Art: Patrick Gleason, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
It seems Boston Brand is the only character who consistently appears on every issue of "Brightest Day". That's no surprise, because he's pretty the White Lantern as of this moment. On the other hand, other characters like Firestorm still does not appear in this issue.
We are teased with the new Aqualad, a boy by the name of Jackson, showing us a bit of his powers. It is then cut-off with his dad warning him about using his powers in public, then calls him inside.
But the main part of the story of this issue is focused on Martian Manhunter and his quest in Star City. And that left confused. No surprise there again, 'cos even the Green Arrow is confused with what happened. Martian Manhunter stops by Star City's forest and started a rampage, much like what happened to him a few issues ago. Although this time, the other green martian got affected by it too. With the White Entity dropping out a bunch of messages/hints, it's hard to tell what the White Entity really wants for J'onn to do. The only thing I got out of it is that Mars is alive, and he has to eliminate the other green martian.
With that out of the way, the issue ended with an interesting twist. Black Manta appears again after getting teased on several issues back. And it's revealed that the new Aqualad, Jackson, is actually Black Manta's son.
Patrick Gleason outshines the rest of the artist in this issue with his art on Martian Manhunter's story. His detailed transformation scenes with J'onn shows his creativity and attention to details. Ivan Reis and Joe Prado also do a good job with art, though Gleason's is the best for me in this issue.
The issue has a good start, and a good ending. The middle part left me confused though, but I think it will be expounded more in upcoming issues. Still, this issue does little to move the plot forward, a little disappointing compared to how good the two previous issues are.
Rating: 2.5/5
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