Story arc · 13 issues
Brainiac launches war on the Superman Family
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DC Comics · 2023
1049 · Vol. Action Comics
We’re only one month away from the mammoth Action Comics #1050, and tensions between the Super-Family and Lex Luthor have never been higher. Meanwhile, in the Fortress of Solitude, Steel, Supergirl, and Kong Kenan repel an alien invasion! CONTINUED FROM SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #17.
DC Comics · 2022
1048 · Vol. Action Comics
"KAL-EL RETURNS" PART 3-THE EPIC CROSSOVER BETWEEN ACTION COMICS AND SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL CONTINUES! Superman, Supergirl, Steel, and the rest of the Super-Family have brought the Phaelosian refugees to the Fortress of Solitude, but before they can show the newcomers the ropes of heroics on planet Earth, a sneak attack from above turns the Arctic tundra into a war zone! Plus, the march toward Action Comics #1050 continues when Lex Luthor presents a disturbing deal to Metallo. Note: Continued from Superman: Son of Kal-El #16 - Reunion. | Continued in Superman: Son of Kal-El #17.
DC Comics · 2022
1047 · Vol. Action Comics
In the aftermath of Superman's epic Warworld Revolution, the Man of Steel is back on Earth and stronger than he's ever been! As he and Steel join forces to remake Metropolis as a true City of Tomorrow, two of Superman's most iconic villains take notice...and they have plans of their own. Meanwhile, Superman's meddling on Warworld has had unforeseen consequences: he's awakened an enemy so ancient and powerful, even this stronger-than-ever Superman will need the whole Super-Family to face it. Introducing new characters and beginning this new chapter in Superman's mythology, don't miss the kickoff to the countdown to Action Comics #1050!
DC Comics · 2016
7 · Vol. Superman
“SON OF SUPERMAN” part 7! In this epilogue issue, Superman considers the toll his battles with the Eradicator and Doomsday have taken on his family and the need for a normal life. But can the Man of Steel ever take a day off? Clark decides to spend his day with his family. It's the final night of the Hamilton County Fair, the perfect oppurtunity! Clark wants to have a nice family get-together for a change. Lois agrees provided that he won't don the cape or as she calls it "superman-ing". Clark assures her, he won't do that and gives her his cape to prove it. It's evening and the Kent family arrive at the County Fair. There are all sorts of entertainment for everyone. Jon is having the time of his life. There are some men rather secretive at the Fair. There are always people who ruin things and as it turns out, those men are planning something heinous. It's not clear what they have up their sleeve, but they do have guns at their disposal. Clark notices it due to his super hearing but there's nothing he can do due to the his promise to Lois. However, some time later he did manage to hand them over to the police by wearing medieval clothes. Ultimately, they ride on a rollercoaster while they hear the men talking about a weird guy handing over criminals to the police. Lois is infuriated, but Clark and Jon ignore it and yell "up, up and away!". List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2 Note: Per the indica it is dated November 2016.
DC Comics · 2016
6 · Vol. Superman
“SON OF SUPERMAN” part 6! The evil Eradicator faces off against Superman and son in a battle that may save the day but destroy the moon. Superman vs Eradicator, the final battle of this arc where Superman doesn't hold back. Synopsis Superman attacks the Eradicator, but this time it's different. This time, Superman goes all-out against Eradicator. The Eradicator insists that Jon is a mistake due to him being a half-breed. Clark finds this absurd and tells him that he's completely wrong. Superman reaches for Krypto (who's still inside Eradicator) and tells him to follow Superman's voice and bite his way out. That is exactly what Krypto does, as he rips Eradicator chest in half. Citizens of Metropolis are watching footage of the Moon where Superman has defeated the Eradicator. Not only Metropolis, but the whole world is seeing this. The citizens are baffled, in a positive way, as they now trust this incarnation of Superman and want him to remain on planet Earth. There's one welcoming surprise for Jon: Superman introduces him to Batman and Wonder Woman as the new Superboy! List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Doug Mahnke & Wil Quintana 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2 Notes: Per the indica it is dated Early November 2016.
