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Some BLACKEST NIGHT news on a Monday night

Monday, October 12th, 2009

By Alex Segura

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As some of you know, the Baltimore Retailer Summit is in full swing. We’ve got some news breaking during our presentation, so what better place to unveil it than here, on The Source?

Glad you agree. Our very own Dan DiDio has the info, so we live the rest of this blog entry in his more-than-capable hands. Take it away, Dan:

How big is Blackest Night?

So big that its power to make the dead rise has now moved from expired characters to old, canceled series.

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. And I have to say, this has been one of the more fun projects we’ve put together.

We scoured the list of series from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today to find the right titles to bring back from the dead. They are, in no particular order, as follows;

- 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.

So there you have it! Eight great issues to show the amazing reach of this amazing story. And in case you are wondering why we skipped a month BLACKEST NIGHT, well, that’s just to give the immensely talented, and immensely overworked Ivan Reis a chance to prepare the over-sized final issue of this series out this March.

How’s that for fun?

To be continued…

DD

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31 Responses to “Some BLACKEST NIGHT news on a Monday night”

  1. Tweets that mention DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » Some BLACKEST NIGHT news on a Monday night -- Topsy.com says on October 12th, 2009 at 8:41 pm :

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  2. CaffeinatedRamblingsDotCom says on October 12th, 2009 at 8:43 pm :

    Seriously, you have no idea how happy I am to see a new issue of Starman!
    It has been far too long since we’ve seen Jack Knight!

  3. numfarptb says on October 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm :

    Now a question left is for the Robinson Starman series aficcionados, Will Starman #81 be included in the last volume of the Starman Omnibus (I think the last solicited was the Volume 4)

  4. Will44 says on October 12th, 2009 at 9:12 pm :

    I think this is a crazy bold move by DC. I’m loving it.

    http://www.nightwingfanclub.com

  5. DC Titles to Rise from the Dead « JSA Round Table says on October 12th, 2009 at 9:16 pm :

    [...] The Source at DC Comics has more information on what each title will be about: [...]

  6. braddock says on October 12th, 2009 at 9:47 pm :

    AWESOME! Shall pick them up.

  7. tedkordlives says on October 12th, 2009 at 9:51 pm :

    No Jack Knight but still awesome [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23295]. Can’t wait for the power of shazam and suicide squad.

  8. kyleo71 says on October 12th, 2009 at 10:05 pm :

    This is so crazy! But I love it! I’m not sure I’ve loved DC this much since the end of the original Crisis.

  9. burro787 says on October 13th, 2009 at 2:09 am :

    This is a pretty cool idea, I can’t wait for Hawkman&Atom and Suicide Squad.

  10. Gorbunov says on October 13th, 2009 at 2:14 am :

    1. Really see no point in continuing numbering. It’s probably will scare some potential readers. Why not just call them specials?

    2. It’s not Fabian Nicieza who should write Catwoman, it’s Will Pfeifer.

    Besides that everything sweet (well, there’s Dan, of course, but he already had enough of geek rage with Outsiders).

  11. johnp says on October 13th, 2009 at 3:25 am :

    I wish they’d done a Resurrection Man issue for this - somehow, even the title seems to fit with Blackest night to me and I loved that series.

  12. SageShinigami says on October 13th, 2009 at 5:33 am :

    @ Gorbunov: If they were specials…then how would they be continuations of those comic series?

  13. komikboy says on October 13th, 2009 at 5:43 am :

    Osiris death? isn’t she turnt into a stone?

  14. komikboy says on October 13th, 2009 at 6:35 am :

    Oh!! will catwoman cover drawn by Adam Hugh?

    i really2 want to see sexy zombie… lol! :D

  15. Blackest Night Brings Not Just Dead Characters But Dead Titles Back to Life! - Comic Hero News says on October 13th, 2009 at 6:59 am :

    [...] Instead, we’ll get eight one-shots that serve as an additional issue for canceled titles from DC’s past. The list comes our way thanks to DC Universe: The Source. [...]

