, it is a story. Nor is Brightest Day a sign that the DC Universe is going to be all about 'light and brighty' superheroes. Some second chances work out…some don't.[4]
Brightest Day also crossed over into the
The Green Lantern series featured more of the characters
The first issue, issue #0, was penciled by
Brightest Day event was also used to introduce
Summary
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The story begins the day after Blackest Night showing Boston smashing his tombstone. Nearby, a baby bird falls out of its nest and dies, but is resurrected by the white ring that Boston has on. The ring then takes him to everyone that was resurrected and he (while being invisible) sees how they are celebrating their new leases on life. Boston then asks the ring why it is showing him this; its answer was - it needs help. It then takes him to the destroyed Star City and creates a forest.
Titles
- Brightest Day #0-24 (twice monthly, 25 issues including issue #0) focuses on the resurrected Firestorm.
- Green Lantern (vol. 4) #53-62 focuses on Hal Jordan, as well as the other representatives of the other Lantern Corps, as they attempt to prevent the capture of all the emotional entities which eventually leads to the Green Lantern Corps War.
- Alpha Lanterns and the return of the Weaponers of Qwarduntil the War of the Green Lantern Corps erupts.
- Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (issues #1-6) focuses on Arisia, Sodam Yat and the Red Lantern Bleez as they put in motion a universe-saving plan against a new, hidden foeto prevent the War of the Green Lantern Corps.
- Brightest Day: The Atom Special is a one-shot that was bannered as a Brightest Day tie-in, but is in actuality an introduction to the Atom miniseries contained within Adventure Comics #516-521 and Giant-Size Atom #1.
- 's connection to the White Light.
- The Flash (vol. 3) #1-7 features the resurrected Captain Boomerang.
- Green Arrow (vol. 4) #1-12 focuses on the Star City forest that sprouted from the White Lantern ring.
- Jadeas she tries to save her brother and father from the control of the Starheart.
- Justice League: Generation Lost #1-24 (twice monthly, 24 issues) focuses on Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, and Ice as they attempt to find the resurrected Maxwell Lord.
- Justice League of America#44-48.
- Titans (vol. 2) #24-30 focuses on the resurrected Osiris as he joins a team of villains led by Deathstroke the Terminator, and composed of the Tattooed Man, Cheshire, and a new character named Cinder. An additional special called Titans: Villains For Hire Special #1 precedes number #24 and deals with the death of Ryan Choi, the fourth Atom, at the hands of the villains. For unknown reasons, issue #28 was the last issue to be labeled as a Brightest Day tie-in.
Involved, but not listed, under the Brightest Day banner
- Action Comics (beginning with issue #890–900) focuses on Lex Luthor and his universal quest to locate the energy of the Black Lantern Corps. Incidentally, issue #890 was labeled as Blackest Night Aftermath.
- Booster Gold (vol. 2) #33–43 picks up on elements of the search for Maxwell Lord in Justice League: Generation Lost.
- Power Girl #13–23 is loosely connected with Justice League: Generation Lost.
- Untold Tales from Blackest Night #1 (October 2010): while it was labeled as "Blackest Night", this one-shot is loosely connected with Brightest Day #11–12, Green Lantern #59, and Green Arrow #5, all of which involve the return of the Black Lantern Corps.
- Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special: while not bannered as a "Brightest Day" tie-in, this issue is a tongue-in-cheek one-shot issue focusing on Larfleeze's misunderstanding of the meaning of Christmas.
- Shazam! #1: this one-shot is loosely connected with Osiris' mission to rescue his sister Isis.
- Teen Titans (vol. 3) #83 explains why the Blue Beetle would be taking a leave of absence from the Titans, and the events of Generation Lost #2 are indirectly mentioned there as well.
- War of the Green Lanterns is a storyline that crosses over all three Green Lantern titles, and is a direct continuation of the "Brightest Day" story arcs (Green Lantern #63-67, Green Lantern Corps #58-60, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #7-10 and War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1-2).
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing
In June, a three-issue miniseries involved the return of John Constantine to the DC Universe and his attempt to convince Superman and Batman that the choosing of Alec Holland (the new Swamp Thing) as the Earth's new protector is inevitable and the resurrected Alec Holland will have to die, so that his soul can merge again with the Green.[1] Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1, 32 pages, June 22, 2011[12]
- Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #2, 32 pages, July 27, 2011[13]
- Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3, 32 pages, August 24, 2011
Collected editions
The series is collected into a number of volumes:
- Brightest Day Volume One (collects Brightest Day #0–7, 256 pages, hardcover, December 2010, ISBN 1-4012-3276-0)
- Brightest Day Volume Two (collects Brightest Day #8–16, 240 pages, hardcover, May 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3083-0; softcover, May 2012, ISBN)
- Brightest Day Volume Three (collects Brightest Day #17–24, 280 pages, hardcover, September 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3216-7)
Other titles are also being collected:
- Birds of Prey Volume One: Endrun (collects ISBN 1-4012-3131-4)
- The Flash Volume One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues (collects ISBN 1-4012-3195-0)
- Green Arrow Volume One: Into the Woods (collects Green Arrow (vol. 4) #1–7, 192 pages, hardcover, July 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3073-3)
- Green Arrow Volume Two: Salvation (collects Green Arrow (vol. 4) #8–14, 192 pages, paperback, February 2013, ISBN 978-1-4012-3528-4)
- Green Lantern: Brightest Day (collects ISBN 978-1-4012-3141-5)
- Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns (collects Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #21–22 and 48–52, 176 pages, hardcover, May 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3139-X)
- Green Lantern Corps: The Weaponer (collects Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #53-57, 128 pages, hardcover, October 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3441-0)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors Volume One (collects Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1–7, 176 pages, hardcover, August 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3079-2)
- Justice League: Generation Lost Volume One (collects ISBN 1-4012-3225-6)
- Justice League: Generation Lost Volume Two (collects ISBN 1-4012-3283-3)
- Justice League of America: the Dark Things (collects Justice League of America #44-48, Justice Society of America#41-42).
In other media
A Brightest Day skin attributed to Batman is one of the special skins in Batman: Arkham Origins.
References
- DC Comics.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Dan (January 11, 2010). "Geoff Johns Discusses Brightest Day". IGN. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (January 12, 2010). "JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL Returns in "GENERATION LOST"". Newsarama. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Segura, Alex (February 11, 2010). "Your first look at BRIGHTEST DAY — what does it mean?". The Source. DC Comics.com. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Siegel, Lucas (January 11, 2010). "UPDATE 4: DC's BRIGHTEST DAY w/ David Finch!". Newsarama. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ McGuirk, Brendan (January 13, 2010). "Gail Simone Returns to 'Birds of Prey' in 2010 -- EXCLUSIVE". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (April 13, 2010). "Lemire Embiggens Ray Palmer". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (January 11, 2010). "GEOFF JOHNS PRIME: "Earth One", "Blackest Night" & More". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Hudson, Laura (March 13, 2010). "Emerald City Comic-Con: The DC Nation Panel". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ a b Melrose, Kevin (January 11, 2010). "DC announces Blackest Night follow-up: Brightest Day". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » OPENING THE VAULT – A LIVE-ACTION BLUE BEETLE?". Dcu.blog.dccomics.com. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- DC Comics.com. Archived from the originalon September 27, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- DC Comics.com. Archived from the originalon July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Brightest Day on The Source, DC Comics blog
- Brightest Day at the Grand Comics Database
- Brightest Day at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)