DC Comics · 2016
5 · Vol. Superman
“SON OF SUPERMAN” part five! The Eradicator is unstoppable and it has forced Superman to leave Earth behind to keep his son from harm. Superman takes the battle to another place in order to keep Metropolis save. The moon is the perfect place. There's also a convenient place on the moon, the Batcave. Synopsis Superman carries Lois and Jon to the moon. Once they are on the moon, they enter the Batcave. Jon asks his dad to call in the Justice League, they can help them out and have an awesome team-up. Clark refuses, the Justice League is too busy at the moment. Apart from that, they shouldn't know Jon has powers. The Eradicator interrupts them while they're having a conversation. Superman fights him, but this time the Eradicator acts quickly. He opens his mouth to "eradicate" Superman. Jon tells him to open his mouth or he'll open it for him. Unfortunately, his heat vision has no impact at all. Jon runs away from the Eradicator, meanwhile Lois puts on the Hellbat suit. Now Jon and Lois strike together. Superman asks to souls within the Eradicator to help him out one more time. Clark consumes their powers and manages to exit the Eradicator through his mouth. Superman thanks his son and wife for holding their own, he'll take it over from them. List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2
DC Comics · 2016
4 · Vol. Superman
“SON OF SUPERMAN” part four! The battle for Jon hits Metropolis as the Eradicator targets Superman’s son! Can the Man of Steel protect the city and his son against the Kryptonian executioner—or will he have to make a sacrifice? Superman and Superboy vs the Eradicator. The souls of Krypton are inside the Eradicator. Synopsis Superman and his son (Superboy) attack the Eradicator with their combined powers. They bash his head and it looks like they have won, but then the unexpected happens. The souls of Krypton are released. All this time, the souls were inside the Eradicator, but now they're free. Unfortunately, it's not for the good as they claim the bodies of random citizens of Metropolis. The souls have entered Clark's body as well, or at least under the influence, as he's screaming that they're exiles and that they are lost. However, Pa Kent appears in his subconscious as he tells that it's the duty of the living to carry on the legacy so that the dead can be free. Clark is now fully in charge of his body. He immediately grabs Lois and Jon, puts them in a sub and flies far, far away. List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2
DC Comics · 2016
3 · Vol. Superman
“THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter Three: In #3, with a touch that means death, the Eradicator proves he’s a match for Superman, but his super-powered offspring may be more than anyone can handle—including the Man of Tomorrow. The Eradicator has arrived and he's after the Kent family. Can Superman put a stop to it? Synopsis Clark and Lois bring their son to the Fortress of Solitude, because their they have access to Kryptonian tech, which they need in order to find out why Jon is still unconscious (after the fall he took back at the barn). Having entered the Fortress, the first person they stumble upon is the Eradicator. Clark, surprised yet furious, attacks him while asking him how he broke into the Fortress. Lois tells Clark to stop, the walls are already cracking. The fight between the two continues and the walls start collapsing. Lois and Jon are in danger and as the wall collapses, it is the Eradicator who saves them in time. Clark is quite surprised by this and the Eradicator tells him to settle this somewhere else. Eradicator tells Superman that the Kryptonian race is the one true race. His goal is to preserve the purity of the race. Since Jon is half human and half Kryptonian, he would need to eradicate the "impure" half. After this conversation, Eradicator heads over to Jon and as he opens his mouth to eradicate him, Krypto jumps at the right moment in front of Jon, thereby sacrificing himself. Superman doesn't hold his punches, as he beats him continuously without taking a break. Jon is mourning Krypto's death for a wee bit, stands up consumed by rage. List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2
DC Comics · 2016
2 · Vol. Superman
“THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter Two: In #2, Superboy takes flight as he accompanies his father, the Man of Steel, on their first mission together to confront a creature more dangerous than anyone realizes. Will the duo triumph...or will they die when they face the lethal force of the Eradicator? In this story, Superman teaches his son how to use his powers. Later, Jon and Kathy have a talk. A new threat is coming. Synopsis Clark takes his son to his first "mission", saving a sub from a huge one-eyed tentacle monster. Clark tells Jon to watch, listen and learn. Unfortunately, the monster attacks Jon, Clark acts fast and opens its eye. Clark tells Jon to use his heat vision precisely, but he was too reckless. Second time, Clark tells him that he can do it, he's his son. Jon focuses and blasts one more time, this time effectively. The monster leaves, therefore Clark and Jon can return home. Back at the farm, Jon and Kathy are sitting in a tree, discussing Jon's powers he has yet to control. Kathy reassures him that he will do fine, in fact, she feels safe being around him. The branch breaks in half, Jon falls to the ground. Cobb Branden, Kathy's grandfather brings Jon home, who's a bit injured. Towards the end of the story, we see a familiar face reaching the Fortress of Solitude, it's none other than the Eradicator. List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 2
DC Comics · 2016
1 · Vol. Superman
“THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter One The Last Son of Krypton must decide whether to help his young son use his new and rapidly increasing abilities, or hide them from the world. THE CREATORS: The team supreme that brought fans the adventures of Damian Wayne in BATMAN AND ROBIN returns for the adventures of Superman and his offspring. NOW SHIPPING TWICE MONTHLY! This story takes place after Superman: Rebirth #1 . At Hamilton County, Lois and Clark are trying to build a new life with their son, Jonathan Kent. However, it seems that hiding their secret identity isn't easy, especially for Jon. Synopsis Clark Kent is mourning the death of Superman (New52 incarnation) at his grave alongside Pa and Ma Kent's graves. He realizes that this world still needs a Superman, therefore he dons the cape once more. In the evening, Clark wakes up due to the lightning. Unfortunately, it hit their barn, leaving the animals in danger. Clark goes in the barn and saves the animals before they get hurt. The next day, Jon asks him if they are going to build the barn. Clark tells him that they have other chores to do first. Clark wants Jon to promise him he won't use his powers. Jon promises his dad and leaves with his cat Goldie to fill the corn harvester. As Jon is running behind Goldie, a hawk is approaching Goldie and manages to grab him, at a fast pace. Jon is furious and wants his cat back, using his heat vision at the hawk would be the solution. Conversely, both the hawk and Goldie are dead. Saddened by the fact that his cat is now dead, he's also broken his promise. Moreover, his neighbour, Kathy Branden, has seen him using his powers. At dinner, Lois and Clark are having a conversation whereas Jon barely talks. After Kathy stops by their house to offer them milk, Lois and Clark both agree it will be nice to have a neighbour at Jon's age. Jon disagrees and finds nothing nice about it. Everything they do is a secret, his dad's secretly a superhero and his mom writes books under a secret name. In addition, Jon is secretly half human and half kryptonian. Clark tells him to go to his room to blow off steam. In his bedroom, he sneakily watches his dad discussing something with Batman and Wonder Woman. The Trinity turn their head and look at Jon, all of a sudden. Jon is surprised and immediately disappears in front of the window. His dad enters his room and tells him to come with him. List of covers and their creators: Cover Name Creator(s) Sidebar Location Reg Regular Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 1 Var Variant Cover Kenneth Rocafort 3 2nd Second Printing Cover Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray & John Kalisz 2 Note: The regular cover is a homage of the cover of The Man of Steel #1 .
