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"Blackest Night"
A masked man in green and black bearing a glowing green ring leads four other cartoon superheros, one of whom is Superman. Behind them and much larger is the top half of a sinister black humanoid holding a dark green lantern, and behind him in the distance is a host of cartoon villains. "BLACKEST NIGHT" is at the top and "DC" at top left.
Incentive variant cover of Blackest Night 1 (Jul 2009)
Published in a 1:25 ratio Art by Ethan Van Sciver.
PublisherDC Comics
Publication dateSeptember 2009 – April 2010
Genre
Title(s)
Blackest Night #0-8
Blackest Night: Batman #1-3
Blackest Night: Superman #1-3
Blackest Night: Tales Of The Corps #1-3
Blackest Night: Titans #1-3
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman
Green Lantern vol. 4, #43-47
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #38-41
The Titans vol. 2, #15
Main character(s)DC Universe[1]
Creative team
Writer(s)Geoff Johns
Penciller(s)Ivan Reis[2]

"Blackest Night" is a company-wide[1], multiple title story arc published by DC Comics. Written by Geoff Johns and pencilled by Ivan Reis,[2], Blackest Night is the story about how a counterpart to the Green Lantern's Central Power Battery is found and accidentally activated. Dead superheroes, killed in recent years are brought back to life via the use of black power rings issued by the Green Lantern villain, Black Hand at the behest of a dark power located with a region of deep space called Sector 666. This series of stories is the third in a trilogy that began with Green Lantern: Rebirth and followed the "Sinestro Corps War".

The Blackest Night series of interconnected stories will be published for eight months via a limited series of the same name as well as in both Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps comic titles. Various other limited series and tie-ins are planned. The initial issues were released in early July 2009 with a cover date of September. Geoff Johns described the series[3]:

The real central theme in this series is emotion. This entire series is about emotion. It's about conflicting emotion, and changing emotion, and dealing with emotion. What emotion means, what it is.


Background

The page depicts three desicated hands breaking through the ground of a graveyard, one wearing a Black Lanterin ring. The text reads: "Across the universe, the dead will rise. Green Lantern: The Blackest Night. Summer 2009"
Teaser for "Blackest Night" from the last page of Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25.
Art by Ethan Van Sciver.

The story line was first mentioned at the conclusion of the "Sinestro Corps War" in Green Lantern vol. 4, #25. As the war between the Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps reaches its climax, the four Green Lanterns of Earth (Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner) are told by the Guardians Ganthet and Sayd of the "Blackest Night" prophecy. According to the prophecy, the two existing Corps would be joined by five new ones, each driven by a specific emotion and empowered by a specific color of the emotional spectrum, leading to an all-out "War of Light" that would end up destroying the universe.

Shortly after the defeat of the Sinestro Corps, the Anti-Monitor is transported to an unspecified location, later revealed to be space Sector 666. He is recognized by a dark voice that bids him rise. Too weak to resist or escape, he is engulfed by a Black Power Battery. The teaser proclaimed that "...the armies of fear and willpower must come together, because across the Universe, the dead will rise." A rotted hand was shown coming out of the ground with a black ring on its finger.[4] The symbol on the ring is of Green Lantern villain Black Hand.[5]

Both Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver have stated that "Blackest Night" will be the third part of a Green Lantern War Of Light Trilogy that began with Rebirth and continued with "Sinestro Corps War".[6] In an interview with IGN, Johns stated that he has the monthly Green Lantern book plotted up until issue #55, which (presuming there are little or no delays in the book) would come out in June of 2010.[7]

More details for the event are revealed in DC Universe #0, which also sets the stage for most of the DCU line in 2008-2009.[8] DC Universe #0, which bridged the story between Countdown #1 and Final Crisis #1, depicts Green Lantern villain Black Hand discovering the black power battery on a distant planet.

The ad is split vertically in half. the left is a solid black field with the phrase "the dead will rise..." in small red type. The right side is a black and white negative image of Aquaman as a Black Lantern.
An in house ad for "Blackest Night" featuring Aquaman.

