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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
The story in this graphic novel is great. It’s entertaining and surprising. This is a must read for Green Lantern fans, or even just comic book readers. There are tons of characters that you will recognize and some surprising main characters in the series. The fights are great, the colors are amazing, and the textures of all the costumes are great. You might have to read other DC comics to get what’s going on though. I was surprised that Batman was dead the entire time. (Not a spoiler, its part of the prologue.) Some very minor characters had names that I didn’t recognize from the DC lineup. The artwork was great and very detailed. I can tell Blackest Night will be the comic everyone is talking about for awhile.
Reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.
Reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.
medium-paced
Awesome stuff. Got this from the library but I think this is another graphic novel I will have to buy at some point in paperback. Had a few questions as to who certain characters were and would love to know more about them but Blackest Night was certainly a really strong tale and I'm really looking forward to reading Green Lantern: Rebirth and catching up on the series. Full Review Soon.
It's good, but there is so much to read, spread across so many volumes. Give me everything in one complete volume please.
I remembered this series so fondly, that I was glad to revisit it, only to find the core of this collection incredibly underwhelming. Upon looking at my reviews of the issues as they came out, I've always thought this was a series of diminishing returns. It starts as an interesting conceit: fleshing out (sorry) Johns's Mighty Morphin Lantern run into The Blackest Night. The stakes have never been higher. Heroes are back from the dead. D-level superheroes die. Tha plan doesn't work, but then right at the end, during a confusing fight scene where heroes rip trite one-liners and worry about dying, a barely explained hack es machina is dropped in, and the good guys win. It turns out the bad guy was never really a threat, and apart from a few dangling plotlines, the DCU will go back as if this event never happened, just like every crisis except [b:Identity Crisis|26085|Identity Crisis|Brad Meltzer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327948044l/26085._SY75_.jpg|530148], which is still a pivotal plot point, even in this crossover.
Do I like it more than the other Crisis books? Sure. But the ending was so lackluster that I questioned whether to keep reading through the Brightest Day/War Of The Lanterns that's on the horizon.
I've decided to go forward, mostly because I already have the books piled up on a table.
Do I like it more than the other Crisis books? Sure. But the ending was so lackluster that I questioned whether to keep reading through the Brightest Day/War Of The Lanterns that's on the horizon.
I've decided to go forward, mostly because I already have the books piled up on a table.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Now this is what an event book should be! Geoff Johns is obviously in love with these characters and it shows here as he and artist Ivan Reis deliver an amazing epic story. While the collection doesn't collect all of the "Blackest Night" events I still felt like I knew exactly what was going on and loved every minute of it. Reis' art was astounding and should be what publishers look for in the future. Fantastic from beginning to end!
How high has Geoff Johns set the bar for himself (and fellow industry writers)? I would give this book an A- and simultaneously admit that I was somewhat disappointed. I mean, how can an A- disappoint? It was a solid story with art that was visually stunning...but...
And I can't even really put my finger on it. Even during the MANY deaths of prominent DC characters, which during a few actually caused a loss of breathe at how devastating they were, I never really felt that "permanent comic death" was a possibility. So the death blow was softened by simply remembering that this was a summer blockbuster crossover event and subconsciously knowing that they wouldn't remain dead.
That being said, Johns makes you feel the blasting emotion with each death. Kendra...(deep breathe)...almost made be want to take up a ring and join the battle.
Returning to the critical: The hippie "let's-work-together" shit was a bit too cheeseball even for a bleeding heart liberal like myself. That would be like the U.S., Iran, Russia, North Korea, France, Germany, England and Switzerland all deciding to join together at a moment's notice "for the greater good." It was all too Utopian for me.
I did love the tease about finding out why some were brought back (thank goodness J'onn J'onzz returned - one of DC greatest characters ever) and look forward to reading the other 9,000 companion Blackest Night volumes to see what further light can be shed on this event.
And this isn't to imply that it was bad at all. Remember...A- is dang good. It just fell a little short of a few of Johns' previous masterpieces: Infinite Crisis and The Sinestro Corps War.
And I can't even really put my finger on it. Even during the MANY deaths of prominent DC characters, which during a few actually caused a loss of breathe at how devastating they were, I never really felt that "permanent comic death" was a possibility. So the death blow was softened by simply remembering that this was a summer blockbuster crossover event and subconsciously knowing that they wouldn't remain dead.
That being said, Johns makes you feel the blasting emotion with each death. Kendra...(deep breathe)...almost made be want to take up a ring and join the battle.
Returning to the critical: The hippie "let's-work-together" shit was a bit too cheeseball even for a bleeding heart liberal like myself. That would be like the U.S., Iran, Russia, North Korea, France, Germany, England and Switzerland all deciding to join together at a moment's notice "for the greater good." It was all too Utopian for me.
I did love the tease about finding out why some were brought back (thank goodness J'onn J'onzz returned - one of DC greatest characters ever) and look forward to reading the other 9,000 companion Blackest Night volumes to see what further light can be shed on this event.
And this isn't to imply that it was bad at all. Remember...A- is dang good. It just fell a little short of a few of Johns' previous masterpieces: Infinite Crisis and The Sinestro Corps War.
A bold story arc from DC that I’m pretty sure will go over the heads of many a casual DC reader.
You need to really be on top of who’s who and what happened when to really enjoy this story.
Fortunately for me, I’m pretty familiar with the old DC universe and I had Wikipedia close by, because I loved this story arc.
It has everything from action to romance, with lots of melodrama and heroics added in to make it gripping and exiting.
The art is nothing out of this world, I’ve seen better things from all the artists, but it’s still pretty nice with awesome character alterations whenever they interact with a different colored ring.
Worth the read, just to see an awesome undead Justice League.
You need to really be on top of who’s who and what happened when to really enjoy this story.
Fortunately for me, I’m pretty familiar with the old DC universe and I had Wikipedia close by, because I loved this story arc.
It has everything from action to romance, with lots of melodrama and heroics added in to make it gripping and exiting.
The art is nothing out of this world, I’ve seen better things from all the artists, but it’s still pretty nice with awesome character alterations whenever they interact with a different colored ring.
Worth the read, just to see an awesome undead Justice League.
Ooooo look at all the pretty colors! The emotional spectrum is why I became interested in the Green Lantern series and it all comes together here. I don't really like crossovers or care about many of the characters in this collection so I can't give it more the three stars. The general plot was decent and the corps and lantern centric parts didn't disappoint. It did seem to end a bit quickly but that may be because I skipped some of the parts with other random DC characters.