Blackest night, JLA, and the ressurection of Ronnie Raymond

So, Blackest Night is over, and we go straight in to Brightest day. The final issue was pretty good, though I'm surprised Ted Kord (Blue Beetle) wasn't among the resurrected (while Max Lord was). I'm glad Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm) and J'onn J'onnz (Martian Manhunter) are back.

The big question, I guess, is what do you do with them, now? Give them each a new comic? I think we know what happens to 96% of all nostalgia-driven relaunches.

My geek wish list:
1) Ted Kord is alive, and joins Booster Gold in his comic. The Booster Gold comic is ok, but I'm not seeing it survive much longer.
2) I guess that's it.

Meanwhile, the JLA continues to flounder. Last month, I wanted to post some of the art to focus on what *not* to do. This month, more of the same. The comic really has no core vision. Same with the new JSA comics. It's like they both ran out of gas and are in a holding pattern until the next Geoff Johns appears to rescue them with his unparalleled enthusiasm for the characters.

I picked up the graphic novel collection of the Magic: The Gathering comics. I had paged through is at the store, saw some incredible art, thought about it for a couple of weeks, and impulse bought it. Here are the problems:

1) Requires in-depth knowledge of the novels. The characters are all acting like you know them already. They land in places that are tossed around like you (the reader) have been there a thousand times before. I would have been completely lost if I hadn't read the little bios at the front.
2) Many different artists, all trying to impress you with their imagery that fights the story every single panel. The art shifts a couple of times per comic. I hate comics that do that, it kicks me out of my suspension of disbelief every time. I like good art, but it needs to serve the story if it's in a comic book.

Otherwise, nice paper!

Now to see if this thing posts to my website! Tally-ho!