Brightest Day trade paperback reading order

The following is a guide to the trade paperback reading order for the Brightest Day miniseries and its related crossover titles.

This list still in progress (last updated 3/9/11), but is initially based on DC Comics's checklist for reading Brightest Day in individual issues, translated to trade reading.

For the full Brightest Day experience, here's what we recommend:

April
Brightest Day #0	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Green Lantern #53	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #47	Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
Flash #1	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice League of America #44	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
May
Brightest Day #1	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Brightest Day #2	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #1	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #2	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Green Lantern #54	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #48	Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Flash #2	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice League of America #45	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1	Titans: Villains for Hire
Birds of Prey #1	Birds of Prey: Endrun
June
Brightest Day #3	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Brightest Day #4	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #3	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #4	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Green Lantern #55	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #49	Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Flash #3	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice League of America #46	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Titans #24	Titans: Villains for Hire
Birds of Prey #2	Birds of Prey: Endrun
Green Arrow #1	Green Arrow: Into the Woods
July
Brightest Day #5	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Brightest Day #6	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #5	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #6	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Green Lantern #56	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #50	Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Flash #4	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice Society of America #41	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Justice League of America #47	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Titans #25	Titans: Villains for Hire
Birds of Prey #3	Birds of Prey: Endrun
Green Arrow #2	Green Arrow: Into the Woods
Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1
August
Brightest Day #7	Brightest Day Vol. 1
Brightest Day #8	Brightest Day Vol. 2
Justice League: Generation Lost #7	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #8	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Green Lantern #57	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #51	Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1	Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors
Flash #5	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice Society of America #42	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Justice League of America #48	Justice League of America: The Dark Things
Titans #26	Titans: Villains for Hire
Birds of Prey #4	Birds of Prey: Endrun
Green Arrow #3	Green Arrow: Into the Woods
September
Brightest Day #9	Brightest Day Vol. 2
Brightest Day #10	Brightest Day Vol. 2
Justice League: Generation Lost #9	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Justice League: Generation Lost #10	Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1
Green Lantern #58	Green Lantern: Brightest Day
Green Lantern Corps #52	Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #2	Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors
Flash #6	Flash: The Dasterdly Death of the Rogues
Justice Society of America #43
Titans #27	Titans: Villains for Hire
Birds of Prey #5	Birds of Prey: Endrun
Green Arrow #4	Green Arrow: Into the Woods

If you are not the kind who likes flipping back and forth between trades, we recommend starting with Brightest Day and Justice League: Generation Lost, and then picking up the related trades in the order listed. Unlike Blackest Night, the Brightest Day crossover issues don't necessarily follow one right after another, so you can allow yourself some leeway in how you proceed.

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