Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their work: Gail Simone.
At the conclusion of Brightest Day, Alec Holland rose from the grave and again became Swamp Thing. After fighting off his dark doppelganger, the Swamp Thing entity lashed out at transnational corporations responsible for the world's environmental concerns. John Constantine is next on its hitlist, but the question is, why? Constantine visits Gotham to meet with Batman and leaves town after gaining his opinion on combating Swamp Thing and the strange infection that's befallen the wily sorcerer.
For a year I followed the Brightest Day series through its ups and many downs, so you may be asking why I would revisit the series. Well, to answer your question, John Constantine. That dynamic alone warrants a return. Naturally. Forward march!
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark, Norm Rapmund, Vicente Cifuentes, Oclair Albert, Tom Nguyen, Mick Gray, Mark Irwin and David Beaty Colour: Peter Steigerwald Cover: Gary Frank and Rod…
Writer: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado Inkers: Vicente Cifuentes and David Beaty Colour: Peter Steigerwald with Beth Sotelo Cover: David Finch, Ivan Reis (variant), Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher: DC…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado Inkers: Vicente Cifuentes and David Beaty Colours: Peter Steigerwald and Beth Sotelo Covers: Gary Frank with Nathan Eyring; Ivan Reis with Hi-Fi (variant) Letterer:…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ardian Syaf, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado Inker: Vincente Cifuentes Colours: Peter Steigerwald with John Starr and Ray Dillion Cover: David Finch, Ryan Winn and Steigerwald Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher: DC Comics…
Following the events of Blackest Night, Brightest Day is set to be either the jumping on or jumping off point for DC Comics. Can the series bring in new readers or will it see a mass exodus of readers who have grown weary of DC's many universe-changing storylines? Andrew Ardizzi reports on this ongoing bi-monthly series.