Brightest Day Reading Order

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

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1EssentialApr 2010

Brightest Day #0

Carpe Diem

#0 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 1

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2 -3RecommendedMAY 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #1-2

#1: Gone But Not Forgotten

#2: Max'ed Out

#1-2 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 1

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4EssentialApr 2010

Green Lantern #53

The New Guardians: Chapter 1

#53 collected in:Green Lantern: Brightest Day

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5EssentialMay 2010

Green Lantern Corps #48

Revolt of The Alpha-Lanterns: Part 1

#48 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 7: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns

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6EssentialMay 2010

Brightest Day #1

Second Chances

#1 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 1

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7 -8EssentialMAY-JUN 2010

Green Lantern #54-55

#54: The New Guardians: Chapter 2

#55: The New Guardians: Chapter 3

#54-55 collected in:Green Lantern: Brightest Day

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9EssentialAug 2010

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1

Last Will

#1 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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10 -11EssentialMAY-JUN 2010

Brightest Day #2-3

#2: Nuclear Options

#3: Revelations

#2-3 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 1

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12 -15EssentialJUN-SEP 2010

Green Lantern Corps #49-52

#49: Revolt of The Alpha-Lanterns: Part 2

#50: Revolt of The Alpha-Lanterns: Part 3

#51: Revolt of The Alpha-Lanterns: Part 4

#52: Revolt of The Alpha-Lanterns: Part 5

#49-52 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 7: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns

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16 -17RecommendedAPR-MAY 2010

Justice League of America #44-45

#44: Devil in the Details

#45: Prelude to The Dark Things

#44-45 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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18OptionalMay 2010

Titans: Villains For Hire Special #1

The Best Laid Plans

#1 collected in:Titans: Volume 4: Villains for Hire

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19RecommendedJun 2010

Justice League of America #46

The Dark Things: Part 1

#46 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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20RecommendedJul 2010

Justice Society of America #41

The Dark Things: Part 2

#41 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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21 -22EssentialJUN-SEP 2010

Brightest Day #4-5

#4: Thresholds

#5: Under Pressure

#4-5 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 1

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23OptionalJul 2010

Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1

[untitled]

24 -27RecommendedAPR-JUL 2010

The Flash #1-4

#1: Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 1

#2: Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 2

#3: Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 3

#4: Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 4

#1-4 collected in:The Flash: Volume 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues

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28RecommendedAug 2010

Justice League of America #47

The Dark Things: Part 3

#47 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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29RecommendedAug 2010

Justice Society of America #42

The Dark Things: Part 4

#42 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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30 -31OptionalJUN-JUL 2010

Titans #24-25

#24: Rude Awakenings

#25: Darkness Falls

#24-25 collected in:Titans: Volume 4: Villains for Hire

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32 -34RecommendedJUN-AUG 2010

Green Arrow #1-3

#1: Man of the People

#2: Into the Woods

#3: Character Assassination

#1-3 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 1: Into the Woods

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35 -37EssentialSEP-OCT 2010

Brightest Day #6-8

#6: Dead Zone

#7: The Secret of Life

#8: Defiance

#6-7 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 1

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#8 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 2

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38 -42OptionalMAY-SEP 2010

Birds of Prey #1-5

#1: Endrun: Part 1: Without Breaking a Few Eggs

#2: Endrun: Part 2: The Rage of the White Canary

#3: Endrun: Part 3: Whistling Past the Gravestones

#4: Endrun: Part 4: Impact Fracture

#5: Aftershock: Part 1: Two Nights in Bangkok

#1-5 collected in:Birds of Prey: Volume 1: End Run

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43 -46RecommendedJUN-JUL 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #3-6

#3: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

#4: The Rocket's Red Glare

#5: The Gang's All Here

#6: Splitting the Atom

#3-6 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 1

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47RecommendedSep 2010

The Flash #5

Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 5

#5 collected in:The Flash: Volume 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues

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48RecommendedOct 2010

Justice League of America #48

The Dark Things: Part 5

#48 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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49RecommendedAug 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #7

*Of Course* They Got Caught

#7 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 1

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50RecommendedSep 2010

Justice Society of America #43

Emerald City: A Dark Things: Epilogue

#43 collected in:Justice League of America: The Dark Things

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51RecommendedNov 2010

The Flash #6

Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Part 6

#6 collected in:The Flash: Volume 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues

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52 -53RecommendedAUG-SEP 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #8-9

#8: Would It Be Okay With The Management If We Check Out Early?

