Blackest Night Tales Of The Corps #2 (OF 3)
In this 3-issue miniseries, writers Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) reveal the secrets behind the Lanterns of BLACKEST NIGHT! Bear witness to Blue Lantern Saint Walker's pilgrimage of hope, Star Sapphire Carol Ferris' sacrifice for love, Green Lantern Kilowog's courageous beginnings, Red Lantern Vice's source of rage, Orange Lantern Blume's bizarre creation, and the first appearance of the mysterious Indigo, leader of the Indigo Tribe!
Written by Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi
Art by Rags Morales, Chris Sprouse, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and others
Covers by Ed Benes and Rob Hunter
Variant covers by Gary Frank, Francis Manapul and Doug Mahnke
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Reviews
| User | Added | Spoilers | |
| changingshades | 07/26/09 | Yes | Read Review |
| JimintheCuse | 07/23/09 | No | Read Review |
| vadamowens | 07/23/09 | Yes | Read Review |
Comments
yeah me too, hope it stays strong
Posted by RoiVampire on 07/20/09 at 06:41 PMThe Carol Ferris story (because I feel she will be instrumental in Blackest Night) and the Kilowog story (simply because I love the character) are the two stories I am looking forward to most. I also hope we get more in depth Indigo story.
Posted by stuclach on 07/20/09 at 06:47 PMthe first issue was a real surprize. really entertaining
Posted by edward on 07/20/09 at 06:51 PMDidn't love the first issue but I will buy issue 2.
Posted by RocketRacoon on 07/20/09 at 07:18 PMthe first issue, Saint walker story was one of those that gave me goosebumps at the last panel. Just great writing. SOOO happy i started reading GL to experience this whole event.
Posted by Fvckstick on 07/20/09 at 07:31 PMI'm so glad this is weekly. i had no idea it was gonna be that way
Posted by RoiVampire on 07/20/09 at 07:40 PMAnyone know what stories will be in this one?
Posted by Slockhart on 07/20/09 at 08:27 PMNot sure if I'll buy this or not. First issue was fun, but a bit disappointing. I do love me some Kilowog though...
Posted by drakedangerz on 07/20/09 at 09:08 PM@drakedangerz GET IT! (My attempt at the Super-Liminal)
Should be interesting. I think this issue is supposed to be Green/Red
Posted by PraxJarvin on 07/21/09 at 02:24 AMCool, I'd be wondering about what happenend to Carol. I mean, we've see her a few times as a Star Sapphire Lantern but I don't remember seeing how that happened.
Posted by Garrett on 07/21/09 at 02:39 AM@Slockhart: It's mentioned in the solicitation above that Carol Ferris, Kilowog, Vice, Blume, and the leader of the Indigo tribe will be covered.
Anyway, I'm excited. I don't think this will be a complete home run, but the last one was good and it seems like a pretty interesting concept.
Posted by kwisdumb on 07/21/09 at 04:59 AMThis is a key issue for me, because I didn't really like the first issue, but if I buy this -- no matter if I like this or not, I'll buy #3 for completion sake (it's a sickness).
But, what are the chances of Johns & Tomasi writing two books in a row that I don't like?
Posted by WadeWilson on 07/21/09 at 07:23 AMI really loved the first issue of this. I was not expecting to - it interested me enough to get the next issue.
The Blue Lantern story was really good, so I'll stick with it.
Posted by Zeppo on 07/21/09 at 07:37 AMI found these stories more enjoyable than Blackest Night #1
Posted by Simmons on 07/21/09 at 08:50 AMLovin all things blackest night so I'm in.
Posted by AlexG on 07/21/09 at 10:36 AM@Prax-You always know just what to say. You could charm me into bed if I'm not careful, you minx ^_^
Posted by drakedangerz on 07/21/09 at 12:14 PMI was shocked how much i liked the first issue. hopefully this one keeps it up.
Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 07/21/09 at 05:45 PMall the 3 covers form a scene :) i am easily pleased
Posted by peterporker on 07/21/09 at 09:15 PMReally looking forward to this one. LOVED the St. Walker story. Can't wait for more info on the Indigo Lanterns...don't really expect it now, but am just loving all things Lantern these days.
Posted by Dez on 07/21/09 at 09:44 PMI surprisingly liked it too. I was hoping for more, but it was good enough to warrent another issue.
Posted by fingaz on 07/22/09 at 02:02 AMI really hate Diamond right now. They shorted my store today of both GL books and I have to head back tomorrow to get it.
Posted by mongo on 07/22/09 at 03:20 PMPretty good issue. Happy I picked it up
Posted by drakedangerz on 07/22/09 at 05:42 PMwow, i loved #1, but this ish blew that mother fucker out of the water. What a great scene when the sinestro corps member got to first base in space. AWESOME! 5/5
Posted by Fvckstick on 07/22/09 at 05:50 PM@drakedangerz See! My powers work in unmysterious ways.
Loved this issue, knocked it out of the park, I thought. Better than #1. I loved the Blume story (Galactus anyone?) and the Carol Ferris story. The Red Lantern story wasn't so great, but it wasn't terrible. 5/5 for me. Blackest Night is really amping it up.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 07/22/09 at 07:32 PMI also felt this was a marked improvement over the first issue. I enjoyed all three stories (though the Red Lantern one felt a bit derivative).
Posted by stuclach on 07/22/09 at 09:41 PMThe Blume story was so boss.
Posted by Noto on 07/23/09 at 09:52 AMThis is all some stupid joke about the corps/corpse thing. Such a childish event.
Posted by chlop on 07/23/09 at 01:50 PMMy breakdown of the individual stories:
- FLY AWAY (Bleez): This started off really strong with the scenery and the initial introduction of Bleez, but it quickly fell off. I thought it was corny and ham fisted, and definitely not the best way to start the book. I'm very interested in the character and what could be done with her, though, which I guess is a part of the ultimate goal with this series. 1/5.
- LOST LOVE (Carol Ferris): A pretty nice introduction to the character, borrowing heavily from REBIRTH. It also gave a bit more info into the Star Sapphire Corps, which I appreciated. Overall it didn't do too much for me personally, but the art was great and it set out everything it intended to do. 4/5.
- GODHEAD (Blume): Definitely the best of the bunch. I wasn't really into it at first, but once I realized what the character was and what was going to happen with him/it, I started to click into it immediately. I'd like to see more of these Orange Lantern Corps-centric stories, as I think, although it's not my favorite of the Corps, the stories can be very interesting. 5/5
Overall I'll go with a 3.5 on this. Two great stories, one crappy one.
Posted by kwisdumb on 07/24/09 at 04:55 AMOh, and the breakdown of the designing of the Corps symbols was fascinating.
Posted by kwisdumb on 07/24/09 at 04:59 AMThey already went through ever lantern corps so im wondering what issue 3 is gana be
Posted by Aquaman on 07/24/09 at 10:29 PM@Aquaman There was no Green Lantern story, actually.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 07/25/09 at 01:33 AMThat means Kilowog's story will be in issue 3. That is more than enough to get me to buy it.
Posted by stuclach on 07/25/09 at 08:52 AMThis was alot better than issue 1.
Posted by lantern4life on 07/25/09 at 05:41 PM
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I had a lot of fun with the first issue
Posted by vadamowens on 07/20/09 at 06:35 PM