Heroes N Hunks » Blackest Night http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress A Gay Geeks Blog on Comic Books, Action Figures, Gossip, News, Politics, Entertainment and Gay Porn Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Blackest Night Aftermath: Who Lives and Who Doesn’t http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/blackest-night-aftermath-who-lives-and-whos-doesnt/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/blackest-night-aftermath-who-lives-and-whos-doesnt/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:04:38 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=14187 First off… This post is RIFE with spoilers, so if you haven’t read the final chapter of Blackest Night (#8 of 8), STOP RIGHT NOW. Leave your home and rush to the nearest comic book shop and pick it up. Immediately read it cover to cover. Then you may read the rest of this entry…

THEY LIVE: From left to right - Max Lord, Reverse Flash, Hawk, Jade, Captain Boomerang, Ronnie Raymond (Firstorm), Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Deadman and Osiris

THEY LIVE: From left to right – Not only have Max Lord, Reverse Flash, Hawk, Jade, Captain Boomerang, Ronnie Raymond (Firstorm), Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Deadman and Osiris been resurrected by “The Entity” that is the personification of the white light of the Lantern Spectrum, but also (according to The Source) these specific dead heroes and villains were chosen for “a reason.”

Anyone else is still dead. For now. I’ll be adding a FINAL update to the Hall of Fallen Heroes soon.

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/blackest-night-aftermath-who-lives-and-whos-doesnt/feed/ 6 Blackest Night 8 of 8: Darkest before the Dawn http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/03/19/blackest-night-8-of-8-darkest-before-the-dawn/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/03/19/blackest-night-8-of-8-darkest-before-the-dawn/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:29:00 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=13875 With Blackest Night drawing to a conclusion to make way for the dawn of the Brightest Day, I thought it apropos to share the cover to the final issue and a link to the full lantern spectrum set of light up Power Rings from DC Direct (at my Amazon store over at QueerSUPE).

The extra-sized conclusion to the most talked-about event in comics is here, and the results will change the course of the DC Universe for years to come. Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself?

Blackest Night #8 of 8 DC Doirect's light-up spectrum of rings

And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world’s greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

via CBR

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/03/19/blackest-night-8-of-8-darkest-before-the-dawn/feed/ 1 Secret Six vs. Suicide Squad vs. Black Lanterns http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/02/05/secret-six-vs-suicide-squad-vs-black-lanterns/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/02/05/secret-six-vs-suicide-squad-vs-black-lanterns/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:15:07 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=12831 With the Scandal Savage alone at Secret Six HQ against Amanda Waller’s forces and Catman, Rag Doll, Bane, Black Alice, Deadshot and Jeanette at the throats of the deadly Suicide Squad, with a throng of Black Lanterns prepared to wipe them all out, who wins? We do! Secret Six #18 wraps up the Blackest Night crossover and prepares the way for what comes next…

It’s the exciting conclusion of John Ostrander and Gail Simone’s epic team-up! The Black Lanterns have both the Suicide Squad and the Secret Six up against the wall. But Amanda Waller always has a plan. That plan: Manhunter!

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Secret Six #18 Secret Six #18 Secret Six #19 Secret Six #20

Plus, Deadshot is forced to make the decision of his life!

Its been cool to see the Suicide Squad again, but I’m looking more forward to #19 with the return of Cheshire… Roy got Lian, so has Chesire made another love-child?

via TheSource

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/02/05/secret-six-vs-suicide-squad-vs-black-lanterns/feed/ 2 After Blackest Night comes Brightest Day http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/11/after-blackest-night-comes-brightest-day/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/11/after-blackest-night-comes-brightest-day/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:46:16 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=12528 In a much hyped, yet rare early morning interview over at DC’s TheSource, Dan Didio has revealed that after the Blackest Night, DC will publish Brightest Day… a 26 issue bi-weekly series written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi. It was also said that Fernando Pasarin will be handling the art on BRIGHTEST DAY #0, but otherwise, all Didio would say about the artists was that a number of wonderful artists will contribute to the book. Read Geoff Johns thoughts on Brightest Day here…

Now, for those of you who are sick and tired of all these events, I feel for you. One bit of good news. It seems that other than the main Brightest Day book, the series WILL spill over into other DCU titles, but instead of a plethora of tie in miniseries, a number of regular monthlies will have a Brightest Day banner on the cover instead.