"Blackest Night" will feature Aquaman, as DC's Executive Editor Dan DiDio explained: "Aquaman’s storyline picks up again in Blackest Night, and what happens following that is a key story beat of Blackest Night."[9]

Blackest Night #0 was released on Free Comic Book Day 2009, which recaps the key moments from the Sinestro Corps War and Rage of the Red Lanterns that led to Blackest Night, and gave readers everything they need to know about the Green Lantern universe, their ongoing War of Light, and their dark days ahead.[10] Ivan Reis will leave the Green Lantern monthly title with the beginning of Blackest Night to focus on the mini-series and a later project involving Geoff Johns.[2] When Blackest Night begins and Reis leaves the main Green Lantern title, he will be replaced by Doug Mahnke.[11]

The crossover was preceded by two crucial "Prelude to Blackest Night" storylines in Green Lantern Corps #33-#38, called "Emerald Eclipse" and Green Lantern #39-#42, called "Agent Orange". "Emerald Eclipse" in Green Lantern Corps chronicles Mongul's conquering of Daxam and his elevation to the leadership of the Sinestro Corps, all while the rogue Guardian Scar uses an imprisoned Red Lantern to start a riot in the sciencells between the Green Lanterns and their prisoners from the Sinestro Corps War. "Agent Orange" in Green Lantern, which runs parallel to "Emerald Eclipse," introduces Larfleeze's Orange Lanterns and sets the final stage for the "War of Light" and subsequent Blackest Night.

The stand-alone self-titled Blackest Night series consists of the Free Comic Book Day issue and eight monthly issues. Tie-ins on the part 1 Blackest Night checklist include issues of both Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps starting with the issues #43 and #38; and a handful of 3 issue limited series which will bear the title Blackest Night:... Titles and shipping months for some of the three issue titles have been announced as: Tales of the Corps with all three issues shipping in July, 2009; Batman, Superman, and Titans which will begin in August; and Wonder Woman and other unspecified titles shipping from November.[12]

Plot

Blackest Night Prophecy

Verse 6 of the Book of Oa reads...

The light of the emotional spectrum will rise!...
...The red throes of rage, the orange light of avarice,...
...the yellow fire of fear, the blue rays of hope,...
...the indigo glow of compassion and the violet aura of love.
And in the center of it all, the green might of will power.
And as the light rises, so shall an unknown darkness!
A darkness with no satiation.
A darkness with no life!

Green Lantern #42

In the epilogue to the Green Lantern story arc Agent Orange, Green Lanterns Ash and Saarek found the Black Central Power Battery at a reportedly classified location within Sector 666. After touching the battery, Saarek reports that their presence has awoken something. The two escape just before two monstrous hands emerge from below them to the sound of the battery calling: "flesh."[13]

Green Lantern Corps #38

In Green Lantern Corps, to mark the beginning of the Blackest Night event, a field of asteroids is depicted in an unknown region of space (the colors of the spectrum shown in the background). The asteroids explode, releasing a huge number of black power rings into the universe.[14]

Green Lantern #43 and Blackest Night #0 (Prologue)

Hal Jordan and Barry Allen are depicted at the grave of Bruce Wayne in Gotham City. There they reflect on Batman's death and how the hero community is avoiding linking Wayne and Batman.

This reflection turns to the pair looking at their own deaths, comparing the sadness that Barry's engendered in others while Hal's produced anger. Hal sums it up by telling Barry, "I died a sinner. You died a saint." The conversation moves on to the world becoming "more dangerous" after Barry's death and observing that the deaths of Arthur Curry and Martian Manhunter cost the Justice League its "heart and soul". As they leave the cemetery, Barry expresses hope that their dead comrades will be returned to them. He specifically cites Batman noting, "If there's an escape, you can bet Batman's already planning it."[15]

Prior to the events of Blackest Night #0, William Hand returns to Earth and hears the voice of Death calling out to him. It instructs him to reclaim all the souls that death has lost in the DC Universe, including Kal-El and Jordan. Black Hand returns to his family's house and kills his two brothers, mother, and father. He then turns his weapon on himself. At that very moment, the Guardian Scar coughs up the Black Lantern ring and arrives at the Hand House. Scar resurrects Black Hand and says that he is the embodiment of the Black Lantern and decides to make him Death's herald. He accepts his calling.[16]

After Hal and Barry leave the cementery, Black Hand approaches the grave saying "Yes. This one." He then pushes his hand through the ground in front of the headstone and forcibly extracts a skull from the grave. He then begins to recite:

The Blackest Night falls from the skies...
...the darkness grows as all light dies...
...we crave your hearts and your demise...
...by my Black Hand--the dead shall rise!

