This is getting ridiculous. Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi shift the focus away from the terrible Hawk-story and over to Deadman (who has been sorely neglected) and once again, the book turns on a dime towards quality. It actually seems like the writers have something to add to Boston Brand/Deadman. He was a selfish jerk when he was alive and it took his death to make him a hero. Now that he's been given a second chance, he's absolutely horrified at the idea of dying again. (I still think that Deadman will be one of the characters who doesn't get the "Life Returned" reward from the White Lantern though. Deadman just doesn't work as a name for a living guy.)Deadman is certain that the newly returned Bruce Wayne is destined to wear the White Lantern ring, but he ends up being pretty wrong. So wrong that one of Mr. Freeze's goons almost makes Deadman live up to his name once again. I liked seeing the White Lantern entity (whoever it is) get a little saucy with Deadman, warning him to make a better choice on who should wear the ring. So I guess the search goes on, but at least Dove looks to be sticking around with Deadman.
The art in this one is pretty solid, not many other characters show up, but the white Bat-suit is suitably ridiculous/interesting.
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They would have been much better off just sticking with Deadman and Dove. I can't help but think that Ralph and Sue Dibney and Ted Kord would have been much more interesting than Martian Manhunter, Captain Boomerang, and the Hawks.
Now, I'm a huge Manhunter fan, so I'm thrilled he's back. That said, Ted Kord and the Dibney's would have been really nice.
So the White Entity is lecturing Deadman about giving the ring to the wrong person? If Deadman is failing to 'get' his plan, why not just tell him what it is? I hate deliberately enigmatic know-alls.
Mart, I bet you hated LOST!
Half a season's worth, yes, then I decided they were just making it up as they went along.
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