Blackest Night raises cancelled DC titles from the dead
That’s right, this January, the BLACKEST NIGHT mini series skips a month to make room for a very special Blackest night event. Eight classic titles from DC’s past will return from the dead for one month only to celebrate this mega-crossover throughout the DC Universe. Each series will pick up on its original numbering and feature characters from their original runs as they deal with the events currently unfolding in the DC Universe.
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POWER OF SHAZAM #48 Eric Wallace tells the tale in which Osiris returns from the dead to “chew the fat” with a very powerless Billy and Mary Batson.
CATWOMAN #83 Fabian Nicieza has the original Black mask explaining to Selina why shooting him in the head was a bad idea.
SUICIDE SQUAD #67 Gail Simone and John Ostrander are ringside for the epic fight between a very dead Suicide Squad and a possibly soon-to-be dead Secret Six.
QUESTION #37 Greg Rucka has the one answer for when two Questions meet.
PHANTOM STRANGER #42 Pete Tomasi reveals what Blackest Night means to the Phantom Stranger.
WEIRD WESTERN TALES #71 Dan DiDio (weirdly talking about myself in the third person) lets you know what all the dead old west characters are doing in the new west today.
ATOM AND HAWKMAN #46 Geoff brings you the double date from Hell, The Black Lantern Hawks work to reunite Atom with his long dead love, Jean Loring.
STARMAN #81 James Robinson returns to the book he made great and visits some old haunts.
They have yet to reveal the covers for these issues, but the teasers showed inverted black and white thumbnails of the final issues of each series. Check them out above and click on them to see the final issue cover in color.
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10/14/2009 at 6:57 pm
Interesting gimmick, but I still don’t think I’ll be picking up all of them. The only must have for me on the list is Phantom Stranger – I can’t resist a guy in a fedora, high neck sweater, and kicky medallion.
Seriously, though, I’m glad that Robinson is NOT bringing Jack Knight back – his story had a definite ending and the character got a happy ending, which is rare.
10/14/2009 at 7:08 pm
I dunno – I could see Black Lantern grampa Mist coming back for the baby?
10/14/2009 at 7:26 pm
Ugg I would never pick up any of these issues – cool idea but I would rather it happen for Marvel books instead of DC
10/14/2009 at 10:35 pm
What a great idea! This is really creative thinking and a great way to push the Blackest Night theme. Plus the fanboy in me is so thrilled to see an issue of Atom Hawkman come out in my lifetime. I also love that the books are from all eras of DC’s rich history.
And, yeah, Starman is a real thrill. I echo the kudos to James Robinson for not bringing Jack Night back just yet. There’s so much to draw from in Starman mythology and I’m looking forward to visiting Opal City again.
10/15/2009 at 7:18 am
Wow! DC is pulling out all the stops with the Blackest Night storyline. Although I agree with Askanipsion. Isn’t that something Marvel would do? It’s an interesting concept, but I sometimes hate this big time crossovers and extra titles that you may have to pick up and read. I’m enjoying the storyline and what they are doing with the characters, but really? more titles? I loved the Catwoman series. I might pick up that one.