Brightest Day is a 26 issue bi-weekly miniseries following Blackest Night The Flash - Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul are really bringing Barry Allen back into the spotlight and cementing him as the premiere Flash in the DCU in his own monthly. The Titans - Writer Eric Wallace and artist Fabrizio Fiorentino will be the new Titans creative team as of Titans: Villains for Hire Special. Lead by classic Titans enemy Deathstroke the Terminator, the team includes Tattooed Man and Cheshire, amongst other unnamed villains on the squad. The JLA will be getting a new member (or members)

Of course Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps will fall under the Brightest Day banner. As part of the event, DC is launching a new Flash monthly featuring Barry Allen. The Titans becomes a team led by Deathstroke with members including Cheshire and the Tattooed Man. What will it mean for the JLA? Answers to these questions and more when this kicks off in April! I think there is still more to be announced so expect an update later!

Guesses on who the glowing heroine on JLA #44 is? Halo? Dove?

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As Nekron continues to wage war on life throughout the universe, Hal Jordan discovers the grim, true mission behind the villain’s return.

Blackest Night #7 of 8 - Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Blackest Night #7 of 8 - Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari

But the truth is so cosmically abysmal that it threatens to expose a secret that could tear the very universe asunder. You can’t miss this stunning, penultimate issue to the year’s biggest

via Newsarama

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/06/dc-unveils-top-secret-blackest-night-7-covers/feed/ 3 Meet the latest Technicolor Lanterns on the block… http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/04/meet-the-latest-technicolor-lanterns-on-the-block/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/04/meet-the-latest-technicolor-lanterns-on-the-block/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:34:44 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=12376 If you haven’t read Blackest Night #6 STOP WHERE YOU ARE AND DO NOT CLICK ON THE SPOILERIFIC IMAGES BELOW. Stand up, and go to a comic store, buy it, read it, then come back here and we’ll dish.

If you HAVE read it, then by all means take a look and then be sure to leave a comment telling me what you think. My own thoughts, more spoiler details (and another teaser image!) are available in the rest of this entry…

Deputies Lanterns of The New Guardians Deputies Lanterns of The New Guardians as they will be seen in Green Lantern #50

Blackest Night Promo image of newly deputized lanterns (from Blackest Night #6)

From Left to right: Indigo Lantern Atom (compassion), Blue Lantern Flash (hope), Red Lantern Mera (rage), Orange Lantern Luthor (avarice), Yellow Lantern Scarecrow (fear), Green Lantern Hal Jordan (will) and last but far from least is Star Sapphire Wonder Woman (love)!

I would have loved to see Green Lantern’s ring send out a deputy ring that freed Superman the same way Wonder Woman’s connection to her black ring was severed. I think Superman would be a shoe-in for a Blue or Green ring. Important question… Can the new deputies of these New Guardians (I think DC wants to froget there was ever an original New Guardians) deputize others in the same way? If that is the case then that cosmic throng of Lanterns may have something to worry about. It would also be a nice way to bring a few more Black Lanterns back into the fold… (Red Lantern Hawkman? Star Sapphire Hawkgirl? etc.) Too bad Halo fried Black Lantern Terra… Few in the DCU have more rage and hate than little Tara Markov. A red ring would suit her.

Who else in the DCU might be especially suited to a particular hue of ring?

via TheSource

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/04/meet-the-latest-technicolor-lanterns-on-the-block/feed/ 5 DC reveals covers to resurrected Blackest Night titles http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/02/dc-reveals-covers-to-resurrected-blackest-night-titles/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/02/dc-reveals-covers-to-resurrected-blackest-night-titles/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:31:24 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=12337 UPDATE: In Blackest Night #6, DC has FINALLY given us a look at the real covers for the 8 titles they are resurrecting for a special Blackest Night tie-in… If you haven’t read you Blackest Night #6 don’t look too closely or you might give something away (more on that later wink wink).

