So, what are the commonalities between Phoenix and Aquaman other than their orange/green/yellow color scheme? They've both been killed and resurrected before. DC Comics has just released this beaut of a teaser image; the cover of BRIGHTEST DAY #2, drawn by the newly DC exclusive David Finch! Okay, we saw this coming if we've been reading BLACKEST NIGHT. Writer Geoff Johns, who seems to be able to single-handedly restore the best elements of DC's heroes, set up the perfect way of resurrecting dead heroes (and maybe villains) with BN, establishing a greater story behind the death and revivals of various characters. Hopefully DC will have learned a lesson and REALLY think several times before killing off another character. I've said this before, but there's no more drama to be had in the dying of a hero; it's been done to death (pun intended) and it never sticks anyway. Johns will also be writing the new 26 issue maxi-series, BRIGHTEST DAY, which will be a story about second chances for many characters, Aquaman chief among them as has been hinted. Aquaman has sometimes been the butt of jokes when it comes to heroes, but if you've ever read any of his stories, they have been deadly serious and ahead of their time. He's been married before heroes got married. He became a father before other heroes had children. His son was killed by his arch-rival Black Manta, in an era before villains ever did that kind of thing with any regularity. He cheated on his estranged wife when heroes never did that. He had his hand cut off. He decalred war on the fictional nation of Cerdia and became its de-facto ruler. He helped an entire section of San Diego deal with becoming mutated water breathers as their town sank into the ocean. What the hell is so funny about any of this? This is a great character with a great history, that I'm hoping that Geoff Johns will utilize and make popular in the same fashion that he did with Green lantern and Flash. If anyone can do it, Johns can, and I for one can't wait! Take another look at the drawing. His classic look is back too! LONG LIVE THE KING!
