The war between the Corps rages as the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends on the DC Universe! Can Green Lantern Hal Jordan lead DC's champions against an army of Black Lanterns made up of the deceased heroes and villains? Collecting the 2009 Green Lantern-based event in DC's top quality, slipcased Absolute Edition format, this volume collects Blackest Night numbered 0-8, as well as select pages from DC Universe numbered 0 and Green Lantern numbered 44-48, 50-52, and features bonus material including character sketches and designs, Blackest Night numbered 1 script, and commentary on the Blackest Night series from several members of the creative team.

Author Biography

Geoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The "New York Times" bestselling graphic novels "Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, " "Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac "and "Batman: Earth One "which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming "Green Lantern" into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in comics. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, and film at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he became an assistant to Richard Donner, director of "Superman: The Movie." He and his mentor Donner later co-wrote "Superman: Last Son "featuring the return of General Zod. Johns has written for various other media, including episodes of "Smallville, Arrow" and "Adult Swim s Robot Chicken," for which he was nominated along with his co-writers for an Emmy. He is the Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment and resides in Los Angeles, California."