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.

STARMAN #81 James Robinson returns to the book he made great and visits some old haunts. QUESTION #37 Greg Rucka has the one answer for when two Questions meet. 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. 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.
PHANTOM STRANGER #42 Pete Tomasi reveals what Blackest Night means to the Phantom Stranger. CATWOMAN #83 Fabian Nicieza has the original Black mask explaining to Selina why shooting him in the head was a bad idea. 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. 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.

You can see the previously final issues of these titles in my original post on the subject.

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2010/01/02/dc-reveals-covers-to-resurrected-blackest-night-titles/feed/ 3 Blackest Night: Wonder Woman – Maxwell Lord’s Back! http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/12/02/blackest-night-wonder-woman-maxwell-lords-back/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/12/02/blackest-night-wonder-woman-maxwell-lords-back/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:16:10 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=11916 I was sure that Diana was going to be significantly changed since they showed the blacked out mystery Wonder Woman figure in DC Direct’s Blackest Night series 4. I considered that perhaps she might end up a White Lantern (I have a feeling we still may see some), but the solicited cover on #2 of this 3 issue mini-series cinched it as a White Lantern wouldn’t be fighting Mera.

Black Lantern Maxwell Lord has risen and he seeks revenge and retribution for his death at the hands of Diana. Look for unexpected changes to await Wonder Woman in the course of this series as she plays a major role in the War of Light against the Blackest Night.

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Fan-favorite writer Greg Rucka returns to chronicle the adventures of the Amazing Amazon in the DC Universe’s darkest hour! With the beautiful images of Secret Six artist Nicola Scott!

Any ideas about what the “unexpected changes” could be? I’m still guessing White Lantern since we already saw her as Black Lantern in Blackest Night #4, so having the big surprise be that she turns into a Black Lantern would be no big whoop. But then I’m wrong a lot. That is the problem with guessing.

via IGN

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/12/02/blackest-night-wonder-woman-maxwell-lords-back/feed/ 7 Blackest Night Casualties: The Hall of Fallen Heroes http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/11/29/blackest-night-hall-of-fallen-heroes/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/11/29/blackest-night-hall-of-fallen-heroes/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:42:35 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=10697 With characters dropping fast I thought these casualties in the War of Light deserved a place of recognition for their premature (though not necessarily final we hope) fates. Welcome to the Hall of the Fallen. I’ll amend and bump the gallery as more heroes are taken from us in subsequent chapters of Blackest Night.

Over the decades that DC has been publishing comics, many heroes have been killed off only to return to life. At first many thought Blackest Night was happening because death wasn’t happy about all the resurrections, but now Nekron claims that the heroes to returned to life only because he allowed it. And unfortunately for our heroes, it seems what Nekron gives, he can take away… He’s already transformed Wonder Woman, Conner Kent, Animal Man, Kid Flash, Green Arrow, Donna Troy, Ice and Superman into Black Lanterns and told Flash and Green Lantern to drop dead too – but they haven’t succumbed… yet.

Nekron's newest allies... Black Lantern Wonder Woman, Conner Kent, Animal Man, Kid Flash, Green Arrow, Donna Troy, Ice and Superman
Wonder Woman - Diana died and was resurrected as the Goddess of truth by the Olympian Gods. Superboy - Conner Kent was killed by Superboy Prime and later ressurected in the future during Final Crisis. Animal Man - Buddy Baker was ressurected by the aliens who originally granted his powers after being killed in space during 52. Kid Flash - Bart Allen was killed by the Flash Rogues and later ressurected in the future during Final Crisis Green Arrow gave his life to stop eco terrorists but was resurrected by Hal Jordan during the Final Night
Donna Troy - was killed by a rogue Superman robot and ressurected by the Titans of myth. Ice - Tora Olafsdotter was killed by the Overmaster and later ressurected in Birds of Prey. Superman - Clark Kent was killed by Doomsday and later ressurected by the power of the yellow sun. Will Hal Jordan survive? He was originally gave his life as Paralax during The Final Night and returned in Green Lantern: Rebirth. will Barry Allen survive? Barry Allen gave his life during Infinite Crisis and returned during Final Crisis.

