Hmm... Zombie superheroes attacking the living... Hmm... That seems somehow familiar to me.

Oh, yeah. Marvel Zombies, which has been doing this in continuity for a while now, even if the zombies did originate in another universe. They're still interacting with the mainstream 616 Marvel, and in the most recent series they got their asses kicked by Machine Man.

I didn't know MM died, though. That's a bit of a bummer. Also, it's a bit tacky to have the classic Superman, the Max Fleicher Superman, the original Siegel and Schuster Superman, wandering around as a ghoul. The original Man of Steel is now a zombie... Weird.

None of this has been revealed in the comics yet, or even in solicits for or interviews about or PR for the comics. We knew that the Black Lanterns would be dead characters, but we didn't know who.

I wouldn't hold your breath on the dead Flashes--I think the few who remain will be dealt with in Johns's Flash: Rebirth series, coming soon. Which, you know, is basically six one way, half dozen the other as far as entertaining comics go, most likely.

No Black Lanterns yet in the Green Lantern comics. Right now the Red Lanterns and Blue Lanterns have just been introduced. Reds represent Rage, Blue represent Hope. The Green Lanterns were transporting Sinestro for his trial and they got ambushed by the Reds. Seems a lot of Reds lost loved ones during Sinestro's last rampage. They take the villain to their homeworld where he gets crucified on a large cross. Ol' Hal Jordan teams with a couple Blue Lanterns and they head off to retrieve Sinestro. Hal lets the villain go while he fights Red Lanterns then gets double crossed by Sinestro. Well this pushes Hal over the edge and he goes postal. A red ring finds his finger and we end with Hal Jordan, Red Lantern. Foaming blood at the mouth with fangs and such. Green Lantern is some of the best stuff out there right now.

The MM I refer to is Martian Manhunter-- Not Machine Man. I didn't know J'onn was pushing daisies. What happened? Did he have an unfortunate accident at the Justice League annual barbecue?

To date the GL and GL Corps series have revealed Atrocitus (RL), Saint Walker (BL), Kryb (SC), and the Alpha Lanterns as represented by Boodika.

The Indigo Lantern is all new, although, as with a number of the other corps, the war of light spread from the last issue of Sinestro Corps War established the look for most of the other corps, as well as sneaking in a few of the main representatives of each colour....

As regards the Black Lanterns, I believe that most readers had assumed that Earth Two Supes would be one, and it would explain Dan 'Death' Didio's obsession with offing characters left right and centre across the DCU this last decade or so. These do represent the first confirmed BL characters though. Martian Manhunter is a surprise however...

But don't they all look spiffy :)

Zerocorpse- The Marvel Zombies have not yet interacted with the mainstream 616 universe yet. The organization that sent Machine Man over into that zombie world doesn't exist in 616 marvel, so it was yet a different universe used to tell a recurring story. The zombies started off as an Ultimate Universe crossover. They've even crossed into the Army of Darkness book, or actually Ash crossed over into the zombi-verse.

To me, zombies aren't real zombies unless they eat the flesh of the living. I don't think DC would go there...or would they?

I hope to see Bruce Wayne, Conner Kent, and Katma Tui (a female Lantern given a really stupid death) as Black Lanterns. It will also be interesting to see if the revived "heroes" will stay alive when the event ends.

To me, zombies aren't real zombies unless they eat the flesh of the living. I don't think DC would go there...or would they?

I hope to see Bruce Wayne, Conner Kent, and Katma Tui (a female Lantern given a really stupid death) as Black Lanterns. It will also be interesting to see if the revived "heroes" will stay alive when the event ends.

My number one complaint with series 3 of the GL toys from DC Direct was the lack (aside from Sinestro) of actual Lanterns.

I will own EVERY ONE of these figures.

*drool*

Conan2nd, they did interact with the 616, in black panther.

That "some Green Lantern whose name I can't read" is actually a Yellow Lantern unless my eyes have betrayed me. So using my in depth knowledge of the helpful Mr. ROY G. BIV, I surmise we should also expect an Orange Lantern at some point.

The figure to the far right in the inset is Sinestro Corps member Kryb, who specializes in stealing the babies of GLC members.

From Wikipedia's THe Blackest Night main article:

The plot element of the prophecy cited a total of seven Lantern Corps and the teaser implied an eighth. Plot elements have started presenting aspects of the six colored Corps other than "Green".

Yellow: In story elements, predominantly from Green Lantern: Rebirth and Sinestro Corps War, expanded Sinestro into a prototype for a larger group. These stories also ascribed the emotion of fear as the color's power source.[7][8]

Violet: Story elements have given a reason for the Zamarons' Star Sapphires to move to a ring and lantern motif as well as ascribing the emotion of love as the color's power source. The Green Lantern Corps comic started a multi-issue arc about the violet rings, Sins of the Star Sapphires in October 2008.[9][10]

Blue: The story elements presented so far have been the creation of the first blue ring by Ganthet and Sayd and that the emotion of hope is the color's source of power. The first Blue Lantern, Saint Walker, made an appearance in the Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns one-shot. The second Blue Lantern, Warth, was chosen by Saint Walker and first appeared in Green Lantern Vol.4 #36.[1][11][12]

Red: The lanterns, rings, corps name, and origin point within the Empire of Tears have appeared as plot elements[13] with rage being ascribed as the power source of this color. Former Green Lantern Laira became the second Red Lantern in April 2008, the first being Atrocitus.[1][14][3] A one-shot tie-in to Final Crisis titled Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns prominently featured the Red Lanterns and Alpha-Lanterns as well as the "Lanterns of a couple colors".[15][11]

Orange: The plot elements have revealed the color's power source, avarice,[1] and that both the Controllers and an unseen character "Agent Orange" are searching for the color.[13][16]
Indigo: No plot elements beyond the prophecy and its power source, compassion, and that the bearers carry staffs[1], have appeared relating to this color.

