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Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps, Vol. 1
by Peter J. Tomasi
Story: So here we have three different storylines all happening at the time of Blackest Night event. The first deals with the batfamily. So we have Batman (Dick) and Damien and Tim all trying to survive in Gotham along side Gordan and Barbara. When the rings bring back Dick and Tim's family things get bad for the young crusaders. Next up we have Superman and Superboy dealing with their own issues in smallville and the return of a certain father. Last but not least is the story of the Teen Titans dealing with their loss and return of many, including a baby.
Art: Overall, each one has pretty solid art. A little too much sexy posing in Teen Titans one (Which is odd considering it's the ones featuring teens but...) but the fights look great, gruesome, and fun. The superman one especially looks menacing and badass big fights.
Enjoyment: There's surprisingly a lot to enjoy here. I like we got three different stories that all have closure. I like them all dealing with their personal demons who have now manifested. I also thought most of the dialogue was solid, and this was from 3 very different writers. The more horror approach to most of these stories was a welcomed addition.
What I didn't like: As I mentioned, the weird sexy poses of teens was odd at points. Bigger problem is every story kind of happens the same way. Issue 1, surprised the dead have return. Issue 2 losing to the dead and giving in. Issue 3, fighting back. It's kind of repetitive after the Superman story.
Overall, pretty damn fun. I wasn't blown away but none of the stories bored me. I'm kind of excited to try volume 2. A 3.5 out of 5.
Art: Overall, each one has pretty solid art. A little too much sexy posing in Teen Titans one (Which is odd considering it's the ones featuring teens but...) but the fights look great, gruesome, and fun. The superman one especially looks menacing and badass big fights.
Enjoyment: There's surprisingly a lot to enjoy here. I like we got three different stories that all have closure. I like them all dealing with their personal demons who have now manifested. I also thought most of the dialogue was solid, and this was from 3 very different writers. The more horror approach to most of these stories was a welcomed addition.
What I didn't like: As I mentioned, the weird sexy poses of teens was odd at points. Bigger problem is every story kind of happens the same way. Issue 1, surprised the dead have return. Issue 2 losing to the dead and giving in. Issue 3, fighting back. It's kind of repetitive after the Superman story.
Overall, pretty damn fun. I wasn't blown away but none of the stories bored me. I'm kind of excited to try volume 2. A 3.5 out of 5.