Pending your personal preference, some of these stories and characters will impress you more than others. My only wish for future issues of Brightest Day is for the series to allow enough character exposure equally as possible among the 12. I know its an unlikely task, but if Johns and Tomasi can make Osiris, Boomerang, and Jade as interesting as say, Hawkman, Firestorm, and Maxwell Lord, then theres no doubt well have another triumphant 52 on our hands. Read Full Review

As a long-time fan, it's a thrill to see some of my all-time favorite Silver Age heroes back in action again, and I look forward to seeing how they all tie together and why they were brought back (and whether or not they're the only ones to return). Read Full Review

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An issue #0 is a prologue. It has to lay the groundwork to effectively launch the first issue. You don't always need one, if the plot is more compelling, but I think DC made the right choice in posing the major event question in this issue. I'll be around for this series and probably most of the cross-overs to see why these twelve were resurrected. Read Full Review

I also appreciated 48 pages with no ads for $3.99 as well as Fernando Pasarin’s artwork. The guy just has that classic lookin’ superhero style that suits a story like this really well. And since the book is bi-weekly, I won’t have to wait long to find out if I appreciate the entire story or if it’s just a decent premise that gasses out in a few weeks. I kind of doubt it though. This first issue has me hooked and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Read Full Review

Similar to Blackest Night, Brightest Day starts off with a whole lot of potential. I like the way that Boston Brand is tying the story together at first here with him being the only one with a white ring and being pushed towards something mysterious. Using him as the method of going across those who have returned and seeing how they're coping allows this issue to work as both an epilogue to Blackest Night and a really good prologue to what's about to come. Fernando Pasarin does a really great job with the artwork here, particularly those opening pages, and he captures the look of all the characters very well. There's a good amount of detail here which gives it all a very polished look. After a series that focused on so many dead characters that were falling apart, it's definitely a lighter look here and it contains a sense of optimism to it, though not without an edge of danger to it as well. The opening to this new event series definitely has captured my attention. Read Full Review

After The Blackest Night comes The Brightest Day as DC Comics ad department has been telling us, and its finally here. Issue #0 doesnt really shine a light on how bright or good Brightest Day will end up being (its way long on setup), but things dont too dim. Read Full Review

The penciling is performed by Fernando Pasarin. While he clearly doesn’t deliver on the dynamic promise of the David Finch cover, Pasarin has a solid, reliable style not atypical of most DC Comic titles. There’s good, clear storytelling, but no real unique style to set him apart from the pack. The multiple inkers on this issue cause somewhat of a visual inconsistency at times, but not enough to be offensive. Read Full Review

Brightest Day #0 was a disappointing read. This was a slow and relatively boring read. Johns and Tomasi failed to kick this title off with a dynamic and exciting story that immediately captivates the readers attention. Having said that, Johns and Tomasi did just enough, barely, to get me to come back for more. Read Full Review

Based entirely upon its own merits, though, its a strong piece, and Brightest Day #0 earns 3 out of 5 stars overall, providing intriguing kickoff points for a dozen stories, and none of the various art teams can be easily singled out as the weakest link I am a bit Sinestroed out, though. Read Full Review

This is all setup and at that, its really not that great of setup. Clearly there are some stories here that are going to be a big deal down the road, so you might want to check it out for that. You might also want to check it out if you really dig some of the characters (I personally was most drawn to the Read Full Review

While I used Countdown in my comparison, note that it is nowhere near Countdown-level of bad. The story was just laid out like an issue of Countdown in the format. It looks better and is written well, but the 'spine of the DC Universe' format it seems to be using killed my interest in the project. Will give it a couple of issues to win me over and dissuade my fears. Read Full Review

A lot of set-up for the series, but not a lot to pull you in.