  16. ljacone says on October 13th, 2009 at 7:28 am :

    Atom & Hawkman, hell yeah!

  17. joker1471 says on October 13th, 2009 at 8:00 am :

    “CATWOMAN #83 Fabian Nicieza has the original Black mask explaining to Selina why shooting him in the head was a bad idea.”

    Has the story in which Catwoman shoots Black Mask been collected into a trade paperback? If so, what is it called? It would be fantastic if someone could help me out with this, as the storyline sounded brilliant. Thank you.

  18. patman says on October 13th, 2009 at 8:26 am :

    Darn. No Captain Carrot Blackest Night. sigh!

  19. kennypick says on October 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am :

    @komikboy…

    Osiris was Isis’ brother that got eaten by his crocodile buddy in 52.

    This looks like a lot of fun! Too bad they couldn’t give Weird Western Tales to Giffen. That would be perfect for him!

  20. BZZURKK » Special Blackest Night Event in January says on October 13th, 2009 at 8:57 am :

    [...] The Source (DC Comics Official Blog) has the latest news from Baltimore Comic-Con concerning a special Blackest Night event in 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. And I have to say, this has been one of the more fun projects we’ve put together. [...]

  21. nivek500 says on October 13th, 2009 at 9:09 am :

    Yeah, it’s too bad Pfeifer isn’t writing that issue of Catwoman. I loved his run.
    I don’t care what needs to be done, but Tony Harris MUST draw Starman. It’s not worth it if he doesn’t do it. Jerry Ordway needs to draw POS. And Luke McDonnell should be drawing the Suicide Squad issue.

  22. komikboy says on October 13th, 2009 at 9:30 am :

    @ kennypick ups! my mistake, then. thanks for reminder… :)

  23. ipstenu says on October 13th, 2009 at 9:39 am :

    I’m just gonna bounce a lot. Two Questions. One Answer. This one is pulled and bagged already!

  24. meisterlegion says on October 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am :

    WOW! Now this is some VERY exciting news.

    I hope the covers are ALL BLACK/Negative-film looking, Otherwise, it may be hard to spot them on the shelf. Some of these books I haven’t seen in years!

    I guess I can have my comic shop guy pull it for me just to make sure.

  25. PopeMatthew says on October 13th, 2009 at 11:29 am :

    This is seriously the best Blackest Night related news in months! What a great idea. Dan DiDio, I give you a thumbs up. Now how about those WW600 Postcard numbers?

  26. lichu12 says on October 13th, 2009 at 12:22 pm :

    WOW! I WANT TO READ THE CAWOMAN TIE-IN, JUST SWEETT!! :)

    http://www.brucewayneisthebatman.blogspot.com/

  27. Michel Nadorp says on October 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm :

    I hope they’ll try to catch the best artists who have been attached with the original series. Like Jerry Ordway who wrote the entire Power of Shazam series and drew the last arc. Tony Harris or Peter Snejberg for Starman. J.L. Garcia -Lopez who drew an amazing Phantom Stranger origin story, etc, etc. You know: real Top Talents.

  28. spookysage says on October 13th, 2009 at 7:40 pm :

    Osiris! Phantom Stranger! Questions! Can’t wait for January now - especially for the Question.

  29. DC Resurrects Cancelled Titles in January. says on October 13th, 2009 at 9:56 pm :

    [...] It looks like DC’s “Blackest Night” is taking a month off in January. To make up for it, they’re releasing new issues for several canceled titles from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Here’s the full list, from DC, [...]

  30. thecomicrant says on October 14th, 2009 at 7:19 pm :

    Looking forward to Phantom Stranger!!

  31. harrykool says on October 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pm :

    Blackest Night is not bad but so far all the comics have the same story- the dead rising and fighting their successors or ex- team mates.I have read almost 20 and there was nothing different except the characters. i hope it gets better and does not end like FINAL CRISIS

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