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| Blackest Night reading order; Need suggestions | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 25 2010, 04:42 PM (2,216 Views) | |
| Hatman | Oct 25 2010, 04:42 PM Post #1 |
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I've always intended to get the collected Blackest Night storyline, but the DLL set gave me the kick in the pants I needed to get around to ordering it (birthday cash I received recently also helped the decision). So I've got the hardcovers of Blackest Night, Blackest Night: Green Lantern, and Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps. What order should I read these in? I need answers today because I'm diving into these puppies when I get home! :) |
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| carlosthedwarf | Oct 25 2010, 04:50 PM Post #2 |
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Sadly, I think the answer is "all at the same time". I don't have these collections (I have the issues), so I can say for sure since I don't know where they begin/end. But this story was all tied together as it happened in the regualr issues. So the first tie-in issues of GL and GLC happen between BN#1 and BN #2. |
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| Hatman | Oct 25 2010, 05:06 PM Post #3 |
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That was my fear. I'd rather have Blackest Night volume 1, 2, and 3, but I can understand how someone who just collects Green Lantern might be upset about buying 2 other tpbs. |
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| KardKrazy | Oct 25 2010, 05:22 PM Post #4 |
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I have a comprehensive list of the order. It goes -![]() There are also tie-ins which I have a list of too. But this is a list of the main story arc in order. later, Kj |
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| Hatman | Oct 25 2010, 06:11 PM Post #5 |
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Thanks KK. I decided for now to skip the tie-in books. I may get them down the road, but I doubt it. Have to be choosy on the books I decide to buy. Thanks for the list! |
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| Guglio | Oct 25 2010, 09:59 PM Post #6 |
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Make the best decision you can and skip the storyline entirely. It's not worth it. |
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| Hatman | Oct 25 2010, 10:01 PM Post #7 |
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Too late, the books are already here! |
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| Guglio | Oct 25 2010, 10:25 PM Post #8 |
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I tried to warn you. It's a terrible storyline. |
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| Hatman | Oct 25 2010, 10:50 PM Post #9 |
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Well, I avoided spoilers and reviews because I wanted to be surprised, so I'll chance it. I enjoyed The Sinestro Corps War so I am willing to gamble on Geoff Johns. |
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| carlosthedwarf | Oct 25 2010, 11:36 PM Post #10 |
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I disagree. It may not be the best "event" ever, but it's got some cool parts to it and is worth the time. You want terrible? Read Final Crisis.* *I 100% mean the first line. The second line I put in there to poke at Gugs.
Edited by carlosthedwarf, Oct 25 2010, 11:37 PM.
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| Guglio | Oct 26 2010, 12:57 AM Post #11 |
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At least the FC ending wasn't called a year before the book came out. |
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| KardKrazy | Oct 26 2010, 01:13 AM Post #12 |
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I enjoyed Blackest Night a million times more than Final Crisis. Final Crisis was a bore fest to me while Blackest Night was exciting. Of course zombies are my favorite horror genre and this was about as close to DC zombies as I can get. Could be worst though I could be forced to read Final Crisis while watching Gotham Knights. later, Kj |
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| scottkthompson | Oct 26 2010, 03:57 AM Post #13 |
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I think I missed like the 18 books that tie into Final Crisis to make it make sense! I still have no idea what really was going on with that story. But no story in the DC Universe is worse than Trinity. Ugh, it almost made me switch to Marvel (almost). |
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| Guglio | Oct 26 2010, 04:51 AM Post #14 |
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@Scott: There were only a few books other than the main series that were crucial to read. I believe it was Submit, Resist, and Last Rites, and that's it. @KK: Spoiler: click to toggle
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| KardKrazy | Oct 26 2010, 01:48 PM Post #15 |
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Regardless I still enjoyed Blackest Night way more than Final Crisis. I don't need for my comic book stories to be over developed (which Final Crisis was). I need the art work to be of high caliber, the story to be fun to read, and include characters I enjoy. Final Crisis didn't have hardly any of this other than some hit and miss art work. But once again I am biased because they used zombies. When I say I am a zombie fan I mean I am a hard core zombie fan. I will watch or read ANYTHING at least once with zombies in it. I might not always like it when its done but I always give it a chance:). later, Kj Edited by KardKrazy, Oct 26 2010, 01:49 PM.
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