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Blackest Night #1; August 2009
Topic Started: May 30 2009, 02:32 AM (2,050 Views)
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Awesome.

Now I just have to decide whether to continue on the path to tradewaiting or actually go out and grab single issues...
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Like I said, wait till next issue. It's usually the second or third issue that decides whether the writer is fit for the job.
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Well, keep in mind this is technically the second bit of Titans work we've seen from Krul. I've actually read Titans #15 and I quite liked it. So it's technically two issues with the writer.
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True dat. Well here's the scans I promised.

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I picked this on up and despite all the exposition, I really liked it. I think these books might really be worth while. From what I gather from this one it seems that The main focus will be on Dove with a smaller focus on both Donna and Gar (kinda makes sense seeing as how they are the thre who are featured on the covers)
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For some odd reason, that scene between Gar and Terra doesn't concern me. I guess it's because I know it's not the real Terra... well, at least I hope Gar doesn't dwell over her lost for long though. 'Cause I thought we got over that a few years back before Johns took over the series?

Oh, and I have to say that Ed Benes' Gar look really hot! And that's coming from a guy who is 100% straight. :P
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I like that Ed Benes Gar actually looks like an adult. Quite a few people tend to rag on his art for how statuesque and endowed some of the characters can be - especially the women - but he does know his craft. Whereas an artist like Ian Churchill can do some awesome pinup poses and such, Benes at least knows how to tell a story with his art.

I've always been quite fond of Justiano's Gar, myself.

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For some odd reason, that scene between Gar and Terra doesn't concern me.

Well, there's nothing to be concerned about really. She was lying through her teeth to get close to Gar. The Black Lanterns are literally looking for hearts; as in ripping them out of heroes chests. Bringing their guard down is a good way of doing that.

Terra reveals her intentions once her true form is exposed anyways.

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I guess it's because I know it's not the real Terra...

It depends on what you define as real in this situation. That is definitely the original Terra's body. The Black Lanterns lack the soul of the person, but they do pick up their memories and many aspects of their personality.

So wouldn't that technically make it the real deal? At least in some respects? Difficult question to answer, I think.

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I think these books might really be worth while.

Same. Felicia Henderson seems to be the ongoing writer of Teen Titans for now, but if that isn't slated to last long then I hope JT Krul is on tap to take over. What I've seen here and the entirety of Titans #15 convinces me this is the guy for the job.
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For some odd reason, that scene between Gar and Terra doesn't concern me. I guess it's because I know it's not the real Terra... well, at least I hope Gar doesn't dwell over her lost for long though. 'Cause I thought we got over that a few years back before Johns took over the series?


I don't think there is any reason to be. I feel it's note worthy to point out that Raven wasn't anywhere to be seen in this book. I imagine that she will show up toward the end, just before Gar's resolve is broken, allowing him to gather his senses and see things as they are.

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It depends on what you define as real in this situation. That is definitely the original Terra's body. The Black Lanterns lack the soul of the person, but they do pick up their memories and many aspects of their personality.

So wouldn't that technically make it the real deal? At least in some respects? Difficult question to answer, I think.


Well I think what they did with Dead Man kinda answered that. Yes the BL use the remains of the fallen heroes, and they do posses knowledge of they're lives and history, but their souls are completely untouched. They may pretend to actually be them to throw off their prey, but their intentions certainly aren't in anyway like the original.

This isn't like Marvel zombies where all the characters retained their personality and thought process despite being corrupted by their hunger. No this is more in the vein (forgive the pun) of traditional vampires. Not what hollywood has done to them, but what Bram Stoker wrote of. In the old tradition a vampire was an empty shell, retaining the knowledge of the person they possed but a conciousness of their own. That seems to be the case here.
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...And that's coming from a guy who is 100% straight. :P

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Ahem. While there's definitley nothing to be concerned about in regards to that scene with Terra and Gar, I can imagine Gar goin' all emo and into further contemplation about things and his relationship with Raven. Something I think we might get an insight of in the coming up Titans #17.
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This isn't like Marvel zombies where all the characters retained their personality and thought process despite being corrupted by their hunger.

So you ADMIT this isn't just the DC version of Marvel Zombies? XP

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Something I think we might get an insight of in the coming up Titans #17.

Maybe. We don't actually know yet if that issue takes place before Blackest Night. The timeline isn't entirely defined as of yet. Hopefully we'll get a better idea in BN:T #2.
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So you ADMIT this isn't just the DC version of Marvel Zombies? XP

I knew you were going to call me on that one... Yes, I was worried that that's how it was going to turn out, but thanks to the whole Deadman situation, I realize that it's something far deeper... Thank god.

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Maybe. We don't actually know yet if that issue takes place before Blackest Night. The timeline isn't entirely defined as of yet. Hopefully we'll get a better idea in BN:T #2.


I think all the day-in-the-life stories were supposed to be happening semi-simultaneously with eachother, with perhaps a day in between of some of them. Each one has added small elements of the others. Like talking about Roy and Lian camping and Star's dreams in Cyborgs one shot.

I imagine that they are all meant to be done by the time BN starts.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say there's a good chance that Blackest Night is going to end up being one of the - if not the - best events ever in comics.

I mean, let's think about it. It's still early, but the event is so far keeping the highest quality. We have two issues of the event proper, one issue of each of the opening tie-in mini's a piece and several issues of the Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps tie-in issues. All have been great with no real losers of the bunch; even if you don't care for a sect to get a mini - like, say, Superman - they're at least a good, solid read. That's much, much better than most events ever manage.

DC has been learning and improving on their formula with each major event; Blackest Night seems to be benefitting from the lessons learned. The quality of the tie-ins remains high while being relatively self contained enough to read on their own. The tie-in's are limited. We have no red skies crossovers and most ongoings continue on their path without incident. The crossover itself is made to be accessible. All that plus a lack of bloated buildup.

So far they seem to be doing almost everything right; even this early, that's appluadible.

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I knew you were going to call me on that one... Yes, I was worried that that's how it was going to turn out, but thanks to the whole Deadman situation, I realize that it's something far deeper... Thank god.

Hahaha, yeah. I think the instinct is really to just see zombies and assume "ripoff". But that's really the wrong attitude to take.

I mean, Marvel has an upcomign small scale crossover coming called Necrosha; complete with zombies. A bunch of people cried "ripoff of Blackest Night". Despite the fact that it's been seeded since around 2007.

More often than not with these types of stories, they only true common element is zombies. They've all been different in their own way so far. Not to mention interesting.

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I imagine that they are all meant to be done by the time BN starts.

Mmm, maybe, but it's hard to tell. Some of the later Day in the Life issues may have been designed to occur simultaneously with the Blackest Night tie-in, because if they wanted to get it over with before it started there was really no way for that to be happening. We just don't know yet.

We probably will before too long though.
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