DC has revealed the previously classified cover to Blackest Night #8.

If you have not read Blackest Night #7 yet you may want to avert your eyes. We knew a White Lantern was coming, it’s just not who we assumed it would be.

Here are the newly revealed covers to Green Lantern #52 with Sinestro as the White Lantern.

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DC has revealed the solicits for the Brightest Day books arriving in May:

BRIGHTEST DAY #1-2
Issue #1 on sale MAY 5 •Issue #2 on sale MAY 19 • 40 pg (#1), 32 pg (#2), FC, $2.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH • Issue #1 1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT •Issue #2 1:25 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT
BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can’t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright afnd shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can’t tell you…yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL. It all begins in the specially priced issue #1!
Retailers please note: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

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DC revealed today that Aquaman returns to the land of the living following Blackest Night. Here is a preview of the cover to issue 2

The Flash is the latest Blackest Night Heroclix figure to be revealed, the full set of figures is released on May 12th.

more pictures and the file card for The Flash below:

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WizKids will release the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game, based on the red hot DC Comics storyline, on May 12th. The boxed game will include everything a player needs to play HeroClix.

The Starter Game set will feature seven HeroClix miniatures, each with a character card (and will feature their deputy Lantern costumes):

- Green Lantern–Hal Jordan

- Lex Luthor

- Mera

- Scarecrow

- Wonder Woman

- The Flash

- The Atom

Also included in the Blackest Night Starter Game: All-new Green Lantern Sciencells Map, 2010 HeroClix Complete Rulebook, six Object Tokens, 12 Terrain Markers, and two six-sided dice.

DC has released images and solicits for the April 2010 Brightest Day titles.

BRIGHTEST DAY #0
On sale APRIL 14 • 56 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by Geoff Johns & Peter J. Tomasi • Art by Fernando Pasarin
Cover by David Finch
1:50 Variant cover by Ivan Reis
The biggest event in comics continues as BRIGHTEST DAY burns back the BLACKEST NIGHT from the writing team behind GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS – Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi! And don’t miss the exciting DC Comics debut of red hot cover artist David Finch (New Avengers, Ultimatum)! The effects that the already classic BLACKEST NIGHT will have on the DC Universe will be felt for years to come and this issue not only sets the stage for the new ongoing biweekly DC Universe book BRIGHTEST DAY, but also the next exciting era of the DC Universe!Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. This issue features a special ordering incentive. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

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Blackest Night took the top spot again. Here is the rest of the list:

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With the announcement today of Brightest Day it seems inevitable that we will see the much rumored arrival of White Lantern Hal Jordan to save the day at the end of Blackest Night. We have already

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DC continues to reveal more information about Brightest Day the follow up to Blackest Night. It will not just be a stand alone story as it will tie in to the launch of several new titles including the new Flash #1 . Also there will be a new

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DC revealed this morning that after the final issue of Blackest Night a new 26 issue bi-weekly event that starts in April written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi. More details to be revealed after Blackest Night concludes.

DC has just released the previously Top Secret Covers to Blackest Night #7

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DC has just released some preview pages for Green Lantern #50 which comes out on January 27th . This issue has been dubbed Blackest Night #6.5. Here are pages 2 and 3

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Siege #1 arrives this week, here is a list of what else is arriving:

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OCT090700E  ARCHIE DIGEST #260 $2.69
NOV090736E  ATHENA #4 $3.50
NOV090203D  AUTHORITY #18 $2.99
OCT098194J  AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS MINI-POSTER (NET) $0.00
NOV090131D  BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #40 $2.99

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Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert

We begin right where issue 5 left off, with Hal Jordan and Barry Allen being chased by Black Rings as the Color Corps battle the Black Lanterns and the newly turned heroes. As The Flash and Green Lantern try to avoid the rings, they are attacked by Green Arrow and Impulse telling them to stop fighting since the resurrected heroes belong to Nekron.

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With the release of Blackest Night 6 today, DC has also revealed the real covers to the resurrected titles that tie into Blackest Night. Here they are:

Atom And Hawkman #46

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Below is the last page for Blackest Night #6 which comes out next week December 30th. Let the speculation begin on where the story goes from here. Here is the last page:

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The Final issue of Blackest Night hits in February and here are the solicits for that and all the tie ins for that month.

