Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition) #[nn]

In the wake of a solemn day honoring fallen heroes, the quiet of remembrance is shattered as a dark force reanimates the dead—both heroes and villains—into relentless, undead warriors. As the living confront the return of those once lost, the line between memory and menace begins to blur.

In the wake of the Blackest Night, Hal Jordan and Barry Allen face off against the reanimated J'onn J'onzz, their resolve tested as the dead rise with sinister purpose. Meanwhile, Aquaman, Tula, and Dolphin return from the grave to assault Mera and Garth—only for Garth to fall, his life extinguished and his body claimed by the Black Lantern Corps.

In "Blackest Night, Part Three," the Black Lantern Corps—driven by the twisted echoes of fallen heroes like Martain Manhunter, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Elongated Man, Sue Dibny, and Firestorm—push Barry Allen and Hal Jordan to their limits. As the Indigo Tribe intervenes to save Barry, Hal, and Ray Palmer, teleporting them to the Justice League headquarters, the relentless undead forces close in, testing the living in ways that defy both life and death.

In "Blackest Night, Part Four," the new Rainbow Raiders make a desperate bid to return from the dead, sacrificing themselves in hopes of becoming Black Lanterns. But without the emotional connections that fuel the Black Lantern Corps, their attempts fall flat—leaving them trapped in their graves, their final wish unanswered.