Blackest night Black Lantern Corps

DC's "Blackest Night" event is the quintessential superhero zombie story. When a mystical force from a distant planet called the Black Lantern rises from the ashes of a terrible genocide and begins sending out mysterious black rings that resurrect the dead, the heroes of the DC Universe must face off with friends, family, and enemies alike; however, unlike most back-from-the-dead comics stories, where a deceased character reenters the land of the living at full health, these resurrected heroes and villains are vile monsters who use deception and manipulation to lure their former loved ones into a false sense of security before ripping out and feeding on their still-beating hearts. As in all good zombie stories, it's not about the living dead or the havoc they wreak but how the normal people are affected. It's a startling experience, indeed, to watch the strong-willed superheroes struggle with emotional turmoil as they combat the living dead even as they want to believe that their loved ones are alive and ready to love again. With more than their fair share of intense violence and unsettling moments, these volumes are not for the younger set but instead are intended as gripping, mature reads for adults. Verdict Dedicated comics readers have already read these volumes when they were originally published in single-issue form, but casual comics readers or horror fans looking for something different will find something to like here.-M. Brandon Robbins, Wayne Cty. P.L., Goldsboro, NC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.