Interspersed with this are scenes of the headstones of Ralph and Sue Dibny and Ronnie Raymond.[15]

While reciting the oath, Black Hand's ring begins to glow and swirl as light shines in the eyes of the skull he is holding. Guardian Scar is shown watching and grinning.[15]

Main series

Millions of black rings fly across the universe. On Earth, the day that Superman died is now considered a holiday to mark the deaths of superheroes and those they failed to save. In Coast City, the Green Lanterns use their powers to light up a memorial while remembering their own lost loved ones. In Smallville, the reborn Conner Kent is with Superman and Martha Kent at Jonathan Kent's grave. In Pittsburgh, Martin Stein is with Gen and Jason (the new Firestorm halves), remembering Ronnie Raymond (the original Firestorm) while Gen notes how all the flowers around them are dying. Elsewhere, Kid Flash notes how his statue at Titans Tower has been taken down, the Rogues remember their own fallen, Booster Gold and other Justice Leaguers gather at Ted Kord's grave. The JSA tours Valhalla Cemetery where statues of their fallen members reside. Elsewhere, Tempest asks Mera to have Aquaman buried at sea rather than land. In Gotham City, Alfred heads to a cemetery only to find that Bruce Wayne's grave has been dug up.

At JLA Headquarters, Barry Allen is looking over a morgue set up beneath the building for the remains of League enemies (a measure of protection from a body-snatching operation that harvests superhuman parts). Barry asks who else died while he was lost to the Speed Force and Hal shows him an image of said individuals from his ring. Barry is devastated to see Ronnie Raymond and Ralph and Sue Dibny among them. In St. Roch, Hawkman is on the phone with Ray Palmer, refusing Ray's request to see Jean Loring's grave together. He and Hawkgirl discuss the situation and note their own troubled relationship. Back at the JLA headquarters, Barry asks Hal about Carol. Hal explains that they aren't together and she's safer that way; unaware that Carol, now a Star Sapphire, is battling the Sinestro Corps in space at that moment. Alfred calls to say he made a horrible mistake burying Bruce with his parents.

On Oa, the Guardians see the War of Light erupting and realize that Ganthet and Sayd have been right all along. They are about to put out a call to the Lanterns when Scar attacks, biting the throat of another Guardian and then ripping out his heart with her bare hands. The rest of the Guardians are helplessly being bound by their former member to prevent them from interfering. Thousands of black rings smash into the Corps crypt, each one saying "flesh." Barry and Hal are at Bruce's grave as across the universe, black rings fall, each one with a name: J'onn J'onnz, Katma Tui, Ronnie Raymond, Dee Tyler, Ryan Kendall, Al Pratt, Jenny-Lynn Hayden, Roscoe Dillion, Lisa Snart, Digger Harkness and Arthur Curry. On Oa, the Lanterns come to the crypt only to see all of the formerly deceased Lanterns now reborn as Black Lanterns as their rings intone: "RISE."

On Earth, Hal and Barry investigate the violated grave of Bruce Wayne and are shocked to find themselves confronted by a Black Lantern Martian Manhunter, who tells them that they should have "stayed dead."

In St. Roch, Hawkgirl is still arguing with Hawkman when she's stabbed from behind. Hawkman is stunned to see their two attackers are newly turned Black Lanterns: the Elongated Man and Sue Dibny. Elongated Man attacks Hawkman, smashing him over and over with a mace, and comments that Hawkgirl always hated him. With her dying breath, Hawkgirl protests that she loved Carter. Enraged, Hawkman retaliates but the Elongated Man rips his heart out of his chest. Sue has done the same to Kendra, each of them having recharged each ring by .01 percent of their full charge before both hearts crumble into dust. Black Hand appears, still clutching the skull taken from Bruce Wayne's grave, remarking that the two won't escape death this time and that "death will take us all and the universe will finally be at peace." The issue concludes with two black rings floating out of the skull's mouth, bidding Hawkman and Hawkgirl to rise.[17]

In Gotham City, The Martian Manhunter attacks Hal and Barry, claiming that he has come back to help them. The two heroes are forced to defend themselves against their former friend, however J'onn telepathically manipulates Barry into fighting Hal by changing the Green Lantern's appearance into his own until Hal uses his ring to undone J'onn's deception. They are then continue their battle while also pondering of J'onn's power ring's origin as well believing that there must be a Corps of Black Lanterns out there. Elsewhere, in Sector 1313, John Stewart finds himself in the path of countless black power rings explosively released amongst the remains of the planet Xanshi.[18]

Tie-Ins

Prelude to Blackest Night

  • "Rage of the Red Lanterns" - Green Lantern (vol. 4) #26-28, #36-38 and Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1
  • Blackest Night #0 (June 2009)
  • "Agent Orange" - Green Lantern (vol. 4) #39-42 (May - July 2009)
  • "Emerald Eclipse" - Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #33-38 (April - August 2009)
  • "Titans #15" (July 2009)

