Sunday, September 20, 2009

Blackest Night # 3 - Mera

Mera, Flash, Firestorm, and Atom have been left by themselves to fight the menace of Black Lanterns J'onn J'onnz, Firestorm, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl. Firestorm Ron Raymond takes the lead against the heroes and splits Firestorm Jason Rusch and Gehenna.

When Jason merges with his Black Lantern counterpart to stop him from hurting Gehenna, he has visions of events taking place in other corners of the universe: He sees Dawn Granger Dove fighting against Hank Hall Hawk, the Sinestro Corps in battle with the Qward Thunderers; he sees the desacrated grave of The Question, as well as Black Hand, the Guardian Scar, Ragman, a scythe-lantern, and Mera impaling Hawkgirl.

Even after merging with Ron, Jason is unable to stop him from converting Gehenna into salt and ripping her heart out. Jason's emotions are at a peak, which is exactly what Mera had warned him about, and in doing so, the young man is increasing the power levels of the Black Lanterns.

A swarm of Black Rings enters the Hall of Justice and passes by the already overwhelmed Mera, Flash, and Atom to make its way to the bodies of dead enemies who come back to life: Alexander Luthor, Copperhead, Madame Rouge, Maxwell Lord, Doctor Light, Psychopyrate, Brainwave, and more! What are the heroes going to do?

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