Welcome back! Don't forget to subscribe to the Comicgasm RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

Well me and RJ just came home from discovering the secret tribe of hot Tibetan women. But when we told them that we were unwilling to impregnate them, they chased us out using poison-tipped spears. RJ is still traumatized so I guess it will be just me making a post for now.

Blackest Night: Superman looks like it will be a good series on its own! Even without it being too tied up with the Green Lantern story (for now), the concept of Kal-L and the rest of the dead cast of Superman & Co. stands out quite well.

Much to my disappointment (just a bit) they really didn’t kill anyone major this time around. As we have found out, the Black Lanterns of Earth 1 / Sector 2814 / just Earth if you are not a geek are forming their own Justice League – who are of course EVIIIL zombies with superpowers.

I am a bit iffy at the fact though that so far, Blackest Night is seeming to be redundant. Basic plot line is as follows: Somebody dead rises and that somebody dead makes living superheroes feel bad about themselves by saying over and over where they went wrong – and they punch each others’ faces out for no apparent reason.

This is why Superman became EMO in the issue:

Lest I spoil the comic too much, I won’t reveal anything else. Overall it is a good comic and a series that commands high potential and expectations. I just hope Blackest Night will go further than the plot lines that they have been using for now – such as revealing WHAT the Black Lanterns are after, WHY they see the living as a combination of emotions and WHAT is with their power levels?

One last thing though just to spoil you if you haven’t read it, but not only did Kal-L (Earth 2 Superman) become a Black Lantern, but so did Zor-El and Earth-2 Lois Lane. YIKES! That oughta teach you to read the comic before the review!

If you are following Blackest Night, needless to say a must-read. 4/5 stars.

Related posts:

1. Blackest Night #2 & Green Lantern Corps #39
2. REVIEW: Blackest Night #8
3. Blackest Night August ’09: Covers & Release Dates
4. Since we’re all into Blackest Night now…
5. REVIEWS: Batman #692, Detective Comics #858, Superman: Secret Origin #2

You might also like

Since we’re all into Blackest Night now… Yes, the internet is buzzing with all sorts of praise for Geoff Johns' epic masterpiece, Blackest Night....

REVIEWS: Amazing Spider-Man #606, Archie #601, Superman: Secret Origin #1 Hey guys, the reviews are back. I'm taking a break from my "pleasuring Comicgasm's secret harem of hot...

Blackest Night #2 & Green Lantern Corps #39 I don't find either issue as awesome as the previous ones and some of the prelude issues, but I do have...

Blackest Night August ’09: Covers & Release Dates Thursdays would be a torture if it were not for COMIC BOOKS BEING RELEASED ON THIS DAY! Problem is,...