Green Lantern: Blackest Night ***SPOILERS***

[NeoDarke]

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There's something strange, in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call?

[steamteck]

I think I'm going to be ill personally. I should have known better than to look at this thread.

[yell0w_lantern]

Zombies are a little hackneyed.

[marhawkman]

I'm kinda annoyed at how the Sinestro corps member from Shadowlass's home system got sealed inside the Book of the Black. I hope she's not dead.

[GhostMachine]

I think Psycho Pirate being one of the Black Lanterns is stupid. His power was making people feel emotions based on his facial expressions, and since he has no face....

This storyline could be good or bad, depending on the outcome and aftermath. The problem I see is that Johns likes to do extreme violence when he can get away with it, and if he's not willing to have heroes cast aside their reluctance to get down and dirty, it'll suck. Since the Black Lanterns are already dead, using what whould normally be lethal force against them SHOULD be an option.

That said, I hope the storyline leads to a few characters being resurrected (Ronnie Raymond and Ted Kord, for instance), and they don't pull the "some of the dead heroes fight it and turn on the Black Lanterns so the good guys win" crap at the end because that would be too cliche.....unless the dead heroes actually turn on and kill the main bad guy, that is.

[marhawkman]

I'd be interested in seeing the Dead heros or maybe some of the dead villains.... Stop being quite so dead and have that as their reason for changing sides.

[yell0w_lantern]

That is exactly what I was thinking. All the rules are gone - Barry Allen is back.

[marhawkman]

Hehe... It'd be really interesting seeing Crystal Frost try to stop the Earth-2 Superman.

[BentonGrey]

You know, I REALLY love the Red Robin costume being brought into the Batman books....I just hate who is wearing it.  I love that costume, and I think it could have been part of an excellent direction to take Dick, in an Earth 2 sorta' way, instead of all the Nightwing Awfulness.  It does look a lot better than his bright yellow Earth 2 costume, or the one that had elements of Batman in it, even if I do like the first one in spite of itself.  If I had my 'ruthers, I'd have Dick as Red Robin and Bats back with the cowl until he could find a better ending.  That being said, I have nothing against Dick taking up the cowl, just that I hate all of the continuity behind it.

[The Hitman]

... I hate all of the continuity...

And get those kids off my lawn! Darn whipper- snappers!

Fixe'd! 

All in good fun, Benton, all in good fun.

[BentonGrey]

Ha, hey, that's why I started the DCUG, right?  Someone needs to fix these things!

What kills me in all of this is that in these latest events DC has created a chance to correct so many of the wrongs done to their characters throughout the years...instead they seem intent on compounding them.   

[John Jr.]

Ha, hey, that's why I started the DCUG, right?  Someone needs to fix these things!

What kills me in all of this is that in these latest events DC has created a chance to correct so many of the wrongs done to their characters throughout the years...instead they seem intent on compounding them.   

Did you read "Legion of Three Worlds", Benton? Is a fine example of this problem...
I believe Johns need a looooong vacation, the guy is burned...

[deano_ue]

nightwing kicks all kinds of arse, sorry BG but it's true

[bat1987]

nightwing kicks all kinds of arse, sorry BG but it's true

Have to agree with you, the stories are real good and its refreshing. But I dont consider him to be the Batman, just a very good replacement until Bruce comes back sometime next year, if Morrison is telling the truth.

[BentonGrey]

nightwing kicks all kinds of arse, sorry BG but it's true

Sorry TUE, I just don't see it.  Now, I don't hate Nightwing specifically FOR his career as Nightwing, although I am not a fan per se.  Instead, I hate him for how he became Nightwing as much as anything else.

[kkhohoho]

nightwing kicks all kinds of arse, sorry BG but it's true

Sorry TUE, I just don't see it.  Now, I don't hate Nightwing specifically FOR his career as Nightwing, although I am not a fan per se.  Instead, I hate him for how he became Nightwing as much as anything else.

I'm not really too much of an expert of how Grayson Robin became Nightwing. Can you please give me a brief summary on how this was handled and why you disliked the handling?

[GhostMachine]

I have two problems with how Dick became Nightwing:

1. They made Batman come off like a jerk when they split Batman and Robin up. (Batman more or less fired Robin (Dick) as his partner a bit after the Teen Titans reformed (The New Teen Titans series); sure, it was okay for Batman to run around with the Justice League, but a no-no for Robin to have his own team)

2. His origin as Nightwing is tied to Superman. He got the name Nightwing from a conversation he had with Superman. Superman told him about a dream he had regarding a hero running around in Kandor, and Dick took the name from that.

The one thing I like about how they're handling Dick as Batman now is that they're not doing it the way Marvel handled making Bucky the new Captain America; they're covering the fact Bruce is dead so the Batman myth won't be ruined; as far as the bad guys know, its the same Batman as always.

I can live with Red Robin; what I don't like is that they're keeping Damien around; he killed the Spook (and brought his severed head to the Batcave) and tried to kill Tim Drake, yet they haven't locked him away in a cage or reserved a cell in Blackgate for him.....

[bat1987]

A better look at some of the Black Lanterns

http://media.comics.ign.com/media/142/14295096/img_6909789.html

[GhostMachine]

Anyone else think its weird that all the other Black Lanterns we've seen so far are completely dressed in black and silver, yet

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Aquaman still has his orange scale shirt

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And I can't believe it, but I'm still ticked off they killed off the original Firestorm (and how they did it), but I actually think he's one of the best designed Black Lanterns.

[marhawkman]

what mystifies me more is that they chose KRYB as the Sinestro corps member....

[AfghanAnt]

Green Lantern #43 Spoilers

[bat1987]

Just finished reading spoilers on your blog AA. And I disagree with one thing.

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It doesnt confirm that Bruce is dead, all that people in the DCU have seen is Superman holding his charring corpse, which Didio strongly hinted wasnt Bruce`s. Plus Morrison also said that final panel in the FC was drawn so that the readers would know that Bruce is still alive. So Black Hand or whoever is mentioning those names (havent read the issue, just that page) is just assuming (like the rest of DCU) that he is dead.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Actually, what I've read, you're both wrong about Bruce.

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From what I understand about the Omega Sanction that was used on him, it basically sets Bruce into a reincarnation cycle.  So, yes, he is dead, but he is also alive in a reincarnated form in another time and place.

[AfghanAnt]

Actually, what I've read, you're both wrong about Bruce.

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From what I understand about the Omega Sanction that was used on him, it basically sets Bruce into a reincarnation cycle.  So, yes, he is dead, but he is also alive in a reincarnated form in another time and place.

This is why I hate major comic deaths. They are confusing.

[murs47]

Actually...

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...you're all wrong! Bruce faked his death to pursue a career in ballet.

[Ares_God_of_War]

What Murs really means is...

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Bruce Wayne is trapped in the past, and he finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right that once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

[BentonGrey]

What Murs really means is...

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Bruce Wayne is trapped in the past, and he finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right that once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

Does that make:

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Dick Grayson Al?

[Ares_God_of_War]

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Barbara Gordon can be Ziggy

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

You guys gave me a good laugh. Yes, it is all both odd and confusing. Whatever the DC people are smoking can't be legal.

[BentonGrey]

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Barbara Gordon can be Ziggy

That totally works!