No obvious elements of the eighth corps, Black, have appeared beyond the teaser. Johns has commented that the emblem seen on the rings in the teaser is important, but did not elaborate.[3] It should be noted however that the emblem on the rings is the same as the emblem for Green Lantern villain Black Hand, as indicated by Johns in Wizard Magazine.[2] Ethan Van Sciver has also been heard referring to the Black Lanterns as "Death Lanterns" in an interview.[citation needed] According to the DC Direct April Solicitations, Earth 2 Superman is the first Black Lantern announced. Due to a preview of a DC Direct April Solicitations for The Blackest Night; the Martian Manhunter is now a confirmed Black Lantern.[17]

And from the main Green Lantern Corps article:

"Further complicating matters is the Black Lantern Corps. The Black Lantern power rings reanimate the dead and draw power from a Central Power Battery that contains the Anti-Monitor. The Black Lantern power rings bear the symbol of Black Hand. It remains unknown by what emotion they are powered, or who is in control of the group."

Bart Allen could be your speedster Black Lantern. Team him up with Earth-2 Superman, Martian Manhunter, Bruce Wayne, Conner Kent... you could have one crazy buncha undead anti-heroes.

Anyone remember if Wonder Woman's mother is still dead? She could turn up in there. Same with Blue Beetle. My vote for leader of the Black Lanterns is Jonathan Kent, though.

Bruce Wayne isn't dead, he won't show up. He is fried but very much alive. He is just been hit by the Omega Sanction which puts him in a state between alive and dead in a personal hell. In order to be a black lantern he would have to be dead and then reanimated.

MM died in Final Crisis series so that is how he died for whoever asked.

Still no Dex-Star thae rage kitty?

To Dude Guy: Wonder Woman's mom was brought back to life sometime before "Amazons Attack". That would exclude her as a Black Lantern since she hasn't been killed again after that.

Ah, death in comics....that perenial let down. No-one stays dead, that is at least anyone that matters. Martian Manhunter will be waiting patiently in the "too valuable to kill forever lounge" somwhere in some lesser writers imagination ready to pitch to DC when the time is ripe.

Zombie Lanterns? Who the heck cares anymore......?

Conan2nd, According to Marvel, the recent Marvel Zombies 3 series does take place (at least partway) in the mainstream Marvel Universe. I thought that was what I read in issue #1, and it seems to be correct.

http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=9914

And the next series (Midnight Sons?) is going to be in the 616 universe, too.

Reds represent Rage, Blue represent Hope.
So McCain and Obama are leading them?

wish there was a actual sized version that was legible, the small versions posted don't really show anything of interest.

I dropped Green Lantern a while ago, but this whole Hal Jordan going red just smacked of the whole Parallax possession story all over again with Hal being out of control. If anyone is going to feel rage I would think it would be loose cannon Guy Gardner.

I would very much like to see that Green Lantern that is an entire planet killed, perhaps by a black hole or something, and brought back as a Black Lantern. I would like that very much. Any Lantern that can catch falling spacecraft with a park of his body, like a lake somewhere on his Northern Hemisphere that effectively equates to catching a gnat in an openly moist orifice, needs to be a resurrection story arch and a massive plastic effigy action figure ASAP.

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Assuming the Black Lanterns have the same powers as their former living counterparts, shouldn't BL Supes regenerate into a handsome chap again when he gets near the yellow sun, and BL MM be able to shape shift himself into any form; preferably one less decayed?

Otherwise they're just dead husks with black power rings, in which case who cares if they're Supes and MM, why not just re-animate your Grandma or Bubbles the goldfish who is buried in your back yard.

I think DC Comics has gone off the deep end. Infinite Crisis was stupid and lame. The way the Original Superman (Kal-L) was killed off by that two-bit pseudo-Superboy was worse than lame. Now they're going to make him into a Black Lantern??? Oh, geez... what a flustercuck.

This is worse than when Jeanette Kahn took over DC Comics and totally hosed it up. Now I remember why I gave up DC Comics for several years.... I'm done with DC.

I think that they should stem away from putting too many "power" players in the black lantern line-up. Although, I am pleased with the possible and definite candidates. However, I would have thought that Abin Sur would FOR SURE be one of the leading members based on his build up throughout the new comics. Just a thought.

Here is an idea folks. After this little story arc gets its go. Lets see a Marvel VS DC zombie edition. I loved the original so lets see how the zeds do it.

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