And Then I Read: BRIGHTEST DAY 22

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Hoping to finish this series this week. Issue 22 has it's entire focus on Firestorm Vs. The Anti-Monitor, as the cover blurb says. So, after months of building up Firestorm's power in the reader's mind, this character composite (two young men and one old one) face the biggest baddie of the original DC Crisis on Infinite Earths, and he's still pretty scary. Sort of like a giant, over-the-top Darkseid. Plus he has the Black Lanterns helping him.

Doesn't faze the hero, he's ready for it. I like the way Firestorm's been developed in this series, I actually believe he's up to the struggle, though it ends up costing him dearly. Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi have room to build their drama in this issue's singular focus, and they do it well. The art by Clark, Reis, Prado and Beaty looks great. In all, not a bad issue, despite being largely plot-driven, as this entire series is.

Recommended.