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PKR 10,793
DC Comics · 1993
Story arc · 9 issues
Barry Allen, the second Flash has returned from the dead, but not everyone is happy, nor is everything as it seems as the world of Wally West is about to turn upside down. Story Overview After preventing the robbery, Jay Garrick (the original Flash) and Wally West (the third Flash) enjoy the Christmas Eve with Joan and Linda in Jay's house. And then, someone knocks on the door, everybody is shocked to see Barry Allen , the Flash before Wally West and his uncle and mentor who died, alive and well. A week later, Jay and Hal Jordan (the Green Lantern) are happy to see Barry alive who according to Barry himself, reformed from a being of energy into a human during Wally's fight with Doctor Alchemy . He could not remember who he is until he visited Flash Museum and stole one of the older Flash costumes he found there and the next thing he did was found Jay and Wally. While Wally is very skeptical about Barry's return, according to Hal's ring, Barry is telling the truth and Hal tells Wally that he should not worry. He knew Barry for a long time as they were best friends. And then, Hal takes of. As they walk out on the streets, Barry sees his old enemy, Pied Piper and attacks him with full force, extremely aggressive and unusual behavior for Barry. As Wally tells him that Piper is his friend now, Barry is skeptical because of the fact that Wally revealed his secret identity to the public but before the two could end the discussion, Piper informs Wally that there is a gang war going on and it is about to turn the city upside down. As Wally suits up, Barry compliments his new costume while Wally was just asking himself what will Barry's reaction be as he never told him he is the new Flash now. Just as they stopped the assassination of Jack Giacamo, Barry tells Wally to avoid for him and he needs to take care of it. Wally followed him and he saw Barry visiting the grave of his wife Iris . He remembers how happy they were, especially when she accepted his proposal and tells her he loves her. Barry thinks about how proud she would be if she saw Wally in action and he knows that Wally does not believe him. However, Wally heard everything Barry said and tells him he is sorry for not believe he came back. His death hurt him pretty badly and he wasn't happy when he saw him, he was afraid. Tomorrow starts a new year and people have to move on with their lives. And just like that, the two speedsters run together. Few weeks later, Wally and Jay stop a gang of high tech equipped commanders. Unfortunately, the train ran out of control and was about to crush civilians. Jay and Wally were unable to stop it but with Barry's help, they were successful. Civilians ask the Flash for autographs but just as Wally was about to give them, Barry is the one who wrote the autographs. Back home, he talks to Linda about taking a different name considering the fact that Barry came back and wants to move out of the city which Linda does not really agree with. As the two laugh over different ideas for Wally's potential new alias, Jay calls, telling them that the commanders they fought on the train took over a warehouse but before he could go there, Wally saw Barry standing in the same alley he came back from. He feels weird considering the fact that he was dead for years but to him, it all seemed like seconds. The two speedsters start walking but it seems that there is a book next to a trash container. During the fight, the commanders shot laser at Wally that tore the ground apart, slamming pieces of rock on to Wally. The commander screams he killed the Flash and at the moment he heard it, Barry asked him what he said and blitzed the commander with rage in his eyes, beating him up. Wally stopped Barry from beating the commander to death. Wally believed Barry acted that way because he thought the commander killed Wally but what Barry actually said that nobody else heard is Barry screaming how he is the Flash. He almost killed the man for calling someone the Flash other than himself. Wally asks himself what is happening to Barry as he never acted the way he does now. He reads a message from Pied Piper about the new location of the commanders. Meanwhile Jay Garrick visits his own friend from World War II, one of the original speedsters Johnny Champers , or as he is commonly known, Johnny Quick. He asks him for help but they both agree they will need Max Mercury for this problem as well. They meet Max who currently sells metro tokens. Max for reasons unknown claims that he is not Max Mercury and they got the wrong guy. Jay drops his tokens, making Max reveal his reflexes and reminds Max that he owns him one. As he agrees, Jay gives Max his old costume which he kept all those years because he wanted to remember him. While Wally was reaching his location, Barry met him and they team up. However they were trapped in a force field they can't penetrate or phase throw. Wally finds a way to save Barry and vibrates on the force field to allow him to phase throw and as he asks Barry to help him. Barry refuses, telling him he stole his name and identity, trying to make Barry Allen a forgotten history but he will make everyone remember who Barry Allen was and still is, by destroying Central City . Wally begs Barry to understand he never wanted to replace him, he wanted to honor his memory but Barry does not listen and leaves him to die. Wally only focuses on vibration and phases through the force field. He comes back home and sees Barry on TV having a Press Conference where he said that his protege Wally West, former Kid Flash is not dead. Hearing it, Wally throws his costume in the trash, feeling nothing but grief. Barry started to terrorize Central City which drew the attention of Darkstar who tried to kill him but was stopped by Hal Jordan. However, Hal chased Barry to the Flash Museum, asking him why he is doing all of this but Barry only wants to make them remember him and beats