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DDOY Review: Blackest Night #7

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For someone who has been a Marvel guy for most of his comic reading life, I’ve been enjoying the hell out of Blackest Night. For someone who knows very little of the goings on in the DCU outside this event, I’m very impressed. I went back and refreshed on Green Lantern: Rebirth and finally read Sinestro Corps War before diving into Blackest Night.

Blackest Night #7

Now there are some characters that have made me scratch my head, and after forum trolling and Wikipedia checking I was able to get the general gist of the individual motivations and stories behind the scenes of Blackest Night.

When I first started getting into this, I felt that the different color rings were a little too Captain Planet for me. However it is starting to grow on me and somewhat logical. Ivan Reis’ art is phenomenal, the splash pages are full of detail and I’m sure the inkers on this book are working double time. How is it that a book with so many characters with their own distinct style can be put out on time … unlike some of the events over at the House of Ideas?

The Black Lanterns are fully charged and ready to fuck up Earth and all those who oppose them. Once enemies and strangers, the remaining Lantern Corps have forged a temporary alliance to take on Nekron and his undead lackies.

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What Geoff Johns has done is rather remarkable, and I totally get why he was recently installed as Chief Creative Officer over at DC. He’s laid some significant ground work here over the last few years and it has me confused as to why all of a sudden the action and the big reveal feels so rushed (but it was awesome).

As a relative newb, I have to say that I’m really digging that and am very curious to see what the conclusion to Blackest Night brings … and what happens in Brightest Day.

DC Direct Makes My Arkham Asylum Dreams Come True

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After having played Batman: Arkham Asylum, I was kind of bummed that DC hadn’t put out any action figures or other collectibles given the overwhelming success of the game.

I was pleasantly surprised when looking over the DC Direct solicitations for September 2010, where the latest entry in the Batman: Black & White statue line is based on the character design from the game.

Batman: Black & White - Arkham Asylum

Batman: Black & White - Arkham Asylum

Now, if only we can get DC Direct to get a Harley Quinn from Arkham Asylum, I’d be a happy boy. While I have yet to start collecting this line, I may have to start with this piece right here. You can preorder over at Big Bad Toy Store and save a few bucks right now.

DC’s Wednesday Comics Is Winning Me Over

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Let me just put this out there, I’ve only read one ongoing DC title in the last 3-5 years and that was the Justice Society of America (v. III), which was on my pull list until that Magog/Gog clusterfuck (which dragged entirely too long). I have a smattering of trades like the Death/Return of Superman, Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, and a couple of Superman/Batman titles.

I still vividly remember my dad buying me the entire Batman: Year Three series, dating back all the way to 1989. And that memory is one of the reasons that I continue to buy comics, the pure unadulterated joy that they brought me as a kid.

I fully intended for this post to be a review of Wednesday Comics #1-2, however I wanted to come clean with you all … so far this is working for DC. As a reader who NEVER picks up a book, I was intrigued not only by some of the preview art I saw, but the concept; a newspaper sized weekly comic featuring some of DC’s most talented writers and artists.

DC Comics' Wednesday Comics: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern

Of course you are bound to see Green Lantern, Superman, & Wonder Woman … but I was not expecting the likes of Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, Hawkman, & Adam Strange. It’s great, and overall the reaction seems to be favorable. I have yet to see numbers but I have a feeling that this is a great way to gain exposure to get readers and gain back some of that market share?

Paul Pope’s (Batman: Year 100) style totally works wonderfully as he takes on Adam Strange as he battles the Rock People of Ragathann.

Paul Pope's Adam Strange in Wednesday Comics

Or better yet, how about Hawkman leading an army of his fellow birds on a mission to free a hijacked plane. Bad. Ass.

Kyle Baker's Hawkman in Wednesday Comics

So maybe some of the exposition in each story may be repetitive, but in the end it is doing exactly what Dan DiDio wanted … to generate positive buzz for a change. I’m thoroughly enjoying this experiment two issues in, and I will continue to pick this up for the remainder of the run. For the talent and stories that you get, it’s worth bumping a Marvel title for.