BLACKEST NIGHT #8
On sale MARCH 31 • 8 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS, OCLAIR ALBERT & JOE PRADO
1:25 Variant cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI • 1:100 Sketch variant cover by IVAN REIS
The extra-sized conclusion to the most talked-about event in comics is here, and the results will change the course of the DC Universe for years to come. Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself? And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world’s greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

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Green Lantern #49 arrives this week, here is what else will be in stores:

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OCT090740E  ABSOLUTION #5 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
OCT090741E  ABSOLUTION #5 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
OCT090627D  AGENTS OF ATLAS TP DARK REIGN $19.99
JUL091082F  ALEC HC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $49.95
JUL091081F  ALEC SC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $35.00
OCT098127D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR (PP #896) $2.99
OCT098157D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612 2ND PTG AZACETA VAR GNTLT $3.99
OCT090493D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #616 GNTLT $2.99

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• ACTION COMICS #884
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• Major Developments: General Lane arrests Lois and tells her not to run the Reacton story, Lois Lane quits the Daily Planet. Dr. Pillings is revealed as Kryptonian to Flamebird
• Last Page: Dr. Pillings cures Nightwing, but also gains his DNA data.
• ADVENTURE COMICS #5
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• Major Developments: Superboy Prime trashes the DC Offices, destroys the Black Lanterns after absorbing a black ring and going through the color spectrum of emotions.
• Last Page: Superboy Prime is promised to be left alone with his love, who is back with a Black Lantern ring on her finger.

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Blackest Night #5 was the best selling book of the month, Here is the rest of the top 300:

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Blackest Night Flash #1 arrives this week.

A one day delay due to the holiday. Here is what is arriving.

DEC084360F  1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #10 $2.99
AUG090714F  28 DAYS LATER #4 $3.99
AUG090715F  28 DAYS LATER #4 INCV CVR $4.99
AUG090027V  365 SAMURAI & FEW BOWLS OF RICE SC (C: 0-1-2) $16.95
SEP090634E  ABSOLUTION #4 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
SEP090636E  ABSOLUTION #4 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
SEP090019D  ALIENS #4 (OF 4) $3.50
OCT091000E  AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM TP VOL 01 $19.99
SEP090393D  ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #2 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
SEP090601E  ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #204 $3.99
OCT090847E  ATHENA #3 $3.50
OCT090272D  AUTHORITY #17 $2.99
JUN090809E  BARACK THE BARBARIAN #3 (OF 4) $3.50

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Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert

Wow. This issue had some incredible surprises, some that are sure not to stick, but some that could have a serious impact on the DCU. Now on to the summary:

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A new format with more summary notes and key happenings from this past week’s issues:

ADVENTURE COMICS # 4 Blackest Night Tie In

Major Developments: Alexander Luthor comes back as a Black Lantern along with everyone that Prime has killed to destroy Prime. We also find out that  one of the Legions is from Earth Prime as the have a copy of Final Crisis Legion of 3 Worlds .

Shocking Last Page: Alexander Luthor tells us Spoiler Alert next issue Superboy Prime Dies!

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There are some huge spoilers if you read between the lines of what the titles of certain books become.

BLACKEST NIGHT #7
On Sale February 24 • 7 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by Geoff Johns • Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert • Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari • Sketch variant cover by Ivan Reis
As Nekron continues to wage war on life throughout the universe, Hal Jordan discovers the grim, true mission behind the villain’s return. But the truth is so cosmically abysmal that it threatens to expose a secret that could tear the very universe asunder. You can’t miss this stunning, penultimate issue to the year’s biggest event!

GREEN LANTERN #51
On Sale February 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by Geoff Johns • Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy • Variant cover by Greg Horn
The most epic battle in BLACKEST NIGHT yet comes to a shocking conclusion as Hal Jordan makes the ultimate move to take on the Black Lantern Spectre. But what price comes with the unleashing of Parallax? And what does this mean for the future of the emotional spectrum’s avatars?

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Batman and Robin #6 arrives this week. Here is what is else shipping:

APR090204D  ABSOLUTE JUSTICE HC $99.99
SEP090132D  ACTION COMICS #883 $3.99
SEP090401D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611 $2.99
SEP090544D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 02 $34.99
SEP090680F  ANCHOR #2 $3.99
SEP090872E  ANGEL #27 $3.99
SEP090873J  ANGEL #27 10 COPY VIRGIN MOONEY INCV
SEP090874E  ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 02 FIRST NIGHT $17.99

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• AMBUSH BUG: YEAR NONE #7 (OF 6)
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• Ambush Bug leaves the DC Universe.
• BATMAN #692
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• Black Mask gives Dr. Gruener his scythe back.

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