The NZA Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 So, the Sinestro Wars - aka the most interesting shit ive seen in the DCU all year - ended a few months back, and most of the story felt trade worthy. Big moments were: Lanterns were given the ok to kill their enemies, since they were getting owned wholesale. No doubt there'll be reprucussions for this, as DCU's not fond of the killing in such books most times. the guardians are back to their zany hijinx of ignoring prophecies, whilst rewriting their code. They made Alpha Lanterns, this scary cyborg converts that feel no emotion, but on the upside, never run out of juice. After his turn as being Parallax, Kyle's no longer Ion, just a lantern again. plus, they started this rainbow colaition shit that i was hoping was left behind with the last, ridiculous arc before Sinestro Wars started, where most every color in the spectrum is getting a ring/corps to correspond to an emotion. Some of its been vague, but the big ones beyond green (will) and yellow (fear) are the red lanterns (hate) and this upcoming arc is about the black ones (death). If you really wanna know more about the spectrum shit, its detailed on the wiki. Fortunately, the main book has been great, its current arc "Secret Origins" has gone back to take the time & setup Sinestro as a great lantern & Jordan's mentor, giving the book (for me) an almost star wars feel, given the inevitable tragedy. Johns is really tearing this book up, something ive waited to see someone do since Emerald Twilight. Anyway, theyre also rewriting Black Hand into this as the root of the black lanterns, and thereby, this forthcoming event, which is said to be another DC-universe-ending thing that i hope is more exciting than Final Crisis, as zombies with rings could be awesome. Also, from the wiki: Like Sinestro Corps War, The Blackest Night is based upon a story written by Alan Moore Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 in the 1980s. Both Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver have stated that The Blackest Night will be the third part of a Green Lantern trilogy that began with Rebirth and continued with Sinestro Corps War. Didnt know that; Moore having any hand in this makes it cooler for me. Here's to hoping Johns keeps putting out quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Notice that the symbol on Black Hand chest is the same one on the black rings. Plus the guardians have no idea about the black ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 yeah, if the symbol wasnt a dead-giveaway, the last issue of Secret Origin confirmed it, its about Black Hand, someone i didnt know much about before so if he's ultimized or something, im ok with it. and yeah, this is full circle from before Hal took everyone out - the guardians are back to covering their ears & ignoring the prophecy so they'll not see the black guardians coming. Im just waiting to see how bad it gets, caue at the early/midpoints of Sinenstro Wars, bodies were dropping like crazy! No one overly memorable, unless you were that one fan of Jack T Chance or something, but i expect all kinds of crazy shit from this. who wants to put a dollar on Kilwog not making it? we can raise the stakes if you think theyll take Rayner, Stewart or Gardner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 But that the thing. Both Ganthet and Sayd who told Hal about the upcoming war have no idea about what really coming. So odds are that it wasn't in the book. Steward is the token of the group so he's safe. The rest are fair game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I caught a couple issues of the Lantern main series during the SInestro wars and saw solicitation for this event in Wizard(who admittedly would put an upward spin on the Holocaust if there was a dollar in it) and thought it looked interesting. If I ever get around to starting torrents for comics I'll prolly check it out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 alright, so prologue's over, the main event started last week - and holy shit! is DC trying to out-dark Marvel? fuck you, im not summarizing shit. but ill say this: dudes died, hearts got eaten. who knows where this'll go and how itll look at the end when the editors wave the magic DC wand of homeostasis, but meantime...any of the older/more conservative DC fans who found Identity Crisis to be unpleasant are hopefully nowhere near this book/event. Ill post back impressions with GL, Lantern Corps and the one-shots as they come. if the other writers stay on track with Johns, this could be a great event, we'll see if its as good as Sinestro Wars was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I checked #1 out of curiousity, got a Black Lantern Ring for my troubles, and yeah. Dark. I like the idea that they get more powerful the more they kill- I'da sooner left lame ducks like the Dibney's in the fucking ground though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 oh, me too, i hope they dont rise after the series is done or something, but a twisted version's momentarily interesting. i mean, once killed Northstar, and that was like the most eventufl thing ever happened to him since he came outta the closet. i thought "shit, maybe he'll be cool as an undead Hand ninja or something" but they clealry didnt have any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Great issue! Had a great time with this (I can't go wrong with zombies). I also got my black ring. Skeet and I can start our own hate corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 fuck yeah. COme HondosCon we're gonna be ringbuddies and all youse guys'll be buying us drinks to touch us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I have no clue as to the black ring agenda, but if they keep doing badass shit like resurrecting whole planets I'm not entirely sure if they'll need one to keep my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 just got caught up. Holy shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I know, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 i mean, seriously, holy shit. the body count is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 /agreed. we're looking at auxillary JLA soon, most of the core's been turned...and not peacefully. did one of DC's editors get tired of Wizard-reading marvel zombies saying "DC is too soft LOL!!!" or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 heh I don't know about auxillary, man: we've already seen a founding JSA and two JLA members bite the bullet here, not to mention what's going on in Supes and Bats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Considering we don't know what's gonna happen when the a black lantern ring is fully charged, there's still quite a few ways I could see them swinging this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 a sneak peak of things to come: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 guy with a rage ring is the kinda thing i shoulda seen coming, like hal with an obama-hope ring. im one issue behind on GL right now, we've met the indigo tribe, so when are they gonna pass on their neat black-ring undoing powers? cause i mean, im having fun with this but im not sure how many DC people are left or how much more skull-licking im down for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopcruz Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Blackest Night has been ok, kinda curious as to where it's going to go, but man the woman in refrigerator moment with Firestorm was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 wait, im trying to remember: that was the book proper, or last week's conclusion of the batman spinoff, or wha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 i'm gonna come out & say it: i cant wait for this even to end. id hoped Johns would make this rainbow thing work for me - he's been knocking it outta the park with this book for quite a while now - but the entire DCU thing with the colors is even more hokey than id feared, at parts, and its distracting from the event proper. sure, its kinda fun seeing obvious picks like Gardner as a Red, Scarecrow as a Yellow, WW as sapphire etc but its starting to drag for me, looking forward to its finale soon. plus, that bullshit with killing Kyle for one issue of GL Corps and bringing back the very next? ugh. on the upside: Jim Lee vairants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 yup. should've seen this coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 uhhhh.... uhhhm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Wonder Woman is not a Star Sapphire, I could see her as a Green Lantern, but a Star Sapphire she isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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