up Hal. While Darkstar tried to kill him again, Barry got away. Next day, Barry attacked construction workers at construction site but they were all saved by Jay Garrick, Johnny Quick and Max Mercury. Despite their combined efforts, they were unable to stop Barry who left construction site once the news helicopter was about the crash but the reporters were saved by Jay and Max. Meanwhile Wally came to the alley where Barry appeared when he was resurrected and he found a book about the Flash from a homeless person nearby which gave him the answer about all this crisis. Johnny, Max and Jay meet Wally, talking about his speed. Johnny mentions the formula he invented which gave him super speed. Max is trying to train Wally and teach him how to get faster and tells Wally how he is afraid of replacing Barry which limits his powers. Jay on the other hand tells Wally he deserved the name the Flash and from now on he will call him that way and will no longer use the word junior. After Wally showed them the book he found, he had an idea how to stop Barry and he went to the Flash Museum. Jay, Johnny and Max were searching for Barry who freed all of the prisoners from their cells and starting a riot which was easily stopped by Johnny and Max but Barry defeated Jay in a fight by breaking his leg and he knocked down Max and Johnny. He ran back to the Flash Museum, just the place where Wally waited for him to show up. Wally gave him the ring with the suit inside which looked familiar. Wally find out everything. Somehow he did not full them but himself which made Hal's ring think he was saying the truth. He was confused because he dropped the book which was revealed to be The Life Story of The Flash , Barry's biography from life to death. It could not have been written in this time because it is from the future. As Wally tells the man who everyone thought was Barry Allen all this time all this, the man puts on a suit and it was revealed that all this time, the man who claimed to be Barry was actually Professor Zoom , the Reverse Flash, Eobard Thawne, Barry's arch enemy from the 25th Century. Two speedsters, one good and one evil start to fight at the remains of the Flash Museum, Wally tells Professor Zoom how Barry killed him years ago by snapping his neck in order to stop him from killing his fiance. Thawne explains how he still did not meet Barry Allen. He came from the timeline where technology was so advanced the crime did not exist but it was also the era without super heroes. However, there were people who felt nostalgia for super heroes. Thawne was one of them. He adored Barry Allen. He was worshipping him, he was his hero. Thawne was always reading about him, he knew everything about Barry and the only thing he wanted is to meet his hero. He changed his face to make himself look like Barry and wanted to use the Cosmic Treadmill to travel back in time and meet his hero before he died by replicating the accident that gave Barry his super speed. However, Thawne traveled into the wrong era, years after Barry's death. Thawne visited the Flash Museum, realizing he was brought to this timeline for a reason, to continue the legacy of Barry Allen and become the new Flash of this timeline. Because of his new goal, he begin to study various enemies of the Flash, especially the Reverse Flash, his greatest enemy. Because the Reverse Flash's name was unknown in this timeline and in the 25th Century, Thawne did not know that he was Reverse Flash and when he found out his future identity plus the fact that his greatest hero will be his murderer, the shock put Thawne in the state of extreme confusion and madness, making him believe that he was Barry Allen. Wally plans on stopping Thawne but he has no chance as he is much faster than Wally. Thawne will not allow himself to be removed from this timeline as he is away from Barry and the events of his death so he tries to destroy the cosmic treadmill. But because the treadmill is the item that gave Thawne access to his timeline which is the only thing preventing him from dying at the hands of Barry Allen, Wally tells him not to destroy the treadmill or he will reset the timeline. Because of that, Thawne refuses to destroy the treadmill and escapes after Wally was saved by Max, Johnny and the Green Lantern. In the hospital where Jay is right now, Wally plans to send Thawne back to his timeline where he will eventually become Reverse Flash once again. Max once again reminds him how he needs to stop being afraid of replacing Barry by becoming his equal. On the news, Thawne admits he is the one who was terrorizing the city, not the Flash who is indeed dead. As he was about to kill Linda, he was stopped by Thawne who easily defeated Wally once again. When he finally admitted he was afraid of replacing Barry, Wally realizes his speed never left him, it was just limited by his own psychic blocks and not they returned. Wally overpowers Thawne who begs for mercy, but Wally only mocks him, calling him pathetic and a victim of his own obsession. Wally jumps on the cosmic treadmill, telling Thawne how he might travel into the future and terrorize him like he terrorized him, or maybe even kill him. As Thawne uses the treadmill to travel into the future to stop Wally, it turns out that Wally just ran so fast it looked like he disappeared. He wanted Thawne to travel into the future in order to set the timeline the way it was suppose to be. The Flash Museum was repaired after getting destroyed in Thawne's fight with Hal but now they added the statue of Wally West next to his mentor Barry. Wally finally gets out of his uncle's shadow but he knows he will always be there watching for him. Wally looks at Barry's biography which turned out to be written by his Aunt Iris, Barry's wife and she is about to write it only few years from now, meaning that she was alive and not killed by Thawne. Wally throws the book into the river because he can't find out what the history has in store for him, because his history belongs only to him.
