The Rogues gather at their own secret cemetery (Avernus) to honor the graves of Roscoe Dillon, Lisa Snart, and Digger Harkness. Now, Hal Jordan and. Can Hal Jordan lead DC’s champions against an army of Black Lanterns?• Expanded to include BLACKEST NIGHT #0, BLACKEST NIGHT #1-8, UNTOLD TALES OF THE BLACKEST NIGHT #1, DC UNIVERSE #0, the BLACKEST NIGHT DIRECTOR’S CUT #1, and GREEN LANTERN #43-48 and 50-52! He discovers Black Hand's raid of Bruce's grave, and goes to alert the Justice League. First Appearance I am the Spectrrrrrrrrrrrrr....". Meanwhile, at Bruce Wayne's grave, the Martian Manhunter descends on Hal Jordan and Barry Allen. Caged in Sur's starship, Atrocitus instilled fear in Sur, allowing the yellow impurity to seep into his willpower constructs and weakening them enough to escape. They even release the Red Lantern Vice from the Sciencells and unleash him onto the Black Lanterns, but is killed by the Alpha Lantern Corps. At the time a young boy, Hand was shown as having a severe preoccupation with death and the dead, including implied necrophilia. They then teleport to Korugar, where Sinestro battles Mongul for control of the Sinestro Corps. As the War between the different colored Lantern Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends and it’s up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to lead the heroes in a battle to save the universe from an army of undead Black Lanterns made up of fallen Green Lanterns and deceased heroes and villains. Hawk then rises from his grave and takes flight. At the end of the Sinestro Corps War, Ganthet and Sayd are currently living on an unknown planet called Odym, where they harness the emotional blue energy spectrum of hope and make plans to create another intergalactic police force in order to aid the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps in their upcoming battle against "The Blackest Night" by creating blue power rings and batteries. The four men then take their lanterns and hearing the Sinestro Corps oath, recite the classic Green Lantern oath, and depart to confront the Sinestro Corps. With the increase in power, Parallax battles the Spectre while the others fight against the Black Lanterns around them. During the Sinestro Corps War, Ganthet and a female Guardian named Sayd are banished from the council for feeling emotion. With more than 100.000 pages and over 92,500 images, the DC Database is the largest online database pertaining to DC Comics. The prophecy of The Blackest Night descends in this trade paperback collecting the best-selling BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8. After realizing that the "Blackest Night" prophecy will come to pass, Ganthet and Sayd depart after creating a Blue Lantern Ring with the intention of creating their own Corps. Black Lantern Aquaman then reveals himself to them by killing one of the Atlanteans. Hal Jordan meets up with John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, and several members of the U.S. Air Force in Coast City to take part in the anniversary of Superman's death, which is now a day to honor the dead of the metahuman community. The Anti-Monitor starts to attack Nekron, but his powers have no effect on him. Blackest Night Reading Order . He disposes of the Black Lanterns by drowning them into his core, and destroys them permanently. It was published on July 15, 2009. Back on Oa, the Green Lantern Corps continue to battle the Black Lantern Corps and Guy Gardner, who became a Red Lantern after Kyle died. When Geoff Johns, the architect of some of the greatest Green Lantern stories, set out to create Blackest Night, a part of me believes he has no idea how influential the work would become.Not only did The Blackest Night turn the likes of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman into Lanterns, it also introduced the world to seven additional Lantern Corps. RELATED: Blackest Night: 5 Best Moments From This Green Lantern Story (& 5 Worst) Covering eight issues and numerous tie-ins, the series completed a period with several big events that shook up the DC Comics universe. This being is revealed to be William Hand. During their time frozen, their hearts stop and all emotions vanish. Hal also turns Superman, Wonder Woman, Superboy, Green Arrow, Ice, and all the resurrected heroes that Nekron turned into Black Lanterns, into a White Lantern Corps. Back at Amnesty Bay, Mera manages to fend off Aquaman and races to help Garth. Suddenly, the Green Lantern planet Mogo arrives, on an old order given to him by the Guardians of the Universe to use his planet's gravity to suck any infestation on Oa on to his planet and destroy them. https://greenlantern.fandom.com/wiki/Blackest_Night_Prophecy?oldid=49841. After slashing the Green Lantern in the chest, mortally wounding him, Atrocitus jumped from a point high in Earth's atmosphere to escape Sur's failing ship. The conversation moves on to the world becoming "more dangerous" after Barry's death and observing that the deaths of Arthur Curry and J'onn J'onzz cost the Justice League its "heart and soul". In the aftermath of the war, the Guardians decide to bring the second of the new laws into affect. On Ryut, Scar begins the second phase in the plan of the Black