#9: Just Stopping By

#8-9 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 1

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54RecommendedSep 2010

Green Arrow #4

Strangers in the Night

#4 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 1: Into the Woods

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55 -56EssentialNOV 2010

Brightest Day #9-10

#9: Lost & Found

#10: A Change Is Gonna Come

#9-10 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 2

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57RecommendedOct 2010

Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Blackest Night: Omnibus

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58 -59EssentialDEC 2010

Brightest Day #11-12

#11: Father's Day

#12: All This Useless Beauty

#11-12 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 2

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60 -62RecommendedOCT-DEC 2010

Green Arrow #5-7

#5: Growing Pains

#6: Siege Mentality

#7: Angels & Demons

#5-7 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 1: Into the Woods

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63 -67RecommendedSEP-NOV 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #10-14

#10: The More You See, The Less You Will Know

#11: Heavy Metal Poisoning

#12: The Cold Truth

#13: Old Soldiers

#14: Tomorrow is Today

#10-12 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 1

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#13-14 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 2

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68 -70OptionalAUG-OCT 2010

Titans #26-28

#26: Suffer the Children

#27: Lost and Found

#28: Family Reunion Part 1: Past Sins

#26-27 collected in:Titans: Volume 4: Villains for Hire

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#28 collected in:Titans: Volume 5: Family Reunion

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71 -72RecommendedDEC 2010

Justice League: Generation Lost #15-16

#15: Tomorrow is Today

#16: Scary Monsters

#15-16 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 2

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73 -74EssentialSEP-OCT 2010

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #2-3

#2: Last Will: Lie of the Mind

#3: Lie of the Mind

#2-3 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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75 -77EssentialJUL-OCT 2010

Green Lantern #56-58

#56: The New Guardians: Chapter 4

#57: The New Guardians: Chapter 5: What Happens in Vegas

#58: The New Guardians: Chapter 6: Hope Burns Bright

#56-58 collected in:Green Lantern: Brightest Day

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78 -81RecommendedJAN-FEB 2011

Justice League: Generation Lost #17-20

#17: Code Blue

#18: Old Friends

#19: And the Lord Taketh

#20: The Man Behind the Curtain

#17-20 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 2

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82 -83EssentialJAN 2011-NOV 2010

Brightest Day #13-14

#13: Under a Blood Red Sky

#14: Acrobats

#13-14 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 2

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84 -87RecommendedMAR-APR 2011

Justice League: Generation Lost #21-24

#21: The Dark Morning's Light

#22: A Good News, Bad News, Sort of Thing

#23: Caught

#24: All Comes Down to This!

#21-24 collected in:Justice League: Generation Lost: Volume 2

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88EssentialNov 2010

Green Lantern #59

The New Guardians: Chapter 7: Lorek Tarr Lok

#59 collected in:Green Lantern: Brightest Day

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89EssentialNov 2010

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #4

Last Will: No Mercy

#4 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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90 -91EssentialOCT-NOV 2010

Green Lantern Corps #53-54

#53: The Weaponer: Part 1

#54: The Weaponer: Part 2

#53-54 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 8: The Weaponer

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92 -94EssentialDEC 2010-MAR 2011

Brightest Day #15-17

#15: Whatever Happened to the Manhunter from Mars?

#16: Short Fuse

#17: Homecoming

#15-16 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 2

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#17 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 3

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95RecommendedDec 2010

The Flash #7

What Goes Around, Comes Around

#7 collected in:The Flash: Volume 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues

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96EssentialJan 2011

Brightest Day #18

Easy Come, Easy Go

#18 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 3

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97 -99EssentialDEC 2010-FEB 2011

Green Lantern #60-62

#60: The New Guardians: Chapter 8: Fear Factor

#61: The New Guardians: Chapter 9: Seeing Red

#62: The New Guardians: Conclusion

#60-62 collected in:Green Lantern: Brightest Day

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100EssentialDec 2010

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #5

Last Will

#5 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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101EssentialDec 2010

Green Lantern Corps #55

The Weaponer: Part 3

#55 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 8: The Weaponer

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102EssentialJan 2011

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #6

Last Will

#6 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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103EssentialJan 2011

Green Lantern Corps #56

The Weaponer: Part 4

#56 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 8: The Weaponer

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104 -106EssentialAPR-MAY 2011

Brightest Day #19-21

#19: Aquawar: Part 1

#20: Aquawar: Part 2

#21: Mars Attacks

#19-21 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 3

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107 -109RecommendedJAN-MAR 2011

Green Arrow #8-10

#8: Exorcising the Demons

#9: Demon Seed

#10: Valley of the Shadow of Death

#8-10 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 2: Salvation

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110EssentialFeb 2011

Green Lantern Corps #57

The Weaponer: Conclusion

#57 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Volume 8: The Weaponer

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111EssentialMay 2011

Brightest Day #22

The End and the Beginning

#22 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 3

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112RecommendedApr 2011

Green Arrow #11

In the Darkest Hour

#11 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 2: Salvation

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113 -114EssentialJUN-APR 2011

Brightest Day #23-24

#23: Rise and Fall

#24: Brightest Day

#23-24 collected in:Brightest Day: Volume 3

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115RecommendedMay 2011

Green Arrow #12

The Changing of the Seasons

#12 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 2: Salvation

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116 -118RecommendedJUN-AUG 2011

Brightest Day: Aftermath #1-3

#1: The Search for Swamp Thing: Chapter 1

#2: The Search for Swamp Thing: Chapter 2

#3: The Search for Swamp Thing: Chapter 3

119EssentialFeb 2011

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #7

Last Will: Seeing Red

#7 collected in:Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors

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Part of:War of the Green Lanterns