Continuing from Volume 1, we follow the heroes on their paths to achieve whatever it is that the White Lantern wants them to do.Hawkman and Hawkgirl face Hath-Set, the man who cursed them thousands of years ago; Aquaman faces off against Black Manta and Siren (sister of Mera) and in the process, finds a new partner/sidekick in the battle from an unlikely source; J'onn J'onnz faces off against the only other living Green Martian, who has been hidden from him since his arrival on Earth; Firestorm

It's always Brightest before the dusk, I guess? Jokes aside, I loved how Johns weaves the stories of the "returned" supers together, particularly the appearance of my man Kaldur'ahm (does this appearance predate Young Justice? I honestly have no idea of who created this version of Aqualad, etc.)The Martian Manhunter-centric issue was probably the best of a good bunch, could be read as a standalone and still make more-or-less sense even without reading the rest of the arc.

I love this story arc. Really looking forward to reading the final book after finishing this.

All I have to say is about the ending of the book, and that is 'oops'.

In my review for the first volume of Brightest Day I remarked on how I found it difficult for a writing team to use effectively b-list superheroes who have historically not been able to maintain their own titles and use them to form a cohesive narrative. Add into it the fact that the impetus for the series is basically a Green Lantern based "event" and you have a recipe for potential storytelling disaster. And yet, when it comes to Brightest Day, writers Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi some...

Slightly confusing for me as I haven't read the first Volume of this comic collection series. The White Lantern manipulates Deadman, Dove, Hawkman, Aquaman etc.. to bring about certain events. It's quite confusing (in my particular case) but the story-telling is effective and full of action and the characters are important and developed. It's entertaining enough and often beautifully illustrated.

can't stop picturing aquaman summoning dead creatures and getting like a half-eaten fish and staring into the distance

More of the same. The white ring sure too talkative for a ring!

I'm really impressed with this! I was afraid that Blackest Night (and all of it's tie-ins) had pretty much bled all of the good stories out of the Green Lanterns. Quite honestly, by the end of it, I was getting a little restless. So, it makes me extremely happy to say that (in my opinion) Brightest Day is the perfect name for this arc.The story centers on Deadman...who is not so dead anymore. It's his job to find the new protector of the White Lantern, but can he get past his selfishness and do

Just not good for an event at all.

This series is taking the B Roster of the DCU and showing just how cool they are. Aquaman, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, Deadman, and many others are all showcased in their own individual stories, but they are linked together by the white lantern and the fact these are all resurrected heroes. I think my favorite storyline is Aquaman but all of the stories are interesting and the art is top notch. This is really an underrated series.

I generally am enjoying this exploration into the less famous DC heroes... except Firestorm. That whole thing i just don't care about. It is too weird for me and gives me this "you've the power to destroy and re-create the universe... because this scientist was f***ing around too much" eye roll. Maybe not tragic enough for me or warrants any of my compassion, ha. My heart goes out most to J'onn J'onzz. Though, admittedly, his illusions sometimes confused me with what was really going on--maybe t...

Had no idea what was going on half the time...

The further adventures of DC's B roster (and Aquaman. I consider him an A lister). This is an ok event, but it's not that much more than ok. There are just too many storylines and, 16 issues in, they have yet to really link any of them together.

The second part of the brightest day comic event. And the story gets a bit better then in the first volume. this comes close to a three star book, but just falls short, but it is definitly beter than a 2 star book. The story enfolds, some backstory gets fleshed out, and some motivations become clearer. If book 3 has a worthwhile finale, than I might upgrade the score for this.

This was pretty interesting, though disjointed at times. It was interesting focussing on those heroes who have returned from the dead and I look forward to the conclusion.

I don’t know all the history with the Green Lanterns, but still found this an enjoyable story.

Deadman's quest continues as planned, but the white ring is still being pretty mysterious. It's more of the same of Vol 1, with some higher stakes for Aquaman, Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkman & Hawkgirl, all of whom are trying to figure out why they're corrupted and trying to tie up the loose ends of their lives. It's okay. I think I like Firestorm's story best, with Aquaman coming in a close second. JJ has some pretty interesting minfuqry going on. The hawklovers probably has the weir...

This was another good one!It picks with Shiera and Carter on Mars and meeting the foemrs mother aka Queen Shirke and her plans for Hawkworld and we get to see her origins and its a good twist with the villain and I loved it!Then the story of Boston brand and there was this great story of his life story and realization and whatever is going on and I loved that and then the sequel to "Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow" and its a perfect life combo in Martian Manhunter story where he is trap...

Deadman meets up with Batman, thats Bruce Wayne who has just returned from the "dead", to see how he fares with the white ring. A great Deadman origin included. 5/5Martian Manhunter heads to the forest in Star City and meets up with Green Arrow, then heads over to Mars for more craziness.4/5Aqualad and Black Manta story.3.5/5Firestorm vs Black Lanterns.2.5/5Hawkman and Hawkgirl in Hawkworld vs Hath-Set and the queen of the Manhawks. War heads to Zamoran with the Star Sapphires. 3/5And the art ge...