Lanterns and teleports the Black Lantern Central Power Battery to Coast City. Indigo-1 uses her powers on a destroyed black ring, and finds the source of their power and teleports the others with her. William Hand wakes up in a grave on Earth. Tags: Blackest Night (part 1) Published Sep 2009 by DC. In Coast City, Nekron has Black Lantern Superman kill a Guardian. Deadman enters the body of Barbara and rescues Jim as Dick and Damian arrive, unfortunately the creatures keep coming and the fuel is nearly depleted. You died a saint." Abin Sur uncovered the prophecy and was forbidden to speak of it. They drive to the graveyard of Jack and Janet Drake, only to find the graves empty. The further towards one end of the spectrum an energy color is, the more diffiuclt its power is to control, leading to a corruptive influence over the user. As Superboy continues to battle the Psycho-Pirate, he manages to take the Medusa Mask, and uses it on the Psycho-Pirate, turning him back into a corpse. As for Guy, he immerses him in a nutrient bath, which removes the toxic effect of the red ring from his body, freeing him from the power of the ring. He then begins to recite: The Blackest Night falls from the skies The Black Lantern Rings they are wearing register 0.02% charged, 0.01% for each heart gathered. Heroes died and were reborn, a few villains received upgrades, and many new Lantern Corps were established. However, with the help of main earth's Superman , the Supermen find a way to escape and regain their powers. Black Lantern Lois Lane of Earth-Two then breaks down the front of the house and retrieves Martha. As the war between the different colored Lantern Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends, and it's up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to lead DC's greatest champions in a battle to save the universe from an army of undead Black Lanterns made up of fallen Green Lanterns and DC's deceased heroes and villains. Batman then uses it on himself. Tekik and the Sinestro of Space Sector 11 are about to execute Carol with Sinestro when a black ring flies through the heart of Sinestro 11. In the Himalayas, Deadman becomes aware of the dead rising across the globe. He asks if Kyle is willing to downgrade himself to a normal Green Lantern, which Kyle quickly agrees too. After slashing the Green Lantern in the chest, mortally wounding him, Atrocitus jumped from a point high Earth's atmosphere to escape Sur's failing ship. Long ago, when the rogue Manhunters rampaged through Sector 666, Atrocitus was one of only five beings in the entire sector to escape death. As Green Lantern and the other Lanterns continue to battle the Black Lantern Corps, they are attacked by the Spectre, who goes after Hal and nearly turns him into a Black Lantern. The Five Inversions performed a ritual which allowed them to peer into the future and discover the prophecy of the Blackest Night, which decreed that all life in the universe would end. Overview; Contributions. Nekron then rises from the ground, carrying a scythe with a Black Lantern Power Battery on top of it. As the Green Lanterns combat the Black, Jade joins the army of Black Lanterns fighting Kyle Rayner. A hurricane throws Mera onto a parked car. Ganthet and Sayd also explain to the four about the Emotional Spectrum created at the start of sentience that is separated into 7 colors: green (willpower), yellow (fear), violet (love), red (hate), indigo (compassion), orange (greed), and blue (hope), each representing different forms of emotion, with green being in the center and balancing the energies. As part of the theme of the event, DC brought back, or "resurrected", nine titles that had previously been cancelled for a single issue. While Ganthet himself is the Green Lantern Corps deputy, the other duplicate rings seek out beings capable of their respective emotions to serve as a temporary member for each Corps, Atrocitus's ring attaches itself to Mera, while Saint Walker's ring attaches itself to Flash. Hal sums it up by telling Barry, "I died a sinner. Aquaman summons several undead sharks, which make quick work of the Atlantean warriors. Blackest Night ist "Das DC-Event des Jahres", so verspricht es DC Comics und belässt es nicht nur bei Versprechungen, sondern lässt Geoff Johns, Ivan Reiss u.a. Kyle leads the Black Lanterns to the Battery and places an energy bubble around it, and kills all the Black Lanterns around him, but at a cost, himself. At the Stonechat Museum, Hawkgirl is taken by surprise and killed by Black Lantern Sue Dibny. So, in order to find out its location, the lanterns recite their respective Corps oaths and recharge their rings, except for Larfleeze who does not have an oath for the Orange Lantern Corps. In Kandor, Alura and Supergirl are having a hard time dealing with the Black Lanterns on New Krypton, including Zor-El. He is then pulled to his grave in Gotham City and witnesses a black ring possess his corpse. At Titans Tower, Cassie Sandsmark, Bart Allen, Victor Stone, Koriand'r, Holly Granger, Rachel Roth, Brion Markov, and Wendy honor the graves of Marvin and Tara Markov. On Oa, Kyle Rayner and the Green Lantern Corps are bravely fighting the Black Lanterns. He comes to Earth to seek out the