The following fallen heroes died during Blackest Night and either have or are likely to show up as Black Lanterns.

Green Lantern: Ash - taken by the Black Power battery at the start of Blackest Night Green Lantern: Saarek - taken by the Black Power battery at the start of Blackest Night Hawkman - Carter Hall: afer being rejected by Kendra who he believed was his true love reincarnated, she had finally accepted their destined love before Black Lanterns Ralph and Sue Dibny ripped out his heart Hawkgirl - Kendra Saunders: After pushing him away since taking on the mantle of Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders had finally acknowledged her destined love for Hawkman before Black Lanterns Ralph and Sue Dibny ripped out her heart Tempest - Garth: The purple-eyed outcast ward of Aquaman grew up in speedos as Aqualad but graduated to long pants as Tempest only to have his heart ripped from his body by his dead wife - Black Lantern Dolphin
Hawk - Holly Granger: The formerly estranged and aggressive sister of Dawn Granger became Hawk (an agent of Chaos)after she found out he sister Dawn (Dove) was alive. When facing a Black Lantern Hank Hall he plunged his hand in her chest to pull out her heart - we haven't seen the outcome yet, but it doesn't look good for Holly Gehenna: the Asian-American girlfriend of the new Firestorm. She claimed to only be six actual years old but her body and mind had been matured somehow to that of a teenager. She had the powers of teleportation and telepathy before she was turned to salt and the Black Lantern Firestorm ripper her heart out Damage: Grant Emerson - son of the original Atom was killed by a Black Lantern version of Ray Palmer's deranged ex-wife Jean Loring. Green Lantern: Chaselon - killed defending the Green Lantern Central Power Battery Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner- killed defending the Green Lantern Central Power Battery, but was resurrected when a Star Sapphire Miri Riam used her ring's power as the Green Lantern Corps defended Rayner's body from a swarm of Black Lantern Rings. She connected Soranik's heart to Kyle's and combined their power of will together with her power of love, successfully restoring Kyle to life. For now. But could Nekron do what he did to the rest of the recently fallen?

Although the heroes aren’t the only ones being targeted, their casualty list is a lot longer than the list of villains who have been killed to join the ranks of the Black Lanterns…

Black Hand Red Lantern: Vice Solomon Grundy Red Lantern: Veon Doctor Polaris II

Now the final fate of these characters will likely be up in the air until the conclusion of Blackest Night. As I see it there are 3 possible outcomes… #1 The dead stay dead and all Black Lanterns end up with their “connection severed.” #2 The Black Lanterns are all somehow reunited with their souls and return to life. #3 Some combination of 1 and 2 with some characters rejoining continuity and others going willingly (or unwillingly as the case may be) back to their graves. THOUGHTS?

]]> http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/11/29/blackest-night-hall-of-fallen-heroes/feed/ 13 Blackest Night raises cancelled DC titles from the dead http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/10/14/blackest-night-raises-cancelled-dc-titles-from-the-dead/ http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/2009/10/14/blackest-night-raises-cancelled-dc-titles-from-the-dead/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:30:55 +0000 fanboi http://heroesnhunks.com/wordpress/?p=11232 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.

Starman #80 was the final issue of the series The Question #36 was the final issue of the series Power of Shazam #47 was the final issue of the series Suicide Squad #66 was the final issue of the series
Phantom Stranger #41 was the final issue of the series Catwoman #82 was the final issue of the series Atom and Hawkman #45 was the final issue of the series Weird Western Tales #70 was the final issue of the series

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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