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PKR 103,131
DC Comics · 2009
Story arc · 86 issues
The Blackest Night is the third part of Geoff Johns's trilogy in the Green Lantern universe. This storyline will follow the events of Sinestro Corps War and the fallout of the War of Light. Plot Summary It is the end of the Sinestro Corp Wars , but nothing is calm. The universe seems to be tearing itself apart as the War of Light erupts among the Lantern Corps. With the arrival of these other lanterns, everything leads to an ancient prophecy that transcends the Guardians of the Green Lantern Corps . Even worse is when one of their own, Scar , starts it. Black Power Rings start going across the universe and the dead begin to rise from their graves. Dead allies and enemies are being brought back to life. They have memories and feed on the emotions of the living to bring the entity of death itself, Nekron , back to the world . The lantern corps must put aside their differences in order to combat the undead. Oa , the Green Lantern homeworld, is shattered and what remaining lanterns still alive fight to defend what they have fought so dear to protect and come to terms with the specters of fallen allies. The heroes fight to stop Nekron, as he searches for the entity of life which resides on earth. with little time the heroes of the lantern corps fight off Nekrons army and try to reach the entity first. With Nekron and his forces facing White Lantern Sinestro and the newly restored Justice League, Nekron is defeated and the Blackest Night ends, bringing forth the Brightest Day . Full Plot Battle Begins The Sinestro Corps War against the Green Lanterns and the heroes of Earth was brought to a close on and around Earth. The Corpse of the Anti-Monitor was hurled through space and landed on the planet Ryut of Sector 666, the sector destroyed by the Manhunters prior to the creation of the Green Lantern Corps. As battles between various Lantern Corps rage throughout numerous systems, Black Hand starts setting events in motion, we see thousands of black rings being set loose and all of the dead being bought to life. Reborn as Black Lanterns, they begin to wreck havoc amongst the heroes. The first casualties are Hawkman and Hawkgirl . Time repeating itself, like their previous reincarnations they are killed at the pinnacle of their realization for the love they have for each other. They are ambushed and both killed by the undead Sue Dibny and Elongated Man . Kal-L , the Earth-2 Superman, has risen in Smallville , and has begun a rampage across the home the Man of Steel. The parents of Dick Grayson , who is now Batman , have arisen in Gotham City . A resurrected Barry Allen is brought up to speed by Hal Jordan on the numerous superheroes who have died since he has been away. He is told of how they are now being reborn as Black Lanterns. Overwhelmed by the current situation, Barry Allen attempts to remove the rings from the Black Lanterns believing it would take away their powers. His theory is proven wrong as the the Black Lanterns continue to bring chaos across the DC Universe. The corpses of the dead villains stored by the JLA are resurrected and set off a huge battle between themselves and the JLA heroes. The new Firestorm , Jason Rusch, suffers a heartbreaking moment: Black Lantern Firestorm ( Ronnie Raymond ) turns Jason's girlfriend into salt and crushes her into pieces. During this time, Sinestro returns to the Star Sapphire/Sinestro Corps mini-war to help fight the Black Lanterns. Hal Jordan also returns, bringing the Indigo Tribe with him. Hal finds a way to destroy the Black Lanterns by using Spectrum rings at once. Mongul and Sinestro face off to take control of Sinestro Corps. Sinestro eventually defeats Mongul and takes lead of his corps. On Ysmault , Atrocitus is being attacked by the Four Inversions, who are now Black Lanterns. They rip out his heart, but he doesn't need it, as it has been replaced by his red ring. He then flies over to Okaara , where he prepares to attack Larfleeze . The Black Lanterns have revived their latest member, Bruce Wayne. Batman is now a Black Lantern. Nekron then starts to control the heroes who have died and came back. He commands these heroes to rise as Black Lanterns. These individuals include Superman , Wonder Woman , Ice , Kid Flash , Green Arrow , Superboy , Animal Man and Donna Troy . Nekron then attempts to turn Hal Jordan and Barry Allen into Black Lanterns. His attempt fails as Barry Allen is faster than the rings chasing him and Jordan, and the between both rings and the running heroes is severed. Wonder Woman As A Star Sapphire Later on, several heroes and villains get deputized into different Corps; Wonder Woman loses her black ring, and becomes a Star Sapphire , Lex Luthor becomes a greedy Orange Lantern , Mera becomes an enraged Red Lantern , Scarecrow becomes a member of the Sinestro Corps , The Atom becomes an Indigo Lantern , and Barry Allen becomes a Blue Lantern . Together they prepare to battle the Black Lantern Corps, and the Black Hand. Their leader, Nekron, is threatening the Guardians of the Galaxy, alongside his Black Lanterns. "The Rainbow Rodeo" arrives in time to save the Guardians. Atrocitus, and Black Hand have had hatred between each other since Black Hand was a kid. While the two are fighting each other, Black Hand mentions that he has enjoyed all the death, and suffering the heroes have gone through. He also plunges his hand into Atrocitus' chest, and asking where his heart is. Hal blasts away Black Hand, and answers in reply that his heart is his ring. Scarecrow than stabs him with a pitchfork, and mentions on how much he feels alive. Then Orange Lantern Lex Luthor, pulls him away, and tells him that this is his moment, not Scarecrow's. He wants all of the rings, and attempts to forcibly take Mera's from her. Then, all the Lanterns begin attacking each other as confusion breaks out. As Nekron moves on, he kills a guardian and summons a creature he calls "Trespasser." The white energy, now called the Entity, instantly puts all the heroes in pain. Sinestro sees this to be reminiscent of how the Guardians buried Parallax. Nekron relentlessly continues an assault on the Entity. Hal believes that the Entity needs a pilot. As he swoops in, Sinestro blocks him, as this is his destiny since Hal already had the Parallax. Sinestro flies in, demanding all of the power from the Entity, he hears a white voice