Blackest Night

  • Green Lantern vol. 4, #43-47 (September - December 2009)
  • Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #38-41 (September - December 2009)
  • Blackest Night: Tales Of The Corps #1-3 (September 2009)
  • Blackest Night: Batman #1-3 (October - December 2009)
  • Blackest Night: Superman #1-3 (October - December 2009)
  • Blackest Night: Titans #1-3 (October - December 2009)
  • Blackest Night: The Flash #1-3 (November 2009 - January 2010)
  • Blackest Night: Justice Society #1-3 (November 2009 - January 2010)
  • Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1-3 (November 2009 - January 2010)

Factions

The prophecy introduced in the final chapter of The Sinestro Corps War cited a total of seven Lantern Corps, with the teaser implying an eighth.

  • Yellow: Story elements from Green Lantern: Rebirth and The Sinestro Corps War expanded Sinestro and his yellow power ring into a prototype for a larger group. The color yellow was established to be powered by fear, as a natural counterpart to Green Lanterns' ability to overcome fear.[19][20]
  • Violet: The Star Sapphires are a corps based around the classic Green Lantern villainess of the same name. This corps was the third to be introduced after the Green Lanterns and the Sinestro Corps, in a story which saw the Star Sapphire's creators, the Zamarons, adopt a ring and lantern motif. This story also ascribed the emotion of love to the Star Sapphires, which has been a longstanding plot element associated with many versions of the character. The Green Lantern Corps comic started a multi-issue arc about the violet rings, Sins of the Star Sapphires in October 2008.[21]
  • Blue: The first blue ring was created by Ganthet and Sayd at the conclusion of The Sinestro Corps War, where it was noted that the emotion of hope is the color's source of power. The first Blue Lantern, Saint Walker, made an appearance in the "Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns" one-shot. The second Blue Lantern, Warth, was chosen by Saint Walker and first appeared in Green Lantern #36.[22][23][24]
  • Red: The lanterns, rings, corps name, and origin point within the Empire of Tears have appeared as plot elements[25] with rage being ascribed as the power source of this color. Former Green Lantern Laira became the second Red Lantern in April 2008, the first being Atrocitus.[22][23][26] A one-shot tie-in to Final Crisis titled Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns prominently featured the Red Lanterns and Alpha-Lanterns as well as members of the Blue Lantern and Sinestro Corps.[27]
  • Orange: It has been revealed that the color's power source is greed (specified as "avarice"),[4] and that it is connected to both the Controllers and an unseen character named "Larfleeze".[28][29] The Green Lantern comic started a multi-issue arc about the orange rings, entitled "Agent Orange" in April 2009 in which Larfleeze, aka Agent Orange, has been revealed to be the sole possessor of the Orange Light, control of which was given to him by the Guardians. Larfleeze kills those who come for the power, and avatars of the deceased make up his corps.
  • Indigo: No plot elements beyond the prophecy and its power source, compassion, and that the bearers carry staffs[4], have appeared relating to this color. They are known as the Indigo Tribe, and are led by a female known as Indigo.[30][31]

No obvious elements of the eighth corps, Black, have appeared beyond the teaser. Johns has commented that the emblem seen on the rings in the teaser is important, but did not elaborate.[6] The emblem on the rings is the same as the emblem for Green Lantern villain Black Hand, as indicated by Johns in Wizard Magazine.[5] Ethan Van Sciver has also been heard referring to the Black Lanterns as "Death Lanterns" in an interview.[citation needed] According to the DC Direct April Solicitations, Earth-Two Superman is the first Black Lantern announced.

It has recently been stated by Ethan Van Sciver that he will not be the artist on this series. He has stated that he planned on being on the opening book as he did in the Sinestro Corps War, but with the forthcoming The Flash: Rebirth miniseries he said he will not be able to complete both effectively. He has said he is still designing most of the lanterns for this book, and is mainly designing the Black Lanterns.[citation needed]

Members of the Black Lantern Corps

Some of the promotional material specifically used a few of the characters that would be part of the Black Lantern Corps.

DC Comics has since released three advertisements confirming Kal-L, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, and Aquaman as Black Lanterns.[32]

In the Origins and Omens back-up story in Adventure Comics #0, the Guardian of the Universe known simply as Scar (due to a wound at the hands of the Anti-Monitor during the Sinestro Corps War) revealed that she, "serve[s] the universe no more," and that she, "serve[s] another force that has crept into [her] being and revealed the unfathomable power within the vacuum of space." While announcing this, the lone Guardian is presiding over a large book with Black Hand's symbol emblazoned on it.

