I have seen blackest night. It is one where broken worlds go, tumbling into the bowels of the Dark Multiverse... where no bright lanterns shall ever shine.
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2020. It was published on November 13, 2019.
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Synopsis for "Blackest Night"
During Blackest Night in this universe, Sinestro had joined one of the New Guardians who fought against Nekron and had received the power of a White Lantern. Instead of sharing the power he had been given, he decided to keep the power for himself. Unable to control the ring's power by himself, Sinestro and the New Guardians failed to stop Nekron from killing the Life Entity. Nekron killed the remaining Lantern leaders and resurrected them, forcing them to join the Black Lantern Corps. Deciding that he could not live with his actions he tries to commit suicide, however, his body instead fused with the White Lantern's life and the Black Lantern's corruption and disappeared.
Days later, he came back to Earth, finding Dove and Lobo fighting off a corrupted version of the Teen Titans. Sinestro drove the group away and explained how his ring led him to Dove, who he predicted was immune to the Black Lantern's influence. The group left Earth and arrived on Takron-Galtos six days later, finding the corrupted New Gods, including Big Barda, led by Granny Goodness. The group attacked the trio as Mister Miracle redirected them into a room, locking themselves from the other New Gods. Scott explained to them that he had used the planet's bank to hire Lobo and told them his plan: to use Dove to transfer the energy of the Source using his Mother Box plus the life energy from Sinestro's White Lantern ring to order to resurrect those under the influence of the Black Lanterns. After the group agreed to the plan, they used the Mother Box's Boom Tube to travel to the Source Wall.
Sinestro and Scott Free began setting up Dove as Lobo covered them from behind, but another Boom Tube opened from behind the group. Out from the Boom Tube came the corrupted New Guardians, his daughter Soranik, the corrupted New Gods, and Darkseid, who had become the Avatar of Nekron. The battle began as Lobo started ripping through the corrupted army before Darkseid's Omega Beams exploded him, which caused him to multiply into duplicates on himself. Sinestro fought off the corrupted versions of Hal Jordan and Soranik and unleashed the White Lantern's life energy into the two, temporarily giving them back their lives. Sinestro felt sorry for what he did to Hal, admitting that he hated him because his willpower exceeded his and how he only had fear because he would always be better than him. Shortly after, they were brought back as Black Lanterns and Lobo ripped through them.
Scott told Sinestro that the time was now and Sinestro transferred the life energy from his White Lantern ring into Dove as his skin began to deteriorate. Urged by Darkseid to join the Black Lanterns, Sinestro remembered what he had sacrificed and regained his life energy back. As Dove had been murdered by Scott once he discovered that the plan's success would destroy all the Black Lanterns, including Barda. However Sinestro realized that the regenerating cells of Lobo could also be used to complete the plan and successfully completed the plan to eradicate the Black Lanterns. As new life was birthed throughout the universe Sinestro saw that all of the new species had inherited Lobo's savage bloodthirst and warlike tendencies. In his despair he tried to escape his universe and enter a new one by tearing through space-time, but the hole was sealed off by the Tempus Fuginaut.
Appearing in "Blackest Night"
Featured Characters:
- Limbo Lantern (Thaal Sinestro) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Dove (First appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Lobo (First appearance; dies)
- Mister Miracle (Only appearance; dies)
- Tempus Fuginaut
Villains:
- Black Lantern Corps (Single appearance)
- Bane (Only appearance; dies)
- Black Flash (Only appearance; dies)
- Captain Cold (Only appearance; dies)
- Catwoman (Only appearance; dies)
- Clayface (Basil Karlo) (Only appearance; dies)
- Clayface (Preston Payne) (Only appearance; dies)
- Deadman (Only appearance; dies)
- Deadshot (Only appearance; dies)
- Firestorm (Only appearance; dies)
- Hawk (Flashback and main story) (Only appearance; dies)
- Justice League of America (Single appearance)
- Batman (Only appearance; dies)
- Hawkgirl (Only appearance; dies)
- Hawkman (Only appearance; dies)
- Superman (Only appearance; dies)
- Wonder Woman (Only appearance; dies)
- Kilowog (Only appearance; dies)
- King Shark (Only appearance; dies)
- Lagoon Boy (Only appearance; dies)
- Mad Monk (Only appearance; dies)
- Maxwell Lord (Only appearance; dies)
- Nekron (Only appearance; dies)
- Darkseid (Only appearance; dies) (Possessed)
- New Gods
- Female Furies (Single appearance)
- Bernadeth (Only appearance; dies)
- Big Barda (Only appearance; dies)
- Gilotina (Only appearance; dies)
- Granny Goodness (Only appearance; dies)
- Lashina (Only appearance; dies)
- Mad Harriet (Only appearance; dies)
- Stompa (Only appearance; dies)
- Forager (Only appearance; dies)
- Infinity Man (Only appearance; dies)
- Lightray (Only appearance; dies)
- Female Furies (Single appearance)
- New Guardians (Single appearance)
- Atrocitus (Only appearance; dies)
- Carol Ferris (Only appearance; dies)
- Hal Jordan (Only appearance; dies)
- Indigo-1 (Only appearance; dies)
- Larfleeze (Only appearance; dies)
- Saint Walker (Only appearance; dies)
- Soranik (Only appearance; dies)
- Solomon Grundy (Only appearance; dies)
- Teen Titans (Single appearance)
- Beast Boy (Only appearance; dies)
- Cyborg (Only appearance; dies)
- Kid Flash (Only appearance; dies)
- Starfire (Only appearance; dies)
- Wonder Girl (Only appearance; dies)
- Warlord (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Bane (Batman: Knightfall) (In a vision)
- Batman (Batman: Knightfall) (In a vision)
- Black Lantern Corps (New Earth) (Flashback only)
- Aquaman (Flashback only)
- Batman (Flashback only)
- Black Hand (Flashback only)
- Elongated Man (Flashback only)
- Martian Manhunter (Flashback only)
- Nekron (Flashback only)
- Entity (Only appearance; dies)
- Entity (New Earth) (Flashback only)
- Green Lantern Corps (Single appearance)
- Lois Lane (Death of Superman) (In a vision)
- New Guardians (New Earth) (Flashback only)
- Agent Orange (Flashback only)
- Atrocitus (Flashback only)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only)
- Indigo-1 (Flashback only)
- Saint Walker (Flashback only)
- Sinestro (Flashback only)
- Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris) (Flashback only)
- Superboy-Prime (Earth-Prime) (In a vision)
- Superman (Death of Superman) (In a vision)
- White Lantern Corps (New Earth) (Flashback only)
- Superman (Flashback only)
- Wonder Woman (Flashback only)
- Lords of Order (Mentioned only)
- Lords of Chaos (Mentioned only)
- Highfather (Mentioned only)
- Promethean Giants (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
- Coast City
- San Francisco (Flashback and main story)
- Titans Tower (Flashback and main story)
- Takron-Galtos
- Apokolips (Mentioned only)
- Czarnia (Mentioned only)
- Korugar (Mentioned only)
- New Genesis (Mentioned only)
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
- Earth 0
- New Earth (Flashback only)
- Coast City (Flashback only)
- Source Wall
Items:
- Black Lantern Ring (Flashback and main story)
- Mother Box
- White Lantern Ring (Flashback and main story)
- Anti-Life Equation (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
See Also
Links and References
- Pages using DynamicPageList parser function
- Pat McCallum/Executive Editor
- Lee Weeks/Cover Artist
- Brad Anderson/Cover Artist
- Tim Seeley/Writer
- Kyle Hotz/Penciler
- Dexter Vines/Inker
- Walden Wong/Inker
- Danny Miki/Inker
- David Baron/Colourist
- Allen Passalaqua/Colourist
- Tom Napolitano/Letterer
- Alex Antone/Editor
- Dave Wielgosz/Editor
- Brian Cunningham/Editor
- Tempus Fuginaut (Prime Earth)/Quotes
- Thaal Sinestro (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Dawn Granger (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Lobo (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Scott Free (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Tempus Fuginaut (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Black Lantern Corps (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bane (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Eobard Thawne (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Leonard Snart (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Selina Kyle (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Basil Karlo (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Preston Payne (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Boston Brand (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Floyd Lawton (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Ronald Raymond (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Henry Hall (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Justice League of America (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne clone (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Kendra Saunders (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Carter Hall (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Diana of Themyscira (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Kilowog (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Nanaue (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Lagoon Boy (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Niccolai Tepes (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Maxwell Lord IV (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Nekron (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Darkseid (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Female Furies (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bernadeth (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Big Barda (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Gilotina (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Granny Goodness (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Lashina (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Mad Harriet (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Stompa (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Forager (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Infinity Man (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Solis (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- New Guardians (Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Atrocitus (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Carol Ferris (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Hal Jordan (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Indigo-1 (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Larfleeze (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bro'Dee Walker (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Soranik Natu (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Cyrus Gold (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Teen Titans (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Garfield Logan (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Victor Stone (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bart Allen (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Koriand'r (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Cassandra Sandsmark (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Travis Morgan (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Bane (Dark Multiverse: Knightfall)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Dark Multiverse: Knightfall)/Appearances
- Black Lantern Corps (New Earth)/Appearances
- Orin (New Earth)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne clone (New Earth)/Appearances
- William Hand (New Earth)/Appearances
- Ralph Dibny (New Earth)/Appearances
- J'onn J'onzz (New Earth)/Appearances
- Nekron (New Earth)/Appearances
- Entity (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Entity (New Earth)/Appearances
- Green Lantern Corps (Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman)/Appearances
- Larfleeze (New Earth)/Appearances
- Atrocitus (New Earth)/Appearances
- Hal Jordan (New Earth)/Appearances
- Indigo-1 (New Earth)/Appearances
- Bro'Dee Walker (New Earth)/Appearances
- Thaal Sinestro (New Earth)/Appearances
- Carol Ferris (New Earth)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Earth-Prime)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman)/Appearances
- White Lantern Corps (New Earth)/Appearances
- Kal-El (New Earth)/Appearances
- Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)/Appearances
- Dark Multiverse/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- Coast City/Appearances
- San Francisco/Appearances
- Titans Tower/Appearances
- Takron-Galtos/Appearances
- Prime Earth/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New Earth/Appearances
- Source Wall/Appearances
- Black Lantern Ring/Appearances
- Mother Box/Appearances
- White Lantern Ring/Appearances
- Boom Tube/Appearances
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