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    Ray Palmer is a scientist, superhero and longtime Justice League member who devised a means of miniaturization through dwarf star matter technology. From the Microverse to the greater world, he fights for good as the mighty Atom!

    The Atom And Hawkman #46 Review (Blackest Night)

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    Ohh I like Hawkman and Atom
    also is why is he a lantern why not keep him the same

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    #2  Edited By The Sadhu

    Nice review! I really liked this issue... been a fan of Ray Palmer for years now. 
     
    By any chance are you gonna review Blackest Night: Power of Shazam, G-Man...?
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    #3  Edited By crazed_h3ro

    This was an Awesome review,good job LOL, I always wanted to know what they were doing during this.
     
    Hope to add this issue along my other "Blackest Night" tie-ins. P.S. I like how Rays room as a kid was all indigo
     
    GO INDIGO!! LOL its my Corps ^_^  <O>  (sideways)

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    #4  Edited By FoxxFireArt

    One thing I don't quite get. If part of Palmer's motivations is to find love and companionship, why wasn't he brought into the Star Sapphires? I know that they are primarily all female(from what I remember), but they are just being deputized for the time being, right?
    It just feels far too cliche that Wonder Woman was made the new Star Sapphire. When has her motivations ever been about some over powering need for love? If the Star Sapphire rings are suppose to fill a hole in the user's heart. What hole is there in Wonder Woman's heart?
     
    It's a good review. It's always nice to learn how well these stories fill into the over all arc. Knowing if it's helpful reading or just filler. Especially with the price of all these books.

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    #5  Edited By Decept-O

    I am a fan of both Atom and Hawkman so this sounds great even if its part of the whole drawn out Blackest Night saga.   
     
    You bring up a good point, G-Man, Ray Palmer's background and content as a character has been...minimal...pun intended.....so I'm glad Geoff Johns has given that back to him.   
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    #6  Edited By RedRobin92

    Great review G-Man! This issue along with the Catwoman issue and the Starman issue have been fantastic. Overall, the idea of bringing back "dead" series during Blackest Night was a really unique and interesting idea.
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    #7  Edited By lostlantern13

    I'd like to think of this as Blackest Night #6.51 because it does have an important note for BN. Not crucial, but it does tie-in well.

    I pretty much agreed with your review, G-Man. Surprised by it is exactly how I felt. At first, I wasn't sure how I felt with him being a featured player, but the more I read...the more I enjoy Ray Palmer. I'd be interested to see what happens with him post-Blackest Night.  4.5/5 is a good score for the issue.

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    #8  Edited By dbluejays1990

    Im going to check it out,hey g-man when are you going to do the lucky 7 casino thing again.
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    #9  Edited By sora_thekey

    Nice review... made me want to buy this! 
     
    Honestly I enterd DCU with Blackest Night so I dont know much about these characters that are resurecting... besides JSA... 
     
    But up until now Atom and Mera have become top rated characters in my list because of Blackest Night!
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    #10  Edited By Mbecks14

    Loved this issue!! I love the Atom. Great issue, really makes me want an Atom series!
     
    I think this issue was important to the Blackest Night series because of how the Atom helps Indigo-1.  But he's not going to stay an Indigo Lantern forever, the deputy lanterns will only be lanterns for 24 hours.

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    #11  Edited By timrothsays

    Yay! You did it! ^^

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    #12  Edited By lostlantern13
    @FoxxFireArt:
    There are no males in the Star Sapphire Corps - for now. 
      
    The way I understood it, Ray has a lot of compassion and empathy for people. At the beginning of the issue, it states that he felt sorry for The Elongated Man when Sue died, and he felt sorry for Jean despite what she had done.  The ring even tells him to embrace the empathy he feels for Jean, and not run away from his emotions. That's what sold him as compassion as opposed to love.  
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    #13  Edited By gmanfromheck
    @timrothsays: Honestly, I wasn't going to.  Glad I did!
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    #14  Edited By 00 Raiser

    Okay Indigo one explaining how their power rings work sold me. I will be buying this issue.

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    #15  Edited By Paragon

    I liked Ray a lot more after this issue. I don't see how Gail Simone can't like him now.

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    #16  Edited By Aspenite

    Now I´m interested. I always liked the Atom but I don´t pick up any DC books on a regular basis.

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    I used to read the Atom's comics when I was a kid and I liked him then but of course he fell off after awhile so I'm glad he's getting some love right now.

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    #18  Edited By THEBlaqueBasterd
    @FoxxFireArt: The Dark Knight... ?
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    #19  Edited By goldenkey

    glad Hawkman's dead, bring in Zauriel again, in his original suit.
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    #20  Edited By Red_Blade

    Atom looks weird as an Indigo

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    #21  Edited By Watch Dog

    The last page made this book for me and the rest of it was good to but that last page gave me hope.

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    #22  Edited By Bandito

    Again, I agree with this score.  Just like Green Lantern #50, this book helped fill the void of the January skip month for the main series.
     
    G-Man:  I think the Hal-as-Parallax situation will resolve itself in GL #51 and not be part of Blackest Night #7.  It's too late in the main series for them to introduce that element with no set-up or foreshadowing and no real dramatic reveal since it happened in another book.

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    #23  Edited By lostlantern13

    @Bandito:
    Given that GL 51 and GLC 45 ship a week before BN 7, I think that's pretty good guess.
     
    Regardless, I still hope the emotional embodiments/avatars factor into the end somehow.

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    #24  Edited By Nighthunter

    Loves this issue. A real tribute to the whole story of the Atom while still setting the stage for the future. Ray has come to terms with the death of Jean just like John Steward has come to terms with his failing to save a planet. With those things out of the way they can only move on now

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    #25  Edited By jefprice

    HUGE Hawkman fan, I was glad to see him almost have a part to play in all this lol 

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    #26  Edited By Theodore

    Yeah, this issue was amazing. Definite 4.5/5

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    #27  Edited By Media_Master

    Ray looks pretty cool as an Indigo Lantern!

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    #28  Edited By Chane
    @goldenkey: i'd love to see Zauriel back in the limelight for a bit
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    I resent people who use the phrase "push the envelope." What is Mark Millar? A mailman? 

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