Scar discusses Lex Luthor and his place in the forthcoming Blackest Night crossover. The Guardian also makes mention of "another" that Luthor will have control over. The character to which she is referring is revealed using a picture of Conner Kent flying over Smallville. The only elaboration following the image of Conner is, "...But he is dead. And we control the dead. For once I bear witness to the book of the black, and I question what it shows me, the dead will save you, Luthor. From Brainiac. From Superman. And from yourself".[33] With the recent rebirth of Conner, however, it's revealed that the revenants forming the Black Lantern Corps resent with fierce hate the beings who cheated death, including Superboy, Superman, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen and the Hawkmen, coveting to return them to their natural state of death, meaning the start of an intense manhunt of them [17]

Within the story arc itself, the following characters have been explicitly named as having been inducted as Black Lanterns:

Notes

  1. ^ a b Zalbin, Alex (<not provided>). "Geoff Johns: Blackest Night, Orange Oaths and Other Colors". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Rogers, Vaneta (2009-02-19). "Ivan Reis: Preparing for Blackest Night". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ http://newsarama.com/comics/070903-Geoff-BN.html
  4. ^ a b c Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 25 (January 2008). DC Comics.
  5. ^ a b Spiegel, D. "(none given)". Wizard (198): 82. [from Geoff Johns] And yes, it's Earth and that's Black Hand's symbol on the ring.
  6. ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (2007-12-13). "Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) - Geoff Johns on Green Lantern #25". Newsarama. Retrieved 2008-03-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ Phillips, Dan (2007-12-14). "Green Lantern: The Dawn of Blackest Night". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  8. ^ Manning, Shaun (2008-02-22). "WonderCon: DC Nation Panel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ Brady, Matt (2008-12-24). "20 Answers and 1 Question With Dan DiDio: Holiday Surprise". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  10. ^ "FCBD 2009 Green Lantern Blackest Night #0 (solicitation)". ComiXology. <unstated>. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  11. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (2009-03-18). "Doug Mahnke Named New Green Lantern". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  12. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (2009-04-04). "The Road to The Blackest Night I: Where Things Stand". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  13. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 1, no. 42 (July 2009). DC Comics.
  14. ^ Tomasi, Peter (w). Green Lantern Corps, vol. 2, no. 38 (July 2009). DC Comics.
  15. ^ a b c Johns, Geoff (w). Blackest Night, vol. 1, no. 0 (June 2009). DC Comics.
  16. ^ a b Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 43 (July 2009). DC Comics.
  17. ^ a b Johns, Geoff (w). Blackest Night, vol. 1, no. 1 (July 2009). DC Comics.
  18. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 44 (September 2009). DC Comics.
  19. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (August 2007). DC Comics.
  20. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 21 (August 2007). DC Comics.
  21. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 18-20 (May - July 2007). DC Comics.
  22. ^ a b Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 25 (December 2007). DC Comics.
  23. ^ a b Johns, Geoff (w). Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns, vol. 1, no. 1 (October 2008). DC Comics.
  24. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 36 (December 2008). DC Comics.
  25. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 28 (April 2008). DC Comics.
  26. ^ The Lantern's Artists, I - Ethan van Sciver], Newsarama, 2007-12-20 2008-04-17
  27. ^ NYCC '08: Dan DiDio on the Final Crisis tie-ins (with video), Newsarama, April 19-20, 2008
  28. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Green Lantern, vol. 4, no. 38 (February 2009). DC Comics.
  29. ^ NYCC '08: Geoff Johns: Secret Origins and Blackest Night, Newsarama, 2008-03-07, 2008-04-17
  30. ^ Johns, Geoff and Tomasi, Peter J. (w). Blackest Night - Tales of the Corps, vol. 1, no. 1 (July 2009). DC Comics.
  31. ^ Lanterns of Indigo: Rags Morales on the Indigo Tribe, Newsarama, July 9, 2009
  32. ^ DC Releases Two Blackest Night Teasers, Newsarama, April 2, 2009
  33. ^ Johns, Geoff (w). Adventure Comics, vol. 2, no. 0 (February 2009). DC Comics.
  34. ^ a b ibid Blackest Night #1 pg34
  35. ^ a b ibid Blackest Night #1 pg34

References

Interviews

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