Absolute Blackest Night's cover, art by Ivan Reis.
Publisher
DC Comics
Publication date
June 2009 – May 2010
Genre
Superhero
Crossover
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 #1-3 Green Lantern (vol. 4) #39-52 Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #29-47 The Titans (vol. 2) #15
Main character(s)
Hal Jordan Carol Ferris Barry Allen William Hand Thaal Sinestro Atrocitus Larfleeze Saint Walker Indigo-1 Ray Palmer Jason Rusch Mera Nekron the rest of the DC Universe
Creative team
Writer(s)
Geoff Johns
Penciller(s)
Ivan Reis
Hardcover
ISBN 1-4012-2693-0
Paperback
ISBN 1401229530
"Blackest Night" is a 2009–10 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous central miniseries, written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Ivan Reis, along with a number of tie-in issues.[1]Blackest Night involves Nekron, a personified force of death who reanimates deceased superheroes and seeks to eliminate all life and emotion from the universe. Geoff Johns has identified the series' central theme as emotion.[2] The crossover was published for eight months as a limited series and in both the Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps comic titles. Various other limited series and tie-ins, including an audio drama from Darker Projects, were published.
"BlackestNight" is a 2009–10 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous central miniseries, written by...
that seek to eliminate all life from the DC Universe. Prior to the BlackestNight event, Black Hand ("leader" and the first member of the Black Lantern...
them to be part of a team, which he dubs the Justice League. 4 4 "In BlackestNight" Butch Lukic Stan Berkowitz November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19) N/A 5 5 November 26...
crossover event in the DC Universe, former-Guardian Ganthet reveals the BlackestNight prophecy to Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, and Kyle Rayner....
Tales of BlackestNight #01 Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Special #1 R.E.B.E.L.S. (2009) #10 Blue Beetle #20 Blue Beetle #21 BlackestNight #6 (December...
Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps as major participants within the BlackestNight crossover event. First formed by the banished former-Guardians Ganthet...
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! until her death and Hank's resurrection in BlackestNight (2009). An unrelated team consisting of military cadet Sasha Martens...
Corps #2 (June 1981). He is the primary antagonist in the 2009-2010 BlackestNight storyline. Nekron is the personification of Death and ruler of a region...
and The BlackestNight prior to his death. Green Lantern: Secret Origin, reveals details of Abin's quest to learn more about The BlackestNight as he interrogated...
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