being who will bring on the events to be known as the Blackest Night. In Sector 666, the [[Black Lantern Central Power Ba Blackest Night #1 is an issue of the series Blackest Night (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2009. The further at one end an energy color is, the more wild its power is to control, leading to a corruptive influence over the user. Hal then uses the White Lantern Ring to resurrect Black Hand, who coughs up a number of white rings, which attach themselves to Osiris, Jade, Captain Boomerang, Hawk, Ronnie Raymond, Professor Zoom, Maxwell Lord, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, and Deadman, bringing them back from the dead. Two rings float out of it, commanding Hawkman and Hawkgirl to rise as Black Lanterns. Kyle and the other Lanterns try to get through to Guy to free him from the red ring's influence, but Guy thinks it's a trick by the Black Lanterns and uses both the Red Lantern Ring and the Green Lantern Ring attached to him to attack his friends. Hand then commits suicide and is resurrected by the Scarred Guardian, a Black Lantern, and tells Hand that he is the sentient embodiment of death, much like how Ion and Parallax are the sentient embodiments of willpower and fear respectively. On Kandor, New Krypton, Alura In-Ze and Kara Zor-El honor the grave of Zor-El. He finds Black Hand and goes after him, but an explosion blows him away, as the Black Lantern Central Power Battery appears. Aquaman, Tula, Garth, and Dolphin then advance on her, but she flees into the fog. The Anti-Monitor finds itself on a dark planet and is transformed by an unknown force into a Black Power Battery. Superboy goes after Psycho-Pirate, but he uses his powers on Kon-El, and tells him to fight against Superman, as he and Kal-L are beating Kal-El up. I will not be used! (W) Geoff Johns & Various (A) Ivan Reis & Various (CA) Ivan Reis, Joe Prado The war between the Corps rages as the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends on the DC Universe! During the Sinestro Corps War, Ganthet and a female Guardian named Sayd are banished from the council for feeling emotion. Page Count ... As the war between the different Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends in this hardcover collecting the best-selling BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8. War of Light Crossover The War of Light is a multi-year saga in the Green Lantern family of titles, exploring, but not limited to the introduction of other Lantern Corps. In order to destroy the Black Lanterns, the Lantern forces go into Xanshi's core, where they see a fusion of Black Lantern Rings at the core of the planet. The meaning, or truth, of this prophecy remains to be seen. In Ivy Town, Ray Palmer repeatedly calls Hawkman. In Amnesty Bay, Mera and Garth lead a cadre of Atlantean warriors to move Aquaman's remains to the ocean. Freeze's Freeze gun pointing it first at the Robins. Can Green Lantern Hal Jordan lead DC's champions against an army of Black Lanterns made up of deceased heroes and villains? True to its title, the event saw the dead rising across the DC Universe to menace the living. Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics! Just as the Orange Lanterns are about to take the Blue Lantern Central Power Battery, the Blue Lantern Rings activate and they stop the Orange Lanterns before they disappear. In Smallville, Kansas, Clark, Connor, and Martha Kent visit the grave of Jonathan Kent. The power levels are charged from 0.01% to 45.43%. Nekron manages to separate the Entity from Sinestro, but before he can continue his attack, Hal bonds with the Entity, bringing the Anti-Monitor back to life, which destroys the Black Lantern Central Power Battery. He attempts to jump into it, but is forced out again. Barry pummels Hal to the point of unconsciousness. Back on Zamaron, Sinestro and Carol seem relatively well matched until Carol imprisons Sinestro in a Star Sapphire crystal. The Spectre, Blue Devil, Zatanna and the Phantom Stranger investigate the empty grave of Boston Brand in Gotham City. When he comes to, he sees the planet Xanshi recreated, a Black Hand symbol gleaming up from it. They tell the two heroes that they need Green Lantern to recruit the heads of the other Lantern Corps in order to create the white light necessary to destroy the Black Lanterns. Blackest Night is a DC comics event and is the 3rd of a trilogy which primarily featured the Green Lantern Corps. One of the biggest, most universally acclaimed comic book crossover events of all time is also one of its grimmest: 2009's Blackest Night by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Oclair Albert. In order to fully recreate the white light, Ganthet has Indigo-1 and her tribe bring all the members of the other Corps to Earth, so that they can destroy Nekron and the Black Lantern Corps. He and the other four survivors formed a terrorist cabal known as the Five Inversions, bent on the destruction of the Guardians of the Universe and all who served them, and with Atrocitus serving as their leader. In Gotham City, atop Gotham PD Headquarters, Commissioner Gordon and Barbara Gordon speculate about the uncannily black night that has fallen. Conner goes after Lois, while