A review by ria_mhrj
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps, Vol. 1 by Peter J. Tomasi
4.0
I was a bit worried about the series diverting from Lanterns into more established stories with other familiar DC names, but it worked well as a way of continuing the Darkest Night story.
The Batman issues were probably my favourite, as Dick, Tim and Damian deal with the trauma of lost parents, in the face of an unrelenting onslaught as Gotham is under siege. The Superman issues were fine, but nothing especially memorable apart from Martha Kent showing herself to be the smartest person in this series yet. I struggled a little with major storylines from the past clearly playing a role (Kal-L? Whoever the weird Lois zombie was?), but it still served to propel the story forward and Psycho Pirate was an interesting addition.
I should have loved the Titans section best, as it certainly packed the biggest emotional punch. However, I did struggle with the depiction of the female Titans - especially if they are indeed teens! The young women were drawn in an overly sexualised way, and it put me off from the story, which is a shame because the threads with Dove and Gar in particular were great. I've been spoiled by Babs Tarr's Batgirl in my expectations for what a female superhero can and should look like.
Still, an excellent entry to this continuing saga, and I look forward to finding out what happens next.
The Batman issues were probably my favourite, as Dick, Tim and Damian deal with the trauma of lost parents, in the face of an unrelenting onslaught as Gotham is under siege. The Superman issues were fine, but nothing especially memorable apart from Martha Kent showing herself to be the smartest person in this series yet. I struggled a little with major storylines from the past clearly playing a role (Kal-L? Whoever the weird Lois zombie was?), but it still served to propel the story forward and Psycho Pirate was an interesting addition.
I should have loved the Titans section best, as it certainly packed the biggest emotional punch. However, I did struggle with the depiction of the female Titans - especially if they are indeed teens! The young women were drawn in an overly sexualised way, and it put me off from the story, which is a shame because the threads with Dove and Gar in particular were great. I've been spoiled by Babs Tarr's Batgirl in my expectations for what a female superhero can and should look like.
Still, an excellent entry to this continuing saga, and I look forward to finding out what happens next.