Blackest Night
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Blackest Night is a major DC Comics crossover event centered on the Green Lantern mythos, in which dead heroes and villains are resurrected as Black Lanterns to wage a cosmic war fueled by the emotional spectrum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics storyline
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comic book crossover event ⓘ |
| centralAntagonist |
Black Hand
NERFINISHED
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Nekron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Black Lantern Corps rings resurrect the dead
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emotional spectrum of the DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Alex Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comicUniverse | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Aquaman
NERFINISHED
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Barry Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ Firestorm NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mera NERFINISHED ⓘ Nekron NERFINISHED ⓘ Scar (Guardian of the Universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinestro NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Atom NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Black Lantern Corps
NERFINISHED
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Blue Lantern Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigo Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange Lantern Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Lantern Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinestro Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Sapphire Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTeam |
Green Lantern Corps
NERFINISHED
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Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flash Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnFranchise | Green Lantern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brightest Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | limited series ⓘ |
| hasCollectedEdition |
Blackest Night (hardcover collection)
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Blackest Night (trade paperback collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTieIn |
Blackest Night: Batman
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Blackest Night: JSA NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackest Night: Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackest Night: The Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackest Night: Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackest Night: Wonder Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern (Blackest Night tie-in issues) NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Lantern Corps (Blackest Night tie-in issues) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
led to the Brightest Day follow-up series
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redefined the Green Lantern mythos ⓘ |
| inkers | Oclair Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSeriesIssueCount | 8 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
introduction of White Lantern concept
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temporary deputization of multiple heroes into various Lantern Corps ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Green Lantern (Geoff Johns run) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceededBy | Sinestro Corps War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArtist | Ivan Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWriter | Geoff Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional spectrum as cosmic force
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life versus death ⓘ resurrection of dead heroes and villains ⓘ |
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