Seth Abernethy's Reviews > Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns

A surprisingly compelling collection of event tie-ins. A very cool idea, Rise of the Black Lanterns adds one more issue to previously concluded runs from classic eras all over the DC spectrum. In cheeky Blackest Night fashion, the writers "resurrect" these old comic series as they resurrect heroes and villains with Black Lantern rings. This gives an opening for fans of the older stuff to engage with the event in a way they maybe hadn't previously. Not every one of these issues was a total homerun, but overall they were minimum decent and contained important details to the story. Shining star issues were The Power of Shazam 48, for fans of 52 deuteragonist Osiris, The Phantom Stranger 42 for obvious reasons, and The Atom and Hawkman 46 - arguably the best of these issues - which covered Ray Palmer's deputization into the mysterious Indigo Lantern Tribe. You won't be incredibly lost reading through Blackest Night if you skip past this, but it is a good read and worth your time if you feel like sparing it.