The end is here....and so is a new beginning as Blackest Night comes to a close, ushering in the Brightest Day. Like any great saga there are closures in this final issue but not without creating some new dynamics that will change the DCU going forward. That's the nature of episodic fiction, creating tendrils that connect one story to the next.
We start this issue where we left of the last one, with White Lantern Sinestro about to confront Nekron. Geoff Johns clearly understands Hal Jordan, his strengths, his weaknesses, and what drives him. Having lost his father and seeing how his father's occupation affected the rest of his family it's no wonder why Hal appears shallow at times and a man-whore at others. It's his coping mechanism for wanting to keep everyone at an arm's length so that he doesn't have to deal with the pain when they die. It's been there all along, but now it's in black and white for anyone who didn't figure it out before.
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I definitely agree. Rebirth #1 was one of my very first comics and I haven't missed an issue since. Very weird to see Johns trilogy come to a close 6 years later. Can't wait to see what comes next though.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Bones. Knowing that Johns revealed that he's got at least another 5 years of story to tell has me really looking forward to the future. I've been reading GL for nearly 35 years and I think this has been arguably the best run for the book ever!
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I am more interested in what happens next with Firestorm and Deadman then with the GL corps. But that is what made BN #8 great. It had a great close, but really let you know that a lot more is in store. DEADMAN is alive???? what? awesome. I am excited.
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