saying: "Thaal Sinestro of Krouger. Destiny awaits". Sinestro is now in a white costume yelling that he is the greatest lantern of them all. At the main battle, Hal is afraid of getting close to people, since the people he loves tend to die, and does not want to re-experience that. Sinestro makes an attack directly against Nekron. Gloating he cannot be killed, Sinestro calls off the other lanterns, and chains up Nekron. Then he pulls Nekron's heart out of his chest, and at the sound of his screaming of his pain, Nekron leaves, leaving his scythe behind in the process. He is replaced with a shirtless man wearing a black lantern symbol, who picks up Nekron's scythe. He rises again, and does to Sinestro what Sinestro had just done to him, by reaching into his chest and trying to remove the Entity. Hal and Ganthet discuss how to remove the Entity from Sinestro when Luthor appears, demanding more rings so he can be the world's savior. Larlfreeze attacks him, and then the entire Black Lantern JLA arrive to battle. It is the Lanterns vs. the JLA in their Black Lantern state (who clearly have stronger numbers), so Indigo-1 makes a back-up call, and more Lanterns arrive to even out the teams. Unaffected superheroes arrive as well, and this allows the heroes to fight the heroes, and the Lanterns to fight Nekron. Guy Gardner is possessed by Deadman , who tells Hal that Nekron's Earthly tether needs to be alive. Nekron talks about the uselessness of life, and Hal says that life doesn not give us purpose, that we give life purpose. Hal then swoops into the white Entity, turning the Black Lantern JLA into White Lanterns . As they proclaim their choice to live, they throw their ring beams on Black Hand and say they choose to live for him as well. He coughs up a white lantern ring. It flies around the newly made White Lantern Corps, pierces through Nekron, goes to the Black power battery, and retrieves the Anti-Monitor . They also resurrect twelve of the dead heroes and villains of the DC Universe; the Martian Manhunter , Hawkman and Hawkgirl , Ronnie Raymond , Deadman , Aquaman , Hawk , Maxwell Lord , the original Captain Boomerang , Professor Zoom , Jade , and Osiris . Mera goes into cardiac arrest at the sight of Aquaman (because her love for him compromises her rage), and Carol and Saint Walker save her with their rings. Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond now make up Firestorm. Larfleeze throws Lex Luthor to the other lanterns, and they remark that it's the first time Larfleeze has given anything to anyone. Sayd and Ganthet then realize that the Anti-Monitor, the Black Hand, and the entire Indigo tribe are missing. We then see the Indigo tribe on another planet with the Black Hand seemingly hypnotized. In Gotham City, Hal and Barry go back to where it all began: the cemetery. Hal says that dead is dead from here on out. He then notes that Bruce Wayne has to be alive since the Black Lantern Batman wasn't really Bruce. Barry asks where the white light is, and Hal's reaction is that he can feel it pulling them away from the Blackest Night. Then, in the middle of a deserted road, we see a white power battery. Note: The listing of the 79-tied in Blackest Night issues is done to match DC's official ordering as seen on their digital comics website. Therefore, in text are listed several comics they did not include in their official list but that have ties to the event: Action Comics #890 (cover reads "Blackest Night: Aftermath") Solomon Grundy #7 (cover reads "Prelude to Blackest Night") Titans #15 (cover reads "Prelude to Blackest Night) Collected Editions Blackest Night Blackest Night: Green Lantern Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns Justice League of America: Team History Secret Six: Dense Macabre Starman Omnibus Vol. 6 Teen Titans: Child's Play Related Items DC Universe DC Retroactive: Superman - The '80s #1: New Day, Final Destiny; Day of Destiny! Non-U.S. Editions Batman/Superman Sonderband #4 Blackest Night (Germany) Blackest Night #1 (Germany) Blackest Night #2 (Germany) Blackest Night #3 (Germany) Blackest Night #4 (Germany) Blackest Night #5 (Germany) Blackest Night #6 (Germany) Blackest Night #7 (Germany) Blackest Night #8 (Germany) Blackest Night Sonderband #1 Blackest Night Sonderband #2 Blackest Night Sonderband #3 Blackest Night Sonderband #4 Green Lantern Sonderband #17 Green Lantern Sonderband #18 Green Lantern Sonderband #19 Green Lantern Sonderband #20 Green Lantern Sonderband #21 Justice League of America Sonderband #11 DC Absolute Edition #1 (Mexico)
PKR 28,481
PKR 22,785
DC Comics · 2007
Story arc · 19 issues
Sinestro and the Sinestro Corps bring war to the Green Lantern Corps as well as the heroes of planet Earth. Plot Summary Sinestro , former Green Lantern and foe of Hal Jordan , has begun the creation of his own lantern corps following his defeat in Green Lantern: Rebirth . After much time gathering ring-bearers who will "inspire fear" in their sectors, Sinestro and the Yellow Lanterns attack the Green Lantern Corps, killing many, freeing Superboy Prime , Cyborg Superman , and capturing Kyle Rayner , infecting him with Parallax . With their combined power, along with that of the newly resurrected Anti-Monitor , the Sinestro Corps seeks to destroy the Green Lantern Corps and conquer the universe. The Guardians , in an attempt to even the odds in the ongoing struggle between the two corps, authorize the use of lethal force for Green Lanterns. With their full potential now realized, the Green Lantern Corps takes the fight to the Sinestro Corps, but it is revealed that the Sinestro Corps is attacking Earth. As Hal frees Kyle from the clutch of Parallax, Sodam Yat is appointed the new Ion . With the combined efforts of the Green Lanterns, Ion, and the heroes of Earth, the Sinestro Corps is defeated and Earth is saved once more. But the War of Light has begun... Full Summary Following his defeat in Green Lantern: Rebirth, the events of Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1 see the supervillain Sinestro retreat to the planet Qward in the Antimatter Universe. Here he amasses an army, the Sinestro Corps, that he selects based upon their ability to "inspire great fear". Each member is armed with a yellow power ring, mirroring the green ones of the Green Lantern Corps. Amongst Sinestro's allies are Parallax and the resurrected Anti-Monitor. The Sinestro Corps then launch an all-out assault against the Green