Oh so glad the library had this and I didn't pay to read this 3- to 4-part story heavily padded out to 12 issues. Very pretty art, but I'm so unenthused by this (and its failure to even approach its own hype) that I doubt I'll bother to read Vol 2 or 3 unless I find them easily and free... ( )

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Maybe I'm just expecting a bit more from my comics these days. The art's good, there's an obvious setup being played here, and while the only time I've ever read Deadman was during the Blackest Night saga and here, he's not uninteresting.

The thing is, we've gone from a huge explosion of powers to a near retcon, a massive scaleback, to return tension back to the comic, and I'm not entirely certain I appreciate the writer's decision to do it.

I like the fact that the supes who were returned to life are still suffering the dark-side. That part is fine as it goes. I like how we're going to be forced into learning the ropes of the White Ring, too, with so many examples and directions when it comes to the prospective Second Chancers, the possible White Knights.

It makes perfect sense and it's an old tradition.

Maybe that's just it. I wanted something that would have broken the mould. Something that kept everyone truly broken in the power balance and full of tension in a new and creative way. Oh well.

It's not BAD. It's just not GREAT. ( )

In this follow-up to the [Blackest Night] story arc, all of the characters who were resurrected by the white lantern find themselves struggling to understand why they were brought back. No one struggles more than Boston Brand (aka Deadman) who spent his time as a superhero dead. Boston also has far more invested in this mystery than anyone else as his is the only white lantern ring that has not disappeared and that appears to be taking Boston on a quest that is entirely part of the ring's own agenda.

Really solid arc with some interesting exploration of the backstory of a lot of the characters in the DCU, particularly Deadman, Aquaman, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, J'onn J'onzz, and Hawk and Dove. While the ultimate reveal of the end goal of the white ring felt a bit underwhelming after all the build up, there is some fascinating character development going on here. If you liked [Blackest Night], this follow-up series is worth picking up. ( )

Oh so glad the library had this and I didn't pay to read this 3- to 4-part story heavily padded out to 12 issues. Very pretty art, but I'm so unenthused by this (and its failure to even approach its own hype) that I doubt I'll bother to read Vol 2 or 3 unless I find them easily and free... ( )