Superman continues to battle Kal-L. If you are a member of the DC fanbase, this is your home, with up-to-date info on new and old comics alike. And Black Hand with the Indigo Tribe, in chains. Ganthet and Sayd also explain to the four about the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum created at the start of sentience that is separated into 7 colors: green (willpower), yellow (fear), violet (love), red (hate), indigo (compassion), orange (greed), and blue (hope), each representing different forms of emotion, with green being the most center balanced of the energies. Suddenly, Tim Drake arrives in a plane ready to pick up the Duo and the Gordon's. Both Guardians have evolved into two new beings, capable of bringing hope to others and each other, as they are also apparently romantically involved. Black Hand then resurrects Batman who spits out Black Power Rings while Nekron explains that he was behind every resurrection and they are all still connected to him. As he is taken, the Spectre cries, "No! Or should we at least move the current page we have that is titled Blackest Night to a new title called Blackest Night Prophecy. Ganthet also reveals that in the coming future, each color will have its own forces like the Lantern Corps, and these forces will fight against the others in a War of Light across the universe that will lead into the event known as "The Blackest Night", the worst of the hidden prophecies of the Book of Oa. Select the chart title and type a new name for the scatter plot. When his father asks "Why? Hand then heads towards Gotham City, with Scar at his side. Suddenly, Hal and Barry hear a voice calling their names. Blackest Night #7 . But, before he heads towards the entity, Star Sapphire comes over to him and kisses him, saying that she loves him. Throughout the decades, death has plagued the DC Universe and taken the lives of heroes and villains alike. Beginning with prologue Green Lantern: Rebirth, it includes many sub-storylines, such as the Sinestro Corps War, Rage of the Red Lanterns, Sins of the Star Sapphire, Agent Orange, and Emerald Eclipse. Hal then joins with Parallax, and we see him in the same uniform he wore when he first joined with Parallax. On Ysmault, Boodikka kills every Red Lantern in sight with a shot to the head, including Veon. He "hears" death speaking to him. Ganthet and Carol manage to pull Parallax out of Hal. Blackest Night #8(May, 2010). It eventually came to pass, with Nekron unleashing the Black Lantern Corps on the universe. My favorite Free Comics » DC » Blackest Night (TPB) Blackest Night (TPB) DC publisher; Pages: 273; 2010 year; English comics; Size: 433.2 mb. Sinestro tries to bond with Parallax, but something pulls Parallax away and he disappears. Upon rising, he sets out in search of Hal Jordan. Sur even went so far as to free Atrocitus from his imprisonment so he could lead the Green Lantern to Earth, the birthplace of "the black" that would end the universe. Parallax then goes inside the Spectre's body and finds the real Spectre, and the Black Lantern Ring controlling the body of Crispus Allen. The Guardians refer to this prophecy as the last and hidden chapter of the Book, describing their final fate and ultimate purpose because they did the forbidden - they felt fear.[2]. Black Lantern Pariah then appears and sends several black rings shooting towards the four. Black Hand then uses the blood of the Guardian to draw a symbol on the ground. Suddenly, Nekron kills Sinestro, by slicing him in half, trying to draw out the Entity, but the Entity heals Sinestro, who resumes his attack, this time going after Nekron himself. The two then meet up with Natu and Princess Iolande, and are approaching Oa when they encounter a swarm of black power rings headed towards the planet. In the Kent household, Martha, Connor, and Clark Kent wait with Krypto for Lois Lane to arrive. Sur even went so far as to free Atrocitus from his imprisonment so he could lead the Green Lantern to Earth, the birthplace of "the black" that would end the universe. Nekron then tells him that he owes him his life, as does everyone else. This story line ran in concert with Blackest Night through Green Lantern (Volume 4) and Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2). Black Hand then says, "Nekron. The combined might of the Green Lantern Corps and an armada of living superbeings must now band together in a fight quite literally for their lives. The trio finally realize the scope of the Crisis but find themselves with two undead parties on board, The Graysons and The Drakes. At Georgetown University, black rings head toward the graves of Hank and Don Hall. He walks throughout the graveyard discovers that he is at the Hand Family Mortuary, his childhood home. Issues (9) One Shots (1) Collected Volumes (5) Pulled By (0) User Ratings Critic Ratings . Cover price $3.99. 48 pages, full color. At this moment how these changes will affect later events in Hand's life, including the details of his career as Black Hand. At Valhalla National Cemetery, several superheroes (including Kyle Rayner and Alan Scott) gather at the graves of Charles McNider, Jenny Lynn-Hayden, Wesley Dodds, Lee Walter Travis, Kent Nelson, Max Mercury, and many others.