Lantern Corps and the universe itself. During the assault on Oa, the Sinestro Corps manages to inflict heavy casualties and free Superman-Prime and the Cyborg Superman from their imprisonment. Kyle Rayner is captured and transported to Qward, where Sinestro manages to separate Rayner from the symbiote Ion allowing Parallax to possess him.In Green Lantern (vol. 4) #21 the heroes Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Guy Gardner attempt to rescue fallen comrade Kyle Rayner, but are themselves entrapped, with Jordan transported to face Sinestro and his allies. A failed bid to rescue Jordan depicted in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #22 sees surviving members of the Green Lantern Corps forced underground and split into two groups. While one group attempts to free Jordan only to find themselves ambushed, the other successfully rescues Ion. They then re-unite with their ambushed comrades and together they escape from Qward back to the positive matter universe. Hal, John and Guy return to Earth to warn the Justice League of the Anti-Monitor’s return. As the Sinestro Corps spreads out to ambush Green Lanterns across the universe, Green Lantern (vol. 4) #23 sees the Guardians decide to rewrite their sacred text, the Book of Oa. They remove a section devoted to a prophecy concerning the “Blackest Night”, against the objections of two of their number, Ganthet and Sayd. They then add 10 new laws, the first of which authorizes the use of lethal force against the Sinestro Corps, while Ganthet and Sayd are expelled from Oa. As the Green Lanterns gather on Oa in preparation for a Sinestro Corps assault, the Sinestro Corps teleport themselves and their Central Power Battery instead to a new Warworld, their objective revealed to be Earth. Events in Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #16 show Hal informing the Green Lantern Corps of Sinestro's plans. Green Lantern (vol. 4) #24 continues the story, with Green Lanterns and Sinestro Corps members battling across Earth. Hal manages to free Kyle from Parallax before the entity is imprisoned in their power batteries by Ganthet and Sayd. After John and Guy arrive, the former Guardians reveal to them the prophecy of the “Blackest Night”, seen in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25. It foretells of five more Corps arising, each based on a different color and emotion. After the five corps are established, a "War of Light" will ensue, in which all the corps are destroyed, leading to the “Blackest Night”. The Guardians arrive on Earth and appoint Sodam Yat to be the new Ion. After a lengthy struggle in New York, the Sinestro Corps are defeated by the overwhelming numbers against them. One of the Guardians sacrifices himself to send Superman-Prime to an alternate universe, while Hal and Kyle subdue and arrest Sinestro in Coast City. In the aftermath of the battle, seen in Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25, the Guardians decide to bring the second of the new laws into affect. After realizing that the "Blackest Night" prophecy will come to pass, Ganthet and Sayd depart after creating a blue power ring with the intention of creating their own Corps, based on the spreading of Hope to the rest of the universe. The Anti-Monitor, having been blown across the vacuum of space at the battle's climax, finds itself on a dark planet. Here it is transformed by an unknown force into a Black Power Battery. Collected Editions Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps Non-U.S. Editions Green Lantern Sonderband #7 Green Lantern Sonderband #8 Green Lantern Sonderband #9 Green Lantern Sonderband #10
PKR 17,988
PKR 14,390
DC Comics · 2004
Story arc · 12 issues
Green Lantern: Rebirth signifies the return of Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern of Earth. caption Kyle Rayner crash lands on earth where two hikers find him along with a green structure like coffin. As events begin to unravel, Hal Jordan as the Spectre is unable to focus clearly and tells his friend Green Arrow that something is wrong. Elsewhere two pilots encounter the resurrection of Coast City which was once destroyed by the Cyborg Superman and Mongul, and to add to the mystery the only building standing is Hal Jordan’s old home. Elsewhere again, Kyle Rayner's power ring begins to warn that "Parallax is coming". Spectre (Hal Jordan) who is at Ferris Air Field reminiscing with his former lover Carol Ferris, is confronted by Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Zatanna, The Flash, and John Stewart on the sudden recreation of Coast City but Jordan denies any involvement. At that time, John Stewart suddenly loses control and attacks the other heroes while his rings warns that "Parallax is coming". Meanwhile, back at the Watchtower on the Moon, the emergency power ring that Hal Jordan once gave Green Arrow duplicates itself and places itself on Guy Gardner’s finger and once again restores him as a Green Lantern. At Highway Hill, the Green Lantern Kilowog arrives and suddenly attacks Kyle Rayner but the sudden appearance of Ganthet, one of the Guardians of the Universe, is able to stop Kilowog and protect the coffin, which it is revealed holds the corpse of Hal Jordan. Kyle feels something inside his ring that is attempting to control him while Ganthet engages in battle with Kilowog. In order to protect Kyle, Ganthet teleports Rayner and Jordan’s corpse to the Justice League Watchtower on the Moon. Meanwhile, Jordan returns to the newly reconstructed Coast City to investigate the appearance of his old apartment building. As he holds up his Lantern power battery he sees the reflection of his Parallax version. The Parallax version of himself confronts him saying that together they had brought Coast City back. Parallax then engages in a battle of wills with the Spirit of Vengeance bonded to Jordan’s soul. The Spirit of Parallax confronts Hal Jordan The Spirit then explains to Jordan the truth about Parallax, while at the same time on the Moon, Rayner does so to Green Arrow. Kyle had journeyed to the edge of the universe, and on the tenth planet from the star Pagallus, the inhabitants revealed that Parallax was a yellow demonic parasitic entity that was born at the beginning of sentience and fed on fear therefore creating terror in anything it came into contact with which caused entire civilizations to destroy themselves out of paranoia and fear of each other. The Guardians of