Overwhelmed by the current situation, Barry Allen attempts to remove the rings from the Black Lanterns believing it would take away their powers. He is told of how they are now being reborn as Black Lanterns. The parents of Dick Grayson, who is now Batman, have arisen in Gotham City.Ī resurrected Barry Allen is brought up to speed by Hal Jordan on the numerous superheroes who have died since he has been away. Kal-L, the Earth-2 Superman, has risen in Smallville, and has begun a rampage across the home the Man of Steel. They are ambushed and both killed by the undead Sue Dibny and Elongated Man. Time repeating itself, like their previous reincarnations they are killed at the pinnacle of their realization for the love they have for each other. The first casualties are Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Reborn as Black Lanterns, they begin to wreck havoc amongst the heroes. The Corpse of the Anti-Monitor was hurled through space and landed on the planet Ryut of Sector 666, the sector destroyed by the Manhunters prior to the creation of the Green Lantern Corps.Īs battles between various Lantern Corps rage throughout numerous systems, Black Hand starts setting events in motion, we see thousands of black rings being set loose and all of the dead being bought to life. The Sinestro Corps War against the Green Lanterns and the heroes of Earth was brought to a close on and around Earth. With Nekron and his forces facing White Lantern Sinestro and the newly restored Justice League, Nekron is defeated and the Blackest Night ends, bringing forth the Brightest Day. with little time the heroes of the lantern corps fight off Nekrons army and try to reach the entity first. The heroes fight to stop Nekron, as he searches for the entity of life which resides on earth. Oa, the Green Lantern homeworld, is shattered and what remaining lanterns still alive fight to defend what they have fought so dear to protect and come to terms with the specters of fallen allies. The lantern corps must put aside their differences in order to combat the undead. They have memories and feed on the emotions of the living to bring the entity of death itself, Nekron, back to the world. Black Power Rings start going across the universe and the dead begin to rise from their graves.ĭead allies and enemies are being brought back to life. Even worse is when one of their own, Scar, starts it.

With the arrival of these other lanterns, everything leads to an ancient prophecy that transcends the Guardians of the Green Lantern Corps.

The universe seems to be tearing itself apart as the War of Light erupts among the Lantern Corps. It is the end of the Sinestro Corp Wars, but nothing is calm.

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