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Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night
Writer: Tim Seeley
Artist: Kyle Hotz, Dexter Vines
Publisher: DC Comics
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1 Review
https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2019/11/13/tales-from-the-dark-multiverse-blackest-night-1-the-light-fades-fast/
In the post DC Rebirth universe of comics, labels such as Elseworlds are no longer used, but the idea of alternative takes on major events is still used by DC. Case in point: Tales from the Dark Multiverse, a line I have really been enjoying so far. In this latest treat we go back to a Green Lantern event that saw all of the Emotional Spectrum come together to aid the White Light of Life and stop Nekron and the Black Lanterns from killing the universe.
In this version of the Blackest Night the problems have hit the fan big time as it seems that Earth and all of the heroes have succumbed to the power of the Black Lanterns — it doesn’t show which pivotal moment from the original Blackest Night the heroes lost, but it really does come down to when Sinestro had the White Lantern ring. I like how the narrative tells us that in the original version Sinestro shared the power when even the panels paint a different story, which totally fits the character of Sinestro very nicely. Just in case if you were wondering about the other Lantern members, it looks like they were taken by the Black Lanterns as well. So in this universe Sinestro straddles the line between life and death as a member of both the White and Black Lanterns as the Limbo Lantern.
If you’re a fan of Sinestro this is a great issue to grab as it really is his story. We get to peek into his greatest fears and thoughts — again though, don’t take them at total face value, as thi..
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