the Universe then imprisoned the creature within the Central Power Battery on Oa. There Parallax laid dormant for billions of years, and his true nature was kept a secret by the Guardians to avoid anyone from trying to free it, and thus, it had eventually come to be referred to as simply “the yellow impurity”. Parallax weakened its power over the corresponding spectrum, therefore explaining the Green Lanterns' weakness against yellow. However, Parallax was soon awakened and reached out to Jordan through Jordan's own ring when Jordan was at his weakest and spent years subtly influencing him. After the destruction of Coast City, Parallax was able to gain full control over the grief stricken Jordan and was completely freed. When Jordan destroyed the Central Power Battery it grafted itself onto Jordan’s soul. When Hal had become the Spectre, the Spirit of Vengeance drew in Jordan's soul, as it explains to Jordan, in order to eradicate the parasitic Parallax from it. All of a sudden Green Arrow and Rayner are then attacked by Sinestro, who explains that it was he who used his yellow power ring to tap into Parallax’s power and awakened it, and that the Sinestro that was killed was an illusionary construct of Parallax, so that his murder would serve as the final stage of Jordan's transformation into the impurity in order to break his will. The Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, and the Teen Titans arrive in Coast City and engage in a battle with Parallax but are defeated. The Spirit of Vengeance, however, manages to overpower Parallax, and removes the parasite from Jordan’s soul. Parallax then transfers itself onto Ganthet. Back at the watchtower, Green Arrow and Kyle Rayner fight Sinestro but are unable to win. At this point Hal Jordan's fingers in the coffin begin to move and his white hair disappears. His thoughts clear for the first time in a long time, and Hal emerges from the coffin. Resurrected as a mortal human again, he tells Sinestro to back away from Kyle and Green Arrow. Sinestro and Hal fight each other and eventually Hal is victorious and forces the renegade back into the antimatter universe. Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kilowog return to Coast City and release Ganthet from the possession of Parallax. They then once again imprison the parasitic entity in the central power battery on Oa. Collected Editions Green Lantern: Rebirth Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth Related Issues Green Lantern: Rebirth Special Edition Non-U.S. Editions DC Premium #39 Green Lantern: Rebirth (German) Lanterna Verde: Renascimento #1 Lanterna Verde: Renascimento #2 Lanterna Verde: Renascimento #3 Lanterna Verde: Renascimento TPB
PKR 11,992
PKR 9,594
DC Comics · 2022
Story arc · 8 issues
Collected in Superman: Kal-El Returns
PKR 13,491
PKR 10,793
DC Comics · 1992
Story arc · 9 issues
"Panic In The Sky!" is an eight part crossover story that was published in four Superman titles. The title is borrowed from a 1950s television episode in the "Adventures of Superman" series starring George Reeves. Brainiac takes control over Warworld and attempts to take over Earth.
PKR 22,485
PKR 17,988
DC Comics · 2010
Story arc · 15 issues
Storyline involving the 4 Superman Series: Supergirl, Superman, Adventure Comics and Action Comics. Story involving the fate of the future, guest starring the Legion of Superheroes. The Future The first scene of this story is set in the future. The Legion of Superheroes is trying to save civilians from disappearing into nothingness: the future is disappearing, and according to Brainiac 5, it's all because of his ancestor, Brainiac 1. Brainiac 5 has established that his ancestor had killed Superman, which has resulted in the capture of all bottled cities. Since all the planets of the 31st century are originary from those bottled cities, and the cities were never released, then the planets never could have existed. As Brainiac borrows energy from fellow legionnaires, he disappears back to the present promising to see them again and saying: "Long Live the Legion". The Present In the present, Brainiac has started to invade New Krypton. As the Legion of Superheroes' Espionnage Squad recruit Mon-El and Superboy to help them save the bottled cities, Supergirl and Alura battle on New Krypton. Once they are all reunited, General Zod asks Supergirl and Mon-El to leave before orderring his troops to arrest the Legion. Alura comes in to prevent them from escaping, and fights Superboy. Supergirl arrives and sees her "cousin" hurting her mother. As they tell her Zod orderred their arrest, Supergirl explains to Alura the Legion is a Superhero team. Alura goes and meets General Zod for more informition on his battle technique while the Legion attacks Brainiac's ship to free the bottled cities. Thanks to Brainiac 5, they manage to breach the security field. Superman and Mon-El have managed to save one bottled city. Outside, New Krypton is invaded and Kandor is turned into another bottled city. As Superman tries to save Kandor, he is hit with a blast of red sunlight, and falls in the middle of the sky. It is then revealed that Brainiac 1 worked alongside Lex Luthor and General Zod to destroy New Krypton... Collected Editions Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Volume 1 Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Volume 2 Non-U.S. Editions Superman Sonderband #45
PKR 5,996
PKR 4,797
DC Comics · 2002
Story arc · 4 issues
Superman goes with his father back to Krypton to save his mother Lara from the Holy Order of Raom and discover the mystery of his origin. Sequel to the Return to Krypton arc, Superman goes with his father to Krypton to save his mother Lara from the Holy Order of Rao. Once there, Superman will discover the true nature of Krypton and the mastermind behind all.
PKR 5,996
PKR 4,797
DC Comics · 2001
Story arc · 4 issues
After a mysterious menssage apparentely sent by hisfather Jor-El, Superman and Lois Lane travel through time and space back to planet Krypton, to discover what they believed a cold and steril land to be a colorful fantastic place.
PKR 2,998
PKR 2,398
DC Comics · 1986
Story arc · 2 issues
When Superman's secret identity is exposed, he must faces his greatest foes in his "final" battle! This is a two-part issue written by Alan Moore. Collected Editions Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Deluxe Edition DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
